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November 16th, 2042 (November 16 2042) | Birth | Tiberius, Roman emperor (died in 37) | |
November 16th, 2007 (November 16 2007) | Death | Harold Alfond, American businessman (born in 1914) | |
November 16th, 2007 (November 16 2007) | Death | Grethe Kausland, Norwegian actress and singer (born in 1947) | |
November 16th, 2007 (November 16 2007) | Death | Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian comedian and author (born in 1946) | |
November 16th, 2006 (November 16 2006) | Death | Milton Friedman, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born in 1912) | Milton Friedman Quotes |
November 16th, 2006 (November 16 2006) | Death | Yuri Levada, Russian sociologist (born in 1930) | |
November 16th, 2005 (November 16 2005) | Death | Henry Taube, Canadian-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born in 1915) | |
November 16th, 2005 (November 16 2005) | Death | Robert Tisch, American football team owner (born in 1926) | |
November 16th, 2005 (November 16 2005) | Death | Donald Watson, English founder of the Vegan Society (born in 1910) | |
November 16th, 2004 (November 16 2004) | Death | Margaret Hassan, Irish-born aid worker (born in 1945) | |
November 16th, 2003 (November 16 2003) | Death | Bettina Goislard, French relief worker (born in 1974) | |
November 16th, 2001 (November 16 2001) | Death | Tommy Flanagan, American jazz pianist (born in 1930) | |
November 16th, 2000 (November 16 2000) | Event | Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. President to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. | Bill Clinton Quotes |
November 16th, 2000 (November 16 2000) | Death | DJ Screw, American hiphop DJ (born in 1971) | |
November 16th, 2000 (November 16 2000) | Death | Joe C., American rapper (born in 1974) | |
November 16th, 1999 (November 16 1999) | Death | Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born in 1928) | |
November 16th, 1997 (November 16 1997) | Event | After nearly 18 years of incarceration, the People s Republic of China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons. | |
November 16th, 1995 (November 16 1995) | Birth | Noah Gray-Cabey, American child actor | |
November 16th, 1995 (November 16 1995) | Death | Jack Finney, American author (born in 1911) | |
November 16th, 1994 (November 16 1994) | Death | Doris Speed, British actress (born in 1899) | |
November 16th, 1994 (November 16 1994) | Death | Dino Valente, American musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (b.1943) | |
November 16th, 1993 (November 16 1993) | Death | Lucia Popp, Slovakian soprano (born in 1939) | |
November 16th, 1993 (November 16 1993) | Death | Achille Zavatta, French clown (born in 1915) | |
November 16th, 1989 (November 16 1989) | Event | A death squad composed of El Salvadoran army troops kills six Jesuit priests and two others at Jose Simeon Canas University. | |
November 16th, 1989 (November 16 1989) | Event | UNESCO adopts the Seville Statement on Violence at the twenty-fifth session of its General Conference. | |
November 16th, 1989 (November 16 1989) | Death | Jean-Claude Malepart, Quebec politician (born in 1938) | |
November 16th, 1988 (November 16 1988) | Event | The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR declares that Estonia was "sovereign" but stopped short of declaring independence. | |
November 16th, 1988 (November 16 1988) | Event | In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan. | |
November 16th, 1987 (November 16 1987) | Death | Jim Brewer, Major League Baseball relief pitcher (born in 1937) | |
November 16th, 1987 (November 16 1987) | Death | Zubir Said, Singaporean composer who composed Singapore s national anthem (born in 1907) | |
November 16th, 1986 (November 16 1986) | Birth | Saeko, Japanese actress | |
November 16th, 1986 (November 16 1986) | Death | Siobhan McKenna, Irish stage and screen actress (born in 1923) | |
November 16th, 1984 (November 16 1984) | Birth | Gemma Atkinson, British actress and model | |
November 16th, 1984 (November 16 1984) | Birth | Kimberly J. Brown, American actress | |
November 16th, 1984 (November 16 1984) | Death | Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (born in 1906) | |
November 16th, 1983 (November 16 1983) | Birth | K, South Korean singer | |
November 16th, 1983 (November 16 1983) | Birth | Kari Lehtonen, Finnish ice hockey goaltender | |
