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"17 November" is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common November 2007 is the eleventh month of that year It began on a Thursday and 30 days later ended on a Friday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. November 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September November 17, 2003 November 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header November 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - November 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - November 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Revolutionary Organization 17 November ( Greek: Επαναστατική Οργάνωση 17 Νοέμβρη Epanastatiki Organosi dekaefta Noemvri) (also known Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973 was a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974.

November 17 is the 321st day of the year (322nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 44 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers. Events By Place Roman Empire November 20 — Diocletian becomes Emperor. Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus ( ca. December 22 244 The modern historian Timothy Barnes takes December 22 as his birthdate
• 473 - The future Zeno I is named associate emperor by Emperor Leo I. Events By Place Western Roman Empire Glycerius is named Emperor Flavius Zeno, original name Tarasicodissa or Trascalissaeus, Byzantine Emperor ( Circa
• 1183 - Battle of Mizushima. The naval battle of Mizushima took place on 17 November 1183.
• 1292 - (O.S.) John Balliol becomes King of Scotland. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• 1511 - Spain and England ally against France. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1558 - Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England. Romance and reality The Victorian era and the early twentieth century idealised the Elizabethan era Mary I (18 February 1516 &ndash 17 November 1558 was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death
• 1603 - English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A courtier is a person who attends the court of a Monarch or other powerful person. Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh (c 1552 – 29 October 1618 was a famed English writer Poet, Soldier, Courtier and Explorer In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation.
• 1659 - Peace of the Pyrenees is signed between France and Spain. The Treaty of the Pyrenees was signed in 1659 to end the war between France and Spain that had begun in 1635 during the Thirty Years' War. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1777 - Articles of Confederation was submitted to the states for ratification. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, also the Articles of Confederation was the governing Constitution of the alliance of thirteen independent and
• 1796 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Arcole - French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions The Battle of Arcole ( November 15 - 17, 1796) (spelled Arcola in some English language texts was the result of a bold attempt by Napoleon This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1800 - The United States Capitol building in Washington, DC holds its first session of the U.S. Congress. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• 1812 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Krasnoi. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Battle of Krasnoi ( Krasny) ( November 15 to 18, 1812) was a series of skirmishes fought in the final stage of Napoleon 's
• 1820 - Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica (the Palmer Peninsula was later named after him). Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Nathaniel Brown Palmer ( 8 August 1799 &ndash 21 June 1877) was an American seal hunter, explorer sailing captain and ship designer The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica, and almost the only part of that continent that extends outside the Antarctic Circle
• 1827 - The Delta Phi fraternity, America's oldest continuous social fraternity, was founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Delta Phi ( ΔΦ) is a fraternity founded in 1827 at Union College in Schenectady New York. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Union College is a non-denominational independent liberal arts college located in Schenectady New York. Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States
• 1831 - Ecuador and Venezuela were separated from Greater Colombia. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America.
• 1855 - David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Dr David Livingstone (19 March 1813 &ndash 1 May 1873 was a British Congregationalist pioneer medical Missionary with the London Missionary Society The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders is a Waterfall situated in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election
• 1856 - American Old West: On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sonoita Creek is a Stream in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It originates near and takes its name from the abandoned Pima mission in the high valley The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Fort Buchanan, Arizona was located 3 miles west of present day Sonoita Arizona in what is now called "Hog Canyon" The Gadsden Purchase (known as Venta de La Mesilla or Treaty of La Mesilla in Mexico is a region of what is today southern Arizona and New Mexico
• 1858 - Modified Julian Day zero. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Julian date (JD is the interval of time in days and fractions of a day since 4713 B
• 1863 - American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins - Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee under siege. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Knoxville Campaign was a series of American Civil War battles and maneuvers in East Tennessee during the fall of 1863 The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 James Longstreet (January 8 1821 &ndash January 2 1904 was one of the foremost Confederate Generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate
• 1869 - In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated in an elaborate ceremony. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. A ceremony is an activity infused with Ritual significance performed on a special occasion
• 1871 - The National Rifle Association is granted a charter by the state of New York. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit ( 501(c(4) group dedicated to the protection of the Second Amendment of the A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• 1876 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's patriotic Slavonic March made its premiere in Moscow to a warm reception by the Russian people. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Slavonic March in B-flat minor, Op 31 (also commonly known by its French title Marche slave) is an Orchestral composition Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1878 - First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Umberto I King of Italy or Humbert I of Italy ( Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoy) English
• 1903 - The Russian Social Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups; the Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority"). Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party, or RSDLP ( Росси́йская Социа́л-Демократи́ческая Рабо́чая The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The Mensheviks (Minority (Меньшевик) were a faction of the Russian Revolutionary movement that emerged in 1903 after a dispute between Vladimir
• 1903 - Dahomey (Benin) becomes a French protectorate. Benin (bə'nɪn officially the Republic of Benin, and also known as Benin Republic, is a country in Western Africa. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1905 - The Eulsa Treaty is signed between Japan and Korea. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Eulsa Treaty or Japan-Korea Protectorate Treaty was made between the Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire on 17 November 1905 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.
• 1911 - The Omega Psi Phi fraternity, the first African-American fraternity at a historically black college or university, is founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
• 1919 - King George V of the United Kingdom proclaims Armistice Day (later Remembrance Day). Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Omega Psi Phi (ΩΨΦ is an international fraternity and was the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Howard University is a private, Coeducational Nonsectarian University located in Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Armistice Day is the anniversary of the symbolic end of World War I on 11 November, 1918. Remembrance Day also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates or Veterans Day is a day to commemorate the The idea was first suggested by Edward George Honey. Edward George Honey (1885 – 1922 was an Australian Soldier and Journalist who is often credited with having conceived the idea of a moment of silence
• 1922 - Former Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI goes into exile in Italy. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with Mehmed VI ( Turkish: Mehmed Vahideddin or Mehmet Vahdettin) ( January 14 1861 May 16 1926) was the 36th and Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1933 - United States recognizes Soviet Union. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1939 - Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal; in addition, Czech universities are shut down and over a thousand Czech students sent to concentration camps. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Reichsprotektorat Böhmen und Mähren Protektorát Čechy a Morava was the majority ethnic-Czech Protectorate which Jan Opletal ( January 1, 1915 &ndash November 11, 1939) was a student of the Medical Faculty of the Charles University in Prague Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial
• 1939 - The Rome-Rio de Janeiro air connection is created. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil
• 1950 - Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was enthroned as Tibet's head of state at the age of fifteen. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub ( 6 July 1935 in Qinghai) He is the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people according to Tibetan Buddhism. Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state
• 1953 - The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, Kerry, Ireland are evacuated to the mainland. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Blasket Islands ( Na Blascaodaí in Irish - etymology uncertain it may come from the Norse word "brasker" meaning "a dangerous place" Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• 1954 - Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser becomes president of Egypt. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Gamal Abdel Nasser (جمال عبد الناصر Gamāl ‘Abd an-Nāṣir; - January 15 1918 September 28 1970) was the second President The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the elected Head of State of Egypt.
