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February 17, 2026
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Every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.
- George Orwell
7 Doppelgängers Today
I track 9,188 doppelgängers out of 21,283 people in my custom software, specializing in look alikes who were born in the same week in history. Public figures are always born within a few days of another public figure who looks just like them. Our storyline requires two people to provide visual redundancy for each role. These people should look more different!
Born within 6 days in 1861
Born on February 11, 1861 (1861 - 1929) Elizabeth BislandAmerican journalist and author, perhaps now best known for her 1889–1890 race around the world against Nellie Bly, which drew worldwide attention |
Born on February 17, 1861 (1861 - 1922) Helena of Waldeck and PyrmontFifth daughter and child of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and his first wife, Princess Helena of Nassau. |
Born within 1 day in 1864
Born on February 18, 1864 William L. KenlyMajor general in the United States Army. During World War I, he was a leader of the United States Army Air Service, the progenitor of the United States Air Force |
Born on February 17, 1864 Jozef Murgaš |
Born within 5 days in 1857
Born on February 22, 1857 (1857 - 1941) Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-PowellBritish Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement |
Born on February 17, 1857 (1857 - 1949) S. S. McClureIrish-American publisher who became known as a key figure in investigative, or muckraking, journalism |
Born within 4 days in 1912
Born on February 13, 1912 (1912 - 2005) Margaretta ScottEnglish stage, screen and television actress whose career spanned over seventy years |
Born on February 17, 1912 (1912 - 2005) Andre NortonAmerican writer of science fiction, fantasy, historical and contemporary fiction known for The Beastmaster |
Born on the same day in 1853
Born on February 17, 1853 (1853 - 1976) Gregor PiatigorskyUkrainian-American cellist |
Born on February 17, 1853 Nicolas NabokovRussian composer (Holy Devil) |
Born within 3 days in 1914
Born on February 20, 1914 John DalyTelevision show host of What's My Line? |
Born on February 17, 1914 (1914 - 1990) Arthur KennedyAmerican stage and film actor known for his versatility in supporting film roles and his ability to create "an exceptional honesty and naturalness on stage", especially in the original casts of Arthur Miller plays on Broadway |
Born within 2 days in 1874
Born on February 15, 1874 Ernest ShackletonAnglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic |
Born on February 17, 1874 (1874 - 1956) Thomas J. WatsonAmerican businessman who was the chairman and CEO of IBM |
3 Birthdays Today
Dame Edna Everage (1934 — 2023)
Character created and portrayed by Australian comedian Barry Humphries, known for her lilac-coloured hair and cat eye glasses ; her favourite flower, the gladiolus ("gladdies"); and her boisterous greeting "Hello, Possums!" As Dame Edna, Humphries wrote several books, including an autobiography, My Gorgeous Life; appeared in several films; and hosted several television shows.
Barry Humphries (1934 — 2023)
Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist
6 Events
On This Day
Vanity Fair uses Austin Steinbart to inform their readers aboout QAnon.
It happened on February 17, 2023
Featuring: Austin Steinbart.
The "Committee of the Five" holds their first meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, which is regarded as the foundation of the International Committee of the Red Cross, following the lead of humanitarian businessman Henry Dunant
It happened on February 17, 1863
Featuring: Henry Dunant.
Helen Brach, the 65-year-old multimillonaire heiress to the Brach's candy company fortune, disappeared after a routine checkup at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
It happened on February 17, 1977
Helen Brach, the 65-year-old multimillionaire heiress to the Brach's candy company fortune, disappeared after a routine checkup at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Mrs. Brach had planned to fly in a commercial airliner to her home near Chicago, bu
Featuring: Helen Brach.
A court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sentences serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to 15 terms of life in prison. Dahmer is murdered in prison 2 years later
It happened on February 17, 1992
Featuring: Jeffrey Dahmer.
The concept of electrical telegraphy is first published in the form of a letter to Scots' Magazine from a writer who identifies himself only as "C.M."
It happened on February 17, 1753
Titled "An Expeditious Method of Conveying Intelligence", C.M. suggests that static electricity (generated by 1753 from "frictional machines") could send electric signals across wires to a receiver. Rather than the dot and dash system later used by
Featuring: William Smellie.
Pope Pius XII declares Saint Clare the patron saint of television
It happened on February 17, 1958
Featuring: Pope Pius XII.