Editing February 17 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1616]] &ndash; [[Nurhaci]] proclaims himself [[List of emperors of the Qing dynasty#Khans of Later Jin (1616–1636)|Khan]] of the [[Later Jin (1616–1636)|Later Jin]], precursor to the [[Qing Dynasty]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Arthur W. Hummel Sr.|author2=Pamela Kyle Crossley|title=Eminent Chinese of the Qing Period (1644–1912)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Ge9DwAAQBAJ|year=2017|publisher=[[Berkshire Publishing Group]]|page=450|isbn=9781614728498|access-date=2023-08-22}}</ref>
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Myles Standish]] is appointed as first military commander of the English [[Plymouth Colony]] in North America.
*[[1674]] &ndash; An [[1674 Ambon earthquake and megatsunami|earthquake strikes]] the Indonesian island of [[Ambon Island|Ambon]]. It triggers a {{cvt|100|m}} [[megatsunami]] which drowns over 2,300 people.<ref name="AA">{{cite journal |last1=Pranantyo |first1=I.R.|last2=Cummins |first2=P.R. |title=The 1674 Ambon Tsunami: Extreme Run-Up Caused by an Earthquake-Triggered Landslide |journal=Pure and Applied Geophysics |year=2020 |volume=177 |issue=3 |pages=1639–1657 |doi=10.1007/s00024-019-02390-2 |hdl=1885/219284 |s2cid=212731869|hdl-access=free }}</ref>
*[[1676]] &ndash; Sixteen men of [[Antonio de Vea expedition|Pascual de Iriate's expedition]] are lost at [[Evangelistas Islets]] at the western end of the [[Strait of Magellan]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Anuario Hidrográfico de la Marina de Chile|year=1886|pages=589–590|chapter=Expedición de Antonio de Vea|author-last=de Vea|author-first=Antonio|chapter-url=http://www.bibliotecanacionaldigital.gob.cl/visor/BND:74532|language=es|access-date=2020-01-14|archive-date=2019-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229211904/http://www.bibliotecanacionaldigital.gob.cl/visor/BND:74532|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1739]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Vasai]] commences as the [[Maratha Confederacy|Marathas]] move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
*[[1753]] &ndash; In Sweden, February 17 is followed by [[March 1]] as the country moves from the [[Julian calendar]] to the [[Gregorian calendar]].<ref>{{cite book|author=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|author-link=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|title=Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bpAmCPiQ3DkC&pg=PA54|year=1868|publisher=The Academy|pages=54|access-date=2020-02-06|archive-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531185055/https://books.google.com/books?id=bpAmCPiQ3DkC&pg=PA54|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[1800 United States presidential election|United States presidential election]]: A tie in the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] between [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[Aaron Burr]] is resolved when Jefferson is elected [[President of the United States]] and Burr [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] by the [[United States House of Representatives]].
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[War of the Sixth Coalition]]: The [[Battle of Mormant]].
*[[1819]] &ndash; The [[United States House of Representatives]] passes the [[Missouri Compromise]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite book|last=Woodburn|first=James A.|title=The Historical Significance of the Missouri Compromise|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=American Historical Association|date=1894|oclc=11821758|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SjQOAAAAIAAJ|page=256}}</ref>
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Weenen massacre]]: Hundreds of [[Voortrekkers]] along the Blaukraans River, [[KwaZulu-Natal|Natal]] are killed by [[Zulu people|Zulu]]s.
*[[1854]] &ndash; The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the [[Orange Free State]].
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Cochinchina Campaign]]: The [[French Navy]] captures the [[Citadel of Saigon]], a fortress manned by 1,000 [[Nguyễn dynasty]] soldiers, en route to conquering [[Saigon]] and other regions of southern Viet Nam.
*[[1863]] &ndash; A group of citizens of [[Geneva]] found an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the [[International Committee of the Red Cross]].
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The {{Ship||H. L. Hunley|submarine|2}} becomes the first submarine to [[Sinking of USS Housatonic|engage and sink a warship]], the {{USS|Housatonic|1861|6}}.
*[[1865]] &ndash; American Civil War: [[Columbia, South Carolina]], is [[Capture of Columbia|burned]] as [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces flee from advancing [[United States|Union]] forces.