Interesting things that happened November 17th:
Birthdays on this date:
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In 1503 Il Bronzino, Florentine painter
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In 1587 Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet, dramatist
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In 1717 Jean d'Alembert, French mathematician, scientist, philosopher
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In 1755 Louis XVIII, first post-revolutionary king of France (1814-24)
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In 1790 August Ferdinand Mobius, mathematician, inventor of Mobius strip
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In 1799 Titian Ramsey Peale, American artist, naturalist
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In 1887 Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (in Moville, Ireland)
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In 1890 Jack Cusack, pioneer in pro football, with Canton Bulldogs
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In 1904 Isamu Noguchi, sculptor
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In 1925 Rock Hudson (in Winnetka, Ill), actor (Pillow Talk, A Farewell to
Arms, McMillan and Wife)
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In 1930 Bob Mathias, athlete (Olympic Gold Medal, decathalon, 1948 & 1952),
US Representative (CA-R, 1967-75)
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In 1937 Peter Cook, actor (The Princess Bride, Bedazzled, comedian
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In 1938 Gordon Lightfoot, folksinger
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In 1942 Martin Scorsese, director (Mean Streets, NY, NY)
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In 1943 Lauren Hutton (in South Carolina), model, actor (American Gigolo,
Lassiter)
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In 1944 Danny DeVito, actor (Taxi, Ruthless People, Twins), director (War of
the Roses)
+ Tom Seaver, baseball (NY Met Pitcher)
+ Lorne Michaels (Lorne Lipowitz, in Toronto, Canada), producer (SNL)
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In 1945 Elvin Hayes, NBA star
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In 1958 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, actor (The Color of Money, The Abyss)
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In 1959 William Moses, actor (Falcon Crest, Jane Doe mysteries, Mystic
Pizza, Perry Mason TV movies)
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In 1961 Merete Van Kamp (in Denmark), model, actor (Dallas, Princess Daisy)
Events worth noting:
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+ Feast of St Gregory the Wonderworker, bishop, confessor
+ Feast of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, patron of bakers, nurses, exiles
+ Leonid meteor shower, radiant in Leo
+ St Anianus' Day (bishop, martyr) (Anglican)
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In 1558 Elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary.
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In 1734 John Peter Zenger, newspaper editor, arrested for libel against NY
colonial governor; later acquitted.
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In 1800 Congress convened for its first Washington, DC session.
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In 1853 Street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections.
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In 1862 Confederate Sec. of War George B. Randolph resigns.
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In 1869 The Suez Canal opens.
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In 1884 Cops arrest John L. Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel."
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In 1913 The Panama Canal opens for use.
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In 1917 Sculptor August Rodin died in Meudon, France.
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In 1934 Lyndon B. Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor.
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In 1940 Green Bay Packers become first NFL team to travel by plane.
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In 1948 Britain's House of Commons voted to nationalize steel industry.
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In 1956 Fullback Jim Brown, Syracuse, scores 43 pts (NCAA rec) vs. Colgate.
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In 1962 Dulles Intl Airport outside Wash DC, dedicated by Pres Kennedy.
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In 1967 Surveyor 6 becomes 1st man-made object to lift off the Moon.
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In 1968 The Heidi Bowl - NBC bails out of the lengthy Jets-Raiders game to
begin "Heidi." Fans are outraged.
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In 1970 Russia lands unmanned remote-controlled vehicle on Moon.
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In 1973 Pres Nixon told AP "...people have got to know whether or not their
pres is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook."
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In 1977 Egyptian President Sadat formally accepts invitation to visit
Israel.
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In 1984 Islanders scored 20 assists against the Rangers.
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In 2003 40th Mersenne prime (2^20,996,011 - 1) is discovered.
And remember ...
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National Raisin Bread Month
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National Adoption Month
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National Impotency Month
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National Diabetes Month
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