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November 16is the 320th day of the year (321st inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;45 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 951– EmperorLi Jingsends aSouthern Tangexpeditionary force of 10,000 men underBian Haoto conquerChu.Li Jing removes the ruling family to his own capital inNanjing,ending the Chu Kingdom.
- 1272– While travelling during theNinth Crusade,Prince Edwardbecomes King of England uponHenry III of England's death, but he will not return to England for nearly two years to assume the throne.
- 1491– Anauto-da-fé,held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside ofÁvila,concludes the case of theHoly Child of La Guardiawith the public execution of several Jewish andconversosuspects.
- 1532–Francisco Pizarroand his men captureIncaEmperorAtahualpaat theBattle of Cajamarca.
1601–1900
[edit]- 1632–King Gustavus Adolphus of Swedenwas killed at theBattle of Lützenduring theThirty Years' War.[1]
- 1776–American Revolutionary War:British andHessianunitscaptureFort Washingtonfrom the Patriots.
- 1793–French Revolution:Ninety dissident Roman Catholic priests areexecuted by drowningatNantes.
- 1797– The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, becomes King of Prussia asFrederick William III.
- 1805–Napoleonic Wars:Battle of Schöngrabern:Russian forces underPyotr Bagrationdelay the pursuit by French troops underJoachim Murat.
- 1822–American Old West:MissouritraderWilliam Becknellarrives inSanta Fe, New Mexico,over a route that became known as theSanta Fe Trail.
- 1828–Greek War of Independence:TheLondon Protocolentails the creation of an autonomous Greek state under Ottoman suzerainty, encompassing theMoreaand theCyclades.
- 1849– A Russian court sentences writerFyodor Dostoyevskyto death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor.
- 1855–David Livingstonebecomes the first European to see theVictoria Fallsin what is nowZambia-Zimbabwe.
- 1857–Second relief of Lucknow:Twenty-fourVictoria Crossesare awarded, the most in a single day.
- 1863–American Civil War:In theBattle of Campbell's Station,Confederatetroops unsuccessfully attackUnionforces which allows GeneralAmbrose Burnsideto secureKnoxville, Tennessee.
- 1871– TheNational Rifle Association of Americareceives its charter from New York State.
- 1885– Canadian rebel leader of theMétisand "Father ofManitoba"Louis Rielis executed fortreason.
1901–present
[edit]- 1904– English engineerJohn Ambrose Flemingreceives a patent for thethermionic valve(vacuum tube).
- 1907–Indian TerritoryandOklahoma Territoryjoin to formOklahoma,which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
- 1914– TheFederal Reserve Bankof theUnited Statesofficially opens.
- 1920–Qantas,Australia's national airline,is foundedas Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
- 1933– The United States and theSoviet Unionestablish formaldiplomatic relations.
- 1938–LSDis first synthesized byAlbert Hofmannfrom ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel.[2]
- 1940–World War II:In response to theleveling of Coventryby the German Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Forcebombs Hamburg.
- 1940 –The Holocaust:In occupied Poland, theNazisclose off theWarsaw Ghettofrom the outside world.
- 1940 – New York City's "Mad Bomber"George Meteskyplaces his first bomb at aManhattanoffice building used byConsolidated Edison.
- 1944– World War II: In support of theBattle of Hürtgen Forest,the town ofDürenis destroyed by Allied aircraft.
- 1945–UNESCOis founded.[3]
- 1958–National Airlines Flight 967explodes in mid-air over the Gulf of Mexico, killing all 42 aboard.[4]
- 1959–Aeroflot Flight 315crashes on approach to Lviv Airport, killing all 40 people on board.[5]
- 1965–Venera program:The Soviet Union launches theVenera 3space probe towardVenus,which will be the firstspacecraftto reach the surface of anotherplanet.
