November 17


 * "" is also the name of a group in, coinciding with the anniversary of the .

Events

 * - is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers.
 * - The future is named associate emperor by.
 * -  becomes King of.
 * - and  ally against.
 * - begins: Queen  dies and is succeeded by her half-sister.
 * -,  and   goes on trial for.
 * - is signed between  and.
 * - was submitted to the states for ratification.
 * - : -  forces defeat the ns in.
 * - The building in  holds its first session of the.
 * - Napoleonic Wars:.
 * - Captain becomes the first  to see  (the  was later named after him).
 * - The, America's oldest continuous social fraternity, was founded at  in.
 * - and  were separated from Greater.
 * - 's first opera,  opens in.
 * - becomes the first European to see  in what is now present-day -.
 * - : On the in present-day southern, the  establishes  in order to help control new land acquired in the.
 * - Modified zero.
 * - : begins -  forces led by General   place  under.
 * - In, the , linking the with the , is inaugurated in an elaborate.
 * - The is granted a  by the state of.
 * - 's patriotic made its premiere in  to a warm reception by the n people.
 * - First assassination attempt against.
 * - The splits into two groups; the  ( for "majority") and  (Russian for "minority").
 * 1903  -  (current ) becomes a  protectorate.
 * - The is signed between  and.
 * - The fraternity, the first  fraternity at a historically black  or, is founded at  in
 * - King proclaims  (later ). The idea was first suggested by.
 * - Former  goes into exile in.
 * - recognizes.
 * - Nine students are executed as a response to anti- demonstrations prompted by the death of ; in addition, Czech universities are shut down and over a thousand Czech students sent to s.
 * - The - air connection is created.
 * - :, the ambassador to , cables the  that Japan has plans to launch an  against  (his cable is ignored).
 * -, the 14th , was enthroned as 's at the age of fifteen.
 * - The remaining human inhabitants of the, , are evacuated to the mainland.
 * - Colonel becomes.
 * -  dedicates, serving the  region.
 * - : Acting on optimistic reports he was given on, US President tells his nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."
 * - is condemned to death for attempting to assassinate  dictator.
 * - : Negotiators from the and the  meet in  to begin  negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides.
 * - Vietnam War: Lieutenant goes on trial for the.
 * 1970  - : The  lands  on  (Sea of Rains) on the . This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and was released by the orbiting  spacecraft.
 * 1970  -  receives the  for the first.
 * - : In, US President tells 400  managing editors "I am not a crook".
 * 1973  - The  against the military  ends in a bloodshed in the Greek capital.
 * -  (Worker-Peasant Alliance) founded in, as a front of.
 * - The is founded.
 * - The first edition of is released. It became the oldest    still running after its 20 years of existence.
 * - : begins: In, a student demonstration in  is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the  government (it succeeds on ).
 * - Fugendake, part of the volcanic complex,,  becomes active again and erupts.
 * - In, 62 people are killed by 6 ic militants outside the , known as (The police then kill the assailants).
 * - A catastrophic in Log pod Mangartom,, kills 7, and causes millions of  of damage. It is one of the worst catastrophes in  in the past 100 years.
 * 2000  -  is removed from office as president of.
 * - is inaugurated as.
 * - Corp. announces it is buying  for $11 billion  and naming the newly merged company.
 * - 's choice of national anthem, , becomes official in law for the first time, almost 60 years after it was provisionally chosen following the.
 * - Official naming of element 111, (Rg).
 * - Official naming of element 111, (Rg).

