On This Day in History  November 16

Historical Events

534 Second and final revision of the Justinian Code is published, a codified set of imperial and classical laws initially begun in 528

Battle of Cajamarca and the capture of Atahualpa

1532 Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captures Inca Emperor Atahualpa after a surprise ambush at Cajamarca in the Peruvian Andes

1776 British troops capture Fort Washington during the American Revolution

1945 Founding of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Norman Rockwell’s painting of six year-old Ruby Bridges being escorted into a New Orleans school in 1960

1960 US Marshals escort four six-year-old African American girls to previously all-white public schools in New Orleans in response to death threats against the girls and race riots

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Famous Birthdays

Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert 1717 - 1783 W. C. Handy 1873 - 1958

Chinua Achebe 1930 - 2013 Shigeru Miyamoto 72nd Birthday

Also Frank Bruno (63) and Lisa Bonet (57)

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Famous Deaths

Louis Riel 1844 - 1885 Clark Gable 1901 - 1960

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All Eyes on Birthplace of British Rock 'n' Roll

Tommy Steele, Britain's first rock 'n' roll star, was discovered on this day at a coffee bar in central London, appearing live on the BBC's first pop music show.

Britain's 1st Rock Star