Famous Deaths In October - 16

1982  On this day in history jacov Gotovac, composer, dies at 86   

1983  On October - 16 george Liberace, violinist (Liberace Show), dies at 72   

1984  On this day in history ken Carpenter, TV announcer (Lux Video Theater), dies at 84   

1985  Claude Stroud, actor (Hobart-Ted Knight Show, Duke), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1986  On October - 16 arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist, dies at 65   

1987  On this day in history dana Suesse, songwriter (You Ought to be in Pictures), dies at 75   

1989  Cornel Wilde, actor (Saadia, Comic, Beach Red, Gargoyles), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1990  Art Blakey, jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers), dies of cancer at 71 on October - 16.   

1991  On October - 16 tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer (16 Tons), dies at 72   

1992  On October - 16 shirley Booth, actress (Hazel), dies of natural causes at 85   

1993  John Bowles, president (Rexall Drugs), dies at 76 on October - 16.   

1994  William Henry Swinburne, music teacher, dies at 87 on October - 16.   

1995  On October - 16 john Walker, museum director, dies at 88   

1996  Anthony Griffin, sailor, dies at 75 on October - 16.   

1997  On this day in history audra Lindley, actress (Helen Roper-3's Company, Ropers), dies at 79   

1998  On this day in history death of jon Postel, American Internet pioneer (b. 1943)   

1999  On October - 16 death of jean Shepherd, American writer and actor (b. 1921)   

2000  On this day in history death of mel Carnahan, American politician (b. 1934)   

2002  On this day in history death of angela Dawson, American murder victim   

2003  On this day in history death of avni Arbas, Turkish artist (b. 1919)   

2004  On this day in history death of pierre Salinger, John F. Kennedy's White House Press Secretary (b. 1925)   

2005  On October - 16 death of "Len" Dresslar, American singer and voice actor (b. 1925)   

2006  On October - 16 death of valentín Paniagua Corazao, Ex President of Peru (b. 1936)   

2007  On this day in history death of deborah Kerr, Scottish actress (b. 1921)   

2010  Death of Barbara Billingsley, American actress (b. 1915) on October - 16.   

2017  On October - 16 death of roy Dotrice, British actor   

2019  On this day in history death of john Tate, American mathematician   

2023  On this day in history death of martti Ahtisaari , 86, Finnish politician, president (1994–2000), Nobel Prize laureate (2008), complications from Alzheimer's disease.   

2023  Death of Francisc Balla , 90, Romanian Olympic freestyle wrestler ( 1964 , 1968 ) on October - 16.   

2023  On October - 16 death of hatto Beyerle , 90, German-Austrian chamber musician, conductor and academic.   

2023  On this day in history death of paul Bryer , 65, English Anglican clergyman, archdeacon of Cornwall (since 2019).   

2023  Death of Malick Fall , 54, Senegalese footballer ( Abbeville , Angers , national team ) on this day in history.   

2023  On this day in history death of gennady Gladkov , 88, Russian composer ( The Bremen Town Musicians , Gentlemen of Fortune , A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines ).   

2023  Death of Toon Greebe , 35, Dutch darts player on this day in history.   

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1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

1430  On October - 16 birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

1535  On October - 16 birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on October - 16.   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on October - 16.   

1679  On this day in history birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on this day in history.