What happened on November 16

51 documented historical events happened on November 16, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The second edition of the Code of Justinian, a codification of Roman law by Byzantine emperor Justinian I (pictured), was published. On the same day, in another year: With the help of Stephen III and Stephen Báthory, Vlad the Impaler ousted Basarab the Old and became the ruler of Wallachia for the third time. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 16, including Mary Margaret McBride, Eliška Junková, Nnamdi Azikiwe. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

123 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 16, including Saint Margaret of Scotland, Dobrodeia of Kiev, Edmund of Abingdon. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

21 observances are celebrated on November 16 around the world: Christian feast day: Africus, Christian feast day: Agnes of Assisi, Christian feast day: Edmund of Abingdon, Christian feast day: Elfric of Abingdon, Christian feast day: Eucherius of Lyon, Christian feast day: Gertrude the Great (Roman Catholic Church). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.