February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 317 days remain until the end of the year (318 in leap years). 1370 – Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. [1]

We have 27 holidays listed for February 17. February 17th is the forty-eighth day in the Gregorian calendar. On this day the Arab Spring protests began in Libya; Madame Butterfly premiered at La Scala in Milan, Italy, and the first ship passed through the Suez Canal.

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Feb 27, 2025 · Historical events for the 27th of February. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on February 27.

Feb 17, 2025 · Oldest known case of human-Neanderthal sex (100,000 years ago) is revealed by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig when a 50,000-year-old Neanderthal woman's remains from the Altai Mountains show traces of Homo sapien DNA.

Feb 17, 1991 · Ed Sheeran is a British singer-songwriter known for his genre-crossing style infused with elements of folk, rock, rhythm and blues (R&B), pop, and hip-hop. As a child, Sheeran was surrounded by art and...

1801 - The U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president. 1817 - The first gaslit streetlights appeared on the streets of Baltimore, MD. 1865 - Columbia, SC, burned. The Confederates were evacuating and the Union Forces were moving in.

1801 - Washington, DC is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. 1860 - Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that was largely responsible for his election to the Presidency. 1864 - American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia.

On This Day In History - February 17: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.

Mar 23, 2024 · This article offers a concise overview of notable historical events across environmental, technological, political, and cultural domains, specifically focusing on occurrences on February 17th.