Page 3: Historical Events In November - 16

1856  On this day in history amsterdam post office at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal opens   

1859  Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Groza," premieres in Moscow on November - 16.   

1860  On November - 16 edmund Schuecker, composer   

1861  On November - 16 vaclav Suk, composer   

1862  Charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror") on this day in history.   

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

1864  General William T. Sherman and his Union army troops begin their March to the Sea during the American Civil War on this day in history.   

1864  Confederate retreat at Lovejoy, Georgia on November - 16.   

1870  On November - 16 spanish Cortes selects King Amadeus I   

1870  On November - 16 alfred Hill, composer   

1874  On November - 16 johanna HC Albregt, Dutch actress (Dumb August)/wife of Henri Dons   

1875  Battle at Gundet: Ethiopian emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians on this day in history.   

1880  On November - 16 alexander A Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat) [NS=11/28]   

1882  British HMS Flirt fire at & destroy Abari village in Niger on November - 16.   

1883  Eugeen Van de Velde, Flemish musicologist/composer (In Tempore Belli) on November - 16.   

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

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

1887  On November - 16 philip Frohman, US architect   

1888  On this day in history burnet Corwin Tuthill, NYC, composer (Laurentia)   

1889  On this day in history august Croegaert, Flemish liturgist   

1890  On this day in history aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer   

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

1893  Cornelis J van der Klauw, Dutch biologist/zoologist on November - 16.   

1893  On November - 16 george Alexander Osborne, composer, dies at 87   

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

1894  Count Richard Coudenhove Kalergi, Austrian politician on this day in history.   

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

1895  Eduard Bagritsky, [Dzhubin], Russ poet/journalist (South-West) on November - 16.   

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

1897  On this day in history halliwell Hobbes, Stratford-on-Avon Engld, actor (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde)   

1899  Mary Margaret McBride, Paris Mo, radio personality (WOR-AM, NYC) on this day in history.   

1901  On November - 16 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 this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history v Herbert & H Smith' musical "Babette," premieres in NYC   

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1436  Leonardo Loredan, Doge of the Republic of Venice (d. 1521) was born on November - 16.   

1569  Paul Sartorius, composer was born on November - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history birth of henrietta Maria, French-born, Queen Consort of England (d. 1669)   

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 November - 16 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  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 this day in history.   

1613  Death of Trajano Boccalini, Italian satirist (b. 1556) on this day in history.   

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

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