Page 5: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 16

2024  Death of Bati Penia , Sri Lankan-Fijian rugby sevens player ( Sri Lanka national team ) on this day in history.   

2024  Death of Roald Poulsen , 73, Danish football manager ( Odense Boldklub , Zambia national team ) on this day in history.   

2024  Death of Andrew D. Roberts , 87, British historian on this day in history.   

2024  Death of Masao Sakon , 87, Japanese politician, MP (1983–1996) on this day in history.   

2024  On October - 16 death of christian Martin Schmidt , 81, German musicologist.   

2024  On this day in history death of yahya Sinwar , 61, Palestinian politician, Hamas chief in the Gaza Strip (since 2017) and chairman of the Hamas political bureau (since 2024), shot.   

2024  Death of Ron Smith , 77, American bridge player on October - 16.   

2024  On this day in history death of roy Thomason , 79, British politician, MP (1992–1997).   

2024  On this day in history death of whit Tucker , 83, Canadian football player ( Ottawa Rough Riders ).   

2024  On this day in history death of joe Viola , 86, American film director ( The Hot Box , Angels Hard as They Come ), screenwriter ( Black Mama White Mama ), and producer.   

2024  On October - 16 death of roy Walsh , 75, Northern Irish Provisional IRA volunteer and convicted criminal ( 1973 Old Bailey bombing ).   

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1396  On this day in history birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)   

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on October - 16.   

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

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on October - 16.   

1605  On this day in history birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on this day in history.   

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on October - 16.   

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