Historical Events In November - 16
Thursday, 28 January 2021
1957 On this day in history ed Gein butchers last victim
1957 "Copper & Brass" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 36 perfs on this day in history.
1957 Cora Witherspoon, actress (Quality Street, Bank Dick), dies at 67 on November - 16.
1958 On this day in history warner Fabian, [S Adams], US author (Great American Fraud), dies at 87
1959 The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music opens on Broadway on November - 16.
1959 On this day in history "Sound of Music" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 1443 perfs
1960 NL batting champion Dick Groat wins MVP on November - 16.
1960 Clark Gable, actor (Gone With the Wind), dies at 59 on November - 16.
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 this day in history.
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 November - 16.
1964 On this day in history albert Hay Malotte, composer, dies at 69
1965 First public announcement about Walt Disney World on this day in history.
1965 Venera 3 launched, first to land on another planet (crashes into Venus) on November - 16.
1965 Venera 3 launched, 1st to land on another planet (crashes into Venus) on this day in history.
1965 On this day in history alexander King, author (Jack Paar Show), dies at 66
1966 Dr Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury on November - 16.
1967 Canadian Pacific begins testing Canada's first remote-controlled mid-train diesel locomotives in regular freight service, using new "Robot" radio-command system on this day in history.
1968 Greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1969 The first public display of a moon rock takes place at the Museum of Natural History in New York City on November - 16.
1971 Charlie Dell, comedian, dies at 90 on this day in history.
1972 On this day in history andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer, dies at 87
1973 On this day in history john Lennon releases "Mind Games" album
1973 President Nixon authorizes construction of the Alaskan pipeline on November - 16.
1973 Skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit on November - 16.
1973 On this day in history alan Watts, writer/popularizer of Zen, dies in Calif
1974 On November - 16 first intentional interstellar radio message sent, Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light years away
1974 On this day in history john Lennon's #1 solo "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"
1974 On November - 16 walther Meissner, German physicist (Meissner Effect), dies at 91
1975 On this day in history ernst van Raalte, lawyer/minister-president, dies at 83
1978 Claude Dauphin, French actor (Les Miserables, Mado), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1979 Paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas" on this day in history.
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