Deaths August 16 | History by KabAstro

1733 Matthew Tindal, English deist (b. 1657)
1738 Joe Miller, English comic, dies
1748 Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, Italian composer, dies at 63
1786 Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer and violinist, dies at 80
1791 Charles-François de Broglie, French soldier and diplomat, marquis de Ruffec, dies at 61
1799 Vincenzo Manfredini, Italian harpsichordist, composer, and music theorist, dies at 61
1807 Claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72
1831 Eduard Brendler, Swedish composer, dies at 30
1836 Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (Parseval's theorem), dies at 81
1854 Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies
1855 Henry Colburn, British publisher (Pepys's Diary) (b. 1784)
1864 John Randolph Chambliss Jr, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), dies in battle at 31
1864 Victor Girardey, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in battle at 27
1870 Edmund Passy, Swedish composer, dies at 80
1873 Georg Hellmesberger Sr, Austrian violinist, conductor (Vienna Philharmonic, 1842-67), and composer, dies at 73

1880 Herschel Vespasian Johnson, American politician (41st Governor of Georgia), dies at 67
1886 Ramakrishna, Indian mystic and yogi, dies at 50

John Pemberton (1831-1888)

American pharmacist (inventor of Coca-Cola), dies of stomach cancer at 57

1893 Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist, dies at 77
1894 Herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70

Robert Bunsen (1811-1899)

German chemist who invented the Bunsen Burner, dies at 88

1900 José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese writer, dies at 54

Jamie Anderson (1842-1905)

Scottish golfer (British Open 1877-79), dies at 63

1907 James Hector, Scottish geologist (b. 1834)
1910 Charles Lenepveu, French composer, dies at 69
1911 Karl Munzinger, Swiss conductor and composer, dies at 68
1920 Sir Norman Lockyer, English physicist, co-founder of helium gas, founder and editor of "Nature" magazinem dies at 84
1921 Peter I Karadjordjevic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1903-21), dies at 77
1929 Frank Valentine der Stucken, American-Belgian composer, dies at 70
1938 Andrej Hlinka, Slovak politician and Catholic priest, dies at 1938

Robert Johnson (1911-1938)

American blues singer-songwriter, and guitarist (King of Delta Blues Singers), poisoned at 27

1939 Ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies

Henri Desgrange (1865-1940)

French cyclist, journalist and founder of the Tour de France, dies at 75

1944 Roman Padlewski, Polish violinist, composer, and underground resistance fighter, dies of battle injuries sustained during the Warsaw Uprising at 28 [1]
1945 Nico Richter, Dutch composer, dies at 29
1945 Takijiro Ohnishi, led Japanese kamikaze pilots (harakiri), dies
1946 Herman Harrell Horne, American philosopher (idealism), dies at 71

Babe Ruth (1895-1948)

American Baseball Hall of Fame slugger (MLB All-Star 1933, 34; 7 x World Series champion; 12 × AL home run leader 1918–21, 23-24, 1926–31; Boston RS, NY Yankees), dies of Nasopharynx cancer at 53

Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949)

American author (Gone With The Wind), dies at 48

1951 Du Yuesheng, Chinese mob boss, dies at 62
1951 Louis Jouvet, French actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies from a heart attack at 63
1952 Lydia Field Emmet, American painter (b. 1866)

Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)

Austrian actor (Dracula, Plan 9 From Outer Space), dies of a heart attack at 73

1957 Irving Langmuir, American chemist and engineer (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1932, invented gas-filled incandescent lamp), dies at 76
1958 Paul Panzer, German-American silent film actor (The Perils of Pauline, Mildred Pierce, Hotel Berlin), dies at 85
1959 Pedro Humberto Allende Saron, Chilean composer (Tonados), dies at 74
1959 Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichordist (Musique Ancienne), dies at 80
1959 William Halsey Jr., US vice-admiral (WW II Pacific), dies at 76
1960 Errol Holmes, English cricket batsman (5 Tests, 1 x 50, HS 85no; Oxford University CC, Surrey CCC), dies of a heart attack at 54
1961 Maulvi Abdul Haq, Pakistani scholar and father of Modern Urdu, dies at 91
1964 Jack Pennick, American actor (Lady From Louisiana), dies at 68
1965 Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, Russian composer, dies at 64
1966 Jack Mather, actor (Cisco Kid), dies of a heart attack at 58
1968 (Robert) "Cutty" Cutshall, American jazz trombonist (Benny Goodman Orchestra; Eddie Condon), dies at 66
1968 Luis Gianneo, Argentine pianist, organist, conductor, composer, and teacher, dies at 71
1969 Russ Bender, American actor and writer (Amazing Colossal Man; Space Monster, It Conquered the World), dies at 59
1971 Elsie Baker, actress (Ghosts of Hanley House), dies at 78
1971 Spyros Skouras, Greek-born American movie executive (20th Century Fox), dies at 78
1972 John Barnes Chance, American composer, dies at 39
1973 Selman Waksman, Ukrainian-American microbiologist (Nobel 1951-ingenious, systematic and successful studies of the soil microbes that led to the discovery of streptomycin), dies at 85 [1]
1973 Veda Ann Borg, American model and actress (Kid Galahad, Avalanche, Accomplice), dies of cancer at 58
1974 Karl E Mundt, (Rep/Sen), dies

