What happened on November 16? There are more than 251 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About November 16
November 16 is the 321st day of the year 2024. There are 45 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday. This day falls under the 46th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Gillette, Wyoming 82718 sunrise will occur at 06:57 AM and sunset will occur at 04:36 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Scorpio. The modern birthstone for this month is Topaz while the mystical birthstone is Pearl.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 74 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For November 16
- 534A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published.
- 1272While travelling during the Ninth Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King of England upon Henry III of England’s death, but he will not return to England for nearly two years to assume the throne.
- 1491An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
- 1532Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa.
- 1776American Revolution: the United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
- 1776American Revolutionary War: Hessian mercenaries capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
- 1805Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Schöngrabern – Russian forces under Pyotr Bagration delay the pursuit by French troops under Murat.
- 1822American Old West: Missouri trader William Becknell arrives in Santa Fe, New Mexico over a route that became known as the Santa Fe Trail.
- 1849A Russian court sentences Fyodor Dostoevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor.
- 1852The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.
- 1857Second relief of Lucknow – twenty-four Victoria Crosses are awarded, the most in a single day.
- 1863American Civil War: Battle of Campbell’s Station near Knoxville, Tennessee – Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces.
- 1885Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and “Father of Manitoba”, Louis Riel is executed for treason.
- 1904English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).
- 1907Cunard Line’s RMS Mauretania, sister ship of RMS Lusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.
- 1907Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, that is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
- 1914The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
- 1938LSD is first synthesized by Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland.
- 1940Holocaust: in occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.
- 1940World War II: in response to the leveling of Coventry, England by Nazi Germany’s Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.
- 1943World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway.
- 1944Dueren, Germany is destroyed by Allied bombers.
- 1944Operation Queen, the costly Allied thrust to the Rur river was launched
- 1945Cold War: Operation Paperclip – the United States Army secretly admits 88 German scientists and engineers to help in the development of rocket technology.
- 1945UNESCO is founded.
- 1965Venera program: the Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, that will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.
- 1973Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission.
- 1973U.S. President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.
- 1979The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania.
- 1988In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.
- 1988The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is “sovereign” but stops short of declaring independence.
- 1989A death squad composed of El Salvadoran army troops kills six Jesuit priests and two others at Jose Simeon Canas University.
- 1992The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.
- 1997After nearly 18 years of incarceration, the People’s Republic of China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons.
- 2000Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. President to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War.
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Who Were Born On November 16?
- 42 BCTiberius, Roman emperor (d. 37)
- 1436Leonardo Loredan, Doge of the Republic of Venice (d. 1521)
- 1603Augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (d. 1673)
- 1643Jean Chardin, French explorer (d. 1703)
- 1717Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician (d. 1793)
- 1720Carlo Antonio Campioni, Italian composer (d. 1788)
- 1753James McHenry, American statesman (d. 1816)
- 1758Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish author and philologist (d. 1841)
- 1766Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist (d. 1831)
- 1811John Bright, British politician (d. 1889)
- 1836King Kalākaua, of Hawaiʻi (d. 1891)
- 1839Louis-Honoré Fréchette, French Canadian poet (d. 1908)
- 1841Jules Violle, French physicist (d. 1923)
- 1847Edmund James Flynn, Canadian politician (d. 1927)
- 1851Minnie Hauk, American soprano (d. 1929)
- 1862Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (d. 1944)
- 1873W. C. Handy, American composer (d. 1958)
- 1880Alexander Blok, Russian poet (d. 1921)
- 1885Monsignor Sir Mikiel Gonzi, Maltese archbishop (d. 1984)
- 1888Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan composer and pianist (d. 1957)
- 1889Dietrich Kraiß, German Nazi officer (d. 1944)
- 1889George S. Kaufman, American playwright (d. 1961)
- 1890Elpidio Quirino, 6th President of the Philippines (d. 1956)
- 1892Guo Moruo, Chinese writer (d. 1978)
- 1892Tazio Nuvolari, Italian racing driver (d. 1953)
- 1895Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
- 1895Paul Hindemith, German composer (d. 1963)
- 1896Joan Lindsay, Australian novelist (d. 1984)
- 1896Lawrence Tibbett, American baritone (d. 1960)
- 1896Oswald Mosley, British politician and founder of the British Union of Fascists (d. 1980)
- 1896Pavel Sergeevich Alexandrov, Russian mathematician (d. 1982)
