On February 17, history records 45 notable events, 167 famous births and 79 deaths, spanning the years 364 to 1819.
Events on this day include: Roman Emperor Jovian dies after a reign of eight months. He is found dead in his tent at Tyana (Asia Minor) en route back to Constantinople in suspicious cir... (364); Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. (1370).
Notable people born on February 17 include Wu Zetian (624), Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201), Raffaello Maffei (1451).
Notable figures who died on this day include Theodore of Amasea (306), Jovian (emperor) (364), Mesrop Mashtots (440).
Events on 17 February 45
See all →Roman Emperor Jovian dies after a reign of eight months. He is found dead in his tent at Tyana (Asia Minor) en route back to Constantinople in suspicious circumstances.
Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau.
Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia.
Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.
The philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive, for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome.
Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.
In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr, Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 18
Birthdays on 17 February 167
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Deaths on 17 February 79
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