November 17
2013
Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 crash
On November 17, 2013, Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363, a Boeing 737-500 flying from Moscow to Kazan, stalled and crashed during a go-around at Kazan International Airport. Of the 50 people on board, 44 died and 6 survived. An Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) investigation found that excessive pitch during an attempted go-around, poor crew coordination, and shortcomings in the airline’s training and oversight led to an aerodynamic stall at low altitude from which recovery was impossible. Read more
2012
Manfalut train–bus collision
On November 17, 2012, a private bus carrying schoolchildren returning from a field trip was struck at an unmanned level crossing near Manfalut in Upper Egypt. The collision killed roughly 50–51 people, most of them children, injured dozens more, and ignited national outrage over unsafe crossings and neglected rail infrastructure. Read more
1997
Luxor massacre (Hatshepsut Temple massacre)
On November 17, 1997, armed militants attacked a convoy of tourist buses at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut near Luxor, Egypt. In a single morning of violence, 62 people were killed—58 foreign tourists and 4 Egyptians—and scores were wounded. The assault shattered a city dependent on visitors, prompted mass arrests and trials, and left a lasting scar on Egypt’s tourism economy and national memory. Read more
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1939
International Students’ Day — the 17 November 1939 Crackdown in Prague
On November 17, 1939, Nazi authorities in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia closed Czech universities, arrested roughly 1,200 students, executed nine student leaders and deepened a campaign to erase Czech academic life. The crackdown followed the October shooting and November death of student Jan Opletal and the mass funeral on November 15, and it was later commemorated internationally as International Students’ Day.
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