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February 17:

 * 1832 - The HMS Beagle, carrying Charles Darwin on its second voyage, crossed the equator into the Southern Hemisphere. The crew of the ship marked the event with a traditional line-crossing ceremony.
 * 1863 - Francis Arthur Bather was born in London, England.
 * 1922 - Józef Grzybowski died.
 * 1953 - Eudald Carbonell was born in Ribes de Freser, Spain.
 * 1965 - Walter Hermann Bucher died in Houston, Texas, USA at age 76.