Page 2: 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  On this day in history battle of Arcole-Napolean I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy   

1796  On November - 17 catharina II the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67   

1798  On November - 17 -21) Snow storms in New England, 100s die   

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

1800  Congress held first session in Washington DC on November - 17.   

1800  The United States Congress meets for the first time on November - 17.   

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

1808  On November - 17 alberich Zwyssig, composer   

1812  On November - 17 napoleonic Wars: Battle of Krasnoi.   

1814  On November - 17 joseph Finegan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885   

1816  August W Ambros, Austria musicologist (History of Music) on this day in history.   

1818  Charlotte Sophia von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of England, dies on November - 17.   

1826  John McArthur, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on this day in history.   

1826  Louise Reichardt, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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

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

1834  Stephen Hinsdale Weed, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1837  David Capriles, director of psychiatry of Monte Christo, Curacao on this day in history.   

1839  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di," premieres in Milan on November - 17.   

1842  On November - 17 fugitive slave George Latimer, captured in Boston   

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

1853  On this day in history street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections   

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 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 on this day in history.   

1856  On November - 17 william Knyvett, composer, dies at 77   

1858  On this day in history origin of Modified Julian Period   

1859  Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer on November - 17.   

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

1862  Confederate Sec of War George B Randolph resigns on this day in history.   

1862  Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63 on November - 17.   

1863  -Dec 4th) Battle of Knoxville, TN on November - 17.   

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

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

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

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

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 November - 17.   

0474  On this day in history leo II, Byzantine Emperor (474), dies   

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

0641  Death of Emperor Jomei of Japan (b. 593) on this day in history.   

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

0885  On this day in history death of queen Liutgard   

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

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