People who died on July 16 83
Fulrad
d. 784 (b. 710)
Fulrad, Frankish diplomat and saint (b. 710)
Irmgard of Chiemsee
d. 866
Irmgard, Frankish abbess
William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
d. 1212
William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
Pope Innocent III
d. 1216 (b. 1160)
Pope Innocent III (b. 1160)
Emperor Go-Uda
d. 1324 (b. 1267)
Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267)
Charles I of Hungary
d. 1342 (b. 1288)
Charles I of Hungary (b. 1288)
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An-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt
d. 1344 (b. 1316)
An-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt (b. 1316)
Joao da Nova
d. 1509 (b. 1460)
Joao da Nova, Portuguese explorer (b. 1460)
Anne Askew
d. 1546 (b. 1520)
Anne Askew, English author and poet (b. 1520)
Anne of Cleves
d. 1557 (b. 1515)
Anne of Cleves (d. 1557)
Isabella de' Medici
d. 1576 (b. 1542)
Isabella de' Medici, Italian noble (b. 1542)
Masaniello
d. 1647 (b. 1622)
Masaniello, Italian rebel (b. 1622)
Andreas Gryphius
d. 1664 (b. 1616)
Andreas Gryphius, German poet and playwright (d. 1664)
John Pearson (bishop)
d. 1686 (b. 1612)
John Pearson, English bishop and scholar (b. 1612)
François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois
d. 1691 (b. 1641)
François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1641)
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Johann David Heinichen
d. 1729 (b. 1683)
Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (b. 1683)
Giuseppe Crespi
d. 1747 (b. 1665)
Giuseppe Crespi, Italian painter (b. 1665)
Francis Cotes
d. 1770 (b. 1726)
Francis Cotes, English painter and academic (b. 1726)
George Howard (British Army officer)
d. 1796 (b. 1718)
George Howard, English field marshal and politician (b. 1718)
Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron
d. 1831 (b. 1763)
Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, French-Russian general (b. 1763)
Dmitry Pisarev
d. 1868 (b. 1840)
Dmitry Pisarev, Russian author and critic (b. 1840)
Edward Deas Thomson
d. 1879 (b. 1800)
Edward Deas Thomson, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Chief Secretary of New South Wales (b. 1800)
Mary Todd Lincoln
d. 1882 (b. 1818)
Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States 1861-1865 (b. 1818)
Ned Buntline
d. 1886 (b. 1821)
Ned Buntline, American journalist and author (b. 1823)
Edmond de Goncourt
d. 1896 (b. 1822)
Edmond de Goncourt, French critic and publisher, founded Académie Goncourt (b. 1822)
Ellen G. White
d. 1915 (b. 1827)
Ellen G. White, American theologian and author (b. 1827)
Philipp Scharwenka
d. 1917 (b. 1847)
Philipp Scharwenka, German composer and educator (b. 1847)
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Bartholomeus Roodenburch
d. 1939 (b. 1866)
Bartholomeus Roodenburch, Dutch swimmer (b. 1866)
Vyacheslav Ivanov (poet)
d. 1949 (b. 1866)
Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1866)
Hilaire Belloc
d. 1953 (b. 1870)
Hilaire Belloc, French-born British writer and historian (d. 1953)
Herms Niel
d. 1954 (b. 1888)
Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (b. 1888)
Albert Kesselring
d. 1960 (b. 1881)
Albert Kesselring, German field marshal (b. 1881)
John P. Marquand
d. 1960 (b. 1893)
John P. Marquand, American author (b. 1893)
Rauf Orbay
d. 1964 (b. 1881)
Rauf Orbay, Turkish colonel and politician, Prime Ministers of Turkey (b. 1881)
Boris Artzybasheff
d. 1965 (b. 1899)
Boris Artzybasheff, Ukrainian-American illustrator (b.1899)
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James Scott Douglas
d. 1969 (b. 1930)
James Scott Douglas, English-born Scottish racing driver and 6th Baronet Douglas (b. 1930)
Harry Chapin
d. 1981 (b. 1942)
Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
Charles Robberts Swart
d. 1982 (b. 1894)
Charles Robberts Swart, South African lawyer and politician, 1st State President of South Africa (b. 1894)
Heinrich Böll
d. 1985 (b. 1917)
Heinrich Böll, German novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
Wayne King
d. 1985 (b. 1901)
Wayne King, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1901)
Herbert von Karajan
d. 1989 (b. 1908)
Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor and manager (b. 1908)
Robert Blackburn (educationalist)
d. 1990 (b. 1927)
Robert Blackburn, Irish educator (b. 1927)
Meindert DeJong
d. 1991 (b. 1906)
Meindert DeJong, Dutch-American soldier and author (b. 1906)
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Robert Motherwell
d. 1991 (b. 1915)
Robert Motherwell, American painter and academic (b. 1915)
Frank Rizzo
d. 1991 (b. 1920)
Frank Rizzo, American police officer and politician, 93rd Mayor of Philadelphia (b. 1920)
Buck Buchanan
d. 1992 (b. 1940)
Buck Buchanan, American football player (d. 1992)
Julian Schwinger
d. 1994 (b. 1918)
Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
May Sarton
d. 1995 (b. 1912)
May Sarton, American playwright and novelist (b. 1912)
Stephen Spender
d. 1995 (b. 1909)
Stephen Spender, English author and poet (b. 1909)
Adolf von Thadden
d. 1996 (b. 1921)
Adolf von Thadden, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1921)
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John Henrik Clarke
d. 1998 (b. 1915)
John Henrik Clarke, American historian and scholar (b. 1915)
John F. Kennedy Jr.
