Historical Events In November - 16

1957  On this day in history ed Gein butchers last victim  

1957  "Copper & Brass" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 36 perfs on November - 16.  

1957  Cora Witherspoon, actress (Quality Street, Bank Dick), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1958  Warner Fabian, [S Adams], US author (Great American Fraud), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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  On November - 16 nL batting champion Dick Groat wins MVP  

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  On November - 16 sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79  

1962  On this day in history kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic)  

1963  On this day in history toledo, OH newspaper strike began  

1964  On November - 16 radio CJCX Sydney Nova Scotia (Canada) starts shortwave transmission  

1964  Albert Hay Malotte, composer, dies at 69 on November - 16.  

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  On November - 16 venera 3 launched, 1st to land on another planet (crashes into Venus)  

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 this day in history.  

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  Greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74 on November - 16.  

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  Charlie Dell, comedian, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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 November - 16.  

1974  First intentional interstellar radio message sent, Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light years away on this day in history.  

1974  On this day in history 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  Ernst van Raalte, lawyer/minister-president, dies at 83 on November - 16.  

1978  On November - 16 claude Dauphin, French actor (Les Miserables, Mado), dies at 75  

1979  On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas"  

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1436  Leonardo Loredan, Doge of the Republic of Venice (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.  

1569  On November - 16 birth of paul Sartorius, composer  

1587  On November - 16 birth of joost van den Vondel, Cologne Germany, Dutch poet/dramatist (Jephtha)  

1603  On this day in history birth of augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (d. 1673)  

1609  Henrietta Maria, French-born, Queen Consort of England (d. 1669) was born on November - 16.  

1615  On November - 16 birth of guillaume Dumanoir, composer  

1642  Cornelis Evertsen the Younger, Dutch buccaneer/lt admiral of Zeeland was born on November - 16.  

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

1271  On November - 16 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  On this day in history caspar Cruciger, German church reformer, dies at 44  

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

1613  On this day in history death of trajano Boccalini, Italian satirist (b. 1556)  

1628  On November - 16 death of paolo Quagliati, Italian composer  

1667  On November - 16 nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer, dies at 34