Paul Cranis dead at age 91
Paul Cranis, an American tennis player,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 91. A left-hander from New York, he was a late starter who did not take up tennis until…
Deaths on August 16
This archive lists notable deaths associated with August 16 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on August 16, 2026.
Franklin Kury dead at age 89
Franklin Kury, an American politician who served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 89. Kury served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1966 to…
Venus dead at age 17
Venus, the American tortoiseshell cat known for her unusual coloring,
died on August 16, 2026, at age 17. Widely recognized as Venus the Two-Faced Cat, she was noted for a…
Barry Pearson dead at age 76
Barry Pearson, an American football player who spent four seasons as a wide receiver in the NFL,
died on August 16, 2026, at age 76. Born Barry Lynn Pearson in…
Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja dead at age 80
Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja, a Spanish herder and the subject of the film Among Wolves,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 80. Born in Añora in 1946, he became known as…
Marcelle Benoit dead at age 104
Marcelle Benoit, the French musicologist and music historian,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 104. Born Marcelle Andrée Madeleine Benoit in Lille on 17 December 1921, she graduated from the…
Wally Sykes dead at age 83
Wally Sykes, the British Olympic sports shooter,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 83. Known also as Wallace Sykes, he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and represented England at…
Durga Lal Shrestha dead at age 91
Durga Lal Shrestha, the Nepali poet and lyricist who wrote in Nepal Bhasa and Nepali,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 91. Born in Kathmandu in July 1935, he was…
Asish Banerjee dead at age 74
Asish Banerjee, an Indian politician and former associate professor at Rampurhat College,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 74. He represented the Trinamool Congress and served as the 13th deputy…
Raja Sen dead at age 70
Raja Sen, the Indian film director known for Damu and Desh,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 70. Born in Kolkata on November 10, 1955, he built a career as…
Hayden Panettiere dead at age 36
Hayden Panettiere, the American actress known for roles in Heroes and Nashville,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 36. Born Hayden Lesley Panettiere in Palisades, New York, she began appearing…
Takeshi Fukuda dead at age 105
Takeshi Fukuda, a Japanese politician and former mayor of Kanuma in Tochigi Prefecture,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 105. Born in Tochigi, he studied at Utsunomiya Middle School, Keio…
Rex A. Wade dead at age 89
Rex A. Wade, an American historian who wrote extensively about the 1917 Russian Revolution,
died on August 16, 2026, aged 89. Known also as Rex Arvin Wade, he taught Russian…
José Ricardo Carballo
Costa Rican presenter
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Gayle Cook
American medical manufacturing executive
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Shigetoshi Kotari
Japanese boxer
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Joe Caroff
American graphic designer
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Eleni Karpeta
Greek actress
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Sawat Chotipanich
Thai judge
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Luka Popović
Serbian footballer
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Richard Tylinski
French football player (Saint-Étienne
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Zija Grapshi
Albanian actor and puppeteer
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Vladislav Hošek
Czech photographer
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Christian Forestier
French academic
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Dany Gignoux
Swiss photographer
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
David Mangelsdorf
American biologist and chemist
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Francesc Queral Vidal
Spanish actress and comedian
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Joachim Grubich
Polish organist
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Oldo Hlaváček
Slovak actor and screenwriter
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Terence Stamp
English actor (Superman
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Debebe Eshetu
Ethiopian actor (Shaft in Africa)
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Perinho Albuquerque
Brazilian songwriter and record producer
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Vardan Bostanjyan
Armenian politician
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Isyaku Ibrahim
Nigerian politician
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Mohammed Sani Sami
Nigerian politician
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Christopher Calladine
British engineer
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Berel Wein
American-Jordanian rabbi and writer
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Perry Yaney
American physicist
Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Lucas González
Argentine basketball coach
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
František Hýbl
Czech historian
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Herschell Turner
American basketball player (Chicago Majors
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Veliko Stoianov
Bulgarian actor (Gentlemen for a Day
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Mahesh Chandra Guru
Indian academician and retired Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Mysore
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Evgeny Mishin
Russian bodybuilder and actor
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Hammoudi Al-Harithi
Iraqi actor (Tahit Moos Al-Hallaq)
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Giulio Fiou
Italian politician
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Marlene Catterall
Canadian politician
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Peter Procter
British cyclist and racing driver
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Federico Caballero
Filipino indigenous chanter
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Tuncay Akça
Turkish actor (Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Silvio Santos
Brazilian television presenter (Programa Silvio Santos) and businessman
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Rowena Jackson
New Zealand prima ballerina
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Max Hengel
Luxembourgish politician
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Agnes Sasagawa
Japanese nun (Our Lady of Akita)
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Rajko Maksimović
Serbian composer
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Gary E. Luck
American military officer
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Álvaro Monjardino
Portuguese politician
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Ruth Montague
British Air Force officer
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Fritz Schmidt
German field hockey player
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Black Caviar
Australian Thoroughbred racehorse
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Marinella Bortoluzzi
Italian high jumper
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Franco Saulle
Argentine influencer and trader
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Dan Dorazio
American football coach (Calgary Stampeders
Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Gary Young
American drummer (Pavement)
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Gogi Kharabadze
Georgian actor (Falling Leaves
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
James Bartleman
Canadian diplomat
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Bill Schlesinger
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox)
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Johari Harun
Malaysian politician
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Kunwar Naveed Jamil
Pakistani politician
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Pierre Alféri
French novelist
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Miroslav Bošković
Serbian football player
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Judith Ann McKenzie
American biogeochemist
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Hans Kratzert
German screenwriter and film director
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Aimo Vartiainen
Finnish Olympic alpine skier
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Angie Ferro
Filipino actress (Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Jürgen Kluckert
German voice actor (Benjamin Blümchen)
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Mariano Anastasio Moreno García
Spanish Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Howard S. Becker
American sociologist
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Mentor Ba
Senegalese actor (Saloum)
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Harold Hyman
American historian
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Arnold Östman
Swedish conductor
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Michael Parkinson
English journalist and broadcaster (Parkinson)
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Guillermo Timoner
Spanish racing cyclist
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Liam MacDaid
Irish Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Dennis M. Nagy
American air force lieutenant
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Slim Lehart
American country singer
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Jan Greber
Polish actor
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Philip Sherman
American rabbi and mohel
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Roland Freeman
American photographer
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Hanae Mori
Japanese fashion designer
Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Aydın Yelken
Turkish footballer (Turkey national football team
Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Rıza Pekkutsal
Turkish actor (Sakar Şakir
Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Stanisław Masternak
Polish politician and farmer
Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Zdeněk Mraček
Czech neurosurgeon and politician
Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Stefan Gierowski
Polish painter and avant garde artist
Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Tadeusz Bartczak
Polish chemist and crystallographer
Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Matti Lehtinen
Finnish baritone singer
Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022