Jane Sinclair
64–65
Died on Sunday January 17th 2021
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.
Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo
Indonesian military officer and diplomat
Died on Sunday January 17th 2021
Bheki Ntuli
South African politician
Died on Sunday January 17th 2021
Harry Brown
American-Canadian basketball player
Died on Sunday January 17th 2021
William Henry Barbour Jr.
American jurist
Died on Sunday January 17th 2021
Dustin Higgs
American convicted murderer
Died on Saturday January 16th 2021
Bruno Nettl
Czech-born American ethnomusicologist and musicologist
Died on Thursday January 16th 2020
Christopher Tolkien
British academic and editor
Died on Thursday January 16th 2020
Magda al-Sabahi
Egyptian actress
Died on Thursday January 16th 2020
Carl McNulty
American basketball player (Milwaukee Hawks)
Died on Thursday January 16th 2020
Saidi Shariff
Singaporean politician
Died on Thursday January 16th 2020
Zhao Zhongxiang
Chinese TV Presenter (CCTV New Year's Gala).
Died on Thursday January 16th 2020
Robert Armstrong
British sports journalist (death announced)
Died on Thursday January 16th 2020
Nick Mason
British journalist (The Guardian
Died on Thursday January 16th 2020
John C. Bogle
American investor
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
John Bogle
American investor
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Santiago Valderas Cañestro
Spanish general
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Mirjam Pressler
German writer
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Gerard Basset
French born sommelier
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Francine du Plessix Gray
Polish-born American author and critic
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Rudolf Kučera
Czech political scientist and former dissident
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Pierre Alard
French Olympic discus thrower (1956
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Julio Vallejo Ruiloba
Spanish psychiatrist
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Ido Abram
Indonesian-born Dutch writer and educator
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Malik Mazhar Abbas Raan
Pakistani politician
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Alanna Lockward
Dominican curator
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Tinca Stegovec
Slovenian artist
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Brian Velasco
Filipino drummer (Razorback)
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Bernardo Benes
Cuban banker and community leader
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Bradley Bolke
American actor (The New Casper Cartoon Show
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Thelma Tixou
Mexican vedette and actress (La muchacha del cuerpo de oro
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Mónica Galán
Argentian actress
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Miodrag Radovanović
Serbian actor (The Farm in the Small Marsh
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Serena Rothschild
British racehorse owner
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Vishnu Hari Dalmia
Indian industrialist
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Wayne St. Wayne
American artist and professional wrestler
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Pål Spilling
Norwegian computer scientist
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Rosalia Nghidinwa
Namibian politician
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Emily Anne Staples
American politician
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Hugh Wilson
American director (WKRP in Cincinnati
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Max Labovitch
Canadian ice hockey player
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Milton Shadur
American federal judge
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
John Spellman
American politician
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Shammi Akhtar
Bangladeshi singer
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Óscar Pérez
Venezuelan actor
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Olive Nicol, Baroness Nicol
British politician and life peer
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Ed Doolan
Australian-born British radio presenter
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Madalena Iglésias
Portuguese actress
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Khadija Abdullahi Daleys
Somali singer
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Mathilde Krim
American HIV/AIDS researcher
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Anshel Brusilow
American violinist and conductor
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Sumiko Iwao
Japanese psychologist
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Wilhelm Melliger
Swiss equestrian
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Oliver Ivanović
Kosovo Serb politician
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Buddhadev Das Gupta
Indian sarod player
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Mike Shanahan
American sports owner (St. Louis Blues)
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Erling Mandelmann
Danish photographer
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Bogusław Cygan
52
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Viktor Anpilov
Russian politician and trade unionist
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Dreaming of Anna
American racehorse
Died on Tuesday January 16th 2018
Brian Whitehouse
English footballer (West Bromwich
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Oddvar Barlie
Norwegian sport wrestler
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Luis Gámir
Spanish politician
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai
Pakistani writer and poet
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Fernand Decanali
French cyclist
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Nigel Spearing
British politician
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Eugene Cernan
American astronaut
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Han Peixin
Chinese politician
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Kozo Kinomoto
Japanese footballer and sports executive
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Horst Astroth
German racewalker
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Jiří Navrátil
Czech scout leader
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Bill Price
British record producer
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Placid Olofsson
Hungarian Cistercian priest
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Glenn DiSanto
American racehorse trainer
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Seah Chiang Nee
Singaporean journalist (The Star)
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Hadi Utomo
Indonesian politician (Democratic Party)
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Deepal Silva
Sri Lankan singer
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Placid Oloffson
Hungarian regular
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Franz Jarnach
German actor (Dittsche) and musician (The Rattles)
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Ulf Larsson
Swedish politician
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Vicki Lansky
American author and publisher
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Travis Hirschi
American sociologist
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Aleksandr Ezhevsky
Soviet engineer and statesman
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Oloffson Placid
Hungarian regular
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Charles-Henri Favrod
French journalist and photographer
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Alan Jabbour
American fiddler and folklorist
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Shigeru Kōyama
Japanese actor (Samurai Rebellion
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Amin Nasir
Singaporean footballer and coach
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Dermot Gallagher
Irish civil servant and diplomat
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Jill Roe
Australian historian and academic
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Claude Steiner
French-born American psychologist
Died on Monday January 16th 2017