On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 16 2004
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
21,185
Amar'e Stoudemire🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,036
Arie Haan
Dutch footballer and manager · b. 1948
Days alive
20,454
Arvid Järnefelt🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish jurist and writer (1861–1932) · 1861–1932
Days lived
25,973
Björn Emmerling🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1975
Days alive
10,593
Brendan Laney🇳🇿
Scottish rugby union footballer · b. 1973
Days alive
11,323
Brigitte Zypries🇩🇪
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
18,628
Bruno Guimarães
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,557
Carlos Nevado🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,036
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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
20,820
Eric Crouch🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1978
Days alive
9,497
Eric Swalwell🇺🇸
Politician · b. 1980
Days alive
8,766
Fernando Cabrera🇺🇸
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
8,401
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
Days alive
6,575
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
18,993
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
Days alive
13,149
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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
14,245
Nastassia Novikava🇧🇾
Belarusian weightlifter · b. 1981
Days alive
8,401
Nilo Faldon🇮🇹
deceasedItalian priest and writer (1921–2016) · 1921–2016
Days lived
34,518
Norbert Lammert🇩🇪
politician · b. 1948
Days alive
20,454
Orlando Salido🇲🇽
Mexican boxer · b. 1980
Days alive
8,766
Papa French🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician · 1910–1977
Days lived
24,423
Paul Scholes🇬🇧
English association football player (born 1974) · b. 1974
Days alive
10,958
René Steinke🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1963
Days alive
14,976
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
Days alive
5,844
Şevval Sam🇹🇷
singer · b. 1972
Days alive
11,688
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Shigeru Miyamoto🇯🇵
Japanese video game designer (born 1952) · b. 1952
Days alive
18,993
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Thomas Schütte🇩🇪
German artist (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
18,263
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
14,976
Zina Garrison🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1963
Days alive
14,976
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
55,471
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,149
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,497
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,160
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,035
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,940
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,940
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
37,940
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
37,940
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,940
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
37,940
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,940
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
37,940
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
37,940
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
37,940
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,940
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Alice Herz-Sommer🇮🇱
deceasedmusician · 1903–2014
Days lived
40,267
Johannes Heesters🇦🇹
deceasedDutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011
Days lived
39,466
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
36,845
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
63,142
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Alex🇺🇸
deceasedAfrican grey parrot · 1976–2007
Days lived
11,433
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
8,785
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,315
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,012
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,585
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,027
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
49,993
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,627
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,071
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,723
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,522
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,036
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,054
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,723
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,075
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,618
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,528
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,505
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
23,965
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,387
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,925
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,742
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,037
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,350
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,307
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,086