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timeanddate.com Sign in Home On This Day On This Day in History – November 16What Happened on November 16?2001 – Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone releasedThe film version of the popular book by the same name written by author J. K. Rowling starred Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter and followed Potter's first year at Hogwarts, a school for magic.1988 – Estonians declare sovereignty from USSREstonians issued the Estonian Sovereignty Declaration as part of the Singing Revolution. The Declaration declared Estonian sovereignty from the Soviet Union and declared Estonian laws paramount over Soviet laws. The day is now celebrated as the Day of Declaration of Sovereignty.1965 – Soviets launch Venera 3Part of the Venera program, it was the first space probe to land on another planet - Venus. Unfortunately, due to technical issues, it was not able to send any data back to Earth. The first space probe to send data from another planet to Earth was Venera 7.1945 – UNESCO foundedThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a special branch of the United Nations which promotes peace and well-being through education, scientific collaboration and cultural understanding and exchange. It is headquartered in Paris, France and has 195 state members.1940 – Warsaw ghetto sealedThe largest Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland, the Warsaw ghetto, was created in October 1940 by a German decree. According to the decree, all Jews in the city had to move to the ghetto, which was closed off by a 10 feet wall and had soldiers and police guarding it from the outside 24 hours a day. The ghetto was the scene of one of the largest Jewish uprisings during the Second World War in 1943.Births on November 161977 – Maggie GyllenhaalAmerican actress1952 – Shigeru MiyamotoJapanese video game designer, created Mario, The Legend of Zelda1930 – Chinua AchebeNigerian author, poet, academic1922 – José SaramagoPortuguese author, Nobel Prize laureate42 – TiberiusRoman EmperorDeaths on November 162006 – Milton FriedmanAmerican economist, Nobel Prize laureate1980 – JayanIndian actor1960 – Clark GableAmerican actor1885 – Louis RielCanadian politician1724 – Jack SheppardEnglish criminalChange Date:
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  • Day of Declaration of Sovereignty, Estonia
  • Independence of Cartagena, Colombia
  • King Charles III's Birthday observed, Falkland Islands
  • Mother's Day, North Korea
  • National Peace Day observed, Cote d'Ivoire
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