November 16th, 1982 (November 16 1982) | Birth | Jannie du Plessis, South African rugby player | |
November 16th, 1982 (November 16 1982) | Birth | Amare Stoudemire, American basketball player | |
November 16th, 1982 (November 16 1982) | Death | Arthur Askey, British comedian (born in 1900) | |
November 16th, 1982 (November 16 1982) | Death | Pavel Sergeevich Alexandrov, Russian mathematician (born in 1896) | |
November 16th, 1982 (November 16 1982) | Death | Lenny Murphy, Leader of Belfast s notorious Shankill Butchers (born in 1952) | |
November 16th, 1981 (November 16 1981) | Birth | Allison Crowe, Canadian singer | |
November 16th, 1981 (November 16 1981) | Birth | Caitlin Glass, American voice actress | |
November 16th, 1981 (November 16 1981) | Birth | Osi Umenyiora, NFL football player | |
November 16th, 1981 (November 16 1981) | Death | William Holden, American actor (born in 1918) | |
November 16th, 1980 (November 16 1980) | Birth | Kayte Christensen, American basketball player | |
November 16th, 1980 (November 16 1980) | Birth | Nicole Gius, Italian alpine skier | |
November 16th, 1979 (November 16 1979) | Event | The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semanatoarea in Bucharest, Romania. | |
November 16th, 1978 (November 16 1978) | Birth | Kip Bouknight, American baseball player | |
November 16th, 1978 (November 16 1978) | Birth | Gary Naysmith, Scottish footballer | |
November 16th, 1978 (November 16 1978) | Birth | Carolina Parra, Brazilian musician (CSS) | |
November 16th, 1977 (November 16 1977) | Birth | Oksana Baiul, Ukrainian figure skater | |
November 16th, 1977 (November 16 1977) | Birth | Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress | |
November 16th, 1977 (November 16 1977) | Birth | Mauricio Ochmann, Mexican actor | |
November 16th, 1976 (November 16 1976) | Birth | Juha Pasoja, Finnish footballer | |
November 16th, 1976 (November 16 1976) | Birth | Danny Wallace, British author | |
November 16th, 1976 (November 16 1976) | Birth | Martijn Zuijdweg, Dutch swimmer | |
November 16th, 1975 (November 16 1975) | Birth | Julio Lugo, Dominican baseball player | |
November 16th, 1974 (November 16 1974) | Birth | Eric Judy, American Musician | |
November 16th, 1974 (November 16 1974) | Birth | Maurizio Margaglio, Italian ice dancer | |
November 16th, 1974 (November 16 1974) | Birth | Paul Scholes, British footballer | |
November 16th, 1973 (November 16 1973) | Event | Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission. | |
November 16th, 1973 (November 16 1973) | Event | U.S. President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline. | |
November 16th, 1973 (November 16 1973) | Birth | Christian Horner, British Formula One team owner | |
November 16th, 1973 (November 16 1973) | Birth | Brendan Laney, Scottish rugby player | |
November 16th, 1973 (November 16 1973) | Death | Alan Watts, English writer/philosopher (born in 1915) | Alan Watts Quotes |
November 16th, 1972 (November 16 1972) | Birth | Missi Pyle, American actress | |
November 16th, 1972 (November 16 1972) | Death | Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina and actress (born in 1889) | |
November 16th, 1971 (November 16 1971) | Birth | Mustapha Hadji, Moroccan footballer | |
November 16th, 1971 (November 16 1971) | Birth | Alexander Popov, Russian swimmer | |
November 16th, 1971 (November 16 1971) | Birth | Koshi Rikdo, Japanese mangaka. | |
November 16th, 1971 (November 16 1971) | Birth | Waqar Younis, Pakistani cricketer | |
November 16th, 1971 (November 16 1971) | Death | Edie Sedgwick, American socialite and heiress (born in 1940) | Edie Sedgwick Quotes |
November 16th, 1970 (November 16 1970) | Birth | Martha Plimpton, American actress | Martha Plimpton Quotes |
November 16th, 1968 (November 16 1968) | Birth | Vlado Sola, Croatian handball goalkeeper | |
November 16th, 1967 (November 16 1967) | Birth | Craig Arnold, American poet | |
November 16th, 1967 (November 16 1967) | Birth | Lisa Bonet, American actress | |
November 16th, 1966 (November 16 1966) | Birth | Christian Lorenz, German keyboardist (Rammstein) | |
November 16th, 1966 (November 16 1966) | Birth | Dean McDermott, Canadian actor | |
November 16th, 1966 (November 16 1966) | Birth | Tahir Shah, British travel writer and explorer | |
November 16th, 1965 (November 16 1965) | Event | Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet. | |
November 16th, 1965 (November 16 1965) | Birth | Mika Aaltonen, Finnish footballer | |