American King of Rock and Roll ("Hound Dog"; "Love Me Tender"; "Heartbreak Hotel"; "Suspicious Minds"), and actor (Jailhouse Rock; King Creole), dies at Graceland at 42, with the official cause of death being cardiac arrhythmia

1978 Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborch Stachouwer, Dutch last Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1936-45), taken prisoner by the Japanese during WWII, dies at 90

John Diefenbaker (1895-1979)

13th Prime Minister of Canada (Conservative: 1957-63), dies at 83

1983 Earl Averill, American Baseball HOF outfielder (6 × MLB All-Star 1933–1938; Cleveland Indians), dies at 81
1984 György Kósa, Hungarian composer, dies at 87
1986 Jaime Saenz, Bolivian poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1921)
1986 John Hurley, American songwriter ("Son of a Preacher Man"), dies from liver failure and a brain hemorrhage at 45
1986 Werner Fussan, German composer (Heiteres Aquarium) and educator, dies at 73
1987 Charles H. Wesley, American author and historian (The History of Alpha Phi Alpha), dies at 95
1988 Milton Adolphus, American pianist and composer, dies at 75
1989 Amanda Blake [Beverly Louise Neill], American actress (Gunsmoke), dies at 60
1990 Pat O'Connor, New Zealand professional wrestler (b. 1925)
1991 Robert DiMatte Jr, stage director/actor, dies at 43
1991 Shamu the Whale, dies of respiratory failure at 16
1991 Stuart Karl, CEO (Karl Home Video), dies at 38 of skin cancer
1992 Don "Pixie" Roberts, Australian jazz clarinetist, saxophone player, and record label executive (Swaggle), dies at 75
1992 Mark Heard, Christian musician, dies at 41 of a heart attack
1993 Irene Sharaff, US costume designer (Cleopatra, Can-can), dies at 83
1993 Joseph Towers, US pilot, dies
1993 Stewart Granger, English actor (Prisoner of Zenda, King Solomon's Mines), dies of cancer at 80
1993 Tom Fuccella, actor (Paul-One Life to Live), dies of AIDS at 56
1994 Earnest Pawel, Polish/American author (Nightmare of Reason), dies at 74
1994 Frits de Knight, photographer, dies of AIDS at 40
1994 Henry Geldzahler, US critic, dies
1994 John Doucette, American actor (The Lone Ranger, Lock Up, Big Town), dies of cancer at 73
1995 J. P. McCarthy, American radio personality (WJR Detroit), dies at 62
1995 John Cameron Swayze, American newscaster (The Hindenberg), and spokesperson (Timex), dies at 89
1995 Oveta Culp Hobby, American government official (US Secretary of Health) and newspaper publisher (Houston Post), dies at 90
1995 Robert "Bobby" Debarge, R&B Musician, dies of AIDS at 39
1996 Eric Cullen, Scottish actor (Rab C. Nesbitt), dies of a heart attack at 31
1996 Robert Lynn, Scottish anarchist, dies at 72
1997 Gerard McLarnon, British-Irish actor and writer (The Wrestler's Honeymoon), dies at 82
1997 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani qawwal (Sufi devotional music) vocalist, and composer, dies of cardiac arrest at 48
1997 Yanick Dupre, Canadian NHL left wing, dies of Leukemia at 24
1998 Dorothy West, American writer of the Haarlem Renaissance (The Living is Easy), dies at 91
2000 Alan Caddy, English musician (The Tornados), dies at 60
2001 Floyd Spence, American attorney and politician (Rep-R-SC, 1971-2001), dies at 73
2002 Abu Nidal, Palestinian political leader (b. 1937)
2002 Jeff Corey [Arthur Zwerling], American actor (Getting Straight, Superman & Mole Men), dies at 88
2002 John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)
2003 Andrew Pryce Jackman, British progressive rock keyboardist, arranger and composer, dies of a heart attack at 67

Idi Amin (c. 1925-2003)

Ugandan dictator (1971-79) who killed an estimated 100,000 to 500,000 people, dies of kidney failure aged between 75-80

