English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason. The treason trial of Sir Walter Raleigh in November 1603 remains one…
Tag: 17 November
17 November 1810
Sweden declares war on its ally the United Kingdom to begin the Anglo-Swedish War, although no fighting ever takes place. The Anglo-Swedish War (1810–1812) was…
17 November 1969
Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki, Finland to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number…
17 November 1869
In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
17 November 2013
Fifty people are killed when Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 crashes at Kazan Airport, Russia.
17 November 2012
At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in an accident at a railway crossing near Manfalut, Egypt. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfalut_railway_accident’]
17 November 1950
Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama. The 14th Dalai Lama religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin…
17 November 1950
Lhamo Dondrub is made the 14th Dalai Lama. The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is a living paradox; he upholds compassion and nonviolence while battling…
17 November 1953
The people living on the Blasket Islands, Kerry, Ireland, are evacuated to the mainland as it is considered to dangerous to continue living there.