November 17th, 1697

Born on November 17th, 1697

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?

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

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

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, film producer and actor

*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

45

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress

*November 17th, 1978, London

57

Peter Cook

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

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

84

Michele Carafa

Italian opera composer

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

69

Roland Matthes

German swimmer

*November 17th, 1950, Pößneck †December 20th, 2019, Wertheim

73

Carlo Verdone

Italian actor, screenwriter and film director

*November 17th, 1950, Rome

71

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa since 2018

*November 17th, 1952, Soweto

44

Mikel Astarloza

Road bicycle racer

*November 17th, 1979, Pasai San Pedro

87

George Silk

New Zealand photojournalist

*November 17th, 1916, Levin †October 23rd, 2004, Norwalk

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Born in 1697

66

William Hogarth

English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist (1697-1764)

*November 10th, 1697, London †October 26th, 1764, London

60

Canaletto

Italian painter of landscapes (1697-1768)

*October 7th, 1697, Venice †April 19th, 1758, Venice

47

Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor

*August 6th, 1697, City of Brussels †January 20th, 1745, Munich

82

Francesco Antonio Vallotti

Italian composer, organist and music theorist

*June 11th, 1697, Vercelli †January 10th, 1780, Padua

71

Gerhard Tersteegen

German theologian and hymn writer

*November 25th, 1697, Moers †April 3rd, 1769, Mülheim an der Ruhr

68

Ferdinand August Hommel

German university teacher and writer (1697-1765)

*February 3rd, 1697, Leipzig †February 16th, 1765, Leipzig

73

Bernhard Siegfried Albinus

German-born Dutch anatomist (1697-1770)

*February 24th, 1697, Frankfurt (Oder) †September 9th, 1770, Leiden

80

Charles Antoine de La Roche-Aymon

French cardinal

*February 17th, 1697, France †October 27th, 1777, Paris

66

Antoine François Prévost

French novelist (1697–1763)

*April 1st, 1697, Hesdin †November 25th, 1763, Chantilly

63

Friederike Caroline Neuber

German actor and director

*March 9th, 1697, Reichenbach im Vogtland †November 30th, 1760, Laubegast

73

John Gill

English Baptist pastor, biblical scholar and theologian (1697-1771)

*November 23rd, 1697, Kettering †October 14th, 1771

76

Johann Joachim Quantz

German flutist, flute maker and composer (1697-1773)

*January 30th, 1697, Scheden †July 12th, 1773, Potsdam

48

John Peter Zenger

A German printer and journalist in New York City

*October 26th, 1697, Impflingen †July 28th, 1746, New York City

76

Sauveur François Morand

French surgeon

*April 2nd, 1697, Paris †July 21st, 1773, Paris

42

Maria Karolina Sobieska

Polish princess

*November 25th, 1697, Oława †May 8th, 1740, Zhovkva

65

George Anson, 1st Baron Anson

British admiral (1697-1762)

*April 23rd, 1697, Staffordshire †June 6th, 1762, Hertfordshire

55

Johann Gottfried Auerbach

Austrian artist (1697-1753)

*October 28th, 1697, Mühlhausen †August 5th, 1753, Vienna

69

Claude Pierre Goujet

French historian

*October 19th, 1697, Paris †February 1st, 1767, Paris

85

Heinrich Joseph Johann of Auersperg

Austrian nobleman (1697-1783)

*June 24th, 1697, Vienna †February 9th, 1783, Vienna

84

Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville

French cartographer and geographer

*July 11th, 1697, Paris †January 28th, 1782, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1697 is a normal year and no leap year.

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