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November 16th
178 Notable deaths
Hans Friderichs
German jurist, politician and businessman.
Born October 16th, 1931 in Wittlich.
Died November 16th, 2025 at 94 years old in Mainz. [ref]
Sigurður Eggerz
Icelandic politician (1875-1945).
Born March 1st, 1875 in Borðeyri.
Died November 16th, 1945 at 70 years old in Reykjavík.
Carolina Michaëlis de Vasconcelos
German-portuguese academic and art collector (1851–1925).
Born March 15th, 1851 in Berlin.
Died November 16th, 1925 at 74 years old in Porto. [ref]
Robert Burns Smith
American politician (1854-1908).
Born December 29th, 1854 in Hickman County.
Died November 16th, 1908 at 53 years old in Kalispell.
Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh
Azerbaijani actor (1893–1938).
Born March 22nd, 1893 in Shamakhi.
Died November 16th, 1938 at 45 years old in Baku (gunshot wound).
Rudolf Schlechter
German taxonomist, botanist and orchidologist (1872-1925).
Born October 16th, 1872 in Berlin.
Died November 16th, 1925 at 53 years old in Berlin.
Dmitri Skobeltsyn
Russian physicist (1892–1990).
Born November 24th, 1892 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 16th, 1990 at 97 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Cecylia Roszak
Polish nun, righteous among the nations.
Born March 25th, 1908 in Kiełczewo.
Died November 16th, 2018 at 110 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Hermanis Matisons
Latvian chess player (1894-1932).
Born December 28th, 1894 in Riga.
Died November 16th, 1932 at 37 years old in Riga (tuberculosis).
Lucien Marcus Underwood
U.s. botanist (1853–1907).
Born October 26th, 1853 in New Woodstock. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1907 at 54 years old in Redding.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 178
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