According to Gregory calendar, on November 16, the day number in a year is 321 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 322. November 16 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

Important Historical Events of 16 November in the World ⚡

Event YearIncident/Event
1272On the way to Sicily during the ninth crusade, England's Edward IBCEM king, on the death of his father Henry III, but did not return to England for almost two years.
1491Several Jews and discussions were carried out for the alleged ritual murder of a Jew in Toledo, Spain, which was later honored as the holy child of La Gordia.
1532The Spanish Vijay-Spanish Vijaywadi Francisco Pizarro of the Inca Empire carried out a surprising attack in Kajamarca, Peru, which captured the SP Inka Atahulapa.
1632Maharaja Adelf of Sweden was killed.
1700The Emperor of Brandenburg was made king of Persia.
1720The pirate "Caligo Jack " Rackham is brought to trial in Spanish Town in Jamaica; Two days later he was hanged at Port Royal.
1763English journalist John Wilkes was injured in a duel battle.
1776American revolutionary war-british and Hesian units captured Fort Washington from Patriots.
1797The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, became King of Prussia as Frederick William III.
1801First edition of the New York Earring Post printed.
1846Akbar Allahabad, a famous Urdu poet, was born in Bara near Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district.
1856The Amsterdam Post Office was established in Neuvezies Vaurbergwal.
1872The London Metropolitan Police began the strike.
1885Following the five-day trial after the North-West Rebellion, the Canadian rebel leader of the Mereatis and and Father of Manami', Louis Reel was sentenced to death for high treason.
1907Oklahoma was recognized as the 46th state in the United States.
1908General Motors Corporation was established.
1912Kaiser Wilhelm-II inaugurated the Bober River Dam in the city of Silesia.
1920Qantas, the National Airline of Australia, was established as Queen Slendand Northern Territory Ariel Services Limited.
1925The Red Kimono and Stage Struck were screened.
1934According to a revelation from Great Britain, it was proposed to supply Japan with The Arctical Naval Equality. However, American and British were trying to convince Japan to manufacture less ships by permission from them.
1938Albert Hofmann's invention was the licoriceic acid diethylamide drug.
1938Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman first synthesized psychidelic drug LSD at Sandose laboratories in Basel, Switzerland.
1944Operation started in Queen, Duran, Germany, one of the heaviest strategic bomb attacks of World War II.
1945The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization i.e. UNESCO was decided.
1945The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was established.
1946American scientists succeeded in making artificial rain for the first time in the world by leaving elements of carbonic gas in the atmosphere.
19471,930 people were killed by cyclone Kathleen in Saitama, Tokyo.
1959The music of Rongars and Hamrstin, The Sound of Music, The Story of the Trap Family Singers, was widely opened in the Lant-Fontan Theater.
1965The Soviet Union successfully started the 3 space investigation from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, which made a landing on the surface of the planet Venus, making it the first spacecraft to do so.
1973US President Richard Nixon signed the Trans-Alka Pipeline Athorization Act, which authorizes the manufacture of Alaska Piplino transport oil from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Alaska.
1975The third COD war started between the United Kingdom and Iceland.
1979The first line of Bucharest Metro, M1 Line, opened from Timpuri Noi to Semnatoaria in Bucharest, Romania.
1988Benazir Bhutto was elected the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan. The election was held in Pakistan after nearly a decade.
1989Eight employees of the Universed Centreramanikana 'Jose Simekonasus' were murdered by the Six Catholic religious leaders and the 'Death Squad ' of the Salvadoran Army.
1992Eric Lowes discovered the greatest treasure of gold-silver coins of the fourth-fifth century 'Hoxen hoard'.
1992In Safolk, England, an amateur metal detector discovered the largest coins of Roman Roman gold, silver and bronze at the end of the fourth century and within the Roman Empire of the early fifth century.
1996Mother Teresa received honorary US citizenship
1997After spending 17 the 17 The 18 years in jail, Chinese disgruntled Wei Jingsheng was released for 'medical reasons' and sent to the United States.
2002The first case of respiratory disease Caivary Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was registered in Guangdong, China.
2005The first suspected case of avian flu in humans has been confirmed by the Ministry of Health of People's Republic of China in Hunan.
2006After being banned for a full year, the Wikipedia website has been unblocked by the Chinese government.
2007The plane crashed in Thailand killing 89 people.
2007The Nepali Supreme Court, claiming an appeal to hold a Constituent Assembly election on 22 November, said that the scheduled date is a moral concern rather than a legal concern.
2008Indonesia has a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, killing two people.
2009The late announcement of another nuclear site by Iran has been a matter of great concern for the IAEA.
2011The Thailand government is considering constructing a waterway that will connect existing natural canals to a 200 km long "super-canal" that will keep 1.6b cubic meters of water and increase the drain of the runway to prevent floods.
20124 people were injured in an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana while two people are said to be missing.
2013A gunman shot and killed 12 people in a naval camp in Washington.

Important Historical Events of 16 November in India ⚡

Event YearIncident/Event
1524Portuguese famous sailor Vasco de Gama died. Vasco de Gama had succeeded in reaching India by circling the continent of Africa.
1771The West Indian Company and Amsterdam divided Suriname.
2010The collapse of an apartment building in the Indian capital New Delhi has allegedly killed 66 people. However, the search for the victims continues.

Important Days of 16 November National & International Days 🏁

Day/ObservanceLevel
International Tolerance DayInternational Day
International Day for Tolerance [UNESCO]International Day
National Press DayNational Day

Famous People's Birthdays on 16 November 😀

Birth YearName/Category/Country
1930Mihir Sen / Swimmer / India
1897Choudhry Rahmat Ali / Academic / India
1909Mirza Nasir Ahmad / Religious Leader / India
1914Vizol Angami / Politician / India
1926Nasir Hussain / Actor / India
1930Mihir Sen / Player / India
1930Mihir Sen / Swimmer / India
1968Shobha Nagi Reddy / Politician / India
1973Pullela Gopichand / Player / India
1985Aditya Roy Kapoor / Actor / India

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