November 16th, 1964 (November 16 1964) | Birth | Dwight Gooden, American baseball player | |
November 16th, 1964 (November 16 1964) | Birth | Diana Krall, Canadian Jazz pianist and singer | |
November 16th, 1964 (November 16 1964) | Birth | Harry J. Lennix, American actor | |
November 16th, 1964 (November 16 1964) | Birth | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian actress | |
November 16th, 1964 (November 16 1964) | Birth | Maeve Quinlan, American actress | |
November 16th, 1962 (November 16 1962) | Birth | Josh Silver, American musician (Type O Negative) | |
November 16th, 1962 (November 16 1962) | Birth | Gary Mounfield, English musician (Primal Scream) | |
November 16th, 1961 (November 16 1961) | Birth | Frank Bruno, British boxer | |
November 16th, 1961 (November 16 1961) | Birth | Corinne Hermes, French singer | |
November 16th, 1961 (November 16 1961) | Death | Sam Rayburn, U.S. Speaker of the House (born in 1882) | |
November 16th, 1960 (November 16 1960) | Death | Clark Gable, American actor (born in 1901) | |
November 16th, 1958 (November 16 1958) | Birth | Marg Helgenberger, American actress | Ric Berger Quotes |
November 16th, 1958 (November 16 1958) | Birth | Boris Krivokapic, Serbian academic | |
November 16th, 1957 (November 16 1957) | Birth | Jacques Gamblin, French actor | |
November 16th, 1956 (November 16 1956) | Birth | Terry Labonte, NASCAR driver | |
November 16th, 1955 (November 16 1955) | Birth | Pierre Larouche, National Hockey League player | |
November 16th, 1954 (November 16 1954) | Birth | Andrea Barrett, American author | |
November 16th, 1954 (November 16 1954) | Birth | Dick Gross, Australian politician | |
November 16th, 1954 (November 16 1954) | Birth | Bruce Edwards, golf caddy (died in 2004) | |
November 16th, 1953 (November 16 1953) | Birth | Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedian, writer and actor | |
November 16th, 1952 (November 16 1952) | Birth | Robin McKinley, writer | |
November 16th, 1952 (November 16 1952) | Birth | Piero Falchetta, Head of the department of ancient maps at the Biblioteca Marciana | |
November 16th, 1952 (November 16 1952) | Birth | Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese video game designer | Shigeru Miyamoto Quotes |
November 16th, 1951 (November 16 1951) | Birth | Miguel Sandoval, American actor | |
November 16th, 1950 (November 16 1950) | Birth | David Leisure, American actor | |
November 16th, 1950 (November 16 1950) | Birth | John Swartzwelder, American television writer and novelist | |
November 16th, 1950 (November 16 1950) | Death | Bob Smith, American doctor, co-founder of the Alcoholics Anonymous (born in 1879) | |
November 16th, 1948 (November 16 1948) | Birth | Bonnie Greer, American playwright and critic | |
November 16th, 1947 (November 16 1947) | Birth | Ebby Thust, German Boxing promoter and writer | |
November 16th, 1946 (November 16 1946) | Birth | Terence McKenna, American writer (died in 2000) | |
November 16th, 1945 (November 16 1945) | Event | Cold War: The United States Army secretly admits 88 German scientists and engineers to help in the development of rocket technology. | |
November 16th, 1945 (November 16 1945) | Event | UNESCO is founded. | |
November 16th, 1944 (November 16 1944) | Event | Dueren, Germany is completely destroyed by Allied bombers. | |
November 16th, 1944 (November 16 1944) | Birth | Oliver Braddick, British psychologist | |
November 16th, 1943 (November 16 1943) | Event | World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway. | |
November 16th, 1942 (November 16 1942) | Birth | Willie Carson, Scottish jockey | |
November 16th, 1942 (November 16 1942) | Birth | Joanna Pettet, English-American actress | |
November 16th, 1941 (November 16 1941) | Birth | Gerry Marshall, British race car driver (died in 2005) | |
November 16th, 1940 (November 16 1940) | Event | World War II: In response to Germany s leveling of Coventry, England two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg. | |
November 16th, 1940 (November 16 1940) | Event | Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world. | |
November 16th, 1939 (November 16 1939) | Death | Pierce Butler, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (born in 1866) | |
November 16th, 1938 (November 16 1938) | Event | LSD is first synthesized by Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland. | |
November 16th, 1938 (November 16 1938) | Birth | Robert Nozick, American philosopher (died in 2002) | Philo Quotes |
