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16 November 2020
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
International Day for ToleranceSelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2020 - The El Dorado Fire in California, United States, was extinguished after 71 days, having destroyed 20 structures and killed one firefighter.2020 wildfire in Southern California, US
Anniversary
2002 - The first case of SARS, a zoonotic respiratory coronavirus disease, was recorded in Guangdong, China.Epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome originating in China
Anniversary
1997 - Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng, released on ostensibly medical grounds after spending eighteen years in prison, was deported to the United States.Chinese human rights activist (born 1950)
Anniversary
1992 - In Suffolk, England, a local man found the largest hoard of Roman silver and gold in Britain (sample pictured), including the largest collection of 4th- and 5th-century gold and silver coins ever discovered within the former Roman Empire.County of England
Anniversary
1981 - About 30 million people watched the fictional couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber wed on the television show General Hospital in the highest-rated hour in American soap opera history.Fictional characters
Historical events
History
2022 - Artemis Program: NASA launches Artemis 1 on the first flight of the Space Launch System, the start of the program's future missions to the moon.NASA-led lunar exploration program
History
2009 - Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-129 to the International Space Station.1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
History
2005 - Following a 31-year wait, Australia defeats Uruguay in a penalty shootout to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.History
2004 - Half-Life 2 is released, a game winning 39 Game of the Year awards and being cited as one of the best games ever made.2004 video game
History
2002 - The first cases of the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak are traced to Foshan, Guangdong Province, China.Epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome originating in China
History
1997 - After nearly 18 years of incarceration, China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons.Country in East Asia
History
1992 - The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.Roman hoard found in England
History
1990 - Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.Genre of music
History
1989 - El Salvadoran army troops kill six Jesuit priests and two others at Jose Simeon Canas University.Massacre of civilians by Salvadoran soldiers
History
1988 - The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence.Legislatures of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union
Notable births
Born
2000 - Josh Green, Australian basketball playerAmerican-Australian basketball player (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Bol Bol, South Sudanese-American basketball playerSouth Sudanese-American basketball player (born 1999)
Born
1996 - Trinovi Khairani, Indonesian politicianIndonesian politician (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet dancer (born 1985)Russian ballet dancer (1985–2024)
Died
2022 - Robert Clary, French-American actor and author (born 1926)French actor (1926–2022)
Died
2022 - Arthur Ngirakelsong, 2nd Chief Justice of Palau (born 1941)Chief Justice of Palau from 1992 to 2020
Died
2021 - Jyrki Kasvi, Finnish journalist and politician (born 1964)Finnish politician (1964–2021)
Died
2020 - Sheila Nelson, English string teacher (born 1936)English string teacher
Died
2019 - John Campbell Brown, Scottish astronomer (born 1947)Scottish astronomer (1947–2019)
Died
2019 - Terry O'Neill, British photographer (born 1938)British photographer (1938–2019)
Died
2018 - William Goldman, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1931)American writer (1931–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
0.8% illuminated
Lunar age: 0.8 days
Sun zodiac
Scorpio
24.59 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
12.60 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.