Birthdays in History
- Nov 4 Ruth Handler [née Mosko], American toy manufacturer (invented the Barbie doll), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2002)
- Nov 4 John Basilone, US Marine (Medal of Honor at the Battle for Henderson Field), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1945)
- Nov 8 Peter Weiss, German Swedish author/dramatist/novelist (Marat/Sade)
- Nov 11 Eladio Rusconi, writer/publisher/businessman
- Nov 14 Sherwood Schwartz, TV creator (Brady Bunch, Gilligan Is), born in Passaic, New Jersey
- Nov 15 Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, 1st female Governor-General of Barbados (1990-95)
- Nov 16 Daws Butler, animation voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), born in Toledo, Ohio
- Nov 17 Winson Hudson, community activist (rural Mississippi)
- Nov 20 Ferdinand AM van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter
- Nov 20 Robert A Bruce, MD, pioneer (exercise cardiology)
- Nov 20 William John Elwyn Davies, painter
- Nov 24 Forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi"
- Nov 28 Lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III
About November 1916
How Old? 102 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation or the G.I. Generation
Leap Year: Yes
Star Signs: Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21), Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21)