Daily Calendar for Saturday, November 16, 2013
Died
- AndrΓ© Michaux (botanist) β
- Louis Riel (Canadian politician) β
- Clark Gable (actor) β
- William Holden (actor) β
- Northern Dancer (racehorse) β
Born
- Louis-HonorΓ© FrΓ©chette (Canadian poet) β
- W.C. Handy (composer) β
- George Kaufman (director of theater) β
- Paul Hindemith (composer) β
- Mary Margaret McBride (radio commentator) β
- Burgess Meredith (actor) β
- Marg Helgenberger (actress) β
- Dwight Gooden (baseball player) β
- Lisa Bonet (actress) β
- Maggie Gyllenhaal (actress) β
- Kimberly J. Brown (actress) β
Events
- Napoleon E. Guerin granted patent for cork life preserverβ
- Philadelphia Orchestra played its inaugural concertβ
- Oklahoma admitted to the Union as the 46th stateβ
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is establishedβ
- Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical, The Sound of Music, premieredβ
- Skylab 4 launched from Kennedy Space Centerβ
- President Nixon signed a bill authorizing construction of a trans-Alaska oil pipelineβ
- Mother Teresa received honorary U.S. citizenshipβ
- Meteor fireball turned night into day in Finlandβ
Weather
- Tucson, Arizona, received 6 inches of snowβ
- Low temperature in Lincoln, Montana, of -53 degrees Fahrenheitβ
- Anchorage, Alaska, reached 45 degrees F and received 8.4 inches of snowβ
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