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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 16 NOVEMBRE

National Rifle Association

Année: 1871

The National Rifle Association of America receives its charter from New York State.

Métis

Année: 1885

Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.

American Civil War

Année: 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.

Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site

Année: 1860

Fisgard Lighthouse, built in the Colony of Vancouver Island, shines its first light, becoming the first permanent lighthouse in present-day British Columbia

Siege of Lucknow

Année: 1857

Second relief of Lucknow: Twenty-four Victoria Crosses are awarded, the most in a single day.

John Ambrose Fleming

Année: 1904

English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).

Indian Territory

Année: 1907

Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.

LSD

Année: 1938

LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel.

George Metesky

Année: 1940

New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.

Soviet Union

Année: 1933

The United States and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations.

NAISSANCES DU 16 NOVEMBRE

Colin Burgess (musician)

Année de naissance: 1946

Colin Burgess, Australian drummer and songwriter (died 2023)

Terence McKenna

Année de naissance: 1946

Terence McKenna, American botanist, philosopher, and author (died 2000)

Barbara Smith

Année de naissance: 1946

Barbara Smith, American writer

Francis Danby

Année de naissance: 1793

Francis Danby, Irish painter of the Romantic era (died 1861)

Georg Ludwig Cancrin

Année de naissance: 1774

Georg von Cancrin, German-Russian Minister of Finance (died 1845)

Peter Andreas Heiberg

Année de naissance: 1758

Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish philologist and author (died 1841)

Manuel E. Zamora

Année de naissance: 1950

Manuel Zamora, Filipino farmer and politician

James McHenry

Année de naissance: 1753

James McHenry, Irish-American surgeon and politician (died 1816)

Chi Coltrane

Année de naissance: 1948

Chi Coltrane, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Bonnie Greer

Année de naissance: 1948

Bonnie Greer, American-English playwright and critic

DéCèS DU 16 NOVEMBRE

Edie Sedgwick

Année de décès: 1971

Edie Sedgwick, American model and actress (born 1943)

John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Année de décès: 1464

John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (born 1406)

Vera Karalli

Année de décès: 1972

Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina and actress (born 1889)

Alan Watts

Année de décès: 1973

Alan Watts, English-American philosopher, author, and educator (born 1915)

Walther Meissner

Année de décès: 1974

Walther Meissner, German physicist and engineer (born 1882)

Sam Rayburn

Année de décès: 1961

Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1882)

Clark Gable

Année de décès: 1960

Clark Gable, American actor (born 1901)

Eduard Eelma

Année de décès: 1941

Eduard Eelma, Estonian footballer (born 1902)

Miina Härma

Année de décès: 1941

Miina Härma, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (born 1864)

Giuseppe Volpi

Année de décès: 1947

Giuseppe Volpi, Italian businessman and politician, founded the Venice Film Festival (born 1877)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 16 NOVEMBRE

Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn

Christian feast day: Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn

Saint Othmar

Christian feast day: Othmar

Saint Margaret of Scotland

Christian feast day: Margaret of Scotland

Roque González y de Santa Cruz

Christian feast day: Roch Gonzalez, Juan de Castillo, and Alonso Rodriguez, SJ

November 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: November 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

International Day for Tolerance

International Day for Tolerance (United Nations)

Volkstrauertag

Earliest day on which Day of Repentance and Prayer can fall, while November 22 is the latest; celebrated 11 days before Advent Sunday (Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist) and United Protestant churches, Saxony, Bavaria), and its related observance: Volkstrauertag (Germany)

Hugh of Lincoln

Christian feast day: Hugh of Lincoln

Matthew the Apostle

Christian feast day: Matthew the Evangelist (Eastern Christianity)

Agnes of Assisi

Christian feast day: Agnes of Assisi

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