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Who died on November 16
123 figures who shaped history died on November 16.
- 123deaths
- 51events
Best known
Best known
Saint Margaret of Scotland
Queen of Scotland from 1070 to 1093
Dobrodeia of Kiev
Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire
Edmund of Abingdon
Catholic saint, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1233 to 1240
Ibn Arabi
Sufi scholar and Sunni philosopher
Emperor Lizong
Emperor of Song China from 1224 to 1264
Henry III of England
King of England from 1216 to 1272
Saint Margaret of Scotland — Queen of Scotland from 1070 to 1093, who died on November 16 1093.
Dobrodeia of Kiev — Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire, who died on November 16 1131.
Edmund of Abingdon — Catholic saint, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1233 to 1240, who died on November 16 1240.
Ibn Arabi — Sufi scholar and Sunni philosopher, who died on November 16 1240.
Emperor Lizong — Emperor of Song China from 1224 to 1264, who died on November 16 1264.
Henry III of England — King of England from 1216 to 1272, who died on November 16 1272.
All entries
- 897GGu Yanhui
- 987
Shen Lun - 1005ÆÆlfric of AbingdonArchbishop of Canterbury from 995 to 1005
- 1322NNasr of GranadaSultan of Granada from 1309 to 1314
- 1328PPrince HisaakiMilitary ruler of Japan from 1289 to 1308
- 1464
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-KulmbachMargrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach - 1494
Theda UkenaCountess consort of East Frisia - 1580
Maria of Baden-SponheimDuchess consort of Bavaria - 1601
Charles Neville, 6th Earl of WestmorlandEnglish nobleman and peer - 1603
Pierre CharronFrench theologian and philosopher - 1613
Trajano Boccalini - 1625
Sofonisba AnguissolaItalian painter (c. 1532–1625) - 1628
Paolo QuagliatiItalian composer - 1688
Bengt Gottfried ForseliusEstonian writer - 1695
Pierre NicoleFrench Jansenist - 1724
Jack SheppardEnglish criminal - 1745
James Butler, 2nd Duke of OrmondeIrish statesman and army officer - 1773
John Hawkesworth (book editor)English writer (c. 1715 – 1773) - 1779
Pehr KalmSwedish scientist and priest - 1790
Daniel of St. Thomas JeniferAmerican Founding Father and politician - 1797
Frederick William II of PrussiaKing of Prussia from 1786 to 1797 - 1802
André MichauxFrench botanist and explorer - 1806
Moses CleavelandFounder of Cleveland, Ohio - 1808
Mustafa IVSultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1807 to 1808 - 1836
Christiaan Hendrik PersoonGerman mycologist - 1878
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874–1878)German princess - 1884FFrantišek ChvostekCzech-Austrian military physician
- 1885
Louis RielMétis leader in Canada - 1903
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1895–1903)German princess - 1907
Robert I of ParmaDuke of Parma and Piacenza from 1854 to 1859 - 1908
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière4th Premier of Quebec - 1911
A. A. AmesAmerican politician - 1911
Lawrence FeuerbachAmerican shot putter - 1913
George BarhamBritish businessman - 1922
Max AbrahamGerman physicist - 1939
Pierce Butler (judge)American jurist - 1941
Eduard EelmaEstonian footballer - 1941
Miina HärmaEstonian composer - 1947
Giuseppe VolpiItalian businessman and politician - 1950
Bob Smith (doctor)19/20th-century American physician and cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous - 1956
Ōtori TanigorōJapanese sumo wrestler - 1960
Clark GableAmerican actor - 1961
Sam RayburnAmerican politician - 1964DDonald C. PeattieAmerican botanist, naturalist and author
- 1971
Edie SedgwickAmerican model and actress - 1972
Vera KaralliRussian ballet dancer and actor - 1973
Alan WattsBritish and American writer and lecturer - 1974
Walther MeissnerGerman physicist - 1976JJack Foster (cricketer)English cricketer and army officer
- 1982
Pavel AlexandrovSoviet mathematician - 1984VVic DickensonAmerican jazz musician
