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On this day timelines November 16th

Events

1965 – Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.

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Births

1922 – José Saramago, Portuguese-Spanish author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)

• Timeline unavailable: Novels by José Saramago

1938 – Robert Nozick, American philosopher, author, and academic (d. 2002)

• Timeline unavailable: Books by Robert Nozick

1946 – Colin Burgess, Australian drummer (The Masters Apprentices, AC/DC, and His Majesty)

• Timeline unavailable: AC/DC albums

1961 – Chris Pitman, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Guns N' Roses, Replicants, and Zaum)

• Timeline unavailable: Guns N' Roses albums

1962 – Mani, English bass player (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream, and Freebass)

• Timeline unavailable: The Stone Roses albums
• Timeline unavailable: Primal Scream albums

1962 – Josh Silver, American keyboard player and producer (Type O Negative and Fallout)

• Timeline unavailable: Type O Negative albums

1966 – Tahir Shah, English journalist, author, and explorer

• Timeline unavailable: Books by Tahir Shah

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