Historical Events In November - 17

0284  Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers on November - 17.  

0331  Flavius Claudius Julianus, [Julian the Apostate], emperor on November - 17.  

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

0473  On this day in history the future Zeno I is named associate emperor by Emperor Leo I.  

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

0594  Gregorius van Tours, Frankisch bishop of Tours, dies on November - 17.  

0885  On November - 17 queen Liutgard  

1093  Margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies on November - 17.  

1183  On November - 17 battle of Mizushima.  

1278  On this day in history 680 Jews arrested (293 hanged) in England for counterfeiting coins  

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

1503  On this day in history il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son)  

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

1512  On November - 17 kempo Roeper, Frisian rebel, quartered  

1555  On November - 17 william of Orange becomes member of Council of State  

1558  Elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary on this day in history.  

1558  On this day in history mary I Tudor, "Bloody Mary", queen of England (1553-58), dies at 42  

1594  On this day in history johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)  

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

1608  On November - 17 adolf, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies in battle at 22  

1648  On November - 17 thomas Ford, composer, dies  

1659  On this day in history peace of the Pyrenees is signed between France and Spain.  

1665  On November - 17 john Earle, English bishop  

1690  Noel-Nicolas Coypel, French painter/cartoonist on November - 17.  

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  On this day in history alain R Lesage, French author (Le diable boiteux), dies at 79  

1755  Louis XVIII, 1st post-revolutionary king of France (1814-24) on November - 17.  

1768  Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st duke of Newcastle, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1770  On November - 17 gian Francesco de Majo, composer, dies at 38  

1771  Jonathan Huntington, composer on November - 17.  

1785  On this day in history church of England organizes in New England  

1787  Michele Carafa, composer on November - 17.  

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0009  On November - 17 birth of vespasian, Roman Emperor (d. 79)  

1502  Atahualpa, last emperor of the Inca (d. 1533) was born on November - 17.  

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

1576  On November - 17 birth of roque Gonzales, Paraguayan missionary (d. 1628)  

1594  Johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health) was born on this day in history.  

1612  On November - 17 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 this day in history 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 November - 17.  

0474  On November - 17 leo II, Byzantine Emperor (474), dies  

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

0641  Death of Emperor Jomei of Japan (b. 593) on November - 17.  

0680  On this day in history death of hilda of Whitby (b. 614)  

0885  On November - 17 death of queen Liutgard  

1093  On this day in history margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies  

1231  Death of Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1207) on November - 17.