November 16th, 1839

Born on November 16th, 1839

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 67,000 days old!

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What happened on November 16th?

November 16th, 2020

The El Dorado Fire in California, United States, was extinguished after 71 days, having destroyed 20 structures and killed one firefighter.

November 16th, 2002

The first case of SARS (pictured), a zoonotic respiratory coronavirus disease, was recorded in Guangdong, China.

November 16th, 1997

Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng, released on ostensibly medical grounds after spending eighteen years in prison, was deported to the United States.

November 16th, 1992

In Suffolk, England, a local man found the largest hoard of Roman silver and gold in Britain (sample pictured), including the largest collection of 4th- and 5th-century gold and silver coins ever discovered within the former Roman Empire.

November 16th, 1981

About 30 million people watched the fictional couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber wed on the television show General Hospital in the highest-rated hour in American soap-opera history.

November 16th, 1973

U.S. president Richard Nixon signed an act authorizing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline to transport oil from the Beaufort Sea to the Gulf of Alaska.

November 16th, 1967

Aeroflot Flight 2230 crashed after takeoff from Koltsovo Airport, Russia, killing all 107 people aboard.

November 16th, 1944

World War II: Operation Queen commenced with one of the heaviest Allied tactical bombings of the war, attacking German targets in the Rur valley.

November 16th, 1914

World War I: Austro-Hungarian forces launched an assault against Serbian defensive positions at the Kolubara river, beginning the Battle of Kolubara.

November 16th, 1885

After a five-day trial following the North-West Rebellion, the Canadian Métis leader and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel was hanged for high treason.

November 16th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: Fort Washington on Manhattan was captured from the Patriots by British and Hessian units.

November 16th, 1632

King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of Lützen during the Thirty Years' War.

November 16th, 1532

Spanish conquest of Peru: Conquistador Francisco Pizarro orchestrated a surprise attack (depiction shown) in Cajamarca, capturing the Inca emperor, Atahualpa.

November 16th, 1476

With the help of Stephen III and Stephen Báthory, Vlad the Impaler ousted Basarab the Old and became the ruler of Wallachia for the third time.

November 16th, 0534

The second edition of the Code of Justinian, a codification of Roman law by Byzantine emperor Justinian I, was published.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 16th

Born on November 16th, 1839

67

Terencio Sierra

President of Honduras (1839-1907)

*November 16th, 1839, San Francisco de Coray †September 25th, 1907, Granada

68

Louis-Honoré Fréchette

Canadian politician (1839-1908)

*November 16th, 1839, Lévis †May 31st, 1908, Montreal

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 16th?

68

Guillermo Lasso

47th president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

20

Ana Castela

Brazilian singer

*November 16th, 2003, Amambai

38

Sanna Marin

Prime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023

*November 16th, 1985, Helsinki

25

Bol Bol

South Sudanese-American basketball player

*November 16th, 1998, Khartoum

25

Karel Hynek Mácha

Czech poet, traveller, playwright, lawyer and writer

*November 16th, 1810, Prague †November 6th, 1836, Litoměřice

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

*November 16th, 1930, Ogidi †March 21st, 2013, Boston

23

Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti

Badminton player

*November 16th, 2000, Jonggol

46

Maggie Gyllenhaal

American actress and filmmaker (born 1977)

*November 16th, 1977, Manhattan

55

James Parks

American actor

*November 16th, 1968, Ventura County

40

Alexander Blok

Russian poet (1880–1921)

*November 16th, 1880, Saint Petersburg †August 7th, 1921, Saint Petersburg

92

Gene Amdahl

American physicist (1922-2015)

*November 16th, 1922, Flandreau †November 10th, 2015, Palo Alto

64

Anton Rubinstein

Russian pianist, composer and conductor

*November 16th, 1829, Ofatinți †November 8th, 1894, Petergof

53

Martha Plimpton

American actress

*November 16th, 1970, New York City

81

Joanna Pettet

British-born Canadian actress (b. 1942)