• 1962 - President John F. Kennedy dedicates Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, D.C. region. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Washington Dulles International Airport is a public Airport located 25 miles (40 km) west of the Central business district of Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
• 1967 - Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports he was given on November 13, US President Lyndon B. Johnson tells his nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St . . We are making progress. "
• 1968 - Alexandros Panagoulis is condemned to death for attempting to assassinate Greek dictator George Papadopoulos. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Biography Alexandros Panagoulis was born in the Glyfada neighbourhood of Athens. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Georgios Papadopoulos (Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος ( May 5, 1919 June 27, 1999) was the head of the military Coup d'état
• 1969 - Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland.
• 1970 - Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai massacre. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Laws Calley Jr (born June 8, 1943, in Miami, Florida) is American war criminal U The My Lai Massacre ( approximately) (thảm sát Mỹ Lai was the Mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam almost
• 1970 - Luna program: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. The Luna programme (from the Russian word "Luna" meaning "Moon" occasionally called Lunik or Lunnik, was a series of Robotic spacecraft The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Lunokhod 1 ( Луноход, moon walker in Russian) was the first of two unmanned lunar rovers landed on the Moon by the Mare Imbrium, Latin for "Sea of Showers" or "Sea of Rains" is a vast Lunar mare (mahr'-ay filling a basin on Earth 's Moon This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and was released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft. See also Lunokhod 1 Lunokhod programme
• 1970 - Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse. Dr Douglas C Engelbart (born January 30 1925 is an American Inventor. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an In Computing, a mouse (plural mice, mouse devices, or mouses)
• 1973 - Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, US President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook". Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio
• 1973 - The Athens Polytechnic Uprising against the military regime ends in a bloodshed in the Greek capital. The Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973 was a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974. Regime of the Colonels redirects here For the Polish regime of colonels see Colonels' group.
• 1974 - Aliança Operário-Camponesa (Worker-Peasant Alliance) founded in Portugal, as a front of PCP(m-l). Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Worker-Peasant Alliance (in Portuguese: Aliança Operário-Camponesa, pron. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist-Leninist (in Portuguese: Partido Comunista de Portugal (Marxista-Leninista) was a Political party in Portugal
• 1978 - Burger Chef murders in USA
• 1983 - The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) On the night The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Zapatista Army of National Liberation ( Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN) is an armed Revolutionary group based in Chiapas
• 1989 - Cold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The " Velvet Revolution " (sametová revoluce nežná revolúcia ( November 16 &ndash December 29 1989) refers to a non-violent Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29). Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II
• 1990 - Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan becomes active again and erupts. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Mount Unzen ( jp 雲仙岳 Unzendake) is an active volcanic complex of several overlapping Stratovolcanoes also known as a Composite volcano WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1997 - In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by 6 Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre (The police then kill the assailants). Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Luxor (in Arabic: الأقصر al-Uqṣur) is a city in Upper (southern Egypt and the capital of Luxor For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Deir el-Bahri (Arabic دير البحري dayr al-baḥrī, literally meaning "The Northern Monastery " is a complex of Mortuary temples and tombs The Luxor Massacre took place on 17 November 1997, at Deir el-Bahri, an Archaeological site located across the River Nile from Luxor
• 1998 A fireworks factory in Uffculme, Devon, explodes. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Uffculme is a Village located in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England.
• 2000 - A catastrophic landslide in Log pod Mangartom, Slovenia, kills 7, and causes millions of SIT of damage. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement such as rock falls deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows which can occur Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west The tolar was the Currency of Slovenia from 1991 until the introduction of the Euro on December 31, 2006. It is one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia in the past 100 years. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west
• 2000 - Alberto Fujimori is removed from office as president of Peru. Alberto Ken'ya Fujimori (Japanese name) (born in Lima, Peru on July 28 1938 is a Peruvian and Japanese ref> Fujimori secures Japanese haven Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America.
• 2003 - Arnold Schwarzenegger is inaugurated as Governor of California. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses
• 2004 - Kmart Corp. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Kmart (sometimes spelled as " K-Mart " is a chain of department stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U announces it is buying Sears, Roebuck and Co. for $11 billion USD and naming the newly merged company Sears Holdings Corporation. Sears Roebuck and Company, commonly known as Sears, is an American mid-range chain of International Department stores founded by Richard The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Sears Holdings Corporation ( is the sixth largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, Costco, Target
• 2005 - Italy's choice of national anthem, Il Canto degli Italiani, becomes official in law for the first time, almost 60 years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the republic. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Il Canto degli Italiani ( The Song of the Italians) is the Italian National anthem. The birth of the Italian Republic (officially on June 2, 1946) is a key event of Italian contemporary history.
