17 November - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on November 17, the day number in a year is 321 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 322. November 17 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
November 17 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1278 | In England, 680 Jews were arrested for forgery and 293 of them were hanged. |
| 1292 | John Balliol was chosen to be King of Scots over Robert deBrus. |
| 1405 | The Sultanate of Sulu was established on the Sulu Archipelago offthe coast of Mindanao in the Philippines. |
| 1525 | For the purpose of conquering India, Babur entered here for the fifth time through Sindh. |
| 1558 | Elizabeth I became Queen of England and Ireland, marking thebeginning of the Elizabethan era. |
| 1558 | After the death of Queen Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I sat on the throne of Britain. |
| 1774 | The First City Troop was built in the halls of the Philadelphia City Caverly Carpenter. Philadelphia - Oldest US Military Unit |
| 1796 | French Revolutionary Wars-French forces defeated the Austriansat the Battle of the Bridge of Arcole in a manoeuvre to cut the latter'sline of retreat. |
| 1810 | Anglo-Swedish War 1810–12): Sweden declared war on the United Kingdom. |
| 1811 | Chile's founding father Jose Miguel Carrera was sworn in as president of the executive junta of the Chilean government. |
| 1839 | Giuseppe Verdi's first opera Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio,was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. |
| 1854 | The Suvej Canal Company was established in Egypt. |
| 1855 | Explorer David Livingstone became the first European to seeVictoria Falls one of the largest waterfalls in the world,on what is now the Zambia–Zimbabwe border. |
| 1858 | The city of Colorado was founded in Denver. |
| 1869 | The Suez Canal opened, allowing shipping to travel betweenEurope and Asia via the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. |
| 1869 | James Moorey of England won the first cycle race. |
| 1869 | In Egypt, the Suez Canal, connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, was inaugurated in an elaborate ceremony. |
| 1878 | Made the first attempt to assassinate Umberto I of Italy. |
| 1880 | The first three UK female graduates received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of London. |
| 1905 | Influenced by the result of the Russo-Japanese War, the Empireof Japan and the Korean Empire signed the Eulsa Treaty, effectivelydepriving Korea of its diplomatic sovereignty. |
| 1920 | The U.S has been accused by the Turkish newspapers of spreading “propaganda” against the country. Moreover, American relief workers and preachers were blamed of attempting to start a war between the U.S. and Turkey. |
| 1928 | Freedom fighters Lala Lajpat Rai died after being injured in a lathi charge. |
| 1939 | The Nazis entered Prague University and killed the students. International Student Day is celebrated on 17 November in memory of those children. |
| 1943 | A conference of the same name started in Qahera, the capital of Egypt. One of the most important decisions was the independence of Korea. |
| 1944 | The Second British Army captured Wasem. |
| 1950 | Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was enthroned as Tibet'shead of state at the age of fifteen. |
| 1950 | Tenzig Gyatso, 15, became the 14th Dalai Lama. |
| 1953 | A collision between the Italian steamer, Vittoria Claudia and the French ore carrier, The Peroin the English Channel sinks the Vittoria Claudia leading to the death of 20 Italian seamen. |
| 1966 | Rita Faria of India won the title of Miss World. She was the first Asian woman to become Miss World. |
| 1968 | NBC controversially cut away from the American football gamebetween the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets to broadcast Heidi,denying viewers in the Eastern United States from seeing the game'sdramatic ending. |
| 1970 | The Soviet Union's moon rover, the first roving remote-controlled robot made a landing and rolled over the moon's surface today making it the first robot to do so. |
| 1970 | American inventor Douglas Engelbart received the patent for the first computer mouse |
| 1993 | General Sani Abacha ousted Ernest Shonekan to become chairmanof the Provisional Ruling Council of Nigeria. |
| 1993 | The US House of Representatives approved the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). |
| 1997 | In southern Egypt, 68 foreign tourists were killed when extremists attacked the bus of tourists. |
| 2000 | Alberto Fujimori was removed from the post of President of Peru. |
| 2002 | A hijacker armed with a penknife tried to hijack a plane that was headed from Israel to Istanbul, Turkey. However in a turn of events he was captured and the plane was landed safely. |
| 2005 | An item of debatable chemical safety has been passed by the Members of the European Parliament. This is known as the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) law. |
| 2005 | Il Canto degli Italiani officially became the national anthemof Italy almost sixty years after it was provisionally chosen followingthe birth of the Italian Republic. |
| 2006 | Play Station 3, Sony’s new console has been released in North America with 14 launch titles. |
| 2007 | A roadside bomb in Panjawi killed two NATO Canadian soldiers along with an interpreter and injured three more. |
| 2009 | Somali pirates take over a chemical tanker, the Singapore-operated MV Theresa VIII with 28 North Koreans on board in Seychelles. |
| 2009 | Administrators at the Climatic Research Unit at the Universityof East Anglia discovered that their servers had been hacked andthousands of emails and files on climate change had been stolen. |
| 2010 | Germany tightens its security presence at its airports after recognizing "concrete indications" that a terrorist attack is prearranged in the month of November. |
| 2012 | Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray died. |
Famous Birthdays of November 17:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| AD 9 | Vespasian / Emperor / Roman Republic |
| 1934 | Terry Rand / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1944 | Lorne Michaels / Writer / United States of America |
| 1948 | East Bay Ray / Guitarist / United States of America |
| 1966 | Alvin Patrimonio / Basketball Player / Philippines |
| 1958 | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio / Actress / United States of America |
| 1982 | Katie Feenstra-Mattera / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1935 | Bobby Joe Conrad / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1936 | Crispian Hollis / Bishop / United Kingdom |
| 1857 | Joseph Babinski / Academic / France |
| 1907 | Israel Regardie / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1929 | Norm Zauchin / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1983 | Viva Bianca / Producer / Australia |
| 1983 | Ioannis Bourousis / Basketball Player / Greece |
| 1986 | Nani / Footballer / Portugal |
| 1923 | Hubertus Brandenburg / Bishop / Sweden |
| 1945 | Lesley Abdela / Journalist / United Kingdom |
| 1975 | Lord Infamous / Rapper / United States of America |
| 1868 | Korbinian Brodmann / Academic / Germany |
| 1982 | Hollie Smith / Writer / New Zealand |
| 1959 | Terry Fenwick / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1945 | Jeremy Hanley / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1681 | Pierre François le Courayer / Author / France |
| 1973 | Bernd Schneider / Footballer / Germany |
| 1920 | Gemini Ganesan / Actor / India |
| 1952 | Runa Laila / Singer / Bangladesh |
| 1928 | Rance Howard / Actor / United States of America |
| 1966 | Daisy Fuentes / Actress / United States of America |
| 1972 | Kimya Dawson / Writer / United States of America |
| 1948 | Howard Dean / Politician / United States of America |
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