People who died on March 16 108
Valentinian III
d. 455 (b. 419)
Valentinian III, Roman emperor (d. 455)
Heraclius (primicerius sacri cubiculi)
d. 455
Heraclius, Roman courtier (primicerius sacri cubiculi )
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Xiao Mian
d. 842
Xiao Mian, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
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Takin al-Khazari
d. 933
Takin al-Khazari, Egyptian commander and politician, Abbasid Governor of Egypt
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Pi Guangye
d. 943 (b. 877)
Pi Guangye, Chinese official and chancellor (b. 877)
Heribert of Cologne
d. 1021 (b. 970)
Heribert of Cologne, German archbishop and saint (b. 970)
Adalbert of Hamburg
d. 1072 (b. 1000)
Adalbert of Hamburg, German archbishop (b. 1000)
Henry I, Count of Champagne
d. 1181
Henry I, Count of Champagne
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
d. 1185 (b. 1161)
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (b. 1161)
Joan, Countess of Ponthieu
d. 1279 (b. 1216)
Jeanne of Dammartin, Queen consort of Castile and León (b. 1216)
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Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford
d. 1322 (b. 1276)
Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English general and politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1276)
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
d. 1405 (b. 1350)
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (d. 1405)
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
d. 1410 (b. 1373)
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, French-English admiral and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1373)
Ladislaus Hunyadi
d. 1457 (b. 1433)
Ladislaus Hunyadi, Hungarian politician (b. 1433)
Anne Neville
d. 1485 (b. 1456)
Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)
Anthony St Leger (Lord Deputy of Ireland)
d. 1559 (b. 1496)
Anthony St. Leger, English-Irish politician Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1496)
Jean de Brébeuf
d. 1649 (b. 1593)
Jean de Brébeuf, French-Canadian missionary and saint (d. 1649)
John Leverett
d. 1679 (b. 1616)
John Leverett, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1679)
James Craggs the Elder
d. 1721 (b. 1657)
James Craggs the Elder, English politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1657)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
d. 1736 (b. 1710)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer, violinist, and organist (d. 1736)
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Benjamin Wadsworth
d. 1737 (b. 1670)
Benjamin Wadsworth, American minister and academic (b. 1670)
George Bähr
d. 1738 (b. 1666)
George Bähr, German architect, designed the Dresden Frauenkirche (b. 1666)
Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
d. 1747 (b. 1690)
Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (b. 1690)
Nathaniel Bowditch
d. 1838 (b. 1773)
Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician and navigator (d. 1838)
Félix Savart
d. 1841 (b. 1791)
Félix Savart, French physicist and psychologist (d. 1841)
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David Wilmot
d. 1868 (b. 1814)
David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of Wilmot Proviso (d. 1868)
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Art Croft
d. 1884 (b. 1855)
Art Croft, American baseball player (b. 1855)
Hippolyte Carnot
d. 1888 (b. 1801)
Hippolyte Carnot, French politician (d. 1888)
Samuel F. Miller (U.S. politician)
d. 1892 (b. 1827)
Samuel F. Miller, American lawyer and politician (d. 1892)
Aubrey Beardsley
d. 1898 (b. 1872)
Aubrey Beardsley, English author and illustrator (d. 1898)
Joseph Medill
d. 1899 (b. 1823)
Joseph Medill, Canadian-American publisher and politician, 26th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1899)
Roy Bean
d. 1903 (b. 1825)
Roy Bean, American lawyer and judge (b. 1825)
Max Burckhard
d. 1912 (b. 1854)
Max Burckhard, Austrian theater director (b. 1854)
Gaston Calmette
d. 1914 (b. 1858)
Gaston Calmette, French journalist (b. 1858)
Charles Albert Gobat
d. 1914 (b. 1843)
Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss lawyer and politician, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
John Murray (oceanographer)
d. 1914 (b. 1841)
John Murray, Scottish oceanographer, biologist, and limnologist (b. 1841)
August von Wassermann
d. 1925 (b. 1866)
August von Wassermann, German bacteriologist and hygienist (b. 1866)
Miguel Primo de Rivera
d. 1930 (b. 1870)
Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1930)
John James Rickard Macleod
d. 1935 (b. 1876)
John James Rickard Macleod, Scottish physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
Aron Nimzowitsch
d. 1935 (b. 1886)
Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian-Danish chess player (b. 1886)
Marguerite Durand
d. 1936 (b. 1864)
Marguerite Durand, French actress, journalist, and activist (d. 1936)
Alexander von Staël-Holstein
d. 1937 (b. 1877)
Alexander von Staël-Holstein, German sinologist and orientalist (d. 1937)
Selma Lagerlöf
d. 1940 (b. 1858)
Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
Börries von Münchhausen
d. 1945 (b. 1874)
Börries von Münchhausen, German poet and activist (d. 1945)
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Nicolas de Staël
d. 1955 (b. 1914)
Nicolas de Staël, Russian-French painter and illustrator (d. 1955)
Constantin Brâncuși
d. 1957 (b. 1876)
Constantin Brâncuși, Romanian-French sculptor, painter, and photographer (d. 1957)
Leon Cadore
d. 1958 (b. 1891)
Leon Cadore, American baseball player (b. 1891)
Chen Geng
d. 1961 (b. 1903)
Chen Geng, Chinese general and politician (b. 1903)
Václav Talich
d. 1961 (b. 1883)
Václav Talich, Czech violinist and conductor (b. 1883)
Laura Adams Armer
d. 1963 (b. 1874)
Laura Adams Armer, American author and photographer (d. 1963)
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Thomas MacGreevy
d. 1967 (b. 1893)
Thomas MacGreevy, Irish poet (b. 1893)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
d. 1968 (b. 1895)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian-American composer and educator (d. 1968)
Gunnar Ekelöf
d. 1968 (b. 1907)
Gunnar Ekelöf, Swedish poet and author (d. 1968)
Tammi Terrell
d. 1970 (b. 1945)
Tammi Terrell, American soul singer-songwriter (d. 1970)
Bebe Daniels
d. 1971 (b. 1901)
Bebe Daniels, American actress (d. 1971)
Thomas E. Dewey
d. 1971 (b. 1902)
Thomas E. Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of New York (d. 1971)
Pie Traynor
d. 1972 (b. 1898)
Pie Traynor, American baseball player (b. 1898)
T-Bone Walker
d. 1975 (b. 1910)
T-Bone Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
Kamal Jumblatt
d. 1977 (b. 1917)
Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (b. 1917)
Jean Monnet
d. 1979 (b. 1888)
Jean Monnet, French economist and politician (b. 1888)
Tamara de Lempicka
d. 1980 (b. 1898)
Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-American painter (d. 1980)
Arthur Godfrey
d. 1983 (b. 1903)
Arthur Godfrey, American actor and television host (b. 1903)
Fred Rose (politician)
d. 1983 (b. 1907)
Fred Rose, Polish-Canadian politician (b. 1907)
Roger Sessions
d. 1985 (b. 1896)
Roger Sessions, American composer, critic, and educator (b. 1896)
Eddie Shore
d. 1985 (b. 1902)
Eddie Shore, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1902)
Mickey Thompson
d. 1988 (b. 1928)
Mickey Thompson, American race car driver (b. 1928)
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Ernst Bacon
d. 1990 (b. 1898)
Ernst Bacon, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)
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Chris Austin
d. 1991
Chris Austin, American country singer (b .1964)
Jean Bellette
d. 1991 (b. 1908)
Jean Bellette, Australian artist (b. 1908)
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Yves Rocard
d. 1992 (b. 1903)
Yves Rocard, French physicist and engineer (b. 1903)
Eric Show
d. 1994 (b. 1956)
