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

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2029 - 2020

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

2023

2021

  • Janet Malcolm was an American journalist and author known for her work in The New Yorker.

2020

2019 - 2010

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

2017

  • Former Chancellor of Germany known for reunification efforts.

  • German politician, chancellor of germany (d. 2017)

2016

  • English political activist and mp (b. 1974)

  • American television news anchor and reporter.

2015

2014

  • Canadian writer known for her short stories and novels.

  • Lauriel Ellison was an American poet and essayist known for her exploration of themes of identity, race, and feminism.

  • In 2007, an american baseball player was elected to the hall of fame.

  • Equatoguinean politician and diplomat, prime minister of equatorial guinea

2013

2012

2011

  • Yuan Xuefen was a renowned Peking Opera singer who was known for her mastery of the laosheng (older male) role type.

  • A South African politician and academic who was a prominent figure in the apartheid movement.

  • Swedish engineer and academic (b. 1938)

2010

  • Canadian opera singer and a formidable contralto. she was awarded the governor general arts award 1995, as well as canada's grand dame of song.

  • American author known for his novel 'Young in the Hamptons'.

  • English-american director, cinematographer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)

  • Haitian lawyer and politician, 49th president of haiti (d. 2010)

  • Haitian politician and lawyer 49th president of haiti (d.2010)

2009 - 2000

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

2008

  • Renowned chemist known for her work in organic chemistry.

  • American child disappeared. his remains were discovered on december 11, 2008. the mother of the child was taken into custody and tried in a media sensation trial. her guilt of murdering the child was not found by the jury.

  • Belgian athlete (born 1975)

  • Italian soldier and author (b. 1921)

  • Italian writer, world war ii veteran, and nazi concentration camp survivor (born in 1921).

2007

2006

2005

2004

  • American football player known for his exceptional skills on the field.

  • Contributed to the development of ENIAC, one of the earliest electronic general-purpose computers.

  • Durward Jones was a pioneering computer scientist known for his contributions to artificial intelligence.

  • Thai field marshal and politician, 10th prime minister of thailand (b. 1911)

  • Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1911)

2003

2001

2000

  • Renowned immunologist known for his work on antibodies and immune responses.

1999 - 1990

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

1999

1998

  • American race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)

1997

  • Mexican businessman who was the chairman and CEO of Grupo Televisa, one of the largest media companies in the Spanish-speaking world.

  • Emileo Azcarraga Milmo was a Mexican businessman and media mogul who served as the chairman and CEO of Grupo Televisa, one of the largest media companies in the Spanish-speaking world.

  • Jacquelyn Gill was a pioneering biologist who made significant contributions to the field of genetics.

  • Australian soldier and author (d. 1997).

1996

  • American soldier and illustrator (d. 1996).

  • Legendary sportscaster known for his work on baseball broadcasts.

  • At 69, a poet/politician dies

  • Birmingham, alabama -- sportscaster (voice for new york yankees).

1994

1993

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

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

1988

  • Pioneered the concept of the administered price and was a leading figure in the development of institutional economics.

  • Puerto rican-american actor and playwright (b. 1946)

  • Puerto rican actor, playwright, and co-founder of nuyorican poetry cafe (born 1946).

1987

1986

  • French organist, composer and recitalist. he was made a chorister at rouen cathedral choir school in 1912. there he studied organ and piano with jules haelling. he moved to paris at 17 and began lessons in organ with charles tournemire. he was a member of the basilique ste-clotilde from paris until 1927. durufla(c), who was then 17 years old, entered …

  • French composer and organist (born in 1902)

1984

1983

  • Fay Crocker was a professional golfer from Uruguay who won the U.S. Women's Open in 1955.

1982

1981

  • Jule Charney was a prominent meteorologist known for his work in numerical weather prediction.

  • Vir Chakra was an Indian military officer who was posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra for his bravery during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

  • Jule Gregory Charney was a physicist who made significant contributions to the field of atmospheric science.

  • Australian politician, 33rd premier of south australia (b. 1896)

  • Director (suriname planning bureau), murdered

1979 - 1970

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

1979

  • American actor and director, best known for "johnny guitar", 1954, "the lusty men", 1954, "rebel without a cause," 55, and "king of kings," 1962. ray was a dynamic visual storyteller and channeled his feelings of alienation, emotional upheaval and frustration onto the screen. his oscar nomination for "rebel without a cause" was his only.

  • Ghanaian military leader who served as head of state from 1972 to 1978.

  • American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1911)

  • Ghanaian general and politician, 6th head of state of ghana (b. 1931)

  • Us composer (thorne music award 1965), dies at 62

1977

  • German-American aerospace engineer and space architect, one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany and, later, the United States.

  • Wernher von Braun

    Rocket scientist (v1/v2) dies after 65 years of smoking

  • Key figure in the development of rocket technology.

  • German-American aerospace engineer who played a key role in the development of rocket technology.

1976

1975

  • Us gospel / impresario / producer, dies at 71

1974

1971

  • Scottish executive and general manager of british broadcasting company, 1922-1938. he was then the first director-general for the bbc 1927-1938. he was made baron 1940. the principles of broadcasting were associated with lord reith. these principles include equal consideration of all viewpoints and probity, universality, and a commitment of public service. they still form part the bbc's mission statement.

  • British broadcast executive (born 1889)

1970

  • Czech playwright and screenwriter known for his absurdist plays.

  • Sydney Chapman was a mathematician who made significant contributions to geophysics and atmospheric science.

  • Pal Gyulai was a Hungarian physicist who made contributions to the field of solid-state physics.

  • Swedish physicist who made contributions to the field of fluid mechanics.

  • Sydney Chapman was a mathematician who made significant contributions to geophysics and atmospheric science.

1969 - 1960

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

1969

1967

  • Renowned actor in early Hollywood films.

  • Reginald Denny

    Reginald Denny was an English actor who appeared in many Hollywood films during the early 20th century.

1963

1961

1959 - 1950

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

1959

  • George Reeves

    Actor in superman, gone with the wind. self-shoots at 45

  • Witney Griswold was an American literary critic and professor of English at Yale University.

  • Played Superman in the 1950s TV series and later ran for political office.

  • Actor best known for playing Superman in the 1950s TV series.

1958

  • Hungarian journalist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

  • Greycen Sinclair was a pioneering British scientist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics.

  • Breylen Sinclair was a pioneering American physicist who made important contributions to the field of quantum mechanics.

  • Hungarian general and politician, minister of defence of hungary (b. 1917)

  • Composer dies at 45

1955

1953

1952

  • Scottish-american geologist and academic (b. 1861)

  • Scottish-american geologist who was the first to map all of the san andreas fault (born 1861).

1949 - 1940

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

1947

1946

1945

1944

  • A French historian and journalist who was a co-founder of the Annales school of historical analysis.

  • Kazuma Kondō was a Japanese poet active during the Taishō and early Shōwa periods.

  • He was an Indian chemist and educator who is considered the father of chemical science in India.

  • French historian who used a comparative approach to historical problems. he was a professor at strasbourg university between 1919-1936 and co-founded, with febvre one of the most influential journals for modern historical studies. his most significant books are "the royal touch," 1924, "french rural history," 1931, and "feudal society," 1939-1940.

  • French historian and Resistance fighter.

1942

  • Czech composer known for his orchestral and chamber music.

1941

1940

  • German politician, a communist political activist. ma 1/4 nzenberg, the first leader of the young communist international (19 1919-20), established the famine relief and propaganda organization workers international relief (1921). he was a prominent propagandist for the communist party of germany (kpd), but he became disillusioned with communism after the great purge of 1930s. stalin sentenced ma 1/4 nzenberg to …

  • American author and lyricist. his 1925 novel "porgy," co-written with dorothy, was the basis of the hit musical "porgy and bess." in 1927, the heywards book was a popular play. the lyrics to the gershwin opera, which opened on broadway in 1935, were written by heywards. many of his books are the result of his time on charleston's docks, where …

  • Composer dies at 25

1939 - 1930

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

1939

  • American jazz drummer and leader of big bands (born in 1905)

1936

1933

1932

1931

  • Pioneering American biologist known for his work on chromosomes and heredity.

1930

  • Inventor known for developing gyrocompass and other maritime technologies.

  • Engineer and inventor who co-founded the Sperry Corporation and developed gyroscopic technology.

  • American lawyer and businessman, co-founded abercrombie & fitch (b. 1866)

  • American co-inventor the gyrocompass (born in 1860).

1929 - 1920

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

1929

  • American historian and scholar (b. 1871)

  • British-american evangelist and the first son of william booth. his father's work was carried to the usa by him. as commander of the salvation army between 1887-1896. booth created "the volunteers of america" after the high council requested his resignation.

1928

  • American county superintendent of los angeles county schools, 1902-1928 (born in 1867).

1925

1921

  • Della Galton was a British author known for her works in the romance genre.

1919 - 1910

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

1918

1910

1909 - 1900

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

1908

  • Radhanath Ray was a prominent Oriya poet and playwright, known for his contributions to modern Oriya literature.

1902

1901

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