November 16th, 1997

Born on November 16th, 1997

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What happened on November 16th, 1997?

November 16th, 1997

After nearly 18 years of incarceration, China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei_Jingsheng

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, 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

Born on November 16th, 1997

26

Noella Sisterina

Indonesian singer

*November 16th, 1997, Surabaya

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

25

Bol Bol

South Sudanese-American basketball player

*November 16th, 1998, Khartoum

20

Ana Castela

Brazilian singer

*November 16th, 2003, Amambai

27

Brendan Murray

Irish singer

*November 16th, 1996, Galway

23

Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti

Badminton player

*November 16th, 2000, Jonggol

38

Sanna Marin

Prime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023

*November 16th, 1985, Helsinki

28

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa

Cameroonian footballer

*November 16th, 1995, Yaoundé

68

Guillermo Lasso

47th president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

30

Stefan Küng

Swiss cyclist

*November 16th, 1993, Wilen

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

46

Maggie Gyllenhaal

American actress and filmmaker (born 1977)

*November 16th, 1977, Manhattan

55

James Parks

American actor

*November 16th, 1968, Ventura County

53

Martha Plimpton

American actress

*November 16th, 1970, New York City

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

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

30

Pete Davidson

American comedian and actor (born 1993)

*November 16th, 1993, Staten Island

27

Lukas Nilsson

Swedish handball player

*November 16th, 1996, Ystad

31

Marcelo Brozović

Croatian association football player

*November 16th, 1992, Zagreb

28

Noah Gray-Cabey

American child television actor, musician

*November 16th, 1995, Chicago

27

Boulaye Dia

Senegalese and French footballer

*November 16th, 1996, Oyonnax

81

Joanna Pettet

British-born Canadian actress (b. 1942)

*November 16th, 1942, London

24

Radosław Majecki

Polish association football player

*November 16th, 1999, Starachowice

Same year
Born in 1997

26

Zara Larsson

Swedish singer and songwriter

*December 16th, 1997, Solna Municipality

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

27

Bad Gyal

Spanish singer

*March 7th, 1997, Vilassar de Mar

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

27

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

27

Li Yinhui

Chinese badminton player

*March 11th, 1997, Wuhan

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

26

Leony

German pop singer

*June 25th, 1997, Chammünster

26

Yuta Watanabe

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1997, Suginami-ku

27

Chloë Grace Moretz

American actress (born 1997)

*February 10th, 1997, Atlanta

27

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

26

Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton player

*July 4th, 1997, Mumbai

26

Raye

British singer and songwriter

*October 24th, 1997, Tooting

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

26

Apache 207

German rapper

*October 23rd, 1997, Ludwigshafen

26

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque racing driver

*October 16th, 1997, Monte Carlo

26

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

*July 12th, 1997, Mingora

26

Fabian Reese

German association football player

*November 29th, 1997, Kiel

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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Born on November 16th, 1997
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1997 is a normal year and no leap year.

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