624
Politics
Birth of Wu Zetian
Birth of Wu Zhao (Wu Zetian) in Wenshui, Shanxi, under the early Tang dynasty on 17 February 624.
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20 indexed achievements across recorded history.
647
Politics
Death of Queen Seondeok of Silla
Queen Seondeok of Silla died, ending her reign over the kingdom of Silla, one of Korea’s Three Kingdoms.
View details1848
Activism
Birth of Louisa Lawson
Louisa Lawson was born on February 17, 1848, in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia.
View details1864
Aviation
Birth of Hilda Hewlett
Hilda Hewlett was born on February 17, 1864, in Vauxhall, London.
View details1875
Literature
Completes "Annals of My Glass House"
On 17 February 1875, Cameron wrote and dated her autobiographical essay 'Annals of My Glass House' at Dimbola, Freshwater.
View details1877
Exploration
Birth of Isabelle Eberhardt
Isabelle Eberhardt born on February 17, 1877, in Geneva, Switzerland.
View details1881
Medicine
Birth of Mary Carson Breckinridge
Mary Carson Breckinridge was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
View details1887
Activism
Birth of Kate Galt Zaneis in Springplace, Georgia
Birth of educator Kate Galt (later Zaneis) in Springplace, Georgia, who would become the first woman to head a public four‑year state college in the U.S.[1]
View details1898
Activism
Death of Frances Willard
Frances Willard died on February 17, 1898, in New York City.
View details1898
Science
Death in New York City
Frances Willard died of pernicious anemia at the Empire Hotel in New York City at age 58, while still serving as WCTU president.
View details1898
Activism
Death of Frances E. Willard
Frances Willard dies of pernicious anemia at age 58 in New York City.
View details1932
Science
Death of Florence Kelley
Florence Kelley died in Philadelphia after more than four decades leading U.S. campaigns for labor and child welfare reform.
View details1933
Literature
Death of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson
Death of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson; marked the end of an influential life.
View details1940
Activism
Stroke in Toronto
Emma Goldman suffers a stroke in Toronto, leaving her partially paralyzed.
View details1946
Activism
Awarded the George Cross posthumously
Received posthumous George Cross on February 17, 1946, for bravery in Nazi-occupied France.
View details1962
Exploration
Birth in Derbyshire, England
Born Alison Jane Hargreaves in Derbyshire, England.
View details1998
Science
Silver medal, 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics
Rhéaume helped Team Canada win the silver medal in the first-ever Olympic women's ice hockey tournament at Nagano 1998.
View details2009
Medicine
ABC News frames Suleman octuplets as historically significant
ABC News runs a high-profile feature presenting Nadya Suleman and her octuplets as an event that “changed history,” underscoring the case’s wider ethical and social impact.
View details2013
Sports
Death of Sophie Kurys
Sophie Kurys passed away on February 17, 2013, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
View details2013
Science
Dan David Prize laureate announcement
Announced as a 2013 Dan David Prize laureate for research on poverty.
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