Today in History, English
Today in History, English


IDTimeCategoryEvent
130651November 16Death2013 – William McDonough Kelly, Canadian lieutenant and politician (b. 1925)
130652November 16Death2013 – Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Indian-Pakistani diplomat, 19th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (b. 1932)
130653November 16Death2013 – Oscar Lanford, American mathematician and academic (b. 1940)
130654November 16Death2013 – Arne Pedersen, Norwegian footballer and manager (b. 1931)
130655November 16Death2013 – Louis D. Rubin, Jr., American author, critic, and academic (b. 1923)
130656November 16Death2013 – Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1924)
130657November 16Death2014 – Héctor Arredondo, Mexican actor (b. 1970)
130658November 16Death2014 – Charles Champlin, American historian, author, and critic (b. 1926)
130659November 16Death2014 – Jovan Ćirilov, Serbian poet and playwright (b. 1931)
130660November 16Death2014 – Ian Craig, Australian cricketer (b. 1935)
130661November 16Death2014 – Juan Joseph, American football player and coach (b. 1987)
130662November 16Death2014 – Jadwiga Piłsudska, Polish soldier, pilot, and architect (b. 1920)
130663November 16Death2014 – Carl Sanders, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 74th Governor of Georgia (b. 1925)
130664November 16Holiday and observanceChristian feast day:Edmund of AbingdonEucherius of LyonGertrude the Great (Roman Catholic Church)Giuseppe MoscatiHugh of LincolnMargaret of ScotlandMatthew the Evangelist (Eastern Christianity)OthmarNovember 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
130665November 16Holiday and observanceDay of Declaration of Sovereignty (Estonia)
130666November 16Holiday and observanceEarliest 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:Volkstrauerta
130667November 16Holiday and observanceIcelandic Language Day or Dagur íslenskrar tungu (Iceland)
130668November 16Holiday and observanceInternational Day for Tolerance (International)
130669November 17Event474 – Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of ten months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
130670November 17Event794 – Japanese Emperor Kanmu changes his residence from Nara to Kyoto.
130671November 17Event1183 – The Battle of Mizushima.
130672November 17Event1292 – John Balliol becomes King of Scotland.
130673November 17Event1405 – Sharif ul-Hāshim establishes the Sultanate of Sulu.
130674November 17Event1511 – Henry VIII of England concluded the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon.
130675November 17Event1558 – Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England.
130676November 17Event1603 – English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason.
130677November 17Event1777 – Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratification.
130678November 17Event1796 – French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy.
130679November 17Event1800 – The United States Congress holds its first session in Washington, D.C.
130680November 17Event1810 – Sweden declares war on its ally the United Kingdom to begin the Anglo-Swedish War, although no fighting ever takes place.

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