November 16 is the date of birth of so many well-known and famous people about whom newspapers write, films are shot and who have fans, admirers and fans. It is impossible to list all the outstanding personalities who celebrated and celebrate their birthday on November 16. But who is the most famous of these jubilees?
Celebrities born on November 16 to XX century
It was on this date back in 42 BC. the Roman emperor Julius Caesar Augustus Tiberius was born, known for many of his achievements and achievements, as well as the fact that it was in his time that Jesus Christ was crucified.
In 1673, on November 16, Alexander Menshikov was born into a simple peasant family, known as the closest friend and favorite of Peter the Great, with whom the Russian tsar traveled across Europe, went on campaigns and "cut through" a window to Europe.
After the death of the emperor, Alexander Menshikov was the de facto ruler of Russia along with Catherine I.
One of the most famous physicists in the history of science, Jean D'Alembert, was also born in Paris in 1717, thanks to whom the "Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Crafts" was created. And 150 years later, in Russia in 1873, the famous naval commander, oceanographer and one of the leaders of the White movement of the Civil War, Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak, was born.
Some motor racing enthusiasts from Italy and other countries of the world still celebrate on November 16 the birthday of Tazio Nuvolari, known by the nickname "The Flying Mantuan", who won a huge number of both auto and motorcycle races.
In 1895, Mikhail Bakhtin, a well-known Soviet literary critic, philologist, philosopher, linguist and authoritative theorist of medieval art, was born in the city of Orel on this very date.
Bakhtin's personality was considered a cult among the intelligentsia and professors in the USSR.
Which famous person was born on November 16 in the 20th century
With a difference of one year - 1900 and 1901 - two famous Soviet actors Osip Abdulov (the city of Lodz) and Lev Sverdlin (Astrakhan) were born.
Another movie star, but already American - Gloria Gloucester - was born on November 16, 1933 in Chicago. This film actress starred in a large number of famous films, but mostly in secondary roles. Most of all modern youth, she could be remembered for playing the role of the Pythia in the trilogy "The Matrix" with Keanu Reeves.
In 1961, on the same date, Sergei Galanin, the leader and soloist of the famous Russian group Serga, was born, thanks to which such hits as "What We Need", "Wonderland", "Piece of Heaven" and many others are known for.
Just one year younger than Sergei Galanin and another well-known in modern Russia musician, composer and singer Igor Kornelyuk.
On November 16, many famous athletes were born: Alibek Bashkaev (1989, Russian, judoka who participated in the Olympic medals in 2008), Daria Belyakina (born in Tashkent in 1986, known as an outstanding swimmer), Ilya Galyuza (born in Arkhangelsk in 1979, footballer playing for the Ukrainian national team), Oksana Baiul (Ukrainian figure skater, born in 1977 in Dnepropetrovsk) and many others.