- 1967–Aeroflot Flight 2230crashes nearKoltsovo Airport,killing 107.[6]
- 1973–Skylabprogram:NASAlaunchesSkylab 4with a crew of threeastronautsfromCape Canaveral, Floridafor an 84-day mission.[7]
- 1973 – U.S. PresidentRichard Nixonsigns theTrans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Actinto law, authorizing the construction of theAlaska Pipeline.[8]
- 1974– TheArecibo messageis broadcast from Puerto Rico.
- 1979– The first line ofBucharest Metro(Line M1) is opened fromTimpuri NoitoSemănătoareainBucharest,Romania.
- 1981–Aeroflot Flight 3603crashes during landing atNorilsk Airport,killing 99.
- 1988– TheSupreme Sovietof theEstonian Soviet Socialist RepublicdeclaresthatEstoniais "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence.
- 1988 – In the first open election in more than a decade, voters inPakistanelect populist candidateBenazir Bhuttoto bePrime Minister of Pakistan.
- 1989– El Salvadoran army troopskill six Jesuit priestsand two others atJose Simeon Canas University.
- 1990–Pop groupMilli Vanilliare stripped of theirGrammy Awardbecause the duo did not sing at all on theGirl You Know It's Truealbum.Session musicianshad provided all the vocals.
- 1992– TheHoxne Hoardis discovered bymetal detectoristEric Lawes inHoxne,Suffolk.
- 1997– After nearly 18 years of incarceration,ChinareleasesWei Jingsheng,a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons.
- 2002– The first cases of the2002–2004 SARS outbreakare traced toFoshan,Guangdong Province, China.[9]
- 2004–Half-Life 2is released, a game winning 39 Game of the Year awards and being cited as one of the best games ever made.
- 2005– Following a 31-year wait,AustraliadefeatsUruguayin apenalty shootoutto qualify for the2006 FIFA World Cup.[10]
- 2009–Space Shuttle program:Space ShuttleAtlantisis launched on missionSTS-129to theInternational Space Station.[11]
- 2022–Artemis Program:NASAlaunchesArtemis 1on the first flight of theSpace Launch System,the start of the program's future missions to the moon.[12]
Births
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 42 BC–Tiberius,Roman emperor (d. 37 AD)[13]
- 1436–Leonardo Loredan,Italian ruler (d. 1521)[14]
- 1457–Beatrice of Naples,Hungarian queen (d. 1508)[15]
- 1466–Francesco Cattani da Diacceto,Florentine philosopher (d. 1522)
- 1483–Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Landgravine of Hesse,German noble (d. 1522)
- 1528–Jeanne d'Albret,Queen of Navarre (d. 1572)[16]
- 1531–Anna d'Este,Duchess consort of Nemours (d. 1607)[17]
- 1538– SaintTuribius of Mongrovejo,Spanish Grand Inquisitioner, Archbishop of Lima (d. 1606)
- 1540–Princess Cecilia of Sweden(d. 1627)[18]
- 1566–Anna Juliana Gonzaga,Archduchess of Austria and nun (d. 1621)
- 1569–Paul Sartorius,German organist and composer (d. 1609)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1603–Augustyn Kordecki,Polish monk (d. 1673)
- 1643–Jean Chardin,French-English jeweler and explorer (d. 1703)
- 1648–Charles Duncombe,English banker and politician (d. 1711)
- 1715–Girolamo Abos,Maltese-Italian composer and educator (d. 1760)
- 1717–Jean le Rond d'Alembert,French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1793)
- 1720–Carlo Antonio Campioni,French-Italian composer (d. 1788)
- 1750–Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough,English lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1818)
- 1753–James McHenry,Irish-American surgeon and politician (d. 1816)
- 1758–Peter Andreas Heiberg,Danish philologist and author (d. 1841)
