deaths
November 16, 987
Shen Lun, Chinese scholar-official
Shen Lun
Shen Lun, known as Shen Yilun before 976, was a scholar-official who successively served the Later Han, Later Zhou and Song dynasties. He was one of the Song dynasty grand councilors between 973 and 982.
Scholar-official
The scholar-officials, also known as literati, scholar-gentlemen or scholar-bureaucrats, were government officials and prestigious scholars in Chinese society, forming a distinct social class.
November 16
November 16 is the 320th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 45 days remain until the end of the year.