November 16th, 1930

Born on November 16th, 1930

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What happened on November 16th?

November 16th, 2020

The El Dorado Fire in California, United States, was extinguished after 71 days, having destroyed 20 structures and killed one firefighter.

November 16th, 2002

The first case of SARS (pictured), a zoonotic respiratory coronavirus disease, was recorded in Guangdong, China.

November 16th, 1997

Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng, released on ostensibly medical grounds after spending eighteen years in prison, was deported to the United States.

November 16th, 1992

In Suffolk, England, a local man found the largest hoard of Roman silver and gold in Britain (sample pictured), including the largest collection of 4th- and 5th-century gold and silver coins ever discovered within the former Roman Empire.

November 16th, 1981

About 30 million people watched the fictional couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber wed on the television show General Hospital in the highest-rated hour in American soap-opera history.

November 16th, 1973

U.S. president Richard Nixon signed an act authorizing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline to transport oil from the Beaufort Sea to the Gulf of Alaska.

November 16th, 1967

Aeroflot Flight 2230 crashed after takeoff from Koltsovo Airport, Russia, killing all 107 people aboard.

November 16th, 1944

World War II: Operation Queen commenced with one of the heaviest Allied tactical bombings of the war, attacking German targets in the Rur valley.

November 16th, 1914

World War I: Austro-Hungarian forces launched an assault against Serbian defensive positions at the Kolubara river, beginning the Battle of Kolubara.

November 16th, 1885

After a five-day trial following the North-West Rebellion, the Canadian Métis leader and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel was hanged for high treason.

November 16th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: Fort Washington on Manhattan was captured from the Patriots by British and Hessian units.

November 16th, 1632

King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of Lützen during the Thirty Years' War.

November 16th, 1532

Spanish conquest of Peru: Conquistador Francisco Pizarro orchestrated a surprise attack (depiction shown) in Cajamarca, capturing the Inca emperor, Atahualpa.

November 16th, 1476

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.

November 16th, 0534

The second edition of the Code of Justinian, a codification of Roman law by Byzantine emperor Justinian I, was published.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 16th

Born on November 16th, 1930

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

*November 16th, 1930, Ogidi †March 21st, 2013, Boston

87

Salvatore Riina

Sicilian mafia boss

*November 16th, 1930, Corleone †November 17th, 2017, Parma

93

Alice Adams

American artist

*November 16th, 1930, New York City

93

Roland Bertin

French actor

*November 16th, 1930, 6th arrondissement of Paris †February 19th, 2024, Pont-l'Abbé

91

Tuğrul Ansay

German jurist

*November 16th, 1930, Ankara †March 5th, 2022

90

Paul Foytack

American baseball player

*November 16th, 1930, Pennsylvania †January 23rd, 2021

84

Horst Heine

German cardiologist

*November 16th, 1930, Karlsruhe †June 22nd, 2015

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Who's birthday is on November 16th?

68

Guillermo Lasso

47th president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

68

Guy Stockwell

American actor (1933-2002)

*November 16th, 1933, Hollywood †February 6th, 2002, Prescott

20

Ana Castela

Brazilian singer

*November 16th, 2003, Amambai

38

Sanna Marin

Prime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023

*November 16th, 1985, Helsinki

92

Gene Amdahl

American physicist (1922-2015)

*November 16th, 1922, Flandreau †November 10th, 2015, Palo Alto

25

Bol Bol

South Sudanese-American basketball player

*November 16th, 1998, Khartoum

81

Joanna Pettet

British-born Canadian actress (b. 1942)

*November 16th, 1942, London

87

José Saramago

Portuguese novelist (1922–2010)

*November 16th, 1922, Azinhaga †June 18th, 2010, Lanzarote

55

James Parks

American actor

*November 16th, 1968, Ventura County

46

Maggie Gyllenhaal

American actress and filmmaker (born 1977)

*November 16th, 1977, Manhattan

93

Patricia Barry

American actress (1922-2016)

*November 16th, 1922, Davenport †October 11th, 2016, Los Angeles

23

Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti

Badminton player

*November 16th, 2000, Jonggol

78

Lothar Späth

German politician of the CDU (1937-2016)

*November 16th, 1937, Sigmaringen †March 18th, 2016, Stuttgart

53

Martha Plimpton

American actress

*November 16th, 1970, New York City

80

Hubert Sumlin

American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer (1931-2011)

*November 16th, 1931, Greenwood †December 4th, 2011, Wayne

72

Paula Vogel

American playwright

*November 16th, 1951, Providence

81

Donna McKechnie

American dancer, actress and singer

*November 16th, 1942, Pontiac

27

Brendan Murray

Irish singer

*November 16th, 1996, Galway

79

Marc Camoletti

French playwright

*November 16th, 1923, Geneva †July 18th, 2003, Benerville-sur-Mer

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Born in 1930

74

Kjell Bækkelund

Norwegian musician (1930-2004)

*May 6th, 1930, Oslo †May 13th, 2004, Oslo

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

86

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930–2017)

*June 20th, 1930, Falenty †April 20th, 2017, Warsaw

90

Sean Connery

Scottish actor (1930–2020)

*August 25th, 1930, Edinburgh †October 31st, 2020, Lyford Cay

88

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

*April 18th, 1930, Angers †January 26th, 2019, Paris

86

Mildred Dresselhaus

American physicist (1930-2017)

*November 11th, 1930, The Bronx †February 20th, 2017, Mount Auburn Hospital

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

93

Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor

*December 17th, 1930, Sovetsk

71

Joan Sims

English actress (1930-2001)

*May 9th, 1930, Basildon †June 27th, 2001, London

50

Preben Kaas

Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist

*March 30th, 1930, Aalborg †March 27th, 1981, Copenhagen

80

Egon Klepsch

German politician

*January 30th, 1930, Děčín †September 18th, 2010, Koblenz

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

*November 30th, 1930, Chemnitz †January 1st, 2009, Berlin

73

Dietz-Otto Edzard

German Assyriologist

*August 28th, 1930, Bremen †June 2nd, 2004, Munich

80

Anne Francis

American actress

*September 16th, 1930, Ossining †January 2nd, 2011, Santa Barbara

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

*June 29th, 1930, New York City †October 26th, 2019, Beverly Hills

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

*December 3rd, 1930, 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 13th, 2022, Rolle

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

85

Günter Oldenburg

German bicycle racer (1930-2016)

*July 1st, 1930, Dobra †April 8th, 2016, Berlin

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Public holidays on November 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Earliest day on which Day of Repentance and Prayer can fall, while November 22 is the latest; celebrated 11 days before Advent Sunday) which are celebrated on November 16th.

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Born on November 16th, 1930
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1930 is a normal year and no leap year.

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