Historical Events In November - 16
Friday, 25 October 2024
1957 On this day in history ed Gein butchers last victim
1957 On November - 16 "Copper & Brass" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 36 perfs
1957 Cora Witherspoon, actress (Quality Street, Bank Dick), dies at 67 on November - 16.
1958 On November - 16 warner Fabian, [S Adams], US author (Great American Fraud), dies at 87
1959 On this day in history the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music opens on Broadway.
1959 "Sound of Music" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 1443 perfs on this day in history.
1960 NL batting champion Dick Groat wins MVP on November - 16.
1960 On November - 16 clark Gable, actor (Gone With the Wind), dies at 59
1961 Great Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth countries on November - 16.
1961 Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79 on November - 16.
1962 On November - 16 kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic)
1963 On this day in history toledo, OH newspaper strike began
1964 Radio CJCX Sydney Nova Scotia (Canada) starts shortwave transmission on this day in history.
1964 On November - 16 albert Hay Malotte, composer, dies at 69
1965 First public announcement about Walt Disney World on November - 16.
1965 On November - 16 venera 3 launched, first to land on another planet (crashes into Venus)
1965 On this day in history venera 3 launched, 1st to land on another planet (crashes into Venus)
1965 Alexander King, author (Jack Paar Show), dies at 66 on this day in history.
1966 Dr Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury on November - 16.
1967 On this day in history canadian Pacific begins testing Canada's first remote-controlled mid-train diesel locomotives in regular freight service, using new "Robot" radio-command system.
1968 On November - 16 greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74
1969 On this day in history the first public display of a moon rock takes place at the Museum of Natural History in New York City.
1971 On November - 16 charlie Dell, comedian, dies at 90
1972 On November - 16 andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer, dies at 87
1973 John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album on November - 16.
1973 President Nixon authorizes construction of the Alaskan pipeline on November - 16.
1973 Skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit on this day in history.
1973 Alan Watts, writer/popularizer of Zen, dies in Calif on this day in history.
1974 On this day in history first intentional interstellar radio message sent, Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light years away
1974 On November - 16 john Lennon's #1 solo "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"
1974 Walther Meissner, German physicist (Meissner Effect), dies at 91 on November - 16.
1975 On this day in history ernst van Raalte, lawyer/minister-president, dies at 83
1978 On November - 16 claude Dauphin, French actor (Les Miserables, Mado), dies at 75
1979 On November - 16 paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas"
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