Deaths on November 16

John Hawkesworth, English journalist and author (b. 1715)

John Hawkesworth LLD (c. 1715 – 16 November 1773) was an English writer and book editor, born in London.

10 May

Tea Act
The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by granting it a monopoly on the North American tea trade.
17 Jun

Juana Rangel de Cuéllar
Cúcuta, Colombia, is discovered by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
14 Oct

Commission of National Education
The first recorded Ministry of Education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
14 Oct

British East India Company
Just before the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, several of the British East India Company's tea ships are set ablaze at the old seaport of Annapolis, Maryland.
16 Dec

Boston Tea Party
American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.