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Historical events & facts — November 16
What happened on November 16?
On November 16, 1945, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) was founded in London. The organisation was created with the aim of contributing to peace and security through educational, scientific and cultural cooperation between nations. Today it comprises 193 member states and manages the World Heritage programme.
On November 16, 1974, the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico transmitted the Arecibo Message, humanity's first deliberate broadcast into outer space aimed at contacting possible extraterrestrial civilisations. The message, designed by Frank Drake and Carl Sagan, was sent in the direction of globular cluster M13, 25,000 light-years away.
On November 16, 1532, conquistador Francisco Pizarro captured the Inca ruler Atahualpa in the plaza of Cajamarca following an ambush that killed thousands of Inca warriors without a single Spanish casualty. The episode, which marked the beginning of the conquest of the Inca Empire, exemplified how European technology, disease and betrayal devastated millennia-old American civilisations.
Notable birthdays — November 16
Famous people born on November 16
42 BC
Year 42 BC was either a common year starting on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Proleptic Julian calendar
Lawrence Tibbett
Lawrence Mervil Tibbett was an American opera singer and recording artist who also performed as a film actor and radio personality
Salvatore Riina
Salvatore "Totò" Riina was an Italian mobster and boss of the Sicilian Mafia
Robert Nozick
Robert Nozick was an American philosopher
Terence McKenna
Terence Kemp McKenna was an American ethnobotanist, lecturer, and author who advocated for the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants and mushrooms
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