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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 17 FéVRIER

Columbia, South Carolina

Année: 1865

American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.

American Civil War

Année: 1864

American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic.

Geneva

Année: 1863

A group of citizens of Geneva found an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Cochinchina campaign

Année: 1859

Cochinchina Campaign: The French Navy captures the Citadel of Saigon, a fortress manned by 1,000 Nguyễn dynasty soldiers, en route to conquering Saigon and other regions of southern Viet Nam.

Russian Revolution of 1905

Année: 1905

Russian Revolution of 1905: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia is assassinated in the Moscow Kremlin by Socialist Revolutionary Ivan Kalyayev.

Armory Show

Année: 1913

The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.

February 2016 Ankara bombing

Année: 2016

Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others.

World War II

Année: 1944

World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins. The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.

Operation Hailstone

Année: 1944

World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion.

Ukrainian People's Republic

Année: 1919

The Ukrainian People's Republic asks the Entente and the United States for help fighting the Bolsheviks.

NAISSANCES DU 17 FéVRIER

Annie Glenn

Année de naissance: 1920

Annie Glenn, American disability and communication disorder advocate (died 2020)

Curt Swan

Année de naissance: 1920

Curt Swan, American illustrator (died 1996)

Kathleen Freeman

Année de naissance: 1919

Kathleen Freeman, American actress and singer (died 2001)

Joe Hunt

Année de naissance: 1919

Joe Hunt, American tennis player (died 1945)

Ivo Caprino

Année de naissance: 1920

Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and screenwriter (died 2001)

Duane Gish

Année de naissance: 1921

Duane Gish, American biochemist and academic (died 2013)

Margaret Truman

Année de naissance: 1924

Margaret Truman, American singer and author (died 2008)

Buddy DeFranco

Année de naissance: 1923

Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player and bandleader (died 2014)

Tommy Edwards

Année de naissance: 1922

Tommy Edwards, American R&B singer-songwriter (died 1969)

William Bronk

Année de naissance: 1918

William Bronk, American poet and academic (died 1999)

DéCèS DU 17 FéVRIER

Oskar Merikanto

Année de décès: 1924

Oskar Merikanto, Finnish composer (born 1868)

Siegbert Tarrasch

Année de décès: 1934

Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician (born 1862)

Albert I of Belgium

Année de décès: 1934

Albert I of Belgium (born 1875)

Willy Hess (violinist)

Année de décès: 1939

Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (born 1859)

Wilfrid Laurier

Année de décès: 1919

Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1841)

Edgar Evans

Année de décès: 1912

Edgar Evans, Welsh sailor and explorer (born 1876)

Christopher Latham Sholes

Année de décès: 1890

Christopher Latham Sholes, American publisher and politician (born 1819)

William Bickerton

Année de décès: 1905

William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (born 1815)

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia

Année de décès: 1905

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, fifth son and seventh child of Tsar Alexander II (born 1857)

Geronimo

Année de décès: 1909

Geronimo, American tribal leader (born 1829)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 17 FéVRIER

Kosovo Independence Day

Independence Day, celebrates the independence declaration of Kosovo in 2008, still partially recognized.

February 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: February 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Janani Luwum

Christian feast day: Janani Luwum (Anglican Communion)

Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and 86 Companions

Christian feast day: Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and Companions

Constabilis

Christian feast day: Constabilis

Public holidays in Libya

Revolution Day (Libya)

Lommán of Trim

Christian feast day: Lommán of Trim

Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order

Christian feast day: Seven Founders of the Servite Order Alexis Falconieri

Fintan of Clonenagh

Christian feast day: Fintan of Clonenagh

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