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November 16th
220 Notable deaths
Walther Meissner
German physicist (1882–1974).
Born December 16th, 1882 in Berlin.
Died November 16th, 1974 at 91 years old in Munich.
Gene H. Golub
American computer scientist and numerical analyst (1932-2007).
Born February 29th, 1932 in Chicago.
Died November 16th, 2007 at 75 years old in Stanford (leukemia). [ref]
Georgi Todorov
Bulgarian general (1858–1934).
Born August 10th, 1858 in Bolhrad.
Died November 16th, 1934 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Vicente Lombardo Toledano
Mexican politician (1894-1968).
Born July 16th, 1894 in Puebla.
Died November 16th, 1968 at 74 years old in Mexico City.
Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
British military officer of german parents (1823-1902).
Born October 11th, 1823 in Bushy House.
Died November 16th, 1902 at 79 years old in London.
Esther M. Conwell
American physicist.
Born May 23rd, 1922 in New York City.
Died November 16th, 2014 at 92 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Gregorij Rožman
Slovenian roman catholic prelate and theologian (1883–1959).
Born March 9th, 1883 in Feistritz ob Bleiburg.
Died November 16th, 1959 at 76 years old in Cleveland (disease).
John Campbell Brown
British astronomer (1947-2019).
Born February 4th, 1947 in Dumbarton.
Died November 16th, 2019 at 72 years old in Isle of Skye. [ref]
Rose Murphy
American jazz pianist and singer (1913–1989).
Born April 28th, 1913 in Xenia.
Died November 16th, 1989 at 76 years old in New York City.
Morgan Conway
American actor (1903-1981).
Born March 16th, 1903 in Livingston.
Died November 16th, 1981 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Vera Karalli
Russian ballet dancer and actor (1889-1972).
Born August 8th, 1889 in Moscow.
Died November 16th, 1972 at 83 years old in Baden.
Ralph Kronig
German physicist noted for the discovery of particle spin and for his theory of x-ray absorption spectroscopy (1904-1995).
Born March 10th, 1904 in Dresden.
Died November 16th, 1995 at 91 years old in Zeist.
Nadrian C. Seeman
American crystallographer.
Born December 16th, 1945 in Chicago.
Died November 16th, 2021 at 75 years old [ref]
Marina Denikina
French journalist, daughter of general denikin, leader of the white army in the russian civil war.
Born February 20th, 1919 in Krasnodar.
Died November 16th, 2005 at 86 years old in Versailles.
Eugen Bracht
German landscape painter (1842–1921).
Born June 3rd, 1842 in Morges.
Died November 16th, 1921 at 79 years old in Darmstadt.
Carlo Buti
Italian singer (1902–1963).
Born November 14th, 1902 in Florence.
Died November 16th, 1963 at 61 years old in Montelupo Fiorentino (Parkinson's disease).
Juan Federico Ponce Vaides
Guatemalan president (1889-1956).
Born August 26th, 1889 in Guatemala City.
Died November 16th, 1956 at 67 years old in Guatemala City.
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist (1906–1984).
Born August 6th, 1906 in Xenia.
Died November 16th, 1984 at 78 years old in New York City.
T. F. O'Rahilly
Irish linguist (1882–1953).
Born November 11th, 1882 in Listowel. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1953 at 71 years old in Dublin.
Meto Jovanovski
Macedonian actor.
Born January 17th, 1946 in Pančarevo.
Died November 16th, 2023 at 77 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Henryk Gulbinowicz
Polish catholic arcbishop and cardinal (1923–2020).
Born October 17th, 1923 in Vilnius.
Died November 16th, 2020 at 97 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
Isidor Kaufmann
Hungarian artist (1853-1921).
Born March 22nd, 1853 in Arad.
Died November 16th, 1921 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Wilhelm Heinrich Riehl
Writer, philosopher of volkish thought (1823-1897).
Born May 6th, 1823 in Biebrich.
Died November 16th, 1897 at 74 years old in Munich.
Pierre Braunberger
French film producer and actor (1905–1990).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Paris.
Died November 16th, 1990 at 85 years old in Aubervilliers.
Gerhard Rodax
Austrian footballer (1965–2022).
Born August 29th, 1965 in Tattendorf.
Died November 16th, 2022 at 57 years old in Traiskirchen (train wreck). [ref]
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