Historical Events In February - 17

2006  On this day in history as many as 1,800 people die when a mudslide occurs on Leyte Island in the Philippines.   

2012  The President of Germany, Christian Wulff, resigns over a corruption scandal on February - 17.   

2013  On this day in history 37 people are killed and 130 are injured in a series of Baghdad car bombings   

2014  On this day in history the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon premieres on NBC   

2017  On February - 17 discovery of a new mostly underwater continent Zealandia in the South Pacific announced in research journal "GSA Today"   

2018  On this day in history 3 suicide bombers kill 18 in Konduga, north-east Nigeria   

2019  61st Daytona 500: Joe Gibbs Racing goes 1-2-3; Denny Hamlin holds off reigning Cup Series champion Joey Logano and teammate Kyle Busch to win his 2nd Great American Race on this day in history.   

2020  Amazon boss Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to help fight climate change on this day in history.   

2020  Laureus World Sports Awards, Berlin, Germany: Sportsman: Lewis Hamilton & Lionel Messi ; Sportswoman: Simone Biles ; Team: South Africa National Rugby Union team on this day in history.   

2023  The South African Navy hosts a ten-day joint military exercise in the Indian Ocean with Russia and China on this day in history.   

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1444  On February - 17 birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  On this day in history 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 February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on February - 17.   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 17.   

0440  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

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 this day in history.   

1371  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

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)