November 17
People born on this day are Scorpio.
- 1989
Cold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29).
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Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, becomes active again and erupts.
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United States House of Representatives passes a resolution to establish the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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In Nigeria, General Sani Abacha ousts the government of Ernest Shonekan in a military coup.
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In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre.
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A catastrophic landslide in Log pod Mangartom, Slovenia, kills seven, and causes millions of SIT of damage. It is one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia in the past 100 years.
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Alberto Fujimori is removed from office as president of Peru.
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Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's tenure as the governor of California begins.
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Fifty people are killed when Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 crashes at Kazan Airport, Russia.
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A rare late-season tornado outbreak strikes the Midwest. Illinois and Indiana are most affected with tornado reports as far north as lower Michigan. In all around six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes.
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The first known case of COVID-19 is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
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A Vega rocket carrying SEOSat-Ingenio and TARANIS fails after liftoff.
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2005Anna Tanaka, Japanese singer and model
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2004Linda Nosková, Czech tennis player
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2001Kate Douglass, American swimmer
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2000Joanne Züger, Swiss tennis player
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1999Gabi Gonçalves, Brazilian politician
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1997Dragan Bender, Croatian basketball player
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1997Julian Ryerson, Norwegian footballer
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1997Yugyeom, South Korean singer
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1996Minkah Fitzpatrick, American football player
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1996Jamayne Taunoa-Brown, Australian rugby league player
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1996Roope Hintz, Finnish ice hockey player
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1995Elise Mertens, Belgian tennis player
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