This Day In European History

17th November

Events
1292: King John Balliol of Scotland accedes to the throne.
1558: Queen Elizabeth I of England inherits the throne.

Births
9: Roman Emperor Vespasian.
1503: Il Bronzino, Florentine painter.
1587: Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet.
1717: Jean d'Alembert, French mathematician.
1755: King Louis XVIII of France.
1887: Bernard Montgomery, British military commander.

Deaths
375: Roman Emperor Valentinian.
680: St. Hilda.
1231: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.
1494: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian philosopher.
1558: Queen Mary I of England.
1796: Empress Catherine II the Great of Russia.
1858: Robert Owen, Welsh socialist.
1917: Auguste Rodin, French sculptor.

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