What Happened On November 17

10 odd things that happened on November 17

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  1894 First ever

  H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.

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  1878 First ever

  First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.

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  1820 First ever

  Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica. (The Palmer Peninsula is later named after him.)

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  1800 First ever

  The United States Congress holds its first session in Washington, D.C.

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  1986 Weird

  The flight crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 are involved in a UFO sighting incident while flying over Alaska.

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  1777 Oddly true

  Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratification.

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  2009 Oddly true

  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.

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  1921 Oddly true

  Rioting broke out in Bombay, India, during the visit of Edward, Prince of Wales, leading to at least 58 deaths.

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  2019 First ever

  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.

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  2000 Oddly true

  A catastrophic landslide in Log pod Mangartom, Slovenia, kills seven, and causes millions of SIT of damage. It is one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia in the past 100 years.

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Observed today

• Athens Polytechnic Uprising Remembrance Day (Greece)
• Christian feast days: Acisclus
• Christian feast days: Aignan of Orleans
• Christian feast days: Elizabeth of Hungary
• Christian feast days: Gennadius of Constantinople (Greek Orthodox Church)
• Christian feast days: Gregory of Tours (Roman Catholic Church)
• Christian feast days: Gregory Thaumaturgus
• Christian feast days: Hilda of Whitby
• Christian feast days: Hugh of Lincoln
• Christian feast days: November 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• International Students' Day
• Martyrs' Day (Odisha, India)
• Presidents Day (Marshall Islands)

• 2019The first known case of COVID-19 is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Wikipedia →
• 2013Fifty people are killed when Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 crashes at Kazan Airport, Russia. Wikipedia →
• 2013A 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. Wikipedia →
• 2012At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in an accident at a railway crossing near Manfalut, Egypt. Wikipedia →
• 2003Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's tenure as the governor of California begins. Wikipedia →
• 2000A catastrophic landslide in Log pod Mangartom, Slovenia, kills seven, and causes millions of SIT of damage. It is one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia in the past 100 years. Wikipedia →
• 2000Alberto Fujimori is removed from office as president of Peru. Wikipedia →
• 1997In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre. Wikipedia →
• 1993United States House of Representatives passes a resolution to establish the North American Free Trade Agreement. Wikipedia →
• 1993In Nigeria, General Sani Abacha ousts the government of Ernest Shonekan in a military coup. Wikipedia →
• 1990Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, becomes active again and erupts. Wikipedia →
• 1989Cold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29). Wikipedia →
• 1986The flight crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 are involved in a UFO sighting incident while flying over Alaska. Wikipedia →
• 1983The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded in Mexico. Wikipedia →
• 1973Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook." Wikipedia →
• 1973The Athens Polytechnic uprising against the military regime ends in a bloodshed in the Greek capital. Wikipedia →
• 1970Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre. Wikipedia →
• 1970Luna programme: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft. Wikipedia →
• 1969Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki, Finland to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides. Wikipedia →
• 1968British European Airways introduces the BAC One-Eleven into commercial service. Wikipedia →
• 1968Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S. Wikipedia →
• 1967Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports that he had been given on November 13, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson tells the nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress." Wikipedia →
• 1962President John F. Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, D.C., region. Wikipedia →
• 1957Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. There are no fatalities. Wikipedia →
• 1953The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, County Kerry, Ireland, are evacuated to the mainland. Wikipedia →
• 1950Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama. Wikipedia →
• 1950United Nations Security Council Resolution 89 relating to the Palestine Question is adopted. Wikipedia →
• 1947The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath. Wikipedia →
• 1947American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century. Wikipedia →
• 1940The Tartu Art Museum is established in Tartu, Estonia. Wikipedia →
• 1939Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. All Czech universities are shut down and more than 1,200 students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic. Wikipedia →
• 1903The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority"). Wikipedia →
• 1896The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino. Wikipedia →
• 1894H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts. Wikipedia →
• 1885Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins. Wikipedia →
• 1878First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg. Wikipedia →
• 1869In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated. Wikipedia →
• 1863American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins: During the Knoxville campaign, Confederate forces under General James Longstreet besiege the city of Knoxville, Tennessee and its Union defenders led by General Ambrose Burnside. Wikipedia →
• 1858Modified Julian Day zero. Wikipedia →
• 1858The city of Denver, Colorado is founded. Wikipedia →
• 1856American Old West: On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase. Wikipedia →
• 1837An earthquake in Valdivia, south-central Chile, causes a tsunami that leads to significant destruction along Japan's coast. Wikipedia →
• 1831Ecuador and Venezuela are separated from Gran Colombia. Wikipedia →
• 1820Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica. (The Palmer Peninsula is later named after him.) Wikipedia →
• 1811José Miguel Carrera, Chilean founding father, is sworn in as President of the executive Junta of the government of Chile. Wikipedia →
• 1810Sweden declares war on its ally the United Kingdom to begin the Anglo-Swedish War, although no fighting ever takes place. Wikipedia →
• 1800The United States Congress holds its first session in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia →
• 1796French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy. Wikipedia →
• 1777Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratification. Wikipedia →
• 1775The city of Kuopio, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden. Wikipedia →
• 1603English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason. Wikipedia →
• 1558Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I. Wikipedia →
• 1511Henry VIII of England concludes the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon. Wikipedia →
• 1494French King Charles VIII occupies Florence, Italy. Wikipedia →
• 1405Sharif ul-Hāshim establishes the Sultanate of Sulu. Wikipedia →
• 1292John Balliol becomes King of Scotland. Wikipedia →
• 1183Genpei War: The Battle of Mizushima takes place off the Japanese coast, where Minamoto no Yoshinaka's invasion force is intercepted and defeated by the Taira clan. Wikipedia →
• 887Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed by the Frankish magnates in an assembly at Frankfurt, leading his nephew, Arnulf of Carinthia, to declare himself king of the East Frankish Kingdom in late November. Wikipedia →