*November 16th, 1942, London

68

Guy Stockwell

American actor (1933-2002)

*November 16th, 1933, Hollywood †February 6th, 2002, Prescott

65

Jean le Rond d'Alembert

French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)

*November 16th, 1717, Paris †October 29th, 1783, Paris

76

Odoardo Beccari

Italian botanist and naturalist (1843-1920)

*November 16th, 1843, Florence †October 25th, 1920, Florence

27

Brendan Murray

Irish singer

*November 16th, 1996, Galway

87

José Saramago

Portuguese novelist (1922–2010)

*November 16th, 1922, Azinhaga †June 18th, 2010, Lanzarote

Same year
Born in 1839

57

Carl Humann

German architect, engineer and archeologist (1839-1896)

*January 4th, 1839, Steele †April 12th, 1896, İzmir

72

Heinrich Nissen

German historian of classical antiquity, epigraphican and archaeologist of roman provinces (1839-1912)

*April 3rd, 1839, Haderslev †February 29th, 1912, Bonn

97

John D. Rockefeller

American business magnate and philanthropist (1839–1937)

*July 8th, 1839, Richford †May 23rd, 1937, Ormond Beach

67

Paul Cézanne

French painter (1839–1906)

*January 19th, 1839, Aix-en-Provence †October 22nd, 1906, Aix-en-Provence

74

Charles Sanders Peirce

American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist (1839-1914)

*September 10th, 1839, Cambridge †April 19th, 1914, Milford

84

Hilaire de Chardonnet

French engineer

*May 1st, 1839, Besançon †March 11th, 1924, Paris

69

Machado de Assis

Brazilian writer

*June 21st, 1839, Rio de Janeiro †September 29th, 1908, Rio de Janeiro

20

Oliver Brown

American abolitionist

*March 9th, 1839, Franklin †October 18th, 1859, Harpers Ferry

68

Sully Prudhomme

French poet, Nobel prize for literature winner 1901

*March 16th, 1839, 10th arrondissement of Paris †September 6th, 1907, Châtenay-Malabry

42

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky

Russian composer (1839–1881)

*March 9th, 1839, Karevo †March 16th, 1881, Saint Petersburg

75

Carol I of Romania

King of Romania from 1881 to 1914

*April 20th, 1839, Sigmaringen †October 10th, 1914, Peleș Castle

76

Théodule-Armand Ribot

French psychologist (1839-1916)

*December 18th, 1839, Guingamp †December 9th, 1916, Paris

37

Crazy Horse

Oglala Sioux chief (1840–1877)

*November 30th, 1839, South Dakota †September 5th, 1877, Fort Robinson

90

Elisabeth Järnefelt

Finnish mother of Finnish art and culture

*January 11th, 1839, Saint Petersburg †February 3rd, 1929, Helsinki

58

Henry George

American political economist and journalist (1839–1897)

*September 2nd, 1839, Philadelphia †October 29th, 1897, New York City

64

Josiah Willard Gibbs

American scientist (1839–1903)

*February 11th, 1839, New Haven †April 28th, 1903, New Haven

59

Alfred Sisley

British painter (1839-1899)

*October 30th, 1839, Paris †January 29th, 1899, Moret-sur-Loing

69

Ouida

British novelist (1839–1908)

*January 1st, 1839, Bury St Edmunds †January 25th, 1908, Viareggio

49

Nikolay Przhevalsky

Russian soldier, explorer, & geographer (1839-1888)

*March 31st, 1839, Kimborovo †October 20th, 1888, Karakol

68

Redvers Buller

Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1839-1908)

*December 7th, 1839, Crediton †June 2nd, 1908, Crediton

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on November 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Earliest day on which Day of Repentance and Prayer can fall, while November 22 is the latest; celebrated 11 days before Advent Sunday) which are celebrated on November 16th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1839 is a normal year and no leap year.

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