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  • 534 Second and final revision of the Justinian Code is published, a codified set of imperial and classical laws initially begun in 528
  • Battle of Cajamarca and the capture of Atahualpa

    How 200 Conquistadors Conquered an Empire of 10 Million

    1532 Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captures Inca Emperor Atahualpa after a surprise ambush at Cajamarca in the Peruvian Andes
  • 1855 Scottish explorer David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Mosi-oa-Tunya waterfall, which he christens as Victoria Falls, on the Zambezi River in Barotseland, Africa (now Zambia and Zimbabwe)
  • 1945 Founding of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  • Norman Rockwell’s painting of six year-old Ruby Bridges being escorted into a New Orleans school in 1960

    Judge With a Passion For Civil Rights

    1960 US Marshals escort four six-year-old African American girls to previously all-white public schools in New Orleans in response to death threats against the girls and race riots
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  • 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
  • 1959 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's musical "The Sound of Music" by opens at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC; runs for 1,443 performances
  • 2003 16-year-old Lionel Messi makes his official debut for FC Barcelona when he comes on as a substitute in a friendly against Porto

New York City's Fifth Avenue opens for business

November 16, 1824

  • Tiberius

    42 BC - 37 AD

  • Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert

    1717 - 1783

  • Elpidio Quirino

    1890 - 1956

  • Oswald Mosley

    1896 - 1980

  • José Saramago

    1922 - 2010

  • Chinua Achebe

    1930 - 2013
More Birthdays on November 16

  • Burgess Meredith

    1907 - 1997

  • Shigeru Miyamoto

    73 Years Old

  • Lisa Bonet

    58 Years Old

  • Maggie Gyllenhaal

    48 Years Old

  • Pete Davidson

    32 Years Old

  • W. C. Handy

    1873 - 1958

  • Paul Hindemith

    1895 - 1963

  • Corey Pavin

    66 Years Old

  • Frank Bruno

    64 Years Old

  • Zina Garrison

    62 Years Old

  • Dwight Gooden

    61 Years Old

Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is first synthesized by Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann at Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland

November 16, 1938

  • 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 Future President of the Philippines Ramon Magsaysay (26) weds Luz Banzon (18) at Lourdes church in Manila
  • 1973 Russian-American sci-fi author Isaac Asimov (53) divorces Gertrude Blugerman (56) after 31 years of marriage
  • 1993 Canadian-American comic actor Jim Carrey (33) files for divorce from American actress Melissa Womer (33) after 6 years of marriage
  • 2010 American singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne (25) divorces "Sum 41" lead singer and guitarist Deryck Whibley (29) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
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  • Henry III

    1207 - 1272

  • Louis Riel

    1844 - 1885

  • Clark Gable

    1901 - 1960

  • Piet Moeskops

    1893 - 1964

  • Cluny MacPherson

    1879 - 1966

  • Milton Friedman

    1912 - 2006
More November 16 Deaths
  • The painting "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan" by Russian painter Ilya Repin

    Ivan the Terrible Kills His Son

    The painting "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan" by Russian painter Ilya Repin November 16, 1581
  • The 2i's coffee bar became a magnet for pop singers, agents and music entrepreneurs

    All 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, 1957
  • 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.

    SARS 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, 2002
  • Famous painting of the signing of the armistice in Compiegne, France

    Weekly 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?
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  • After two other lovers named Charles, Nell Gwyn described King Charles II as 'Charles the Third'

    Nell Gwyn, the Temptress Who Enchanted a King

    November 14, 1687
  • 1918: A group of Americans in California with a message for their fellow countrymen

    The 1918 Flu Pandemic

    November 15, 1918
  • Queen Mary put opponents to agonising death in her drive to restore Catholic faith in England

    Bloody Mary, England’s Most Hated Queen

    November 17, 1558
  • Paddy Hopkirk driving his Mini Cooper to victory in the gruelling 1964 Monte Carlo Rally

    Issigonis, The Mini Mastermind

    November 18, 1906
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