Births on February 17

Andrew Stephenson

Born on February 17, 1981

Andrew Stephenson, English politician

Andrew George Stephenson (born 17 February 1981) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Pendle in Lancashire since 2010. Stephenson retained the seat in 2015, 2017, and 2019, with a higher number of votes and share of the vote each time.

Stephenson has served as a Minister of State with responsibility for HS2 at the Department of Transport since February 2020. He previously served as Minister of State for Africa from 2019 to 2020 and, prior to that, in junior ministerial roles at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Government Whips Office.

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Events on 1981

20 Jan

Iran hostage crisis
Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, Iran releases 52 American hostages.
27 Apr

Computer mouse
Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
27 Jun

Mao Zedong
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong.
7 Jul

Sandra Day O'Connor
U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
15 Sep

Sandra Day O'Connor
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Births on February 17

Andrew Stephenson

Born on February 17, 1981

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Events on 1981

Iran hostage crisis

Computer mouse

Mao Zedong

Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor