People who died on October 16 124
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Fú Jiān
d. 385 (b. 337)
Fú Jiān, emperor of the Chinese Di state Former Qin (b. 337)
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Lullus
d. 786
Lullus, archbishop of Mainz
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Pedro González de Lara
d. 1130
Pedro González de Lara, Castilian magnate
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Amadeus V, Count of Savoy
d. 1323 (b. 1249)
Amadeus V, Count of Savoy (b. 1249)
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Antipope Nicholas V
d. 1333 (b. 1260)
Antipope Nicholas V (b. 1260)
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Louis, King of Sicily
d. 1355 (b. 1337)
Louis, King of Sicily (b. 1337)
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Anne of Gloucester
d. 1438 (b. 1383)
Anne of Gloucester, English noblewoman (b. 1383)
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Luca Signorelli
d. 1523
Luca Signorelli, Italian painter (b. c.1450)
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Lucas Cranach the Elder
d. 1553 (b. 1472)
Lucas Cranach the Elder, German painter and engraver (b. 1472)
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Hugh Latimer
d. 1555 (b. 1487)
Hugh Latimer, English bishop and saint (b. 1487)
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Nicholas Ridley (martyr)
d. 1555 (b. 1500)
Nicholas Ridley, English bishop and martyr (b. 1500)
Pope Gregory XIV
d. 1591 (b. 1535)
Pope Gregory XIV (b. 1535)
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William Allen (cardinal)
d. 1594 (b. 1532)
William Allen, English cardinal (b. 1532)
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Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
d. 1621 (b. 1562)
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1562)
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François de Malherbe
d. 1628 (b. 1555)
François de Malherbe, French poet and critic (b. 1555)
Isaac van Ostade
d. 1649 (b. 1621)
Isaac van Ostade, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1621)
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo
d. 1655 (b. 1591)
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist (b. 1591)
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John Cook (regicide)
d. 1660 (b. 1608)
John Cook, English politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (b. 1608)
Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery
d. 1679 (b. 1621)
Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, Irish-English soldier and politician (b. 1621)
Raimondo Montecuccoli
d. 1680 (b. 1609)
Raimondo Montecuccoli, Italian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1609)
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Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac
d. 1730 (b. 1658)
Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, French-American explorer and politician, 3rd French Governor of Louisiana (b. 1658)
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Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha
d. 1730 (b. 1666)
Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Greek politician, 139th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1666)
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Sylvius Leopold Weiss
d. 1750 (b. 1687)
Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German lute player and composer (b. 1687)
Gerard Majella
d. 1755 (b. 1726)
Gerard Majella, Italian saint (b. 1725)
Robert Fergusson
d. 1774 (b. 1750)
Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (b. 1750)
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
d. 1781 (b. 1705)
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, English admiral (b. 1705)
Grigory Potemkin
d. 1791 (b. 1739)
Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician (b. 1739)
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Marie Antoinette
d. 1793 (b. 1755)
Marie Antoinette, Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France (d. 1793)
John Hunter (surgeon)
d. 1793 (b. 1728)
John Hunter, Scottish-English surgeon and philosopher (b. 1728)
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
d. 1796 (b. 1726)
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (b. 1726)
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
d. 1799 (b. 1760)
Veerapandiya Kattabomman Indian activist (b. 1760)
Nachman of Breslov
d. 1810 (b. 1772)
Nachman of Breslov, Ukrainian religious leader, founded the breslov hasidic group (b. 1772)
Eva Marie Veigel
d. 1822 (b. 1724)
Eva Marie Veigel, Austrian-English dancer (b. 1724)
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Théodore Barrière
d. 1877 (b. 1823)
Théodore Barrière, French playwright (b. 1823)
John Wentworth (Illinois)
d. 1888 (b. 1815)
John Wentworth, American journalist and politician, 19th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1815)
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Joseph Leycester Lyne
d. 1908 (b. 1837)
Joseph Leycester Lyne, English monk (b. 1837)
Jakub Bart-Ćišinski
d. 1909 (b. 1856)
Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, German poet and playwright (b. 1856)
Ralph Rose
d. 1913 (b. 1885)
Ralph Rose, American shot putter, discus, and hammer thrower (b. 1885)
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Jean de Brunhoff
d. 1937 (b. 1899)
Jean de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator (d. 1937)
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Nuremberg trial
d. 1946
Nuremberg trial executions of the Main Trial:
Hans Frank
d. 1946 (b. 1900)
Hans Frank, German lawyer, politician and war criminal (b. 1900)
Wilhelm Frick
d. 1946 (b. 1877)
Wilhelm Frick, German lawyer and politician, German Minister of the Interior (b. 1877)
Alfred Jodl
d. 1946 (b. 1890)
Alfred Jodl, German general (b. 1890)
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
d. 1946 (b. 1903)
Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian SS officer (b. 1903)
Wilhelm Keitel
d. 1946 (b. 1882)
Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal (b. 1882)
Alfred Rosenberg
d. 1946 (b. 1893)
Alfred Rosenberg, Estonian architect and politician (b. 1893)
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Fritz Sauckel
d. 1946 (b. 1894)
Fritz Sauckel, German sailor and politician (d. 1946)
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Arthur Seyss-Inquart
d. 1946 (b. 1892)
Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Austrian lawyer and politician, 16th Federal Chancellor of Austria (b. 1892)
Julius Streicher
d. 1946 (b. 1885)
Julius Streicher, German journalist and politician (b. 1887)
Joachim von Ribbentrop
d. 1946 (b. 1893)
Joachim von Ribbentrop, German lieutenant and politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany (b. 1893)
Liaquat Ali Khan
d. 1951 (b. 1895)
Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (b 1895)
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Jules Rimet
d. 1956 (b. 1873)
Jules Rimet, French businessman (b. 1873)
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John Anthony Sydney Ritson
d. 1957 (b. 1887)
John Anthony Sydney Ritson, English rugby player, mines inspector, engineer and educator (b. 1887)
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Robert Redfield
d. 1958 (b. 1897)
Robert Redfield, American anthropologist of Mexico (b. 1897)
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Minor Hall
d. 1959 (b. 1897)
Minor Hall, American drummer (b. 1897)
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George Marshall
d. 1959 (b. 1880)
George Marshall, American general and politician, 50th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)
Gaston Bachelard
d. 1962 (b. 1884)
Gaston Bachelard, French poet and philosopher (b. 1884)
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Patsy Callighen
d. 1964 (b. 1906)
Patsy Callighen, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1906)
George O'Hara (actor)
d. 1966 (b. 1899)
George O'Hara, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1899)
Ellis Kinder
d. 1968 (b. 1914)
Ellis Kinder, American baseball player (b. 1914)
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Robin Boyd
d. 1971 (b. 1919)
Robin Boyd, Australian architect and educator, designed the Domain Park Flats (b. 1919)
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Nick Begich
d. 1972 (b. 1932)
Nick Begich, American lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
Hale Boggs
d. 1972 (b. 1914)
Hale Boggs, American lawyer and politician (b. 1914)
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Leo G. Carroll
d. 1972 (b. 1886)
Leo G. Carroll, English-American actor (d. 1972)
Gene Krupa
d. 1973 (b. 1909)
Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor (b. 1909)
Vittorio Gui
d. 1975 (b. 1885)
Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1885)
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Dan Dailey
d. 1978 (b. 1915)
Dan Dailey, American dancer and actor (d. 1978)
Johan Borgen
d. 1979 (b. 1902)
Johan Borgen, Norwegian author and critic (b. 1903)
Moshe Dayan
d. 1981 (b. 1915)
Moshe Dayan, Israeli general and politician, 5th Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel (b. 1915)
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Eugene Eisenmann
d. 1981 (b. 1906)
Eugene Eisenmann, Panamanian-American lawyer and ornithologist (b. 1906)
Mario Del Monaco
d. 1982 (b. 1915)
Mario Del Monaco, Italian tenor (b. 1915)
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Jakov Gotovac
d. 1983 (b. 1895)
Jakov Gotovac, Croatian composer and conductor (b. 1895)
Arthur Grumiaux
d. 1986 (b. 1921)
Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist and pianist (b. 1921)
Walter Farley
d. 1989 (b. 1922)
Walter Farley, American author and educator (b. 1915)
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Scott O'Dell
d. 1989 (b. 1898)
Scott O'Dell, American journalist and author (b. 1898)
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Cornel Wilde
d. 1989 (b. 1912)
Cornel Wilde, American actor (b. 1915)
Art Blakey
d. 1990 (b. 1919)
Art Blakey, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1919)
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Jorge Bolet
d. 1990 (b. 1914)
Jorge Bolet, Cuban-American pianist and educator (b. 1914)
Shirley Booth
d. 1992 (b. 1898)
Shirley Booth, American actress and singer (b. 1898)
Jason Bernard
d. 1996 (b. 1938)
Jason Bernard, American actor (b. 1938)
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Eric Malpass
d. 1996 (b. 1910)
Eric Malpass, English author (d. 1996)
Audra Lindley
d. 1997 (b. 1918)
Audra Lindley, American actress (b. 1918)
James A. Michener
d. 1997 (b. 1907)
James A. Michener, American author and philanthropist (b. 1907)
Jon Postel
d. 1998 (b. 1943)
Jon Postel, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1943)
Jean Shepherd
d. 1999 (b. 1921)
Jean Shepherd, American radio host, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
