Page 2: Historical Events In November - 17

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

1796  On this day in history battle of Arcole-Napoleon I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy   

1796  On this day in history battle of Arcole-Napolean I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy   

1796  Catharina II the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67 on November - 17.   

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

1799  On this day in history titian Ramsey Peale, US, artist/naturalist (American Ornithology)   

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

1800  On this day in history the United States Congress meets for the first time   

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 this day in history napoleonic Wars: Battle of Krasnoi.   

1814  Joseph Finegan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 on this day in history.   

1816  August W Ambros, Austria musicologist (History of Music) on November - 17.   

1818  Charlotte Sophia von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of England, dies on this day in history.   

1826  On November - 17 john McArthur, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

1826  Louise Reichardt, composer, dies at 47 on November - 17.   

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

1839  On November - 17 giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di," premieres in Milan   

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

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

1853  Street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections on November - 17.   

1854  On November - 17 louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17)   

1855  On this day in history david Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe.   

1856  On this day in history 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.   

1856  On this day in history william Knyvett, composer, dies at 77   

1858  Origin of Modified Julian Period on this day in history.   

1859  Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer on November - 17.   

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

1862  On November - 17 confederate Sec of War George B Randolph resigns   

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

1502  Atahualpa, last emperor of the Inca (d. 1533) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1612  Dorgon, Manchu prince (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

1681  On this day in history birth of pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (d. 1776)   

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

0375  Valentinianus I, co-emperor of E Roman Empire (336-75), dies at ñ54 on November - 17.   

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

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

0885  Death of Queen Liutgard on this day in history.   

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

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