WHAT HAPPENED ON 17. FEBRUARY
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Emperor Jovian dies after a reign of eight months. He is found dead in his tent at Tyana (Asia Minor) en route back to Constantinople in suspicious circumstances. (17. February 364)

Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. (17. February 1370)

Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia. (17. February 1411)

Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt. (17. February 1500)

The philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive, for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome. (17. February 1600)

Myles Standish is appointed as first commander of Plymouth colony. (17. February 1621)

In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. (17. February 1753)

An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives. (17. February 1801)

War of the Sixth Coalition: The Battle of Mormans. (17. February 1814)

The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time. (17. February 1819)

Weenen massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus. (17. February 1838)

The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State. (17. February 1854)

A group of citizens of Geneva founded an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross. (17. February 1863)

American Civil War: The  H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic. (17. February 1864)

American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces. (17. February 1865)

The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. (17. February 1871)

Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan. (17. February 1904)

The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century. (17. February 1913)

The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States. (17. February 1933)

World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins. The battle ends in an American victory on February 22. (17. February 1944)