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November 16

November 16

Events on This Day

  • 1849

    164 years ago

    Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky is sentenced to death for his alleged antigovernment activities, only to have the execution stayed at the last minute.

    Read more at History.com

  • 1959

    54 years ago

    Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music debuts on Broadway, with Mary Martin in the lead role of Maria.

  • 1990

    23 years ago

    Home Alone, starring Macaulay Culkin, premieres. The comedy is the highest-grossing film of the year.

  • 2010

    3 years ago

    The public learns of Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton. The prince proposed in Kenya with his mother's engagement ring.

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