34 notable people died on November 16, including Henry Taube, Daniel Nathans, Milton Friedman.
21st Century
9 deaths
Henry Taube
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1983)
Milton Friedman
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1976)
Subhash Dutta
actorfilm director
Bangladeshi film director and actor (1930–2012)
Zbyněk Hejda
historianlinguist
Czech poet and translator (1930–2013)
Eliyahu Nawi
judgepoet
Israeli politician (1920-2012)
Dejan Despić
composermusic educator
Serbian composer and musicologist (1930–2024)
JW
Jean Wishart
businesspersoneditor
New Zealand magazine editor
BT
Barbara Thiering
historiantheologian
Australian historian, theologian, and Biblical exegete (1930-2015)
Ilie Savu
association football coachassociation football player
Romanian footballer (1920-2010)
20th Century
15 deaths
Daniel Nathans
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1978)
Jenő Janovics
actordirector
Hungarian film director (1872–1945)
Francisca Praguer Fróes
physicianwriter
Brazilian physician and activist
Laureano Vallenilla Lanz
diplomathistorian
Venezuelan politician
Evelyn Ashley
barristerbiographer
British politician (1836-1907)
Florencio Molina Campos
illustratorpainter
Argentine artist (1891-1959)
Erik Heinrichs
military officerwriter
Finland Swedish general (1890-1965)
Niilo Yli-Vainio
preacherwriter
Finnish priest
Stefan Narębski
architectrestorer
Polish architect (1892-1966)
Eugen Bracht
painteruniversity teacher
German landscape painter (1842–1921)
William James Topley
photographer
Canadian photographer (1845–1930)
Oscar Kleineh
painter
Finnish painter (1846-1919)
Kassian Cephas
photographer
Indonesian photographer (1845–1912)
GK
Gulu Khalilov
literary criticuniversity teacher
Azerbaijani writer
IA
Inayatullah Altamash
clerkeditor
Pakistani novelist
19th Century
1 death
Louis Riel
politicianteacher
Métis leader in Canada (1844–1885)
18th Century
6 deaths
István Hatvani
astronomerchemist
Hungarian mathematician (1718–1786)
Pehr Kalm
botanical collectorbotanist
Swedish scientist and priest (1716-1779)
Johan Gottschalk Wallerius
botanistchemist
Swedish chemist and mineralogist
Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt
architect
Austrian architect (1668-1745)
AS
Alessandro Specchi
architectetcher
Italian architect and etcher
GP
Giacomo del Pò
architectarchitectural draftsperson
Italian painter
17th Century
2 deaths
Francisco Sanches
mathematicianphilosopher
Portuguese philosopher
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
military leader
Swedish king (regent 1611–1632) (1594–1632)
12th Century
1 deathAÞ
Ari Þorgilsson
chroniclerhistorian
Icelandic writer
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