Famous Deaths In October - 16

1982  Jacov Gotovac, composer, dies at 86 on October - 16.  

1983  George Liberace, violinist (Liberace Show), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

1985  On this day in history claude Stroud, actor (Hobart-Ted Knight Show, Duke), dies at 78  

1986  Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist, dies at 65 on October - 16.  

1987  Dana Suesse, songwriter (You Ought to be in Pictures), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1989  On October - 16 cornel Wilde, actor (Saadia, Comic, Beach Red, Gargoyles), dies at 74  

1990  On this day in history art Blakey, jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers), dies of cancer at 71  

1991  Tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer (16 Tons), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1992  Shirley Booth, actress (Hazel), dies of natural causes at 85 on October - 16.  

1993  On this day in history john Bowles, president (Rexall Drugs), dies at 76  

1994  William Henry Swinburne, music teacher, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1995  On this day in history john Walker, museum director, dies at 88  

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

1997  Audra Lindley, actress (Helen Roper-3's Company, Ropers), dies at 79 on October - 16.  

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  Death of Mel Carnahan, American politician (b. 1934) on this day in history.  

2002  On October - 16 death of angela Dawson, American murder victim  

2003  Death of Avni Arbas, Turkish artist (b. 1919) on October - 16.  

2004  On October - 16 death of pierre Salinger, John F. Kennedy's White House Press Secretary (b. 1925)  

2005  Death of "Len" Dresslar, American singer and voice actor (b. 1925) on this day in history.  

2006  Death of Valentín Paniagua Corazao, Ex President of Peru (b. 1936) on this day in history.  

2007  Death of Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress (b. 1921) on October - 16.  

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

2017  Death of Roy Dotrice, British actor on October - 16.  

2019  Death of John Tate, American mathematician on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of francisc Balla , 90, Romanian Olympic freestyle wrestler ( 1964 , 1968 ).  

2023  On this day in history death of hatto Beyerle , 90, German-Austrian chamber musician, conductor and academic.  

2023  On October - 16 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 October - 16 death of gennady Gladkov , 88, Russian composer ( The Bremen Town Musicians , Gentlemen of Fortune , A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines ).  

2023  On this day in history death of toon Greebe , 35, Dutch darts player.  

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1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on October - 16.  

1430  On this day in history birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)  

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on October - 16.  

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.  

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

1663  On October - 16 birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)  

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.