November 16th, 1936 (November 16 1936) | Birth | John Moore, Australian politician | |
November 16th, 1933 (November 16 1933) | Birth | Garnet Mimms, American singer | |
November 16th, 1931 (November 16 1931) | Birth | Luciano Bottaro, Italian comic book artist (died in 2006) | |
November 16th, 1931 (November 16 1931) | Birth | Hubert Sumlin, American blues musician | |
November 16th, 1930 (November 16 1930) | Birth | Chinua Achebe, Nigerian author | |
November 16th, 1930 (November 16 1930) | Birth | Salvatore Riina, Sicilian mafioso | |
November 16th, 1928 (November 16 1928) | Birth | Clu Gulager, American actor | |
November 16th, 1924 (November 16 1924) | Birth | Mel Patton, American athlete | |
November 16th, 1922 (November 16 1922) | Birth | Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist | |
November 16th, 1922 (November 16 1922) | Birth | Jose Saramago, Portuguese writer, Nobel laureate | |
November 16th, 1922 (November 16 1922) | Death | Max Abraham, German physicist (born in 1875) | Abraham Quotes |
November 16th, 1916 (November 16 1916) | Birth | Daws Butler, voice actor (died in 1988) | |
November 16th, 1914 (November 16 1914) | Event | The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens. | |
November 16th, 1911 (November 16 1911) | Death | Albert Alonzo Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis (born in 1842) | |
November 16th, 1908 (November 16 1908) | Birth | Burgess Meredith, American actor (died in 1997) | |
November 16th, 1908 (November 16 1908) | Death | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbiniere, French-born Canadian politician (born in 1829) | |
November 16th, 1907 (November 16 1907) | Event | Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory become Oklahoma and are admitted as the 46th U.S. state. | |
November 16th, 1907 (November 16 1907) | Event | Cunard Line s RMS Mauretania sister ship of RMS Lusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City. | |
November 16th, 1907 (November 16 1907) | Death | Robert I, Duke of Parma, last ruling Duke of Parma (born in 1848) | |
November 16th, 1905 (November 16 1905) | Birth | Eddie Condon, American musician (died in 1973) | |
November 16th, 1904 (November 16 1904) | Birth | Nnamdi Azikiwe, President of Nigeria (died in 1996) | |
November 16th, 1897 (November 16 1897) | Birth | Choudhary Rehmat Ali, Pakistani nationalist (died in 1951) | |
November 16th, 1896 (November 16 1896) | Birth | Oswald Mosley, British fascist (died in 1980) | |
November 16th, 1896 (November 16 1896) | Birth | Lawrence Tibbett, American singer (died in 1960) | |
November 16th, 1895 (November 16 1895) | Birth | Paul Hindemith, German composer (died in 1963) | |
November 16th, 1892 (November 16 1892) | Birth | Guo Moruo, Chinese writer (died in 1978) | |
November 16th, 1892 (November 16 1892) | Birth | Tazio Nuvolari, Italian racing driver (died in 1953) | |
November 16th, 1889 (November 16 1889) | Birth | George S. Kaufman, American playwright (died in 1961) | |
November 16th, 1885 (November 16 1885) | Event | Canadian rebel leader of the Metis and "Father of Manitoba", Louis Riel is executed for treason. | |
November 16th, 1885 (November 16 1885) | Birth | Michael Gonzi, Maltese archbishop (died in 1984) | |
November 16th, 1885 (November 16 1885) | Death | Louis Riel, Canadian politician (born in 1844) | |
November 16th, 1884 (November 16 1884) | Death | Frantisek Chvostek, Moravian physician (born in 1835) | |
November 16th, 1880 (November 16 1880) | Birth | Alexander Blok, Russian poet (died in 1921) | |
November 16th, 1873 (November 16 1873) | Birth | W. C. Handy, American composer (died in 1958) | W. C. Handy Quotes |
November 16th, 1863 (November 16 1863) | Event | American Civil War: Battle of Campbell s Station near Knoxville, Tennessee. Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces. | |
November 16th, 1862 (November 16 1862) | Birth | Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (died in 1944) | |
November 16th, 1857 (November 16 1857) | Event | Second relief of Lucknow. The most Victoria Crosses won in a single day with 24. | |
November 16th, 1849 (November 16 1849) | Event | A 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. | Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes |
November 16th, 1847 (November 16 1847) | Birth | Edmund James Flynn, Canadian politician (died in 1927) | |
