May 16th famous deaths

Bob Hawke
The leader of the australian labor party was sworn into office as prime minister on 3/11/1983. he succeeded john malcolm fraser. after a rise in popularity and an economic recovery, he was re-elected on 12/01/1984. his candor markedly distinguished him from the previous administration and the conservative liberal party.
Rebel Pei
Chinese-American architect known for his modernist designs.
Leoh Ming Pei
Renowned architect known for designing iconic buildings like the Louvre Pyramid.
I. M. Pei
Chinese-american architect, designed the national gallery of art and bank of china tower (d. 2019)
Bob Hawke
Australian union leader and politician, 23rd prime minister of australia (d. 2019)

Piet Blauw

Dutch politician (b. 1937)

2018

Lucian Pintilie
Acclaimed Romanian film director known for his influential works.

2016

Romaldo Giurgola
Renowned Italian-born Australian architect known for his innovative designs.
Delorese Roberts
Actress known for her roles in popular TV shows and movies.

2015

Moshe Levinger
Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1935)
Flora MacNeil
Scottish gaelic singer (b. 1928)
Prashant Bhargava
American director and producer (b. 1973)

2014

Vito Favero
Italian cyclist (b. 1932)
Bud Hollowell
American baseball manager and player (d. 2014).
Clyde Snow
American forensic anthropologist. his skeletal confirmations include john f. kennedy and king tutankhamun victims of john wayne gacy and oklahoma city bombing victims.
Chris Duckworth
Zimbabwean-south african cricketer (b. 1933)

2013

Heinrich Rohrer
Swiss physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1933)
Paul Shane
British actor and comedian (b. 1940)
Frankie Librán
Puerto rican-american baseball player (d. 2013)
Bernard Waber
American author and illustrator (b. 1921)
Dick Trickle
American race car driver (b. 1941)

Bryan Illerbrun

Canadian football player (b. 1957)

Angelo Errichetti

American politician (b. 1928)

2012

Ernie Chan
Filipino-american illustrator (b. 1940)
Kevin Hickey
American baseball player (b. 1956)
Chuck Brown
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1936)
Patricia Aakhus
American academic and author (d. 2012).
James Abdnor
American soldier and politician (b. 1923)

2011

Bob Davis
Australian footballer and coach (b. 1928)
Kiyoshi Kodama
Japanese actor (b. 1934)
Edward Hardwicke
English actor (b. 1932)
Ralph Barker
English author (b. 1917)

2010

Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio was an American heavy metal singer and songwriter, known for his powerful vocals and influential work with bands like Black Sabbath, Rainbow, and his own band Dio.
Uno Ingard
Swedish physicist known for contributions to acoustics and signal processing.
Ronnie James Dio
American heavy metal vocalist (born 1942)
Hank Jones
American composer and bandleader of piano (d. 2010).
Aiyana Jones
Aiyana Jones was a young girl tragically killed during a police raid in Detroit.

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on May 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

Verley Tinsley
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for his investigative reporting.

2008

Rodert Mondavi
Rodert Mondavi was an American winemaker and entrepreneur who played a significant role in the growth of the California wine industry.
Robert Mondavi
American winemaker, co-founded the opus one winery (b. 1913)
Robert Mondavi
American winemaker, co-founded the opus one winery (b. 1913)
David Mitton
British television director (born 1939)

2005

Andrew Goodpaster
American general (d. 2005)

2004

Camala Markandaya
Camala Markandaya was a renowned Indian novelist who explored themes of cultural conflict and social change.

2003

Mark McCormack
American lawyer and sports agent, founded img (b. 1930)

2002

Alec Campbell
The last surviving anzac (born in 1899).
Big Dick Dudley
American professional wrestler (born 1968).

2001

Reika Kuroda
Contributed to the field of neutrino physics.
Brian Pendleton
English singer (the pretty things), (born 1944).

