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History Deaths on November 16


Grethe Kausland
Grethe Kausland, Norwegian actress and singer (b. 1947)

#Grethe_Kausland

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1665)

#James_Butler,_2nd_Duke_of_Ormonde

Sofonisba Anguissola
Sofonisba Anguissola, Italian painter (b. c. 1532)

#Sofonisba_Anguissola

Ian Craig
Ian Craig, Australian cricketer (b. 1935)

#Ian_Craig

Achille Zavatta
Achille Zavatta, Tunisia-born French clown (b. 1915)

#Achille_Zavatta

Billy Hardwick
Billy Hardwick, American bowler (b. 1941)

#Billy_Hardwick

Frederick William II of Prussia
Frederick William II of Prussia (b. 1744)

#Frederick_William_II_of_Prussia

John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (b. 1406)

#John,_Margrave_of_Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Oscar Lanford
Oscar Lanford, American mathematician and academic (b. 1940)

#Oscar_Lanford

Eliyahu Nawi
Eliyahu Nawi, Iraqi-Israeli lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1920)

#Eliyahu_Nawi

Britton Chance
Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (b. 1913)

#Britton_Chance

Pierce Butler (justice)
Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1866)

#Pierce_Butler_(justice)

John Hawkesworth (book editor)
John Hawkesworth, English journalist and author (b. 1715)

#John_Hawkesworth_(book_editor)

John Chapman (evangelist)
John Chapman, Australian evangelist and academic (b. 1930)

#John_Chapman_(evangelist)

Sam Rayburn
Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1882)

#Sam_Rayburn

Henry Taube
Henry Taube, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)

#Henry_Taube

Shen Lun
Shen Lun, Chinese scholar-official

#Shen_Lun

Clark Gable
Clark Gable, American actor and singer (b. 1901)

#Clark_Gable

Pierre Charron
Pierre Charron, French Catholic theologian and philosopher (b. 1541)

#Pierre_Charron

Miina Härma
Miina Härma, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1864)

#Miina_Härma

Henry III of England
Henry III of England (b. 1207)

#Henry_III_of_England

Bengt Gottfried Forselius
Bengt Gottfried Forselius, Swedish-Estonian scholar and author (b. 1660)

#Bengt_Gottfried_Forselius

Ahmet Kaya
Ahmet Kaya, Turkish-French singer-songwriter (b. 1957)

#Ahmet_Kaya

Jovan ?irilov
Jovan ?irilov, Serbian poet and playwright (b. 1931)

#Jovan_?irilov

Reg Varney
Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1916)

#Reg_Varney

Pierre Nicole
Pierre Nicole, French philosopher and author (b. 1625)

#Pierre_Nicole

Saint Margaret of Scotland
Saint Margaret of Scotland (b. 1045)

#Saint_Margaret_of_Scotland

Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874-1878)
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1874)

#Princess_Marie_of_Hesse_and_by_Rhine_(1874-1878)

Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward, English actor (b. 1930)

#Edward_Woodward

Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)

#Milton_Friedman

Sergei Magnitsky
Sergei Magnitsky, Ukrainian-Russian accountant and lawyer (b. 1972)

#Sergei_Magnitsky

Ibn Arabi
Ibn Arabi, Andalusian Arab philosopher (b. 1165)

#Ibn_Arabi

Max Abraham
Max Abraham, Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1875)

#Max_Abraham

Bob Scott (rugby)
Bob Scott, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1921)

#Bob_Scott_(rugby)

Giuseppe Volpi
Giuseppe Volpi, Italian businessman and politician, founded the Venice Film Festival (b. 1877)

#Giuseppe_Volpi

Louis Riel
Louis Riel, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1844)

#Louis_Riel

Vera Karalli
Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina and actress (b. 1889)

#Vera_Karalli

Ralph Edwards
Ralph Edwards, American radio and television host and producer (b. 1913)

#Ralph_Edwards

Jadwiga Pi?sudska
Jadwiga Pi?sudska, Polish soldier, pilot, and architect (b. 1920)

#Jadwiga_Pi?sudska

Mustafa IV
Mustafa IV, Ottoman sultan (b. 1779)

#Mustafa_IV

Michael C. Gross
Michael C. Gross, American graphic designer and producer (b. 1945)

#Michael_C._Gross

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, American politician (b. 1723)

#Daniel_of_St._Thomas_Jenifer

Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1895-1903)
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1895)

#Princess_Elisabeth_of_Hesse_and_by_Rhine_(1895-1903)

Carl Sanders
Carl Sanders, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 74th Governor of Georgia (b. 1925)

#Carl_Sanders

Pavel Alexandrov
Pavel Alexandrov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1896)

#Pavel_Alexandrov

Robert Conley (reporter)
Robert Conley, American journalist (b. 1928)

#Robert_Conley_(reporter)

Emperor Lizong
Emperor Lizong of China

#Emperor_Lizong

Walther Meissner
Walther Meissner, German physicist and engineer (b. 1882)

#Walther_Meissner

A. A. Ames
A. A. Ames, American physician and politician, 9th Mayor of Minneapolis (b. 1842)

#A._A._Ames

Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Premier of Quebec (b. 1829)

#Henri-Gustave_Joly_de_Lotbinière

Bert Olmstead
Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1926)

#Bert_Olmstead

?tori Tanigor?
?tori Tanigor?, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 24th Yokozuna (b. 1887)

#?tori_Tanigor?

