Historical Events In November - 16

1957  On November - 16 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  Warner Fabian, [S Adams], US author (Great American Fraud), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1959  The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music opens on Broadway on November - 16.   

1959  On November - 16 "Sound of Music" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 1443 perfs   

1960  NL batting champion Dick Groat wins MVP on November - 16.   

1960  On this day in history 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 this day in history kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic)   

1963  On November - 16 toledo, OH newspaper strike began   

1964  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1965  On November - 16 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  On this day in history dr Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury   

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  On this day in history greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74   

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  On this day in history charlie Dell, comedian, dies at 90   

1972  On this day in history andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer, dies at 87   

1973  John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album on this day in history.   

1973  On November - 16 president Nixon authorizes construction of the Alaskan pipeline   

1973  Skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history alan Watts, writer/popularizer of Zen, dies in Calif   

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 November - 16 john Lennon's #1 solo "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"   

1974  On this day in history walther Meissner, German physicist (Meissner Effect), dies at 91   

1975  On November - 16 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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1436  On November - 16 birth of leonardo Loredan, Doge of the Republic of Venice (d. 1521)   

1569  On this day in history birth of paul Sartorius, composer   

1587  On this day in history birth of joost van den Vondel, Cologne Germany, Dutch poet/dramatist (Jephtha)   

1603  On November - 16 birth of augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (d. 1673)   

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

1615  On November - 16 birth of guillaume Dumanoir, composer   

1642  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen the Younger, Dutch buccaneer/lt admiral of Zeeland   

1643  Jean Chardin, French explorer (d. 1703) was born on November - 16.   

1271  Henry III, king of England (1216-71, Provisions of Oxford), dies on November - 16.   

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

1512  Death of Gerbrand Mockema, Fries rebel, beheaded on this day in history.   

1548  Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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