2000

Bodacious the Bull
Rodeo bull (born in 1988)

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on May 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1997

Elbridge Durbrow
American diplomat (born 1903)

1996

Jeremy Michael Boorda
American admiral (b. 1939)
Edward McInnes
German scholar, dies at age 60.
Mike Jeremy Boorda
At 57, chief of naval operations (us navy) commits suicide.
Pierre Debizet
At 72, a resistance fighter/special agent dies.
Jeremy Michael Boorda
American admiral (born 1939).

1995

Lola Flores
Lola Flores was a renowned Spanish singer and actress, often referred to as 'La Faraona'.
Lola Flores
Spanish singer, dancer, actress, and icon of andalusian folklore, spanish gypsy culture. recognized throughout spain and internationally.
Ragnhild Marie Hatton
At 82, historian dies

1994

Alain Cuny
French actor. he studied medicine first before becoming a set and costume designer in the film industry. cuny began acting in the 1930s. les visiteurs du soir (1942), les amants (1958), la dolce vita (60), and satyricon (1969), which were directed by federico fellini. he was a friend to many women, including hafida elalama and other actresses and literary icons …
Vasek Simek
Czech actor, us actress (green card, mistress), is killed at 66
Barbara Jean Jones
General hospital fictional character dies at 7
Phani Majumdar
Director of film, dies at the age of 82

1993

Marv Johnson
American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1938)
Marv Johnson
At 54, us soul singer "you got what it takes" dies.

1992

Marisa Mell
Austrian actress who was a cult character in 1960s italian b-movies.
Chalino Sanchez
Mexican musician (born 1960)

1991

Prudence Nesbitt
British actress/tv producer, dies.

1990

Jim Henson
American puppeteer and director, producer, writer, and performer. henson won seven emmys and was inducted into academy of tv arts and sciences hall of fame 1987.
Sammy Davis Jr
American entertainer, golden boy, dies of throat cancer at 64. he was born in 1925.
Jim Henson
American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, created the muppets (b. 1936)
Sammy Davis Jr.
American singer, dancer, and actor (b. 1925)

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on May 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

Leila Kasra
Iranian poet and songwriter (b. 1939)
Hassan Khaled
Sheik of lebanon, murdered.

1988

Louise Wood
Director of girl scouts of usa (1961-1972), dies aged 78.
Kay Baxter
At 42 years old, the best bodybuilder in the world (1983-1985) is killed in a car accident.
Carrie Baxter
Best bodybuilder (1983-1985), killed in a car accident at 42
George Pyrounakis
Theologian and priest of the greek orthodox church (born 1910).

1985

Margaret Hamilton
American actress, wicked witch - the wizard of oz, dies of a heart attack at the age of 82. she was born in 1902.

1984

Andy Kaufman
American actor who did stand-up comedy, impressionist and off-beat stand-up comedy on television, clubs, and at concerts. his acts ranged from bizarre to dull to brilliant. after appearing on saturday night live in 1975, his career took off. he then went on to become a regular guest on "taxi" 1978. he was in "heartbleeps", a film he co-starred with bernadette …
Irwin Shaw
American writer, "rich man, poor man", dies at the age of 71 (born 1913).
Irwin Shaw
American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1913)

1983

Carel Brons
Composer dies at 52

1981

Willy Hartner
German physicist, historian, and academic (d. 1981)
Ernie Freeman
American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1922)

1980

Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander
Famous for his discovery of the nuclear shell model, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963.

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on May 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

A. Philip Randolph
American union leader and activist (b. 1889)
A Philip Randolph
American labor union leader and activist for civil rights (born 1889).
Asa Philip Randolph
At 90, a labor leader and pioneer in civil rights dies.

1977

Modibo Keïta
Malian educator and politician, 1st president of mali (d. 1977)

1975

Al Helfer
American radio sportscaster (born in 1911)
Michael X
(abdul malik) was hanged in trinidad for murder.

