Historical Events In November - 17
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
0284 On November - 17 diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers.
0331 On this day in history 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 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 On November - 17 gregorius van Tours, Frankisch bishop of Tours, dies
0885 On this day in history queen Liutgard
1093 On this day in history margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies
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 November - 17 il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son)
1511 On this day in history england & Spain sign anti-French covenant
1512 On November - 17 kempo Roeper, Frisian rebel, quartered
1555 William of Orange becomes member of Council of State on this day in history.
1558 Elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary on November - 17.
1558 On this day in history mary I Tudor, "Bloody Mary", queen of England (1553-58), dies at 42
1594 On November - 17 johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)
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 On November - 17 peace of the Pyrenees is signed between France and Spain.
1665 John Earle, English bishop on November - 17.
1690 Noel-Nicolas Coypel, French painter/cartoonist on November - 17.
1704 Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet on November - 17.
1734 On November - 17 john Zenger, arrested for libel against NY col gov; later acquitted
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 this day in history.
1755 Louis XVIII, 1st post-revolutionary king of France (1814-24) on this day in history.
1768 On this day in history thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st duke of Newcastle, dies at 75
1770 On November - 17 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 November - 17.