Famous people and celebrities who died on November 16

Welcome to Takemeback.to's page dedicated to remembering the celebrities and famous people who passed away on November 16. On this day, we honor the lives and legacies of notable figures from various fields who left an indelible mark on the world. Explore our list to learn about their remarkable contributions and celebrate their enduring impact.

• 1794 Joanny Moulin

  Joanny Moulin was a French politician and revolutionary who played a prominent role during the French Revolution.

• 1885 Louis Riel

  Canadian politician and a founder of the province of Manitoba.

• 1923 Prynceton Barnard

  Known for his work in stellar spectroscopy and discovery of Barnard's Star.

• 1929 Alphus Hitchcock

  Renowned baseball player who made significant contributions to the sport.

• 1934 Alice Liddell

  The young girl who inspired the character of Alice in Lewis Carroll's classic novel 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.

• 1942 Holbert Henderson

  Holbert Henderson was a prominent political figure known for his advocacy for social reforms.

• 1948 Frederick Cottrell

  Inventor of the Cottrell precipitator for removing particles from gas streams.

• 1952 Solomiya Krushelnytska

  Renowned Ukrainian soprano known for her performances in leading opera houses.

• 1957 Cora Witherspoon

  Actress (quality street bank dick), dies in 67

• 1960 Clark Gable

  American actor, "the king", hollywood's most prominent male star. at 19 he was a stock broker and at broadway in "what price glory" (1924). in 1930, he made his first film, "the painted desert". his other films include "mutiny on the bounty", oscar winner "it happened one night" and "gone with the wind," where he was the perfect rhett-butler.

• 1968 Gabreal Kron

  Gabreal Kron was a pioneering electrical engineer who developed the Kron method for solving complex electrical networks.

• 1968 Vicente Lombardo Toledano

  Vicente Lombardo Toledano was a Mexican politician and labor leader who founded the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM).

• 1971 Edie Sedgwick

  American model with amazing eyes and great legs. she was a charismatic centre of the underground vortex of late '60s. she is the poster girl of a life of alcohol abuse and barbiturates. in 1965, she met andy warhol and was a part of his entourage. she was the queen of underground fashion and underground art. her family was wealthy …

• 1973 Aldan Watts

  British philosopher, writer, and speaker, known for his writings on Zen Buddhism and Western philosophy.

• 1993 Evelyn Venable

  American actress and stage performer, also a ucla teacher. started onscreen in 1933. best-known for "death takes a holiday", "alice adams", "the little colonel" and being the voice and model of the blue fairy in walt disney’s "pinnochio".

• 1996 Hans Kohner

  German diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia.

• 1999 Daniel Nathans

  MED - American microbiologist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 1999)

• 2001 Tommy Flanagan

  Scottish actor known for his roles in TV series like Sons of Anarchy and Gladiator.

• 2005 Henry Taube

  CHE - Canadian-american chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1915)

• 2006 Yury Levada

  Yury Levada was a prominent Russian sociologist and journalist.

• 2006 Milton Friedman

  ECO - American economist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2006)

• 2008 Reg Varney

  English screenwriter and actor (d. 2008).

• 2009 Edward Woodward

  English actor and singer (d.2009)

• 2012 John Chapman

  John chapman, also known as johnny appleseed, was an american pioneer nurseryman who introduced apple trees to large parts of pennsylvania, ohio, indiana, and illinois.

• 2015 David Canary

  American actor (d. 2015)

• 2017 Ann Wedgeworth

  American actress who appeared on another world (1967aeur'70), somerset (1970aeur'73), three's company (1979), three's company (1979) and evening shade (90aeur'94). she won the tony award in 1978 for best performance by a featured artistress in a play for chapter two.

• 2018 William Goldman

  Award-winning screenwriter known for works like 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'.

• 2022 Robert Clary

  French-american actor and author (d. 2022)