Historical Events In November - 17

1794  John Barrien Montgomery, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1873 on this day in history.  

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 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 November - 17.  

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  Alberich Zwyssig, composer on November - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On November - 17 the Delta Phi fraternity, America's oldest continuous social fraternity, was founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York.  

1831  On this day in history ecuador and Venezuela were separated from Greater Colombia.  

1834  On November - 17 stephen Hinsdale Weed, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863  

1837  On November - 17 david Capriles, director of psychiatry of Monte Christo, Curacao  

1839  On this day in history giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di," premieres in Milan  

1842  Fugitive slave George Latimer, captured in Boston on November - 17.  

1848  On this day in history jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies  

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

1854  Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17) on November - 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  William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77 on November - 17.  

1858  Origin of Modified Julian Period on November - 17.  

1859  Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

1862  On November - 17 alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63  

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

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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  On November - 17 birth of il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son)  

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

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

1612  Dorgon, Manchu prince (d. 1650) was born on November - 17.  

1681  Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (d. 1776) was born on November - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

0885  Death of Queen Liutgard on this day in history.  

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

1231  On this day in history death of elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1207)