What Happened on November 15, 2016

Historical Events

American singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.

Jules Eskin, American cellist (Boston Symphony, 1964-2016), dies of cancer at 85 [1]
Milt Okun, American music producer, conductor, and arranger (Peter, Paul and Mary; John Denver), dies at 92
Mose Allison, American jazz and blues piano player, singer, and composer ("Everybody's Cryin Mercy"; "Your Mind Is on Vacation"), dies at 89
Sixto Durán Ballén, Ecuadorian politician, President of Ecuador (1992-96), dies at 95