Page 2: Historical Events In November - 17

1794  On this day in history john Barrien Montgomery, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1873   

1796  Battle of Arcole-Napoleon I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy on this day in history.   

1796  On November - 17 battle of Arcole-Napolean I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy   

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

1798  On November - 17 -21) Snow storms in New England, 100s die   

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

1800  Congress held first session in Washington DC on this day in history.   

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

1800  On November - 17 congress held 1st session in Wash DC in incompleted Capitol building   

1808  Alberich Zwyssig, composer on this day in history.   

1812  Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Krasnoi on November - 17.   

1814  On November - 17 joseph Finegan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885   

1816  On November - 17 august W Ambros, Austria musicologist (History of Music)   

1818  Charlotte Sophia von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of England, dies on this day in history.   

1826  On this day in history john McArthur, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

1826  On this day in history louise Reichardt, composer, dies at 47   

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

1831  Ecuador and Venezuela were separated from Greater Colombia on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history stephen Hinsdale Weed, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

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 this day in history.   

1842  On this day in history fugitive slave George Latimer, captured in Boston   

1848  On November - 17 jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies   

1853  On this day in history street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections   

1854  On this day in history louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17)   

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 November - 17.   

1856  On November - 17 william Knyvett, composer, dies at 77   

1858  Origin of Modified Julian Period on November - 17.   

1859  Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer on November - 17.   

1862  On November - 17 confederate Secretary of War George B Randolph resigns   

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

1862  On November - 17 alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63   

1863  -Dec 4th) Battle of Knoxville, TN on November - 17.   

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0009  On this day in history birth of vespasian, Roman Emperor (d. 79)   

1502  On November - 17 birth of atahualpa, last emperor of the Inca (d. 1533)   

1503  Il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son) was born on this day in history.   

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

1594  On November - 17 birth of johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)   

1612  Dorgon, Manchu prince (d. 1650) was born on November - 17.   

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

1685  Pierre Gaultier, French-Canadian trader and explorer (d. 1749) was born on November - 17.   

0375  Valentinianus I, co-emperor of E Roman Empire (336-75), dies at ñ54 on this day in history.   

0474  Leo II, Byzantine Emperor (474), dies on this day in history.   

0594  On this day in history gregorius van Tours, Frankisch bishop of Tours, dies   

0641  Death of Emperor Jomei of Japan (b. 593) on this day in history.   

0680  On November - 17 death of hilda of Whitby (b. 614)   

0885  On this day in history death of queen Liutgard   

1093  Margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies on this day in history.   

1231  On this day in history death of elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1207)