Historical Events on November 16

13 General Tiberius' (later Emperor) triumphant procession through Rome after siege of Germany

1532 Francisco Pizarro captures Inca Emperor Atahualpa after a surprise ambush at Cajamarca

1835 Extracts from Letters to Henslow, a collection of letters written by Charles Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle, is published

1901 Booker T. Washington and his family are invited to dine at the White House with Teddy and Edith Roosevelt, prompting condemnation from the South

1933 Brazilian President Getulio Vargas declares himself dictator

1939 Al Capone freed from Alcatraz jail

1957 Celtic Bill Russell sets NBA record of 49 rebounds beat Philadelphia 111-89

1957 US murderer and bodysnatcher Ed Gein kills his last victim

1961 US President JFK decides to increase military aid to South Vietnam without committing US combat troops

1962 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 73 points vs NY Knicks

1966 Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente is named NL MVP

1970 Elton John records a show in New York City which was later released as his 11-17-70 album

1972 British Prime Minister Edward Heath warns against a Unilateral Declaration of Independence

1973 John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album

1973 US President Richard Nixon authorizes construction of the Alaskan pipeline

1976 Rick Barry (San Francisco), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60

1979 Paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas"

1981 President Reagan decides on a covert plan to block the Cuban aid to Nicaragua and El Salvador

1982 Tom Stoppard's play "The Real Thing" premieres in London starring Felicity Kendal and Roger Rees

1983 Kapil Dev takes 9-83 v WI at Ahmedabad, but India still lose

1985 President Reagan arrives in Geneva for a summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

1988 Jose Canseco is 1st unanimous AL MVP since Reggie Jackson

1988 Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto's PPP wins 1st free Pakistani elections in 11 years

1988 Robin Givens sues Mike Tyson for $125 million for libel

1988 President Reagan and the First Lady participate in the official state arrival ceremony, meetings and a state dinner with Margaret Thatcher

1989 South African President F. W. de Klerk announces scrapping of Separate Amenities Act

1990 Manuel Noriega claims US denied him a fair trial

1993 Russian President Yeltsin shuts Lenin museum

1995 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother undergoes hip surgery

1998 Monica Lewinsky signs a deal for the North American rights to a book about her affair with US President Clinton

1999 "The Chronic 2001" 2nd studio album by dr dre is released

2000 Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. President to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War

2002 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein says that he had to accept UN Resolution 1441 because the United States and Israel had shown their "claws and teeth" and declared unitlateral war on the Iraqi people

2003 Lionel Messi makes his official debut for FC Barcelona in a friendly against Porto

2003 Roger Federer of Switzerland wins his first of 6 season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 victory over American Andre Agassi in the final in Houston, Texas

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

2010 In University Park, Texas, the groundbreaking ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center takes place

2010 Engagement announced between Prince William and Catherine [Kate] Middleton at Clarence House, London

2013 Sachin Tendulkar plays his very last cricket match before retiring in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium against the West Indies

2015 French President François Hollande declares the country at war with ISIS in an address to parliament