Page 7: Historical Events In February - 17

2006  On February - 17 as many as 1,800 people die when a mudslide occurs on Leyte Island in the Philippines.   

2012  On this day in history the President of Germany, Christian Wulff, resigns over a corruption scandal   

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

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

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  On February - 17 amazon boss Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to help fight climate change   

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

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1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on February - 17.   

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on February - 17.   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

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

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer   

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

1339  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

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

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

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