What are the important events that happened on November 16? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
November 16: Facts & Myths About This Day
November 16 is the 321st day of the year 2016 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 45 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 3, 2016 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 410,904 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectaicosahenagon’ day.
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Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 73 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 1,426 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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November 16 Historical Events
- 1776 –American Revolution: the United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
- 1776 –American Revolutionary War: Hessian mercenaries capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
- 1805 –Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Schöngrabern – Russian forces under Pyotr Bagration delay the pursuit by French troops under Murat.
- 1885 –Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and “Father of Manitoba”, Louis Riel is executed for treason.
- 1914 –The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
- 1944 –Dueren, Germany is destroyed by Allied bombers.
- 1945 –Cold War: Operation Paperclip – the United States Army secretly admits 88 German scientists and engineers to help in the development of rocket technology.
- 1973 –U.S. President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.
- 1979 –The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania.
- 1992 –The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.
Who were born on November 16?
- 1643 –Jean Chardin, French explorer (d. 1703)
- 1720 –Carlo Antonio Campioni, Italian composer (d. 1788)
- 1889 –George S. Kaufman, American playwright (d. 1961)
- 1922 –José Saramago, Portuguese novelist, Nobel laureate (d. 2010)
- 1933 –Garnet Mimms, American singer
- 1952 –Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese video game designer
- 1964 –Diana Krall, Canadian jazz pianist and singer
- 1965 –Mark Benton, English actor
- 1967 –Lisa Bonet, American actress
- 1979 –Bruce Irons, American surfer
Who died on November 16?
- 1093 –Saint Margaret of Scotland, Hungarian-born queen-consort of King Malcolm III of Scotland (b. c. 1045)
- 1272 –King Henry III of England (b. 1207)
- 1628 –Paolo Quagliati, Italian composer (b. c. 1555)
- 1878 –Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1874)
- 1956 –Ōtori Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 24th Yokozuna (b. 1887)
- 1974 –Walther Meissner, German technical physicist (b. 1882)
- 1984 –Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (b. 1906)
- 2005 –Donald Watson, English vegan advocate (b. 1910)
- 2009 –Edward Woodward, British actor (b. 1930)
- 2010 –Britton Chance, American molecular biologist and yachtsman (b. 1913)
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