Who Was Born Today – November 16 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on November 16 | ||
42 BC | Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman Emperor. | |
1811 | John Bright, British Victorian radical who founded the Anti-Corn Law League. | |
1839 | Louis-Honore Frechette, Canadian poet. | |
1873 | W.C. Handy, father of the blues, famous for “St. Louis Blues.” | |
1889 | George S. Kaufman, American playwright and collaborator with Moss Hart (You Can’t Take it With You , The Man Who Came to Dinner). | |
1907 | Burgess Meredith, actor; the first man to win the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, and a winner of several Emmys, he is considered one of the most accomplished actors of the 20th century. | |
1914 | Edward Chapman, spy; after becoming a spy for Nazi Germany, he became a double agent serving his native England. | |
1930 | Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist. | |
1935 | Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Lebanese Twelver Shi’a scholar; sometimes called the “spiritual mentor” of Hezbollah. | |
1952 | Peter Keefe, TV producer (Voltron); credited with introducing American audiences to Japanese animation. |
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