Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 16 1989
Swiss artist (1924–2018) · 1924–2018
Days lived
34,154
German chess player · b. 1946
Days alive
15,706
American basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
2,557
Dutch footballer and manager · b. 1948
Days alive
14,975
Finnish jurist and writer (1861–1932) · 1861–1932
Days lived
25,973
field hockey player · b. 1975
Days alive
5,114
Scottish rugby union footballer · b. 1973
Days alive
5,844
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
13,149
association football player · b. 1997
field hockey player · b. 1982
Days alive
2,557
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Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013) · 1930–2013
Days lived
30,076
military person · 1889–1944
Days lived
19,982
German boxing promoter · b. 1947
Days alive
15,341
American football player · b. 1978
Days alive
4,018
Politician · b. 1980
Days alive
3,287
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
2,922
Canadian soccer administrator · 1929–2005
Days lived
27,440
British bassist (1962–2025) · 1962–2025
Days lived
23,015
American writer (1889-1961) · 1889–1961
Days lived
26,130
artist · 1937–2025
Days lived
31,995
German politician and jurist (1907-1989) · 1907–1989
Days lived
29,951
film director · 1952–1995
Days lived
15,535
Actor · b. 1986
Days alive
1,096
American football player and professional wrestler (1950–2001) · 1950–2001
Days lived
18,666
German historian (1869-1945) · 1869–1945
Days lived
27,800
writer · 1934–2010
Days lived
27,538
American journalist and media historian (1912-2004) · 1912–2004
Days lived
33,566
YouTube personality · 1922–2010
Days lived
31,991
German architect (1856–1928) · 1856–1928
Days lived
26,034
Financial Analyst · b. 1952
Days alive
13,514
German politician of the CDU (1937-2016) · 1937–2016
Days lived
28,612
German association football player and manager · b. 1968
Days alive
7,670
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Bulgarian-born British writer (1895–1956) · 1895–1956
Days lived
22,134
German actor (1958-2011) · 1958–2011
Days lived
19,045
football player · b. 1965
Days alive
8,766
Belarusian weightlifter · b. 1981
Days alive
2,922
Italian priest and writer (1921–2016) · 1921–2016
Days lived
34,518
politician · b. 1948
Days alive
14,975
Mexican boxer · b. 1980
Days alive
3,287
American musician · 1910–1977
Days lived
24,423
English association football player (born 1974) · b. 1974
Days alive
5,479
German actor · b. 1963
Days alive
9,497
German architect (1886–1955) · 1886–1955
Days lived
25,075
Peruvian association football player (1920-2002) · 1920–2002
Days lived
29,775
Notable Trials · 1930–2017
Days lived
31,778
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singer-songwriter · b. 1988
Days alive
365
singer · b. 1972
Days alive
6,209
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Japanese video game designer (born 1952) · b. 1952
Days alive
13,514
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German artist (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
12,784
field hockey player (1919–2009) · 1919–2009
Days lived
32,775
German journalist, literary editor and musicologist (1930–2009) · 1930–2009
Days lived
28,672
writer · 1902–1953
Days lived
18,627
writer · b. 1963
Days alive
9,497
American tennis player · b. 1963
Days alive
9,497
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
Oscar Winners · 1901–1960
Days lived
21,838
American operations researcher (1918–2016) · 1918–2016
Days lived
35,920
Basque anthropologist, etnologist and archaeologist (1889–1991) · 1889–1991
Days lived
37,244
Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
55,106
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
64,575
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
6,446
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