- 1774–Georg von Cancrin,German-Russian Minister of Finance (d. 1845)
- 1793–Francis Danby,Irish painter of the Romantic era (d. 1861)
- 1806–Mary Tyler Peabody Mann,American author and educator (d. 1887)
- 1807–Jónas Hallgrímsson,Icelandic poet, author and naturalist (d. 1845)
- 1811–John Bright,English academic and politician (d. 1889)
- 1836–Kalākauaof Hawaii (d. 1891)
- 1839–Louis-Honoré Fréchette,Canadian poet, author, and politician (d. 1908)
- 1841–Jules Violle,French physicist and academic (d. 1923)
- 1847–Edmund James Flynn,Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1927)
- 1851–Minnie Hauk,American-Swiss soprano and actress (d. 1929)
- 1856–Jürgen Kröger,German architect (d. 1928)
- 1861–Luigi Facta,Italian politician and journalist (d. 1930)
- 1861 –Georgina Febres-Cordero,Venezuelan nun (d. 1925)[19]
- 1862–Charles Turner,Australian cricketer (d. 1944)[20]
- 1873–W. C. Handy,American trumpet player and composer (d. 1958)
- 1874–Alexander Kolchak,Russian admiral and explorer (d. 1920)
- 1883–Emil Breitkreutz,American runner and coach (d. 1972)
- 1888–Luis Cluzeau Mortet,Uruguayan pianist and composer (d. 1957)
- 1889–George S. Kaufman,American director, producer, and playwright (d. 1961)
- 1889 –Dietrich Kraiß,German general (d. 1944)
- 1890–Elpidio Quirino,6th President of the Philippines (d. 1956)
- 1892–Guo Moruo,Chinese historian, author, and poet (d. 1978)
- 1892 –Tazio Nuvolari,Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1953)
- 1894–Bobby Cruickshank,American golfer (d. 1975)
- 1894 –Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi,Austrian philosopher and politician (d. 1972)
- 1895–Paul Hindemith,German composer, violist and conductor (d. 1963)[21]
- 1896–Joan Lindsay,Australian author and critic (d. 1984)[22]
- 1896 –Oswald Mosley,English fascist leader and politician (d. 1980)
- 1896 –Lawrence Tibbett,American actor and singer (d. 1960)
- 1897–Choudhry Rahmat Ali,Indian-Pakistani academic (d. 1951)
- 1899–Mary Margaret McBride,American radio host (d. 1976)
- 1900–Eliška Junková,Czechoslovakian race car driver (d. 1994)
1901–present
[edit]- 1904–Nnamdi Azikiwe,Nigerian statesman, 1stPresident of Nigeria(d. 1996)
- 1905–Eddie Condon,American guitarist and banjo player (d. 1973)[23]
- 1907–Burgess Meredith,American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)[24]
- 1909–Mirza Nasir Ahmad,Indian-Pakistani religious leader (d. 1982)
- 1912–George O. Petrie,American actor and director (d. 1997)
- 1912 –W. E. D. Ross,Canadian actor, playwright, and author (d. 1995)
- 1913–Ellen Albertini Dow,American actress (d. 2015)
- 1914–Eddie Chapman,English spy (d. 1997)
- 1915–Jean Fritz,Chinese-American author (d. 2017)
- 1916–Harold Baigent,New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996)
- 1916 –Daws Butler,American voice actor and singer (d. 1988)
- 1916 –Al Lucas,Canadian-American bassist (d. 1983)
- 1922–Gene Amdahl,American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer (d. 2015)
- 1922 –José Saramago,Portuguese novelist and Nobel laureate in Literature (d. 2010)
- 1924–Sam Farber,American businessman (d. 2013)
- 1924 –Mel Patton,American sprinter and coach (d. 2014)
- 1927–Dolo Coker,American pianist and composer (d. 1983)
- 1928–Clu Gulager,American actor and director (d. 2022)[23]
- 1929–Peter Boizot,English businessman (d. 2018)
- 1930–Chinua Achebe,Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic (d. 2013)[23]
- 1930 –Paul Foytack,American baseball player (d. 2021)
- 1930 –Salvatore Riina,Italian mob boss (d. 2017)
