On This Day

What Happened on November 17, 1808

Day of the Week: Thursday

Famous Birthdays

  • Alberich Zwyssig, composer

Famous Deaths

  • David Zeisberger, Moravian clergyman and missionary, dies at 87
  • Mustafa IV, 29th Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1807-08), dies at 29

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