Famous Deaths In October - 16

1982  Jacov Gotovac, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

1984  On October - 16 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  Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1987  On October - 16 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 October - 16.   

1990  On October - 16 art Blakey, jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers), dies of cancer at 71   

1991  Tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer (16 Tons), dies at 72 on October - 16.   

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

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  Audra Lindley, actress (Helen Roper-3's Company, Ropers), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1998  Death of Jon Postel, American Internet pioneer (b. 1943) on this day in history.   

1999  Death of Jean Shepherd, American writer and actor (b. 1921) on October - 16.   

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

2002  Death of Angela Dawson, American murder victim on October - 16.   

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

2004  Death of Pierre Salinger, John F. Kennedy's White House Press Secretary (b. 1925) on October - 16.   

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 October - 16.   

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 this day in history death of roy Dotrice, British actor   

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  Death of Hatto Beyerle , 90, German-Austrian chamber musician, conductor and academic on October - 16.   

2023  Death of Paul Bryer , 65, English Anglican clergyman, archdeacon of Cornwall (since 2019) on October - 16.   

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

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

2023  Death of Toon Greebe , 35, Dutch darts player on October - 16.   

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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 October - 16.   

1535  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on this day in history.   

1663  On this day in history birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on this day in history.   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on October - 16.