Historical Events In November - 17

0284  On November - 17 diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers.  

0331  On November - 17 flavius Claudius Julianus, [Julian the Apostate], emperor  

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

0473  On November - 17 the future Zeno I is named associate emperor by Emperor Leo I.  

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

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

0885  Queen Liutgard on this day in history.  

1093  Margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies on this day in history.  

1183  Battle of Mizushima on this day in history.  

1278  680 Jews arrested (293 hanged) in England for counterfeiting coins on November - 17.  

1292  (O.S.) John Balliol becomes King of Scotland on this day in history.  

1503  Il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son) on November - 17.  

1511  England & Spain sign anti-French covenant on November - 17.  

1512  Kempo Roeper, Frisian rebel, quartered on this day in history.  

1555  On this day in history william of Orange becomes member of Council of State  

1558  On November - 17 elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary  

1558  On November - 17 mary I Tudor, "Bloody Mary", queen of England (1553-58), dies at 42  

1594  Johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health) on November - 17.  

1603  English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason on this day in history.  

1608  Adolf, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies in battle at 22 on this day in history.  

1648  Thomas Ford, composer, dies on November - 17.  

1659  Peace of the Pyrenees is signed between France and Spain on November - 17.  

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  On November - 17 john Zenger, arrested for libel against NY col gov; later acquitted  

1745  Prince Charles Edward Stewart, accompanied by pipers, entered Carlysle following the surrender of the city to the Jacobite Army on November - 17.  

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 November - 17.  

1770  On this day in history gian Francesco de Majo, composer, dies at 38  

1771  Jonathan Huntington, composer on November - 17.  

1785  Church of England organizes in New England on November - 17.  

1787  Michele Carafa, composer on this day in history.  

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0009  On this day in history birth of vespasian, Roman Emperor (d. 79)  

1502  On November - 17 birth of atahualpa, last emperor of the Inca (d. 1533)  

1503  Il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son) was born on November - 17.  

1576  On this day in history birth of roque Gonzales, Paraguayan missionary (d. 1628)  

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

1612  On November - 17 birth of dorgon, Manchu prince (d. 1650)  

1681  Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.  

1685  Pierre Gaultier, French-Canadian trader and explorer (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.  

0375  On November - 17 valentinianus I, co-emperor of E Roman Empire (336-75), dies at ñ54  

0474  Leo II, Byzantine Emperor (474), dies on this day in history.  

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

0641  On November - 17 death of emperor Jomei of Japan (b. 593)  

0680  On November - 17 death of hilda of Whitby (b. 614)  

0885  On November - 17 death of queen Liutgard  

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

1231  On November - 17 death of elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1207)