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On November 17, 887: Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed by the Frankish magnates in an assembly at Frankfurt, leading his nephew, Arnulf of Carinthia, to declare himself king of the East Frankish Kingdom in late November.

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Featured moment · 887

Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed by the Frankish magnates in an assembly at Frankfurt, leading his nephew, Arnulf of Carinthia, to declare himself king of the East Frankish Kingdom in late November.

Charles the Fat was the emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 881 to 887. A member of the Carolingian dynasty, Charles was the youngest son of Louis the German and Hemma, and a great-grandson of Charlemagne. He was the last Carolingian emperor of legitimate birth and the last to rule a united kingdom of the Franks.

People

Born on November 17

Anna Tanaka 2005– Japanese singer and model (born 2005)
Linda Nosková 2004– Czech tennis player (born 2004)
Kate Douglass 2001– American swimmer (born 2001)
Joanne Züger 2000– Swiss tennis player
Gabi Gonçalves 1999– Brazilian politician
Dragan Bender 1997– Croatian basketball player (born 1997)
Julian Ryerson 1997– Norwegian footballer (born 1997)
Yugyeom 1997– South Korean singer (born 1997)
Minkah Fitzpatrick 1996– American football player (born 1996)
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Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 1996– Australian rugby league footballer
Elise Mertens 1995– Belgian tennis player (born 1995)
Panashe Muzambe 1995– Scotland international rugby union player
Raquel Castro 1994– American actress and singer (born 1994)
Rose Ayling-Ellis 1994– British actress (born 1994)
Taylor Gold 1993– American Olympian snowboarder
Damiris Dantas 1992– Brazilian basketball player (born 1992)
Katarzyna Kawa 1992– Polish tennis player (born 1992)
Danielle Kettlewell 1992– Australian synchronised swimmer

People

Died on November 17

Macoto Takahashi Japanese artist (1934–2024)
Young Dolph American rapper (1985–2021)
Tuka Rocha Brazilian racing driver (1982–2019)
John Leahy English lawyer and diplomat, High Commissioner to Australia (born 1928)
Rahim Moeini Kermanshahi Iranian poet (1923–2015)
John T. Downey American judge and CIA officer
Bill Frenzel American politician (1928–2014)
Ray Sadecki American baseball player (1940–2014)
Patrick Suppes American philosopher
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Zeke Bella American baseball player (1930–2013)
Alfred Blake English colonel and lawyer (born 1915)
Syd Field American author (1935–2013)
Doris Lessing British novelist (1919–2013)
Alex Marques Portuguese footballer (born 1993)
Mary Nesbitt Wisham American baseball player
Ponty Chadha Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1960–2012)
Armand Desmet Belgian cyclist
Lea Gottlieb Israeli fashion designer and businesswoman

Timeline

Every November 17 on record

  1. 887 Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed by the Frankish magnates in an assembly at Frankfurt, leading his nephew, Arnulf of Carinthia, to declare himself king of the East Frankish Kingdom in late November.

    Carolingian emperor from 881 to 887

    Charles the Fat was the emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 881 to 887. A member of the Carolingian dynasty, Charles was the youngest son of Louis the German and Hemma, and a great-grandson of Charlemagne. He was the last Carolingian emperor of legitimate birth and the last to rule a united kingdom of the Franks.

  2. 1183 Genpei War: The Battle of Mizushima takes place off the Japanese coast, where Minamoto no Yoshinaka's invasion force is intercepted and defeated by the Taira clan.

    1183 naval battle of the Genpei War

    The naval battle of Mizushima took place on 17 November 1183 during the Genpei War. One of the most important bases of the Taira was Yashima, a small island off the coast of Shikoku. In November 1183, Minamoto no Yoshinaka sent an army to cross the Inland Sea to Yashima, but they were caught by the Taira just offshore of Mizushima (水島), a small island of Bitchu Province, just off Honshū.

  3. 1292 John Balliol becomes King of Scotland.

    King of Scots from 1292 to 1296

    John (de) Balliol, known derisively as Toom Tabard, was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296. Little is known of his early life. After the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, Scotland entered an interregnum during which several competitors for the Crown of Scotland put forward claims.

  4. 1405 Sharif ul-Hāshim establishes the Sultanate of Sulu.

    1st Sultan of the Sulu Sultanate from 1405 to 1480

    Sharif Abubakar Abirin Al-Hashmi, better known by his regnal name Sharif ul-Hashim, was the founder and first Sultan of Sulu.

  5. 1494 French King Charles VIII occupies Florence, Italy.

    King of France from 1483 to 1498

    Charles VIII, called the Affable, was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. He succeeded his father Louis XI at the age of 13. His elder sister Anne acted as regent jointly with her husband Peter II, Duke of Bourbon until 1491, when the young king turned 21 years of age.

  6. 1511 Henry VIII of England concludes the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon.
  7. 1558 Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I.
  8. 1603 English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason.
  9. 1775 The city of Kuopio, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden.
  10. 1777 Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratification.
  11. 1796 French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy.
  12. 1800 The United States Congress holds its first session in Washington, D.C.
  13. 1810 Sweden declares war on its ally the United Kingdom to begin the Anglo-Swedish War, although no fighting ever takes place.
  14. 1811 José Miguel Carrera, Chilean founding father, is sworn in as President of the executive Junta of the government of Chile.
  15. 1820 Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica. (The Palmer Peninsula is later named after him.)
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  1. 1831 Ecuador and Venezuela are separated from Gran Colombia.
  2. 1837 An earthquake in Valdivia, south-central Chile, causes a tsunami that leads to significant destruction along Japan's coast.
  3. 1856 American Old West: On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase.
  4. 1858 Modified Julian Day zero.
  5. 1858 The city of Denver, Colorado is founded.
  6. 1863 American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins: During the Knoxville campaign, Confederate forces under General James Longstreet besiege the city of Knoxville, Tennessee and its Union defenders led by General Ambrose Burnside.
  7. 1869 In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
  8. 1878 First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.
  9. 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
  10. 1894 H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.
  11. 1896 The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
  12. 1903 The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").
  13. 1939 Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. All Czech universities are shut down and more than 1,200 students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.
  14. 1940 The Tartu Art Museum is established in Tartu, Estonia.
  15. 1947 The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.

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