Famous people born on November 16 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is November 16, you share it with W. C. Handy, Shigeru Miyamoto, Pete Davidson — and you were born under Scorpio, the sign of the intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
Birthday basics for November 16
Scorpio ♏
Zodiac sign
Topaz
Birthstone
Chrysanthemum
Birth flower
320th
Day of the year
November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years), with 45 days still to come.
Famous people born on November 16
W. C. Handy — American composer known as the Father of the Blues (born 1873).
Shigeru Miyamoto — Japanese video game designer who created Mario and Zelda (born 1952).
Pete Davidson — American comedian and Saturday Night Live star (born 1993).
Also sharing the day:
Burgess Meredith (b. 1907) — actor beloved as Rocky's trainer Mickey and Batman's Penguin.
Chinua Achebe (b. 1930) — Nigerian author of the landmark novel Things Fall Apart.
Maggie Gyllenhaal (b. 1977) — Oscar-nominated actress and acclaimed film director.
November 16 in history
1907 — Oklahoma joined the Union as the 46th state.
1945 — UNESCO, the United Nations agency for education, science, and culture, was founded.
1973 — NASA launched Skylab 4, carrying the final crew to America's first space station.
1904 — English engineer John Ambrose Fleming patented the vacuum tube, a foundation of early electronics.
1933 — The United States and the Soviet Union established formal diplomatic relations.
1974 — Astronomers beamed the Arecibo message toward a distant star cluster, humanity's most powerful intentional radio greeting.
November 16 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is November 16?
Anyone born on November 16 is a Scorpio — intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
What is the birthstone for November 16?
The birthstone for a November 16 birthday is Topaz, and the birth flower is the Chrysanthemum.
Who is the most famous person born on November 16?
W. C. Handy is among the best known — American composer known as the Father of the Blues (born 1873).
What happened on November 16?
In 1907, Oklahoma joined the Union as the 46th state.
What day of the year is November 16?
November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years), with 45 days still to come.
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