March 16th
221 Notable deaths
Frank Sinatra Jr.
American singer, composer, conductor and actor (1944–2016).
Born January 10th, 1944 in Jersey City.
Died March 16th, 2016 at 72 years old in Daytona Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tammi Terrell
American singer-songwriter.
Born April 29th, 1945 in Philadelphia.
Died March 16th, 1970 at 24 years old in Philadelphia (brain cancer).
Sabine Schmitz
German racing driver (1969-2021).
Born May 14th, 1969 in Adenau.
Died March 16th, 2021 at 51 years old in Trier (cancer). [ref]
Thomas E. Dewey
American politician (1902–1971).
Born March 24th, 1902 in Owosso.
Died March 16th, 1971 at 68 years old in Bal Harbour (myocardial infarction).
Rachel Corrie
American anti-war and human rights activist.
Born April 10th, 1979 in Olympia.
Died March 16th, 2003 at 23 years old in Rafah (crush injury).
Dick Dale
American surf rock guitarist (1937–2019).
Died March 16th, 2019 at 81 years old in Loma Linda (heart failure). [ref]
Ivan Dixon
Actor, director, producer (1931–2008).
Born April 6th, 1931 in New York City.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 76 years old in Charlotte (kidney failure). [ref]
Frank Thornton
British actor (1921–2013).
Born January 15th, 1921 in London.
Died March 16th, 2013 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Stuart Whitman
American actor (1928-2020).
Born February 1st, 1928 in San Francisco.
Died March 16th, 2020 at 92 years old in Montecito (skin cancer). [ref]
Freda Dudley Ward
British socialite (1894–1983).
Born July 28th, 1894 in Nottinghamshire.
Died March 16th, 1983 at 88 years old in London.
Aubrey Beardsley
British illustrator and author (1872–1898).
Born August 21st, 1872 in Brighton.
Died March 16th, 1898 at 25 years old in Menton (tuberculosis).
Jason Molina
American singer-songwriter.
Born December 30th, 1973 in Oberlin.
Died March 16th, 2013 at 39 years old in Indianapolis.
Arthur Godfrey
American radio personality and television actor (1903–1983).
Born August 31st, 1903 in Manhattan.
Died March 16th, 1983 at 79 years old in Manhattan (pulmonary emphysema).
Constantin Brâncuși
Romanian sculptor, photographer and painter (1876-1960).
Born February 19th, 1876 in Hobița.
Died March 16th, 1957 at 81 years old in Paris.
Yakov Sverdlov
Soviet politician.
Born June 3rd, 1885 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died March 16th, 1919 at 33 years old in Moscow (influenza, 1918–1920 flu pandemic).
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Born May 28th, 1910 in Linden.
Died March 16th, 1975 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Selma Lagerlöf
Swedish writer (1858–1940).
Born November 20th, 1858 in Östra Ämtervik church parish. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1940 at 81 years old in Östra Ämtervik church parish (stroke).
Miguel Primo de Rivera, 2nd Marquis of Estella
Spanish politician; dictator, aristocrat, and military officer who served as prime minister of spain from 1923 to 1930.
Born January 8th, 1870 in Jerez de la Frontera.
Died March 16th, 1930 at 60 years old in Paris (diabetes). [ref]
Richard Erdman
American actor, film director (1925–2019).
Died March 16th, 2019 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (dementia). [ref]
Andy Fraser
British musician (1952–2015).
Born August 7th, 1952 in Paddington.
Died March 16th, 2015 at 62 years old in Temecula (death from AIDS-related complications).
Bebe Daniels
American entertainer (1901–1971).
Born January 14th, 1901 in Dallas.
Died March 16th, 1971 at 70 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage).
Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat
25th chief of the clan fraser of lovat and a prominent british commando (1911-1995).
Born July 9th, 1911 in Beaufort Castle.
Died March 16th, 1995 at 83 years old in Beauly.
Jean Monnet
French political economist regarded by as a chief architect of european unity (1888-1979).
Born November 9th, 1888 in Cognac.
Died March 16th, 1979 at 90 years old in The Jean Monnet House.
Charlie Barnett
American actor and comedian (1954-1996).
Born September 23rd, 1954 in Bluefield.
Died March 16th, 1996 at 41 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Buddy Elias
Actor (1925-2015).
Born June 2nd, 1925 in Frankfurt.
Died March 16th, 2015 at 89 years old in Basel.
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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