Famous people and celebrities who died on September 16

Welcome to Takemeback.to's page dedicated to remembering the celebrities and famous people who passed away on September 16. On this day, we honor the lives and legacies of notable figures from various fields who left an indelible mark on the world. Explore our list to learn about their remarkable contributions and celebrate their enduring impact.

• 1701 Kingjames II

  King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, whose reign was marked by religious and political conflicts.

• 1736 Gabreal Fahrenheit

  Gabreal Fahrenheit was a German physicist who invented the Fahrenheit temperature scale, which is widely used to measure temperature.

• 1863 Jaicob Grimm

  Jaicob Grimm, along with his brother Wilhelm, is best known for publishing collections of folk tales and fairy tales, including 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'.

• 1877 Levi Coffin

  Prominent American Quaker and abolitionist who helped enslaved people escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

• 1887 Waco Baylor

  American Baptist minister and educator, known as the founder of Baylor University.

• 1923 Sakae Osugi

  Japanese anarchist and feminist activist.

• 1932 Ronald Ross

  MED - Indian-english physician and mathematician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1857)

• 1942 Woodruff Randolph

  American lawyer and politician who served as Governor of Georgia.

• 1969 Beatrice Warde

  Known for her work on typography and printing

• 1973 Víctor Jara

  Chilean singer-songwriter, teacher and theatre director (b. 1932)

• 1975 Syvilla Fort

  Renowned dancer and choreographer.

• 1976 Adelma Lutz

  Brazilian biologist and feminist known for her research on tropical diseases.

• 1977 Maria Callas

  Greek opera singer. she is known for her powerful voice, stirring acting ability and explosive temperament. a slim, chic, stylish superstar with a volcanic temper. her performances in bellini's "norma", verdi’s "la traviata" and puccini’s "tosca” were unforgettable. she was, in her prime, the most famous diva in the world, and a legend in her time.

• 1977 Marc Bolan

  British rock guitarist, singer, and musician boland, who was also the founder of t-rex in 1967. boland was a solo performer before forming his band. he signed his first recording contract in 1965. one of the band's most memorable hits was "get it on."

• 1980 Samanthan Smith

  Known for her work in environmental conservation and nuclear disarmament.

• 1992 Milicent Fenwick

  American politician and diplomat.

• 1994 Alain Bernardin

  French businessman. after working in a variety of odd jobs, he started a strip-tease bar on 21 may 1951. this club became the crazy horse saloon.

• 1995 Pierre Olaf

  France, cauderan -- actor (kraft music hall).

• 2002 Dempsy Levy

  Contributed to the development of the theory of quarks and quantum chromodynamics.

• 2003 Sheb Wooley

  American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2003)

• 2007 Kenay Kuroda

  Japanese physicist known for his contributions to particle physics.

• 2007 Robert Jordan

  Author of the wheel of time series (born 1948).

• 2009 Yoshito Usui

  Creator of the popular manga series Crayon Shin-chan.

• 2009 Mary Travers

  American singer who teamed with peter yarrow and paul stookey to form the singing group "peter, paul and mary" in 1961. they were well-known on campuses and on protest platforms thanks to their popularity with folk songs and ballads. they had many hits in the 1960s, including "blowin’ in the wind", "go tell it to the mountain" (and "puff the …

• 2010 Wyler Babbitt

  Former Governor of Arizona who focused on education and environmental issues.

• 2015 Guy Béart

  French singer, songwriter and poet. he was born to a jewish family. before moving to france, he lived in egypt and lebanon.

• 2016 Gabriele Amorth

  Italian ecclesiastic, a roman catholic priest. he was a specialist exorcist, with the highest church authority to carry out church rites in cases where demonic possession is concerned.

• 2016 Edward Albee

  Edward Albee was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright famous for works like 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'

• 2021 Jane Powell

  American actress and singer. she is a hollywood staple. at 5'1", and 90 lbs, she is petite. she was a soprano with a range between 2 1/2 octaves and first sang on radio at age 7. from 1944-1955, she made 16 movies for mgm.