Birthdays occurring on November, 16

1896

Oswald Mosley was born on November 16, 1896 Anyone who knows how difficult it is to keep a secret among three men - particularly if they are married - knows how absurd is the idea of a worldwide secret conspiracy consciously controlling all mankind by its financial power; in real, clear analys More quotations from Oswald Mosley

1899

Mary Margaret McBride was born on November 16, 1899 There are many things that you're not supposed to eat, especially children More quotations from Mary Margaret McBride

1904

Eddie Condon was born on November 16, 1904 American jazz guitarist and musician. 1904-1973 As it enters the ear, does it come in like broken glass or does it come in like honey? More quotations from Eddie Condon

1922

Jose Saramago was born on November 16, 1922 Portuguese novelist and man of letters, 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature, b.1992 Some people spend their entire lives reading but never get beyond reading the words on the page, they don't understand that the words are merely stepping stones placed across a fast-flowing river, and the reason they're there is so that we can reach the farther shore, it's the other side that matters. More quotations from Jose Saramago

1930

Chinua Achebe was born on November 16, 1930 Nigerian writer. He described how imposed Western values led to social and psychological disorientation of traditional African society 'Things Fall Apart' (1959). b.1930 People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories. More quotations from Chinua Achebe

Deaths occurring on November, 16

1973

Alan Watts died on November 16, 1973 American writer, thinker and interpreter of Zen Buddhism, 1915-1973 The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. More quotations from Alan Watts

2002

Abba Eban died on November 16, 2002 Israeli Foreign minister of Israel, 1915 History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. More quotations from Abba Eban