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| Birthday November 17, 1503 Il Bronzino, Florentine painter |
| Birthday November 17, 1587 Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet, dramatist |
| Birthday November 17, 1717 Jean d'Alembert, French mathematician, scientist, philosopher |
| Birthday November 17, 1755 Louis XVIII, 1st post-revolutionary king of France (1814-24) |
| Birthday November 17, 1790 August Ferdinand Mobius, mathematician, inventor of Mobius strip |
| Birthday November 17, 1799 Titian Ramsey Peale, American artist, naturalist |
| Birthday November 17, 1887 Monty is born |
| Birthday November 17, 1887 Viscount Montgomery, Field Marshal of Alamein in Moville, Ireland |
| Birthday November 17, 1890 Jack Cusack, pioneer in pro football, with Canton Bulldogs |
| Birthday November 17, 1904 Isamu Noguchi, sculptor |
| Birthday November 17, 1925 Rock Hudson, in Winnetka, Ill, (Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms) |
| Birthday November 17, 1930 Bob Mathias, Olympian-turned-politician |
| Birthday November 17, 1937 Peter Cook, British Actor, comedian |
| Birthday November 17, 1938 Gordon Lightfoot, folksinger |
| Birthday November 17, 1942 Martin Scorsese, director (Mean Streets, NY, NY) |
| Birthday November 17, 1943 Lauren Hutton, in SC, model, Actress (American Gigolo, Lassiter) |
| Birthday November 17, 1944 Tom Seaver, (NY Met Pitcher) |
| Birthday November 17, 1944 Danny DeVito, Actor (Taxi, Ruthless People) |
| Birthday November 17, 1945 Elvin Hayes, NBA star |
| Birthday November 17, 1961 Merette Von Kemp, in Denmark |
| History November 17, 1421 Thousands die in massive flood |
| History November 17, 1558 Elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary |
| History November 17, 1734 John Peter Zenger newspaper editor arrested for libel against NY colonial governor; later acquitted |
| History November 17, 1777 Articles of Confederation submitted to the states |
| History November 17, 1800 Congress held 1st session in Washington |
| History November 17, 1839 Verdi's first opera opens |
| History November 17, 1853 Street signs authorized at SF intersections |
| History November 17, 1856 U.S. establishes Fort Buchanan |
| History November 17, 1863 Siege of Knoxville, Tennessee, begins |
| History November 17, 1869 Suez Canal opens |
| History November 17, 1869 Suez Canal opens |
| History November 17, 1884 Cops arrest John L Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel" |
| History November 17, 1913 Panama Canal opens |
| History November 17, 1914 Germans make last stab at Ypres |
| History November 17, 1917 Sculptor August Rodin died in Meudon France |
| History November 17, 1934 Lyndon B Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor |
| History November 17, 1940 Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane |
| History November 17, 1948 Britain's House of Commons voted to nationalize steel industry |
| History November 17, 1956 fullback Jim Brown Syracuse scores 43 pts (NCAA rec) vs. Colgate |
| History November 17, 1958 The Kingston Trio brings folk music to the top of the U.S. pop charts |
| History November 17, 1962 Dulles Intl Airport outside Wash DC dedicated by Pres Kennedy |
| History November 17, 1965 1st Cavalry unit ambushed in the Ia Drang Valley |
| History November 17, 1968 The Heidi Bowl |
| History November 17, 1968 Heidi bowl-NBC misses Oakland rally to beat Jets 43-32 |
| History November 17, 1969 SALT I negotiations begin |
| History November 17, 1970 My Lai trial begins |
| History November 17, 1970 Russia lands unmanned remote-controlled vehicle on Moon |
| History November 17, 1972 A wealthy heiress is murdered by her son |
| History November 17, 1973 Pres Nixon told AP "...people have got to know whether or not their pres is a crook. Well I'm not a crook." |
| History November 17, 1973 Nixon insists that he is not a crook |
| History November 17, 1977 Egyptian Pres Sadat formally accepts invitation to visit Israel |
| History November 17, 1982 S Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim was legally declared dead |
| History November 17, 1984 Islanders scored 20 assists against Rangers |
| History November 17, 1993 The Shipping News, by Annie Proulx, wins the National Book Award |
| History November 17, 1998 Day One for DaimlerChrysler on NYSE |
| History November 17, 2003 “The Terminator†becomes “The Governator†of California |
| History November 17, 2003 Washington, D.C., sniper John Muhammad convicted |