Mel Carnahan
d. 2000 (b. 1934)
Mel Carnahan, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 51st Governor of Missouri (b. 1934)
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Rick Jason
d. 2000 (b. 1923)
Rick Jason, American actor (b. 1923)
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Etta Jones
d. 2001 (b. 1928)
Etta Jones, American singer-songwriter (b. 1928)
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Avni Arbaş
d. 2003 (b. 1919)
Avni Arbaş, Turkish painter (b. 1919)
Stu Hart
d. 2003 (b. 1915)
Stu Hart, Canadian wrestler and trainer (b. 1915)
László Papp
d. 2003 (b. 1926)
László Papp, Hungarian boxer (b. 1926)
Pierre Salinger
d. 2004 (b. 1925)
Pierre Salinger, American journalist and politician, 11th White House Press Secretary (b. 1925)
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John Victor Murra
d. 2006 (b. 1916)
John Victor Murra, Ukrainian-American anthropologist and academic (b. 1916)
Valentín Paniagua
d. 2006 (b. 1936)
Valentín Paniagua, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 91st President of Peru (b. 1936)
Deborah Kerr
d. 2007 (b. 1921)
Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress (b. 1921)
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Toše Proeski
d. 2007 (b. 1981)
Toše Proeski, Macedonian singer-songwriter (b. 1981)
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Dagmar Normet
d. 2008 (b. 1921)
Dagmar Normet, Estonian author and translator (b. 1921)
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Eyedea
d. 2010 (b. 1981)
Eyedea, American rapper and producer (d. 2010)
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Barbara Billingsley
d. 2010 (b. 1915)
Barbara Billingsley, American actress (d. 2010)
Dan Wheldon
d. 2011 (b. 1978)
Dan Wheldon, English racing driver (b. 1978)
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Frank Moore Cross
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Frank Moore Cross, American scholar and academic (b. 1921)
John A. Durkin
d. 2012 (b. 1936)
John A. Durkin, American lawyer and politician (b. 1936)
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Mario Gallegos, Jr.
d. 2012 (b. 1950)
Mario Gallegos, Jr., American firefighter and politician (b. 1950)
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Bódog Török
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Bódog Török, Hungarian handball player and coach (b. 1923)
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Eddie Yost
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)
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Govind Purushottam Deshpande
d. 2013 (b. 1938)
Govind Purushottam Deshpande, Indian playwright and academic (b. 1938)
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George Hourmouziadis
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
George Hourmouziadis, Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1932)
Laurel Martyn
d. 2013 (b. 1916)
Laurel Martyn, Australian ballerina and choreographer (b. 1916)
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Robert B. Rheault
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Robert B. Rheault, American colonel (d. 2013)
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Saggy Tahir
d. 2013 (b. 1944)
Saggy Tahir, Pakistani-American lawyer and politician (b. 1944)
Ioannis Charalambopoulos
d. 2014 (b. 1919)
Ioannis Charalambopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919)
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Allen Forte
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Allen Forte, American musicologist and theorist (b. 1926)
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Seppo Kuusela
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Seppo Kuusela, Finnish basketball player and coach (b. 1934)
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (b. 1926)
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Richard J. Cardamone
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Richard J. Cardamone, American lawyer and judge (b. 1925)
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James W. Fowler
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
James W. Fowler, American psychologist and academic (b. 1940)
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William James (soldier)
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
William James, Australian general and physician (b. 1930)
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Vera Williams
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Vera Williams, American author and illustrator (b. 1927)
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Memduh Ün
d. 2015 (b. 1920)
Memduh Ün, Turkish film producer, director, actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
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Calvin Gotlieb
d. 2016 (b. 1921)
Calvin Carl "Kelly" Gotlieb, Canadian professor and computer scientist (b. 1921)
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Daphne Caruana Galizia
d. 2017 (b. 1964)
Daphne Caruana Galizia, Maltese journalist and blogger (b. 1964)
Roy Dotrice
d. 2017 (b. 1923)
Roy Dotrice, British actor (b. 1923)
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John Dunsworth
d. 2017 (b. 1946)
John Dunsworth, Canadian actor (b. 1946)
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Sean Hughes (comedian)
d. 2017 (b. 1965)
Sean Hughes, British-born Irish stand-up comedian (b. 1965)