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List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 16th

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2023

2021

  • English comedian and actor (d. 2021)

2020

  • Indian politician and former cricketer who served as a minister in the Uttar Pradesh government.

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

  • Peter Fonda

    American actor, screenwriter, and producer. peter fonda, the son of actor henry fonda, and frances seymour's wife, was raised in an emotionally deprived environment by a depressed mother and an absentee father. at six years old, he was sent to boarding school. he then experienced the trauma of his mother's suicide while she was receiving treatment for depression. the death …

  • Italian ex-professional racing cyclist. gimondi was nicknamed "the phoenix" because he won the 1968 vuelta a espaa+–a. this victory came only three years after he became a professional cycling cyclist. he is still one of five cyclists who have achieved this feat.

  • Canadian-british animator (b. 1933)

2018

2016

  • Renowned singer and songwriter in the R&B genre.

  • Served as a member of the US House of Representatives

  • Pakistani politician and member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

  • English singer-songwriter and guitarist (the tony williams lifetime mahavishnu orchestra shakti & remember shakti).

  • Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016)

2015

2014

2013

  • Welsh mathematician and academic (b. 1918)

2012

2011

2010

  • Birt Chance was an American biochemist who made significant contributions to the understanding of the role of oxygen in biological processes.

  • Renowned for his work in the field of particle physics, particularly in the study of weak interactions.

  • A greek military officer was involved in the greek military coup.

  • Scottish-born american baseball player (d.2010)

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • Renowned gospel singer known for her powerful voice and inspirational music.

  • A Saudi Arabian businessman and banker who was involved in various controversies.

2008

  • Florestine Bouvier was the mother of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the wife of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

  • Brazilian 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 …

  • Renowned author known for her children's books and contributions to literature.

  • Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (d. 2008)

  • Irish singer-songwriter/guitarist (the dubliners) (d.2008)

2007

2006

2005

  • Everett Lilly was an American bluegrass musician and singer-songwriter.

  • Frère roger was a swiss christian leader and the founder of the taizé community, an ecumenical monastic community in france known for its worship and music.

  • American fiddler (old & in the way) (d.2005)

  • Italian cinematographer (born in 1922)

  • English novelist and playwright (b. 1938)

2004

  • An American actress known for her exotic looks and roles in B-movies during the 1940s and 1950s.

  • American journalist and photographer (d. 2004).

  • Aquanetta was an American actress known for her roles in low-budget horror and science fiction films in the 1940s and 1950s.

  • American boxer (born 1969).

  • American photographer and journalist (d. 2004)

2003

  • Former President of Uganda

  • Idi Amin was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979.

  • Ugandan field marshal and politician, 3rd president of uganda (b. 1928)

2002

  • Nyc, new york -- actor. (getting straight, superman & mole men).

  • Palestinian political leader (born 1937).

  • 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).

1999 - 1990

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

1999

  • Lamount Cranston was an American actor best known for his role as the title character in the radio drama The Shadow.

  • American country singer and songwriter (born 1914).

1998

  • Athanasius Yeshaq was the 117th Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church from 1976 to 1988.

  • Floyd Spence was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

  • Treasure Shields Redmond was an African American poet and educator.

  • Phil Leeds

    American actor (d. 1998)

  • American journalist and author (d. 1998)

1997

  • Emylie Fitzgerald was a celebrated American actress known for her roles in classic Hollywood films.

  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a Pakistani singer and musician who is renowned for his powerful vocals and his mastery of the Qawwali form of Sufi Islamic devotional music.

  • Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Philadelphia Flyers.

  • Pakistani singer and musician (d. 1997)

  • Bangladeshi islamic scholar and teacher (d. 1997)

1996

1995

  • Prominent American publisher and philanthropist.