1972

Leroy Johnson
Leroy Johnson was an American politician who served as the first African American mayor of Atlanta.
Maxime Dumoulin
Composer dies at 79

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on May 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

Robert R
American teenager who died from aids in north america for the first time (born 1954).
Johnny Jordan
Cameraman (you only live twice) dies at 44

1966

Randolph Turpin
British boxer who became the world middleweight champion in 1951.

1965

Claryce Emerson
An American poet and essayist, known for her lyrical and introspective poetry.

1964

Delmar Harvey
Delmar Harvey was a professional baseball player who played in the Negro leagues.

1961

George A. Malcolm
American lawyer and jurist (b. 1881)
George A Malcolm
American educator & jurist (born in 1881)

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on May 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

Joe Cook
Actor on the stage, who dies at 69
Elisha Scott
Northern irish footballer (born in 1894)

1958

Jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten]
Flemish playwright dies at the age of 49

1957

Eliot Ness
American law enforcement agent (d. 1957)

1956

H. B. Reese
American candy-maker and businessman, created reese's peanut butter cups (b. 1876)
H B Reese
American confectioner and founder of reese's (born in 1876).

1955

James Agee
Death in new york of a us writer/critic (death in family).
Manny Ayulo
American race car driver (b. 1921)
James Agee
American novelist, screenwriter, and critic(b. 1909)

1954

Werner Bischof
Swiss photojournalist known for his work in the aftermath of World War II.
Clemens Krauss
Austrian conductor (vienna state opera), died at the age of 61.

1953

Django Reinhardt
Belgian composer and jazz musician who earned an international reputation for his recordings. he was a typical gypsy who traveled through france and belgium in his caravan and learned to play the banjo, guitar, and the violin. he was 18 when he was severely burned in a car fire. it took him a full year to recover. he lost the …

1952

Jessel George
Jessel George was a successful American businessman and entrepreneur who founded the Jessel Company, a leading manufacturer of office supplies.

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on May 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

William Newzam Prior Nicholson
Painter / engraver

1947

Frederick Gowland Hopkins
English biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1861)
Kalle Hakala
Finnish politician (b. 1880)
Zhang Lingfu
Chinese general (b. 1903)

1946

Bruno Tesch
German chemist and businessman (d. 1946).

1944

Filip Mișea
Aromanian activist, physician and politician (b. 1873)
George Ade
American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1866)
Max Brand [Frederick Schiller Faust]
Western author
George Ade
American novelist/playwright, counsel widow, dies at the age of 78.
Leone Sinigaglia
Composer dies at 75

1943

Nigger
Black labrador retriever belonging to wing commander guy gibson of the royal air force, and the mascot of no. 617 squadron.
Alfred Hoche
German psychiatrist and academic (b. 1865)

1942

Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski
Anthropologist

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on May 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1938

Joseph Strauss
American engineer, co designed the golden gate bridge (b. 1870)
Stephen Fairbairn
Oarsman / coach

1936

Leonidas Paraskevopoulos
Greek general and politician (b. 1860)

1932

William Pember Reeves
Politician / poet
Ki Imukai
Premier of japan (1931-1932), assassinated

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on May 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

Crisanto Evangelista
Crisanto Evangelista was a Filipino labor leader and one of the founders of the Philippine labor movement.
Lilli Lehmann
Soprano

1928

Edmund Gosse
Edmund Gosse was an English poet, critic and biographer who is best known for his memoir 'Father and Son'.
Edmund William Grosse
Poet / author

1926

Mehmed VI
The 36th and last sultan of the ottoman empire (b. 1861)
Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman)
Last sultan (turkey) (1918-22), is killed.

1924

Candy Cummings
Candy Cummings was a pioneer in baseball, credited with inventing the curveball pitch.

1920

Levi Morton
Levi Morton was the 22nd Vice President of the United States, serving under President Benjamin Harrison from 1889 to 1893.
Levi P. Morton
22nd Vice President of the United States.
Levi P. Morton
American politician, 22nd united states vice president (b. 1824)
Levi P Morton
22nd vice president of the united states (born 1824).