September 16th
172 Notable deaths
Mamie Smith
American vaudeville singer and actress (1883-1946).
Born May 26th, 1891 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1946 at 55 years old in New York City (disease).
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Aboriginal australian poet, artist, teacher and campaigner for indigenous rights (1920–1993).
Born November 3rd, 1920 in Stradbroke Island.
Died September 16th, 1993 at 72 years old in Altona Meadows.
Dušan Ivković
Basketball coach (1943-2021).
Born October 29th, 1943 in Belgrade.
Died September 16th, 2021 at 77 years old in Belgrade (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Stanley Crouch
American writer (1945-2020).
Born December 14th, 1945 in Los Angeles.
Died September 16th, 2020 at 74 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
Mahsa Amini
Iranian kurdish woman who was arrested and potentially abused by the guidance patrol of iran.
Born July 22nd, 2000 in Saqqez. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2022 at 22 years old in Tehran (torture, cardiac arrest, skull fracture, police brutality). [ref]
Gary Shaw
English footballer (1961–2024).
Born January 21st, 1961 in Kingshurst.
Died September 16th, 2024 at 63 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
John Ingle
Actor (1928-2012).
Died September 16th, 2012 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Qi Baishi
Chinese painter (1864-1957).
Born January 1st, 1864 in Xiangtan County.
Died September 16th, 1957 at 93 years old in Beijing.
Donald Hume
American rower.
Born July 25th, 1915 in Olympia.
Died September 16th, 2001 at 86 years old in Monroe.
Erich Mendelsohn
Jewish german architect.
Born March 21st, 1887 in Olsztyn. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1953 at 66 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black