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Saturday, 13 December 2025
1979 Death of John Diefenbaker, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1895) on August - 16. 
1983 Death of Earl Averill, American baseball player (b. 1902) on this day in history.
1984 On this day in history gyorgy Kosa, composer, dies at 87
1986 On this day in history john Hurley, song writer (Son of a Preacher Man), dies at 45
1988 On August - 16 milton Adolphus, composer, dies at 75
1989 On this day in history amanda Blake, actress (Gunsmoke), dies at 58
1990 On August - 16 death of pat O'Connor, New Zealand professional wrestler (b. 1925)
1991 On August - 16 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 On this day in history earnest Pawel, Polish/US author (Nightmare of Reason), dies at 74
1995 On this day in history john Cameron Swayze, news anchor (NBC), dies at 89
1996 On this day in history eric Cullen, actor (Huntington Tower), dies at 31
1997 On August - 16 gerard McLarnon, actor/writer, dies at 82
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 August - 16.
2003 Death of Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator (b. 1928) on this day in history.
2004 On this day in history death of ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey coach (b. 1950)
2005 On this day in history death of joe Ranft, American animator (b. 1960)
2006 Death of Alex Buzo, Australian playwright and author (b. 1944) on this day in history.
2007 Death of Max Roach, American percussionist, drummer, and composer (b. 1924) on this day in history.
2008 On August - 16 death of ronnie Drew, Ex-Singer of The Dubliners & Solo Artist (b. 1934)
2018 Death of Aretha Franklin, American singer and songwriter on August - 16.
2018 On this day in history death of kim Yong-chun, North Korean military officer and politician
2018 Death of Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast on this day in history.
2018 Death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 10th Prime Minister of India on August - 16.
2019 Death of Princess Christina of the Netherlands on August - 16.
2019 On this day in history death of peter Fonda, American actor
2019 Death of Felice Gimondi, Italian racing cyclist on August - 16.
2019 On August - 16 death of josé Nápoles, Cuban-born Mexican boxer
2019 On August - 16 death of richard Williams, Canadian-British animator, voice actor, and writer
2021 On August - 16 death of volodymyr Holubnychy, Soviet and Ukrainian race walker and Olympic champion (b. 1936)
2023 Death of Pierre Alféri , 60, French novelist, poet, and essayist on this day in history.
2023 On August - 16 death of v. S. R. Arunachalam , 87, Indian engineer, founder of CSTEP .
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