Chet Brooks
American football player (San Francisco 49ers)Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Deaths on January 16
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 16 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 16, 2026.
Vitalie Zagaievschi
Moldovan writer and journalistDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Dino Attanasio
Italian-born Belgian cartoonistDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Bill Hembree
American politicianDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
S. V. Adinarayana Rao
Indian orthopaedic surgeonDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Ali Salem al-Beidh
Yemeni politicianDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Angelo Gugel
Italian papal assistantDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Raju Bandara
Sri Lankan singerDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
David Annoussamy
Indian judgeDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Ray Crone
American baseball player (Milwaukee BravesDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Zara Aramyan
Armenian actress and journalistDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Osvaldas Jablonskis
Lithuanian painterDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Yury Yemelyanov
Russian historian and authorDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
François Bazaramba
Rwandan war criminalDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Robert Macklin
Australian journalist and authorDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Murad Hasratyan
Armenian architectural historianDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Luang Ta Chiwananto
Thai monkDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Mickey Brady
Northern Irish politicianDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Anatoli Zabolotskiy
Russian cinematographerDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Carl Sommer
American entrepreneurDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Grant Batty
New Zealand rugby union player (WellingtonDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Rocco B. Commisso
Italian-born US businessman and football owner (Fiorentina)Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Kianna Underwood
American actress (Little BillDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Anatoli Zabolotski
Russian cinematographerDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Marceau Mairesse
Belgian politicianDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Valère Novarina
Swiss choreographer and photographerDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Gilbert Thompson
British physicianDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Arthur Tobin LawyerPolitician dead at age 95
Arthur Tobin, an American politician and lawyer from Quincy, Massachusetts, died on January 16, 2026, at age 95. He served on the Quincy City Council and in the Massachusetts legislature…
Chris Krug American baseball player dead at age 86
Chris Krug, an American Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres, died on January 16, 2026. Born Everett Ben Krug on December 25,…
Mark Jones Filmmaker dead at age 72
Mark Robert Jones, an American screenwriter, film director and producer, died on January 16, 2026. He wrote and directed the 1993 film Leprechaun, which launched the horror franchise of the…
Martin Truex Sr.
American racing driverDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Linda Tinker Watkins
American clubwomanDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Robert Verrall
Canadian animator (Cosmic ZoomDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Jean-Louis Lalanne
French footballer (BordeauxDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Jean-Michel Billaut
French systems analyst and internet personalityDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Raphaël Larrère
French agricultural engineerDied on Friday January 17th 2025
František Makeš
Swedish artistDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Philippe Moreau Defarges
French political scientistDied on Friday January 17th 2025
George Kalinsky
American photographer (Madison Square GardenDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Denis Law
Scottish footballer (Manchester UnitedDied on Friday January 17th 2025
François Ponchaud
French Catholic priest and missionaryDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Sylvan Kalib
American music theorist and composerDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Colin MacNeil
Australian football playerDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Eleanor Maguire
Irish neuroscientistDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Martin Pollack
Austrian journalist and authorDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Fekry Sadeq
Egyptian actorDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Reto Stiffler
Swiss businessmanDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Semyon Kutateladze
Russian mathematicianDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Gualtiero Busato
Italian-born French sculptorDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Chris O’Donnell
American TikTok influencerDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Manuëla Kemp
Dutch singer and presenter (Eigen Huis & Tuin)Died on Friday January 17th 2025
Lucien Cariat
Belgian politicianDied on Friday January 17th 2025
José Brouwers
Belgian stage director and actorDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Didier Guillaume
French politicianDied on Friday January 17th 2025
M. Srinivas
Indian politicianDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Semyon Samsonovich Kutateladze
79Died on Friday January 17th 2025
Jack Guittet
French Olympic fencer (1964)Died on Friday January 17th 2025
Semën Samsonovich Kutateladze
-Died on Friday January 17th 2025
Geneviève Callerot
French novelist and resistance fighterDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Hans Dobida
Austrian ice hockey administratorDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Harry Bild
Swedish footballerDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Joan Plowright
English actress (Dennis the MenaceDied on Friday January 17th 2025
K. N. Chandrasekharan Pillai
Indian legal scholarDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Vasile Ardeleanu
Romanian footballer (FCM BacăuDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Merle Louise
American actress (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetDied on Friday January 17th 2025
Claire Waters Ferguson
American figure skating judgeDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Peter Schickele
American composer and musical satirist (P. D. Q. Bach)Died on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Bev Dovey
English rugby union player (BristolDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Jaakko Valtanen
Finnish generalDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Carlos Rojas Gutiérrez
Mexican politicianDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Dejan Milojević
Serbian basketball player and coachDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Bennie Muller
Dutch footballer (AjaxDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Sir Tony Lloyd
British politicianDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Knut Hjeltnes
Norwegian Olympic discus thrower (1976Died on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Sigi Rothemund
German film director (Timm Thaler)Died on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Tatyana Frunze
Russian organic chemistDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Bill Gairdner
Canadian Olympic track and field athlete (1964)Died on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Anthony Gobert
Australian motorcycle road racerDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Baldev Raj Chawla
Indian politicianDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Ottavio Dazzan
Argentine-born Italian Olympic cyclist (1980)Died on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Joan Coxsedge
Australian artistDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Rezwan Hossain Siddiqui
Bangladeshi journalistDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Asfaw Meshesha
56–57Died on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Donald D. Clayton
American astrophysicistDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
David E. Hoffman
American television writer and authorDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Jiří Neuwirt
Czech painterDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Brent Sikkema
American art dealerDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
Bruce Gowers
British directorDied on Tuesday January 17th 2023