What Happened on November 16
Important Events
- 534 Second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus published
- 1532 Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captures Inca Emperor Atahualpa after a surprise ambush at Cajamarca in the Peruvian Andes
- 1776 British troops capture Fort Washington during American Revolution
- 1945 Founding of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- 1948 Operation Magic Carpet begins with 1st plane from Yemen carrying Jews to Israel
Nov 16 in Film & TV
- 2009 "The Twilight saga: New Moon", based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, directed by Chris Weitz, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, premieres in Los Angeles
Nov 16 in Music
- 1959 "Sound of Music" musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II first opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater, NYC, for 1443 performances
Nov 16 in Sport
- 2003 Lionel Messi makes his official debut for FC Barcelona in a friendly against Porto
Famous Birthdays
Tiberius
(42 BC - 37)- Elpidio Quirino
(1890 - 1956) - Burgess Meredith
(1907 - 1997) - Frank Bruno
59 Years Old - Zina Garrison
57 Years Old - Maggie Gyllenhaal
43 Years Old
Tiberius
Elpidio Quirino
Burgess Meredith
Frank Bruno
Zina Garrison
Maggie GyllenhaalWould You Believe?
LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) is first synthesized by Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland
On November 16, 1938
Famous Weddings
- 1683 Hendrik Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz marries Henriette Amalia
- 1754 British PM William Pitt the Elder (46) weds Lady Hester Grenville (34) in Argyle Street, London
- 1933 Ramon Magsaysay, latter President of the Philippines (26) weds Luz Banzon (18) at Lourdes church in Manila
Famous Divorces
- 1973 Sci-fi author Isaac Asimov (53) divorces Gertrude Blugerman after 31 years of marriage
- 1993 Actor Jim Carrey files for divorce from Melissa Womer after 6 years of marriage
- 2010 Singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne (25) divorces "Sum 41" lead singer and guitarist Deryck Whibley (29) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
Louis Riel
Clark Gable
Cluny MacPherson
Milton FriedmanArticles, Photos and Quiz
Ivan the Terrible Kills His Son
The painting "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan" by Russian painter Ilya Repin
November 16, 1581All Eyes on Birthplace of British Rock 'n' Roll
Tommy Steele, Britain's first rock 'n' roll star, was discovered on this day at a coffee bar in central London, appearing live on the BBC's first pop music show.
November 16, 1957SARS Outbreak
The SARS virus, known technically as SARS-CoV (coronavirus). First appearing in China in 2002, the disease spread to 29 countries before it was stopped.
November 16, 2002Weekly Quiz for November 11 - 17
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month marked the end of which war? Whose body was found in Antarctica in 1912? Which canal opened in 1869?
November in History
Nell Gwyn, the Temptress Who Enchanted a King
Nell Gwyn, who was brought up in a bawdy-house in London, caught the eye of King Charles II and became one of England’s most famous royal mistresses.
November 14, 1687The 1918 Flu Pandemic
A village in Alaska was almost wiped out on this day as the 1918 flu pandemic took its toll. Are there lessons for the world combatting the Coronavirus in 2020?
November 15, 1918Bloody Mary, England’s Most Hated Queen
Queen Mary I, the first woman to rule England in her own right, lost respect and was called Bloody Mary by burning hundreds of religious opponents at the stake.
November 17, 1558Words That Echoed Down The Decades
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered on this day, was as short and simple as it was immensely powerful and memorable.
November 19, 1863
