Page 7: Historical Events In February - 17

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

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

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

2014  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon premieres on NBC on February - 17.   

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

2018  On February - 17 3 suicide bombers kill 18 in Konduga, north-east Nigeria   

2019  On February - 17 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  Laureus World Sports Awards, Berlin, Germany: Sportsman: Lewis Hamilton & Lionel Messi ; Sportswoman: Simone Biles ; Team: South Africa National Rugby Union team on February - 17.   

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

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

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on February - 17.   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.   

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

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

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 February - 17.   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on this day in history.   

0364  On this day in history flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.   

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

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

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

1600  On this day in history death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on February - 17.