Deaths on 16 November
2000s
Vladimir Shklyarov
2024
Russian ballet dancer (1985–2024)
Robert Clary
2022
French actor (1926–2022)
Arthur Ngirakelsong
2022
Chief Justice of Palau from 1992 to 2020
Jyrki Kasvi
2021
Finnish politician (1964–2021)
Sheila Nelson
2020
English string teacher
John Campbell Brown
2019
Scottish astronomer (1947–2019)
Terry O'Neill (photographer)
2019
British photographer (1938–2019)
William Goldman
2018
American writer (1931–2018)
Hiromi Tsuru
2017
Japanese actress
Ann Wedgeworth
2017
American actress (1934–2017)
Jay Wright Forrester
2016
American operations researcher
Melvin Laird
2016
American politician and writer (1922–2016)
Daniel Prodan
2016
Romanian footballer (1972–2016)
David Canary
2015
American actor (1938–2015)
Michael C. Gross
2015
American artist, designer, and film producer
Bert Olmstead
2015
Canadian ice hockey player (1926-2015)
Alton D. Slay
2015
United States Air Force general
Charles Champlin
2014
American film critic and writer (1926–2014)
Jovan Ćirilov
2014
Serbian writer and academic
Ian Craig
2014
Australian cricketer
Juan Joseph
2014
American gridiron football player (1987–2014)
Jadwiga Piłsudska
2014
Polish pilot (1920–2014)
Carl Sanders
2014
American lawyer and politician (1925–2014)
Robert Conley (reporter)
2013
American journalist (1928–2013)
Billy Hardwick
2013
American ten-pin bowler (1941–2013)
William McDonough Kelly
2013
Canadian politician
Tanvir Ahmad Khan
2013
Pakistani diplomat (1932–2013)
Oscar Lanford
2013
American mathematician
Arne Pedersen
2013
Norwegian football player and coach (1931–2013)
Louis D. Rubin Jr.
2013
American writer (1923–2013)
Charles Waterhouse (artist)
2013
American painter, illustrator and sculptor (1924–2013)
John Chapman (evangelist)
2012
Australian preacher, Bible teacher and evangelist
Subhash Dutta
2012
Bangladeshi film director and actor (1930–2012)
Patrick Edlinger
2012
French rock climber (1960–2012)
Aliu Mahama
2012
Vice-President of Ghana from 2001 to 2009
Eliyahu Nawi
2012
Bob Scott (rugby)
2012
NZ international rugby union & league player (1921-2012)
Britton Chance
2010
American biochemist and sailor (1913–2010)
Ronni Chasen
2010
American publicist (1946–2010)
Wyngard Tracy
2010
Filipino talent manager
Antonio de Nigris
2009
Mexican footballer (1978–2009)
Sergei Magnitsky
2009
Russian lawyer and tax advisor (1972–2009)
Edward Woodward
2009
English actor (1930–2009)
Jan Krugier
2008
Polish-Swiss art dealer (1928–2008)
Reg Varney
2008
English actor and entertainer (1916–2008)
Harold Alfond
2007
American businessman
Grethe Kausland
2007
Norwegian singer, performer and actress
Trond Kirkvaag
2007
Norwegian artist (1946–2007)
Vernon Scannell
2007
English writer and poet
Milton Friedman
2006
American economist and statistician (1912–2006)
Yuri Levada
2006
Russian academic (1930–2006)
Ralph Edwards
2005
American radio & TV host and producer (1913–2005)
Henry Taube
2005
Canadian-born American chemist (1915–2005)
Donald Watson
2005
English animal rights advocate (1910–2005)
Tommy Flanagan (musician)
2001
American jazz pianist (1930–2001)
DJ Screw
2000
American hip hop DJ (1971–2000)
Ahmet Kaya
2000
Kurdish-Turkish folk singer (1957–2000)
1900s
Daniel Nathans
1999
American microbiologist
Chet Powers
1994
American singer-songwriter (1937–1994)
Lucia Popp
1993
Slovak operatic soprano (1939–1993)
Achille Zavatta
1993
Clown
Ege Bagatur
1990
Turkish politician
Jean-Claude Malépart
1989
Canadian politician (1938–1989)
Jim Brewer (baseball)
1987
American baseball player (1937–1987)
Siobhán McKenna
1986
Irish actress (1922–1986)
