November 16 Holidays

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Monthly Holidays that include November 16

Famous Birthdays Today

<div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/lisa-bonet" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/7521a19d-f12b-4a5e-b881-a2ed4a224500/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Lisa Bonet" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">TV Actress</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/lisa-bonet" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Lisa Bonet</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/mason-ramsey" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/2f4c3ccc-9295-4a0f-f5e1-aec31cdcbf00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Mason Ramsey" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Country Singer</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/mason-ramsey" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Mason Ramsey</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/sean-lowe" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/062e45a9-ecfa-4791-60ed-c54a4cc38e00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Sean Lowe" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Reality Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/sean-lowe" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Sean Lowe</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/pete-davidson" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/bf39c3ad-0619-4f4e-69f8-ddcd84c6f000/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Pete Davidson" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Comedian</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/pete-davidson" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Pete Davidson</h3></a></div></div></div></div>

This Day in History

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1632</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Swedish King's Demise</div><div class='timeline-text'>King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden tragically falls during the Battle of Lützen in the Thirty Years' War.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1797</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Prussian Heir's Ascension</div><div class='timeline-text'>Frederick William, the Prussian heir apparent, is crowned King of Prussia, taking the name Frederick William III.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1855</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Livingstone Discovers Victoria Falls</div><div class='timeline-text'>David Livingstone becomes the first European to behold the majesty of Victoria Falls in present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1885</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>"Father of Manitoba" Executed</div><div class='timeline-text'>Louis Riel, the Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and known as the "Father of Manitoba", is executed for treason.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1907</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Oklahoma Joins The Union</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory unite to form Oklahoma, which is officially admitted as the 46th U.S. state.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1945</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>UNESCO Established</div><div class='timeline-text'>UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is established on this day.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1965</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Venera 3 Launch</div><div class='timeline-text'>As part of the Soviet Union's Venera program, the Venera 3 space probe is launched toward Venus, destined to be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1973</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Skylab 4 Expedition Begins</div><div class='timeline-text'>NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts for an 84-day mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1997</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Wei Jingsheng Released</div><div class='timeline-text'>Pro-democracy dissident Wei Jingsheng is released from prison for medical reasons by China after nearly 18 years of incarceration.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2005</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Australia Qualifies for 2006 FIFA</div><div class='timeline-text'>After a 31-year wait, Australia qualifies for the 2006 FIFA World Cup by defeating Uruguay in a penalty shootout.</div></div></div>

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