November 16th, 1863

Born on November 16th, 1863

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What happened on November 16th, 1863?

November 16th, 1863

American Civil War: In the Battle of Campbell's Station, Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces which allows General Ambrose Burnside to secure Knoxville, Tennessee.

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What else 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.

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

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

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

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

25

Bol Bol

South Sudanese-American basketball player

*November 16th, 1998, Khartoum

74

Léon Daudet

French journalist and writer (1867-1942)

*November 16th, 1867, 4th arrondissement of Paris †June 30th, 1942, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

40

Alexander Blok

Russian poet (1880–1921)

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

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

25

Karel Hynek Mácha

Czech poet, traveller, playwright, lawyer and writer

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

92

Gene Amdahl

American physicist (1922-2015)

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

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

87

José Saramago

Portuguese novelist (1922–2010)

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

27

Brendan Murray

Irish singer

*November 16th, 1996, Galway

28

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa

Cameroonian footballer

*November 16th, 1995, Yaoundé

65

Jean le Rond d'Alembert

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

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

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81

Pietro Mascagni

Italian composer known for operas

*December 7th, 1863, Livorno †August 2nd, 1945, Rome

74

Gabriele D'Annunzio

Italian writer, poet, playwright, soldier and politician (1863-1938)

*March 12th, 1863, Pescara †March 1st, 1938, Gardone Riviera

80

Leo Baekeland

Belgium American inventor (1863-1944)

*November 14th, 1863, Ghent †February 23rd, 1944, Beacon

80

Edvard Munch

Norwegian painter (1863–1944)

*December 12th, 1863, Ådalsbruk †January 23rd, 1944, Ekely

51

John Bunny

American actor (1863-1915)

*September 21st, 1863, New York City †April 26th, 1915, Brooklyn

83

Henry Ford

American business magnate (1863–1947)

*July 30th, 1863, Springwells Township †April 7th, 1947, Dearborn

50

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary (1863–1914)

*December 18th, 1863, Graz †June 28th, 1914, Sarajevo

39

Swami Vivekananda

Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902)

*January 12th, 1863, Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre †July 4th, 1902, Belur

100

Margaret Murray

Anglo-Indian Egyptologist (1863–1963)

*July 13th, 1863, Kolkata †November 13th, 1963, Welwyn

82

David Lloyd George

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922

*January 17th, 1863, Manchester †March 26th, 1945, Llanystumdwy

74

Pierre de Coubertin

Founder of modern Olympic Games, pedagogue and historian (1863-1937)

*January 1st, 1863, Paris †September 2nd, 1937, Geneva

79

W. W. Jacobs

English author of short stories and novels

*September 8th, 1863, Wapping †September 1st, 1943, Islington

64

Carl H. Eigenmann

German-American ichthyologist (1863–1927)

*March 9th, 1863, Flehingen †April 24th, 1927, San Diego

61

Gene Stratton-Porter

American writer and naturalist (1863–1924)

*August 17th, 1863, Lagro †December 6th, 1924, Los Angeles

62

Maurice Hennequin

French playwright and writer

*December 10th, 1863, Liège †September 3rd, 1926, Montreux

77

Ernest Thayer

American poet

*August 14th, 1863, Lawrence †August 21st, 1940, Santa Barbara

88

George Santayana

Spanish-American philosopher

*December 16th, 1863, Madrid †September 26th, 1952, Rome

73

Austen Chamberlain

British politician (1863-1937)

*October 16th, 1863, Birmingham †March 17th, 1937, London

83

Wilhelm Marx

German politician (1863–1946)

*January 15th, 1863, Cologne †August 5th, 1946, Bonn

94

Henry van de Velde

Belgian painter, architect and interior designer (1863-1957)

*April 3rd, 1863, Antwerp †October 25th, 1957, Zürich

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 1863 is a normal year and no leap year.

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