Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1930 Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian novelist often called the father of the African novel and best known for "Things Fall Apart," was born in Ogidi, eastern Nigeria.
Sources: Mail & Guardian ; BlackPast.org
BirthOn this day — November 16 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1930 
CC0, Wikimedia Commons 1955 Sultan Mohammed V returned triumphantly to Morocco from exile, greeted by jubilant crowds two days before he announced the end of the French protectorate.
Sources: BlackPast.org ; Morocco World News
Politics
CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1989 South African President F.W. de Klerk announced that whites-only beaches would be opened to all races, an early step toward dismantling apartheid.
Sources: Los Angeles Times ; South African Institute of Race Relations
Politics