Births

 * -, Roman Emperor (d. )
 * -, last emperor of the (d. )
 * -, Italian painter (d. )
 * -, Paraguayan missionary (d. )
 * -, Dutch poet (d. )
 * -, Manchu prince (d. )
 * -, French theologian (d. )
 * -, French-Canadian trader and explorer (d. )
 * -, queen of Sardinia (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French marshal (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, British painter (d. )
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * -, Austrian composer (d. )
 * -, Bulgarian writer (d. )
 * -, governor of (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, Polish-French neurologist (d. )
 * -, American anarchist (d. )
 * -, German neurologist (d. )
 * -, the first (d. )
 * -, American social worker (d. )
 * 1878  -, Austrian physicist (d. )
 * -, British World War II commander (d. )
 * -, Austrian politician (d. )
 * -, Russian philosopher (d. )
 * 1895  -, Mexican author (d. )
 * -, Russian psychologist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Canadian film sound engineer (d. )
 * -, German politician (d. )
 * 1901  -, Austrian director (d. )
 * -, Hungarian physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American sculptor (d. )
 * - Queen (d. )
 * 1905  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Japanese automobile pioneer (d. )
 * 1906  -, American baseball player  (d. )
 * -, 's secretary (d. )
 * -, French diplomat (d. )
 * -, American historian (d. )
 * -, Luxembourgish singer (d. )
 * -, American biochemist,
 * -, New Zealand cricketer (d. )
 * 1923  -, Roman Catholic Bishop of Stockholm
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1925  -, Australian-born conductor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, American decathlete (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * -, Austrian skier
 * -, Israeli poet (d. )
 * -, British comedian (d. )
 * -, Canadian singer
 * -, British author (d. )
 * -, Irish folk music singer and banjo player
 * -, American film director
 * 1942  -, Cambodian politician
 * -, American actress
 * -, Hall of Fame Coach
 * 1944  -, American actor
 * 1944  -, Dutch architect
 * 1944  -, Canadian producer
 * 1944  -, baseball player
 * 1944  -, American singer and songwriter  (d. )
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1945  -, Anglo-French film director
 * -, Governor of
 * 1946  -, English rock musician
 * -, American scriptwriter
 * 1947  -, Canadian politician
 * -, American politician
 * -, British businessman
 * -, American actor
 * 1951  -, American singer and actor (d. )
 * -, Dutch field hockey player
 * -, Australian criminal
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * 1955  -, daughter of  (d. )
 * -, BBC News Reader
 * -, American actress
 * -, British presenter
 * 1960  -, host of
 * 1960  -, American  entertainer
 * -, Quebec singer (d. )
 * -, American actor and radio personality
 * 1964  -,  player
 * -, Australian musician and composer
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1966  -, French actress
 * 1966  -, Cuban model and actress
 * 1966  -, Australian singer
 * 1966  -, American guitarist
 * -, German porn actress
 * -, Belgian player
 * 1969  -, Japanese
 * -, British guitarist
 * -, American actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1973  -, German footballer
 * 1973  -, Russian figure skater
 * -, American actress
 * -, Rapper
 * 1975  -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, South African swimmer
 * -, New Zealand actress
 * 1978   -, American football player
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1979  -, English footballer
 * -, American musician
 * 1980  -, professional wrestler
 * -, English singer
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Greek basketball player
 * 1983  -, American baseball player
 * 1983  -, American baseball player
 * 1983  -, American novelist
 * -, Portuguese football player
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, bishop and historian (b. c.)
 * - of Japan (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - Queen
 * -, daughter of (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, Italian philosopher (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * 1558  -,  (b. )
 * -, father of (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Japanese naval commander (b. )
 * -, Bavarian field marshal (b. )
 * -, Marshal of France (b. )
 * -, English composer
 * -, English bishop
 * -, English preacher (b. )
 * -, French soldier (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * -, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. )
 * -, English pirate (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, British astronomer (b. )
 * -, Italian painter (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, Empress of Russia (b. )
 * -, Moravian missionary (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, German priest and miracle-worker (b. )
 * -, British father of the cooperative movement (b. )
 * -, American Protestant Episcopal clergyman (b. )
 * -, Methodist Social Reformer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, pioneer pilot, 1st 'American' pilot killed in the crash of an airplane, ,.
 * -, French sculptor (b. )
 * -, Swiss Federal Councillor (b. )
 * -, Indian author, politician, & freedom fighter (b. )
 * -, American statistician (b. )
 * -, Austrian contralto (b. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (b. )
 * -, Croatian politician (b. )
 * -, British sculptor (b. )
 * 1940  -, American biologist (b. )
 * -, American anarchist, physician (b. )
 * -, Russian anarchist, novelist, and historian (b. )
 * -, American pianist and composer (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Brazilian composer (b. )
 * -, British writer (b. )
 * -, Sri Aurobindo Ashram (b. )
 * -, British bassist
 * -, 41st master of  order (b. )
 * -, Estonian composer (b. )
 * 1982  -, Russian violinist (b. )
 * -, French automobile executive (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, English Rock Musician
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, French physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, German guitarist (b. )
 * -, Israeli diplomat (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * 2003  -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Swedish wrestler (b. )
 * 2004  -, Russian hockey player (b. )
 * -, Polish actor (b. )
 * -, American blues singer (b. )
 * 2006  -, Hungarian footballer (b. )
 * 2006  -, American football coach (b. )
 * 2006  -, Italian singer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * and the - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day commemorating the beginning of the  in 1989.
 * and the - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day commemorating the beginning of the  in 1989.
 * and the - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day commemorating the beginning of the  in 1989.