November 16
Holidays and Observanes

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on November 16, include:

• Have a Party With Your Bear Day

• International Day for Tolerance 

• International Day of the Mediterranean Diet

• National Button Day

• National Fast-Food Day 

• World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day

2026 Weekly Holidays that include November 16, are:

• American Education Week - November 16-22, 2026 (Monday - Friday week prior to Thanksgiving)

• Church / State Separation Week - November 15-21, 2026

• Discover Catholic Schools Week - November 15-21, 2026

• International Fraud Awareness Week - November 15-21, 2026

• International Restorative Justice Week - November 15-21, 2026 (Starts on the Third Sunday of November)

• National Geography Awareness Week - November 16-20, 2026 (Third Full Week in November)

• National Global Entrepreneurship Week - November 16-22, 2026

• National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week - November 14-22, 2026 (Begins on Second Saturday in November for 9 Days)

• World Antibiotic Awareness Week - November 14-20, 2026 (Begins Second Saturday to Friday)

2026 Monthly Holidays that include November 16, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our November Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of November.

Looking for more than just a list?
Click here to read our detailed guide: Explore the November Monthly Holidays & Awareness Causes Guide

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for November 16 is Scorpio.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for November are:

• Chrysanthemum - abundance, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for November is Topaz and Citrine.

Famous Birthdays

• 1958 - Marg Helgenberger - American actress (China Beach, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• 1967 - Lisa Bonet - American actress and director (The Cosby Show)

Famous Deaths

• 1272 - Henry III of England (b. 1207)
• 1950 - Bob Smith - American physician and surgeon who co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1879)
• 1960 - Clark Gable - American actor (Gone With The Wind) (b. 1901)
• 2005 - Donald Watson - English activist who founded the Vegan Society (b. 1910)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1973 - Isaac Asimov, Sci-fi author divorces Gertrude Blugerman after 31 years of marriage
• 1981 - 16 million people watch Luke marry Laura on TV soap "General Hospital"
• 1987 - Singer Lenny Kravitz marries actress Lisa Bonet
• 2017 - Tennis champion Serena Williams marries Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian 

Quote of the Day

Enjoy Every Moment!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

November 16 is National Fast Food Day!

Fast food portions are out of control and eating at fast food establishments is not a healthy diet habit. If you are like most of us, you eat what you want, whenever you want it, with no thought to calories or portion size!

The key to eating successfully at fast food restaurants is to know what you are eating and be aware of fast food portions. What sounds healthy may not be healthy at all!

Here is some additional information on fast food from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website:

• Fast Food Lunches
• Fast Food Portions
• Healthy Fast Food Substitutions
  
  

Season

November 16th falls within the Fall Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Fall is full of all things pumpkin, leaves falling, and fun holidays and get-togethers with friends and family as we enter the Holiday Season and celebrate Halloween, and Thanksgiving. With Fall ending on December 20, 2026, it draws us near to Christmas and the New Year celebrated in the winter season!

Check out our Fall Season page for information about Fall, Fall Dates, Major Fall Holidays and Observances, Major Fall Festivals, Fun Facts About Fall, Fall Food Tips, Fall Gardening, Fall Preparation (Cars, Clothes, Garden, Home), Fall Quotes, and Fall Weather info.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on fall foods: 

• Fall Cooking

• Fall Foods

• Fall Snacks

• Fall Weight Loss Tips

Fall is all about pumpkins, so please also check out our pumpkin pages:

• Pumpkins

• Pumpkin Carving 

• Pumpkin Recipes

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Spring Season 

• Spring Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1776 - Fort Washington is captured by the British and Hessian troops during the American Revolutionary War
• 1793 - Ninety dissident Roman Catholic priests are executed by drowning at Nantes during the French Revolution
• 1822 - William Becknell a trader from Missouri arrives in Santa Fe, New Mexico over a route that became known as the Santa Fe Trail
• 1871 - The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) receives its charter from New York State
• 1907 - The Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma and is admitted to the United States as the 46th State
• 1914 - The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States opens
• 1920 - Australia's national airline, Qantas is founded 
• 1933 - The United States and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations
• 1945 - UNESCO is founded
• 1973 - The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act is signed into law by U.S. President Richard Nixon, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline
• 2002 - The first cases of the 2002-2004 SARS outbrea are traced back to Foshan, Guangdong Province in China

This Day in Music

• 1974 - Whatever Gets You Thru the Night from John Lennon hits #1 in America
• 1975 - The Donny & Marie show starring Donny and Marie Osmond debuts on ABC
• 1985 - We Built This City by Starship hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
• 2000 - Jewel becomes one of the first artists to stream a concert online to benefit an organization working to bring clean water to those who need it
• 2005 - Pink Floyd, Eurythmics and The Kinks are inducted into the U.K. Music Hall of Fame
• 2010 - The Beatle's music is made available for digital download for the first time on iTunes
• 2019 - Donny and Marie Osmond play their last show at the Flamingo in Las Vegas after 1,730 shows

Lola by The Kinks

This Day in Sports

• 1926 - The Montreal Maroons win the New York Rangers ice hockey club first game 1-0
• 1962 - Wilk Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scores 73 points in a 127-111 win over the New York Knicks
• 1986 - Dale Earnhardt wins the 36th NASCAR Sprint Cup
• 1997 - Jeff Gordon wins the 47th NASCAR Sprint Cup

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!