March 16th
176 Notable deaths
Roger Sessions
American composer, critic, and teacher of music (1896-1985).
Born December 28th, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died March 16th, 1985 at 88 years old in Princeton.
Anura Bandaranaike
Sri lankan politician (1949–2008).
Born February 15th, 1949 in Colombo.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 59 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Albert Hackett
American screenwriter (1900-1995).
Born February 16th, 1900 in New York City.
Died March 16th, 1995 at 95 years old in New York City.
Ralph Erskine
Swedish architect (1914–2005).
Born February 24th, 1914 in Mill Hill.
Died March 16th, 2005 at 91 years old in Drottningholm.
Chen Geng
Chinese general (1903-1961).
Born February 27th, 1903 in Xiangxiang City.
Died March 16th, 1961 at 58 years old in Shanghai (myocardial infarction).
Derek Barton
English organic chemist.
Born September 8th, 1918 in Gravesend. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1998 at 79 years old in College Station. [ref]
John White
American rower.
Born May 16th, 1916 in Seattle.
Died March 16th, 1997 at 80 years old in Bellevue.
Mitch Leigh
American composer (1928-2014).
Born January 30th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died March 16th, 2014 at 86 years old in Manhattan.
Rob de Nijs
Dutch singer and actor, active since the 1960s (1942–2025).
Born December 26th, 1942 in Amsterdam.
Died March 16th, 2025 at 82 years old in Bennekom (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Alexander Esenin-Volpin
Russian-american mathematician (1924-2016).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 16th, 2016 at 91 years old in Boston. [ref]
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson