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Born on Friday November 16, 1979
- Katrijn BEX, (LOOSE-END) Hamont (B) († 1979)
- Roelof Alexander de Beurs, Den Helder
- Ellen Konings, Ermelo († 1991)
Died on Friday November 16, 1979
- Aart van den Hudding (70)
- Cristiaan Nieboer (86), Veendam, huize St. Franciscus
- Aaltje Broekhuizen (53), Amsterdam
- Dries Doornewaard (97), Oldebroek, Nederland
- Cornelia Blankendaal (84)
- Age Buwalda (65), Wieringerwerf gem. Wieringermeer
- Antonius Wouterius Hendricus Wichmann (83), Amsterdam
- Albertus Johannes Anthonius Bijlemeer (80)
- Allegonda Suykerbuyk (61), Roosendaal,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Bernardus Henderikus Thier (75), Vlagtwedde
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 16, 1979 at Delpher
Born on November 16
- 1978 » Carolina Parra, Brazilian guitarist and drummer
- 1978 » Gary Naysmith, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1978 » Kip Bouknight, American baseball player
- 1978 » Mehtap Doğan-Sızmaz, Turkish runner
- 1978 » Takashi Nagayama, Japanese actor
- 1979 » Bruce Irons, American surfer
- 1979 » Tony Frias, American soccer player
- 1980 » Kayte Christensen, American basketball player
- 1980 » Moris Carrozzieri, Italian footballer
- 1980 » Nicole Gius, Italian skier
Died on November 16
- 1971 » Edie Sedgwick, American model and actress (b. 1943)
- 1972 » Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina and actress (b. 1889)
- 1973 » Alan Watts, English-American philosopher, author, and educator (b. 1915)
- 1974 » Walther Meissner, German physicist and engineer (b. 1882)
- 1976 » Jack Foster, English cricketer (b. 1905)
- 1982 » Pavel Alexandrov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1896)
- 1984 » Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (b. 1906)
- 1986 » Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (b. 1923)
- 1987 » Jim Brewer, American baseball player and coach (b. 1937)
- 1989 » Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
Names that were popular for boys in 1979
- Peter
- Jan
- Jeroen
- Johannes
- Martijn
- Mark
- David
- Dennis
- Robert
- Richard
- Michael
- Pieter
- Paul
- Erik
- Gerrit
- Bart
Names that were popular for girls in 1979
- Maria
- Wendy
- Marieke
- Anna
- Kim
- Sandra
- Johanna
- Linda
- Vanessa
- Judith
- Monique
- Esther
- Jessica
- Patricia
- Jennifer
- Petra
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1979
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
- March 28 » A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
- June 9 » The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven.
- July 9 » A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France in an unsuccessful assassination attempt.
- November 4 » Iran hostage crisis: A group of Iranian college students overruns the U.S. embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages.
- December 3 » Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran.
- December 23 » Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.
Weather November 16, 1979
The temperature on November 16, 1979 was between -1.0 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.