- 1931–Luciano Bottaro,Italian author and illustrator (d. 2006)
- 1931 –Hubert Sumlin,American singer and guitarist (d. 2011)
- 1933–Garnet Mimms,American R&B singer
- 1935–Elizabeth Drew,American journalist and author
- 1935 –Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah,Iraqi-Lebanese cleric, educator, and author (d. 2010)
- 1935 –Magdi Yacoub,Egyptian-English surgeon and academic
- 1936–John Moore,Australian businessman and politician
- 1937–Alan Budd,English economist and academic (d. 2023)
- 1938–Ahmed Bouanani,Moroccan filmmaker (d. 2011)
- 1938 –Kang Ning-hsiang,Taiwanese politician
- 1938 –Walter Learning,Canadian actor (d. 2020)
- 1938 –Robert Nozick,American philosopher, author, and academic (d. 2002)
- 1938 –Troy Seals,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1939–Michael Billington,English author and critic
- 1940–Donna McKechnie,American actress, singer, and dancer[23]
- 1941–Angelo Gilardino,Italian guitarist, composer, and musicologist (d. 2022)
- 1941 –Gerry Marshall,English race car driver (d. 2005)
- 1941 –Dan Penn,American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1942–Willie Carson,Scottish jockey and sportscaster
- 1942 –Joanna Pettet,English-Canadian actress[25]
- 1944–Oliver Braddick,English psychologist and academic (d. 2022)
- 1945–Teenie Hodges,American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2014)
- 1945 –Lynn Hunt,American historian, author, and academic
- 1945 –Steve Railsback,American actor[25]
- 1946–Colin Burgess,Australian drummer and songwriter (d. 2023)
- 1946 –Terence McKenna,American botanist, philosopher, and author (d. 2000)
- 1946 –Barbara Smith,American writer[26]
- 1946 –Beverly Smith,American writer[26]
- 1946 –Jo Jo White,American basketball player and coach (d. 2018)
- 1947–Omar Ruiz Hernández,Cuban journalist and activist
- 1948–Horst Bertram,German footballer and manager (d. 2023)
- 1948 –Chi Coltrane,American singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1948 –Bonnie Greer,American-English playwright and critic
- 1948 –Ken James,Australian actor
- 1950–Harvey Martin,American football player (d. 2001)[27]
- 1950 –Manuel Zamora,Filipino farmer and politician
- 1951–Andy Dalton,New Zealand rugby player
- 1951 –Miguel Sandoval,American actor[25]
- 1952–Shigeru Miyamoto,Japanese video game designer[23]
- 1953–Griff Rhys Jones,Welsh comedian, actor, and author
- 1954–Andrea Barrett,American novelist and short story writer[28]
- 1954 –Dick Gross,Australian lawyer and politician
- 1955–Héctor Cúper,Argentine footballer, coach, and manager
- 1955 –Pierre Larouche,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1955 –Guillermo Lasso,Ecuadoran businessman, 47thPresident of Ecuador[29]
- 1955 –Jun Kunimura,Japanese actor
- 1955 –Esteban Trapiello,Venezuelan businessman[30]
- 1956–Terry Labonte,American race car driver and businessman
- 1957–Jacques Gamblin,French actor
- 1958–Marg Helgenberger,American actress[25]
- 1958 –Boris Krivokapić,Serbian author and academic
- 1959–Glenda Bailey,English journalist
- 1959 –Francis M. Fesmire,American cardiologist and physician (d. 2014)
- 1961–Frank Bruno,English boxer
- 1962–Darwyn Cooke,Canadian writer and artist (d. 2016)
- 1962 –Mani,English bass player[25]
- 1963–Steve Argüelles,English drummer and producer
- 1963 –William Bonner,Brazilian newscaster, publicist and journalist
- 1963 –Zina Garrison,American tennis player
- 1964–Waheed Alli, Baron Alli,English businessman and politician
- 1964 –Valeria Bruni Tedeschi,Italian-French actress, director, and screenwriter