Eric Show, American baseball player (b. 1956)
Derek Barton
d. 1998 (b. 1918)
Derek Barton, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
Esther Bubley
d. 1998 (b. 1921)
Esther Bubley, American photographer (b. 1921)
Gratien Gélinas
d. 1999 (b. 1909)
Gratien Gélinas, Canadian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1909)
Thomas Ferebee
d. 2000 (b. 1918)
Thomas Ferebee, American colonel and pilot (b. 1918)
Pavel Prudnikau
d. 2000 (b. 1911)
Pavel Prudnikau, Belarusian poet and author (d. 2000)
Michael Starr (politician)
d. 2000 (b. 1910)
Michael Starr, Canadian judge and politician, 16th Canadian Minister of Labour (b. 1910)
Carlos Velázquez (baseball)
d. 2000 (b. 1948)
Carlos Velázquez, Puerto Rican pitcher (b. 1948)
Bob Wollek
d. 2001 (b. 1943)
Bob Wollek, French race car driver (b. 1943)
Rachel Corrie
d. 2003 (b. 1979)
Rachel Corrie, American author and activist (d. 2003)
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Ronald Ferguson
d. 2003 (b. 1931)
Ronald Ferguson, English captain, polo player, and manager (b. 1931)
Vilém Tauský
d. 2004 (b. 1910)
Vilém Tauský, Czech-English conductor and composer (d. 2004)
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Todd Bell
d. 2005 (b. 1958)
Todd Bell, American football player (b. 1958)
Ralph Erskine (architect)
d. 2005 (b. 1914)
Ralph Erskine, English-Swedish architect, designed The Ark and Byker Wall (d. 2005)
Dick Radatz
d. 2005 (b. 1937)
Dick Radatz, American baseball player (d. 2005)
Manjural Islam Rana
d. 2007 (b. 1984)
Manjural Islam Rana, Bangladeshi cricketer (d. 2007)
Bill Brown (cricketer)
d. 2008 (b. 1912)
Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (d. 2008)
Ivan Dixon
d. 2008 (b. 1931)
Ivan Dixon, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)
Gary Hart (wrestler)
d. 2008 (b. 1942)
Gary Hart, American wrestler and manager (d. 2008)
Richard Wirthlin
d. 2011 (b. 1931)
Richard Wirthlin, American religious leader (b. 1931)
Donald E. Hillman
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Donald E. Hillman, American colonel and pilot (b. 1918)
Takaaki Yoshimoto
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, philosopher, and critic (b. 1924)
Jamal Nazrul Islam
d. 2013 (b. 1939)
Jamal Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi physicist and cosmologist (d. 2013)
José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz, Argentine executive and policy maker (d. 2013)
Yadier Pedroso
d. 2013 (b. 1986)
Yadier Pedroso, Cuban baseball player (d. 2013)
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Ruchoma Shain
d. 2013 (b. 1914)
Ruchoma Shain, American-born teacher and author (b. 1914)
Marina Solodkin
d. 2013 (b. 1952)
Marina Solodkin, Russian-Israeli academic and politician (b. 1952)
Frank Thornton
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Frank Thornton, English actor (d. 2013)
Gary Bettenhausen
d. 2014 (b. 1941)
Gary Bettenhausen, American race car driver (b. 1941)
Donald Crothers
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
Donald Crothers, American chemist and academic (b. 1937)
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Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy, Sierra Leonean author, poet, and playwright (b. 1936)
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Steve Moore (comics)
d. 2014 (b. 1949)
Steve Moore, English author and illustrator (b. 1949)
Alexander Pochinok
d. 2014 (b. 1958)
Alexander Pochinok, Russian economist and politician (b. 1958)
Jack Haley (basketball)
d. 2015 (b. 1964)
Jack Haley, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1964)
Don Robertson (songwriter)
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Don Robertson, American pianist and composer (b. 1922)
Alexander Esenin-Volpin
d. 2016 (b. 1924)
Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian-American mathematician and poet (d. 2016)
Frank Sinatra, Jr.
d. 2016 (b. 1944)
Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer and actor (d. 2016)
Tiberius
d. ?
Tiberius, Roman emperor (b. 42 BC)