November 17th, 1783

Born on November 17th, 1783

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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 1783

47

Simón Bolívar

South American military and political leader, protagonist of the Spanish-American emancipation against the Spanish Empire (1783-1830)

*July 24th, 1783, Birthplace of Simón Bolívar †December 17th, 1830, Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino

59

Stendhal

19th century French writer

*January 23rd, 1783, Grenoble †March 23rd, 1842, Paris

76

Wilhelm Pfeil

German forestry scientist

*March 28th, 1783, Friesdorf †September 4th, 1859, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój

59

Caroline Tischbein

German drawer

*November 5th, 1783, Bad Arolsen †April 29th, 1843, Berlin

54

Hortense de Beauharnais

Queen consort of the Netherlands

*April 10th, 1783, Paris †October 5th, 1837, Arenenberg

66

Friedrich Knie

(1784-1850)

*November 30th, 1783, Erfurt †November 30th, 1849, Burgdorf

79

Sylvester Churchill

Inspector General of the U.S. Army

*August 2nd, 1783, Woodstock †December 7th, 1862, Washington, D.C.

60

John Claudius Loudon

Scottish botanist (1783-1843)

*April 8th, 1783, Cambuslang †December 14th, 1843, Bayswater

70

Ernst Gottfried Adolf Böckel

German theologian

*April 1st, 1783, Gdańsk †January 5th, 1854, Oldenburg

82

Ferdinand, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

*April 26th, 1783, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †March 24th, 1866, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

42

Reginald Heber

English clergyman, Lord Bishop of Calcutta

*April 21st, 1783, Hodnet Hall †April 3rd, 1826, Tiruchirappalli

72

Benedetto Pistrucci

Italian engraver (1783–1855)

*May 29th, 1783, Rome †September 16th, 1855, Englefield Green

69

William Tierney Clark

English civil engineer

*August 23rd, 1783, Bristol †September 22nd, 1852, Hammersmith

24

Jacob Merz

Swiss painter

*April 7th, 1783, Hirslanden †October 2nd, 1807, Vienna

70

George Watterston

Librarian of Congress (1783-1854)

*October 23rd, 1783, New York Harbor †February 4th, 1854, Washington, D.C.

36

Curro Guillén

Spanish torero (1783-1820)

*November 16th, 1783, Utrera †May 21st, 1820, Ronda

78

Bernardus Franciscus Suerman

Dutch author (1783-1862)

*October 4th, 1783, Haarlem †February 11th, 1862, Utrecht

84

Johann Friedrich Danneil

German archaeologist and prehistorian

*February 18th, 1783, Kalbe (Milde) †January 20th, 1868, Salzwedel

77

Friedrich Dotzauer

German composer

*January 20th, 1783, Häselrieth †March 6th, 1860, Dresden

34

Federigo Zuccari

Italian astronomer, director of the Observatory of Naples (1783-1817)

*August 26th, 1783, Isola del Liri †December 15th, 1817, Barra

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1783 is a normal year and no leap year.

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