Historical Events In November - 16

1856  Amsterdam post office at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal opens on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Groza," premieres in Moscow   

1860  On November - 16 edmund Schuecker, composer   

1861  On November - 16 vaclav Suk, composer   

1862  On this day in history charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror")   

1863  On November - 16 battle of Campbell's Station TN, 492 casualities   

1864  On November - 16 general William T. Sherman and his Union army troops begin their March to the Sea during the American Civil War.   

1864  Confederate retreat at Lovejoy, Georgia on this day in history.   

1870  Spanish Cortes selects King Amadeus I on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history alfred Hill, composer   

1874  Johanna HC Albregt, Dutch actress (Dumb August)/wife of Henri Dons on November - 16.   

1875  Battle at Gundet: Ethiopian emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians on November - 16.   

1880  On this day in history alexander A Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat) [NS=11/28]   

1882  On November - 16 british HMS Flirt fire at & destroy Abari village in Niger   

1883  On this day in history eugeen Van de Velde, Flemish musicologist/composer (In Tempore Belli)   

1885  Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba", Louis Riel is executed for treason on this day in history.   

1885  Louis Riel, French rebel who fought against Canada, executed at 41 on November - 16.   

1887  On this day in history philip Frohman, US architect   

1888  Burnet Corwin Tuthill, NYC, composer (Laurentia) on November - 16.   

1889  On November - 16 august Croegaert, Flemish liturgist   

1890  Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history johann A H Scheler, Belgian man of letters/librarian, dies at 71   

1893  On November - 16 cornelis J van der Klauw, Dutch biologist/zoologist   

1893  George Alexander Osborne, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1894  6,000 Armenians massacred by Turks in Kurdistan on November - 16.   

1894  On this day in history count Richard Coudenhove Kalergi, Austrian politician   

1895  On November - 16 samuel F. Smith, composer of America, dies.   

1895  On November - 16 eduard Bagritsky, [Dzhubin], Russ poet/journalist (South-West)   

1896  On this day in history lawrence Tibbett, Bakersfield Calif, baritone (Metropolitan 1923-50)   

1897  On November - 16 halliwell Hobbes, Stratford-on-Avon Engld, actor (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde)   

1899  On November - 16 mary Margaret McBride, Paris Mo, radio personality (WOR-AM, NYC)   

1901  On this day in history 3 autos race on Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, fastest speed achieved by Henry Fournier who drives a mile in 51 4/5 seconds   

1902  Marcel Boereboom, Belgian musicologist on November - 16.   

1903  V Herbert & H Smith' musical "Babette," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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1436  On this day in history birth of leonardo Loredan, Doge of the Republic of Venice (d. 1521)   

1569  On this day in history birth of paul Sartorius, composer   

1587  On November - 16 birth of joost van den Vondel, Cologne Germany, Dutch poet/dramatist (Jephtha)   

1603  On this day in history birth of augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (d. 1673)   

1609  Henrietta Maria, French-born, Queen Consort of England (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1615  Guillaume Dumanoir, composer was born on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen the Younger, Dutch buccaneer/lt admiral of Zeeland   

1643  Jean Chardin, French explorer (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

1271  On November - 16 henry III, king of England (1216-71, Provisions of Oxford), dies   

1328  Death of Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1276) on this day in history.   

1512  On this day in history death of gerbrand Mockema, Fries rebel, beheaded   

1548  Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer, dies at 44 on November - 16.   

1603  On this day in history pierre Charron, French philosopher/theologian, dies   

1613  On this day in history death of trajano Boccalini, Italian satirist (b. 1556)   

1628  Death of Paolo Quagliati, Italian composer on November - 16.   

1667  On this day in history nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer, dies at 34