Deaths on November 17

Gregory VII of Constantinople

Died on November 17, 1924

Gregory VII of Constantinople (b. 1850)

Gregory VII (Greek: Γρηγόριος Ζʹ; 21 September 1850 – 17 November 1924) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1923 until 1924.

He imported the New Style Calendar to the Church of Constantinople. He died suddenly of a massive heart attack in 1924.

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Events on 1924

12 Feb

Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
25 Mar

Second Hellenic Republic
On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.
8 Apr

Atatürk's Reforms
Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
4 Aug

Soviet Union
Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
23 Nov

Andromeda Galaxy
Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside of our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.

Deaths on November 17

Gregory VII of Constantinople

Died on November 17, 1924

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Events on 1924

Rhapsody in Blue

Second Hellenic Republic

Atatürk's Reforms

Soviet Union

Andromeda Galaxy