The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State. The Orange Free State gained its independence in the mid-19th century as part of…
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17 February 1600
On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de’ Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise…
17 February 2006
A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126. Mudslides, also known as debris flows or mudflows, are…
17 February 1838
Weenen massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus. The Weenen massacre was a violent incident that took place on…
17 February 2015
Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Haiti_Carnival_stampede’]
17 February 1867
The first ship passes through the Suez Canal. The first ship passed through the Suez Canal on February 17, 1867. Linking the Mediterranean Sea and…
17 February 1979
The Sino-Vietnamese War starts. On February 17, 1979, troops from the People’s Republic of China attacked the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in what became known…
17 February 1979
The Sino-Vietnamese War starts. China’s relations with Vietnam began to deteriorate seriously in the mid-1970s. After Vietnam joined the Soviet-dominated Council for Mutual Economic Cooperation…