• 2006 - Official naming of element 111, Roentgenium (Rg). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Roentgenium (rɛntˈgɛniəm /rʌntˈdʒɛniəm/ is a Chemical element in the Periodic table that has the symbol Rg and Atomic number

Births

• 9 - Vespasian, Roman Emperor (d. Year 9 ( IX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian ( November 17 9 &ndash June 23 79) was a Roman Emperor who 79)
• 1502 - Atahualpa, last emperor of the Inca (d. Year 79 was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Atahualpa, Atahuallpa, Atabalipa, or Atawallpa ( Quito – Cajamarca, August 29, 1533) was the last sovereign 1533)
• 1503 - Agnolo Bronzino, Italian painter (d. Agnolo di Cosimo ( November 17, 1503 &ndash November 23, 1572) usually known as Il Bronzino, or Agnolo Bronzino (mistaken 1572)
• 1576 - Roque Gonzales, Paraguayan missionary (d. Father Roque González de Santa Cruz SJ was born in Asunción, Paraguay on 17 November 1576. 1628)
• 1587 - Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (d. Joost van den Vondel ( November 17, 1587 - February 5, 1679) was a Dutch writer and playwright 1679)
• 1612 - Dorgon, Manchu prince (d. Dorgon ( Manchu:;) ( November 17, 1612 &ndash December 31, 1650) also known as Hošoi Mergen Cin Wang, the Prince 1650)
• 1681 - Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (d. Pierre François le Courayer ( November 17, 1681 - October 17, 1776) was a French Catholic theological writer 1776)
• 1685 - Pierre Gaultier, French-Canadian trader and explorer (d. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre Gaultier de Varennes sieur de La Vérendrye ( November 17, 1685 &ndash December 5, 1749) was a French Canadian military officer 1749)
• 1729 - Maria Antonietta of Spain, queen of Sardinia (d. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Infanta Maria Antonietta Ferdinanda of Spain ( November 17, 1729 - September 19, 1785) was Queen of Sardinia as the wife of King 1785)
• 1755 - Louis XVIII of France (d. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Louis XVIII (17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824 Louis Stanislas Xavier de France, was a King of France and Navarre. 1824)
• 1765 - Étienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre MacDonald, French marshal (d. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1840)
• 1790 - August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician (d. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year August Ferdinand Möbius ( November 17, 1790 &ndash September 26, 1868, (ˈmøbiʊs was a German Mathematician and 1868)
• 1793 - Charles Lock Eastlake, British painter (d. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, RA, ( 17 November 1793 – 24 December 1865) was an English painter, gallery 1865)
• 1799 - Titian Peale, American artist (d. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Titian Ramsay Peale (born November 2, 1799; died March 13, 1885) was a noted American Artist, naturalist 1885)
• 1816 - August Wilhelm Ambros, Austrian composer (d. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year August Wilhelm Ambros ( November 17, 1816 &ndash June 28, 1876) was an Austrian composer and music historian of Czech descent 1876)
• 1827 - Petko Slavejkov, Bulgarian writer (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Petko Rachov Slaveykov (Петко Рачов Славейков ( 17 November 1827 - 1 July 1895) was a noted nineteenth-century Bulgarian 1895)
• 1835 - Andrew L. Harris, governor of Ohio (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Andrew Lintner Harris (also known as The Farmer-Statesman) (November 17 1835 September 13 1915 was one of the heroes of the Battle of Gettysburg and the last Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads 1915)
• 1854 - Hubert Lyautey, French general (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey ( November 17, 1854 - July 27, 1934) was a French general the first Resident-General 1934)
• 1857 - Joseph Babiński, Polish-French neurologist (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Joseph Jules François Félix Babinski (born November 17, 1857, Paris; died October 29, 1932, Paris) was a French 1932)
• 1866 - Voltairine de Cleyre, American anarchist (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Voltairine de Cleyre ( November 17 1866 June 20 1912) was according to Emma Goldman, "the most gifted and brilliant 1912)
• 1868 - Korbinian Brodmann, German neurologist (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Korbinian Brodmann ( November 17, 1868 - August 22, 1918) was a German Neurologist who became famous for his definition 1918)
• 1877 - Frank Calder, the first NHL President (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frank Calder ( November 17, 1877 - February 4, 1943) was the first NHL president (1917-1943 The National Hockey League commissioner is the highest-ranking executive officer in the National Hockey League. 1943)
• 1878 - Grace Abbott, American social worker (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Grace Abbott ( November 17, 1878 - June 19, 1939) was an American social worker who specifically worked in advancing Child welfare 1939)
• 1878 - Lise Meitner, Austrian physicist (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lise Meitner (7 or 17 November 1878 &ndash 27 October 1968 was an Austrian born later Swedish physicist who studied Radioactivity and 1968)
• 1887 - Bernard Montgomery, British World War II commander (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, (məntˈgʌmərɪ əv ˈæləmeɪn 1976)
• 1894 - Richard Nikolaus Graf Coudenhove-Kalergi, Austrian politician (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Count Richard Nikolaus Eijiro von Coudenhove-Kalergi ( German: Richard Nikolaus Eijiro Graf Coudenhove-Kalergi, Japanese:) ( Tokyo, November 1972)
• 1895 - Mikhail Bakhtin, Russian philosopher (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin ( Russian: Михаил Михайлович Бахти́н mʲɪxʌˈil mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪʨ bʌxˈtʲin ( November 17, 1895 1975)
• 1895 - Gregorio López y Fuentes, Mexican author (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gregorio López y Fuentes ( November 17 1895 – December 10, 1966) was a Mexican Novelist, Poet, and Journalist 1966)
• 1896 - Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Lev Semenovich Vygotsky (Russian Лев Семёнович Выготский ( November 17 ( November 5 Old Style) 1896 – June 11, 1934 1934)
• 1897 - Frank Fay, American actor (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Frank Fay ( November 17, 1897 – September 25, 1961) was a movie and stage actor comedian master of ceremonies 1961)
• 1899 - Douglas Shearer, Canadian film sound engineer (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Douglas G Shearer ( November 17, 1899 - January 5, 1971) was a Canadian-born pioneer Sound designer and director who played a 1971)
• 1901 - Walter Hallstein, German politician (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Walter Hallstein ( 17 November 1901 &ndash 29 March 1982) was a German Politician and professor 1982)
• 1901 - Lee Strasberg, Austrian director (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Lee Strasberg ( November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an Academy Award -nominated Austro-Hungarian - American 1982)
