Hisdates•ComPage 3: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 16
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
1979 On August - 16 death of john Diefenbaker, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1895) 
1983 On this day in history death of earl Averill, American baseball player (b. 1902)
1984 Gyorgy Kosa, composer, dies at 87 on August - 16.
1986 On this day in history 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 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 Robert DiMatte Jr, stage director/actor, dies at 43 on August - 16.
1992 Mark Heard, Christian musician, dies at 41 of a heart attack on this day in history.
1993 On this day in history 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 John Cameron Swayze, news anchor (NBC), dies at 89 on this day in history.
1996 Eric Cullen, actor (Huntington Tower), dies at 31 on this day in history.
1997 Gerard McLarnon, actor/writer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
1999 Death of Pee Wee King, American country musician and songwriter (b. 1914) on this day in history.
2002 On this day in history death of jeff Corey, American actor (b. 1914)
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 Death of Joe Ranft, American animator (b. 1960) on this day in history.
2006 On August - 16 death of alex Buzo, Australian playwright and author (b. 1944)
2007 Death of Max Roach, American percussionist, drummer, and composer (b. 1924) on August - 16.
2008 Death of Ronnie Drew, Ex-Singer of The Dubliners & Solo Artist (b. 1934) on August - 16.
2018 On this day in history death of aretha Franklin, American singer and songwriter
2018 On August - 16 death of kim Yong-chun, North Korean military officer and politician
2018 Death of Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast on this day in history.
2018 On August - 16 death of atal Bihari Vajpayee, 10th Prime Minister of India
2019 On August - 16 death of princess Christina of the Netherlands
2019 Death of Peter Fonda, American actor on this day in history.
2019 Death of Felice Gimondi, Italian racing cyclist on this day in history.
2019 On this day in history death of josé Nápoles, Cuban-born Mexican boxer
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 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 this day in history.
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