Historical Events In November - 17
Saturday, 27 April 2024
0284 On this day in history diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers.
0331 Flavius Claudius Julianus, [Julian the Apostate], emperor on this day in history.
0375 Valentinianus I, co-emperor of E Roman Empire (336-75), dies at ñ54 on this day in history.
0473 On this day in history the future Zeno I is named associate emperor by Emperor Leo I.
0474 On November - 17 leo II, Byzantine Emperor (474), dies
0594 On this day in history gregorius van Tours, Frankisch bishop of Tours, dies
0885 Queen Liutgard on November - 17.
1093 Margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies on November - 17.
1183 Battle of Mizushima on November - 17.
1278 On this day in history 680 Jews arrested (293 hanged) in England for counterfeiting coins
1292 On November - 17 (O.S.) John Balliol becomes King of Scotland.
1503 On November - 17 il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son)
1511 On this day in history england & Spain sign anti-French covenant
1512 Kempo Roeper, Frisian rebel, quartered on this day in history.
1555 William of Orange becomes member of Council of State on November - 17.
1558 On this day in history elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary
1558 On this day in history mary I Tudor, "Bloody Mary", queen of England (1553-58), dies at 42
1594 Johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health) on this day in history.
1603 English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason on this day in history.
1608 On November - 17 adolf, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies in battle at 22
1648 Thomas Ford, composer, dies on this day in history.
1659 Peace of the Pyrenees is signed between France and Spain on this day in history.
1665 John Earle, English bishop on this day in history.
1690 On this day in history noel-Nicolas Coypel, French painter/cartoonist
1704 On November - 17 salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet
1734 John Zenger, arrested for libel against NY col gov; later acquitted on this day in history.
1745 On this day in history prince Charles Edward Stewart, accompanied by pipers, entered Carlysle following the surrender of the city to the Jacobite Army.
1747 Alain R Lesage, French author (Le diable boiteux), dies at 79 on November - 17.
1755 On this day in history louis XVIII, 1st post-revolutionary king of France (1814-24)
1768 Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st duke of Newcastle, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1770 Gian Francesco de Majo, composer, dies at 38 on November - 17.
1771 Jonathan Huntington, composer on this day in history.
1785 Church of England organizes in New England on November - 17.
1787 On this day in history michele Carafa, composer