January 16th
170 Notable deaths
Gene Harris
American pianist.
Born September 1st, 1933 in Benton Harbor. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2000 at 66 years old in Boise. [ref]
Vernon Duke
American composer (1903-1969).
Born October 10th, 1903 in Parafjanava. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1969 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
German prince.
Born April 1st, 1851 in Meiningen.
Died January 16th, 1928 at 76 years old in Meiningen.
Marcia Davenport
American author and music critic.
Born June 9th, 1903 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1996 at 92 years old in Monterey. [ref]
Ike Quebec
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1918-1963).
Born August 17th, 1918 in Newark. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1963 at 44 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Gustav Leonhardt
Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor.
Born May 30th, 1928 in 's-Graveland. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2012 at 83 years old in Amsterdam (cancer). [ref]
Oskar Barnack
German optical engineer.
Born November 1st, 1879 in Lynow.
Died January 16th, 1936 at 56 years old in Bad Nauheim (pneumonia).
Barry Tuckwell
Australian horn player.
Born March 5th, 1931 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2020 at 88 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Jovan Cvijić
Serbian scientist.
Born October 11th, 1865 in Loznica. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1927 at 61 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Modest Tchaikovsky
Russian writer.
Born May 13th, 1850 in Alapayevsk. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1916 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 170
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker