Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 16

1982  Death of Red Smith, American sports columnist (b. 1905) on January - 16.   

1985  Death of Robert Fitzgerald, U.S. poet and translator (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

1986  Death of Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist, author, and publisher (b. 1892) on January - 16.   

1987  Earl Wilson, Bdwy columnist (Midnight Earl), dies in Yonkers at 79 on January - 16.   

1988  Death of Andrija Artuković, Croatian war criminal (b. 1899) on January - 16.   

1989  On January - 16 pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82   

1992  On January - 16 roselle Novelle, silent film actress, dies at 95   

1993  On January - 16 florence Desmond, [Dawson], actress (Sally in Our Alley), dies at 87   

1994  Harry Nilsson, singer/Songwriter, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1995  William Dillard, trumpeter/singer, dies at 83 on January - 16.   

1996  On this day in history harry Potts, footballer/manager, dies at 75   

1997  Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1998  On January - 16 david "Junior" Kimbrough, blues musician, dies at 67   

1999  On this day in history death of jim McClelland, Australian solicitor, politician, Minister, Royal Commissioner, judge (b. 1915)   

2000  Death of Will "Dub" Jones, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1928) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1939) on January - 16.   

2002  Death of Robert Hanbury Brown, British-Australian astronomer and physicist (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

2003  On January - 16 death of richard Wainwright, English politician (b. 1918)   

2004  On January - 16 death of kalevi Sorsa, Prime Minister of Finland (b. 1930)   

2005  On this day in history death of marjorie Williams, American journalist (b. 1958)   

2006  Death of Stanley Biber, American physician, pioneer of transgender surgery, (b. 1923) on January - 16.   

2007  Death of Ron Carey, American actor (b. 1935) on January - 16.   

2009  Death of Joe Erskine, American boxer and long distance runner (b. 1930) on January - 16.   

2017  Death of Eugene Cernan, American astronaut on this day in history.   

2018  Death of Bradford Dillman, American actor on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history death of oliver Ivanović, Serbian politician   

2018  On this day in history death of jo Jo White, American basketball player   

2018  On this day in history death of liu Zhonghua, Chinese navy admiral   

2020  Death of Efraín Sánchez, Colombian footballer and manager on this day in history.   

2021  Death of Phil Spector, American record producer and convicted murderer (b. 1939) on January - 16.   

2023  On January - 16 death of kamal Aboki , 26, Nigerian comedian, traffic collision.   

2023  Death of Carrie Acheson , 88, Irish politician, TD (1981–1982) on January - 16.   

2023  Death of Lateef Afridi , 79, Pakistani lawyer and politician, president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (2020–2021) and MNA (1997–1999), shot on this day in history.   

2023  Death of John Bicourt , 77, British Olympic middle-distance runner ( 1972 , 1976 ) on January - 16.   

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1245  Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296) was born on this day in history.   

1409  René I of Naples (d. 1480) was born on January - 16.   

1477  Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547) was born on this day in history.   

1501  On January - 16 birth of anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)   

1587  On January - 16 birth of alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter   

1616  François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born on January - 16.   

1626  On January - 16 birth of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)   

1634  Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716) was born on January - 16.