What Day of the Week

November 17, 2023 is the 321^st day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 44 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.

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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

• 1183

  The Battle of Mizushima.
• 1659

  The Peace of the Pyrenees is signed between France and Spain.
• 1812

  Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Krasnoi.
• 1855

  David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe.
• 1871

  The National Rifle Association is granted a charter by the state of New York.
• 1939

  Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. In addition, all Czech universities are shut down and over 1200 Czech students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students’ Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.
• 1947

  American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th Century.
• 1967

  Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports that he had been given on November 13, US President Lyndon B. Johnson tells the nation that, while much remained to be done, “We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking..We are making progress.”
• 1973

  Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, US President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors “I am not a crook”.
• 1983

  The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded in Mexico.

• 1612

  Dorgon, Manchu prince (d. 1650)
• 1866

  Voltairine de Cleyre, American anarchist (d. 1912)
• 1945

  Elvin Hayes, American basketball player
• 1946

  Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa
• 1962

  Dédé Fortin, Canadian singer (Les Colocs) (d. 2000)
• 1968

  Sean Miller, American basketball coach
• 1972

  Kimya Dawson, American singer
• 1974

  Leslie Bibb, American actress
• 1975

  Lord Infamous, Rapper
• 1976

  Diane Neal, American actress

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