Page 3: Historical Events In February - 17

1854  On February - 17 british recognize independence of Orange Free State (South Africa)   

1854  Friedrich A Krupp, German arms manufacturer on February - 17.   

1854  On February - 17 hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

1855  Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I) on this day in history.   

1856  On February - 17 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris   

1857  On February - 17 samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher   

1858  On February - 17 ernest Ford, composer   

1859  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in maschera" premieres in Napoli on this day in history.   

1862  Edward German (Jones), Whitchurch Shropshire, British composer on this day in history.   

1864  On February - 17 first successful warship attack by a submarine during the American Civil War   

1864  On February - 17 confederate sub "HL Hunley" sinks Union ship "Housatonic"   

1864  On this day in history andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, NSW Australia, poet (Waltzing Matilda)   

1865  On February - 17 -18] Battle of Charleston SC   

1867  1st ship passes through Suez Canal on February - 17.   

1867  William Cadbury, England, chocolate manufacturer (Cadbury) on this day in history.   

1870  Esther Morris appointed 1st female judge on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history louis de Raet, Belgian economist/founder (Flemish People's Party)   

1874  On this day in history thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM)   

1874  [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33   

1876  On this day in history sardines 1st canned (Julius Wolff-Eastport, Maine)   

1877  On February - 17 henri Vandeputte, Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune)   

1878  1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones on February - 17.   

1878  On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59   

1879  Dorothy Canfield Fisher, US, novelist (Book-of-Month-Club) on February - 17.   

1880  The Russian tsar survives an attempted bomb assassination on February - 17.   

1880  Tsar Alexander II of Russia survives an assassination attempt on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history alvaro Obregon, general/president Mexico (1920-24)   

1882  1st Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history kurt Schindler, composer   

1883  Vacant/Engaged toilet door sign patented on February - 17.   

1883  A Ashwell patents free-toilet in London on February - 17.   

1883  Napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history arthur Vanderpoorten, Flemish minister of Internal affairs (1940)   

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1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on this day in history.   

1490  On February - 17 birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.   

1581  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  On this day in history birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on this day in history.   

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on this day in history.   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

0956  On this day in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  On this day in history death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  On this day in history death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)