On this day: November 17
Events
Founding of Carl Zeiss AGNovember 17, 1846 · Companies
International Association of the CongoNovember 17, 1879 – May 29, 1885 · World History
Founding of Bang & OlufsenNovember 17, 1925 · Companies
Tunisia campaignNovember 17, 1942 – May 9, 1943 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of An American PrayerNovember 17, 1978 · Music
- Release of Double FantasyNovember 17, 1980 · Music
Velvet RevolutionNovember 17, 1989 – December 29, 1989 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack AlbumNovember 17, 1992 · Music
Founding of Mercedes-Benz GroupNovember 17, 1998 · Companies
Release of AmericanaNovember 17, 1998 · Music- Release of My Love Is Your LoveNovember 17, 1998 · Music
Launch of SourceForgeNovember 17, 1999 · Internet
Release of Tomb Raider: ChroniclesNovember 17, 2000 · Gaming- Release of Tom Clancy's Splinter CellNovember 17, 2002 · Gaming
Release of Need for Speed: UndergroundNovember 17, 2003 · Gaming- Release of Number OnesNovember 17, 2003 · Music
Release of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake EaterNovember 17, 2004 · Gaming- Release of VölkerballNovember 17, 2006 · Music
Release of Safe Trip HomeNovember 17, 2008 · Music- Release of Assassin's Creed: BloodlinesNovember 17, 2009 · Gaming
- Release of Assassin's Creed II: DiscoveryNovember 17, 2009 · Gaming
- Release of Anno 2070November 17, 2011 · Gaming
- Release of FourNovember 17, 2014 · Music
Founding of HMD GlobalNovember 17, 2015 · Companies
Release of Star Wars Battlefront IINovember 17, 2017 · Gaming- Release of Everyday Is ChristmasNovember 17, 2017 · Music
Born on this day
VespasianNovember 17, AD 9 – June 4, AD 79 · World History
JulianNovember 17, AD 331 – June 26, AD 363 · World History
BronzinoNovember 17, 1503 – November 23, 1572 · Art
Pierre Mignard INovember 17, 1612 – May 30, 1695 · Art
Nicolas LemeryNovember 17, 1645 – June 19, 1715 · Science
Benedetto LutiNovember 17, 1666 – June 17, 1724 · Art
Nicolas AppertNovember 17, 1749 – June 1, 1841 · Technology
August Ferdinand MöbiusNovember 17, 1790 – September 26, 1868 · Science
Eva BonnierNovember 17, 1857 – January 13, 1909 · Art
Voltairine de CleyreNovember 17, 1866 – June 1912 · Culture
Lola MoraNovember 17, 1866 – June 7, 1936 · Art- Germaine DulacNovember 17, 1882 – July 20, 1942 · Film
Curt GoetzNovember 17, 1888 – September 1960 · Film
Lev VygotskyNovember 17, 1896 – June 10, 1934 · Culture
Eugene Paul WignerNovember 17, 1902 – January 1, 1995 · Science
Isamu NoguchiNovember 17, 1904 – December 30, 1988 · Art
Mario SoldatiNovember 17, 1906 – June 19, 1999 · Film
Roman KarmenNovember 17, 1906 – April 28, 1978 · Film- Les ClarkNovember 17, 1907 – September 12, 1979 · Film
Charles WaltersNovember 17, 1911 – August 13, 1982 · Film
Shobhna SamarthNovember 17, 1916 – February 9, 2000 · Film
Jean StarobinskiNovember 17, 1920 – March 4, 2019 · Culture
Stanley CohenNovember 17, 1922 – February 5, 2020 · Science
Charles MackerrasNovember 17, 1925 – July 14, 2010 · Music
ArmanNovember 17, 1928 – October 22, 2005 · Art
Gordon LightfootNovember 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023 · Music
Martin ScorseseNovember 17, 1942 – present · Film
Danny DeVitoNovember 17, 1944 – present · Film
Rem KoolhaasNovember 17, 1944 – present · Culture
Lorne MichaelsNovember 17, 1944 – present · Film- Claes-Ingvar LagerkvistNovember 17, 1944 – present · Science
John-David F. BartoeNovember 17, 1944 – present · Space
Roland JofféNovember 17, 1945 – present · Film
Martin BarreNovember 17, 1946 – present · Music
Jon AvnetNovember 17, 1949 – present · Film
Carlo VerdoneNovember 17, 1950 – present · Film
Sophie MarceauNovember 17, 1966 – present · Film
Jeff BuckleyNovember 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997 · Music
Robin LiNovember 17, 1968 – present · Technology
Berto RomeroNovember 17, 1974 – present · Film
James VanderbiltNovember 17, 1975 – present · Film
Zoë BellNovember 17, 1978 – present · Film
Sarah HardingNovember 17, 1981 – September 5, 2021 · Film
Viva BiancaNovember 17, 1983 – present · Film
Raquel CastroNovember 17, 1994 – present · Music