Historical Events In November - 16

1762  On November - 16 petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess   

1763  On this day in history english journalist John Wilkes injured at duel   

1764  Native Americans surrender to British in Indian War of Chief Pontiac on November - 16.   

1766  Rodolphe Kreitzer, France, composer/virtuoso violinist (Paris Conserv) on this day in history.   

1766  Dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter, dies at 81 on November - 16.   

1771  West Indian Company & Amsterdam divide up Suriname on November - 16.   

1773  John Hawkesworth, English writer on November - 16.   

1775  Marian Paradeiser, composer, dies at 28 on this day in history.   

1776  Hessians capture Fort Washington, Manhattan on this day in history.   

1776  1st gun salute on this day in history.   

1780  On November - 16 robert Archibald Smith, composer   

1793  On this day in history francis Danby, Irish painter   

1797  On November - 16 frederik Willem II, king of Prussia (1786-97), dies at 53   

1798  Kentucky becomes first state to nullify an act of Congress on this day in history.   

1798  Kentucky becomes 1st state to nullify an act of Congress on November - 16.   

1801  The New York Post newspaper is founded on November - 16.   

1801  On this day in history 1st edition of New York Evening Post   

1805  Battle at Schongrabern: Russian army stop French on November - 16.   

1807  Francois Hainl, composer on November - 16.   

1808  On November - 16 mustapha IV, sultan of Turkey (1807-08), dies at 29   

1810  On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer   

1822  Charles Smith Hamilton, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891 on November - 16.   

1824  NY City's Fifth Avenue opens for business on November - 16.   

1827  On November - 16 james Southerton, cricketer (Test debut in the 1st ever Test at 49)   

1829  On this day in history anton G Rubinstein, Russian pianist/conductor/composer [OS]   

1831  Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist (Campaign 1813), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1835  Charles Darwins voyage published in Cambridge Philosophical Society on November - 16.   

1835  On this day in history elliott Warren Rice, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1887   

1835  On this day in history louis Angely, German comedic poet (Paris in Pommern), dies at 48   

1840  Frederick Scotson Clark, composer on November - 16.   

1841  N.E. Guerin of NY patents cork-filled life preserver on this day in history.   

1841  Life preservers made of cork are patented by Napoleon Guerin (NYC) on this day in history.   

1849  A Russian court sentences Fyodor Dostoevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor on November - 16.   

1854  On November - 16 jules van de Heuvel, Belgian lawyer/politician   

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1436  On November - 16 birth of leonardo Loredan, Doge of the Republic of Venice (d. 1521)   

1569  On this day in history birth of paul Sartorius, composer   

1587  On this day in history birth of joost van den Vondel, Cologne Germany, Dutch poet/dramatist (Jephtha)   

1603  On this day in history birth of augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (d. 1673)   

1609  On November - 16 birth of henrietta Maria, French-born, Queen Consort of England (d. 1669)   

1615  On November - 16 birth of guillaume Dumanoir, composer   

1642  Cornelis Evertsen the Younger, Dutch buccaneer/lt admiral of Zeeland was born on November - 16.   

1643  On November - 16 birth of jean Chardin, French explorer (d. 1703)   

1271  On this day in history henry III, king of England (1216-71, Provisions of Oxford), dies   

1328  On November - 16 death of prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1276)   

1512  Death of Gerbrand Mockema, Fries rebel, beheaded on this day in history.   

1548  Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1603  Pierre Charron, French philosopher/theologian, dies on November - 16.   

1613  Death of Trajano Boccalini, Italian satirist (b. 1556) on November - 16.   

1628  Death of Paolo Quagliati, Italian composer on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer, dies at 34