• 1902 - Eugene Wigner, Hungarian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Eugene Paul "EP" Wigner ( Hungarian Wigner Pál Jenő) ( November 17, 1902 &ndash January 1, 1995) was a The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1995)
• 1904 - Isamu Noguchi, American sculptor (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on was a prominent Japanese American Artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades from the 1920s onward 1988)
• 1905 - Queen Astrid of the Belgians (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Early life Princess Astrid of Sweden was born in Stockholm on November 17 1905 1935)
• 1905 - Mischa Auer, American actor (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mischa Auer ( 17 November 1905, St Petersburg, Russia &ndash 5 March 1967, Rome) was a Russian 1967)
• 1906 - Soichiro Honda, Japanese automobile pioneer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sōichirō Honda (本田 宗一郎 Honda Sōichirō, November 17, 1906 &ndash August 5, 1991) was a Japanese Engineer 1992)
• 1906 - Rollie Stiles, American baseball player (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Rolland Mays Stiles ( November 17 1906 &ndash July 22 2007) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball 2007)
• 1907 - Israel Regardie, Aleister Crowley's secretary (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Israel Regardie (Francis Israel Regudy (born on November 17, 1907 in London, England, died March 10 1985 in Sedona Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer 1985)
• 1911 - Christian Fouchet, French diplomat (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Christian Fouchet ( November 17, 1911 - August 11, 1974) was a French politician 1974)
• 1916 - Shelby Foote, American historian (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Shelby Dade Foote Jr ( November 17 1916 &ndash June 27 2005) was an American Novelist and a noted historian of the 2005)
• 1920 - Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgish singer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Camillo Jean Nicolas Felgen ( 17 November 1920 in Tétange – 16 July 2005 in Esch-sur-Alzette) was a Luxembourgian 2005)
• 1922 - Stanley Cohen, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1923 - Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand cricketer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Stanley Cohen (born November 17, 1922) is an American biochemist and Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology and Medicine The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bert Sutcliffe MBE ( 17 November 1923 in Ponsonby New Zealand – 20 April 2001 in Auckland) was a New 2001)
• 1923 - Hubertus Brandenburg, Roman Catholic Bishop of Stockholm
• 1925 - Rock Hudson, American actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Hubertus Brandenburg (b November 17, 1923) is the emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Stockholm. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rock Hudson (November 17 1925 &ndash October 2 1985 was an American Film and Television Actor, recognised as a romantic leading man during 1985)
• 1925 - Charles Mackerras, Australian-born conductor
• 1927 - Robert Brown, American actor
• 1928 - Rance Howard, American actor
• 1929 - Norm Zauchin, baseball player (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Alan Charles Maclaurin Mackerras AC CH Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Brown (born November 17, 1927) is a television actor from the 1960s and 1970s Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rance Howard (born November 17, 1928) is an American Actor who has starred in film and on television Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norbert Henry Zauchin ( November 17, 1929 - January 31, 1999) was a First baseman in Major League Baseball who played for 1999)
• 1930 - Bob Mathias, American decathlete (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Bruce Mathias ( November 17 1930 - September 2 2006) was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold 2006)
• 1934 - Fenella Fielding, English actress
• 1934 - James Inhofe, American politician, senior senator from Oklahoma
• 1935 - Bobby Joe Conrad, American football player
• 1935 - Toni Sailer, Austrian skier
• 1936 - Dahlia Ravikovitch, Israeli poet (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fenella Fielding (born 17 November 1934 is an English actress James Mountain "Jim" Inhofe (born November 17 1934 is a American Politician from Oklahoma. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Joe Conrad (born November 17, 1935 in Clifton Texas) is a former professional American football player in the NFL who was Anton ("Toni" Sailer (born November 17, 1935 in Kitzbühel) is a former alpine skier from Austria, considered among the Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dahlia Ravikovitch ( 17 November 1936 &ndash 21 August 2005) was an Israeli Poet and peace activist best known for the freedom 2005)
• 1937 - Peter Cook, British comedian (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 &ndash 9 January 1995 was an English Satirist, Writer and Comedian. 1995)
• 1938 - Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer
• 1939 - Auberon Waugh, British author (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr, (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk country and Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Auberon Alexander Waugh (ˈɔːbərən ˈwɔː ( November 17, 1939 &ndash January 16, 2001) was a British author and Journalist. 2001)
• 1940 - Luke Kelly, Irish folk music singer and banjo player
• 1942 - Martin Scorsese, American film director
• 1942 - Khang Khek Leu, Cambodian politician
• 1943 - Lauren Hutton, American actress
• 1944 - Jim Boeheim, Hall of Fame Coach
• 1944 - Danny DeVito, American actor
• 1944 - Rem Koolhaas, Dutch architect
• 1944 - Lorne Michaels, Canadian producer
• 1944 - Tom Seaver, baseball player
• 1944 - Gene Clark, American singer and songwriter (The Byrds) (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luke Kelly, ( 17 November 1940 - 30 January 1984) was an Irish Singer and Folk musician from Dublin Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kang Kek Iew, also less accurately romanized as Kaing Guek Eav ( កាំង ហ្គេកអ៊ាវ) a Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lauren Hutton (born November 17, 1943, in Charleston South Carolina) is an American former Supermodel and occasional Actress Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Arthur "Jim" Boeheim (ˈbeɪhaɪm born November 17, 1944) is the men's Basketball head coach for Syracuse University. Daniel Michael DeVito Jr (born November 17 1944 is an American Actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal Remment Lucas Koolhaas, 'rɛm 'kɔːlhas (born) is a Dutch Architect, architectural theorist, Urbanist and "Professor in Practice of Architecture Lorne Michaels (born November 17, 1944) is a Canadian -American Emmy -winning television producer, George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher who broke into the major leagues in and Gene Clark, born Harold Eugene Clark (born Tipton Missouri, November 17, 1944 - May 24, 1991) was an American The Byrds were a popular American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964 1991)
• 1945 - Elvin Hayes, American basketball player
• 1945 - Roland Joffé, Anglo-French film director
