List of celebrities and famous people who died on October 16th
Famous deaths on October 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
Finnish captain and politician, 10th president of finland, nobel prize laureate (d. 2023)
Famous deaths on October 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
Co-founder of Premier Automotive Group
Pioneering chemist who developed the Tiffany catalyst.
Owner of several legal brothels in Nevada and reality TV personality.
Channel islands, guernsey -- actor (wizard)
Maltese investigative journalist known for her work on corruption and politics.
Canadian actor and comedian (d. 2017)
British-born irish stand-up comedian (b. 1965)
Jep Goulet was a Canadian actor known for his roles in television and film.
Canadian professor and computer scientist (b. 1921)
Australian general and physician (b. 1930)
American lawyer and judge (b. 1925)
American psychologist and academic (b. 1940)
Turkish film producer, director, actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
Benjermin Bradlee was an American journalist who served as the executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991.
American musicologist and theorist (b. 1926)
11th duke of marlborough, english businessman (d. 2014)
Greek colonel and politician, deputy prime minister of greece (d. 2014)
Finnish basketball player and coach (b. 1934)
Australian choreographer and ballerina (d. 2013).
Long beach, new york -- actor. (sheriff cain - bj & bear).
American colonel (b. 1925)
Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1932)
Indian playwright and academic (b. 1938)
Pakistani-american lawyer and politician (b. 1944)
Hungarian handball player and coach (b. 1923)
American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
American scholar and academic (b. 1921)
American lawyer and politician (d. 2012)
Jr., american firefighter and politician (b. 1950)
Dan wheldon was a british racing driver known for winning the indianapolis 500 twice.
Meta Mayer was a physicist known for her work in nuclear physics.
Eloise Cobell was a Native American activist known for her work on the Indian Trust Fund lawsuit.
Pioneering work in evolutionary theory and paleobiology.
Known for the Red Queen hypothesis in evolutionary biology.
American rapper and producer (b. 1981)
American actress (b. 1915)
Famous deaths on October 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
Estonian translator and author (d. 2008).
Scottish-american actress, nominated six time for academy award in leading roles, including "from here to eternity,"" "beloved infidel,"," "dream wife," and "an affair to remember," as well as "heaven knows, mr. allison," and "the king and i." in 1957, she starred alongside cary grant in "an affair to remember", which was a classic.
Macedonian actor and singer (d. 2007).
Canadian actor known for his work in film, television, and theater.
Astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of galaxies.
Peruvian lawyer and politician, 91st president of peru (d. 2006)
Ukrainian-american anthropologist and academic (b. 1916)
American political sociologist and author of influential works on social change and development.
Renowned sociologist known for his work on social stratification and political development.
Economist who served as the director of the Development Research Center at Harvard University.
American journalist and politician, 11th white house press secretary (d. 2004)
Turkish painter (b. 1919)
Stampede wrestling was founded by stampede wrestling's canadian trainer, wrestler.
Hungarian boxer (d. 2003)
Trailblazing female journalist and editor.
American chemist who made significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry.
American singer-songwriter (b. 1928)
American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 51st governor of missouri (b. 1934)
Kenny Irwin Jr. was a talented robotics engineer who specialized in creating innovative robotic designs.
American actor (b. 1923)
Famous deaths on October 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
Multi-media comedian and writer from america. he is fluent in storytelling and radio raconteur and has been performing on multiple media for more than two decades. he is the author of many books and articles for various magazines. he also produced the television series and screenplay for "a christmas story", a classic mgm movie. he hosted numerous radio shows. his …
Played a key role in the development of the Internet's infrastructure and standards.
Renowned for his epic historical novels, such as 'Hawaii', 'Centennial', and 'Chesapeake', which explore the history and culture of various regions.
Renowned author known for her captivating novels on family dynamics.
Actress best known for her role as Helen Roper on the sitcom 'Three's Company.'
American author and philanthropist (d. 1997)
American actress (d. 1997)
Author (hawaii), passes away at 90 from kidney failure
English novelist (d. 1996)
Actor (judge liar liar), died at 58 from a heart attack
Music teacher dies at 68
Writer dies at 85
Sailor dies at 75
Artist / psychoanalyst, who dies at 82
Della Lindley was a versatile actress who appeared in various TV shows and films.
New zealand middle distance runner
Minister dies at 60
American astrologer, who published "sun signs," 1968, the bestseller, and brought astrology to the masses. her second book, "love signs," was a paperback and sold for $2.25million in 1978.
Academic, dies at the age of 59
Music teacher dies at 87
President (rexall drugs) dies at 76
Actress hazel dies at 85 from natural causes
Singer / actress (frills)
Pittsburgh, pennsylvania -- drummer (billyeckstine band, jazz messengers).
Cuban-american pianist and educator (b. 1914)
Famous deaths on October 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
American actor and film director who starred in various Hollywood productions.
Nyc, new york -- actor (5th musketeer, high sierra)
Cornell Wilde was a renowned actor known for his roles in classic films like 'The Greatest Show on Earth'.
American author and educator (b. 1915)
Author and journalist for the american army (d. 1989).
Slovak-american actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989).
Slovak-american actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989).
At 75, the singer ("you ought to be in pictures") dies.
Belgian pianist and violinist (d. 1986).
Chu member of the dutch parliament, dies at 85
Actor (hobart–ted knight show. duke), dies aged 78
Actress (ford theater), died at 53 from cancer
Television announcer (lux video theater), passes away at 84
Croatian composer and conductor (b. 1895)
Liberace's brother is from an american family of fame.
Tenor opera singer from italy and recording artist. in 1950, he made his american debut at san francisco. del monaco was already singing at his peak on italian television's "andrea chenier" in 1955. his voice was powerful and strong. he was an opera star in the 1950s. his arias were filled with sweetness and tenderness. this period is known as …
Pioneer in stress research and coined the term 'stress'.
Composer dies at 86
Italian opera singer (verdi / puccini), dies at 67
Israeli general and politician, 5th israeli minister of foreign affairs (d. 1981)
Panamanian-american ornithologist and lawyer (d. 1981).
Dutch minister of social affairs (kvp) dies at 83
Famous deaths on October 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
Norwegian journalist, author, and critic.
Actor/dancer (gov drinkwater governor & jj), who dies at 63
American actor, singer, dancer, and director (b. 1913)
Producer dies at 81
Italian composer and critic of conductor (d. 1975).
American actor and composer of drummers (d. 1973).
Rudyard Boys was a British physicist known for his work in nuclear physics.
Hale Boggs was a prominent American businessman and politician.
English-american actor (b. 1886)
American lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
Actor topper, man from uncle) dies at age 80
Australian architect and educator, designed the domain park flats (b. 1919)
Famous deaths on October 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
American baseball player (d. 1968).
American actor and screenwriter (b. 1899)
Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1906)
French philosopher and poet known for his work on the philosophy of science and the imagination.
French philosopher who had a profound influence on the intellectuals working in the fields of history, science, epistemology, and new criticism. his books include "the psychoanalysis of fire", 1964 and "on poetic imagination and reverie," 1972. he stressed that modern science was not a product of positivist or empirist epidemiologies. the abstract nature of modern calculus had profoundly changed the …
Famous deaths on October 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
American general and politician, 3rd united states secretary of defense, nobel prize laureate (b. 1880)
American drummer (b. 1897)
At 78, a general of the us army dies
American anthropologist of mexico (b. 1897)
English rugby player, mines inspector, engineer and educator (b. 1887)
French soccer/football administrator, who served as the 3rd fifa president from 1921 to 54. he has been in office for 33 consecutive years, making him fifa's longest-serving president. he was also the president of france's football federation (1919-1942).
American journalist and author known for his social commentary.
Indian-pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st prime minister of pakistan (b. 1895)
Assassination of said akbar, prime minister of pakistan (1947-1951).
Famous deaths on October 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
Composer dies at 85
German peace activist (b. 1868)
High ranking nazi germany official during world war ii. an obergruppenfa 1/4 hrer (general) in the schutzstaffel (ss), between january 1943 and may 1945 he held the offices of chief of the reichssicherheitshauptamt (rsha, reich main security office) and president of interpol. at the nuremberg trials, he was the highest-ranking member the ss. he was convicted of war crimes, crimes …
German soldier and politician, 14th german reich minister of foreign affairs (d. 1946).
German sailor and politician (b. 1894)
German general (b. 1890)
German lawyer and politician, german minister of the interior (b. 1877)
German lieutenant and politician, minister for foreign affairs of germany (b. 1893)
German lawyer, politician and war criminal (b. 1900)
German journalist and politician (b. 1887)
German field marshal (b. 1882)
Austrian lawyer and politician, 16th federal chancellor of austria (b. 1892)
Estonian architect and politician (b. 1893)
Nazi german politician and chief of slavery labor recruitment. his orders led to five million people being forced into slave work. he took men and women from all walks of europe and took them to germany for work in factories, roads and their homes. his role as the reich director for labour 1942-1945 was responsible for five million people being …
Estonian-german philosopher and national socialism. he was a racist politician, journalist, and anti-marxist. hitler also had a significant influence.
Hitler's closest military advisor, he was also the chief of staff for the high command of german armed forces (okw), the german nazi field marshall. he took control of the axis african command in october 1940. he supported mass murder in russia and poland by allowing them to continue. he was described as mysterious, hard and unmiling.
German civil servant with a typical personality. he was a young officer in munich police, and then he served as a spy for hitler. he was a loyal man who became an effective party leader in reichstag. he was also the first nazi to be elected to thuringa's provincial office. he was a useful public relations professional.
Austrian chancellor (1930s), died at the age of 54.
English composer / conductor, died at 78
Col.-general / german staff chief meteor authority, hanged
German war criminal, hanged
Composer dies at 52
Writer (the dike), passes away at 78
German communist journalist and propagandist.
Famous deaths on October 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
Composer dies at 63
French illustrator and author (d. 1937).
British writer (b. 1859)
Famous deaths on October 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
Composer dies at 70
29 years old, composer
American shot putter discus thrower, and tug-of-war competitor (d. 1913).
Famous deaths on October 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
German playwright and poet (d. 1909)
Sorbian writer (born 1856).
English monk (b. 1837)
A restorer of monastic life within the church of england (born in 1837).
Varina Davis was the wife of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
Varina Howell Davis was the wife of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, and she wrote several books about her experiences during the American Civil War.
Varina Howell was the wife of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
Russian heroine (b. 1882)