Calendar page 2023: November 17
The current calendar page for November 17, 2023:
46th calendar week, 321st day of the year
44 days until the end of the year
Astrological sign: Scorpio
Name day: Elisabeth, Florin, Gertrud, Hilda, Viktoria
HISTORICAL DATES
2003 - The Dürer painting "John the Baptist", which was thought to be lost, is returned to Germany from Estonia. A corresponding protocol is signed. The work of art was presumably taken to the former Soviet Union at the end of the Second World War.
2003 - Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger is sworn in as governor of the US state of California. Before and after his term of office, the Austrian-born actor makes a name for himself as an actor ("Terminator").
1998 - The new car giant Daimler-Chrysler starts work after only six months of preparation. The shares are traded on the world's stock exchanges for the first time, including New York and Frankfurt.
1993 - The UN war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia convenes for its constituent session in The Hague. It is to punish serious human rights violations and war crimes.
1970 - The Soviet space probe "Luna 17" lands on the moon and deploys the first lunar vehicle in space history, "Lunochod 1".
1963 - In Austria, the Europa Bridge over the Sill Valley near Innsbruck is opened to traffic. At 192 meters, the 815-meter-long structure is the highest bridge in Europe to date.
1915 - The operetta "Die Csardasfürstin" by Emmerich Kálmán is premiered at the Johann Strauss Theater in Vienna.
1846 - The German mechanic and entrepreneur Carl Zeiss founds a workshop for precision optical instruments in Jena.
1558 - The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn ascends the English throne as Elizabeth I and remains ruler of England for almost 45 years.
BIRTHDAYS
1983 - Christopher Paolini (40), American fantasy author ("Eragon")
1958 - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (65), American actress ("The Tempest")
1943 - Axel Schultes (80), German architect, Spreebogen, Federal Chancellery and crematorium on Baumschulenweg in Berlin
1943 - Lauren Hutton (80), American actress and model ("American Gigolo")
1923 - Horst Michael Neutze, German actor (TV series "Stahlnetz", "Stalingrad"), died in 2006
DAY OF DEATH
2013 - Doris Lessing, British writer ("The Golden Notebook", "African Tragedy"), Nobel Prize for Literature 2007, born 1919
1963 - Peco Bauwens, German sports official, President of the German Football Association 1949-62, born 1886
Studying the historical events of November 17, it's fascinating to note that in 2003, not only was the Dürer painting "John the Baptist" returned to Germany, but also Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in as governor of California.
Exploring the rich history of notable birthdays, we find that the German mechanical engineer and entrepreneur Carl Zeiss founded his workshop for precision optical instruments in Jena on November 15, 1846.
Source: www.dpa.com