• 1946 - Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa
• 1946 - Martin Barre, English rock musician (Jethro Tull)
• 1947 - Steven E. de Souza, American scriptwriter
• 1947 - Inky Mark, Canadian politician
• 1948 - Howard Dean, American politician
• 1949 - Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Prime Minister of Vietnam
• 1950 - Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver and race team owner
• 1951 - Stephen Root, American actor
• 1951 - Dean Paul Martin, American singer and actor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17 1945 in Rayville Louisiana) is a retired American Basketball player Roland Joffé (born November 17, 1945 in London) is a Film director who began his career in Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terry Edward Branstad (b November 17 1946, Leland Iowa) is a former four-term Republican Governor of Iowa, who served from The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Martin Lancelot Barre (born 17 November 1946, in Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is an English Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steven E de Souza (born 17 November 1947) is an American producer, director and Scriptwriter of Portuguese Inky Mark (麥鼎鴻 Pinyin: Mài Dǐnghóng (born November 17 1947) is a Canadian politician and a current member of the Canadian Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Brush Dean III, (born November 17 1948 is an American Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (born November 17, 1949 in Cà Mau province) is the prime minister of Vietnam. Office The Prime Minister of Vietnam (Thủ tướng Việt Nam is the head of the executive branch of the Vietnamese government Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tom Walkinshaw (born November 17 1950 Mauldslie Farm near Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland) is a Scottish racing car driver Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American Actor. He is principally known for his comedic work but has won acclaim for Dean Paul Martin ( November 17, 1951 – March 21, 1987) was an American 1987)
• 1952 - Ties Kruize, Dutch field hockey player
• 1954 - Mark Brandon Read, Australian criminal
• 1955 - Dennis Maruk, Canadian hockey player
• 1955 - Yolanda King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ties Kruize (born November 17, 1952 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland) is a former Field hockey player from The Netherlands, who Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read (born November 17, 1954) is an Australian ex-convict author and Celebrity. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Dennis John Maruk (born November 17, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian National Hockey League player Yolanda Denise King ( November 17, 1955 May 15, 2007) was the first-born child of Coretta Scott King and Civil rights Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader 2007)
• 1957 - Debbie Thrower, BBC News Reader
• 1958 - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, American actress
• 1959 - Terry Fenwick, English footballer
• 1960 - Jonathan Ross, British presenter
• 1960 - Kirk Fogg, host of Legends of the Hidden Temple
• 1960 - RuPaul, American drag entertainer
• 1961 - Robert Stethem, U. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Debbie Thrower (born 17 November 1957) is a British television presenter currently working for ITV region Meridian on the Southern Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (born November 17, 1958) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress and singer best known for her The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terence William 'Terry' Fenwick (born 17 November 1959 in Seaham, County Durham, England) is a former football player and Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Stephen Ross OBE (born 17 November 1960 in London, England) is a triple BAFTA -winning British Kirk Fairbanks Fogg is an actor writer singer and director who was born in Los Angeles California. Legends of the Hidden Temple is a physical challenge Game show for Children Hosted by Kirk Fogg, the show was produced by Nickelodeon RuPaul (born RuPaul Andre Charles on November 17 1960) is an American drag performer Dance music singer Actor A drag queen is a person usually a man who dresses (or "drags" in female clothes and make-up for special occasions and usually because they are performing and entertaining Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Dean Stethem ( November 17, 1961 &ndash June 15, 1985) was a United States Navy Seabee diver who was murdered S. Navy Seabee diver murdered by terrorists on TWA Flight 847 (d. TWA Flight 847 was an international Trans World Airlines flight which was hijacked by Lebanese Shia Islamists on Friday morning 1985)
• 1962 - Dédé Fortin, Quebec singer (Les Colocs) (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André "Dédé" Fortin ( 17 November 1962 – 8 May 2000) was the leader and singer of the Quebec band Les Colocs were a major Musical band of the Quebec music scene of the 1990s 2000)
• 1964 - Ralph Garman, American actor and radio personality
• 1964 - Mitch Williams, Major League Baseball player
• 1965 - Amanda Brown, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens) and composer
• 1966 - Jeff Buckley, American musician (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Ralph Garman (born November 17, 1964) is an American actor best known as the host of The Joe Schmo Show, for his voice work in Family Mitch Williams redirects here For the fictional character please see Mitch Williams (General Hospital. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Amanda Brown (born 17 November 1965 is an Australian composer classically trained musician singer and songwriter renowned for her role as the violinist of the band The The Go-Betweens were an internationally influential Indie rock band from Australia, formed by guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17 1966 – May 29 1997 raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist He was the son 1997)
• 1966 - Sophie Marceau, French actress
• 1966 - Daisy Fuentes, Cuban model and actress
• 1966 - Kate Ceberano, Australian singer
• 1966 - Richard Fortus, American guitarist (Guns N' Roses)
• 1968 - Amber Michaels, German porn actress
• 1968 - Sean Miller, American basketball coach
• 1969 - Jean-Michel Saive, Belgian table tennis player
• 1969 - Ryotaro Okiayu, Japanese voice actor
• 1970 - Paul Allender, British guitarist (Cradle of Filth)
• 1972 - Leonard Roberts, American actor
• 1973 - Eli Marrero, American baseball player
• 1973 - Bernd Schneider, German footballer
• 1973 - Alexei Urmanov, Russian figure skater
• 1974 - Leslie Bibb, American actress
• 1974 - Berto Romero, Spanish humorist
• 1975 - Lord Infamous, Rapper
• 1976 - Diane Neal, American actress
• 1976 - Brandon Call, American actor
• 1977 - Ryk Neethling, South African swimmer
• 1978 - Zoë Bell, New Zealand actress
• 1978 - Reggie Wayne, American football player
• 1979 - Brad Bradley, American professional wrestler
• 1979 - Matthew Spring, English footballer
• 1980 - Isaac Hanson, American musician (Hanson)
• 1980 - Mercedes Martinez, professional wrestler
• 1981 - Sarah Harding, English singer (Girls Aloud)
• 1982 - Katie Feenstra, American basketball player
• 1982 - Yusuf Pathan, Indian cricketer