  • American publisher and politician. she was a child reader of her father's legal documents from childhood. she was already a texas house of representatives parliamentarian at the age of 20, and she became a texas state legislature candidate at the age of 24. she joined the waacs in 1942-1945, and was promoted to major and then colonel. she was named …

  • Oveta Culp Hobby was the first secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and a colonel in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

  • Detroit dj, dies at 62

  • At 89, a news anchor for nbc dies

1994

1993

  • 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 …

  • Actor paul-one life to live, dies at 56 from aids

  • At 83, a us costume designer (cleopatra can-can, can-can) dies

1992

  • American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1951)

1991

  • 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 …

  • Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1991)

  • From respiratory failure.

  • Stage director / actor, dies at 43

  • Ceo (karl home video), died at 38 from skin cancer.

1990

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.

  • Denver Moore was a talented artist known for his unique and expressive paintings.

1988

1986

1985

  • A popular Japanese singer and actor who was known for his hit songs in the 1960s.

1984

1983

  • American professional baseball player, american athlete

1979 - 1970

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

1979

  • Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th prime minister of canada (b. 1895)

  • Canadian politician and lawyer 13th prime minister canada (d. 1979).

1978

1977

  • Legendary rock 'n' roll singer and cultural icon known as the 'King of Rock and Roll'.

  • Legendary musician known as the 'King of Rock and Roll'.

  • Elvis Presley

    American pop singer. he is known as one of the greatest entertainers in history. he walked across the stage with a fiery sneer, wearing a memphis bop-suit and swinging on his hot-wired legs. he was the most successful recording artist of all time, with 107 top-40 hits and 41 gold records. presley was an icon with a large following, and …

  • Zella Hurwitz was a pioneering mathematician known for her work in algebra and number theory.

  • In memphis, tennesee, usa at age 42.

1975

1974

1973

1972

1971

1969 - 1960

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

1969

  • Actor/writer (air patrol, strangler), died at 59

1968

1966

  • Actor cisco kid, who was 58 years old, dies from a heart attack

1965

1964

1963

  • Lymon Briggs was an American physicist who made significant contributions to the field of atomic and molecular physics.

  • British artist (d. 1963)

1961

  • Pakistani linguist and scholar (b. 1870)

  • 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

1959

  • Polish-french harpsichord player, educator (d. 1959).

  • Jr., american admiral (b. 1882)

  • Us vice-admiral (wwii pacific).

  • Polish 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)

1958

  • Soviet consul general in new york city, journalist and economist (b. 1904)

1957

  • American chemist and physicist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1881)

  • Nobel prize winner for physicist and chemist in america (d. 1957).

1956

  • Hungarian-american actor (b. 1882)

  • 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.

1952

1951

  • 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 was an American author best known for her novel 'Gone with the Wind', which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937.

  • 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 author famous for 'Gone with the Wind'.

  • American journalist and author (b. 1900)

1948

  • Legendary baseball player who played for the New York Yankees and is considered one of the greatest players of all time.

  • Lucylle Bogan was an American blues singer and songwriter, known for her explicit and controversial lyrics.

  • Iconic baseball player who set numerous records in his career.

  • 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 …

1947

  • Nell Ruth was a legendary baseball player known for his exceptional hitting skills.

1946

1945

1944

1943

  • Naren Chandra Sen was an Indian independence activist who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement.

  • Scottish painter known for his landscapes and seascapes.

1941

1940

  • French cyclist racer and journalist, inventor of the tour de france bicycle ride in 1903.

  • Us raf-pilot / 2nd lieutenant, dies from injuries

1939 - 1930

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

1938

  • Influential blues guitarist and singer who legend says sold his soul to the devil for musical talent.

  • Slovak priest, journalist, and politician (b. 1864)

  • Slovak politician, priest (born 1864).

1930

  • American aviator, known for his record-breaking long-distance flights in the 1920s.

1929 - 1920

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

1929

1921

1920

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1916

  • Canadian-american wrestler and promoter (d. 2014)

1914

1911

1910

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on August 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1907

1904

1900

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