August 16th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 16th
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2010Scottish-born American baseball player (d.2010)
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2008Brazilian singer, songwriter and actor. He was active since 1933. His folkloric songs reflect the beauty of the State of Bahia. He is known as the "father" in Brazilian popular music. He was instrumental in the creation of Brazil's bossa Nova movement and has influenced many musicians over the years. Caymmi almost always posed with a guitar and sat down …
Romanian gymnast, Olympic medalist (Born 1935).
Irish singer-songwriter/guitarist (The Dubliners) (d.2008)
Japanese author and sustainable farmer (Born 1913).
Canadian professional wrestler (Born 1939).
Iranian politician (Born 1945)
Paraguayan politician and general 46th President of Paraguay (d.2006)
Swedish musician (Born 1975)
Born 1944, Australian playwright and author
American pilot (Born 1920).
Born 1915, Swiss monk and mystic.
American fiddler (Old & in the Way) (d.2005)
Greek singer (Born 1943)
English playwright and author (d. 2005).
Italian cinematographer (Born in 1922)
American journalist and photographer (d. 2004).
Czech ice hockey coach (Born 1950)
American boxer (Born 1969).
NYC, New York -- Actor. (Getting Straight, Superman & Mole Men).
American baseball player, a left-hitting/right-throwing catcher who played with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers (1957aEUR"1967), Minnesota Twins (1968aEUR"1969), and Washington Senators (1970).
Palestinian political leader (Born 1937).
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999American country singer and songwriter (Born 1914).
Pakistani singer and musician (d. 1997)
Actor and playwright English-Irish (d. 1997)
Actor Huntington Tower, dies at 31
72 years old, Anarchist dies
At 89, a news anchor for NBC dies
R&B musician, died at 36
American radio personality (Born 1933).
Detroit DJ, Dies at 62
Polish Author (Nightmare of Reason) dies at 74
US critic
Actor (Fighting Mad Gang War), dies at 73 from cancer
At 40, a photographer dies from AIDS
![Stewart Granger]()
Tall, dark, and debonair, this British actor was a major adventure star in the 1950s. He studied at London's Webber Douglas School of Dramatic arts and played in the local theater before changing his name to Granger. In 1939, he made his film debut with "So This is London." He returned to film after his military service was interrupted and …
US pilot
At 83, a US costume designer (Cleopatra Can-can, Can-can) dies
Actor Paul-One Life to Live, dies at 56 from AIDS
American producer and guitarist (d. 1992).
Italian film director, whose work includes "Vivere In Pace" (1946). Zampa began his career as an engineer and abandoned his studies to pursue a life of love for the stage. He enrolled in RomeaEUR(tm), Centro Sperimentale film academy and began writing screenplays by 1938. He directed over 25 films and co-wrote them. His place in the Italian film cinema declined …
from respiratory failure.
Stage director / actor, dies at 43
CEO (Karl Home Video), died at 38 from skin cancer.
New Zealand professional wrestler (Born in 1925).
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989![Amanda Blake]()
American actress Gunsmoke dies at the age of 60. She was born in 1929.
Composer dies at 75
Bolivian novelist and poet, born 1921).
![John Hurley]()
At 45, a song writer (Son a Preacher Man) dies
Composer dies at 87
American professional baseball player, American athlete
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979Canadian politician and lawyer 13th Prime Minister Canada (d. 1979).
Dutch politician and lawyer (Born 1888).
Governor-General of The Netherlands Indies, Dies at 90
American silent film actress (Born in 1893)
in Memphis, Tennesee, USA at age 42.
Ukrainian-born Soviet distance runner (Born 1927)
(Rep / Sen)
Actress (Kid Galahad), passes away at 54
Russian/US microbiology (Nobel 1952), dead at 85
French actor (Born in 1905)
Composer dies at 39
American film executive from Greece, born in 1893.
Actress (Ghosts from Hanley House), died at 78
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1969Actor/writer (Air Patrol, Strangler), died at 59
Composer dies at 71
Actor Cisco Kid, who was 58 years old, dies from a heart attack
Composer dies at 64
Actor (Lady from Louisiana), dies in 68
Indian educator and linguist, Father Of Modern Urdu (Born 1870).
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959Polish composer and musician. She was a pianist and harpsichordist, and toured Europe and Africa starting in 1906. Her harpsichord became her trademark. Landowska established a Paris school and performance centre in 1919. In 1923, she made her American debut and moved to the United States in 1941. Despite being married, she was a lesbian in music circles.
American Navy Admiral (Born in 1882)
US Vice-Admiral (WWII Pacific).
Nobel Prize winner for physicist and chemist in America (d. 1957).
Hungarian-American actor, who was a stage performer for more than 20 years before moving to film. His horror roles in the classics "Count Dracula", 1931 "The Raven," 1935" "The Night Monster," 1942, and "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf", 1943 were his most prominent. He was a dominant figure in the horror and villainous genres after his great success as Dracula.
American painter (Born 1866).
![Louis Jouvet]()
French theatre director, designer, stage worker, teacher, and stage administrator before his film and acting careers. Jouvet excelled on the stage, even though he was often seen in film. Jouvet, a cultural ambassador for France, was a lecturer, writer, and an honorary citizen. He co-made "Hotel Du Nord" together with Geiraudoux. His daughter Lisa Jouvet followed him into the entertainment …
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1949![Margaret Mitchell]()
American author of "Gone With The Wind", a book she wrote over ten years. The movie version was the most watched of all movies. David O. Selznick gave her $50,000 for the movie rights, and the deal was closed on 7/06/1936. This was the week the book was published. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and eventually appeared in over …
American baseball legend, who was called the greatest baseball player ever to have lived. He was the most beloved baseball player, one of the greatest pitchers, and the greatest slugger, with 60 home runs in 1927. He ran to the dugout after that last homer and shouted, "That's sixty." Count 'em! 60 Let's see if some son-of a-bitch can beat …
Philosopher (idealism)
Composer dies at the age of 29
Led Japanese kamikaze pilots (harakiri)
Composer dies at 28
US RAF-pilot / 2nd Lieutenant, dies from injuries
French cyclist racer and journalist, inventor of the Tour de France bicycle ride in 1903.
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1938US Delta-blues singer / guitarist, poisoned at 27
Slovak politician, priest (Born 1864).
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929Composer dies at age 70
Lawyer and politician for the American soldier
English physicist who discovered helium in Sun
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1911Composer dies at 68
Composer dies at 69
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1907Scottish surgeon and geologist (d. 1907)
Portuguese writer (Born 1845).