• 1983 - Yiannis Bourousis, Greek basketball player
• 1983 - Ryan Braun, American baseball player
• 1983 - Harry Lloyd, English actor
• 1983 - Nick Markakis, American baseball player
• 1983 - Christopher Paolini, American novelist
• 1984 - Park Han-byul, South Korean actress
• 1986 - Nani, Portuguese football player
• 1987 - Darren McKillion, Northern Irish sportsman
• 1990 - Shanica Knowles, American actress
• 1992 - Darian Weiss, American actor
• 1994 - Raquel Castro, American actress

Deaths

• 375 - Valentinian I, Roman Emperor (b. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Sophie Marceau (sɔfi maʁso (born November 17, 1966) is a French actress. Daisy Fuentes (born November 17, 1966 in Havana, Cuba) is an American model and Actress. Kate Ceberano (born 17 November, 1966) is an award winning Australian pop vocalist entertainer Richard Fortus (born November 17, 1966) is a professional guitarist who is most famous for being rhythm guitarist in Guns N' Roses. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amber Michaels (born November 17, 1968 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany) is an American Pornographic actress Sean Miller (born November 17, 1968 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American Basketball coach currently the head men's basketball Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Michel Saive (born November 17, 1969) is a Belgian professional Table tennis player is a Seiyū, who was born on November 17, 1969 in Kokura Minami-ku Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Allender is the guitarist of the British Extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leonard Roberts (born November 17, 1972) is an American Actor. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Elieser Marrero (born November 17, 1973 in Havana, Cuba) is a Major League Baseball player who is currently a Free agent Bernd Schneider (born November 17, 1973 in Jena, Thuringia region is a German football player Alexei Yevgenyevich Urmanov (Алексей Евгеньевич Урманов (born November 17 1973 in Leningrad) is a Russian figure skater. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Leslie Louise Bibb (born November 17, 1974) is an American Actress and former Fashion model. Berto Romero, born November 17, 1974 in Cardona ( Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish humorist Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lord Infamous (born Ricky Dunigan) was a member and co-founder of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia. Diane Neal (born November 17, 1976 in Alexandria Virginia) is an American actress widely known for her role as Casey Novak Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brandon Spencer Lee Call (born November 17, 1976) is an American Actor. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ryk Neethling (born 17 November 1977 is a South African swimmer Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Zoë E Bell (born November 17, 1978) is a New Zealand stuntwoman and actress. Reginald DeVincey Wayne (born November 17, 1978 in New Orleans Louisiana) is an American football Wide receiver who currently plays Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Brad Bradley (born November 17 1980 is a Professional wrestler under contract to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE wrestling for its SmackDown brand Matthew John Spring (born 17 November 1979, in Harlow, Essex) is an English central Midfielder currently playing for Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Clarke Isaac Hanson (born November 17 1980 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is one of the three members of the Pop rock band Hanson, along with his brothers Hanson is an American Pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson. Mercedes Martinez (born November 17, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, currently performing for SHIMMER Women Athletes Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Sarah Nicole Harding (born 17 November 1981 in Ascot) is an English singer in the Girl group Girls Aloud, and model. Girls Aloud are a British Girl group created by ITV1 Talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Katharen Ruth Feenstra (born November 17, 1982 in Grand Rapids Michigan, U Yusuf Khan Pathan (born 17 November 1982 in Baroda) is an Indian cricketer Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Yiannis Bourousis or Ioannis Bouroussis or Giannis Bouroussis ( in Greek: Γιάννης Μπουρούσης; born November 17 Ryan Joseph Braun, nicknamed The Hebrew Hammer (born November 17 1983 in Mission Hills California) is an American Right-handed All Star Harry Lloyd (born 17 November 1983) is an English Actor, known for his role as Will Scarlett in Robin Hood Nick Markakis (mar-KAY-kis(born November 17, 1983 in Glen Cove New York) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder currently with Christopher Paolini (born November 17 1983 in Southern California) is an American writer Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Park Han-byul (born November 17, 1984) is a South Korean Actress and model. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) For the technical director at West Ham, see Gianluca Nani. Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986 in Praia, Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Darren McKillion was born in Magherafelt on the 17th of November 1987 and is a sportsman in two codes Gaelic football and soccer Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Shanica Knowles (born November 17 1990 is an American Actress and Singer. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Darian Weiss (born November 17, 1992 in Los Angeles California) is an American Actor. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Biography Early life Castro the fourth of five children was born in New York to a Puerto Rican father Albee Castro and Kathy an American mother Events By Place Roman Empire Valentinian I leaves Trier to repress the rebellious Quadi in Slovakia. Flavius Valentinianus, known in English as Valentinian I, ( 321 - November 17, 375) was Roman Emperor from 364 until his death The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 321)
• 594 - Gregory of Tours, bishop and historian (b. Events By Topic Roman Empire March 7 — Edict of Constantine I: The dies Solis Invicti (Sunday is proclaimed as Events By Topic Politics and Wars Byzantine Emperor Maurice disposes of Priscos and installs his own brother Peter Saint Gregory of Tours ( November 30, c 538 &ndash November 17, 594) was a Gallo-Roman historian and bishop of Tours c. 539)
• 641 - Emperor Jomei of Japan (b. Events and Trends 532 — Nika riots in Constantinople; the cathedral was destroyed Events By Place Europe Chindaswinth deposes Tulga, and becomes king of the Visigoths. ( 593 - November 17, 641) was the 34th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession 593)
• 680 - Hilda of Whitby (b. Events By Place Europe Aethelfrith succeeds Hussa as king of Bernicia (traditional date Events By Place Europe The Bulgars subjugate the country of current-day Bulgaria. Hilda of Whitby (c 614&ndash680 is a Christian Saint. The source of information about Hilda is The Ecclesiastical History of the English 614)
• 885 - Queen Liutgard
