* Astronomy

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RE: November 16th

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Synthetic element Americium was first produced in 1944
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t36965918/americium-241/

The discovery of Curium was released to the public in November 1945.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46209541/curium/

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The Venera 3 space probe was launched on November 16, 1965
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t34362519/venera-3/

The Kosmos-3 Soviet carrier rocket made its maiden flight on 16 November 1966
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos-3

The Mars 96 probe was launch in 1996
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_96

NASA flew a third version of the X-43A hypersonic aircraft on November 16, 2004
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_X-43#Testing

STS-129 (ISS assembly flight ULF3) was launched on 16 November 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-129

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People

Carl J. Meade (born November 16, 1950) is a former NASA astronaut.
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/meade.html

Eugenio Beltrami (November 16, 1835 - February 18, 1900) was an Italian mathematician
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46209549/eugenio-beltrami-1835-1900/

Jules Louis Gabriel Violle (November 16, 1841 - September 12, 1923) was a French physicist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46209545/jules-louis-gabriel-violle-1841-1923/

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46209772/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind/

The Clangers animated children's television series ran from 16th November 1969 to the 10th October 1974
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46304927/the-clangers/

Beowulf is a 2007 American motion capture computer-animated fantasy film
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t32241255/beowulf/

The Arecibo message was broadcast into space on 16 November 1974
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message

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The Hoxne Hoard was discovered on 16 November 1992
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoxne_Hoard

On 16 November 2010, JAXA reported that dust was collected from asteroid 25143 Itokawa
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3191136/hayabusa-muses-c-mission/

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NGC Discovered

NGC 281 is a magnitude +7.3 H II region discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard on the 16th November 1881
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3899468/ngc-281/

NGC 603 is a grouping of three stars discovered by William Parsons on the 16th November 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55591119/ngc-603/

NGC 2129 was discovered by William Herschel on the 16th November 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t61178682/ngc-2129/

NGC 2158 is a magnitude +8.6 open cluster discovered by William Herschel on the 16th November 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t59016444/ngc-2158/

NGC 2903 was discovered by William Herschel on the 16th November 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t21362861/ngc-2903/

NGC 2905 was discovered by William Herschel on the 16th November 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t21362861/ngc-2903/

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HD 202206 c is an extrasolar planet discovered on November 16, 2004
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_202206_c

Asteroid (22) Kalliope was discovered by J. R. Hind on November 16, 1852.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_Kalliope

Asteroid (301) Bavaria was discovered by Johann Palisa on November 16, 1890 in Vienna.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/301_Bavaria

Asteroid (550) Senta was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on November 16, 1904
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/550_Senta

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Meteorites

The Ensisheim (LL6) meteorite fell in Alsace, France, on the 16th November 1492.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t22020127/ensisheim-meteorite/