Page 6: Historical Events In November - 16
Friday, 16 May 2025
1957 Ed Gein butchers last victim on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history "Copper & Brass" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 36 perfs
1957 On November - 16 cora Witherspoon, actress (Quality Street, Bank Dick), dies at 67
1958 Warner Fabian, [S Adams], US author (Great American Fraud), dies at 87 on November - 16.
1959 The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music opens on Broadway on November - 16.
1959 "Sound of Music" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 1443 perfs on November - 16.
1960 NL batting champion Dick Groat wins MVP on November - 16.
1960 Clark Gable, actor (Gone With the Wind), dies at 59 on this day in history.
1961 On November - 16 great Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth countries
1961 Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79 on November - 16.
1962 Kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic) on November - 16.
1963 On November - 16 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 November - 16.
1965 On November - 16 venera 3 launched, first to land on another planet (crashes into Venus)
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 November - 16.
1967 On November - 16 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history charlie Dell, comedian, dies at 90
1972 Andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer, dies at 87 on November - 16.
1973 John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album on November - 16.
1973 President Nixon authorizes construction of the Alaskan pipeline on this day in history.
1973 On this day in history skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit
1973 Alan Watts, writer/popularizer of Zen, dies in Calif on this day in history.
1974 First intentional interstellar radio message sent, Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light years away on November - 16.
1974 John Lennon's #1 solo "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" on November - 16.
1974 Walther Meissner, German physicist (Meissner Effect), dies at 91 on this day in history.
1975 Ernst van Raalte, lawyer/minister-president, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1978 On this day in history claude Dauphin, French actor (Les Miserables, Mado), dies at 75
1979 Paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas" on November - 16.
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