16th November
1877 Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer, and innovator died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build “INDUS”, a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography, and electro-plating
1945 Founding of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
1974 1st intentional interstellar radio message sent, Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light-years away
17th November
1827 The Delta Phi fraternity, America’s oldest continuous social fraternity, founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York
1855 David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls, in what is now Zambia and Zimbabwe
18th November
1477 First English dated printed book “Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers” by William Caxton
1905 George Bernard Shaw’s “Major Barbara” premieres in London
19th November
1835 Rani Lakshmi Bai, Indian Queen (d. 1858)
1895 American inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patents the pencil
20th November
1945 The Nuremberg war trials begin as 24 Nazi leaders are put on trial before judges representing the victorious Allied powers
1955 Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ
21st November
1971 Battle of Garibpur: Indian troops aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas) defeat the Pakistan army
1977 First flight of Concorde (London to New York)
22nd November
1497 Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope on way to first voyage from Europe to reach India
1968 1st interracial TV kiss (Star Trek – Captain Kirk and Uhura)
