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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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.
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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)
534
A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published.
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.
1805
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Schöngrabern – Russian forces under Pyotr Bagration delay the pursuit by French troops under Murat.
1857
Second relief of Lucknow – twenty-four Victoria Crosses are awarded, the most in a single day.
1885
Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and “Father of Manitoba”, Louis Riel is executed for treason.
1938
LSD is first synthesized by Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland.
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
1973
Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission.
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?
1766
Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist (d. 1831)
1889
Dietrich Kraiß, German Nazi officer (d. 1944)
1897
Choudhary Rehmat Ali, Pakistani nationalist (d. 1951)
1941
Dan Penn, American singer-songwriter
1961
Frank Bruno, British boxer
1964
Harry J. Lennix, American actor
1971
Mustapha Hadji, Moroccan footballer
1973
Christian Horner, British Formula One team owner
1976
Juha Pasoja, Finnish footballer
1982
Amar'e Stoudemire, American basketball player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters RBKOIPWFMI? Check your answers here: Word search RBKOIPWFMI. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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