November 17th (1940) was a Sunday. It's the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 45 days left to the end of the year.
Famous Birthdays on November 17 in 1940
» Luke Kelly, Irish singer and banjo player (The Dubliners) (d. 1984)
» Aşık Mahzuni Şerif, Turkish composer, author, and poet (d. 2002)
November 17th Famous Deaths for 1940
» Eric Gill, English sculptor and typeface designer (b. 1882)
» Robert Lane (soccer) or Robert Lane, Canadian soccer player (b. 1882)
» Raymond Pearl, American biologist and academic (b. 1879)
November 17th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Acisclus
» Aignan of Orleans
» Elisabeth of Hungary
» Gennadius of Constantinople (Greek Orthodox Church)
» Gregory of Tours (Roman Catholic Church)
» Gregory Thaumaturgus
» Hilda of Whitby
» Hugh of Lincoln
» November 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which National Survivors of Suicide Day can fall, while November 23 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday before Thanksgiving. (United States)