354 Historic Events for November 16
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| 1875 |
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Battle at Gundet: Ethiopian emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians
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| 1875 |
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William Bonwill, patents dental mallet to impact gold into cavities
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| 1880 |
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Alexander A Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat) [NS=11/28]
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| 1882 |
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British HMS Flirt fire at and destroy Abari village in Niger
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| 1883 |
Birth |
Eugeen Van de Velde, Flemish musicologist/composer (In Tempore Belli)
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| 1885 |
Death |
Louis Riel, French rebel who fought against Canada, executed at 41
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| 1887 |
Birth |
Philip Frohman, US architect
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| 1888 |
Birth |
Burnet Corwin Tuthill, NYC, composer (Laurentia)
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| 1888 |
Birth |
Clinton Golden, Penn, founder (United Steelworkers of America)
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| 1888 |
Birth |
Henri [Ferdinand M J] Bosco, French author/poet (Gogol)
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| 1889 |
Birth |
George S Kaufman, Pittsburgh Pa, playwright (This is Show Business)
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| 1889 |
Birth |
Luis Cluzeau-Mortet, composer
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| 1889 |
Birth |
August Croegaert, Flemish liturgist
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53)
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| 1890 |
Birth |
George Seldes, journalist
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| 1890 |
Death |
Johann A H Scheler, Belgian man of letters/librarian, dies at 71
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Cornelis J van der Klauw, Dutch biologist/zoologist
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| 1893 |
Death |
George Alexander Osborne, composer, dies at 87
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| 1894 |
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French capt Henri Decoeurs troops reach Nikki West Africa
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| 1894 |
Birth |
Count Richard Coudenhove Kalergi, Austrian politician
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| 1894 |
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6,000 Armenians massacred by Turks in Kurdistan
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| 1894 |
Birth |
Mabel Normand, [Muriel Fortescue], Boston MA, comedienne (Mickey)
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Eduard Bagritsky, [Dzhubin], Russ poet/journalist (South-West)
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Michael Arlen, Armenia, English author (An American Verdict)
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