d. 1999 (b. 1960)
John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer and publisher (b. 1960)
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Alan Macnaughton
d. 1999 (b. 1903)
Alan Macnaughton, Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (b. 1903)
Morris (cartoonist)
d. 2001 (b. 1923)
Morris, Belgian cartoonist (b. 1923)
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John Cocke
d. 2002 (b. 1925)
John Cocke, American computer scientist and engineer (b. 1925)
Celia Cruz
d. 2003 (b. 1925)
Celia Cruz, Cuban-American singer and actress (b. 1925)
Carol Shields
d. 2003 (b. 1935)
Carol Shields, American-Canadian novelist and short story writer (b. 1935)
George Busbee
d. 2004 (b. 1927)
George Busbee, American lawyer and politician, 77th Governor of Georgia (b. 1927)
Charles Sweeney
d. 2004 (b. 1919)
Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (b. 1919)
Pietro Consagra
d. 2005 (b. 1920)
Pietro Consagra, Italian sculptor (b. 1920)
Camillo Felgen
d. 2005 (b. 1920)
Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgian singer-songwriter and radio host (b. 1920)
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller
d. 2006 (b. 1948)
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (b. 1948)
Caterina Bueno
d. 2007 (b. 1943)
Caterina Bueno, Italian singer and historian (b. 1943)
Jo Stafford
d. 2008 (b. 1917)
Jo Stafford, American singer (b. 1917)
Lindsay Thompson
d. 2008 (b. 1923)
Lindsay Thompson, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Victoria (b. 1923)
Forrest Blue
d. 2011 (b. 1944)
Forrest Blue, American football player (d. 2011)
William Asher
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
William Asher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
Stephen Covey
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Stephen Covey, American businessman and author (b. 1932)
Gilbert Esau
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Gilbert Esau, American businessman and politician (b. 1919)
Ed Lincoln
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Ed Lincoln, Brazilian bassist, pianist, and composer (b. 1932)
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Masaharu Matsushita
d. 2012 (b. 1913)
Masaharu Matsushita, Japanese businessman (b. 1913)
Kitty Wells
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)
Alex Colville
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (d. 2013)
Marv Rotblatt
d. 2013
Marv Rotblatt, American baseball player (1927)
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Karl Albrecht
d. 2014 (b. 1920)
Karl Albrecht, German businessman, co-founded Aldi (b. 1920)
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Mary Ellen Otremba
d. 2014 (b. 1950)
Mary Ellen Otremba, American educator and politician (b. 1950)
Johnny Winter
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Johnny Winter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1944)
Heinz Zemanek
d. 2014 (b. 1920)
Heinz Zemanek, Austrian computer scientist and academic (b. 1920)
Denis Avey
d. 2015 (b. 1919)
Denis Avey, English soldier, engineer, and author (b. 1919)
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Evelyn Ebsworth
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Evelyn Ebsworth, English chemist and academic (b. 1933)
Alcides Ghiggia
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Alcides Ghiggia, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1926)
Jack Goody
d. 2015 (b. 1919)
Jack Goody, English anthropologist, author, and academic (b. 1919)
George Romero
d. 2017 (b. 1940)
George Romero, American filmmaker (b. 1940)