Historical Events
Event of Interest
New York Armory Show introduces Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Marcel Duchamp to US public
- US State of Oregon becomes second to enact minimum wage law
Famous Birthdays
- Oskar Danon, Yugoslav conductor (Belgrade Opera, 1944-65), born in Sarajevo, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 2009)
- René Leibowitz, Polish-French jazz pianist, classical composer, conductor, and educator, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1972)
- Wallace Coulter, American inventor and entrepreneur (Coulter Principle - made complete blood counts possible), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1998) [1]
About February 17, 1913
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 111 years, 2 months and 12 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Aquarius
