Thursday November 17, 2011

Historical Events

• 2011 Syrian uprising: Gunfire and explosions are reported in Damascus, the Syrian capital.
• Kenyan, Somalia, and Uganda presidents meet in Nairobi to discuss coordinated military actions against Al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group.
• Swedish divers discover the wreckage of the warship "Svardet", which was sunk during the Battle for Oland in 1676.
• British Government sells Northern Rock bank ndash, which was nationalized in 2008, to Virgin Money for £747m.
• Oscar Ramiro Ortega Hernandez, an Idaho man, has been charged with attempted assassination against President Barack Obama. Two bullets were found embedded in the White House's exterior. The President and First Ladies were not present during the alleged attack.
• In Apia (Samoa), the Polynesian Leaders Group is officially launched. It consists of eight members and is a governmental cooperative regional grouping.
• According to reports, nearly 14,000 North Korean antichemical weapons suits were taken by Greek authorities in November 2009.
• The Stop Online Piracy Act is being considered by the United States House of Representatives as a first step towards censorship of the Internet.
• Despite being declared the winner in the recent presidential election, Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua is protested by opponents.
• The NBA commissioner David Stern has warned NBA team owners that the 2011-12 NBA Season might be cancelled.
• China's unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft returns successfully to Earth after docking with the Tiangong-1 orbital lab module twice.
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See also

What happened on November 17 in history? Find out the list of November 17th major events

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Who died on November 17, 2011?

• Pierre Dumayet

Other November 17th famous deaths

• Clive Brook

  Actor / director (On Approval), dies at 87.

• Louis Neel

  French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (Born 1904).

• Arthur Conley

  American singer-songwriter (d. 2003).

• John Glascock

  English singer and bass player (Jethro Tull Carmen The Gods and Chicken Shack) (d. 1979).

See all famous people who died on November 17th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Scorpio

Scorpio personality

Who should a Scorpio marry?

Babies born in November are either Scorpio or Sagittarius. People born before November 21st are Scorpio, while people born from November 22nd have the sign of Sagittarius

Personality of November born

Chinese Zodiac

Rabbit

The day of the week was Thursday.

November 17th marks the 320th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2011.

There are 44 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

November 2011 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Rihanna - We Found Love
2. LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It
3. Adele - Someone Like You
4. Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
5. Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Jay Z Kanye West - Ni**as in Paris
2. Lil Wayne Featuring Drake - She Will
3. Beyonce Featuring Andre 3000 - Party
4. Drake - Headlines
5. Wale Featuring Jeremih & Rick Ross - That Way

Top #5 Rock songs

1. Bush - The Sound Of Winter
2. Foo Fighters - Walk
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie
4. Seether - Tonight
5. Coldplay - Paradise

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Romeo Santos Featuring Usher - Promise
2. Mana Featuring Prince Royce - El Verdadero Amor Perdona
3. Pitbull Featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give Me Everything
4. Pesado - El Mil Amores
5. Don Omar - Taboo

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $78.12
• Apple AAPL: opens at $383.98
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.01
• General Electric GE: opens at $15.98
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $186.81

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 76.96 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.029 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9218 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.3511 CNY
• 1 EUR = 103.586 JPY