On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 16 1967
Born on This Day
Adam Dario Keel🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss artist (1924–2018) · 1924–2018
Days lived
34,154
Alexander Bangiev🇩🇪
German chess player · b. 1946
Days alive
7,670
Amar'e Stoudemire🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1982
Arie Haan
Dutch footballer and manager · b. 1948
Days alive
6,939
Arvid Järnefelt🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish jurist and writer (1861–1932) · 1861–1932
Days lived
25,973
Björn Emmerling🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1975
Brendan Laney🇳🇿
Scottish rugby union footballer · b. 1973
Brigitte Zypries🇩🇪
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
5,113
Bruno Guimarães
association football player · b. 1997
Carlos Nevado🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1982
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Chinua Achebe🇳🇬
deceasedNigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013) · 1930–2013
Days lived
30,076
Dietrich Kraiss🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1889–1944
Days lived
19,982
Ebby Thust🇩🇪
German boxing promoter · b. 1947
Days alive
7,305
Eric Crouch🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1978
Eric Swalwell🇺🇸
Politician · b. 1980
Fernando Cabrera🇺🇸
film director · b. 1981
Frederick Stambrook🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian soccer administrator · 1929–2005
Days lived
27,440
Gary Mounfield🇬🇧
deceasedBritish bassist (1962–2025) · 1962–2025
Days lived
23,015
George S. Kaufman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer (1889-1961) · 1889–1961
Days lived
26,130
Gerardo Chávez
deceasedartist · 1937–2025
Days lived
31,995
Gerhard Kegel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician and jurist (1907-1989) · 1907–1989
Days lived
29,951
Glenn Burke🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1952–1995
Days lived
15,535
Han Yan
Actor · b. 1986
Harvey Martin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and professional wrestler (1950–2001) · 1950–2001
Days lived
18,666
Hermann Oncken🇩🇪
deceasedGerman historian (1869-1945) · 1869–1945
Days lived
27,800
Hisashi Inoue🇯🇵
deceasedwriter · 1934–2010
Days lived
27,538
John William Tebbel🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican journalist and media historian (1912-2004) · 1912–2004
Days lived
33,566
José Saramago🇵🇹
deceasedYouTube personality · 1922–2010
Days lived
31,991
Jürgen Kröger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1856–1928) · 1856–1928
Days lived
26,034
Karen Read
Financial Analyst · b. 1952
Days alive
5,478
Lothar Späth🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician of the CDU (1937-2016) · 1937–2016
Days lived
28,612
Marco Pezzaiuoli🇩🇪
German association football player and manager · b. 1968
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Michael Arlen🇬🇧
deceasedBulgarian-born British writer (1895–1956) · 1895–1956
Days lived
22,134
Mick Werup🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1958-2011) · 1958–2011
Days lived
19,045
Mika Aaltonen🇫🇮
football player · b. 1965
Days alive
730
Nastassia Novikava🇧🇾
Belarusian weightlifter · b. 1981
Nilo Faldon🇮🇹
deceasedItalian priest and writer (1921–2016) · 1921–2016
Days lived
34,518
Norbert Lammert🇩🇪
politician · b. 1948
Days alive
6,939
Orlando Salido🇲🇽
Mexican boxer · b. 1980
Papa French🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician · 1910–1977
Days lived
24,423
Paul Scholes🇬🇧
English association football player (born 1974) · b. 1974
René Steinke🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1963
Days alive
1,461
Roderich Fick🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1886–1955) · 1886–1955
Days lived
25,075
Rufino Lecca🇵🇪
deceasedPeruvian association football player (1920-2002) · 1920–2002
Days lived
29,775
Salvatore Riina
deceasedNotable Trials · 1930–2017
Days lived
31,778
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Seth Glier🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1988
Şevval Sam🇹🇷
singer · b. 1972
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Shigeru Miyamoto🇯🇵
Japanese video game designer (born 1952) · b. 1952
Days alive
5,478
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Thomas Schütte🇩🇪
German artist (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
4,748
Ton Richter
deceasedfield hockey player (1919–2009) · 1919–2009
Days lived
32,775
Werner Sellhorn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist, literary editor and musicologist (1930–2009) · 1930–2009
Days lived
28,672
Wilhelm Stuckart🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1902–1953
Days lived
18,627
William Bonner🇧🇷
writer · b. 1963
Days alive
1,461
Zina Garrison🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1963
Days alive
1,461
Died on This Day
Antonín Hájek🇨🇿
deceasedathlete · 1916–1983
Days lived
24,756
Charles Maurras🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1868–1952
Days lived
30,890
Clark Gable
deceasedOscar Winners · 1901–1960
Days lived
21,838
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Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian politician and nobleman (1861-1927) · 1861–1927
Days lived
24,091
Georg Brunner🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1897-1959) · 1897–1959
Days lived
22,615
Gerhard Kegel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician and jurist (1907-1989) · 1907–1989
Days lived
29,951
Guido Herzfeld🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1870–1923
Days lived
19,351
Jagjit Singh🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player (1944–2010) · 1944–2010
Days lived
24,426
Jay Wright Forrester🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican operations researcher (1918–2016) · 1918–2016
Days lived
35,920
Joseph Schmidt🇷🇴
deceasedJewish Romanian opera singer (1904-1942) · 1904–1942
Days lived
14,136
Louis Riel
deceasedNotable Trials · 1844–1885
Days lived
15,000
Queenie McKenzie🇦🇺
deceasedartist · 1930–1998
Days lived
25,156
Robert Wartenberg🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican neurologist (1886–1956) · 1886–1956
Days lived
25,717
Roberto Risso🇮🇹
deceasedactor (1925-2010) · 1925–2010
Days lived
31,040
Wera Engels🇬🇧
deceasedGerman actress (1904–1988) · 1904–1988
Days lived
30,869
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
41,956
Annette Kolb🇫🇷
deceasedGerman writer (1870-1967) · 1870–1967
Days lived
35,731
Gertrude W. Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedcharacter actress (1871-1968) · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,335
Camille Huysmans🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,338
Bertrand Russell🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,997
Charles Foulkes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969
Days lived
34,427
Henry Hallett Dale🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish pharmacologist, Nobel laureate · 1875–1968
Days lived
34,012
Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Natalie Clifford Barney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972
Days lived
34,791
Edward Roberts
deceasedBritish priest · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,236
Rudolph Dirks🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,290
Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190
E. M. Forster🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970
Days lived
33,394
Margarete Bieber🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978
Days lived
36,003
Adolf Strauss🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973
Days lived
34,163
Kenneth Edgeworth🇮🇪
deceasedIrish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,829
Arthur Mallwitz🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
Helen Keller🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
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Emma P. Carr🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,404
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
49,627
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Sergeant Reckless🇺🇸
deceasedMongolian mare · 1948–1968
Days lived
7,438
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,800
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,497
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,070
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,512
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,478
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,112
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,556
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,208
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,007
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,521
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,539
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,208
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,560
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,103
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,013
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
8,990
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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