November 16th, 1841 (November 16 1841) | Birth | Jules Violle, French physicist (died in 1923) | |
November 16th, 1839 (November 16 1839) | Birth | Louis-Honore Frechette, French Canadian poet (died in 1908) | |
November 16th, 1836 (November 16 1836) | Birth | David Kalakaua of Hawaii, Hawaiian king (died in 1891) | |
November 16th, 1836 (November 16 1836) | Death | Christian Hendrik Persoon, Dutch mycologist (born in 1761) | |
November 16th, 1821 (November 16 1821) | Event | American Old West: Missouri trader William Becknell arrives in Santa Fe, New Mexico over a route that became known as the Santa Fe Trail. | |
November 16th, 1806 (November 16 1806) | Death | Moses Cleaveland, founder of Cleveland, Ohio (born in 1754) | |
November 16th, 1805 (November 16 1805) | Event | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of SchongrabernRussian forces under Bagration delay the pursuit by French troops under Murat. | |
November 16th, 1802 (November 16 1802) | Death | Andre Michaux, French botanist (born in 1746) | |
November 16th, 1797 (November 16 1797) | Death | Frederick William II of Prussia (born in 1744) | |
November 16th, 1790 (November 16 1790) | Death | Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, American Continental Congressman (born in 1723) | |
November 16th, 1779 (November 16 1779) | Death | Pehr Kalm, Finnish explorer and naturalist (born in 1716) | |
November 16th, 1776 (November 16 1776) | Event | American Revolutionary War: Hessian mercenaries capture Fort Washington from the Patriots. | |
November 16th, 1776 (November 16 1776) | Event | American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States. | |
November 16th, 1773 (November 16 1773) | Death | John Hawkesworth, English writer | |
November 16th, 1766 (November 16 1766) | Birth | Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist (died in 1831) | |
November 16th, 1758 (November 16 1758) | Birth | Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish author and philologist (died in 1841) | Philo Quotes |
November 16th, 1745 (November 16 1745) | Death | James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (born in 1665) | |
November 16th, 1724 (November 16 1724) | Death | Jack Sheppard, English burglar (hanged) (born in 1702) | |
November 16th, 1720 (November 16 1720) | Birth | Carlo Antonio Campioni, Italian composer (died in 1788) | |
November 16th, 1717 (November 16 1717) | Birth | Jean le Rond d Alembert, French mathematician (died in 1793) | |
November 16th, 1695 (November 16 1695) | Death | Pierre Nicole, French philosopher (born in 1625) | Philo Quotes |
November 16th, 1643 (November 16 1643) | Birth | Jean Chardin, French explorer (died in 1703) | |
November 16th, 1632 (November 16 1632) | Event | The Battle of Lutzen, where King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden is killed. | |
November 16th, 1632 (November 16 1632) | Death | King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (killed in battle) (born in 1594) | |
November 16th, 1628 (November 16 1628) | Death | Paolo Quagliati, Italian composer | |
November 16th, 1613 (November 16 1613) | Death | Trajano Boccalini, Italian satirist (born in 1556) | |
November 16th, 1609 (November 16 1609) | Birth | Henrietta Maria, Queen Consort of England (died in 1669) | |
November 16th, 1603 (November 16 1603) | Birth | Augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (died in 1673) | |
November 16th, 1532 (November 16 1532) | Event | Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa. | |
November 16th, 1491 (November 16 1491) | Event | An auto de fe, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Avila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects. | |
November 16th, 1436 (November 16 1436) | Birth | Leonardo Loredan, Doge of the Republic of Venice (died in 1521) | |
November 16th, 1384 (November 16 1384) | Event | Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland, although she is a woman. | |
November 16th, 1328 (November 16 1328) | Death | Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (born in 1276) | |
November 16th, 1272 (November 16 1272) | Death | King Henry III of England (born in 1207) | |
November 16th, 1240 (November 16 1240) | Death | Edmund Rich, St. Edmund of Canterbury | |
November 16th, 1093 (November 16 1093) | Death | Saint Margaret of Scotland, wife of Malcolm III of Scotland | |
November 16th, 0534 (November 16 0534) | Event | A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published. | |