- 1964 –Dwight Gooden,American baseball player[31]
- 1964 –Diana Krall,Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist[25]
- 1964 –Harry Lennix,American actor[25]
- 1964 –Maeve Quinlan,American actress
- 1965–Mika Aaltonen,Finnish footballer
- 1966–Joey Cape,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1966 –Stephen Critchlow,English actor (d. 2021)
- 1966 –Dave Kushner,American guitarist[25]
- 1966 –Christian Lorenz,German keyboard player
- 1966 –Dean McDermott,Canadian-American actor and producer
- 1966 –Tahir Shah,English journalist, author, and explorer
- 1967–Craig Arnold,American poet and academic (d. 2009)
- 1967 –Lisa Bonet,American actress and director[25]
- 1968–Tammy Lauren,American actress[25]
- 1968 –Shobha Nagi Reddy,Indian politician (d. 2014)
- 1968 –Melvin Stewart,American swimmer
- 1970–Logan Mader,Canadian-American guitarist and producer
- 1970 –Martha Plimpton,American actress[25]
- 1971–Tanja Damaske,German javelin thrower and shot putter
- 1971 –Mustapha Hadji,Moroccan footballer and manager
- 1971 –Annely Peebo,Estonian soprano and actress
- 1971 –Alexander Popov,Russian swimmer and coach
- 1971 –Waqar Younis,Pakistani cricketer and coach
- 1972–Missi Pyle,American actress and singer[25]
- 1973–Christian Horner,English race car driver and manager
- 1973 –Brendan Laney,New Zealand-Scottish rugby player and sportscaster
- 1974–Brooke Elliott,American actress and singer[23]
- 1974 –Maurizio Margaglio,Italian ice dancer and coach
- 1974 –Paul Scholes,English footballer and sportscaster
- 1975–Julio Lugo,Dominican baseball player (d. 2021)
- 1975 –Yuki Uchida,Japanese actress, model, and singer
- 1976–Dan Black,English singer-songwriter
- 1976 –Juha Pasoja,Finnish footballer
- 1976 –Martijn Zuijdweg,Dutch swimmer
- 1977–Oksana Baiul,Ukrainian-American figure skater[25]
- 1977 –Gigi Edgley,Australian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1977 –Maggie Gyllenhaal,American actress and singer[25]
- 1977 –Mauricio Ochmann,Mexican actor and producer
- 1978–Kip Bouknight,American baseball player
- 1978 –Mehtap Doğan-Sızmaz,Turkish runner
- 1978 –Takashi Nagayama,Japanese actor
- 1978 –Gary Naysmith,Scottish footballer and manager
- 1978 –Carolina Parra,Brazilian guitarist and drummer
- 1979–Bruce Irons,American surfer
- 1980–Moris Carrozzieri,Italian footballer
- 1980 –Kayte Christensen,American basketball player
- 1980 –Nicole Gius,Italian skier
- 1980 –Carol Huynh,Canadian wrestler
- 1980 –Hasan Üçüncü,Turkish footballer
- 1981–Fernando Cabrera,Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1981 –Allison Crowe,Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1981 –Caitlin Glass,American voice actress, singer, and director
- 1981 –Kate Miller-Heidke,Australian singer-songwriter
- 1981 –Osi Umenyiora,English-American football player
- 1982–Nonito Donaire,Filipino-American boxer
- 1982 –Jannie du Plessis,South African rugby player
- 1982 –Ronald Pognon,French sprinter
- 1982 –Amar'e Stoudemire,American-Israeli basketball player
- 1983–Kool A.D.,American rapper
- 1983 –Kari Lehtonen,Finnish ice hockey player
- 1983 –Britta Steffen,German swimmer
- 1984–Gemma Atkinson,English model and actress
- 1984 –Kimberly J. Brown,American actress[25]
- 1984 –Mark Bunn,English footballer
- 1984 –Tamawashi Ichiro,Mongolian sumo wrestler
- 1985–Aditya Roy Kapur,Indian actor
- 1985 –Sanna Marin,Finnish politician, formerPrime Minister of Finland[32]
- 1986–Omar Mateen,Islamic terrorist, perpetrator of theOrlando nightclub shooting[33](d. 2016)[34]
