Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 16

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

1983  Death of Earl Averill, American baseball player (b. 1902) on August - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 16 robert DiMatte Jr, stage director/actor, dies at 43   

1992  Mark Heard, Christian musician, dies at 41 of a heart attack on August - 16.   

1993  On August - 16 irene Sharaff, US costume designer (Cleopatra, Can-can), dies at 83   

1994  On August - 16 earnest Pawel, Polish/US author (Nightmare of Reason), dies at 74   

1995  John Cameron Swayze, news anchor (NBC), dies at 89 on August - 16.   

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  Death of Pee Wee King, American country musician and songwriter (b. 1914) on August - 16.   

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  Death of Ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey coach (b. 1950) on this day in history.   

2005  On August - 16 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  On this day in history death of max Roach, American percussionist, drummer, and composer (b. 1924)   

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 this day in history.   

2018  Death of Kim Yong-chun, North Korean military officer and politician on this day in history.   

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

2019  On August - 16 death of peter Fonda, American actor   

2019  Death of Felice Gimondi, Italian racing cyclist on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

2021  On August - 16 death of volodymyr Holubnychy, Soviet and Ukrainian race walker and Olympic champion (b. 1936)   

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 this day in history.   

1378  On August - 16 birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)   

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on August - 16.   

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 August - 16.   

1557  On August - 16 birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)   

1573  On August - 16 birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)   

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