October 16th
230 Notable deaths
Pierre Salinger
American senator and journalist (1925–2004).
Born June 14th, 1925 in San Francisco.
Died October 16th, 2004 at 79 years old in Cavaillon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Larch
American film and television actor (1914–2005).
Born October 4th, 1914 in Salem.
Died October 16th, 2005 at 91 years old in Woodland Hills.
Harish-Chandra
Indian american mathematician and physicist (1923–1983).
Born October 11th, 1923 in Kanpur.
Died October 16th, 1983 at 60 years old in Princeton.
Mel Carnahan
Governor of missouri, 2000 u.s. senator-elect (1934–2000).
Born February 11th, 1934 in Birch Tree.
Died October 16th, 2000 at 66 years old in Jefferson County (airplane crash).
Hans Selye
Austro-hungarian canadian endocrinologist.
Born January 26th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died October 16th, 1982 at 75 years old in Montreal.
Arsen Pavlov
Rebel leader known by his nom de guerre motorola, k.i.a., commander of the sparta battalion.
Born February 2nd, 1983 in Ukhta. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2016 at 33 years old in Donetsk. [ref]
William Sealy Gosset
British statistician (1876–1937).
Born June 13th, 1876 in Canterbury.
Died October 16th, 1937 at 61 years old in Beaconsfield (myocardial infarction).
Victor Hugo Green
American travel writer.
Born November 9th, 1892 in Manhattan.
Died October 16th, 1960 at 67 years old in Manhattan.
Vladek Sheybal
Polish actor (1923–1992).
Born March 12th, 1923 in Poznań, Zgierz.
Died October 16th, 1992 at 69 years old in London (aortic aneurysm).
Sergey Taboritsky
Russian white emigrant, monarchist and nationalist.
Born August 12th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 16th, 1980 at 83 years old in Limburg an der Lahn.
Gordon Haskell
British singer (1946-2020).
Born April 27th, 1946 in Bournemouth. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2020 at 74 years old [ref]
Herbert Henry Dow
Canadian american chemical industrialist (1866–1930).
Born February 26th, 1866 in Ontario.
Died October 16th, 1930 at 64 years old in Midland (liver cirrhosis).
Farida of Egypt
Egyptian queen consort (1921–1988).
Born September 5th, 1921 in Alexandria.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 67 years old in Cairo (leukemia).
Ole Beich
Danish musician.
Born January 1st, 1955 in Esbjerg.
Died October 16th, 1991 at 36 years old in Copenhagen (drowning).
Muzaffer Şerif
Turkish psychologist (1906–1988).
Born July 29th, 1906 in İzmir.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 82 years old in Fairbanks.
James W. Fowler
American psychologist (1940–2015).
Born October 12th, 1940 in San Fernando.
Died October 16th, 2015 at 75 years old in Atlanta.
Princess Jelena of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavian royal (1884–1962).
Born November 4th, 1884 in Cetinje.
Died October 16th, 1962 at 77 years old in Nice.
Baek Se-hee
South korean essayist.
Born February 8th, 1990 in Goyang. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2025 at 35 years old in Goyang. [ref]
Wael Zwaiter
Palestinian arab diplomat and writer.
Born January 2nd, 1934 in Nablus.
Died October 16th, 1972 at 38 years old in Rome.
Alan Hawkshaw
British pianist, composer and producer (1937–2021).
Born March 27th, 1937 in Leeds.
Died October 16th, 2021 at 84 years old (pneumonia). [ref]
John Clarke
American actor (1931–2019).
Born April 14th, 1931 in South Bend.
Died October 16th, 2019 at 88 years old in Laguna Beach (pneumonia). [ref]
Narriman Sadek
Egyptian queen consort.
Born October 31st, 1934 in Cairo.
Died October 16th, 2005 at 70 years old in Cairo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Etta Jones
American jazz singer (1928–2001).
Born November 25th, 1928 in Aiken.
Died October 16th, 2001 at 72 years old in New Rochelle (cancer).
Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn
British field marshal (1801-1885).
Born April 6th, 1801 in Berlin.
Died October 16th, 1885 at 84 years old in Paris.
Princess Iolanda, Countess of Bergolo
Italian royal (1901-1986).
Died October 16th, 1986 at 85 years old in Rome.
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa