November 16

Events

 * - A second and final revision of the is published.
 * - is crowned, although she is a woman.
 * - An, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of , concludes the case of the with the public execution of several  and  suspects.
 * - and his men capture  Emperor.
 * - The, where  is killed.
 * - : mercenaries capture  from the.
 * 1776  - : The  recognize the independence of the.
 * - : -  forces under  delay the pursuit by  troops under.
 * - : trader  arrives in  over a route that became known as the.
 * - A n court sentences to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor.
 * - . The most es won in a single day with 24.
 * - : near .  troops unsuccessfully attack  forces.
 * - rebel leader of the  and "Father of ",  is executed for.
 * - First transmission of between a  and a city is sent from the  hydroelectric plant to industries in.
 * - invents the.
 * - star  is charged with an indecent act after allegedly pinching a woman's bottom in the monkey house of 's.
 * - and  become  and are admitted as the 46th.
 * 1907  -  Line's  sister ship of, sets sail on her maiden voyage from  to.
 * - The of the  officially opens.
 * -, the of  is registered as an aerial carrier under the name of “Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited”. Only  (now part of ) and  are older.
 * - 's is fully converted to a, which is considered to be the death of  as a popular form of entertainment in the United States.
 * - The and the  establish formal.
 * - wins one of the most important fights of his career against then future light heavyweight champion.
 * - : In response to 's leveling of two days before, the  bombs.
 * 1940  - : In occupied, German  close off the  from the outside world.
 * - World War II: bombers strike a  facility and  factory in -controlled,.
 * -, is completely destroyed by  bombers.
 * - : The Army secretly admits 88  scientists and engineers to help in the development of  technology.
 * -  murders his last victim,.
 * - The, , starring and  opens at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater.
 * - : The launches the  space probe toward, the first  to reach the surface of another.
 * - : launches  with a crew of three s from  for an 84-day mission.
 * 1973  -   signs the  into law, authorizing the  of the.
 * - The first line of (Line M1) is opened from  to Semanatoarea in.
 * - marry on the U.S.  . It is the highest-rated hour in  history.
 * - visits, ,  on the occasion of its.
 * - The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR declares that was "sovereign" but stopped short of declaring independence.
 * 1988 - In the first open  in more than a, voters in  elect populist candidate  to be.
 * - A composed of an army troops kills six  priests and two others at.
 * 1989  - A devastating  strikes.
 * 1989  -  adopts the  at the twenty-fifth session of its General Conference.
 * - receives honorary.
 * - After nearly 18 years of incarceration, the releases, a pro- dissident, from jail for medical reasons.
 * - becomes the first  to visit  since the end of the.
 * - The  becomes the fastest air-breathing jet flying at nearly approx. 11,200 km/h or 3.11 km/s.
 * 2004  - The television series  debuted.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, Doge of the (d. )
 * -, Polish prior (d. )
 * -, French explorer (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, Danish author and philologist (d. )
 * -, French violinist (d. )
 * -, Hawaiian king (d. )
 * -, French Canadian poet (d. )
 * -, French physicist (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * -, Maltese archbishop (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American playwright (d. )
 * 1892  -, Chinese writer (d. )
 * 1892  -, Italian racing driver (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, British fascist (d. )
 * 1896  -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Pakistani nationalist (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, voice actor (d. )
 * -, American computer scientist
 * 1922  -, Portuguese writer,
 * -, American athlete
 * -, American actor
 * -, Nigerian author
 * 1930  -, Sicilian
 * -, American musician
 * 1931  -, Italian comic book artist (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, American philosopher (d. )
 * -, Scottish jockey
 * 1942  -, English-American actress
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, German Boxing promoter and writer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, writer
 * 1952  -, Japanese video game designer
 * -, American author
 * 1954  -, Australian politician
 * 1954  -, golf caddy (d. )
 * -, player
 * -, driver
 * -, French actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1958  -, Serbian academic
 * -, British boxer
 * 1961  -, French singer
 * -, American musician
 * -, American athlete
 * 1964  -, Italian actress
 * 1964  -, Canadian Jazz pianist and singer
 * 1964  -, American actor
 * -, Finnish footballer
 * -, Canadian actor
 * 1966  -, German keyboardist
 * -, British travel writer and explorer
 * -, American actress
 * 1967  -, American poet
 * -, Croatian handball goalkeeper
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * 1971  -, Japanese mangaka.
 * -, Russian swimmer
 * 1971  -, Pakistani cricketer
 * 1971  -, Moroccan footballer
 * -, Writer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Scottish rugby player
 * 1973  -, British  team owner
 * -, British footballer
 * 1974  -, American Musician
 * 1974  -, Italian ice dancer
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, British author
 * 1976  -, Dutch swimmer
 * 1976  -, Finnish footballer
 * -, Ukrainian figure skater
 * 1977  -, American actress
 * 1977  -, Mexican actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1978  -, Scottish footballer
 * 1978  -, Brazilian musician
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1980  -, Italian alpine skier
 * -, Canadian singer
 * 1981  -, American voice actress
 * 1981  -, NFL football player
 * -, South African rugby player
 * 1982  -, American basketball player
 * -, South Korean singer
 * 1983  -, Finnish ice hockey goaltender
 * -, American actress
 * 1984  -, British actress and model
 * -, American child actor

Deaths

 * -, wife of
 * -, St. Edmund of Canterbury
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (b. )
 * -, Italian satirist (b. )
 * -, Italian composer
 * - King (killed in battle) (b. )
 * -, French philosopher (b. )
 * -, English burglar (hanged) (b. )
 * -, Irish statesman and soldier (b. )
 * -, English writer
 * -, Finnish explorer and naturalist (b. )
 * -, American Continental Congressman (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, French botanist (b. )
 * -, founder of Cleveland, Ohio (b. )
 * -, Dutch mycologist (b. )
 * -, Moravian physician (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, last ruling Duke of Parma (b. )
 * -, French-born Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, Mayor of Minneapolis (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. )
 * -, American doctor, co-founder of the (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American socialite and heiress (b. )
 * -, Russian ballerina and actress (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, British comedian (b. )
 * 1982  -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Leader of Belfast's notorious (b. )
 * -, American trombonist (b. )
 * -, Irish stage and screen actress (b. )
 * -, relief pitcher (b. )
 * 1987  -, Singaporean composer who composed Singapore's national anthem (b. )
 * -, Quebec politician (b. )
 * -, French clown (b. )
 * 1993  -, Slovakian soprano (b. )
 * -, British actress (b. )
 * 1994  -, American musician  (b.)
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American microbiologist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American hiphop DJ (b. )
 * 2000  -, American rapper (b. )
 * -, American jazz pianist (b. )
 * -, French relief worker (b. )
 * -, Irish-born aid worker (b. )
 * -, Canadian-born chemist, laureate (b. )
 * 2005  -, American football team owner (b. )
 * 2005  -, English founder of the Vegan Society (b. )
 * -, American economist, laureate (b. )
 * 2006 -, Russian sociologist (b. )
 * -, American businessman (b. )
 * 2007 -, Norwegian actress and singer (b. )
 * 2007 -, Norwegian comedian and author (b. )

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