Famous Deaths In January - 16

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

1985  On this day in history death of robert Fitzgerald, U.S. poet and translator (b. 1910)   

1986  Death of Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist, author, and publisher (b. 1892) on this day in history.   

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

1988  On this day in history death of andrija Artuković, Croatian war criminal (b. 1899)   

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

1992  Roselle Novelle, silent film actress, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1993  Florence Desmond, [Dawson], actress (Sally in Our Alley), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1994  Harry Nilsson, singer/Songwriter, dies at 52 on January - 16.   

1995  William Dillard, trumpeter/singer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1996  On January - 16 harry Potts, footballer/manager, dies at 75   

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

1998  On this day in history david "Junior" Kimbrough, blues musician, dies at 67   

1999  Death of Jim McClelland, Australian solicitor, politician, Minister, Royal Commissioner, judge (b. 1915) on January - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

2002  On January - 16 death of robert Hanbury Brown, British-Australian astronomer and physicist (b. 1916)   

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 January - 16 death of marjorie Williams, American journalist (b. 1958)   

2006  On this day in history death of stanley Biber, American physician, pioneer of transgender surgery, (b. 1923)   

2007  Death of Ron Carey, American actor (b. 1935) on this day in history.   

2009  Death of Joe Erskine, American boxer and long distance runner (b. 1930) on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history death of eugene Cernan, American astronaut   

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 January - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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1245  On January - 16 birth of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296)   

1409  On this day in history birth of rené I of Naples (d. 1480)   

1477  Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547) was born on January - 16.   

1501  Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1587  Alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1616  On January - 16 birth of françois de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669)   

1626  Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.   

1634  On January - 16 birth of dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716)