On this day: February 17
Events
Second Battle of St AlbansFebruary 17, 1461 · Wars & Conflicts
Orange Free StateFebruary 17, 1854 – May 31, 1902 · World History- Release of High VoltageFebruary 17, 1975 · Music
- Release of Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)February 17, 1976 · Music
- Release of The Kick InsideFebruary 17, 1978 · Music
Sino-Vietnamese WarFebruary 17, 1979 – March 16, 1979 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Fighting the WorldFebruary 17, 1987 · Music
- Release of Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventureFebruary 17, 1989 · Film
- Release of The Dawn of the Black HeartsFebruary 17, 1995 · Music
- Release of HeavyweightsFebruary 17, 1995 · Film
Release of Windows 2000February 17, 2000 · Technology
Discovery of OrcusFebruary 17, 2004 · Science
Release of Devil May Cry 3: Dante's AwakeningFebruary 17, 2005 · Gaming
THEMISFebruary 17, 2007 · Space- Release of CatherineFebruary 17, 2011 · Gaming
- Release of Smoke + MirrorsFebruary 17, 2015 · Music
- Release of Total War: AttilaFebruary 17, 2015 · Gaming
Release of LoganFebruary 17, 2017 · Film
Born on this day
Arcangelo CorelliFebruary 17, 1653 – January 8, 1713 · Music
Georg Wenzeslaus von KnobelsdorffFebruary 17, 1699 – September 16, 1753 · Culture
Tobias MayerFebruary 17, 1723 – February 20, 1762 · Science
Horace Bénédict de SaussureFebruary 17, 1740 – January 22, 1799 · Science
Dositej ObradovićFebruary 17, 1742 – April 7, 1811 · Culture
Nicolas BaudinFebruary 17, 1754 – September 16, 1803 · Exploration- James IvoryFebruary 17, 1765 – September 21, 1842 · Science
René LaenneFebruary 17, 1781 – August 13, 1826 · Technology
Karl Ernst von BaerFebruary 17, 1792 – November 16, 1876 · Exploration
Philipp Franz von SieboldFebruary 17, 1796 – October 18, 1866 · Exploration
Frederick William BeecheyFebruary 17, 1796 – November 29, 1856 · Exploration
Edgar QuinetFebruary 17, 1803 – March 27, 1875 · Culture
Henri VieuxtempsFebruary 17, 1820 – June 6, 1881 · Music
Gustavo Adolfo BécquerFebruary 17, 1836 – December 22, 1870 · Art
Pierre Auguste CotFebruary 17, 1837 – 1883 · Art
Friedrich Konrad BeilsteinFebruary 17, 1838 – October 18, 1906 · Science
Vasili DokuchayevFebruary 17, 1846 – October 26, 1903 · Exploration
Louisa LawsonFebruary 17, 1848 – August 12, 1920 · Technology
J.-H. Rosny aînéFebruary 17, 1856 – February 15, 1940 · Culture
Aleksandr GolovinFebruary 17, 1863 – April 17, 1930 · Art
Ernst TroeltschFebruary 17, 1865 – February 1, 1923 · Culture
Isabelle EberhardtFebruary 17, 1877 – October 21, 1904 · Exploration
Romano GuardiniFebruary 17, 1885 – October 1, 1968 · Culture
Otto SternFebruary 17, 1888 – August 17, 1969 · Science
Ronald FisherFebruary 17, 1890 – July 29, 1962 · Science
Abraham FraenkelFebruary 17, 1891 – October 15, 1965 · Science
Hans MorgenthauFebruary 17, 1904 – July 19, 1980 · Culture
Rózsa PéterFebruary 17, 1905 – February 16, 1977 · Science
Gertrude AbercrombieFebruary 17, 1909 – July 3, 1977 · Art
Marc LawrenceFebruary 17, 1910 – November 2005 · Film
Buddy DeFrancoFebruary 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014 · Music
Friedrich CerhaFebruary 17, 1926 – February 14, 2023 · Music
Juan Almeida BosqueFebruary 17, 1927 – September 11, 2009 · Music
Alejandro JodorowskyFebruary 17, 1929 – present · Art
Barry HumphriesFebruary 17, 1934 – April 22, 2023 · Art
Gene PitneyFebruary 17, 1941 – April 5, 2006 · Music
Huey P. NewtonFebruary 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989 · Culture
Karl JenkinsFebruary 17, 1944 – present · Music
José JoséFebruary 17, 1948 – September 28, 2019 · Music
Valentin CeaușescuFebruary 17, 1948 – present · Science
Fred FrithFebruary 17, 1949 – present · Music
Don CoscarelliFebruary 17, 1954 – present · Film
Mo YanFebruary 17, 1955 – present · Culture
Loreena McKennittFebruary 17, 1957 – present · Music
Andrey KorotayevFebruary 17, 1961 – present · Science
Lou Diamond PhillipsFebruary 17, 1962 – present · Film
Michael BayFebruary 17, 1965 – present · Film- QuorthonFebruary 17, 1966 – June 3, 2004 · Music
Billie Joe ArmstrongFebruary 17, 1972 – present · Music
Lucy DavisFebruary 17, 1973 – present · Film
Bear McCrearyFebruary 17, 1979 – present · Music
Joseph Gordon-LevittFebruary 17, 1981 – present · Film
Ed SheeranFebruary 17, 1991 – present · Music
Bonnie WrightFebruary 17, 1991 – present · Film