2004 Acquanetta [Mildred Davenport], American actress nicknamed "The Venezuelan Volcano" (Tarzan & Leopard Woman), dies at 83
2004 Carl Mydans, American photojournalist (Life Magazine, 1936-72), dies at 97 [1]
2004 Ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey coach (b. 1950)
2004 Robert Quiroga, American boxer (b. 1969)
2005 Frère Roger, Swiss monk and mystic (b. 1915)
2005 Joe Ranft, American screenwriter and animator (Toy Story, Cars), dies at 45
2005 Vassar Clements, American musician (b. 1928)
2005 Vicky Moscholiou, Greek singer (b. 1943)
2005 William Corlett, English children's writer(b. 1938)
2006 Alex Buzo, Australian playwright and author (b. 1944)

Alfredo Stroessner (1912-2006)

Paraguayan army officer, Dictator and 42nd President of Paraguay (1954-89), dies of a stroke at 93

2006 Herschel Green, American pilot (b. 1920)
2006 Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish musician (Dissection), dies at 31
2007 Bahaedin Adab, Iranian MP (b. 1945)
2007 Clive Exton, British scriptwriter (Poirot; Jeeves and Wooster), and playwright, dies of brain cancer at 77
2007 Max Roach, American percussionist, drummer, and composer (b. 1924)
2007 The Missing Link, professional wrestler (b. 1939)
2008 Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer and songwriter, dies at 94 [1]
2008 Elena Leuṣtean, Romanian gymnast and Olympic medalist (b. 1935)
2008 Lucrecia Roces Kasilag, Filipina composer (Filiasiana), concert pianist, and educator (Bayanihan Dance Company), dies of pneumonia 89
2008 Ronnie Drew, Irish singer (The Dubliners), dies at 73
2010 Bobby Thomson, Scottish-American baseball player, dies at 86
2011 Pete Pihos, American Pro/College Football HOF end (Indiana University; 6 x Pro Bowl; 6 × First-team All-Pro; Philadelphia Eagles), dies at 87
2012 William Windom, American actor, dies from heart failure at 88
2015 Jacob Bekenstein, American-Israeli theoretical physicist (Bekenstein-Hawking radiation), dies of a heart attack at 68
2016 João Havelange, Brazilian industrialist and FIFA President 1974-98, dies at 100
2016 John McLaughlin, American TV commentator (McLaughlin Group) and Nixon aide, dies at 89
2017 David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort, British aristocrat, art dealer, and peer, dies at 89

Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)

American singer known as "The Queen of Soul" ("Respect"; "Think"; "Chain of Fools"), pianist, songwriter, and first female performer inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987), dies of pancreatic cancer at 76

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924-2018)

Indian politician, 10th Prime Minister of India (1996, 1998-2004), dies of a kidney infection at 93

2018 Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR Team, All-around 1988; World C'ship gold x 5), dies of pneumonia at 49
2019 Anna Quayle, British actress (A Hard Day's Night; Stop the World - I Want to Get Off), dies at 86
2019 Felice Gimondi, Italian road cyclist (Tour de France 1965; Giro d'Italia 1967, 69, 76; Vuelta a España 1968), dies of a heart attack at 76
2019 Jim Hardy, American NFL quarterback, 1946-52 (Los Angeles Rams; Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions; Pro Bowl 1950), dies at 96
2019 Peter Fonda, American actor (Easy Rider, Ulee's Gold), dies at 79
2019 Princess Christina [Maria Christina], Dutch royal, singer, and dance therapist, dies of bone cancer at 72
2020 Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricket batsman (40 Tests @ 31.57, 16 x 50; Maharashtra, Delhi), dies of COVID-19 at 73
2020 Georg Volkert, German soccer striker (12 caps, FRG; 1. FC Nürnberg, Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart), dies from heart attack complications at 74
2020 Tommy Carroll, Irish soccer defender (17 caps, Republic of Ireland; Ipswich Town), dies at 77
2021 Sean Lock, British comedian (British Comedy Award, 2000), and television personality, dies of cancer at 58
2021 Vladimir Golubnichy, Soviet walker (Olympic gold, 1960 and 1968 - 20K), dies at 85
2022 Aydın Yelken, Turkish soccer forward (9 caps; Karagümrük, Fenerbahçe, Altay, İzmirspor), dies at 83
2023 Edgar Marín, Costa Rican soccer striker (32 caps; Saprissa, Oakland Clippers, Kansas City Spurs), dies at 80
2023 Howard S. Becker, American sociologist, and author (Outsiders), dies at 95
2023 Jerry Moss, American music promoter and record label executive (co-founded A&M Records, with Herb Alpert), dies at 88