November16

November 16

Events

• 1272 – While travelling during the Ninth Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King of England upon Henry III of England's death, but he will not return to England for nearly two years to assume the throne.

• 1828 – Greek War of Independence: The London Protocol entails the creation of an autonomous Greek state under Ottoman suzerainty, encompassing the Morea and the Cyclades.

• 1857 – Second relief of Lucknow: Twenty-four Victoria Crosses are awarded, the most in a single day.

• 1988 – In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Births

• 1897 – Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Indian-Pakistani academic (d. 1951)

• 1909 – Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani religious leader (d. 1982)

• 1935 – Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Iraqi-Lebanese cleric, educator, and author (d. 2010)
• 1935 – Magdi Yacoub, Egyptian-English surgeon and academic

• 1938 – Ahmed Bouanani, Moroccan filmmaker (d. 2011)

• 1964 – Waheed Alli, Baron Alli, English businessman and politician

• 1966 – Tahir Shah, English journalist, author, and explorer

• 1971 – Mustapha Hadji, Moroccan footballer and manager

• 1971 – Waqar Younis, Pakistani cricketer and coach

• 1980 – Hasan Üçüncü, Turkish footballer

• 1986 – Omar Mateen, Islamic terrorist, perpetrator of the Orlando nightclub shooting^[16]

Deaths

• 1240 – Ibn Arabi, Andalusian Arab philosopher (b. 1165)

• 1322 – Nasr, Sultan of Granada (b. 1287)^[21]

• 1808 – Mustafa IV, Ottoman sultan (b. 1779)

• 2000 – Ahmet Kaya, Turkish-French singer-songwriter (b. 1957)

• 2012 – Aliu Mahama, Ghanaian engineer and politician, 3rd Vice President of Ghana (b. 1946)
• 2012 – Eliyahu Nawi, Iraqi-Israeli lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1920)

• 2013 – Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Indian-Pakistani diplomat, 19th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (b. 1932)

Holidays and Observances