On this day, November 16, in Ukraine and around the World:
Commemorative Events and Dates for Ukraine:
Day of Radio, Television, and Communication Workers of Ukraine. A professional holiday established in honour of the commencement of regular radio broadcasting in Ukraine on November 16, 1924, in Kharkiv.
International Observances and Commemorative Dates:
International Day for Tolerance. Established by the UN General Assembly to commemorate the adoption of the UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance on November 16, 1995.
International Day of Action Against Anorexia (No Diet Day). A date intended to draw attention to the problems of eating disorders.
World Button Day.
Church Dates (according to the New Calendar in Ukrainian Orthodoxy):
Commemoration of Anna Vsevolodovna (the Princess). In the folk calendar, this day is known as Cold Anna or Autumn Anna.