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=== October–December ===
* [[October 21]] – [[Penang Free School]] is founded by Rev. Sparke Hutchings, on the island of [[Penang]] (in modern-day Malaysia).
* [[October 25]]–[[November 6]] – [[1816 United States presidential election]]: [[James Monroe]] defeats [[Rufus King]].
* [[November 10]] – The British troop transport ''[[Harpooner (1769 ship)|Harpooner]]'', returning from Quebec to Britain, is wrecked at [[Cape Pine]] on [[Newfoundland (island)]] with the loss of 208 of the 385 people on board.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2735027?urlappend=%3Bseq=429|title=The Marine List|journal=[[Lloyd's List]]|issue=5134|date=1816-12-13|pages=78 v|hdl=2027/uc1.c2735027?urlappend=%3Bseq=429|accessdate=2021-05-17}}</ref>
* [[November 19]] – The [[University of Warsaw]] is established.
* [[December 11]] – [[Indiana]] is admitted as the 19th [[U.S. state]].
* [[December 12]] – The thrones of [[Kingdom of Sicily|Sicily]] and [[Kingdom of Naples|Naples]] are merged into the [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]], under King [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies|Ferdinand I]].
* [[December 9]]–[[December 21|21]] – The [[American Colonization Society]] is established, to support the emigration of free [[African Americans]] to Africa.