Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 16

1982  On this day in history death of red Smith, American sports columnist (b. 1905)   

1985  Death of Robert Fitzgerald, U.S. poet and translator (b. 1910) on January - 16.   

1986  On January - 16 death of herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist, author, and publisher (b. 1892)   

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

1988  Death of Andrija Artuković, Croatian war criminal (b. 1899) on January - 16.   

1989  Pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history roselle Novelle, silent film actress, dies at 95   

1993  On this day in history florence Desmond, [Dawson], actress (Sally in Our Alley), dies at 87   

1994  On January - 16 harry Nilsson, singer/Songwriter, dies at 52   

1995  On this day in history william Dillard, trumpeter/singer, dies at 83   

1996  Harry Potts, footballer/manager, dies at 75 on January - 16.   

1997  On this day in history charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist, dies at 76   

1998  David "Junior" Kimbrough, blues musician, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1999  On this day in history death of jim McClelland, Australian solicitor, politician, Minister, Royal Commissioner, judge (b. 1915)   

2000  On this day in history death of will "Dub" Jones, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1928)   

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 this day in history death of kalevi Sorsa, Prime Minister of Finland (b. 1930)   

2005  Death of Marjorie Williams, American journalist (b. 1958) on this day in history.   

2006  Death of Stanley Biber, American physician, pioneer of transgender surgery, (b. 1923) on January - 16.   

2007  Death of Ron Carey, American actor (b. 1935) on January - 16.   

2009  Death of Joe Erskine, American boxer and long distance runner (b. 1930) on January - 16.   

2017  Death of Eugene Cernan, American astronaut on January - 16.   

2018  On this day in history death of bradford Dillman, American actor   

2018  Death of Oliver Ivanović, Serbian politician on January - 16.   

2018  Death of Jo Jo White, American basketball player on January - 16.   

2018  On January - 16 death of liu Zhonghua, Chinese navy admiral   

2020  On January - 16 death of efraín Sánchez, Colombian footballer and manager   

2021  On January - 16 death of phil Spector, American record producer and convicted murderer (b. 1939)   

2023  On January - 16 death of kamal Aboki , 26, Nigerian comedian, traffic collision.   

2023  On this day in history death of carrie Acheson , 88, Irish politician, TD (1981–1982).   

2023  Death of Lateef Afridi , 79, Pakistani lawyer and politician, president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (2020–2021) and MNA (1997–1999), shot on January - 16.   

2023  Death of John Bicourt , 77, British Olympic middle-distance runner ( 1972 , 1976 ) on this day in history.   

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1245  Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296) was born on January - 16.   

1409  René I of Naples (d. 1480) was born on this day in history.   

1477  On this day in history birth of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547)   

1501  Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559) was born on January - 16.   

1587  On January - 16 birth of alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter   

1616  François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

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

1634  Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716) was born on January - 16.