Famous Deaths In October - 16

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

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 October - 16.   

1986  Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1987  Dana Suesse, songwriter (You Ought to be in Pictures), dies at 75 on October - 16.   

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  On this day in history tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer (16 Tons), dies at 72   

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  John Walker, museum director, dies at 88 on October - 16.   

1996  On October - 16 anthony Griffin, sailor, dies at 75   

1997  On October - 16 audra Lindley, actress (Helen Roper-3's Company, Ropers), dies at 79   

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

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

2000  On October - 16 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  Death of "Len" Dresslar, American singer and voice actor (b. 1925) on October - 16.   

2006  Death of Valentín Paniagua Corazao, Ex President of Peru (b. 1936) on October - 16.   

2007  Death of Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress (b. 1921) on this day in history.   

2010  Death of Barbara Billingsley, American actress (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history death of roy Dotrice, British actor   

2019  Death of John Tate, American mathematician on October - 16.   

2023  Death of Martti Ahtisaari , 86, Finnish politician, president (1994–2000), Nobel Prize laureate (2008), complications from Alzheimer's disease on October - 16.   

2023  On October - 16 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 this day in history.   

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  On October - 16 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 this day in history.   

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on this day in history.   

1483  On this day in history birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)   

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

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 October - 16.   

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