17 November: On This Day In History | What Special Day Is Today?

17 November: In a year, the 17th of November is the 321^st day as per the Georgian Calendar. In a leap year, it is the 322^nd day of the year.

What special day is today? This day has its distinctiveness and importance in history.

Let’s explore people who have carved a niche for themselves on 17^th November. We may also need to scan through the events that happened today.

17 November: On This Day In History | What Special Day Is Today?

What Happened Today? On This Day in History: 17 November

Art & Artists

- 1940 – Establishment of the Tartu Art Museumin Tartu, Estonia
- 2008 – Premiere of Stephenie Meyer’s popular vampire-based movie “Twilight Saga”.

Science & Technology

- 1947 – The basic principles of the transistor were observed by John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain. These three American scientists’ observations revolutionized electronics in the 20th century.
- 1986 – The flight crew Flight 1628 (a Japanese Airlines flight) claimed to sight a UFO over Alaska.

Leaders & Politics

- 1800 – The first session of the US Congress was conducted in Washington, D.C.
- 2003 – Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger began his career as California’s governor.
- 1973 – On the precedence of the “Watergate scandal” Richard Nixon, the U.S. President held a press conference in which he declared, “I am not a crook.”

17 November: 2003 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger began his career as California's governor.

People & Society

- 1950 – Lhamo Dondrub is officially declared the 14th Dalai Lama.
- 1858 – Foundation of the city of Denver, Colorado.
- 1869 – Inauguration of the Suez Canal (Egypt) that link the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

Disasters: Natural & Man-made

- 1837 – An earthquake (in Valdivia south-central Chile region) led tsunami that caused massive destruction along Japan’s coast.
- 2000 – A disastrous landslide occurred in Log pod Mangartom, Slovenia damaged property extensively and killed seven.
- 2013 – A tornado outbreak (six dozen tornadoes in 11 hours) strikes Indiana and Illinois.

Discoveries & Explorations

- 1820 – Captain Nathaniel Palmer reached Antarctica. He became the first American to do so.
- 1970 – Lunokhod 1 successfully landed on the Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) region of the Moon. It was released by the orbiting spacecraft – Luna 17.

Leisure & Sports

- 1869 – 1st bicycle race was won by the Englishman James Moore who cycled 135 km from Paris to Rouen.
- 2013 – Sebastian Vettel, a German Red Bull driver clinched a record-breaking record 8th consecutive win in Formula 1 race.

Birth Anniversaries (17 November)

- 1887 – Bernard Law Montgomery (Field Marshal from Britain)
- 1942 – Martin Scorsese (American filmmaker)
- 1950 – Roland Matthes (German swimmer)
- 1978 – Rachel McAdams (Canadian actress)

Death Anniversaries (17 November)

- 1558 – Hugh Aston (English composer) was buried on this day
- 1796 – Catherine the Great (the last Empress of Russia)
- 1917 – Auguste Rodin (French sculptor)
- 1937 – Jack Worrall (Australian cricketer and footballer)
- 2000 – Louis Néel (French physicist and Nobel laureate)
- 2012 – Bal Thackeray (Indian politician and cartoonist)

What Special Day is Today: (17 November)

- International Happy Gose Day
- International Students’ Day
- World Prematurity Day
- Martyrs’ Day (Odisha, India)
- Athens Polytechnic Uprising Remembrance Day (Greece)

Conclusion

The factual story of the day (17 November) covers the entire globe and a lot of well-known personalities. The day has remained a silent observer of what happened on this day in history.

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