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 320th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 45 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 3, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,763,251,200 seconds 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 ‘trihectaicosagon’ 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 93 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 4,713 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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November 16 Historical Events
- 534 –A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published.
- 1805 –Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Schöngrabern – Russian forces under Pyotr Bagration delay the pursuit by French troops under Murat.
- 1852 –The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.
- 1885 –Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and “Father of Manitoba”, Louis Riel is executed for treason.
- 1940 –World War II: in response to the leveling of Coventry, England by Nazi Germany’s Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.
- 1943 –World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway.
- 1944 –Operation Queen, the costly Allied thrust to the Rur river was launched
- 1945 –UNESCO is founded.
- 1989 –A death squad composed of El Salvadoran army troops kills six Jesuit priests and two others at Jose Simeon Canas University.
- 1992 –The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.
Who were born on November 16?
- 1888 –Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan composer and pianist (d. 1957)
- 1895 –Paul Hindemith, German composer (d. 1963)
- 1909 –Mirza Nasir Ahmad, 3rd Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and 3rd successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (d. 1982)
- 1916 –Al Lucas, Canadian jazz double-bassist (d. 1983)
- 1924 –Mel Patton, American sprinter
- 1930 –Salvatore Riina, Italian Mafia leader
- 1933 –Garnet Mimms, American singer
- 1958 –Marg Helgenberger, American actress
- 1961 –Frank Bruno, British boxer
- 1968 –Melvin Stewart, American swimmer
Who died on November 16?
- 1779 –Pehr Kalm, Finnish explorer and naturalist (b. 1716)
- 1802 –André Michaux, French botanist (b. 1746)
- 1836 –Christian Hendrik Persoon, Dutch mycologist (b. 1761)
- 1922 –Max Abraham, German physicist (b. 1875)
- 1974 –Walther Meissner, German technical physicist (b. 1882)
- 1982 –Lenny Murphy, Northern Irish loyalist figure (b. 1952)
- 1989 –Jean-Claude Malépart, Quebec politician (b. 1938)
- 1994 –Chet Powers, American musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (b. 1943)
- 2000 –DJ Screw, American hiphop DJ (b. 1971)
- 2001 –Tommy Flanagan, American jazz pianist (b. 1930)
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