September 16th
213 Notable deaths
Timothy Bateson
British actor (1926–2009).
Born April 3rd, 1926 in London.
Died September 16th, 2009 at 83 years old in London. [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 (1915–2001).
Born July 25th, 1915 in Olympia.
Died September 16th, 2001 at 86 years old in Monroe.
Erich Mendelsohn
Jewish-german architect (1887–1953).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Olsztyn.
Died September 16th, 1953 at 66 years old in San Francisco.
Luigi Colani
German industrial designer and design professor (1928-2019).
Born August 2nd, 1928 in Berlin.
Died September 16th, 2019 at 91 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Vesta Tilley
English music hall performer and male impersonator (1864–1952).
Born May 13th, 1864 in Worcester.
Died September 16th, 1952 at 88 years old in London.
Nedrick Young
American screenwriter (1914-1968).
Born March 23rd, 1914 in Philadelphia.
Died September 16th, 1968 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Gio Ponti
Italian architect (1891-1979).
Born November 18th, 1891 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1979 at 87 years old in Milan. [ref]
Ardeshir Tarapore
Recipient of param vir chakra (1923-1965).
Born August 18th, 1923 in Mumbai.
Died September 16th, 1965 at 42 years old in Chawinda.
Murat Karayılan
Acting military commander of the kurdistan workers party (pkk).
Born June 5th, 1954 in Birecik.
Died September 16th, 2023 at 69 years old
Kodela Siva Prasad Rao
Indian politician.
Died September 16th, 2019 at 72 years old (hanging to death).
Constance Moore
American actress and singer (1920-2005).
Born January 18th, 1920 in Sioux City.
Died September 16th, 2005 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Edward Bouverie Pusey
Conservative churchman of the church of england and hebraist (1800–1882).
Born August 22nd, 1800 in Pusey.
Died September 16th, 1882 at 82 years old in Oxford.
Thomas Graham
British chemist (1805–1869).
Born December 20th, 1805 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1869 at 63 years old in London. [ref]
Tarık Akan
Turkish actor and film producer (1949–2016).
Born December 13th, 1949 in Istanbul.
Died September 16th, 2016 at 66 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). [ref]
Oliver Wallace
English-american composer (1887–1963).
Born August 6th, 1887 in London.
Died September 16th, 1963 at 76 years old in Burbank.
Guy Béart
French singer (1930-2015).
Born July 16th, 1930 in Cairo.
Died September 16th, 2015 at 85 years old in Garches (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Hopwood Jeans
British mathematician and astronomer (1877 – 1946).
Born September 11th, 1877 in Ormskirk.
Died September 16th, 1946 at 69 years old in Dorking.
Gustav Bauer
German trade unionist and chancellor (1870–1944).
Born January 6th, 1870 in Ozyorsk. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1944 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Nguyen Van Thuan
Vietnamese roman catholic cardinal, archbishop and venerable (1928–2002).
Born April 17th, 1928 in Huế.
Died September 16th, 2002 at 74 years old in Rome (cancer).
Semyon Krivoshein
Soviet general (1899-1978).
Born November 28th, 1899 in Voronezh.
Died September 16th, 1978 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Samuel Z. Arkoff
American producer of b movies (1918–2001).
Born June 12th, 1918 in Fort Dodge.
Died September 16th, 2001 at 83 years old in Burbank.
Kesarbai Kerkar
Indian singer (1892–1977).
Born July 13th, 1892 in Pernem taluk.
Died September 16th, 1977 at 85 years old
Gordon Gould
American physicist and inventor (1920–2005).
Born July 17th, 1920 in Manhattan.
Died September 16th, 2005 at 85 years old in Lenox Hill Hospital.
Kapila Vatsyayan
Indian politician and art historian (1928-2020).
Born December 25th, 1928 in Delhi.
Died September 16th, 2020 at 91 years old in Delhi.
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen