November 17th, 1618

Born on November 17th, 1618

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What happened on November 17th?

November 17th, 1894

H. H. Holmes (pictured), one of the first modern serial killers, was arrested in Boston after killing at least nine people.

November 17th, 1800

The U.S. Congress convened in Washington D.C. for the first time in the partially completed Capitol Building.

November 17th, 2013

Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 crashed during an aborted landing at Kazan International Airport, Russia, killing all 50 people on board and leading to the revocation of the airline's operating certificate.

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 (temple pictured) in Luxor, one of Egypt's top tourist attractions.

November 17th, 1989

Walt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid to theatres, beginning 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 15.

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 won the Battle of Arcole in a manoeuvre to cut the Austrians' 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 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1618

45

Francesco Maria Grimaldi

Italian physicist (1618-1663)

*April 2nd, 1618, Bologna †December 28th, 1663, Bologna

59

Johann Franck

German poet and hymnist

*June 1st, 1618, Guben †June 18th, 1677, Guben

76

Everhard Jabach

German private banker (1618-1695)

*July 10th, 1618, Cologne †March 6th, 1695, Paris

26

Mariana de Jesús de Paredes

Mariana de Jesus

*October 31st, 1618, Quito †May 26th, 1645, Quito

71

Gottfried Meisner

German theologian (1618-1690)

*November 13th, 1618, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †August 3rd, 1690, Großenhain

74

Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy

French writer

*April 13th, 1618, Epiry †April 9th, 1693, Autun

46

Louise de La Fayette

French noble (1618-1665)

*November 8th, 1618, Amathay-Vésigneux †January 11th, 1665, Paris

71

Gottfried Welsch

German physician

*November 12th, 1618, Leipzig †September 5th, 1690, Leipzig

46

Friedrich von Ahlefeldt

German provost

*April 28th, 1618, Schinkel †January 2nd, 1665, Schloss Reinbek

59

Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla

Italian noble

*April 4th, 1618, Mantua †January 11th, 1678, Guastalla

82

Jan Six I

Politician from the Northern Netherlands (1618-1700)

*January 14th, 1618, Amsterdam †May 28th, 1700, Amsterdam

61

Rosina Schnorr

German business person

*January 1st, 1618, Schneeberg †January 1st, 1679, Schneeberg

57

Karl Kaspar von der Leyen

Roman Catholic archbishop

*December 18th, 1618, Trier †June 1st, 1676, Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein

72

Catharina Hooft

Wife of Cornelis de Graeff

*December 28th, 1618, Amsterdam †September 30th, 1691, Ilpendam

82

Joachim Rosenow

German mathematician

*November 5th, 1618, Anklam †June 20th, 1701

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1618 is a normal year and no leap year.

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