What happened on November 17

58 documented historical events happened on November 17, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: John Balliol was chosen to be King of Scots over Robert de Brus. On the same day, in another year: Elizabeth I became Queen of England and of Ireland, marking the beginning of the Elizabethan era. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 17, including Partha Dasgupta, Bob Gaudio, Martin Scorsese. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

118 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 17, including Valentinian I, Gregory of Tours, Nikephoros Melissenos. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

13 observances are celebrated on November 17 around the world: Athens Polytechnic Uprising Remembrance Day (Greece), Christian feast days: Acisclus, Christian feast days: Aignan of Orleans, Christian feast days: Elizabeth of Hungary, Christian feast days: Gennadius of Constantinople (Greek Orthodox Church), Christian feast days: Gregory of Tours (Roman Catholic Church). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.