11_16 Events in History.

354 Historic Events for November 16

1715 Girolamo Abos, composer Birth
1717 Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, French philosopher/mathematician Birth
1720 Carlo Antonio Campioni, composer Birth
1724 Jack Sheppard, English robber, hanged Death
1730 Gualtherius "Wouter" van Doeveren, Zealand-Flanders physician Birth
1757 Daniel Read, composer Birth
1762 Petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess Birth
1763 English journalist John Wilkes injured at duel Event
1764 Native Americans surrender to British in Indian War of Chief Pontiac Event
1766 Rodolphe Kreitzer, France, composer/virtuoso violinist (Paris Conserv) Birth

1766 Dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter, dies at 81 Death
1771 West Indian Company and Amsterdam divide up Suriname Event
1775 Marian Paradeiser, composer, dies at 28 Death
1776 1st gun salute - for US Andrea Doria at Ft St Eustatius Event
1776 British troops captured Fort Washington during American Revolution Event
1780 Robert Archibald Smith, composer Birth
1793 Francis Danby, Irish painter Birth
1797 Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia (1786-97), dies at 53 Death
1798 Kentucky becomes 1st state to nullify an act of Congress Event
1801 1st edition of New York Evening Post Event
1805 Battle at Sch”ngrabern: Russian army stop French Event
1807 Fran‡ois Hainl, composer Birth
1808 Mustapha IV, sultan of Turkey (1807-08), dies at 29 Death
1810 Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer Birth
1811 Earthquake in Missouri caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards Event