^B{^#!16!18 November^N! Feast day of St Odo of Cluny, St Romanus of Antioch, and St Mawes or Maudez.
^B{1477^B} William Caxton's ^I{The Dictes or Sayinges of the Philosophres^I} was published - the first printed book in England bearing a date. ^B{1626^B} St Peter's in Rome was consecrated. ^B{1918^B} Latvia was proclaimed an independent republic. ^B{1928^B} The first experimental sound cartoon, ^I{Steamboat Willie^I}, starring Mickey Mouse, was screened in the US. ^B{1977^B} President Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian leader to visit Israel and to address the Knesset (parliament). ^B{1987^B} A fire broke out at London's King's Cross underground station, killing 30 people. ^B{1991^B} The Shiite Muslim faction Islamic Jihad freed Church of England envoy Terry Waite (held since Jan 1987) and US university professor Thomas Sutherland (held since June 1985).
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Carl von Weber, German composer, ^B{1786^B}; Louis Daguerre, French photographic pioneer, ^B{1789^B}; W S Gilbert, English dramatist and librettist, ^B{1836^B}; Ignacy Padereweski, Polish pianist, composer and statesman, ^B{1860^B}; Alan Shepard, US astronaut, ^B{1923^B}; David Hemmings, English and director, ^B{1941^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Chester Alan Arthur, 21st US president, ^B{1886^B}; Marcel Proust, French author, ^B{1922^B}; Niels Henrik Bohr, Danish physicist, ^B{1962^B}; Joseph Kennedy, US financier and diplomat, ^B{1969^B}; Gustßv Husßk, Czech politician, ^B{1991^B}.
