El Ghazi dead at age 84
El Ghazi died on July 16, 2026. He was an Algerian singer. Tags Musicians, 16 July 2026, El, Ghazi, July 16, July 2026
Deaths on July 16
This archive lists notable deaths associated with July 16 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on July 16, 2026.
Angelo Buccarello dead at age 84
Angelo Buccarello, an Italian Catholic priest and member of the Trinitarian Order, died on July 16, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Castrignano del Capo, Italy, on May…
Tersia Marshall dead at age 45
Tersia Marshall, a South African politician and attorney who served in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, died on July 16, 2026, in Rustenburg after injuries sustained in a car accident. Born…
Roland J. Thornhill dead at age 90, Stockbroker, consultant
Roland J. Thornhill, a Canadian politician and former Nova Scotia MLA, died on July 16, 2026. Born Roland John Thornhill on September 3, 1935, in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, he represented…
Rudolph A. Marcus dead at age 102
Rudolph A. Marcus, the Canadian-born American chemist who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on electron transfer reactions, died on July 16, 2026. He was 102.…
Elza Berquó dead at age 100
Elza Berquó, a Brazilian mathematician and statistician whose work also extended into research, died on July 16, 2026. Born on October 17, 1925, in Guaxupé, she studied mathematics at the…
Siva Afi dead at age 77
Siva Afi, the Samoan professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation in the late 1980s, died on July 16, 2026. Born Max Amata Taogaga in…
Lattie F. Coor dead at age 89
Lattie F. Coor, an American university administrator and professor of public policy who led the University of Vermont and Arizona State University, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Phoenix…
Norman Ravitch dead at age 89
Norman Ravitch, an American historian and professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Riverside, died on July 16, 2026. Born on January 1, 1936, he spent part of…
Isamu Sonoda dead at age 79
Isamu Sonoda, the Japanese judoka who won Olympic gold, died on July 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan, on November 4, 1946, he became…
René Urtreger dead at age 92
René Urtreger, the French bebop pianist and composer, died on July 16, 2026. He was 92. Born in Paris on July 6, 1934, Urtreger became known as a jazz musician…
Renato Machado dead at age 83
Renato Machado, a Brazilian journalist and longtime TV Globo newscaster, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Rio de Janeiro on March 21, 1943, he studied law and journalism at…
Feras Esmaeel dead at age 43
Feras Esmaeel, the Syrian footballer who played as a midfielder, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Damascus on January 3, 1983, he represented clubs including Al-Karamah, Zakho and Nart…
Lutz von Padberg dead at age 76
Lutz von Padberg, a German historian whose work focused on medieval history and the Christianization of the Germanic peoples, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Essen on February 22,…
Pino Farinotti dead at age 75, Italian film critic, journalist and writer
Pino Farinotti, the Italian film critic, journalist and writer whose work helped define film reference publishing in Italy, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Piacenza in 1951, he became…
Jean-Jacques Naudo dead at age 67
Jean-Jacques Naudo, the French rugby league player known as "Jacquouille la Fripouille," died on July 16, 2026. Born on February 8, 1959, in Perpignan, he was mainly active during the…
Manuel Doreste dead at age 68
Manuel Doreste, the Spanish Olympic sailor who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Puertollano on January 1, 1958, he raced in the Soling…
Chiang C. Mei dead at age 91
Chiang C. Mei, an American physicist and fluid dynamicist whose work influenced civil, environmental and coastal engineering, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Wuhan on April 4, 1935, Mei,…
Alan Walden dead at age 83
Alan Walden, an American music manager, publisher, booking agent and promoter known for his work with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Otis Redding, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Macon, Georgia,…
Claude Teisseire
French rugby league player (AS CarcassonneDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Yves Galland
French entrepreneur and politicianDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
José António Camacho
Portuguese politicianDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Dionisio García Carnero
Spanish politicianDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Joseph A. Capineri
American politicianDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Debbie Nightingale
Canadian film and television producer and co-founder of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary FestivalDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Johnny Bailey
American mathematicianDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Skip Brittenham
American attorneyDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Greer Twiss
New Zealand sculptorDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Zvika Dror
Israeli historian of Holocaust survivors testimoniesDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Bill Neukom
American baseball executiveDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Michael Patella
American theologianDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Héctor Dante Cincotta
Argentine writerDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Gilberto Severini
Italian novelistDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Felix Baumgartner
Austrian parachutistDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Phoebe Asiyo
Kenyan politician and activistDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Andreas Tonelli
Italian extreme bikerDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Asdrúbal Meléndez
Venezuelan actorDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Celestino Sánchez Ramos
Spanish activist (15-M) and politicianDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Fello Suberví
Dominican politicianDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Javier Moscoso
Spanish jurist and politicianDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Nono Maldonado
Puerto Rican fashion designer and entrepreneurDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Wyn Davies
Welsh footballer (Newcastle UnitedDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Tommy Gallagher
Northern Irish politicianDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Claus Peymann
German theatre director and intendant (BurgtheaterDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Connie Francis
American pop singer ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool"Died on Thursday July 17th 2025
Daphne Walker
New Zealand singerDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Joanna Kołaczkowska
Polish actressDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Bruce McTavish
New Zealand boxing refereeDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Bobby L. Harnage
American labor leaderDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Samuele Privitera
Italian cyclistDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Philippe Mellier
French businessmanDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Gami Astoingué Richard
Chadian film directorDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Fred Silvester
British politicianDied on Thursday July 17th 2025
Bryan Braman dead at age 38
Bryan Braman, an American football player, died on July 16, 2025. He was 38. Braman played seven seasons in the NFL as a linebacker after beginning his professional career with…
J. Michael Cline
American businessmanDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Tom Azinger
American politicianDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
R.P.S. Lanrue
German musicianDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Martin H. Krieger
American urban and regional plannerDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Vincent Burns
American football player (Kentucky WildcatsDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Nonce Paolini
French business executiveDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Benoît Duteurtre
French novelist and musical criticDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Jana Bommersbach
American journalist and authorDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Arunas Vasys
Lithuanian-born American football player (Philadelphia Eagles)Died on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Abu Sayed
Bangladeshi student activistDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Sharif Badr El-Din
Egyptian scriptwriterDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Farhad Moshiri
Iranian artistDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Giancarlo Guardabassi
Italian disc jockeyDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Sigma Huda
Bangladeshi lawyer and human rights activistDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Jerry Walker
American baseball player (Baltimore OriolesDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Anton Hykisch
Slovak writerDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Ulf Dageby
Swedish rock musician and songwriterDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Tony Delsham
Martinican journalist and writerDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
José Cerveró
Spanish footballerDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Irène Schweizer
Swiss jazz and free improvising pianistDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Publio Fiori
Italian politicianDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
David Morrow
Australian sports commentatorDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Barry Studdert
Irish Gaelic footballerDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Hughie Travers
Irish Gaelic footballerDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Peter Steedman
Australian journalist and politicianDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Gail Wilensky
American health economistDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
George Poteet
American land speed racerDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Red Wolverton
American stuntmanDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Grace Eiko Thomson
Japanese-Canadian internment camp survivorDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Dhammika Niroshana
Sri Lankan cricketerDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Alain Bernard
French politicianDied on Wednesday July 17th 2024
Stuart Epperson
American evangelical and businessmanDied on Monday July 17th 2023