January 16th
248 Notable deaths
Phineas Quimby
American writer (1802–1866).
Born February 16th, 1802 in Lebanon.
Died January 16th, 1866 at 63 years old in Belfast.
Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
German prince (1851–1928).
Born April 1st, 1851 in Meiningen.
Died January 16th, 1928 at 76 years old in Meiningen.
Ali Moustafa Mosharafa
Egyptian physicist (1898–1950).
Born July 11th, 1898 in Damietta.
Died January 16th, 1950 at 51 years old in Cairo (heart failure).
Gene Harris
American pianist (1933–2000).
Born September 1st, 1933 in Benton Harbor.
Died January 16th, 2000 at 66 years old in Boise.
Oliver Ivanović
Kosovo-serbian politician and economist.
Born April 1st, 1953 in Irzniq. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2018 at 64 years old in North Mitrovica (gunshot wound, assassination). [ref]
Vernon Duke
American composer (1903-1969).
Born October 10th, 1903 in Parafjanava.
Died January 16th, 1969 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
American chemist and inventor (1832–1913).
Born August 20th, 1832 in Jefferson. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1913 at 80 years old in Pasadena.
Marcia Davenport
American author and music critic.
Born June 9th, 1903 in New York City.
Died January 16th, 1996 at 92 years old in Monterey.
Martin Kosleck
German actor (1904-1994).
Born March 24th, 1904 in Kołczygłowy.
Died January 16th, 1994 at 89 years old in Santa Monica.
Yao Beina
Chinese female singer.
Born September 26th, 1981 in Wuhan.
Died January 16th, 2015 at 33 years old in Shenzhen (breast cancer).
Ike Quebec
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1918-1963).
Born August 17th, 1918 in Newark.
Died January 16th, 1963 at 44 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Earl Wilson
American journalist (1907-1987).
Born May 3rd, 1907 in Rockford.
Died January 16th, 1987 at 79 years old in Yonkers.
José Sulaimán
Mexican businessman (1931-2014).
Born May 30th, 1931 in Ciudad Victoria.
Died January 16th, 2014 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).
Oskar Barnack
German optical engineer (1879–1936).
Born November 1st, 1879 in Lynow.
Died January 16th, 1936 at 56 years old in Bad Nauheim (pneumonia).
Gustav Leonhardt
Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor (1928–2012).
Born May 30th, 1928 in Netherlands, 's-Graveland.
Died January 16th, 2012 at 83 years old in Amsterdam (cancer). [ref]
Jovan Cvijić
Serbian scientist (1865–1927).
Born October 11th, 1865 in Loznica.
Died January 16th, 1927 at 61 years old in Belgrade.
Bobo Olson
American boxer (1928–2002).
Born July 11th, 1928 in Honolulu.
Died January 16th, 2002 at 73 years old in Honolulu (Alzheimer's disease).
Modest Tchaikovsky
Russian dramatist, opera librettist and translator (1850–1916).
Born May 13th, 1850 in Alapayevsk.
Died January 16th, 1916 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Barry Tuckwell
Australian horn player (1931–2020).
Born March 5th, 1931 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2020 at 88 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
August Heissmeyer
Leading member of the ss (1897-1979).
Born January 11th, 1897 in Aerzen.
Died January 16th, 1979 at 82 years old in Schwäbisch Hall.
Ruth Orkin
American photographer and filmmaker (1921-1985).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Boston.
Died January 16th, 1985 at 63 years old in New York City (cancer).
Ito Sukeyuki
Japanese admiral (1843-1914).
Born May 20th, 1843 in Kagoshima.
Died January 16th, 1914 at 70 years old in Tokyo.
Nikolai Bernstein
Soviet neurophysiologist (1896–1966).
Born November 5th, 1896 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1966 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Gussie Moran
American tennis player.
Born September 8th, 1923 in Santa Monica.
Died January 16th, 2013 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Ali Dashti
Iranian politician (1897-1982).
Born March 31st, 1897 in Karbala.
Died January 16th, 1982 at 84 years old in Tehran.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 248
To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan