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August 16th famous deaths

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

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2019 - 2010

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

2010

2009 - 2000

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

2008
  • 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 …

  • Romanian gymnast, Olympic medalist (Born 1935).

  • Irish singer-songwriter/guitarist (The Dubliners) (d.2008)

  • Japanese author and sustainable farmer (Born 1913).

20072006200520042002
  • 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

1999
  • American country singer and songwriter (Born 1914).

19971996199519941993
  • 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 …

  • At 83, a US costume designer (Cleopatra Can-can, Can-can) dies

  • Actor Paul-One Life to Live, dies at 56 from AIDS

1992
  • American producer and guitarist (d. 1992).

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 …

  • from respiratory failure.

  • Stage director / actor, dies at 43

  • CEO (Karl Home Video), died at 38 from skin cancer.

1990
  • 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.

1988198619841983
  • 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 politician and lawyer 13th Prime Minister Canada (d. 1979).

1978197719751974197319721971

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

19681966
  • Actor Cisco Kid, who was 58 years old, dies from a heart attack

196519641961
  • 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 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).

1957
  • Nobel Prize winner for physicist and chemist in America (d. 1957).

1956
  • 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.

19521951
  • 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 …

1948
  • 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 …

1946194519441940
  • 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

1938

1929 - 1920

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

19291921
  • Lawyer and politician for the American soldier

1920

1919 - 1910

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

19111910

1909 - 1900

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

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