The Duke of Dorchester dead at age 81, American wrestler
The Duke of Dorchester, an American professional wrestler, died on June 17, 2026. Known outside the ring as Pete Doherty, he was born on January 18, 1941, in Dorchester. He…
Deaths on June 16
This archive lists notable deaths associated with June 16 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on June 16, 2026.
Alfred Bayer dead at age 93, German politician
Alfred Bayer, a German politician and longtime Christian Social Union of Bavaria representative, died on June 16, 2026, at age 93. Born in Munich on March 8, 1933, he studied…
Camillo Ruini dead at age 95, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
Camillo Ruini, the Italian Roman Catholic cardinal who led the Italian Episcopal Conference from 1991 to 2007 and served as cardinal vicar of Rome from 1991 to 2008, died on…
Mari Paz Díaz González dead at age 78, Spanish women rights activist
Mari Paz Díaz González died on June 16, 2026. Tags Other, 16 June 2026, Mari, Spain, González, June 16, June 2026
Daniel Senet dead at age 72, French Olympic weightlifter
Daniel Senet, a French Olympic weightlifter and silver medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on June 16, 2026. He was 72. Born in Amiens on June 26, 1953, Senet…
Paul Avery dead at age 81, American actor
Paul Avery died on June 16, 2026. He was an actor. Tags Actors, 16 June 2026, America, Avery, Paul, June 16, June 2026
Afsaneh Malek dead at age 83, Iranian singer
Afsaneh Malek died on June 16, 2026. Tags Musicians, 16 June 2026, Afsaneh, Iran, Malek, June 16, June 2026
Hervé Larrue dead at age 90, French rugby union and rugby league player
Hervé Larrue, a French rugby union and rugby league player, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on July 5, 1935, in Tarn, he represented France…
Peter Kampits dead at age 83, Austrian philosopher
Peter Kampits, an Austrian philosopher and author who taught at the University of Vienna, died on June 16, 2026. He was 83. Born in Vienna on January 1, 1942, Kampits…
Joan Viñas dead at age 75, Spanish physician
Joan Viñas, a Spanish physician and university teacher, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Mataró on December 11, 1950, he was known as Joan…
John J. Snow Jr. dead at age 80, American politician
John J. Snow Jr., an American politician and lawyer, died on June 16, 2026, at age 80. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he earned both his undergraduate degree and…
Daveigh Chase dead at age 35, Actress
Daveigh Chase, an American actress known for roles in Lilo & Stitch, The Ring and Donnie Darko, died June 16, 2026, at age 35 of complications from meningitis. Born Daveigh…
Claude Bardos dead at age 86, French mathematician
Claude Bardos, a French mathematician who specialized in mathematical physics, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on April 4, 1940, he earned a doctorate from…
Afsaneh Malek dead at age 83, Iranian singer
Afsaneh Malek, an Iranian singer, died on June 16, 2026. She was 83. Born in Tehran in 1942, Malek performed widely before Iran’s 1979 Revolution and was noted for collaborations…
Jacky Haran dead at age 83, French racing driver
Jacky Haran, a French racing driver, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on May 12, 1943, in Mansigné, then in German-occupied France, he began his…
Philippe Labarde dead at age 86, French writer and economic journalist
Philippe Labarde, a French economic journalist and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Agen on September 26, 1939, he was educated at the…
Chatch Kuldilok dead at age 82, Politician
Chatch Kuldilok, a Thai politician and former member of Thailand’s House of Representatives, died on June 16, 2026. He was 82. Kuldilok, who was born on January 1, 1943, served…
Michael Kapovich dead at age 63, Russian-American mathematician
Michael Kapovich, a Russian-American mathematician who worked at the University of California, Davis, died on June 16, 2026. He was 63. Born in Khabarovsk on March 13, 1963, and also…
Pat Holmes dead at age 85, American football player
Pat Holmes, an American football player who played for the Houston Oilers, Calgary Stampeders and Kansas City Chiefs, died on June 16, 2026, at age 85. Born James Patrick Holmes…
Harunobu Yonenaga dead at age 60, Japanese politician
Harunobu Yonenaga, a Japanese politician, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 60. Born on October 21, 1965, in Masuho, Yamanashi, he graduated from Sophia University and later…
Gilbert Azibert dead at age 79, French jurist
Gilbert Azibert, a French magistrate and jurist, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on February 2, 1947, in Marseille’s 6th arrondissement, he served on the…
Jiří Wolf dead at age 74, Czech political prisoner
Jiří Wolf, a Czech political prisoner, anticommunist and signatory of Charter 77, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on January 5, 1952, in Jindřichův Hradec,…
Per Ottesen dead at age 93, Norwegian sports official, president of the Norwegian Ski Federation
Per Ottesen, the Norwegian sports official who served as president of the Norwegian Ski Federation from 1985 to 1987, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 93. Born…
John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough dead at age 95, British hereditary peer
John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough, a British hereditary peer, died on June 16, 2026, aged 95. He held the Earl of Mexborough title in the Peerage of Ireland, one…
Bill Poon dead at age 81, Chinese-British chef and restaurateur
Bill Poon died on June 16, 2026. Tags Other, 16 June 2026, Bill, Britain, China, Poon, June 16, June 2026
Juliet Gardiner dead at age 83, British historian and writer
Juliet Gardiner, a British historian and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 83. She was a commentator on British social history from Victorian times through the…
Robert Thurman dead at age 84, American Buddhist writer and academic
Robert Thurman, an American Buddhist writer and academic, died on June 16, 2026, at age 84. Born Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman in New York City on August 3, 1941, he…
Sergey Shashurin dead at age 69, Politician, businessman
Sergey Shashurin, a Russian politician and former deputy of the State Duma, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Nizhniye Vyazovye on January 13, 1957,…
David Kinsella dead at age 89, New Zealand cricket umpire
David Kinsella, the New Zealand cricket umpire and former player, died on June 16, 2026, aged 89. Born in New Plymouth on February 23, 1937, David Arthur Kinsella stood in…
Romy Guevarra dead at age 89, public figure
