Also born on November 17th
- Peter Cook, British comedian (1937)
- Martin Scorsese, American director (1942)
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Events in year of birth (1815)
- January 30th * Burned Library of Congress reestablished with Jefferson's personal library containing 1500 volumes.
- February 26th * Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from exile on the Island of Elba.
- June 18th * Battle of Waterloo, where British General Wellington defeats French Emperor Napoleon.
- October 16th * Napoleon Bonaparte exiled to St Helena, an island in the Atlantic.
| Monarch in year of birth (1815) Vorst Willem I (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1813 till 1815 monarch of The Netherlands (also 'Verenigde Nederlanden').
King Willem I [bijgenaamd: de Koning-Koopman] (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1815 till 1839 monarch of The Netherlands (also 'Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden').
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