• 1231 - Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary (b. Events By Place Europe The Palace of Diocletian is damaged by the Avars who sack nearby Salona. Events By Place Europe The Vikings besiege Paris. Godfrith the Sea King is killed in Lobith. Liutgard of Saxony (c 845&ndash 17 November, 885) was the wife and Queen of Louis the Younger, the Frankish King of Saxony and East Francia St Elisabeth of Hungary (St Elisabeth von Thüringen Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet 7 July, 1207 &ndash 17 November, 1231) spent most of Andrew II the Jerosolimitan ( Hungarian: Jeruzsálemi II András/Endre, Croatian: Andrija I 1207)
• 1302 - St. Gertrude the Great (b. Gertrude the Great or Saint Gertrude (Santa Geltrude ( January 6 1256 – November 17 1302) was a German Benedictine 1256)
• 1326 - Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (b. Edmund FitzAlan 9th Earl of Arundel (8th Earl of Arundel per Ancestral Roots (1 May 1285 &ndash 17 November 1326 1285)
• 1494 - Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian philosopher (b. Count Giovanni Pico della Mirandola ( February 24, 1463 - November 17, 1494) was an Italian Renaissance Philosopher. 1463)
• 1558 - Mary I of England (b. Mary I (18 February 1516 &ndash 17 November 1558 was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death 1516)
• 1558 - Reginald Cardinal Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. Reginald Pole (1500 &ndash November 17, 1558) was an English prelate a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, and the last Roman The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1500)
• 1562 - Antoine de Bourbon, father of Henry IV of France (b. Antoine de Bourbon duc de Vendôme ( 22 April 1518 &ndash 17 November 1562) was head of the House of Bourbon from 1537 to 1562 Henry IV (Henri IV ( 13 December 1553 &ndash 14 May 1610) ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and as Henry III 1518)
• 1592 - John III of Sweden (b. John III (Johan III Juhana III (20 December 1537 – 17 November 1592 was King of Sweden from 1568 until his death 1537)
• 1600 - Kuki Yoshitaka, Japanese naval commander (b. ( 1542 - November 17, 1600) was a naval commander during Japan's Sengoku Period under Oda Nobunaga, and later Toyotomi 1542)
• 1632 - Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal (b. Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim ( May 29, 1594 &ndash November 17, 1632) Field marshal of the Holy Roman Emperor 1594)
• 1643 - Jean-Baptiste Budes, Comte de Guébriant, Marshal of France (b. Jean-Baptiste Budes comte de Guébriant (1602 – November 17, 1643) Marshal of France, was born at Plessis-Budes near St Brieuc of an old Bretons 1602)
• 1648 - Thomas Ford, English composer
• 1665 - John Earle, English bishop
• 1668 - Joseph Alleine, English preacher (b. Thomas Ford (c 1580 &ndash November 17[[ 648]] was an English Composer, Lutenist, Viol player and poet John Earle (c 1601 - November 17, 1665) was an English bishop Joseph Alleine (baptised April 8, 1634 - 17 November 1668) was an English Puritan Nonconformist pastor and author 1634)
• 1690 - Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (b. Charles de Sainte-Maure duc de Montausier ( October 6, 1610 - November 17, 1690) French soldier was the second son of Leon de Sainte-Maure 1610)
• 1708 - Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch painter (b. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ludolf Backhuysen (or Bakhuizen) ( Dec 28 1630 - Nov 17 1708) was a Dutch painter, born in Emden 1631)
• 1713 - Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Abraham van Riebeeck ( October 18, 1653 - November 17, 1713) was a Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. 1653)
• 1720 - Calico Jack, English pirate (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting John Rackham ( December 21, 1682 – November 18, 1720 in Jamaica) also known as Calico Jack Rackham or Calico 1682)
• 1747 - Alain-René Lesage, French writer (b. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Alain-René Lesage ( May 8, 1668, Sarzeau – November 17, 1747, Boulogne) also spelled Le Sage was a 1668)
• 1768 - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Pelham-Holles 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, KG, PC (21 July 1693 &ndash 17 November 1768 was a British The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1693)
• 1776 - James Ferguson, British astronomer (b. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1710)
• 1780 - Bernardo Bellotto, Italian painter (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Bernardo Bellotto (30 January 1720 &ndash 17 October 1780 was an Italian urban landscape painter or vedutista, and Printmaker in 1720)
• 1794 - Jacques François Dugommier, French general (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jacques François Coquille named Dugommier ( August 1, 1738, Trois-Rivières ( Guadeloupe) - November 17, 1794 1738)
• 1796 - Catherine II of Russia, Empress of Russia (b. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Catherine II, called Catherine the Great (Екатерина II Великая Yekaterina II Velikaya;) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years 1729)
• 1808 - David Zeisberger, Moravian missionary (b. Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year David Zeisberger ( 11 April 1721 – 17 November 1808) was a Moravian Clergyman and Missionary among the 1721)
• 1818 - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of King George III (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Queen Charlotte, (née Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was the George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places 1744)
• 1835 - Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, French painter (b. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Antoine Charles Horace Vernet ( 14 August 1758 &ndash 17 November 1835) was a French painter the youngest child of Claude Joseph 1758)
• 1849 - Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest and miracle-worker (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Prince Alexander Leopold Franz Emmerich of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst ( 17 August 1794 &ndash 17 November 1849) was a German 1794)
• 1858 - Robert Owen, British father of the cooperative movement (b. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Robert Owen (14 May 1771 – 17 Nov 1858 born in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales was a social reformer and one of the founders of Socialism 1771)
• 1897 - George Hendric Houghton, American Protestant Episcopal clergyman (b. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common George Hendric Houghton ( February 1, 1820 &ndash November 17, 1897) was an American Protestant Episcopal Clergyman 1820)
• 1902 - Hugh Price Hughes, Methodist Social Reformer (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hugh Price Hughes ( February 9, 1847 - November 17, 1902) was a Welsh Christian theologian in the Methodist 1847)
• 1905 - Adolphe of Luxembourg, (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ancestors 1817)
• 1910 - Ralph Johnstone, pioneer pilot, 1st 'American' pilot killed in the crash of an airplane, Denver, Colorado. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ralph Johnstone (1886 &ndash November 17, 1910) was a pioneering early aviator who died in a crash The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America.
