Saturday November 16, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

November 16: Day of the Week

November 16, 2024 is the 321st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 45 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.

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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

November 16 Historical Event(s)

1272
While travelling during the Ninth Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King of England upon Henry III of England’s death, but he will not return to England for nearly two years to assume the throne.
1491
An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
1885
Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and “Father of Manitoba”, Louis Riel is executed for treason.
1907
Cunard Line’s RMS Mauretania, sister ship of RMS Lusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.
1940
Holocaust: in occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.
1944
Operation Queen, the costly Allied thrust to the Rur river was launched
1945
Cold War: Operation Paperclip – the United States Army secretly admits 88 German scientists and engineers to help in the development of rocket technology.
1973
Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission.
1973
U.S. President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.
1979
The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania.

Who were born on November 16?

1603
Augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (d. 1673)
1880
Alexander Blok, Russian poet (d. 1921)
1944
Oliver Braddick, British psychologist
1950
David Leisure, American actor
1976
Juha Pasoja, Finnish footballer
1978
Carolina Parra, Brazilian guitarist and drummer (CSS)
1978
Kip Bouknight, American baseball player
1980
Kayte Christensen, American basketball player
1983
Chris Gocong, American football player
1995
Noah Gray-Cabey, American actor

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