November 17th, 1685

Born on November 17th, 1685

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, 1685

64

Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye

French Canadian explorer and trader (1685-1749)

*November 17th, 1685, Trois-Rivières †December 5th, 1749, Montreal

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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

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

57

Sophie Marceau

French actress

*November 17th, 1966, Paris

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

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

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

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

37

Nani

Portuguese association football player

*November 17th, 1986, Praia

59

Rock Hudson

American actor (1925–1985)

*November 17th, 1925, Winnetka †October 2nd, 1985, Marina del Rey

28

Alexis Vastine

French boxer

*November 17th, 1986, Pont-Audemer †March 9th, 2015, Villa Castelli

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Born in 1685

65

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer (1685–1750)

*March 21st, 1685, Eisenach †July 28th, 1750, Leipzig

74

George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

*February 23rd, 1685, Halle (Saale) †April 14th, 1759, London

47

John Gay

English poet and playwright (1685–1732)

*June 30th, 1685, Barnstaple †December 4th, 1732, London

67

George Berkeley

Irish idealist philosopher and Anglican bishop (1685–1753)

*March 12th, 1685, Kilkenny †January 14th, 1753, Oxford

55

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

18th century Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor

*October 1st, 1685, Vienna †October 20th, 1740, Vienna

71

Domenico Scarlatti

Italian composer, son of Alessandro Scarlatti

*October 26th, 1685, Kingdom of Naples †July 23rd, 1757, Madrid

85

Charles-Jean-François Hénault

French writer and historian (1685-1770)

*February 8th, 1685, Paris †November 24th, 1770, Paris

46

Brook Taylor

English mathematician (1685-1731)

*August 18th, 1685, Edmonton †November 30th, 1731, London

54

Thomas Tickell

English poet and man of letters (1685-1740)

*December 17th, 1685, Bridekirk †April 21st, 1740, Bath

63

Balthasar Denner

German painter (1685-1749)

*November 15th, 1685, Hamburg †April 14th, 1749, Rostock

80

Johann Maria Farina

Italian perfumer and inventor

*December 8th, 1685, Santa Maria Maggiore †November 25th, 1766, Cologne

26

Marie Adélaïde of Savoy

Dauphine of France

*December 6th, 1685, Turin †February 12th, 1712, Palace of Versailles

81

Dominikus Zimmermann

German architect (1685-1766)

*June 30th, 1685, Wessobrunn †November 16th, 1766, Steingaden

90

Christian Reichart

German gardener and botanist (1685-1775)

*July 4th, 1685, Erfurt †July 30th, 1775, Erfurt

53

Jean-Pierre Nicéron

French encyclopedist

*March 11th, 1685, Paris †July 8th, 1738, Paris

66

Claude Joseph Geoffroy

French scientist (1685-1752)

*August 8th, 1685, Paris †March 9th, 1752, Paris

60

Jacques Duhan de Jandun

German educator (1685-1746)

*March 14th, 1685, Jandun †January 3rd, 1746, Berlin

76

Christiane Charlotte of Nassau-Ottweiler

Countess of Nassau-Saarbrücken, later Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg

*September 2nd, 1685, Ottweiler †November 6th, 1761, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

74

Sebastián de Eslava

Viceroy of New Grenada (1685-1759)

*January 19th, 1685, Enériz/Eneritz †June 21st, 1759, Madrid

60

Gottfried Kirchoff

German composer (1685-1746)

*September 15th, 1685, Mühlbeck †January 21st, 1746, Halle (Saale)

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No: With 365 days 1685 is a normal year and no leap year.

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