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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* 1880 – [[Henry Steel Olcott|H. S. Olcott]] and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] arrived in Ceylon. | * 1880 – [[Henry Steel Olcott|H. S. Olcott]] and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] arrived in Ceylon. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
* YEAR – [[NAME]], SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (d. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE | * YEAR – [[NAME]], SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (d. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
* 1600 – [[Giordano Bruno]], martyred under Diocletian; philosopher and astronomer (b. 1548) | |||
* 1907 – [[Henry Steel Olcott]], American attorney; Founder and President of [[Theosophical Society]] (1875-1907) (b. 1832) | * 1907 – [[Henry Steel Olcott]], American attorney; Founder and President of [[Theosophical Society]] (1875-1907) (b. 1832) | ||
==Holidays and observances== | ==Holidays and observances== | ||
Revision as of 14:12, 10 May 2012
February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by February 16, and succeeded by February 18. Following February 17, there are 317 days in the year (318 in leap years).
Events
- 1880 – H. S. Olcott and H. P. Blavatsky arrived in Ceylon.
Births
- YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (d. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE
Deaths
- 1600 – Giordano Bruno, martyred under Diocletian; philosopher and astronomer (b. 1548)
- 1907 – Henry Steel Olcott, American attorney; Founder and President of Theosophical Society (1875-1907) (b. 1832)
Holidays and observances
- Adyar Day, honoring death of H. S. Olcott; began in 1922
- Olcott Day in Sri Lanka, celebrating that day in 1880 that H. S. Olcott and H. P. Blavatsky arrived in Ceylon.
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