Day: November 16, 2012

Updated November 15, 2012, 1:28 pm

On Nov. 16, 1933, the United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations. President Roosevelt sent a telegram to Soviet leader Maxim Litvinov, expressing hope that United States-Soviet relations would “forever remain normal and friendly.”

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On Nov. 16, 1873, W. C. Handy, the American composer known as the “father of the blues”, was born. Following his death on March 28, 1958, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

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1907	Oklahoma became the 46th state.
1933	The United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations.
1959	The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The Sound of Music” opened on Broadway.
1961	House Speaker Sam Rayburn, D-Texas, died at age 79.
1966	Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard was acquitted in his second trial on charges of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, in 1954.
1973	Skylab 4, with three astronauts on board, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on an 84-day mission.
1973	President Richard M. Nixon signed the Alaska Pipeline measure into law.
1982	An agreement was announced in the 57th day of a strike by National Football League players.
1988	Estonia’s parliament declared the Baltic republic sovereign.
1995	Attorney General Janet Reno disclosed that she had Parkinson’s disease.
2001	Congress passed a law mandating that airport screeners be federal employees.
2004	President George W. Bush picked National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to be secretary of state, succeeding Colin Powell.
2010	U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel was convicted on 11 of 13 charges related to financial misconduct, prompting fellow lawmakers to censure the 80-year-old New York Democrat.
2010	The engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton was announced in London.
2010	President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, the first living service member from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to receive the nation’s top military award.

Current Birthdays

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Actress Martha Plimpton (“Raising Hope”) turns 42 years old today.

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New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora turns 32 years old today.

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1935	Elizabeth Drew, Journalist, turns 77
1950	David Leisure, Actor, turns 62
1958	Marg Helgenberger, Actress (“C.S.I.”), turns 54
1964	Diana Krall, Jazz singer, turns 48
1967	Lisa Bonet, Actress (“The Cosby Show”), turns 45
1972	Missi Pyle, Actress, turns 40
1977	Maggie Gyllenhaal, Actress, turns 35
1982	Amar’e Stoudemire, Basketball player, turns 30

 

Historic Birthdays

W. C. Handy 11/16/1873 – 3/28/1958 American composer.Go to obituary »

64	Rodolphe Kreutzer 11/16/1766 – 1/6/1831 French violinist
80	Charles Eliot Norton 11/16/1827 – 10/21/1908 American scholar
87	Arthur B. Krock 11/16/1886 – 4/12/1974 American political journalist
71	George Kaufman 11/16/1889 – 6/2/1961 American playwright
63	Lawrence Tibbett 11/16/1896 – 7/15/1960 American singer
84	Sir Oswald Mosley 11/16/1896 – 12/3/1980 English fascist leader
89	Burgess Meredith 11/16/1907 – 9/9/1997 American actor

 

Updated November 13, 2012, 1:28 pm

On Nov. 14, 1972, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 1,000 for the first time, ending the day at 1,003.16.

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On Nov. 14, 1935, Hussein, the king of Jordan from 1953 to 1999, was born. Following his death on Feb. 7, 1999, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

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1851	Herman Melville’s novel “Moby Dick” was published.
1881	Charles J. Guiteau went on trial for assassinating President James A. Garfield. (He was convicted and hanged.)
1922	The British Broadcasting Corp. began its domestic radio service.
1935	President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed the Philippine Islands a free commonwealth.
1969	Apollo 12 was launched on the second manned mission to the moon.
1972	The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 1,000 for the first time.
1973	Britain’s Princess Anne married Capt. Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey.
1986	The SEC fined Ivan F. Boesky $100 million for insider stock trading.
1995	The U.S. government instituted a partial shutdown, closing national parks and museums while government offices operated with skeleton crews.
1999	The United Nations imposed sanctions on Afghanistan for refusing to hand over terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden.

Current Birthdays

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Britain’s Prince Charles turns 64 years old today.

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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice turns 58 years old today.

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1922	Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Former U.N. secretary-general, turns 90
1934	Ellis Marsalis, Jazz pianist, turns 78
1947	P.J. O’Rourke, Writer, turns 65
1947	Buckwheat Zydeco, Zydeco musician, turns 65
1954	Yanni, Pianist, turns 58
1961	Laura San Giacomo, Actress (“Just Shoot Me”), turns 51
1961	D.B. Sweeney, Actor, turns 51
1964	Reverend Run, Rapper (Run-DMC), turns 48
1964	Patrick Warburton, Actor, turns 48
1966	Curt Schilling, Baseball player, turns 46
1972	Josh Duhamel, Actor, turns 40

 

Historic Birthdays

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77	Johann von Hildebrandt 11/14/1668 – 11/16/1745 Austrian architect
49	Robert Fulton 11/14/1765 – 2/24/1815 American inventor
70	Henri Dutrochet 11/14/1776 – 2/4/1847 French physiologist
35	James McPherson 11/14/1828 – 7/22/1864 American general
86	Claude Monet 11/14/1840 – 12/5/1926 French painter
86	Yekaterina Geltzer 11/14/1876 – 12/12/1962 Russian ballerina
74	Jawaharlal Nehru 11/14/1889 – 5/27/1964 Indian independence leader and prime minister (1947-64)
82	Mamie Eisenhower 11/14/1896 – 11/1/1979 American first lady (1953-1961)
90	Aaron Copland 11/14/1900 – 12/2/1990 American composer
83	Michael Ramsey 11/14/1904 – 4/23/1988 English archbishop
48	Joseph R. McCarthy 11/14/1908 – 5/2/1957 American politician; investigated Communist influence in U.S. government
36	Edward White 11/14/1930 – 1/27/1967 American astronaut