Page 2: Historical Events In November - 16

1762  Petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess.   

1763  English journalist John Wilkes injured at duel.   

1764  Native Americans surrender to British in Indian War of Chief Pontiac.   

1766  Rodolphe Kreitzer, France, composer/virtuoso violinist (Paris Conserv)   

1766  Dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter, dies at 81.   

1771  West Indian Company and Amsterdam divide up Suriname.   

1773  John Hawkesworth, English writer.   

1775  Marian Paradeiser, composer, dies at 28   

1776  Hessians capture Fort Washington, Manhattan.   

1776  1st gun salute.   

1780  Robert Archibald Smith, composer   

1793  Francis Danby, Irish painter   

1797  Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia (1786-97), dies at 53   

1798  Kentucky is recorded as becoming inaugural state to nullify an act of Congress.   

1798  Kentucky is recorded as becoming 1st state to nullify an act of Congress.   

1801  The New York Post newspaper is founded.   

1801  1st edition of New York Evening Post   

1805  Battle at Schongrabern: Russian army stop French.   

1807  Francois Hainl, composer   

1808  Mustapha IV, sultan of Turkey (1807-08), dies at 29   

1810  Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer.   

1822  Charles Smith Hamilton, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891   

1824  NY City's Fifth Avenue opens for business   

1827  James Southerton, cricketer (Test debut in the 1st ever Test at 49).   

1829  Anton G Rubinstein, Russian pianist/conductor/composer [OS].   

1831  Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist (Campaign 1813), dies at 51.   

1835  Charles Darwins voyage published in Cambridge Philosophical Society.   

1835  Elliott Warren Rice, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1887   

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

1840  Frederick Scotson Clark, composer   

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

1841  Life preservers made of cork are patented by Napoleon Guerin (NYC).   

1849  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  Jules van de Heuvel, Belgian lawyer/politician   

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1436  On November - 16 birth of leonardo Loredan, Doge of the Republic of Venice (d. 1521)   

1569  On November - 16 birth of paul Sartorius, composer   

1587  Joost van den Vondel, Cologne Germany, Dutch poet/dramatist (Jephtha) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 November - 16.   

1642  Cornelis Evertsen the Younger, Dutch buccaneer/lt admiral of Zeeland was born on this day in history.   

1643  On this day in history birth of jean Chardin, French explorer (d. 1703)   

1271  Henry III, king of England (1216-71, Provisions of Oxford), dies on this day in history.   

1328  On November - 16 death of prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1276)   

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

1548  On November - 16 caspar Cruciger, German church reformer, dies at 44   

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

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

1628  On this day in history death of paolo Quagliati, Italian composer   

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