Hisdates•ComPage 3: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 16
Thursday, 18 September 2025
1979 On this day in history 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 On August - 16 john Hurley, song writer (Son of a Preacher Man), dies at 45
1988 On this day in history milton Adolphus, composer, dies at 75
1989 Amanda Blake, actress (Gunsmoke), dies at 58 on August - 16.
1990 On August - 16 death of pat O'Connor, New Zealand professional wrestler (b. 1925)
1991 Robert DiMatte Jr, stage director/actor, dies at 43 on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history mark Heard, Christian musician, dies at 41 of a heart attack
1993 On August - 16 irene Sharaff, US costume designer (Cleopatra, Can-can), dies at 83
1994 On this day in history earnest Pawel, Polish/US author (Nightmare of Reason), dies at 74
1995 On August - 16 john Cameron Swayze, news anchor (NBC), dies at 89
1996 Eric Cullen, actor (Huntington Tower), dies at 31 on this day in history.
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 August - 16.
2003 On August - 16 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 On August - 16 death of joe Ranft, American animator (b. 1960)
2006 Death of Alex Buzo, Australian playwright and author (b. 1944) on August - 16.
2007 On August - 16 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 August - 16.
2018 On August - 16 death of kim Yong-chun, North Korean military officer and politician
2018 Death of Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast on August - 16.
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 August - 16 death of peter Fonda, American actor
2019 Death of Felice Gimondi, Italian racing cyclist on August - 16.
2019 Death of José Nápoles, Cuban-born Mexican boxer on this day in history.
2019 On this day in history death of richard Williams, Canadian-British animator, voice actor, and writer
2021 Death of Volodymyr Holubnychy, Soviet and Ukrainian race walker and Olympic champion (b. 1936) on this day in history.
2023 On August - 16 death of pierre Alféri , 60, French novelist, poet, and essayist.
2023 On August - 16 death of v. S. R. Arunachalam , 87, Indian engineer, founder of CSTEP .
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