February 17

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1	1500	Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.	Igor Stravinsky	Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Part IV, No. 4c, "Dance of the Peasant and the Bear"	Panorama: Igor Stravinsky
2	1600	The philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori in Rome for heresy.	The Smoke	Philosophy	The Smoke
3	1819	The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time.	Saga	Compromise	Silent Knight
4	1854	The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.	Johnny Cash	Orange Blossom Special	Orange Blossom Special
5	1913	The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.	The Fall	Paint Work	This Nation's Saving Grace
6	1968	In Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.	David Bowie	Fame	Young Americans
7	1972	Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model-T.	Of Montreal	Sleeping in the Beetle Bug	Cherry Peel
8	1996	In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.	The Checkmates	Love Is All I Have to Give	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Vol. 3

(Historical facts about February 17 are from Wikipedia.)