Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
November 16th
220 Notable deaths
Robert I, Duke of Parma
Duke of parma and piacenza from 1854 to 1859.
Born July 9th, 1848 in Florence.
Died November 16th, 1907 at 59 years old in Lucca.
Arthur Askey
English comedian and actor (1900–1982).
Born June 6th, 1900 in Liverpool.
Died November 16th, 1982 at 82 years old in London (gangrene).
Imogen Hassall
English actress (1942-1980).
Born August 25th, 1942 in Woking.
Died November 16th, 1980 at 38 years old in Wimbledon (drug overdose).
Hiromi Tsuru
Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator (1960–2017).
Born March 29th, 1960 in Hokkaido.
Died November 16th, 2017 at 57 years old in Chūō (aortic dissection).
Ahmet Kaya
Turkish-kurdish singer.
Born October 28th, 1957 in Malatya.
Died November 16th, 2000 at 43 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Bob Smith
American physician and surgeon (1879–1950).
Born August 8th, 1879 in St. Johnsbury.
Died November 16th, 1950 at 71 years old in Akron (colorectal cancer).
Siobhán McKenna
Irish actress (1922–1986).
Born May 24th, 1922 in Belfast.
Died November 16th, 1986 at 64 years old in Dublin (lung cancer).
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
German princess (1874-1878).
Born May 24th, 1874 in Darmstadt.
Died November 16th, 1878 at 4 years old in Darmstadt (diphtheria).
W. T. Cosgrave
Irish politician (1880-1965).
Born June 6th, 1880 in Dublin.
Died November 16th, 1965 at 85 years old in Dublin.
J. D. Sumner
American singer (1924–1998).
Born November 19th, 1924 in Lakeland.
Died November 16th, 1998 at 73 years old in Myrtle Beach.
Melvin Laird
20th-century american politician (1922–2016).
Born September 1st, 1922 in Omaha. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2016 at 94 years old in Fort Myers. [ref]
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
(1895–1903); daughter of ernst louis, grand duke of hesse, and princess victoria melita of saxe-coburg and gotha.
Born March 11th, 1895 in Darmstadt.
Died November 16th, 1903 at 8 years old in Skierniewice (typhoid fever).
John Sparkman
American jurist and politician (1899–1985).
Born December 20th, 1899 in Hartselle.
Died November 16th, 1985 at 85 years old in Huntsville (myocardial infarction).
Chris Argyris
American business theorist (1923-2013).
Born July 16th, 1923 in Newark.
Died November 16th, 2013 at 90 years old [ref]
Donald Watson
English vegan activist.
Born September 2nd, 1910 in South Yorkshire, Mexborough. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2005 at 95 years old in Keswick.
Joan Carroll
American stage and film actress.
Born January 18th, 1932 in Paterson.
Died November 16th, 2016 at 84 years old in Puerto Vallarta (disease). [ref]
Antonio de Nigris
Mexican footballer (1978–2009).
Born April 1st, 1978 in Monterrey.
Died November 16th, 2009 at 31 years old in Larissa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bruce Swedien
American audio engineer (1934–2020).
Born April 19th, 1934 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2020 at 86 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
Jay Wright Forrester
American operations researcher (1918–2016).
Born July 14th, 1918 in Anselmo. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2016 at 98 years old in Concord. [ref]
G. A. Henty
British novelist (1832–1902).
Born December 8th, 1832 in Cambridge.
Died November 16th, 1902 at 69 years old in Weymouth.
Carl Sanders
American attorney and politician (1925–2014).
Born May 15th, 1925 in Augusta.
Died November 16th, 2014 at 89 years old in Atlanta (falling from height).
John Emery
American actor (1905–1964).
Born May 20th, 1905 in New York City.
Died November 16th, 1964 at 59 years old in New York City (cancer).
Ralph Edwards
Radio and television host and producer (1913–2005).
Born June 13th, 1913 in Colorado.
Died November 16th, 2005 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Carl von Linde
German engineer (1842-1934).
Born June 11th, 1842 in Berndorf.
Died November 16th, 1934 at 92 years old in Munich.
Lucia Popp
Slovak operatic soprano.
Born November 12th, 1939 in Záhorská Ves. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1993 at 54 years old in Munich (brain cancer).
Deaths 26 to 50 of 220
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy