Page 7: 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 this day in history.   

2013  37 people are killed and 130 are injured in a series of Baghdad car bombings on February - 17.   

2014  On February - 17 the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon premieres on NBC   

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

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

2019  On this day in history 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   

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

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

2023  On February - 17 the South African Navy hosts a ten-day joint military exercise in the Indian Ocean with Russia and China.   

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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 this day in history.   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

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

1646  On February - 17 birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

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  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

1600  On February - 17 death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)