What Happened On This Day ? February 17
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2008
Kosovo declares its independence
The region's secession from Serbia followed an armed conflict referred to as the Kosovo War.
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1992
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is jailed for life
Dahmer was convicted of murdering and dismembering at least 17 young men and boys.
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1913
The “Armory Show” opens in New York
The art exhibition featured works by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent van Gogh and marked the advent of artistic modernism in the United States.
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1904
“Madama Butterfly” is premiered
Giacomo Puccini's opera, one of the world's most performed works of musical theater, was poorly received in its first performance.
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1863
A precursor of the Red Cross and Red Crescent is founded
The “Committee for Relief to the Wounded” was created by a group of citizens in Geneva, Switzerland.
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1981
Paris Hilton
American model, actress, singer
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1963
Michael Jordan
American basketball player, actor
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1949
Fred Frith
English guitarist, composer
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1904
Hans Morgenthau
German philosopher
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624
Wu Zetian
Chinese empress
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1998
Ernst Junger
German author
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1986
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian/American philosopher, author
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1982
Thelonious Monk
American pianist, composer
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1856
Heinrich Heine
German poet
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1673
Moliere
French playwright, actor