- 1986 –Maxime Médard,French rugby player
- 1987–Eitan Tibi,Israeli footballer
- 1987 –Jordan Walden,American baseball player
- 1989–Iamsu!,American rapper and producer
- 1990–Arjo Atayde,Filipino actor
- 1990 –Dénes Dibusz,Hungarian football player
- 1991–Tomomi Kasai,Japanese actress and singer
- 1992–George Akpabio,Nigerian footballer
- 1992 –Matthew Allwood,Australian rugby league player
- 1992 –Marcelo Brozović,Croatian footballer[35]
- 1992 –Shane Prince,American-Belarusian ice hockey player[36]
- 1993–C. J. Beathard,American football player[37]
- 1993 –Pete Davidson,American comedian and actor[25]
- 1993 –Nélson Semedo,Portuguese footballer[38]
- 1993 –Denzel Valentine,American basketball player[39]
- 1994–Brandon Larracuente,American actor[23]
- 1994 –Yoshiki Yamamoto,Japanese footballer
- 1995–Noah Gray-Cabey,American actor and pianist[25]
- 1995 –André-Frank Zambo Anguissa,Cameroonian footballer[40]
- 1997–Bruno Guimarães,Brazilian footballer[41]
- 1999–Bol Bol,South Sudanese-American basketball player[42]
- 2000–Josh Green,Australian basketball player[43]
Deaths
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 897–Gu Yanhui,Chinesewarlord
- 987–Shen Lun,Chinesescholar-official[44]
- 1005–Ælfric of Abingdon,Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1093–Saint Margaret of Scotland(b. 1045)[45]
- 1131–Dobrodeia of Kiev,Rus princess and author of medical books[46]
- 1240–Edmund Rich,English archbishop and saint (b. 1175)
- 1240 –Ibn Arabi,Andalusian Arab philosopher (b. 1165)
- 1264–Emperor LizongofSong China(b. 1205)[47]
- 1272–Henry III of England(b. 1207)[48]
- 1322–Nasr,Sultan ofGranada(b. 1287)[49]
- 1328–Prince Hisaaki,Japanese shōgun (b. 1276)
- 1464–John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach(b. 1406)
- 1494–Theda Ukena,German noble (b. 1432)
- 1580–Marie of Baden-Sponheim,German Noblewoman (b. 1507)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1601–Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland(b. 1542)
- 1603–Pierre Charron,French Catholic theologian and philosopher (b. 1541)
- 1613–Trajano Boccalini,Italian author and educator (b. 1556)
- 1625–Sofonisba Anguissola,Italian painter (b. c. 1532)
- 1628–Paolo Quagliati,Italian organist and composer (b. 1555)
- 1688–Bengt Gottfried Forselius,Swedish-Estonian scholar and author (b. 1660)
- 1695–Pierre Nicole,French philosopher and author (b. 1625)
- 1724–Jack Sheppard,English criminal (b. 1702)[50]
- 1745–James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde,Irish general and politician,Lord Lieutenant of Ireland(b. 1665)
- 1773–John Hawkesworth,English journalist and author (b. 1715)
- 1779–Pehr Kalm,Finnish botanist and explorer (b. 1716)
- 1790–Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer,American politician (b. 1723)
- 1797–Frederick William II of Prussia(b. 1744)
- 1802–André Michaux,French botanist and explorer (b. 1746)
- 1806–Moses Cleaveland,American general, lawyer, and politician, foundedCleveland, Ohio(b. 1754)
- 1808–Mustafa IV,Ottoman sultan (b. 1779)
- 1836–Christiaan Hendrik Persoon,South African-French mycologist and academic (b. 1761)
- 1878–Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine(b. 1874)
- 1884–František Chvostek,Czech-Austrian soldier and physician (b. 1835)
- 1885–Louis Riel,Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1844)
1901–present
[edit]- 1903–Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine(b. 1895)
- 1907–Robert I, Duke of Parma(b. 1848)