Romy Guevarra, a Filipino basketball referee, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 89. Known as Romeo “Romy” Guevarra, he began his officiating career with the Manila Industrial…
Bobby Prince dead at age 81, American video game composer
Bobby Prince, an American video game composer and sound designer, died on June 16, 2026. He was known professionally for work on landmark games including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Doom II:…
István Nász dead at age 99, Hungarian bacteriologist
István Nász, a Hungarian bacteriologist, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Túrkeve on March 3, 1927, he studied at Semmelweis University and built a…
Alexander Rabinowitch dead at age 91, American historian
Alexander Rabinowitch, an American historian whose scholarship on the Bolsheviks and the Russian Revolution of 1917 made him a leading authority in the field, died on June 16, 2026. He…
Bob Miller dead at age 85, Australian footballer and politician
Bob Miller died on June 16, 2026. He was an Australian footballer and politician. Further details about his life and career were not provided in the available information. Tags Athletes,…
Christine Hamm dead at age 83, American politician
Christine Hamm died on June 16, 2026. She was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 16 June 2026, America, Christine, Hamm, Libra, June 16, June 2026
Raimundo Carrero dead at age 78, Brazilian writer
Raimundo Carrero, a Brazilian journalist and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at age 78. Born in Salgueiro, Pernambuco, in 1947, he went on to study at the Federal University…
Lidia Litvinova dead at age 76, Russian politician
Lidia Litvinova, a Russian politician who served in the Soviet of the Union from 1979 to 1989, died on June 16, 2026, at age 76. Born Lidia Mikhailovna Litvinova on…
James Fankhauser
American conductor and music educatorDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Anne Burrell
American chef and television personality (Secrets of a Restaurant ChefDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Manuel Fuentes
Chilean rodeo riderDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Eneko Belausteguigoitia
Mexican businessman and cultural patron and promoterDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Bernard Lacombe
French football player and managerDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Florea Dudiță
Romanian politicianDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Zain Serudin
Bruneian poet and politicianDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Kgotla Autlwetse
Motswana politicianDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
As’ad Abu Shari’a
Palestinian military officerDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Cocoy Laurel
Filipino singer and actor (Miss Saigon)Died on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Sanjay Raj Subba
Indian politicianDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
John Robbins
American author (Diet for a New America)Died on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Abdulhamid Minouchehr
Iranian nuclear physicist and nuclear engineerDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Nolen Ellison
American basketball player (Kansas Jayhawks)Died on Tuesday June 17th 2025
P. Adams Sitney
American film historianDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Mangala Bhatt
Indian Kathak dancerDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Krystyna Palmowska
Polish mountain climberDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Charles Burrell
American classical and jazz bass playerDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Cícero Sandroni
Brazilian journalist and writer. Died on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Dick Edwards
English footballer (Aston VillaDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Manuel Hermoso
Spanish politicianDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Bill McKinney
Scottish footballer (Newcastle UnitedDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Manuel Zarzo
Spanish actor (The DelinquentsDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Ali Shadmani
Iranian military officerDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Kim Woodburn
English television personality (How Clean Is Your House?)Died on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Giuseppe Nuara
Italian politicianDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Palanivel Govindasamy
Malaysian politicianDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Hélio Delmiro
Brazilian guitar playerDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Masuiyama Daishirō II
Japanese former sumo wrestler and singerDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Teresa Rita Lopes
Portuguese writerDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Connor Garden-Bachop
New Zealand rugby union player (Māori All BlacksDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Nuel Belnap
American logician and philosopherDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Barbara Gladstone
American art dealer and film producer (Drawing Restraint 9)Died on Monday June 17th 2024
Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla
Nigerian financial accountantDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Érik Canuel
Canadian film director (Bon CopDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Oldřich Karásek
Czech sailorDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Paul Chemetov
French architect (Ministry of the Economy and Finance building)Died on Monday June 17th 2024
Brian Makepeace
English footballer (Doncaster Rovers)Died on Monday June 17th 2024
Anders Bodegård
Swedish translatorDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Buzz Cason
American singer and songwriter ("Everlasting Love")Died on Monday June 17th 2024
Chen Zhenggao
Chinese politicianDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Bruce Bastian
American computer scientistDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Claudio Graziano
Italian military officerDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Hosenara Islam
Indian politicianDied on Monday June 17th 2024
John Wilmerding
American art collector and curatorDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Kevork Mardirossian
American violinistDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Michael J. Karels
American software engineerDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Enrique Pinder
Panamanian boxerDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Nanae Sasaya
Japanese manga artistDied on Monday June 17th 2024
Leonardo Nierman
Mexican artistDied on Saturday June 17th 2023
Panagiotis Hadjinikolaou
90–91Died on Saturday June 17th 2023
Naum Prifti
Albanian writerDied on Saturday June 17th 2023