Page 3: Historical Events In November - 16

1856  On November - 16 amsterdam post office at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal opens   

1859  Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Groza," premieres in Moscow on November - 16.   

1860  Edmund Schuecker, composer on November - 16.   

1861  Vaclav Suk, composer on this day in history.   

1862  Charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror") on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Campbell's Station TN, 492 casualities on this day in history.   

1864  On November - 16 general William T. Sherman and his Union army troops begin their March to the Sea during the American Civil War.   

1864  On this day in history confederate retreat at Lovejoy, Georgia   

1870  On November - 16 spanish Cortes selects King Amadeus I   

1870  On this day in history alfred Hill, composer   

1874  Johanna HC Albregt, Dutch actress (Dumb August)/wife of Henri Dons on November - 16.   

1875  On November - 16 battle at Gundet: Ethiopian emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians   

1880  Alexander A Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat) [NS=11/28] on this day in history.   

1882  British HMS Flirt fire at & destroy Abari village in Niger on November - 16.   

1883  On November - 16 eugeen Van de Velde, Flemish musicologist/composer (In Tempore Belli)   

1885  On November - 16 canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba", Louis Riel is executed for treason.   

1885  Louis Riel, French rebel who fought against Canada, executed at 41 on November - 16.   

1887  Philip Frohman, US architect on November - 16.   

1888  Burnet Corwin Tuthill, NYC, composer (Laurentia) on November - 16.   

1889  On this day in history august Croegaert, Flemish liturgist   

1890  On this day in history aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer   

1890  Johann A H Scheler, Belgian man of letters/librarian, dies at 71 on November - 16.   

1893  On November - 16 cornelis J van der Klauw, Dutch biologist/zoologist   

1893  George Alexander Osborne, composer, dies at 87 on November - 16.   

1894  6,000 Armenians massacred by Turks in Kurdistan on this day in history.   

1894  Count Richard Coudenhove Kalergi, Austrian politician on this day in history.   

1895  Samuel F. Smith, composer of America, dies on November - 16.   

1895  On this day in history eduard Bagritsky, [Dzhubin], Russ poet/journalist (South-West)   

1896  Lawrence Tibbett, Bakersfield Calif, baritone (Metropolitan 1923-50) on November - 16.   

1897  Halliwell Hobbes, Stratford-on-Avon Engld, actor (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde) on this day in history.   

1899  Mary Margaret McBride, Paris Mo, radio personality (WOR-AM, NYC) on November - 16.   

1901  3 autos race on Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, fastest speed achieved by Henry Fournier who drives a mile in 51 4/5 seconds on November - 16.   

1902  Marcel Boereboom, Belgian musicologist on November - 16.   

1903  On November - 16 v Herbert & H Smith' musical "Babette," premieres in NYC   

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1436  On November - 16 birth of leonardo Loredan, Doge of the Republic of Venice (d. 1521)   

1569  On November - 16 birth of paul Sartorius, composer   

1587  Joost van den Vondel, Cologne Germany, Dutch poet/dramatist (Jephtha) was born on November - 16.   

1603  On this day in history birth of augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (d. 1673)   

1609  On this day in history birth of henrietta Maria, French-born, Queen Consort of England (d. 1669)   

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

1642  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen the Younger, Dutch buccaneer/lt admiral of Zeeland   

1643  On November - 16 birth of jean Chardin, French explorer (d. 1703)   

1271  Henry III, king of England (1216-71, Provisions of Oxford), dies on November - 16.   

1328  On November - 16 death of prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1276)   

1512  Death of Gerbrand Mockema, Fries rebel, beheaded on November - 16.   

1548  Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer, dies at 44 on November - 16.   

1603  On this day in history pierre Charron, French philosopher/theologian, dies   

1613  On November - 16 death of trajano Boccalini, Italian satirist (b. 1556)   

1628  Death of Paolo Quagliati, Italian composer on November - 16.   

1667  On this day in history nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer, dies at 34