- 1908–Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière,French-Canadian lawyer and politician, 4thPremier of Quebec(b. 1829)
- 1911–A. A. Ames,American physician and politician, 9thMayor of Minneapolis(b. 1842)
- 1911 –Lawrence Feuerbach,American shot putter (b. 1879)
- 1913–George Barham,English businessman, foundedExpress County Milk Supply Company(b. 1836)
- 1922–Max Abraham,Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1875)
- 1939–Pierce Butler,American lawyer and jurist (b. 1866)
- 1941–Eduard Eelma,Estonian footballer (b. 1902)
- 1941 –Miina Härma,Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1864)[51]
- 1947–Giuseppe Volpi,Italian businessman and politician, founded theVenice Film Festival(b. 1877)
- 1950–Bob Smith,American physician and surgeon, co-foundedAlcoholics Anonymous(b. 1879)
- 1956–Ōtori Tanigorō,Japanese sumo wrestler, the 24thYokozuna(b. 1887)
- 1960–Clark Gable,American actor (b. 1901)[52]
- 1961–Sam Rayburn,American lawyer and politician, 48thSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives(b. 1882)
- 1964–Donald C. Peattie,American botanist and author (b. 1898)
- 1971–Edie Sedgwick,American model and actress (b. 1943)
- 1972–Vera Karalli,Russian ballerina and actress (b. 1889)
- 1973–Alan Watts,English-American philosopher, author, and educator (b. 1915)
- 1974–Walther Meissner,German physicist and engineer (b. 1882)
- 1976–Jack Foster,English cricketer (b. 1905)
- 1982–Pavel Alexandrov,Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1896)
- 1984–Vic Dickenson,American trombonist (b. 1906)
- 1986–Siobhán McKenna,Irish actress (b. 1923)
- 1986 –Panditrao Agashe,Indian businessman (b. 1936)[53]
- 1987–Jim Brewer,American baseball player and coach (b. 1937)
- 1989–Jean-Claude Malépart,Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
- 1990–Ege Bagatur,Turkish politician (b. 1937)
- 1993–Lucia Popp,Slovak-German soprano (b. 1939)
- 1993 –Achille Zavatta,Tunisia-born French clown (b. 1915)
- 1994–Chet Powers,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
- 1999–Daniel Nathans,American microbiologist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1928)
- 2000–Robert Earl Davis,American hip-hop artist (b. 1971)
- 2000 –Ahmet Kaya,Turkish-French singer-songwriter (b. 1957)
- 2001–Tommy Flanagan,American pianist and composer (b. 1930)
- 2005–Ralph Edwards,American radio and television host and producer (b. 1913)
- 2005 –Henry Taube,Canadian-American chemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1915)
- 2005 –Donald Watson,English activist, founded theVegan Society(b. 1910)
- 2006–Milton Friedman,American economist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1912)
- 2006 –Yuri Levada,Russian sociologist and political scientist (b. 1930)
- 2007–Harold Alfond,American businessman (b. 1914)
- 2007 –Grethe Kausland,Norwegian actress and singer (b. 1947)
- 2007 –Trond Kirkvaag,Norwegian actor and screenwriter (b. 1946)
- 2007 –Vernon Scannell,English boxer, poet, and author (b. 1922)
- 2008–Jan Krugier;Polish-Swiss art dealer (b. 1928)
- 2008 –Reg Varney,English actor and screenwriter (b. 1916)
- 2009–Antonio de Nigris,Mexican footballer (b. 1978)
- 2009 –Sergei Magnitsky,Ukrainian-Russian accountant and lawyer (b. 1972)
- 2009 –Edward Woodward,English actor (b. 1930)[54]
- 2010–Britton Chance,American biologist and sailor (b. 1913)
- 2010 –Ronni Chasen,American publicist (b. 1946)
- 2010 –Wyngard Tracy,Filipino DJ and talent manager (b. 1952)
- 2012–John Chapman,Australian evangelist and academic (b. 1930)