- 1897Choudhary Rehmat Ali, Pakistani nationalist (d. 1951)
- 1899Mary Margaret McBride, American radio interview host (d. 1976)
- 1904Nnamdi Azikiwe, 1st President of Nigeria (d. 1996)
- 1905Eddie Condon, American jazz banjoist and guitarist (d. 1973)
- 1907Burgess Meredith, American actor (d. 1997)
- 1909Mirza Nasir Ahmad, 3rd Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and 3rd successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (d. 1982)
- 1914Eddie Chapman, British World War II spy and double agent, aka Agent Zigzag (d. 1997)
- 1915Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin, Cajun accordionist (d. 2007)
- 1916Al Lucas, Canadian jazz double-bassist (d. 1983)
- 1916Daws Butler, American voice actor (d. 1988)
- 1922Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist
- 1922José Saramago, Portuguese novelist, Nobel laureate (d. 2010)
- 1924Mel Patton, American sprinter
- 1927Dolo Coker, jazz pianist and composer (d. 1983)
- 1928Clu Gulager, American actor
- 1930Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist, poet and academic
- 1930Paul Foytack, American baseball player
- 1930Salvatore Riina, Italian Mafia leader
- 1931Hubert Sumlin, American blues guitarist (Howlin' Wolf’s band)
- 1931Luciano Bottaro, Italian comic book artist (d. 2006)
- 1933Garnet Mimms, American singer
- 1935Elizabeth Drew, American journalist and author
- 1935Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Iraqi-born Lebanese Shiite Muslim cleric and Hezbollah mentor (d. 2010)
- 1936John Moore, Australian politician
- 1938Robert Nozick, American philosopher (d. 2002)
- 1940Donna McKechnie, American actress and dancer
- 1941Dan Penn, American singer-songwriter
- 1941Gerry Marshall, British race car driver (d. 2005)
- 1942Joanna Pettet, English actress
- 1942Willie Carson, Scottish jockey
- 1944Oliver Braddick, British psychologist
- 1946Jo Jo White, American basketball player
- 1946Terence McKenna, American writer and public speaker (d. 2000)
- 1947Ebby Thust, German boxing promoter and writer
- 1948Bonnie Greer, American playwright and critic
- 1948Chi Coltrane, American rock-pop-jazz songwriter, pianist, and singer
- 1948Horst Bertram, German footballer
- 1949Arrow, Montserratian soca musician (d. 2010)
- 1950David Leisure, American actor
- 1950John Swartzwelder, American television writer and novelist
- 1951Miguel Sandoval, American actor
- 1952Piero Falchetta, Italian archivist in Biblioteca Marciana, essayist and translator
- 1952Robin McKinley, American novelist
- 1952Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese video game designer
- 1953Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedian, writer and actor
- 1954Andrea Barrett, American novelist
- 1954Arrow, calypso and soca musician, born Alphonsus Cassell
- 1954Bruce Edwards, American golf caddy (d. 2004)
- 1954Dick Gross, Australian politician
- 1954Luis Conte, Cuban percussionist
- 1955Pierre Larouche, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1956Terry Labonte, American NASCAR driver
- 1957Jacques Gamblin, French actor
- 1958Boris Krivokapić, Serbian academic
- 1958Marg Helgenberger, American actress
- 1961Corinne Hermès, French singer
- 1961Frank Bruno, British boxer
- 1962Gary Mounfield, English bassist (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream)
- 1962Josh Silver, American keyboardist (Type O Negative)
- 1963Meenakshi Seshadri, Indian actress
- 1963Steve Arguelles, British jazz drummer
- 1964Diana Krall, Canadian jazz pianist and singer
- 1964Dwight Gooden, American baseball player
- 1964Harry J. Lennix, American actor
- 1964Maeve Quinlan, American actress
- 1964Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian actress
- 1965Mark Benton, English actor
- 1965Mika Aaltonen, Finnish footballer
- 1966Christian Lorenz, German keyboardist (Rammstein)
- 1966Dave Kushner, American guitarist (Velvet Revolver)
- 1966Dean McDermott, Canadian actor
- 1966Tahir Shah, British travel writer and explorer
- 1967Craig Arnold, American poet
- 1967Lisa Bonet, American actress
- 1968Melvin Stewart, American swimmer
- 1968Vlado Šola, Croatian handball goalkeeper
- 1970Logan Mader, American guitarist (Machine Head)
- 1970Martha Plimpton, American actress
- 1971Alexander Popov, Russian swimmer
- 1971Koshi Rikdo, Japanese manga artist
- 1971Mustapha Hadji, Moroccan footballer
- 1971Waqar Younis, Pakistani cricketer
- 1972Missi Pyle, American actress
- 1973Brendan Laney, Scottish rugby player
- 1973Christian Horner, British Formula One team owner
- 1974Eric Judy, American bassist (Modest Mouse)
- 1974Maurizio Margaglio, Italian ice dancer
- 1974Paul Scholes, British footballer
- 1975Julio Lugo, Dominican baseball player
- 1976Danny Wallace, British author
- 1976Juha Pasoja, Finnish footballer
- 1976Mario Barravecchia, Belgian singer
- 1976Martijn Zuijdweg, Dutch swimmer
- 1977Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress
- 1977Mauricio Ochmann, Mexican actor
- 1977Oksana Baiul, Ukrainian figure skater
- 1978Carolina Parra, Brazilian guitarist and drummer (CSS)
- 1978Gary Naysmith, Scottish footballer
- 1978Kip Bouknight, American baseball player
- 1979Bruce Irons, American surfer
- 1979Tony Frias, American footballer
- 1980Carol Huynh, Canadian freestyle wrestler
- 1980Kayte Christensen, American basketball player
- 1980Nicole Gius, Italian alpine skier
- 1981Allison Crowe, Canadian singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist
- 1981Caitlin Glass, American voice actress
- 1981Kate Miller-Heidke, Australian singer-songwriter
- 1981Osi Umenyiora, English-born American football player
- 1982Amar'e Stoudemire, American basketball player
- 1982Jannie du Plessis, South African rugby player
- 1982Ronald Pognon, French sprinter
- 1983Britta Steffen, German swimmer
- 1983Chris Gocong, American football player
- 1983K, South Korean-born Japanese singer
- 1983Kari Lehtonen, Finnish ice hockey goaltender
- 1984Kimberly J. Brown, American actress
- 1986Saeko, Japanese actress
- 1995Noah Gray-Cabey, American actor
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Who Died On November 16?
