What Happened on Feb 17

The Stamp Act

On February 6th, 1765 George Grenville rose in Parliament to offer the fifty-five resolutions of his Stamp Bill. A motion was offered to first read... Read more

Battle Of Sadras

The Battle of Sadras was the first of five largely indecisive naval battles fought between a British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and... Read more

Thomas Jefferson Replaces John Adams As President

On February 17, 1801, presidential candidate Thomas Jefferson won support of a majority of congressional Representatives displacing incumbent John... Read more

"Gunga Din" Is Released

Gunga Din is a 1939 RKO adventure film directed by George Stevens, (very) loosely based on the poem by Rudyard Kipling, combined with elements of... Read more

Adolf Hitler Approves the Manstein Plan

Adolf Hitler gave his approval to the Manstein Plan on 17th February, 1940, but it was not activated until the 10th May, when the Luftwaffe bombed... Read more

Battle of Eniwetok

The Battle of Eniwetok was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought between 17 February 1944 and 23 February 1944, on Eniwetok... Read more

Main Assault Following the Destruction of the Monte Cassino Abbey

On the night of February 17 the main assault took place. The 4/6th Rajputana Rifles would take on the assault of point 593 with the depleted Sussex... Read more

Turkish Airlines Gatwick Crash of 1959

The 1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash was an air disaster that occurred on 17 February 1959, near London Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK).... Read more

Michael Jeffrey Jordan Is Born in Brooklyn, New York

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player and active businessman. His biography on the... Read more

AC/DC release High Voltage

High Voltage is the debut studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in February 1975. Six of the album's eight songs were written... Read more

The Eagles release Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)

Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) is a compilation album by the American rock band the Eagles, a compilation of singles released on Asylum Records in... Read more

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco is born

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 17, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco (pronounced [ˈluːpeɪ], LOO-pay), is an American recording... Read more

"Local Hero" Is Released

Local Hero is a 1983 Scottish film starring Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Peter Capaldi and Burt Lancaster. It was directed by Bill Forsyth and... Read more

King Diamond releases Fatal Portrait

Fatal Portrait is the debut album by the heavy metal band King Diamond. The album was released in 1986 on Roadrunner Records. It is the only King... Read more

Alexander Bashlachev Dies

Alexander Nickolaevich Bashlachev (Russian: Александр Николаевич Башлачёв) was a famous Russian poet, rock musician and songwriter. Bashlachev was... Read more

"Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" Is Released

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) is a classic American comedy/science fiction movie in which two slacking Metalheads travel through time in... Read more

Jeffrey Dahmer is incarcerated

Jeffrey Dahmer was indicted on 17 murder charges, later reduced to 15. Dahmer was not charged in the attempted murder of Edwards. His trial began... Read more

Blink-182 releases Cheshire Cat

Cheshire Cat is the debut studio album by the American pop punk band Blink-182. Recorded at Westbeach Recorders in Los Angeles and produced by O... Read more

"The Pie" - Season 5 Episode 15 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Pie" is the seventy-ninth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 15th episode for the 5th season. It aired on February 17,... Read more

MST3K Ep. 703 - "Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell"

The medieval adventures of a sardonic hero, on a quest for three magical stones, who battles the evil sorcerer Troxartes, ruler of Southland.... Read more

MST3K Ep. 704 - "The Incredible Melting Man"

An astronaut is exposed to radiation and turns into a mindless, violent, melting monster. Read more

Candlemass release Dactylis Glomerata

Dactylis Glomerata is an album by doom metal band Candlemass, released in 1998. This was the first album they released since their split in 1994... Read more

Destiny's Child releases self-titled debut album

Destiny's Child is the self-titled debut album of R&B group Destiny's Child, released by Columbia Records in 1998. It featured the singles "No, No,... Read more

E2 Nightclub Stampede

The E2 nightclub stampede occurred on February 17, 2003, at the E2 nightclub located above the Epitome Chicago restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, in... Read more

Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Yngwie Malmsteen Release "G3: Rockin' in the Free World"

G3: Rockin' in the Free World is a double live album by the G3 project that was recorded at The Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Missouri on October... Read more