- 2012 –Subhash Dutta,Bangladeshi actor and director (b. 1930)
- 2012 –Patrick Edlinger,French mountaineer (b. 1960)
- 2012 –Aliu Mahama,Ghanaian engineer and politician, 3rdVice President of Ghana(b. 1946)
- 2012 –Eliyahu Nawi,Iraqi-Israeli lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1920)
- 2012 –Bob Scott,New Zealand rugby player (b. 1921)
- 2013–Robert Conley,American journalist (b. 1928)
- 2013 –Billy Hardwick,American bowler (b. 1941)
- 2013 –William McDonough Kelly,Canadian lieutenant and politician (b. 1925)
- 2013 –Tanvir Ahmad Khan,Indian-Pakistani diplomat, 19thForeign Secretary of Pakistan(b. 1932)
- 2013 –Oscar Lanford,American mathematician and academic (b. 1940)
- 2013 –Arne Pedersen,Norwegian footballer and manager (b. 1931)
- 2013 –Louis D. Rubin, Jr.,American author, critic, and academic (b. 1923)
- 2013 –Charles Waterhouse,American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1924)
- 2014–Charles Champlin,American historian, author, and critic (b. 1926)
- 2014 –Jovan Ćirilov,Serbian poet and playwright (b. 1931)
- 2014 –Ian Craig,Australian cricketer (b. 1935)
- 2014 –Juan Joseph,American football player and coach (b. 1987)
- 2014 –Jadwiga Piłsudska,Polish soldier, pilot, and architect (b. 1920)
- 2014 –Carl Sanders,American soldier, pilot, and politician, 74thGovernor of Georgia(b. 1925)
- 2015–David Canary,American actor (b. 1938)
- 2015 –Michael C. Gross,American graphic designer and producer (b. 1945)
- 2015 –Bert Olmstead,Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1926)
- 2015 –Alton D. Slay,American general (b. 1924)
- 2016–Jay Wright Forrester,American computer engineer (b. 1918)
- 2016 –Melvin Laird,American politician and writer (b. 1922)
- 2016 –Daniel Prodan,Romanian football player (b. 1972)
- 2017–Hiromi Tsuru,Japanese actress (b. 1960)
- 2017 –Ann Wedgeworth,American actress (b. 1934)
- 2018–William Goldman,American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
- 2019–John Campbell Brown,Scottish astronomer (b. 1947)
- 2019 –Terry O'Neill,British photographer (b. 1938)
- 2020–Sheila Nelson,English string teacher (b. 1936)[55]
- 2021–Jyrki Kasvi,Finnish journalist and politician (b. 1964)[56]
- 2022–Robert Clary,French-American actor and author (b. 1926)[57]
Holidays and observances
[edit]- Christianfeast day:
- Africus
- Agnes of Assisi
- Edmund of Abingdon
- Elfric of Abingdon
- Eucherius of Lyon
- Gertrude the Great(Roman Catholic Church)
- Giuseppe Moscati
- Gobrain
- Hugh of Lincoln
- Margaret of Scotland
- Matthew the Evangelist(Eastern Christianity)
- Othmar
- Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn
- Roch Gonzalez, Juan de Castillo, and Alonso Rodriguez,SJ
- November 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of Declaration of Sovereignty(Estonia)
- Earliest day on whichDay of Repentance and Prayercan fall, while November 22 is the latest; celebrated 11 days beforeAdvent Sunday(Lutheran,Reformed (Calvinist)andUnitedProtestant churches,Saxony,Bavaria), and its related observance:
- Volkstrauertag(Germany)
- Icelandic Language DayorDagur íslenskrar tungu(Iceland)
- International Day for Tolerance(United Nations)[58]
- Statia DayinSint Eustatius(Caribbean Netherlands)
- Intergenerational Fairness Day(International day of action for rights of younger and future generations)[59][60][61]
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toNovember 16.
- "On This Day".BBC.
- The New York Times:On This Day
- "Historical Events on November 16".OnThisDay.com.