- 1093Saint Margaret of Scotland, Hungarian-born queen-consort of King Malcolm III of Scotland (b. c. 1045)
- 1240Saint Edmund Rich, English Archbishop of Canterbury (b. c. 1175)
- 1272King Henry III of England (b. 1207)
- 1328Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1276)
- 1613Trajano Boccalini, Italian satirist (b. 1556)
- 1628Paolo Quagliati, Italian composer (b. c. 1555)
- 1632King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (b. 1594)
- 1695Pierre Nicole, French philosopher (b. 1625)
- 1724Jack Sheppard, English burglar (b. 1702)
- 1745James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (b. 1665)
- 1773John Hawkesworth, English writer
- 1779Pehr Kalm, Finnish explorer and naturalist (b. 1716)
- 1790Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, American Continental Congressman (b. 1723)
- 1797King Frederick William II of Prussia (b. 1744)
- 1802André Michaux, French botanist (b. 1746)
- 1806Moses Cleaveland, American lawyer and surveyor; namesake of Cleveland, Ohio (b. 1754)
- 1836Christian Hendrik Persoon, Dutch mycologist (b. 1761)
- 1878Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1874)
- 1884František Chvostek, Moravian physician (b. 1835)
- 1885Louis Riel, Canadian politician (b. 1844)
- 1907Robert I, Duke of Parma (b. 1848)
- 1908Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-born Canadian politician (b. 1829)
- 1911A. A. Ames, American politician (b. 1842)
- 1922Max Abraham, German physicist (b. 1875)
- 1939Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1866)
- 1950Bob Smith, American physician and temperance activist (b. 1879)
- 1956Ōtori Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 24th Yokozuna (b. 1887)
- 1960Clark Gable, American actor (b. 1901)
- 1961Sam Rayburn, American politician (b. 1882)
- 1971Edie Sedgwick, American socialite and heiress (b. 1940)
- 1972Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina and actress (b. 1889)
- 1973Alan Watts, English writer and philosopher (b. 1915)
- 1974Walther Meissner, German technical physicist (b. 1882)
- 1980Jayan, Indian actor (b.1938)
- 1982Arthur Askey, British comedian (b. 1900)
- 1982Lenny Murphy, Northern Irish loyalist figure (b. 1952)
- 1984Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (b. 1906)
- 1986Siobhán McKenna, Irish stage and screen actress (b. 1923)
- 1987Jim Brewer, American baseball player (b. 1937)
- 1987Zubir Said, Singaporean composer (b. 1907)
- 1989Jean-Claude Malépart, Quebec politician (b. 1938)
- 1993Achille Zavatta, Tunisia-born French clown (b. 1915)
- 1993Lucia Popp, Slovakian soprano (b. 1939)
- 1994Chet Powers, American musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (b. 1943)
- 1994Doris Speed, British actress (b. 1899)
- 1995Jack Finney, American writer (b. 1911)
- 1999Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1928)
- 2000Ahmet Kaya, Turkish singer and composer (b. 1957)
- 2000DJ Screw, American hiphop DJ (b. 1971)
- 2000Joe C., American rapper (b. 1974)
- 2001Tommy Flanagan, American jazz pianist (b. 1930)
- 2003Bettina Goislard, French relief worker (b. 1974)
- 2004Margaret Hassan, Irish aid worker (b. 1945)
- 2005Donald Watson, English vegan advocate (b. 1910)
- 2005Henry Taube, Canadian-born American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1915)
- 2005Robert Tisch, American football team owner (b. 1926)
- 2006Milton Friedman, American economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1912)
- 2006Yuri Levada, Russian sociologist (b. 1930)
- 2007Grethe Kausland, Norwegian actress and singer (b. 1947)
- 2007Harold Alfond, American businessman (b. 1914)
- 2007Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian comedian and author (b. 1946)
- 2008Reg Varney, British actor (b. 1916)
- 2009Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (b. 1978)
- 2009Edward Woodward, British actor (b. 1930)
- 2010Britton Chance, American molecular biologist and yachtsman (b. 1913)
- 2010Donald Nyrop, American airline executive (b. 1912)
- 2010Ronni Chasen, American film publicist (b. 1946)
- 2010Wyngard Tracy, Filipino talent manager (b. 1952)
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