Franklin Kury died 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…
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.
Venus passes away 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 passes away 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…
Obituary: 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 died 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 dies 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 passes away 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 death 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…
Richard Herman dies at 88
Richard Herman, an American politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, died on August 16, 2026, aged 88. A Democrat, he represented his district in the state…
Hasan M. El-Shamy, died aged 88
Hasan M. El-Shamy, the Egyptian-born American folklorist and professor, died on August 16, 2026, at age 88. Born in Cairo, he taught folklore at Indiana University, where he held appointments…
Hayden Panettiere obituary: died 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 dies 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 obituary: died at age 89
Rex A. Wade, an American historian and author, died on August 16, 2026, aged 89. Born in Piedmont, he was also known as Rex Arvin Wade and taught Russian and…
José Ricardo dies at 42
Costa Rican presenter Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Gayle Cook dies at 91
American medical manufacturing executive Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Shigetoshi Kotari passes away at age 28
Japanese boxer Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Joe Caroff dead at age 103
American graphic designer Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Eleni Karpeta dies at 88
Greek actress Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Death of Sawat Chotipanich at age 93
Thai judge Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Luka Popović dead at age -1
Serbian footballer Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Richard Tylinski dies at age 87
French football player (Saint-Étienne Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Zija Grapshi obituary: died at age 94
Albanian actor and puppeteer Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Vladislav Hošek dead at age 71
Czech photographer Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Christian Forestier obituary: died at age 80
French academic Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Dany Gignoux passed away at age 81
Swiss photographer Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
David Mangelsdorf dies at 67
American biologist and chemist Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Francesc Queral dead at age 76
Spanish actress and comedian Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Death of Joachim Grubich at age 90
Polish organist Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Oldo Hlaváček passes away at age 91
Slovak actor and screenwriter Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Terence Stamp has died at age 87
English actor (Superman Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Debebe Eshetu has died at age -1
Ethiopian actor (Shaft in Africa) Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Perinho Albuquerque passes away at age 79
Brazilian songwriter and record producer Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Vardan Bostanjyan passes away at age 75
Armenian politician Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Isyaku Ibrahim has died at age 88
Nigerian politician Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Mohammed Sani passes away at age 81
Nigerian politician Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Christopher Calladine dead at age 90
British engineer Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Berel Wein obituary: died at age 91
American-Jordanian rabbi and writer Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Perry Yaney dies at age 94
American physicist Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Mats Wahl dies at age 80
Swedish author Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Lucas González dies at age 32
Argentine basketball coach Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
František Hýbl dead at age 83
Czech historian Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Herschell Turner dead at age 86
American basketball player (Chicago Majors Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Veliko Stoianov dies at 81
Bulgarian actor (Gentlemen for a Day Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Mahesh Chandra dead at age 67
Indian academician and retired Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Mysore Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Evgeny Mishin death at age 48
Russian bodybuilder and actor Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Hammoudi Al-Harithi has died at age 88
Iraqi actor (Tahit Moos Al-Hallaq) Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Giulio Fiou dies at 86
Italian politician Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Marlene Catterall dead at age 85
Canadian politician Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Peter Procter passes away at age 94
British cyclist and racing driver Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Death of Federico Caballero at age 88
Filipino indigenous chanter Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Obituary: Tuncay Akça, dead at age 60
Turkish actor (Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Silvio Santos dead at age 93
Brazilian television presenter (Programa Silvio Santos) and businessman Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Rowena Jackson passes away at age 98
New Zealand prima ballerina Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Max Hengel death at age 47
Luxembourgish politician Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Agnes Sasagawa died at age 93
Japanese nun (Our Lady of Akita) Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Rajko Maksimović dead at age 89
Serbian composer Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Gary E. has died at age 87
American military officer Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Álvaro Monjardino dead at age 93
Portuguese politician Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Ruth Montague has died at age 85
British Air Force officer Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Fritz Schmidt dies at 81
German field hockey player Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Black Caviar passed away at age 17
Australian Thoroughbred racehorse Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Marinella Bortoluzzi obituary: died at age 85
Italian high jumper Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Franco Saulle died at age 19
Argentine influencer and trader Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Dan Dorazio death at age 72
American football coach (Calgary Stampeders Died on Saturday August 17th 2024
Gary Young passed away at age 70
American drummer (Pavement) Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Gogi Kharabadze has died at age 81
Georgian actor (Falling Leaves Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
James Bartleman passes away at age 83
Canadian diplomat Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Death of Bill Schlesinger at age 81
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox) Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Johari Harun passes away at age 53
Malaysian politician Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Kunwar Naveed passed away at age 59
Pakistani politician Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Pierre Alféri dead at age 60
French novelist Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Miroslav Bošković has died at age 76
Serbian football player Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Obituary: Judith Ann, dead at age 81
American biogeochemist Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Hans Kratzert died at age 83
German screenwriter and film director Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Aimo Vartiainen dead at age 96
Finnish Olympic alpine skier Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Angie Ferro obituary: died at age 86
Filipino actress (Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Jürgen Kluckert dead at age 79
German voice actor (Benjamin Blümchen) Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Death of Mariano Anastasio at age 84
Spanish Roman Catholic prelate Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Death of Howard S. at age 95
American sociologist Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Mentor Ba dead at age -1
Senegalese actor (Saloum) Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Harold Hyman dies at 99
American historian Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Arnold Östman obituary: died at age 83
Swedish conductor Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Michael Parkinson death at age 88
English journalist and broadcaster (Parkinson) Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Guillermo Timoner has died at age 97
Spanish racing cyclist Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Liam MacDaid passes away at age 78
Irish Roman Catholic prelate Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Dennis M. dies at 80
American air force lieutenant Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Slim Lehart passed away at age 88
American country singer Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Obituary: Jan Greber, dead at age 83
Polish actor Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Philip Sherman dead at age 67
American rabbi and mohel Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Roland Freeman died at age 87
American photographer Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Hanae Mori, died aged 96
Japanese fashion designer Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Aydın Yelken dies at age 83
Turkish footballer (Turkey national football team Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Death of Rıza Pekkutsal at age 87
Turkish actor (Sakar Şakir Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Stanisław Masternak obituary: died at age 76
Polish politician and farmer Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Zdeněk Mraček passed away at age 92
Czech neurosurgeon and politician Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Stefan Gierowski died at age 97
Polish painter and avant garde artist Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Tadeusz Bartczak obituary: died at age 87
Polish chemist and crystallographer Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022