September 16th
165 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).
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]
Qi Baishi
Chinese painter (1864-1957).
Born January 1st, 1864 in Xiangtan County. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1957 at 93 years old in Beijing. [ref]
John Ingle
Actor (1928-2012).
Died September 16th, 2012 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Erich Mendelsohn
Jewish german architect.
Born March 21st, 1887 in Olsztyn. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1953 at 66 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Luigi Colani
German industrial designer and design professor (1928-2019).
Born August 2nd, 1928 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2019 at 91 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
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).
Vesta Tilley
English music hall performer and male impersonator.
Born May 13th, 1864 in Worcester.
Died September 16th, 1952 at 88 years old in London.
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 in Basra. [ref]
Gio Ponti
Italian architect (1891-1979).
Born November 18th, 1891 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1979 at 87 years old in Milan. [ref]
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder