According to Gregory calendar, on November 16, the day number in a year is 321 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 322. November 16 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
Important Historical Events of 16 November in the World ⚡
Event Year | Incident/Event |
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1272 | On the way to Sicily during the ninth crusade, England's Edward IBCEM king, on the death of his father Henry III, but did not return to England for almost two years. |
1491 | Several Jews and discussions were carried out for the alleged ritual murder of a Jew in Toledo, Spain, which was later honored as the holy child of La Gordia. |
1532 | The Spanish Vijay-Spanish Vijaywadi Francisco Pizarro of the Inca Empire carried out a surprising attack in Kajamarca, Peru, which captured the SP Inka Atahulapa. |
1632 | Maharaja Adelf of Sweden was killed. |
1700 | The Emperor of Brandenburg was made king of Persia. |
1720 | The pirate "Caligo Jack " Rackham is brought to trial in Spanish Town in Jamaica; Two days later he was hanged at Port Royal. |
1763 | English journalist John Wilkes was injured in a duel battle. |
1776 | American revolutionary war-british and Hesian units captured Fort Washington from Patriots. |
1797 | The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, became King of Prussia as Frederick William III. |
1801 | First edition of the New York Earring Post printed. |
1846 | Akbar Allahabad, a famous Urdu poet, was born in Bara near Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district. |
1856 | The Amsterdam Post Office was established in Neuvezies Vaurbergwal. |
1872 | The London Metropolitan Police began the strike. |
1885 | Following the five-day trial after the North-West Rebellion, the Canadian rebel leader of the Mereatis and and Father of Manami', Louis Reel was sentenced to death for high treason. |
1907 | Oklahoma was recognized as the 46th state in the United States. |
1908 | General Motors Corporation was established. |
1912 | Kaiser Wilhelm-II inaugurated the Bober River Dam in the city of Silesia. |
1920 | Qantas, the National Airline of Australia, was established as Queen Slendand Northern Territory Ariel Services Limited. |
1925 | The Red Kimono and Stage Struck were screened. |
1934 | According to a revelation from Great Britain, it was proposed to supply Japan with The Arctical Naval Equality. However, American and British were trying to convince Japan to manufacture less ships by permission from them. |
1938 | Albert Hofmann's invention was the licoriceic acid diethylamide drug. |
1938 | Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman first synthesized psychidelic drug LSD at Sandose laboratories in Basel, Switzerland. |
1944 | Operation started in Queen, Duran, Germany, one of the heaviest strategic bomb attacks of World War II. |
1945 | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization i.e. UNESCO was decided. |
1945 | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was established. |
1946 | American scientists succeeded in making artificial rain for the first time in the world by leaving elements of carbonic gas in the atmosphere. |
1947 | 1,930 people were killed by cyclone Kathleen in Saitama, Tokyo. |
1959 | The music of Rongars and Hamrstin, The Sound of Music, The Story of the Trap Family Singers, was widely opened in the Lant-Fontan Theater. |
1965 | The Soviet Union successfully started the 3 space investigation from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, which made a landing on the surface of the planet Venus, making it the first spacecraft to do so. |
1973 | US President Richard Nixon signed the Trans-Alka Pipeline Athorization Act, which authorizes the manufacture of Alaska Piplino transport oil from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Alaska. |
1975 | The third COD war started between the United Kingdom and Iceland. |
1979 | The first line of Bucharest Metro, M1 Line, opened from Timpuri Noi to Semnatoaria in Bucharest, Romania. |
1988 | Benazir Bhutto was elected the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan. The election was held in Pakistan after nearly a decade. |
1989 | Eight employees of the Universed Centreramanikana 'Jose Simekonasus' were murdered by the Six Catholic religious leaders and the 'Death Squad ' of the Salvadoran Army. |
1992 | Eric Lowes discovered the greatest treasure of gold-silver coins of the fourth-fifth century 'Hoxen hoard'. |
1992 | In Safolk, England, an amateur metal detector discovered the largest coins of Roman Roman gold, silver and bronze at the end of the fourth century and within the Roman Empire of the early fifth century. |
1996 | Mother Teresa received honorary US citizenship |
1997 | After spending 17 the 17 The 18 years in jail, Chinese disgruntled Wei Jingsheng was released for 'medical reasons' and sent to the United States. |
2002 | The first case of respiratory disease Caivary Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was registered in Guangdong, China. |
2005 | The first suspected case of avian flu in humans has been confirmed by the Ministry of Health of People's Republic of China in Hunan. |
2006 | After being banned for a full year, the Wikipedia website has been unblocked by the Chinese government. |
2007 | The plane crashed in Thailand killing 89 people. |
2007 | The Nepali Supreme Court, claiming an appeal to hold a Constituent Assembly election on 22 November, said that the scheduled date is a moral concern rather than a legal concern. |
2008 | Indonesia has a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, killing two people. |
2009 | The late announcement of another nuclear site by Iran has been a matter of great concern for the IAEA. |
2011 | The Thailand government is considering constructing a waterway that will connect existing natural canals to a 200 km long "super-canal" that will keep 1.6b cubic meters of water and increase the drain of the runway to prevent floods. |
2012 | 4 people were injured in an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana while two people are said to be missing. |
2013 | A gunman shot and killed 12 people in a naval camp in Washington. |
Important Historical Events of 16 November in India ⚡
Event Year | Incident/Event |
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1524 | Portuguese famous sailor Vasco de Gama died. Vasco de Gama had succeeded in reaching India by circling the continent of Africa. |
1771 | The West Indian Company and Amsterdam divided Suriname. |
2010 | The collapse of an apartment building in the Indian capital New Delhi has allegedly killed 66 people. However, the search for the victims continues. |
Important Days of 16 November National & International Days 🏁
Day/Observance | Level |
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International Tolerance Day | International Day |
International Day for Tolerance [UNESCO] | International Day |
National Press Day | National Day |
Famous People's Birthdays on 16 November 😀
Birth Year | Name/Category/Country |
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1930 | Mihir Sen / Swimmer / India |
1897 | Choudhry Rahmat Ali / Academic / India |
1909 | Mirza Nasir Ahmad / Religious Leader / India |
1914 | Vizol Angami / Politician / India |
1926 | Nasir Hussain / Actor / India |
1930 | Mihir Sen / Player / India |
1930 | Mihir Sen / Swimmer / India |
1968 | Shobha Nagi Reddy / Politician / India |
1973 | Pullela Gopichand / Player / India |
1985 | Aditya Roy Kapoor / Actor / India |
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