Page 6: Historical Events In November - 16

1957  Ed Gein butchers last victim on this day in history.   

1957  "Copper & Brass" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 36 perfs on this day in history.   

1957  Cora Witherspoon, actress (Quality Street, Bank Dick), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1958  Warner Fabian, [S Adams], US author (Great American Fraud), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1959  The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history "Sound of Music" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 1443 perfs   

1960  On November - 16 nL batting champion Dick Groat wins MVP   

1960  Clark Gable, actor (Gone With the Wind), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1961  On November - 16 great Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth countries   

1961  Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79 on November - 16.   

1962  On November - 16 kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic)   

1963  Toledo, OH newspaper strike began on this day in history.   

1964  Radio CJCX Sydney Nova Scotia (Canada) starts shortwave transmission on this day in history.   

1964  On November - 16 albert Hay Malotte, composer, dies at 69   

1965  On November - 16 first public announcement about Walt Disney World   

1965  On this day in history venera 3 launched, first to land on another planet (crashes into Venus)   

1965  On November - 16 venera 3 launched, 1st to land on another planet (crashes into Venus)   

1965  On November - 16 alexander King, author (Jack Paar Show), dies at 66   

1966  On this day in history dr Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury   

1967  On November - 16 canadian Pacific begins testing Canada's first remote-controlled mid-train diesel locomotives in regular freight service, using new "Robot" radio-command system.   

1968  On November - 16 greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74   

1969  On this day in history the first public display of a moon rock takes place at the Museum of Natural History in New York City.   

1971  On November - 16 charlie Dell, comedian, dies at 90   

1972  On November - 16 andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer, dies at 87   

1973  John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album on November - 16.   

1973  On this day in history president Nixon authorizes construction of the Alaskan pipeline   

1973  On November - 16 skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit   

1973  On November - 16 alan Watts, writer/popularizer of Zen, dies in Calif   

1974  On November - 16 first intentional interstellar radio message sent, Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light years away   

1974  On this day in history john Lennon's #1 solo "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"   

1974  On November - 16 walther Meissner, German physicist (Meissner Effect), dies at 91   

1975  On November - 16 ernst van Raalte, lawyer/minister-president, dies at 83   

1978  Claude Dauphin, French actor (Les Miserables, Mado), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1979  Paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas" on November - 16.   

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1436  Leonardo Loredan, Doge of the Republic of Venice (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1569  Paul Sartorius, composer was born on November - 16.   

1587  On November - 16 birth of joost van den Vondel, Cologne Germany, Dutch poet/dramatist (Jephtha)   

1603  Augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.   

1609  Henrietta Maria, French-born, Queen Consort of England (d. 1669) was born on November - 16.   

1615  On this day in history birth of guillaume Dumanoir, composer   

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

1643  Jean Chardin, French explorer (d. 1703) was born on November - 16.   

1271  Henry III, king of England (1216-71, Provisions of Oxford), dies on this day in history.   

1328  On this day in history death of prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1276)   

1512  On this day in history death of gerbrand Mockema, Fries rebel, beheaded   

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

1603  Pierre Charron, French philosopher/theologian, dies on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history death of trajano Boccalini, Italian satirist (b. 1556)   

1628  On this day in history death of paolo Quagliati, Italian composer   

1667  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer, dies at 34 on November - 16.