Arne Pedersen
Arne Pedersen, Norwegian footballer and manager (b. 1931)

#Arne_Pedersen

Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan, American pianist and composer (b. 1930)

#Tommy_Flanagan

Paolo Quagliati
Paolo Quagliati, Italian organist and composer (b. 1555)

#Paolo_Quagliati

Marie of Baden-Sponheim
Marie of Baden-Sponheim, German Noblewoman (b. 1507

#Marie_of_Baden-Sponheim

Robert I, Duke of Parma
Robert I, Duke of Parma (b. 1848)

#Robert_I,_Duke_of_Parma

Tanvir Ahmad Khan
Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Indian-Pakistani diplomat, 19th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (b. 1932)

#Tanvir_Ahmad_Khan

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic (b. 1761)

#Christiaan_Hendrik_Persoon

Yuri Levada
Yuri Levada, Russian sociologist and political scientist (b. 1930)

#Yuri_Levada

Moses Cleaveland
Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio (b. 1754)

#Moses_Cleaveland

Alton D. Slay
Alton D. Slay, American general (b. 1924)

#Alton_D._Slay

Charles Waterhouse (artist)
Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1924)

#Charles_Waterhouse_(artist)

Lawrence Feuerbach
Lawrence Feuerbach, American shot putter (b. 1879)

#Lawrence_Feuerbach

Siobhán McKenna
Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (b. 1923)

#Siobhán_McKenna

Subhash Dutta
Subhash Dutta, Bangladeshi actor and director (b. 1930)

#Subhash_Dutta

Pehr Kalm
Pehr Kalm, Finnish botanist and explorer (b. 1716)

#Pehr_Kalm

Aliu Mahama
Aliu Mahama, Ghanaian engineer and politician, 3rd Vice President of Ghana (b. 1946)

#Aliu_Mahama

André Michaux
André Michaux, French botanist and explorer (b. 1746)

#André_Michaux

Theda Ukena
Theda Ukena, German noble (b. 1432)

#Theda_Ukena

David Canary
David Canary, American actor (b. 1938)

#David_Canary

Jack Sheppard
Jack Sheppard, English criminal (b. 1702)

#Jack_Sheppard

Juan Joseph, American football player and coach (b. 1987)
Charles Champlin, American historian, author, and critic (b. 1926)
Louis D. Rubin, Jr., American author, critic, and academic (b. 1923)
William McDonough Kelly, Canadian lieutenant and politician (b. 1925)
Patrick Edlinger, French mountaineer (b. 1960)
Wyngard Tracy, Filipino DJ and talent manager (b. 1952)
Ronni Chasen, American publicist (b. 1946)
Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (b. 1978)
Jan Krugier; Polish-Swiss art dealer (b. 1928)
Vernon Scannell, English boxer, poet, and author (b. 1922)
Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian actor and screenwriter (b. 1946)
Harold Alfond, American businessman (b. 1914)
Donald Watson, English activist, founded the Vegan Society (b. 1910)
Robert Earl Davis, American hip-hop artist (b. 1971)
Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1928)
Chet Powers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
Lucia Popp, Slovak-German soprano (b. 1939)
Ege Bagatur, Turkish politician (b. 1937)
Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
Jim Brewer, American baseball player and coach (b. 1937)
Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (b. 1906)
Jack Foster, English cricketer (b. 1905)
Alan Watts, English-American philosopher, author, and educator (b. 1915)
Edie Sedgwick, American model and actress (b. 1943)
Donald C. Peattie, American botanist and author (b. 1898)
Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1879)
Eduard Eelma, Estonian footballer (b. 1902)
George Barham, English businessman, founded Express County Milk Supply Company (b. 1836)
František Chvostek, Czech-Austrian soldier and physician (b. 1835)
Trajano Boccalini, Italian author and educator (b. 1556)
Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland (b. 1542)
Prince Hisaaki, Japanese sh?gun (b. 1276)
Edmund Rich, English archbishop and saint (b. 1175)
Ælfric of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury
Gu Yanhui, Chinese warlord