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Notable anniversaries in history for today: February 17
- 250th: 1774 - Birth of Raphaelle Peale US, painter (After the Rain-1823).
- 200th: 1824 - Birth of William Farrar "Baldy" Smith; US Major General (Union volunteers) (dies 1903).
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of Thomas J Watson; US representative/founder (IBM).
- 150th: 1874 - Lambert Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/sociologist, dies at age 77.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Margaret Truman in Missouri, USA; president's daughter, writer (Murder at FBI), pianist.
- 100th: 1924 - Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds).
- 90th: 1934 - First high school auto driving course offered (State College, Pennsylvania).
- 90th: 1934 - Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, King of Belgium (1909-34), dies at age 58.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Alan Bates in Allestree, England; actor (Zorba the Greek, Unmarried Woman).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Barry Humphries; Australian TV host (Dame Edna Everage).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Buddy Ryan; NFL coach (Philadelphia Eagles, Phoenix Cardinals).
- 80th: 1944 - Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins; US victory on February 22.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Bernie Grant; British politician (Labour).
- 80th: 1944 - Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at age 64.
- 80th: 1944 - US begins night bombing of Truk.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Rene Russo; actress (Ransom).
- 70th: 1954 - Evert Gorter, children's artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at age 72.
- 70th: 1954 - The Detroit Auto Show opens for press previews, in Michigan. The Ford Motor Company shows its new two-seat convertible, calling it a "personal car", with the name "Fairlane".
- 60th: 1964 - 101st member elected to baseball's Hall of Fame (Luke Appling).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Mike Campbell in Seattle, Washington, USA; pitcher (Chicago Cubs).
- 60th: 1964 - US Supreme court rules - one man one vote (Westberry versus Sanders).
- 50th: 1974 - 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Jerry O'Connell in New York City, New York; actor (Scream 2, Sliders, Andrew Clements - My Secret Identity).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Valeria Mazza in Rosario, Argentina; model (Cosmopolitan - July 1995).
- 50th: 1974 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic.
- 40th: 1984 - Lucille Benson, actress (Lilly - Bosom Buddies), dies at age 69.
- 30th: 1994 - Randy Shilts, American journalist (And the band played on), dies of AIDS at age 41 (born 1951).
- 20th: 2004 - Death of José López Portillo, President of Mexico (born 1920).
- 20th: 2004 - (to February 20) A nor'easter blizzard devastates Atlantic Canada, dumping more than 95 centimetres on some areas.
- 15th: 2009 - US President Barack Obama signs into law a US$787 billion economic stimulus plan.
- 15th: 2009 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges Texas billionaire Allen Stanford and three of his companies with fraudulently selling US$8 billion in high-yield certificates of deposit. Stanford International Bank is based in Antigua with 30,000 clients in 131 countries and US$8.5 billion in assets.
- 15th: 2009 - Trump Entertainment Resorts casino operator files for bankruptcy protection in New Jersey, with assets of about US$2.1 billion and total debts of about $1.74 billion as of the end of 2008.
- 15th: 2009 - The JEM rebel group in Darfur, Sudan sign a pact with the Sudanese government, planning a ceasefire within the next three months.
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