Welcome to Sunday, November 17, 2024 – the 322nd day of the year with only 44 days left until the end of the year.
Historical Events on This Day:
On this day in 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian-born actor known for his roles in American movies during the 1980s and 90s, was inaugurated as the 38th governor of California.
Other significant events on November 17th include:
– In 1800, Congress convened for the first time in the partially constructed U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
– The Suez Canal in Egypt officially opened on this day in 1869.
– President Richard Nixon famously declared, “I’m not a crook,” during a televised news conference in Orlando, Florida in 1973.
– In 1989, thousands of Czechoslovakian students protested against Communist rule in what became known as the “Velvet Revolution,” leading to the resignation of the Communist Party’s leadership.
– Tragically, in 1997, militants attacked the Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt, resulting in the deaths of 62 people, mostly foreign tourists.
– President Donald Trump dismissed the nation’s top election security official, Christopher Krebs, in 2020 after Krebs refuted claims of electoral fraud.
Celebrity Birthdays on November 17th:
- Film director Martin Scorsese turns 82 today.
- Actor-model Lauren Hutton celebrates her 81st birthday.
- Actor-director Danny DeVito is 80 years old.
- Basketball Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim also turns 80.
- Producer of “Saturday Night Live,” Lorne Michaels, marks his 80th birthday.
- Basketball Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes is 79.
- Film director Roland Joffe celebrates his 79th birthday.
- Former House Speaker John Boehner turns 75.
- Actor Stephen Root is 73 today.
- TV host and entertainer RuPaul celebrates his 64th birthday.
- Actor Dylan Walsh turns 61.
- TV host and model Daisy Fuentes is 58.
- R&B singer Ronnie DeVoe (New Edition; Bell Biv DeVoe) is 57.
- Actor Rachel McAdams celebrates her 46th birthday.
