Did you know
Milton Friedman was an American economist and statistician who received the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and the complexity of stabilization policy.
Notable Deaths on November 16
2006 — Milton Friedman
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912)
November 16 has 123 recorded notable deaths across history, from 897 to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
123 source records
897 – 2024
Today in history
Major events on November 16
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- 1988 In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan. Source
- 2022 Artemis Program: NASA launches Artemis 1 on the first flight of the Space Launch System, the start of the program's future missions to the moon. Source
- 1965 Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet. Source
- 1973 U.S. president Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline. Source
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William Goldman was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright who wrote 16 novels and numerous screenplays in a career spanning seven decades.
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Following the death of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, her brother Edgar Ætheling was elected King of England but never crowned.
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Having performed as a music hall entertainer, Varney first came to national recognition as factory foreman Reg Turner in the BBC sitcom The Rag Trade (1961–1963).
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Sofonisba Anguissola later became an official court painter to the king, Philip II, and adapted her style to the more formal requirements of official portraits for the Spanish court.
More major people who died on November 16
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2018
William Goldman
American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1931)
William Goldman was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright who wrote 16 novels and numerous screenplays in a career spanning seven decades.
1093
Saint Margaret of Scotland (born 1045)
Saint Margaret of Scotland, also known as Margaret of Wessex, was Queen of Alba from 1070 to 1093 as the wife of King Malcolm III. Margaret was sometimes called "The Pearl of Scotland".
2008
Reg Varney
English actor and screenwriter (born 1916)
Reginald Alfred Varney was an English actor, entertainer and comedian.
1625
Sofonisba Anguissola
Italian painter (born c. 1532)
Sofonisba Anguissola was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family.
2016
Melvin Laird
American politician and writer (born 1922)
Melvin Robert Laird Jr. was an American politician, writer and statesman.
2001
Tommy Flanagan
American pianist and composer (born 1930)
Thomas Lee Flanagan was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians.
1745
James Butler
2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1665)
James FitzJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, was an Irish statesman and army officer. He was the third of the Kilcash branch of the family to inherit the earldom of Ormond.
2015
Bert Olmstead
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1926)
Murray Albert Olmstead was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was a left winger for the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 13 seasons.
2014
Ian Craig
Australian cricketer (born 1935)
Ian David Craig was an Australian cricketer who represented the Australian national team in 11 Tests between 1953 and 1958.
1939
Pierce Butler
American lawyer and jurist (born 1866)
Pierce Butler was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1923 until his death in 1939.
1911
A. A. Ames
American physician and politician, 9th Mayor of Minneapolis (born 1842)
Albert Alonzo "Doc" Ames was an American physician and politician who held four non-consecutive terms as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2005
Henry Taube
Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1915)
Henry Taube was a Canadian-born American chemist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "his work in the mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes." He was the second…
1322
Nasr
Sultan of Granada (born 1287)
Nasr, full name Abu al-Juyush Nasr ibn Muhammad, was the fourth Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada from 14 March 1309 until his abdication on 8 February 1314.
1802
André Michaux
French botanist and explorer (born 1746)
André Michaux was a French botanist and explorer. He is most noted for his study of North American flora. In addition Michaux collected specimens in England, Spain, France, and even Persia.
1601
Charles Neville
6th Earl of Westmorland (born 1542)
Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland was an English nobleman, politician and Roman Catholic rebel leader, who led the Rising of the North against Elizabeth I in 1569.
1878
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (born 1874)
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine was a Hessian and Rhenish princess, a member of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt.
2007
Grethe Kausland
Norwegian actress and singer (born 1947)
Grethe Kausland was a Norwegian singer, performer and actress. As a child star she was one of Norway's most popular singers, and she participated in several films as a child.
2012
Patrick Edlinger
French mountaineer (born 1960)
Patrick Edlinger was a professional French rock climber. Edlinger is considered a pioneer and a legend of sport climbing and free solo climbing.
2013
Louis D. Rubin
Jr., American author, critic, and academic (born 1923)
Louis Decimus Rubin Jr. was a noted American literary critic, writer, teacher, and publisher.