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March 16th
221 Notable deaths
Yulia Nachalova
Soviet and russian singer, actress and television presenter (1981–2019).
Born January 31st, 1981 in Voronezh.
Died March 16th, 2019 at 38 years old in Moscow (heart failure, sepsis, cerebral edema).
Maurice Halbwachs
French sociologist (1877-1945), died in buchenwald concentration camp.
Born March 11th, 1877 in Reims.
Died March 16th, 1945 at 68 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (dysentery).
John James Rickard Macleod
Nobel prize-winning scottish physician and physiologist; co-discoverer of insulin.
Born September 6th, 1876 in Clunie.
Died March 16th, 1935 at 58 years old in Aberdeen.
Navnindra Behl
Indian actor and director.
Born October 30th, 1949 in Delhi.
Died March 16th, 2026 at 76 years old
Dannie Richmond
American drummer.
Born December 15th, 1935 in New York City.
Died March 16th, 1988 at 52 years old in Los Angeles.
Princess Zorka of Montenegro
Princess of montenegro (1864-1890); mother of alexander i of yugoslavia.
Born December 23rd, 1864 in Cetinje.
Died March 16th, 1890 at 25 years old in Cetinje (puerperal disorders).
Sydney Camm
British aeronautical engineer (1893–1966).
Born August 5th, 1893 in Windsor.
Died March 16th, 1966 at 72 years old in Richmond.
Moudud Ahmed
Bangladeshi politician (1940–2021).
Born May 24th, 1940 in Royal Bengal Noakhali District.
Died March 16th, 2021 at 80 years old in Mount Elizabeth Hospital. [ref]
Bill Brown
Australian cricketer (1912-2008).
Born July 31st, 1912 in Toowoomba.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 95 years old in Brisbane. [ref]
Gary Bettenhausen
American racing driver (1941–2014).
Born November 18th, 1941 in Tinley Park.
Died March 16th, 2014 at 72 years old in Monrovia.
M. A. R. Barker
Linguist, scholar, author and game designer (1929–2012).
Born November 3rd, 1929 in Spokane.
Died March 16th, 2012 at 82 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
June Collyer
American actress (1906–1968).
Born August 19th, 1906 in New York City.
Died March 16th, 1968 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Barbara Hammer
American filmmaker (1939-2019).
Born May 15th, 1939 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2019 at 79 years old in Manhattan (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Ola Brunkert
Swedish musician (1946-2008).
Born September 15th, 1946 in Örebro.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 61 years old in Artà (falling from height). [ref]
Tivadar Puskás
Hungarian inventor (1844-1893).
Born September 17th, 1844 in Pest.
Died March 16th, 1893 at 48 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
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.
Derek Barton
English organic chemist (1918–1998).
Born September 8th, 1918 in Gravesend.
Died March 16th, 1998 at 79 years old in College Station. [ref]
John White
American rower (1916–1997).
Born May 16th, 1916 in Seattle.
Died March 16th, 1997 at 80 years old in Bellevue.
Carel Boshoff
South african academic, writer and politician, former proponent of apartheid, founder of orania (1927-2011).
Born November 9th, 1927 in Modimolle.
Died March 16th, 2011 at 83 years old in Orania (cancer). [ref]
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]
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