According to Gregory calendar, on November 17, the day number in a year is 322 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 323. 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.

Important Historical Events of 17 November in the World ⚡

Event YearIncident/Event
1278In England, 680 Jews were arrested for forgery and 293 of them were hanged.
1405Sulu's Sultanate was installed on the Sulu Islands, the coast of Mindanao in the Philippines.
1558After the death of Queen Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I sat on the throne of Britain.
1558Elizabeth I became the queen of England and Ireland, marking the rise of Elizabeth era.
1774The First City Troop was built in the halls of the Philadelphia City Caverly Carpenter. Philadelphia - Oldest US Military Unit
1796The French Revolutionary War-French forces defeated the Bridge of Arcol of Austria in a maneuver to cut the latter line of retreat.
1810Anglo-Swedish War 1810–12): Sweden declared war on the United Kingdom.
1811Chile's founding father Jose Miguel Carrera was sworn in as president of the executive junta of the Chilean government.
1839The first opera of Giuseppe Verdi was Obero, Conte de San Bonifesio, was first done in Titro Ala Skala in Milan.
1854The Suvej Canal Company was established in Egypt.
1855Explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see Victaria Falls, the world's largest waterfall, now the Zimbia-Jimbabwe border.
1858The city of Colorado was founded in Denver.
1869James Moorey of England won the first cycle race.
1869The Suez Canal opened, allowing permission to travel between Irrupro and Asia through the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
1869In Egypt, the Suez Canal, connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, was inaugurated in an elaborate ceremony.
1878Made the first attempt to assassinate Umberto I of Italy.
1880The first three UK female graduates received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of London.
1905Influenced by the result of the Ruso-Japanese war, Empire Japan and the Korean Empire effectively signed the ELSA treaty to Korea effectively of their diplomatic sovereignty.
1920America's Turkish newspapers have accused the country of spreading "propaganda" against the country. In addition, American relief activists and campaigners were convicted of attempting to start a war between the US and Turkey.
1928Freedom fighters Lala Lajpat Rai died after being injured in a lathi charge.
1939The Nazis entered Prague University and killed the students. International Student Day is celebrated on 17 November in memory of those children.
1943A conference of the same name started in Qahera, the capital of Egypt. One of the most important decisions was the independence of Korea.
1944The Second British Army captured Wasem.
1950Tenzig Gyatso, 15, became the 14th Dalai Lama.
1950Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, was attracted as Minister of State for Tibet at the age of fifteen.
1953The collision between the Italian steamer, Vitoria Claudia and the French ore carrier leads The Peroine the English Channel Vitoria Claudia to the death of 20 Italian Semen.
1968The NBC controversially distanced the US football gamebatten from Okland Reders and New York Jets and to broadcast Heidi, refused to see the dramatic end of the game to the audience in the Eastern United States.
1970The Moon Rover of the Soviet Union, the first Rosing remote-controlled robot made landing and rolled on the surface of the moon today, making it the first robot to do so.
1970American inventor Douglas Angelbart received a patent for Thefire Computer Mouse.
1993The US House of Representatives approved the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
1993General Sani Abcha made Ernest Shonkan the president of the provisional ruling council of Nigeria.
1997In southern Egypt, 68 foreign tourists were killed when extremists attacked the bus of tourists.
2000Alberto Fujimori was removed from the post of President of Peru.
2002A kidnapper armed with pencane tried to kidnap an aircraft from Israel to Istanbul, Turkey. However, he was caught in a turn of events and the aircraft was safely landed.
2005An item of debated chemical safety has been passed by members of the European Parliament. It is known as registration, evaluation and authority chemicals (access) law.
2005Il Canto Degli Italian officially became a national anthem Italy was temporarily chosen after the birth of the Italian Republic.
2006Play Station 3, Sony's new console has been released in North America with 14 launch titles.
2007A roadside bomb in Panjavi killed two NATO Canadian soldiers with one interpreter and injured three more.
2009Somali pirates a chemical tanker, operating from Singapore, takes MV Theresa VIII Seychels with 28 North Korean people on board.
2009Administrators of the Climatic Research Unit at Universityf East Anglia found that their servers were hacked and emails and files were stolen on climate change.
2010Germany has strengthened to identify the presence of its security at its airports as "solid signals" that there is a possibility of a terrorist attack in the month of November.
2011China's Shenzhou 8 spacecraft, which was not operated by any human, successfully completed its mission and with the Tiangong -1 boreal laboratory module twice after docking, descending into the inner Mongolia autonomous area after docing a safe landing on Earth Did.
2012Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray died.

Important Historical Events of 17 November in India ⚡

Event YearIncident/Event
1525For the purpose of conquering India, Babur entered here for the fifth time through Sindh.
1966Rita Faria of India won the title of Miss World. She was the first Asian woman to become Miss World.

Important Days of 17 November National & International Days 🏁

Day/ObservanceLevel
National Epilepsy (Apasmar) DayNational Day
National Journalism DayNational Day
World Student DayInternational Day
Lala Lajpatrai Sacrifice DayNational Day
World Philosophy Day [UNESCO]International Day
National Epilepsy DayNational Day

Famous People's Birthdays on 17 November 😀

Birth YearName/Category/Country
1920Gemini Ganesan / Actor / India
1960Alka Saraogi / Author / India

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