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November 16, 2013

Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for November 16, 2013

In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]

Notable Deaths

Robert Conley (reporter)

2013Robert Conley, American journalist (born 1928)[†]

Robert Conley was an American newspaper, television and radio reporter.

Billy Hardwick

2013Billy Hardwick, American bowler (born 1941)[†]

William Bruce Hardwick was a right-handed ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association.

2013William McDonough Kelly, Canadian lieutenant and politician (born 1925)[†]

William McDonough Kelly, CLJ was a Canadian political strategist and Senator.

Tanvir Ahmad Khan

2013Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Indian-Pakistani diplomat, 19th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (born 1932)[†]

Tanvir Ahmad Khan was a Pakistani diplomat.

Oscar Lanford

2013Oscar Lanford, American mathematician and academic (born 1940)[†]

Oscar Erasmus Lanford III was an American mathematician working on mathematical physics and dynamical systems theory.

Arne Pedersen

2013Arne Pedersen, Norwegian footballer and manager (born 1931)[†]

Arne Knut Pedersen was a Norwegian footballer. He was a deep-lying inside forward, or offensive midfielder by today's terminology, who spent his entire playing career at his hometown club Fredrikstad FK, where he was a key player during the club's most successful period in the 1950s and early 1960s. He was also capped 40 times by Norway, and scored 11 international goals.

Louis D. Rubin Jr.

2013Louis D. Rubin, Jr., American author, critic, and academic (born 1923)[†]

Louis Decimus Rubin Jr. was a noted American literary scholar and critic, writing teacher, publisher, and writer. He is credited with helping to establish Southern literature as a recognized area of study within the field of American literature, as well as serving as a teacher and mentor for writers at Hollins College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and for founding Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a publishing company nationally recognized for fiction by Southern writers.

Charles Waterhouse (artist)

2013Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (born 1924)[†]

Charles H. Waterhouse was an American painter, illustrator and sculptor renowned for using United States Marine Corps historical themes as the motif for his works. His art spans subjects from Tun Tavern, the birthplace of the U. S. Marines to present day topics. Throughout his career, he created over 500 pieces for the Marine Corps art collection.

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Headlines from November 16, 2013

Who Has Your Back? Hard to Tell

By Gretchen Morgenson

Whether or not trustees have a duty to protect investors in mortgage cases is at the center of a multibillion dollar settlement struck by Bank of America for loans made by Countrywide Financial.

SundayBusiness1071 words

In the Zone With Peyton Manning

By Ken Belson

Peyton Manning, the quarterback for the Denver Broncos, is having a record-setting season during a difficult time for the N.F.L., but his business dealings off the field are equally impressive.

Sports1378 words

Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side

By Deborah Sontag

High hopes for buprenorphine, an effective treatment for opioid addiction, have been tempered by a messy reality: health complications and deaths, unscrupulous doctors and a reputation as a street drug.

National7197 words