Born on February 17
3 figures in our catalog were born on February 17, from the earliest to the most recent.
Edgar Quinet
1803 — 1875
French historian, philosopher, and politician (1803-1875), a leading figure of anticlerical republicanism. A professor at the Collège de France, he was exiled during the Second Empire for his opposition to Napoléon III.
Huey P. Newton
1942 — 1989
African-American activist, co-founder of the Black Panther Party in 1966 with Bobby Seale. A theorist of black nationalism and armed self-defense, he became a major figure in the struggle for civil rights and against police violence in the United States.
Michael Jordan
1963 — ?
Michael Jordan is an American basketball player regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. As the leader of the Chicago Bulls, he won six NBA titles in the 1990s and left a lasting mark on global sports culture.
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