Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 16
November 16: International Day for Tolerance; Loy Krathong (Thailand)
- 1384 - Jadwiga was crowned "King of Poland", although she was a woman.
- 1532 - Sapa Inca Atahualpa (pictured) was captured by Francisco Pizarro in the Battle of Cajamarca.
- 1885 - Louis Riel, Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba", was executed for high treason.
- 1979 - The first line of the Bucharest Metro was opened in Bucharest, Romania.
- 2002 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was first recorded in Guangdong, China.
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