Historical Events In November - 17

1794  John Barrien Montgomery, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1873 on November - 17.   

1796  Battle of Arcole-Napoleon I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy on November - 17.   

1796  Battle of Arcole-Napolean I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history catharina II the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67   

1798  On this day in history -21) Snow storms in New England, 100s die   

1799  Titian Ramsey Peale, US, artist/naturalist (American Ornithology) on this day in history.   

1800  On November - 17 congress held first session in Washington DC   

1800  On this day in history the United States Congress meets for the first time   

1800  Congress held 1st session in Wash DC in incompleted Capitol building on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history alberich Zwyssig, composer   

1812  On this day in history napoleonic Wars: Battle of Krasnoi.   

1814  On this day in history joseph Finegan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885   

1816  August W Ambros, Austria musicologist (History of Music) on November - 17.   

1818  On November - 17 charlotte Sophia von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of England, dies   

1826  John McArthur, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on November - 17.   

1826  On November - 17 louise Reichardt, composer, dies at 47   

1827  On this day in history the Delta Phi fraternity, America's oldest continuous social fraternity, was founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York.   

1831  On November - 17 ecuador and Venezuela were separated from Greater Colombia.   

1834  Stephen Hinsdale Weed, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on November - 17.   

1837  David Capriles, director of psychiatry of Monte Christo, Curacao on November - 17.   

1839  On November - 17 giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di," premieres in Milan   

1842  On this day in history fugitive slave George Latimer, captured in Boston   

1848  On November - 17 jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies   

1853  Street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections on this day in history.   

1854  On November - 17 louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17)   

1855  David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history 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.   

1856  William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1858  Origin of Modified Julian Period on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer   

1862  Confederate Secretary of War George B Randolph resigns on November - 17.   

1862  On this day in history confederate Sec of War George B Randolph resigns   

1862  Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history -Dec 4th) Battle of Knoxville, TN   

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0009  Vespasian, Roman Emperor (d. 79) was born on November - 17.   

1502  On this day in history birth of atahualpa, last emperor of the Inca (d. 1533)   

1503  Il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son) was born on this day in history.   

1576  Roque Gonzales, Paraguayan missionary (d. 1628) was born on November - 17.   

1594  On November - 17 birth of johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)   

1612  On this day in history birth of dorgon, Manchu prince (d. 1650)   

1681  On this day in history birth of pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (d. 1776)   

1685  On November - 17 birth of pierre Gaultier, French-Canadian trader and explorer (d. 1749)   

0375  Valentinianus I, co-emperor of E Roman Empire (336-75), dies at ñ54 on this day in history.   

0474  Leo II, Byzantine Emperor (474), dies on November - 17.   

0594  On this day in history gregorius van Tours, Frankisch bishop of Tours, dies   

0641  On this day in history death of emperor Jomei of Japan (b. 593)   

0680  Death of Hilda of Whitby (b. 614) on this day in history.   

0885  Death of Queen Liutgard on this day in history.   

1093  On November - 17 margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies   

1231  Death of Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1207) on this day in history.