February 17
1621 Myles Standish was appointed as first commander of Plymouth colony.
1874 Thomas J. Watson, Sr., the American industrialist who built IBM, was born.
1919 Wilfrid Laurier, 7th Prime Minister of Canada, died.
February 18
1546 Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, died.
1564 The artist Michelangelo died in Rome.
1677 Jacques Cassini, French astronomer, was born.
1745 Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist and inventor, was born.
1848 Louis Comfort Tiffany, a craftsman and designer who made significant advancements in the art of glass making, was born.
1930 Photographic evidence of Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz. Originally classified as a planet, the icy rock was downgraded to "dwarf planet" in 2006.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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