Famous Deaths In August - 16

1979  On August - 16 death of john Diefenbaker, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1895)   

1983  On August - 16 death of earl Averill, American baseball player (b. 1902)   

1984  Gyorgy Kosa, composer, dies at 87 on August - 16.   

1986  John Hurley, song writer (Son of a Preacher Man), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1988  Milton Adolphus, composer, dies at 75 on August - 16.   

1989  Amanda Blake, actress (Gunsmoke), dies at 58 on August - 16.   

1990  Death of Pat O'Connor, New Zealand professional wrestler (b. 1925) on August - 16.   

1991  On this day in history robert DiMatte Jr, stage director/actor, dies at 43   

1992  Mark Heard, Christian musician, dies at 41 of a heart attack on this day in history.   

1993  Irene Sharaff, US costume designer (Cleopatra, Can-can), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1994  Earnest Pawel, Polish/US author (Nightmare of Reason), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1995  On August - 16 john Cameron Swayze, news anchor (NBC), dies at 89   

1996  On August - 16 eric Cullen, actor (Huntington Tower), dies at 31   

1997  Gerard McLarnon, actor/writer, dies at 82 on August - 16.   

1999  On August - 16 death of pee Wee King, American country musician and songwriter (b. 1914)   

2002  Death of Jeff Corey, American actor (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

2003  On this day in history death of idi Amin, Ugandan dictator (b. 1928)   

2004  On this day in history death of ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey coach (b. 1950)   

2005  Death of Joe Ranft, American animator (b. 1960) on this day in history.   

2006  Death of Alex Buzo, Australian playwright and author (b. 1944) on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history death of max Roach, American percussionist, drummer, and composer (b. 1924)   

2008  Death of Ronnie Drew, Ex-Singer of The Dubliners & Solo Artist (b. 1934) on August - 16.   

2018  Death of Aretha Franklin, American singer and songwriter on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history death of kim Yong-chun, North Korean military officer and politician   

2018  On this day in history death of yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast   

2018  On August - 16 death of atal Bihari Vajpayee, 10th Prime Minister of India   

2019  Death of Princess Christina of the Netherlands on this day in history.   

2019  Death of Peter Fonda, American actor on August - 16.   

2019  On August - 16 death of felice Gimondi, Italian racing cyclist   

2019  Death of José Nápoles, Cuban-born Mexican boxer on August - 16.   

2019  Death of Richard Williams, Canadian-British animator, voice actor, and writer on August - 16.   

2021  Death of Volodymyr Holubnychy, Soviet and Ukrainian race walker and Olympic champion (b. 1936) on August - 16.   

2023  On this day in history death of pierre Alféri , 60, French novelist, poet, and essayist.   

2023  Death of V. S. R. Arunachalam , 87, Indian engineer, founder of CSTEP on August - 16.   

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on August - 16.   

1378  On this day in history birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)   

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on this day in history.   

1401  On August - 16 birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)   

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on this day in history.   

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)   

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on August - 16.