NOVEMBER 16 | Birthdays and Events
Notable Birthdays for November 16
Mary Tyler Peabody Mann (1806-1887) - Author and leader in education reform and the establishment of kindergarten.
Charles Smith Hamilton (1822-1891) - Major General in the Union Army.
David Kalākaua (1836-1891) - King of the Hawaiian Islands.
Amalia Mignon Hauck (1851-1929) - American-Swiss opera singer known by the stage name Minnie Hauk.
W. C. Handy (1873-1958) - Considered the Father of the Blues.
Joel H. Hildebrand (1881-1983) - Chemist who researched new treatments for divers using helium and oxygen.
Emil Breitkreutz (1883-1972) - Olympic bronze winning runner.
Philip H. Frohman (1887-1972) - Architect of the Washington National Cathedral.
Clinton Golden (1888-1961) - Founder of the United Steelworkers of America.
Mary Margaret McBride (1899-1976) - Considered the First Lady of Radio.
Ellen Albertini Dow (1913-2015) - Actress fondly remembered for her role as Rosie in The Wedding Singer.
Daws Butler (1916-1988) - Voice actor known for his Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound voices.
Gene Amdahl (1922-2015) - Computer scientist who helped write the mainframe for IMB.
Mel Patton (1924-2014) - Sprinter who set a world record by running 9.2 seconds in the 100 yard dash.
Clu Gulager (1928-2022) - Actor fondly remembered for his role as Emmett Ryker in The Virginian.
Paul Foytack (1930-2021) - MLB pitcher.
Garnet Mimms (1933-Still Living) - R&B singer and lead lead singer of the 1960s band Garnet Mimms and The Enchanters.
Robert Nozick (1938-2002) - Philosopher, professor and author of Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974).
Lynn Hunt (1945-Still Living) - Historian and author well-known for her book Inventing Human Rights.
Steve Railsback (1945-Still Living) - Actor known for his role as Charles Manson in the mini-series Helter Skelter (1976).
Terence McKenna (1946-2000) - Botanist and advocate for the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants.
Jo Jo White (1946-2018) - NBA player and Olympic gold medal winner.
John Swartzwelder (1950-Still Living) - Writer of The Simpsons.
Dave Kushner (1966-Still Living) - Guitarist for the hard rock band Velvet Revolver.
Lisa Bonet (1967-Still Living) - Actress best known for her role as Denise Huxtable in The Cosby Show.
Melvin Stewart (1968-Still Living) - Olympic gold medal swimmer.
Martha Plimpton (1970-Still Living) - Actress known for her roles in The Goonies and Mass.
Missi Pyle (1972-Still Living) - Actress known for her roles in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Brooke Elliott (1974-Still Living) - Theatre actress and singer whose state roles include Beauty and the Beast and Wicked.
Maggie Gyllenhaal (1977-Still Living) - Actress and older sister to Jake Gyllenhaal.
Pete Davidson (1993-Still Living) - Comedian.
Memorable Events for November 16
1676 - The first prison is organized in MA.
1798 - Kentucky becomes first state to nullify an act of Congress
1801 - The first edition of New York Evening Post is printed.
1822 - William Becknell arrives in Santa Fe, NM, over a route that became known as the Santa Fe Trail.
1841 - Napoleon Guerin patents life preservers made of cork.
1871 - The National Rifle Association of America receives its charter.
1907 - Oklahoma is and becomes admitted the 46th state in the Union.
1914 - The Federal Reserve Bank officially opens.
1925 - The American Association for Advancement of Atheism is formed.
1933 - The U.S. and the Soviet Union form diplomatic relations.
1939 - Al Capone is released from Alcatraz.
1940 - Mad Bomber (George Metesky) places his first bomb at a Manhattan office.
1943 - American bombers strike a German-controlled power facility and heavy water factory in Norway.
1945 - The first Jewish college (Yeshiva College) opens in NY.
1950 - President Truman proclaims an emergency crisis for communist threats.
1960 - U.S. marshals escort four six-year-old Black girls to a former all-white public schools in LA.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain scores 73 points against the NY Knicks.
1973 - President Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act.
1982 - Epcot Center at Walt Disney World opens.
1990 - Milli Vanilli is stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing Girl You Know It's True.