March 16th
153 Notable deaths
Albert Hackett
American screenwriter (1900-1995).
Born February 16th, 1900 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1995 at 95 years old in New York City. [ref]
Danilo Stojković
Serbian theatre, television and film actor (1934-2002).
Born August 11th, 1934 in Belgrade.
Died March 16th, 2002 at 67 years old in Belgrade (lung cancer).
Arthur Adamov
Playwright (1908-1970).
Born August 23rd, 1908 in Kislovodsk. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1970 at 61 years old in Paris (drug overdose).
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]
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]
Hans Kohn
American historian.
Born September 15th, 1891 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1971 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
Bob Wollek
French racecar driver and alpine skier.
Born November 4th, 1943 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2001 at 57 years old in Sebring (bicycle accident). [ref]
Egon Friedell
Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist, actor, cabaret performer (kabarettist) and theatre critic.
Born January 21st, 1878 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1938 at 60 years old in Vienna (falling). [ref]
Yakov Perelman
Russian science writer (1882-1942).
Born December 4th, 1882 in Białystok.
Died March 16th, 1942 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Siegfried Fehmer
German gestapo officer.
Born January 10th, 1911 in Munich. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1948 at 37 years old in Oslo (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 153
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman