February 17
People born on this day are Aquarius.
- 1979
The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.
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First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy.
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Ryan International Airlines Flight 590 crashes during takeoff from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, killing both pilots, the aircraft's only occupants.
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First Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenian troops massacre more than 20 Azerbaijani civilians during the Capture of Garadaghly.
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The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN.
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In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
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NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros.
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A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
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Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
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Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin.
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Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.
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Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others.
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1999Alex de Minaur, Australian tennis player
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1998Harry Grant, Australian rugby league player
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1998Devin White, American football player
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1997Gaetano Castrovilli, Italian footballer
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1996Sebastian Aho, Swedish ice hockey player
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1996Sasha Pieterse, South African-American actress and singer-songwriter
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1995Madison Keys, American tennis player
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1994Mason Jobst, American ice hockey player
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1993Marc Márquez, Spanish motorcycle racer
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1992Meaghan Martin, American actress and singer
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1991Phil Pressey, American basketball player and coach
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1991Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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