354 Historic Events for November 16
|
|
|
|
|
| 1931 |
Birth |
Bob Gibson, rocker
|
|
|
| 1932 |
Birth |
Barbara Romack, LPGA golfer
|
|
|
| 1932 |
Death |
Carry van Bruggen, [de Haan], Dutch author (Eva), dies at 51
|
|
|
| 1933 |
Birth |
Guy Stockwell, NYC, actor (Chris-Adventures in Paradise)
|
|
|
| 1933 |
Event |
Brazilians president Getulio Vargas names himself dictator
|
|
|
| 1933 |
Event |
Roosevelt establishes diplomatic relations with USSR
|
|
|
| 1934 |
Death |
Carl P G von Linde, German physicist (Linde-proc‚d‚), dies at 92
|
|
|
| 1934 |
Death |
Joachim Ringelantz, writer, dies
|
|
|
| 1935 |
Birth |
Elizabeth Drew, journalist (Politics and Money: The Road to Corruption)
|
|
|
| 1935 |
Birth |
France-Albert Rene, president of Seychelles (1977- )
|
|
|
| 1935 |
Death |
Kurt Schindler, composer, dies at 53
|
|
|
| 1935 |
Event |
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "Jumbo," premieres in NYC
|
|
|
| 1936 |
Birth |
Shirvani Chalayev, composer
|
|
|
| 1936 |
Event |
German air force begins bombing of Madrid
|
|
|
| 1938 |
Birth |
Richard Landry, composer
|
|
|
| 1938 |
Event |
K B Regiment refuses round-table conference in East-India
|
|
|
| 1938 |
Birth |
Toni Brown, US guitarist/singer/keyboardist (Joy of Cooking)
|
|
|
| 1939 |
Event |
German U-boat torpedoes tanker Sliedrecht near Ireland
|
|
|
| 1939 |
Event |
Al Capone freed from Alcatraz jail
|
|
|
| 1940 |
Birth |
Chris Balderstone, cricket batsman (England, belated faced WI in 1976)
|
|
|
| 1941 |
Birth |
Dan Penn, US songwriter/producer/gospel singer (Out in Left Field)
|
|
|
| 1941 |
Birth |
Ann Dore McLaughlin, US Secretary of Labor (1987- )
|
|
|
| 1941 |
Event |
German troops conquer Kertsh (probably)
|
|
|
| 1942 |
Event |
Assault of US B-17 Flying Fortresses on airport at Sidi Ahmed
|
|
|
| 1942 |
Birth |
Donna McKechnie, Pontiac Michigan, actress/dancer (Company)
|
