16 November Deaths

November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Deaths

897 – Gu Yanhui, Chinese warlord
987 – Shen Lun, Chinese scholar-official[12]
1005 – Ælfric of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury
1093 – Saint Margaret of Scotland (b. 1045)
1240 – Edmund Rich, English archbishop and saint (b. 1175)
1240 – Ibn Arabi, Andalusian Arab philosopher (b. 1165)
1272 – Henry III of England (b. 1207)
1264 – Emperor Lizong of China
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 – 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)[13]
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, founded Cleveland, 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)
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, 4th Premier of Quebec (b. 1829)
1911 – A. A. Ames, American physician and politician, 9th Mayor of Minneapolis (b. 1842)
1911 – Lawrence Feuerbach, American shot putter (b. 1879)
1913 – George Barham, English businessman, founded Express 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)
1947 – Giuseppe Volpi, Italian businessman and politician, founded the Venice Film Festival (b. 1877)
1950 – Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1879)
1956 – Ōtori Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 24th Yokozuna (b. 1887)
1960 – Clark Gable, American actor and singer (b. 1901)
1961 – Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker 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)
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 Prize laureate (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 Prize laureate (b. 1915)
2005 – Donald Watson, English activist, founded the Vegan Society (b. 1910)
2006 – Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (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)
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, 3rd Vice 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, 19th Foreign 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, 74th Governor 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)

Source: wikipedia