Historical Events In November - 16

1762  On November - 16 petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess  

1763  On November - 16 english journalist John Wilkes injured at duel  

1764  On November - 16 native Americans surrender to British in Indian War of Chief Pontiac  

1766  Rodolphe Kreitzer, France, composer/virtuoso violinist (Paris Conserv) on this day in history.  

1766  On November - 16 dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter, dies at 81  

1771  On this day in history west Indian Company & Amsterdam divide up Suriname  

1773  John Hawkesworth, English writer on this day in history.  

1775  Marian Paradeiser, composer, dies at 28 on this day in history.  

1776  On this day in history hessians capture Fort Washington, Manhattan  

1776  On November - 16 1st gun salute  

1780  Robert Archibald Smith, composer on November - 16.  

1793  On this day in history francis Danby, Irish painter  

1797  Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia (1786-97), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1798  Kentucky becomes first state to nullify an act of Congress on this day in history.  

1798  On November - 16 kentucky becomes 1st state to nullify an act of Congress  

1801  The New York Post newspaper is founded on November - 16.  

1801  1st edition of New York Evening Post on November - 16.  

1805  Battle at Schongrabern: Russian army stop French on November - 16.  

1807  On November - 16 francois Hainl, composer  

1808  Mustapha IV, sultan of Turkey (1807-08), dies at 29 on November - 16.  

1810  Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer on this day in history.  

1822  On November - 16 charles Smith Hamilton, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891  

1824  On November - 16 nY City's Fifth Avenue opens for business  

1827  On November - 16 james Southerton, cricketer (Test debut in the 1st ever Test at 49)  

1829  On November - 16 anton G Rubinstein, Russian pianist/conductor/composer [OS]  

1831  Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist (Campaign 1813), dies at 51 on November - 16.  

1835  On this day in history charles Darwins voyage published in Cambridge Philosophical Society  

1835  Elliott Warren Rice, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 on this day in history.  

1835  Louis Angely, German comedic poet (Paris in Pommern), dies at 48 on November - 16.  

1840  Frederick Scotson Clark, composer on this day in history.  

1841  N.E. Guerin of NY patents cork-filled life preserver on November - 16.  

1841  Life preservers made of cork are patented by Napoleon Guerin (NYC) on this day in history.  

1849  On this day in history a Russian court sentences Fyodor Dostoevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor.  

1854  On November - 16 jules van de Heuvel, Belgian lawyer/politician  

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

1569  On November - 16 birth of paul Sartorius, composer  

1587  On this day in history birth of joost van den Vondel, Cologne Germany, Dutch poet/dramatist (Jephtha)  

1603  Augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (d. 1673) was born on November - 16.  

1609  On November - 16 birth of henrietta Maria, French-born, Queen Consort of England (d. 1669)  

1615  On November - 16 birth of guillaume Dumanoir, composer  

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

1643  On November - 16 birth of jean Chardin, French explorer (d. 1703)  

1271  On this day in history 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  Death of Gerbrand Mockema, Fries rebel, beheaded on November - 16.  

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

1603  Pierre Charron, French philosopher/theologian, dies on November - 16.  

1613  Death of Trajano Boccalini, Italian satirist (b. 1556) on November - 16.  

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

1667  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.