November 17th, 1629

Born on November 17th, 1629

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

Born on November 17th, 1629

72

Giovanni Pietro Tencalla

Swiss architect

*November 17th, 1629, Bissone †March 6th, 1702, Bissone

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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

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

26

Julian Ryerson

Norwegian association football player

*November 17th, 1997, Lyngdal

65

John George II

Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

*November 17th, 1627, Dessau †August 7th, 1693, Berlin

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

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

79

Danny DeVito

American actor, director, and producer

*November 17th, 1944, Neptune Township

63

Petrik Sander

German association football player and manager

*November 17th, 1960, Quedlinburg

71

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa since 2018

*November 17th, 1952, Soweto

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

79

Ludwig Gebhard von Hoym

(1631-1711)

*November 17th, 1631, Droyßig †January 2nd, 1711, Droyßig

84

Michele Carafa

Italian opera composer

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

73

Carlo Verdone

Italian actor, screenwriter and film director

*November 17th, 1950, Rome

38

Dorgon

Prince Rui of the First Rank and regent of the Qing Dynasty (1612-1650)

*November 17th, 1612, Hetu Ala City †December 31st, 1650, Chengde

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Born in 1629

66

Christiaan Huygens

Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1629–1695)

*April 14th, 1629, The Hague †July 8th, 1695, The Hague

50

Nicolas Lloyd

British lexicographer

*November 30th, 1629, Flintshire †November 30th, 1679

46

Alexei I of Russia

Tsar of Russia (1645–1676)

*March 19th, 1629, Moscow †January 29th, 1676, Moscow

66

John III Sobieski

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1629–1696)

*August 17th, 1629, Olesko †June 17th, 1696, Wilanów Palace

54

Pieter de Hooch

Dutch Golden Age painter (1629-1684)

*December 20th, 1629, Rotterdam †March 24th, 1684, Amsterdam

55

Werner Theodor Martini

German judge

*June 14th, 1629, Salzwedel †March 10th, 1685, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

71

Ahasverus Fritsch

German jurist, poet and hymn writer (1629-1701)

*December 16th, 1629, Mücheln †August 24th, 1701, Rudolstadt

70

Lorenzo Pasinelli

Italian painter (1629-1700)

*September 4th, 1629, Bologna †March 4th, 1700, Bologna

66

Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy

French politician and diplomat (1629-1696)

*August 5th, 1629, Reims †July 28th, 1696, Versailles

62

Jean-Henri d'Anglebert

French harpsichordist and composer

*April 1st, 1629, Bar-le-Duc †April 23rd, 1691, Paris

41

Abraham Teniers

Flemish painter (1629-1670)

*January 1st, 1629, Antwerp †January 1st, 1670, Antwerp

42

Agneta Horn

Swedish writer

*August 18th, 1629, Riga †March 18th, 1672, Stockholm City

51

Oliver Plunkett

Irish archbishop, martyr and saint; (1629-1681)

*November 1st, 1629, Loughcrew †July 1st, 1681, London

68

Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg

German prince (1629-1698)

*November 20th, 1629, Herzberg am Harz †January 23rd, 1698, Hanover

67

Niels Juel

Danish admiral (1629-1697)

*May 8th, 1629, Christiania †April 8th, 1697, Copenhagen

50

John of Austria the Younger

Spanish general (1629-1679)

*April 7th, 1629, Madrid †September 17th, 1679, Madrid

16

Balthasar Charles

Prince of Asturias; (1629-1646)

*October 17th, 1629, Madrid †October 9th, 1646, Zaragoza

62

Jan Commelin

Dutch botanist (1629-1692)

*April 23rd, 1629, Leiden †January 19th, 1692, Amsterdam

37

Francis Erdmann, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

German duke (1629-1666)

*February 25th, 1629, Toužim †July 30th, 1666, Schwarzenbek

47

Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg

Titular Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg and Count of Nassau-Schaumburg

*January 23rd, 1629, Dillenburg †December 19th, 1676, Hadamar

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1629 is a normal year and no leap year.

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