November 16
People born on this day are Scorpio.
- 1979
The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania.
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Aeroflot Flight 3603 crashes during landing at Norilsk Airport, killing 99.
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The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence.
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In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.
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El Salvadoran army troops kill six Jesuit priests and two others at Jose Simeon Canas University.
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The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.
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After nearly 18 years of incarceration, China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons.
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The first cases of the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak are traced to Foshan, Guangdong Province, China.
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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.
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Following a 31-year wait, Australia defeats Uruguay in a penalty shootout to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-129 to the International Space Station.
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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.
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2006Mason Ramsey, American singer
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2000Josh Green, Australian basketball player
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1999Bol Bol, South Sudanese-American basketball player
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1999Mats Wieffer, Dutch footballer
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1997Bruno Guimarães, Brazilian footballer
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1996Ivan Baran, Croatian writer
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1996Boulaye Dia, Senegalese footballer
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1996Trinovi Khairani, Indonesian politician
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1995André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Cameroonian footballer
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1993C. J. Beathard, American football player
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1993Nélson Semedo, Portuguese footballer
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1993Denzel Valentine, American basketball player
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