Page 2: Historical Events In November - 17

1794  John Barrien Montgomery, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1873 on November - 17.   

1796  On this day in history battle of Arcole-Napoleon I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy   

1796  On this day in history battle of Arcole-Napolean I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy   

1796  Catharina II the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1798  -21) Snow storms in New England, 100s die on this day in history.   

1799  On November - 17 titian Ramsey Peale, US, artist/naturalist (American Ornithology)   

1800  On this day in history congress held first session in Washington DC   

1800  On November - 17 the United States Congress meets for the first time   

1800  Congress held 1st session in Wash DC in incompleted Capitol building on November - 17.   

1808  Alberich Zwyssig, composer on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history napoleonic Wars: Battle of Krasnoi.   

1814  Joseph Finegan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 on November - 17.   

1816  On this day in history august W Ambros, Austria musicologist (History of Music)   

1818  On November - 17 charlotte Sophia von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of England, dies   

1826  John McArthur, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on November - 17.   

1826  On November - 17 louise Reichardt, composer, dies at 47   

1827  The Delta Phi fraternity, America's oldest continuous social fraternity, was founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York on November - 17.   

1831  Ecuador and Venezuela were separated from Greater Colombia on November - 17.   

1834  Stephen Hinsdale Weed, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1837  On November - 17 david Capriles, director of psychiatry of Monte Christo, Curacao   

1839  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di," premieres in Milan on November - 17.   

1842  On November - 17 fugitive slave George Latimer, captured in Boston   

1848  Jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies on November - 17.   

1853  Street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections on this day in history.   

1854  Louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17) on this day in history.   

1855  David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe on November - 17.   

1856  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 on this day in history.   

1856  William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1858  Origin of Modified Julian Period on November - 17.   

1859  On November - 17 gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer   

1862  Confederate Secretary of War George B Randolph resigns on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history confederate Sec of War George B Randolph resigns   

1862  Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history -Dec 4th) Battle of Knoxville, TN   

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0009  On November - 17 birth of vespasian, Roman Emperor (d. 79)   

1502  On this day in history birth of atahualpa, last emperor of the Inca (d. 1533)   

1503  On November - 17 birth of il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son)   

1576  Roque Gonzales, Paraguayan missionary (d. 1628) was born on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history birth of johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)   

1612  On November - 17 birth of dorgon, Manchu prince (d. 1650)   

1681  On this day in history birth of pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (d. 1776)   

1685  On this day in history birth of pierre Gaultier, French-Canadian trader and explorer (d. 1749)   

0375  Valentinianus I, co-emperor of E Roman Empire (336-75), dies at ñ54 on November - 17.   

0474  On November - 17 leo II, Byzantine Emperor (474), dies   

0594  Gregorius van Tours, Frankisch bishop of Tours, dies on this day in history.   

0641  On November - 17 death of emperor Jomei of Japan (b. 593)   

0680  Death of Hilda of Whitby (b. 614) on November - 17.   

0885  Death of Queen Liutgard on this day in history.   

1093  On November - 17 margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies   

1231  Death of Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1207) on this day in history.