Talk:November 17

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November 17

Deir el-Bahari

1292 – John Balliol was chosen to be King of Scots over Robert de Brus.
1943 – World War II: Australian forces launched an assault on Sattelberg, New Guinea, against Japanese forces, initiating the Battle of Sattelberg.
1989 – Walt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid to theatres, starting the Disney Renaissance.
1997 – Sixty-two people were killed by Islamist terrorists outside Deir el-Bahari (pictured) in Luxor, one of Egypt's top tourist attractions.
2013 – An outbreak of 77 confirmed tornadoes occurred in seven U.S. states; it became the largest November tornado outbreak in Illinois and Indiana.

Chen Jinfeng (d. 935)
Nikephoros Melissenos (d. 1104)
Grace Abbott (b. 1878)
Cyril Ramaphosa (b. 1952)

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1985 - Phrack magazine started.

Trivial. Underground ezine. Nuff said. --mav 07:59, 18 Nov 2003 (UTC)

I've removed:

1988 - Netherlands becomes the second country to get connected to the Internet.

I haven't been able to find a source for this, and it does seem implausible unless a suitably odd definition of "Internet" is used (the first international connection of Usenet (to Canada) was a good seven years earlier, and the term was in use back then... If anyone does know what event it refers to and wants to add it back, feel free; possibly also add to History of the Internet? Shimgray 21:41, 4 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I think Norway was the second country to get connected. Emuzesto 11:18, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Seems unlikely somehow; I suspect however it's defined, it's likely to end up having been Canada. Don't suppose you know the basis of the Norwegian claim, do you? Shimgray 11:35, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)

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1911 - Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was founded on the campus of Howard University.

Is there any real need to mention the creation of Fraternities? Its hardly important and most people haven't heard of them. I have, however left in the entry on America's oldest continuous social fraternity - as that at least deserves a mention, being the oldest and all, but the other humdred or so throughout the year seem pretty pointless.

2000 - One of the things of it says "SIT" and when you click it takes you to an disam page...cant you narrow that down...i for one have no idea what a "SIT" is so how are others who don't know, suppose to know? ChopAtwa 09:46, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

2006 - Michael Richards' racial rant to African American hecklers at the Laugh Factory was on this day.

Incidents like this are usually forgotten by most people before the next one happens. Is an incident that is so inherently forgettable notable enough for this page? -- Dethme0w 06:18, 15 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

2003 - Unkillable Everquest monster The Sleeper (Kerafyrm) was finally slain.

If it was slain, it was never unkillable. If video game releases are not allowed here, then why should what amounts to a high score be? -- Dethme0w 06:18, 15 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kim Duk-koo[edit]

I’m moving the line about the death of Kim Duk-koo from The 17th of November, to the 18th: as that’s when his entry actually says he dies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Duk-koo

Cuddy2977 (talk) 21:04, 13 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]