November 16

Emperor Li Jing sends a Southern Tang expeditionary force of 10,000 men under Bian Hao to conquer Chu. Li Jing removes the ruling family to his own capital in Nanjing, ending the Chu Kingdom.

In 951, Emperor Li Jing of Southern Tang dispatched 10,000 troops under Bian Hao to conquer the Chu Kingdom, relocating its royal family to Nanjing and bringing an end to Chu state.

While travelling during the Ninth Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King of England upon Henry III of England's death, but he will not return to England for nearly two years to assume the throne.

In 1272, while on the Ninth Crusade, Prince Edward succeeded his father Henry III as King of England but delayed returning home to claim his throne for nearly two years.

An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.

In 1491, an auto-da-fé outside Ávila concluded the Holy Child of La Guardia case with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects by the Spanish Inquisition.

Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca.

In 1532, Francisco Pizarro captured the Inca emperor Atahualpa at Cajamarca, a decisive moment in Spain's conquest of the Inca Empire.

King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of Lützen during the Thirty Years' War.

In 1632, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of Lützen, a pivotal engagement in the Thirty Years' War.

American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.

In 1776, British and Hessian forces captured Fort Washington from American Patriots, marking a significant British victory in the Revolutionary War.

French Revolution: Ninety dissident Roman Catholic priests are executed by drowning at Nantes.

In 1793, amid the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, ninety detained Roman Catholic priests were drowned at Nantes for refusing to swear allegiance to the revolutionary government.

The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, becomes King of Prussia as Frederick William III.

In 1797, Frederick William III ascended to the Prussian throne upon the death of his father, marking the beginning of his long reign during the Napoleonic era.

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Schöngrabern: Russian forces under Pyotr Bagration delay the pursuit by French troops under Joachim Murat.

In 1805, at the Battle of Schöngrabern, Russian troops under Pyotr Bagration successfully delayed Marshal Murat's French forces during the Napoleonic Wars.