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Historical events on November 17

NOVEMBER 17, 2013
An outbreak of 77 confirmed tornadoes occurred in seven U.S. states; it became the largest November tornado outbreak in Illinois and Indiana.
On November 17, 2013, the deadliest and costliest November tornado outbreak in Illinois history took shape, becoming the fourth-largest for the state Read More
NOVEMBER 17, 1941
World War II: Hjalmar Siilasvuo ordered Finnish forces to halt their assault against Soviet forces near Salla, concluding Operation Arctic Fox.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
NOVEMBER 17, 1592
Sigismund III Vasa, who was already King of Poland, succeeded his father John III as King of Sweden.
Sigismund III Vasa was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden Read More
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
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.
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a 360-acre (150-hectare) campus Read More
NOVEMBER 17, 1558
Elizabeth I (pictured) became Queen of England and of Ireland, marking the beginning of the Elizabethan era.
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and Read More
NOVEMBER 17, 1796
French Revolutionary Wars: French forces won the Battle of Arcole in a manoeuvre to cut the Austrians' line of retreat.
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. Read More
NOVEMBER 17, 2012
In Manfalut, Egypt, a school bus was hit by a train, killing at least 50 children.
Manfalut is a city in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate. The city Read More
NOVEMBER 17, 1950
The 14th Dalai Lama (pictured) assumed full temporal power as ruler of Tibet at the age of fifteen.
The 14th Dalai Lama is the incumbent Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism. Before 1959, he served Read More
NOVEMBER 17, 1292
John Balliol was chosen to be King of Scots over Robert de Brus.
John Balliol or John de Balliol, known derisively as Toom Tabard, was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296. Little is known Read More
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 crashed during an aborted landing at Kazan International Airport, Russia, killing all fifty people on board and leading to the revocation of the airline's operating certificate.
Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight, operated by Tatarstan Airlines on behalf of Ak Bars Aero, from Moscow Read More
NOVEMBER 17, 1997
Sixty-two people were killed by Islamist terrorists outside Deir el-Bahari (temple pictured) in Luxor, one of Egypt's top tourist attractions.
The Luxor massacre was a terrorist attack that occurred on 17 November 1997 in Egypt. It was perpetrated by al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya and Read More
NOVEMBER 17, 1800
The U.S. Congress convenes in Washington D.C. for the first time in the partially completed U.S. Capitol Building.
The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including Read More
NOVEMBER 17, 1968
NBC controversially cut away from an American football game between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets to broadcast Heidi, causing viewers in the Eastern United States to miss the game's dramatic ending.
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Read More
NOVEMBER 17, 1943
World War II: Australian forces launched an assault on Sattelberg, New Guinea, against Japanese forces, initiating the Battle of Sattelberg.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More

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