November 16

Tuesday 16, 1965:

Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.

Saturday 16, 1957:

Serial killer Edward Gein murders his last victim, Bernice Worden.

Wednesday 16, 1904:

John Ambrose Fleming invents the vacuum tube.

Friday 16, 1849:

A Russian court sentences Fyodor Dostoevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his execution is canceled at the last minute.

Tuesday 16, 1384:

Hedwig is crowned King of Poland, although she is a woman.

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