Panditrao Agashe
1986
Indian industrialist (1936–1986)
Vic Dickenson
1984
American jazz musician (1906–1984)
Pavel Alexandrov
1982
Soviet mathematician (1896–1982)
Jack Foster (cricketer)
1976
English cricketer and army officer
Walther Meissner
1974
German physicist (1882–1974)
Alan Watts
1973
British and American writer and lecturer (1915–1973)
Vera Karalli
1972
Russian ballet dancer and actor (1889–1972)
Edie Sedgwick
1971
American model and actress (1943–1971)
Donald C. Peattie
1964
American botanist, naturalist and author
Sam Rayburn
1961
American politician (1882–1961), speaker of the house of representatives
Clark Gable
1960
American actor (1901–1960)
Ōtori Tanigorō
1956
Japanese sumo wrestler (1887–1956)
Bob Smith (doctor)
1950
19/20th-century American physician and cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous
Giuseppe Volpi
1947
Italian businessman and politician
Eduard Eelma
1941
Estonian footballer
Miina Härma
1941
Estonian composer
Pierce Butler (judge)
1939
American jurist (1866–1939)
Max Abraham
1922
German physicist (1875–1922)
George Barham
1913
British businessman
A. A. Ames
1911
American politician (1842–1911)
Lawrence Feuerbach
1911
American shot putter
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
1908
4th Premier of Quebec (1878–1879)
Robert I, Duke of Parma
1907
Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1854 to 1859
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1895–1903)
1903
German princess
1800s
Louis Riel
1885
Métis leader in Canada (1844–1885)
František Chvostek
1884
Czech-Austrian military physician
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874–1878)
1878
German princess
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
1836
German mycologist (1761–1836)
Mustafa IV
1808
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1807 to 1808
Moses Cleaveland
1806
Founder of Cleveland, Ohio
André Michaux
1802
French botanist and explorer (1746–1802)
Before 1800
Frederick William II of Prussia
1797
King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
1790
American Founding Father and politician
Pehr Kalm
1779
Swedish scientist and priest (1716-1779)
John Hawkesworth (book editor)
1773
English writer (c. 1715 – 1773)
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
1745
Irish statesman and army officer (1665–1745)
Jack Sheppard
1724
English criminal (1702-1724)
Pierre Nicole
1695
French Jansenist
Bengt Gottfried Forselius
1688
Estonian writer
Paolo Quagliati
1628
Italian composer
Sofonisba Anguissola
1625
Italian painter (c. 1532–1625)
Trajano Boccalini
1613
Pierre Charron
1603
French theologian and philosopher (1541–1603)
Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland
1601
English nobleman and peer (1542–1601)
Marie of Baden-Sponheim
1580
Duchess consort of Bavaria
Theda Ukena
1494
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1464
Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Prince Hisaaki
1328
Military ruler of Japan from 1289 to 1308
Nasr of Granada
1322
Sultan of Granada from 1309 to 1314
Henry III of England
1272
King of England from 1216 to 1272
Emperor Lizong
1264
Emperor of Song China from 1224 to 1264
Edmund of Abingdon
1240
Catholic saint, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1233 to 1240
Ibn Arabi
1240
Sufi scholar and Sunni philosopher (1165–1240)
Dobrodeia of Kiev
1131
Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire
Saint Margaret of Scotland
1093
Queen of Scotland from 1070 to 1093
Ælfric of Abingdon
1005
Archbishop of Canterbury from 995 to 1005
Shen Lun
987
Gu Yanhui
897