Today in History for 16th November 2022

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Historical Events

1519 - City of Havana moved to its current location to avoid mosquito infestations
1916 - Russian La Satannaya ammunition factory explodes, killing 1,000
1918 - Hungarian People's Republic declared
1990 - Manuel Noriega claims US denied him a fair trial
2019 - 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana, Cuba
2019 - Samoa declares state of emergency over measles epidemic closing all schools after six deaths

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Famous Birthdays

1904 - Nnamdi Azikiwe, 1st President of Nigeria (1963-66), born in Zungeru, Northern Nigeria Protectorate (d. 1996)
1922 - Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist who designed the IBM mainframe, born in Flandreau, South Dakota (d. 2015)
1938 - Robert Nozick, American philosopher (Anarchy, State, and Utopia), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
1938 - Toni Brown, American guitarist, singer and keyboardist (Joy of Cooking)
1967 - Craig Arnold, American poet
1973 - Sedrick Shaw, running back (New England Patriots)

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Famous Deaths

1512 - Jemme Herjuwsma, Fries rebel, beheaded
1548 - Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer, dies at 44
1934 - Carl von Linde, German engineer and chemist who invented mechanical refrigeration, dies at 92
1943 - Marcel Verhamme, Belgian resistance fighter, executed
1994 - Dino Valenti [Chester "Chet" Powers], American rock guitarist/vocalist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), dies at 57
2016 - Jay Forrester, American engineer, invented random-access magnetic core memory, dies at 98

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