636 CE
Battle of al-Qadisiyyah
Battle · Middle East
On this day
263 events in the atlas are dated to 16 November, from 636 CE to 2025. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
636 CE
Battle · Middle East
1632
Battle · Europe
1855
Founding · Sub-Saharan Africa
1952
Event · North America
2002
Epidemic · 2002 – 2004
2025
Election · South America
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