November 17th, 1554

Born on November 17th, 1554

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on November 17th?

November 17th, 2013

An outbreak of 77 confirmed tornadoes occurred in seven U.S. states; it became the largest November tornado outbreak in Illinois and Indiana.

November 17th, 2012

In Manfalut, Egypt, a school bus was hit by a train, killing at least 50 children.

November 17th, 2009

Administrators at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit discovered that their servers had been hacked and thousands of emails and files on climate change had been stolen.

November 17th, 1997

Sixty-two people were killed by Islamist terrorists outside Deir el-Bahari (pictured) in Luxor, one of Egypt's top tourist attractions.

November 17th, 1989

Walt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid to theatres, starting the Disney Renaissance.

November 17th, 1968

NBC controversially cut away from an American football game between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets to broadcast Heidi, causing viewers in the Eastern United States to miss the game's dramatic ending.

November 17th, 1950

The 14th Dalai Lama (pictured) assumed full temporal power as ruler of Tibet at the age of fifteen.

November 17th, 1943

World War II: Australian forces launched an assault on Sattelberg, New Guinea, against Japanese forces, initiating the Battle of Sattelberg.

November 17th, 1941

World War II: Hjalmar Siilasvuo ordered Finnish forces to halt their assault against Soviet forces near Salla, concluding Operation Arctic Fox.

November 17th, 1796

French Revolutionary Wars: French forces defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Arcole in a manoeuvre to cut the latter's line of retreat.

November 17th, 1592

Sigismund III Vasa, who was already King of Poland, succeeded his father John III as King of Sweden.

November 17th, 1558

Elizabeth I (pictured) became Queen of England and of Ireland, marking the beginning of the Elizabethan era.

November 17th, 1292

John Balliol was chosen to be King of Scots over Robert de Brus.

November 17th, 2019

The first known case of COVID-19 is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

November 17th, 2013

A rare late-season tornado outbreak strikes the Midwest. Illinois and Indiana are most affected with tornado reports as far north as lower Michigan. In all around six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 17th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 17th?

34

Emmsjé Gauti

Icelandic rapper

*November 17th, 1989, Iceland

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

26

Julian Ryerson

Norwegian association football player

*November 17th, 1997, Lyngdal

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

57

Sophie Marceau

French actress

*November 17th, 1966, Paris

65

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

American actress

*November 17th, 1958, Lombard

81

Martin Scorsese

American film director, screenwriter and producer

*November 17th, 1942, Queens

29

Benno Schmitz

German footballer

*November 17th, 1994, Munich

79

Danny DeVito

American actor, director, and producer

*November 17th, 1944, Neptune Township

71

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa since 2018

*November 17th, 1952, Soweto

63

Petrik Sander

German association football player and manager

*November 17th, 1960, Quedlinburg

57

Peter Cook

British actor, satirist, writer and comedian (1937-1995)

*November 17th, 1937, Torquay †January 9th, 1995, Hampstead

45

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress

*November 17th, 1978, London

68

Louis XVIII of France

Bourbon King of France and of Navarre (1755-1824)

*November 17th, 1755, Palace of Versailles †September 16th, 1824, Tuileries Palace

69

Bronzino

Italian Mannerist painter

*November 17th, 1503, Florence †November 23rd, 1572, Florence

73

Carlo Verdone

Italian actor, screenwriter and film director

*November 17th, 1950, Rome

84

Michele Carafa

Italian opera composer

*November 17th, 1787, Naples †July 26th, 1872, Paris

51

Friedrich Balduin

German theologian (1575-1627)

*November 17th, 1575, Dresden †May 1st, 1627, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

37

Nani

Portuguese association football player

*November 17th, 1986, Praia

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69

Gregory XV

Pope from 1621 to 1623

*January 9th, 1554, Bologna †July 8th, 1623, Rome

31

Philip Sidney

English poet, courtier, diplomat (1554-1586)

*November 30th, 1554, Kent †October 17th, 1586, Arnhem

73

Giovanni Battista Paggi

Italian painter (1554-1627)

*February 27th, 1554, Genoa †March 12th, 1627, Genoa

37

Elisabeth of Austria

Queen consort of France (1554–1592)

*July 5th, 1554, Vienna †January 22nd, 1592, Vienna

75

Carlo Antonio Procaccini

Italian painter (1571-1630)

*November 30th, 1554, Bologna †January 1st, 1630, Milan

80

William Paddy

English politician

*January 1st, 1554, London †December 22nd, 1634

24

Sebastian of Portugal

King of Portugal (1554-1578)

*January 20th, 1554, Ribeira Palace †August 4th, 1578, Ksar el-Kebir

46

Richard Hooker

English bishop and Anglican Divine

*February 28th, 1554, Heavitree †November 3rd, 1600, Bishopsbourne

77

Catherine de Parthenay

French noblewoman (1554–1631)

*March 22nd, 1554, Mouchamps †October 26th, 1631, Mouchamps

73

Everard van Bronkhorst

Dutch jurist

*March 27th, 1554, Deventer †May 27th, 1627, Leiden

56

Georg Limnäus

Mag. phil. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena 1581

*October 23rd, 1554, Jena †September 15th, 1611, Jena

34

Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1578-1588)

*March 18th, 1554, Eisenberg castle ruins †August 6th, 1588, Eisenberg castle ruins

64

Prospero Farinacci

Italian jurist (1554-1618)

*November 1st, 1554, Rome †December 31st, 1618, Rome

68

Leonardus Lessius

Lenaert Leys, Flemish moral theologian from the Jesuit order (1554-1623)

*October 1st, 1554, Brecht †January 15th, 1623, Leuven

57

Charles of Lorraine, duke of Mayenne

French noble (1554-1611)

*March 26th, 1554, Alençon †October 3rd, 1611, Soissons

51

Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg

Count of Bentheim, Tecklenburg, Steinfurt and Limburg, Lord of Rheda (1554-1606)

*October 11th, 1554, Neuenhaus †January 11th, 1606, Tecklenburg

55

Ascanio Persio

Italian linguist (1554-1610)

*March 9th, 1554, Matera †February 1st, 1610, Bologna

73

Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke

English politician (1554-1628)

*October 3rd, 1554, Alcester †September 30th, 1628, Warwick

39

Louis III, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg

*January 1st, 1554, Stuttgart †August 28th, 1593, Stuttgart

63

Philip William, Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange (1554–1618)

*December 19th, 1554, Buren †February 20th, 1618, City of Brussels

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1554 is a normal year and no leap year.

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