• 1917 - Auguste Rodin, French sculptor (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Auguste Rodin (born François-Auguste-René Rodin; November 12 1840–November 17 1917 was a French artist most famous as a sculptor. 1840)
• 1922 - Robert Comtesse, Swiss Federal Councillor (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Comtesse ( August 14, 1847 - November 17, 1922) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1899-1912 1847)
• 1928 - Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author, politician, & freedom fighter (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lala Lajpat Rai ( Punjabi: ਲਾਲਾ ਲਜਪਤ ਰਾਯ لالا لجپت راے Hindi: लाला लाजपत राय was an Indian 1865)
• 1929 - Herman Hollerith, American statistician (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Herman Hollerith ( February 29, 1860 &ndash November 17, 1929) was a German-American statistician who developed a 1860)
• 1936 - Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Austrian contralto (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernestine Schumann-Heink ( 15 June, 1861 - 17 November, 1936) was a celebrated Operatic Contralto, noted for the beauty 1861)
• 1937 - Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John "Jack" Worrall (20 June 1861 – 17 November 1937 was an Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy in the VFA and a test Cricketer 1860)
• 1938 - Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ante Trumbić ( May 17, 1864 - November 17, 1938) was an important Croatian politician in the early 20th century 1864)
• 1940 - Eric Gill, British sculptor (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Eric Rowton Gill ( 22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940) was a British sculptor, typeface designer, 1882)
• 1940 - Raymond Pearl, American biologist (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Raymond Pearl ( 3 June 1879 &ndash 17 November 1940) was an American Biologist, regarded as one of the founders of 1879)
• 1942 - Ben Reitman, American anarchist, physician (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ben Reitman (1879-1942 was an American anarchist and physician to the poor ("the hobo doctor" 1879)
• 1947 - Victor Serge, Russian anarchist, novelist, and historian (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victor Lvovich Kibalchich (ВЛ Кибальчич ( December 30 1890 - November 17 1947) better known as Victor Serge, was 1890)
• 1955 - James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) James Price Johnson ( February 1 1894 &ndash November 17 1955) was an African-American Pianist and Composer. 1894)
• 1958 - Mort Cooper, baseball player (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morton Cecil Cooper ( March 2 1913 - November 17 1958) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball 1913)
• 1959 - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5 1887 &ndash November 17 1959 was a Brazilian Composer, possibly the best-known classical composer born in South America 1887)
• 1968 - Mervyn Peake, British writer (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Biography Mervyn Peake was born of British parents in Kuling ( Lushan) in Jiangxi Province of central China in 1911 only three months before the revolution 1911)
• 1973 - The Mother, Sri Aurobindo Ashram (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. 1878)
• 1979 - John Glascock, British bassist (Jethro Tull)
• 1980 - Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha, 41st Sufi master of Oveyssi order (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) John Glascock ( May 2, 1951 - November 17, 1979) was the Bass guitarist for the rock band Jethro Tull from December 1975 Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفی‌گری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف 1916)
• 1982 - Eduard Tubin, Estonian composer (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Eduard Tubin ( June 18, 1905 – November 17, 1982) was an Estonian composer and conductor 1905)
• 1982 - Leonid Borisovitch Kogan, Russian violinist (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Leonid Borisovich Kogan ( November 17 1924 - December 17 1982) (לאוניד בוריסוביץ' קוגן Леонид Борисович 1924)
• 1986 - Georges Besse, French automobile executive (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Georges Besse ( December 25 1927 in Clermont-Ferrand, France — November 17 1986 in Paris) was a French businessman 1927)
• 1987 - Paul Derringer, baseball player (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Samuel Paul Derringer ( October 17 1906 - November 17 1987) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball 1906)
• 1989 - Gus Farace, American gangster (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Costabile "Gus" Farace Jr ( June 21, 1960 - November 17, 1989) was a low-level criminal who murdered a teenage male prostitute and a 1960)
• 1990 - Robert Hofstadter, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Robert Hofstadter ( February 5, 1915 &ndash November 17, 1990) was the winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1915)
• 1993 - Gérard D. Lévesque, Canadian politician (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Gérard D Lévesque ( May 2, 1926 &ndash November 17, 1993) was a long time Quebec politician and Cabinet minister who 1926)
• 1995 - Alan Hull, English Rock Musician (Lindisfarne)
• 1998 - Esther Rolle, American actress (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Alan Hull (James Alan Hull 20 February 1945, Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne - 17 November 1995) was an English Lindisfarne were a British folk / rock group of the 1970s fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Esther Rolle ( November 8, 1920 &ndash November 17, 1998) was an American actress of stage and television 1920)
• 2000 - Louis Eugène Félix Néel, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Louis Eugène Félix Néel ( November 22, 1904 &ndash November 17, 2000) was a French Physicist born in Lyon The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1904)
• 2001 - Michael Karoli, German guitarist (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Michael Karoli ( 29 April 1948 &ndash 17 November 2001, Essen) was a German Guitarist, Violinist 1948)
• 2002 - Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Abba Eban (אבא אבן born Aubrey Solomon Meir on 2 February 1915, died 17 November 2002) was an Israeli Diplomat 1915)
• 2003 - Arthur Conley, American singer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Lee Conley ( January 4 1946 – November 17 2003) was an American soul Singer, best known for the 1967 1946)
• 2003 - Don Gibson, American singer (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Eugene Gibson ( April 3, 1928 – November 17, 2003) was an American Songwriter 1928)
• 2004 - Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Mikael Ljungberg ( June 13, 1970 &ndash November 17, 2004) was a Swedish wrestler from Gothenburg. 1970)
• 2004 - Alexander Ragulin, Russian hockey player (b. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Pavlovich Ragulin ( Russian: Александр Павлович Рагулин May 5, 1941 in Moscow - November 17, 1941)
• 2005 - Marek Perepeczko, Polish actor (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marek Perepeczko ( April 3 1942 - November 17 2005) was a famous Polish movie and theatrical actor 1942)
• 2006 - Ruth Brown, American blues singer (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ruth Brown ( January 12 1928 &ndash November 17 2006) was an American R&B Singer, and actress noted for 1928)
• 2006 - Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ferenc Purczeld Biró ( 2 April 1927 &ndash 17 November 2006) or "Ferenc Puskás", was a legendary Hungarian 1927)
• 2006 - Bo Schembechler, American football coach (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr ( April 1 1929 &ndash November 17 2006) was an American College football 1929)
• 2006 - Flo Sandon's, Italian singer (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mammola Sandon, known by the Stage name of Flo Sandon's ( 29 June 1924 &ndash 17 November 2006) was an Italian Singer 1924)

Holidays and observances

• R.C. Saints - Elisabeth of Hungary; Gregory of Tours; Hilda of Whitby; Hugh of Lincoln; Acisclus
• International Students Day
• Slovakia and the Czech Republic - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day commemorating the beginning of the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints St Elisabeth of Hungary (St Elisabeth von Thüringen Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet 7 July, 1207 &ndash 17 November, 1231) spent most of Saint Gregory of Tours ( November 30, c 538 &ndash November 17, 594) was a Gallo-Roman historian and bishop of Tours Hilda of Whitby (c 614&ndash680 is a Christian Saint. The source of information about Hilda is The Ecclesiastical History of the English Saint Hugh of Lincoln redirects here See also Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln. Saint Acisclus (also Ascylus, Ocysellus; Santo Acisclo; Saint Aciscle) (died 304 was a Martyr of Córdoba, in International Students' Day is an International observance of Student activism, held annually on November 17. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The " Velvet Revolution " (sametová revoluce nežná revolúcia ( November 16 &ndash December 29 1989) refers to a non-violent

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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