November 16

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on November 16. From 1900 until now. November 16 is under the sign of Scorpio. Famous birthdays on this day include Soeur Emmanuelle (1908), Lisa Bonet (1967) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (1977). Several movies were released around November 16 over the years, such as Toy Story in 1995 directed by John Lasseter and Brief Encounter in 1945 directed by David Lean.
But much more happened on November 16 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

USA - admission of Oklahoma, 46th state, 1907
R.C. Saints - Saint Margaret of Scotland ; Gertrude the Great
Also see November 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
International Day for Tolerance
Iceland - Dagur fslenskrar tungu (Icelandic Language Day)
Thailand - Loy Krathong festival (2005)
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Events

2018 Johnston Press, which owns i, The Scotsman, the Yorkshire Post and other UK newspapers, enters administration after failing to secure a buyer. It is set to be de-listed on the London Stock Exchange on 19 November 2018. (The Guardian)
2017 South Sudanese Civil War: Rival factions within the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement sign the "Declaration of Unification" in Cairo, Egypt. (Sudan Tribune)
2016 War in Afghanistan (2001–present): Four members of the Afghan National Security Forces are killed and 11 people are injured during a suicide bomber attack near the Afghan defense ministry headquarters in Kabul. (AP via ABC News America)
2015 Authorities search for Belgium-born French national Salah Abdeslam, one of three brothers suspected of involvement in the attacks. Raids are reported to have taken place in Grenoble, Toulouse, Jeumont and the Paris suburb of Bobigny. This contradicts previously published official information that all the perpetrators of the attacks were dead. (CNN) (The Guardian)
2014 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: ISIL claims to have executed American hostage Abdul-Rahman Kassig. (BBC)
2013 Syrian civil war:: The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons agrees to a Syria arsenal destruction plan. (The Australian)
2012 Hostess Brands announces it will file for bankruptcy and liquidate its assets, stating that a bakery union's worker strike stemming from contract disputes "crippled" its operations. 18,500 workers are expected to be laid off. (Bloomberg)
2011 Syrian uprising:
2010 An anti-tank mine explodes under a truck in Battambang province of Cambodia, killing all 14 people aboard. (Zee)
2009 Kevin Rudd, the Prime Minister of Australia, apologises to the ampquotforgotten Australiansampquot raised in orphanages and foster homes during the twentieth century. (''The Australian'')
2008 Iraqi cabinet approves a withdrawal agreement for American troops to leave Iraqi cities and towns by the end of June 2009, and the country by the end of 2011.
2007 An Airbus A340-600, scheduled to be delivered at Etihad Airways' base in Abu Dhabi, crashes into a barrier at Toulouse Blagnac International Airport during tests. Five people are injured. (BBC)
2006 2006 Tonga riots:
2005 1 person is killed, and 15 are injured in Hakkâri, Hakkari Province, Turkey during fighting between Turkish police and Kurdish PKK rebels. (Reuters)
2004 The Pentagon announces that Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. James G. Roche, has submitted his resignation. (Reuters)
2003 The Serbian presidential election fails as only 38% of the registered electorate show up to vote. About 18% of registered voters cast a vote for Tomislav Nikolic, 14% for Dragoljub Micunovic, 4% for Velimir Ilic, and 3% for other candidates. With a turnout of less than 50%, the poll is declared invalid.
2002 A plot by a group of terrorists believed to be a part of or affiliated to the al-Qaeda network was revealed as having been uncovered by MI5. The plot involved a plan to release poison gas in the London Underground railway network.
2001 The first Harry Potter film, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is released, grossing US , becoming the second highest grossing film around the world of all time, behind ''Titanic''.
2000 Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. President to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War.
1998 Sesame Workshop (back then known as ) launches Elmo's World, the most famous Sesame Street segment, lasting from the late 90' to Sesame Street's 40th anniversary (69-09) and the 10th anniversary of the segment itself (99-09).
1997 1776, closes at Criterion Theater, New York City
1996 Into the Whirlwind closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 2 performances
1995 Attorney General Janet Reno announces she has Parkinson disease
1994 A Federal judge issues a temporary restraining order, prohibiting the State of California from implementing Proposition 187, that would have denied most public services to illegal aliens.
1993 Any Given Day opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 32 performances
1992 Microsoft ships Microsoft Access 1.0 database program for Windows. Price is US$99.
1990 Manuel Noriega claims US denied him a fair trial.
1989 Gypsy opens at St. James Theater NYC for 477 performances
1988 Benazir Bhutto wins 1st free Pakistani elections in 11 years
1987 Actress Lisa Bonet marries singer Lenny Kravitz
1984 14th Shuttle Mission (51A) - Discovery 2 - lands at Kennedy Center.
1983 Kapil Dev takes 9-83 vs. WI at Ahmedabad, but India still lose
1982 5th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 5-lands at Edwards Air Force Base.
1981 Merrily We Roll Along opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 16 performances
1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneer QB Doug Williams throws for 486 yards
1979 Paul McCartney releases Wonderful Christmas
1978 Major Indoor Soccer League holds its first draft.
1977 Rod Carew wins AL MVP award
1976 Rick Barry (San Francisco Warriors), ends then longest NBA free-throw streak of 60.
1975 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Jacksonville Ladies Golf Open
1974 Milwaukee Bucks lose their 11th straight NBA game (team record).
1973 John Lennon releases Mind Games album
1972 Dear Oscar opens at Playhouse Theater NYC for 5 performances
1970 The Lockheed L-1011 Tristar flies for the first time.
1969 1968 massacre of civilians at Mylai South Vietnam, by US is 1st reported
1966 Dr Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury
1965 Venera 3 launched, 1st to land on another planet (crashes into Venus)
1964 Radio CJCX Sydney Nova Scotia (Canada) starts shortwave transmission
1963 Toledo, OH newspaper strike began
1962 Kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic)
1961 Great Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth countries
1960 NL batting champion Dick Groat wins MVP
1959 Sound of Music opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 1443 performances
1957 Copper & Brass closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 36 performances
1955 Johnny Cash made his 1st chart appearance with Cry Cry Cry
1950 Egyptian King Faruk demands departure of all British troops
1948 Operation Magic Carpet - 1st plane from Yemen carrying Jews to Israel
1947 15,000 demonstrate in Brussels against mild sentence of Nazis
1945 Yeshiva College (University), chartered in New York, first US Jewish College.
1944 US 9th division and 1st Army attacks at Geilenkirchen
1942 Assault of US B-17 Flying Fortresses on airport at Sidi Ahmed
1941 German troops conquer Kertsh (probably)
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.
1939 Al Capone freed from Alcatraz jail
1938 K B Regiment refuses round-table conference in East-India
1936 German air force begins bombing of Madrid
1933 Brazilians President Getulio Vargas names himself Dictator
1926 New York Rangers' first game, beat Montreal Maroons 1-0.
1925 American Association for the Advancement of Atheism is formed in New York.
1924 Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL and major-league football record).
1922 Pope Pius XI calls on Belgian people to unite
1920 1st postage stamp meter is set in Stamford Conn
1919 After Entente pressure Romanian forces withdraw from Budapest and let Admiral Horthy to march in.
1917 British occupy Tel Aviv and Jaffa
1916 I Berlin / V Herbert / H Blossoms musical premieres in New York City
1914 Federal Reserve System formally opens
1909 EVV Eindhoven soccer team forms
1907 Oklahoma becomes 46th US state.
1905 Netherlands / Russian Count Witte becomes Premier of Russia
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