- 1986
Siobhán McKennaIrish actress - 1986PPanditrao AgasheIndian industrialist
- 1987
Jim Brewer (baseball)American baseball player - 1989JJean-Claude MalépartCanadian politician
- 1990EEge BagaturTurkish politician
- 1993
Lucia PoppSlovak operatic soprano - 1993
Achille ZavattaClown - 1994
Chet PowersAmerican singer-songwriter - 1999
Daniel NathansAmerican microbiologist - 2000
DJ ScrewAmerican hip hop DJ - 2000
Ahmet KayaKurdish-Turkish folk singer - 2001
Tommy Flanagan (musician)American jazz pianist - 2005
Ralph EdwardsAmerican radio & TV host and producer
- 2005
Henry TaubeCanadian-born American chemist - 2005
Donald WatsonEnglish animal rights advocate - 2006
Milton FriedmanAmerican economist and statistician - 2006
Yuri LevadaRussian academic - 2007
Harold AlfondAmerican businessman - 2007
Grethe KauslandNorwegian singer, performer and actress - 2007
Trond KirkvaagNorwegian artist - 2007
Vernon ScannellEnglish writer and poet - 2008JJan KrugierPolish-Swiss art dealer
- 2008
Reg VarneyEnglish actor and entertainer - 2009
Antonio de NigrisMexican footballer - 2009
Sergei MagnitskyRussian lawyer and tax advisor - 2009
Edward WoodwardEnglish actor
- 2010
Britton ChanceAmerican biochemist and sailor - 2010RRonni ChasenAmerican publicist
- 2010WWyngard TracyFilipino talent manager
- 2012JJohn Chapman (evangelist)Australian preacher, Bible teacher and evangelist
- 2012
Subhash DuttaBangladeshi film director and actor - 2012
Patrick EdlingerFrench rock climber - 2012
Aliu MahamaVice-President of Ghana from 2001 to 2009 - 2012
Eliyahu Nawi - 2012
Bob Scott (rugby)NZ international rugby union & league player - 2013
Robert Conley (reporter)American journalist - 2013
Billy HardwickAmerican ten-pin bowler - 2013WWilliam McDonough KellyCanadian politician
- 2013
Tanvir Ahmad KhanPakistani diplomat - 2013
Oscar LanfordAmerican mathematician - 2013
Arne PedersenNorwegian football player and coach - 2013
Louis D. Rubin Jr.American literary critic, writer, teacher, and publisher - 2013
Charles Waterhouse (artist)American painter, illustrator and sculptor - 2014
Charles ChamplinAmerican film critic and writer - 2014
Jovan ĆirilovSerbian writer and academic - 2014
Ian CraigAustralian cricketer - 2014JJuan JosephAmerican gridiron football player
- 2014
Jadwiga PiłsudskaPolish pilot - 2014
Carl SandersAmerican lawyer and politician - 2015
David CanaryAmerican actor - 2015
Michael C. GrossAmerican artist, designer, and film producer - 2015
Bert OlmsteadCanadian ice hockey player - 2015
Alton D. SlayUnited States Air Force general - 2016
Jay Wright ForresterAmerican operations researcher - 2016
Melvin LairdAmerican politician and writer
- 2016
Daniel ProdanRomanian footballer - 2017
Hiromi TsuruJapanese actress - 2017
Ann WedgeworthAmerican actress - 2018
William GoldmanAmerican writer - 2019
John Campbell BrownScottish astronomer - 2019
Terry O'Neill (photographer)British photographer - 2020
Sheila NelsonEnglish string teacher - 2021
Jyrki KasviFinnish politician - 2022
Robert ClaryFrench actor
- 2022AArthur NgirakelsongChief Justice of Palau from 1992 to 2020
- 2024
Vladimir ShklyarovRussian ballet dancer
Frequently asked questions
Who died on November 16?
123 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 16, including Saint Margaret of Scotland, Dobrodeia of Kiev, Edmund of Abingdon. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on November 16?
51 documented historical events happened on November 16, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The second edition of the Code of Justinian, a codification of Roman law by Byzantine emperor Justinian I (pictured), was published. On the same day, in another year: With the help of Stephen III and Stephen Báthory, Vlad the Impaler ousted Basarab the Old and became the ruler of Wallachia for the third time. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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