Vasili Blagov
Russian Olympic pair skater (1972)
Died on Thursday May 16th 2019
Deaths on May 16
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 16 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 16, 2026.
André Lurton
French winemaker
Died on Thursday May 16th 2019
Bob Hawke
Australian politician
Died on Thursday May 16th 2019
Richard L. Hills
British historian and clergyman
Died on Thursday May 16th 2019
Mark Rubinstein
American financial engineer
Died on Thursday May 16th 2019
Rachel Jones
American blogger
Died on Thursday May 16th 2019
George L. Kelling
American criminologist and professor
Died on Thursday May 16th 2019
Mike Slive
American college athletics commissioner (Conference USA
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Camille Gira
Luxembourgian politician
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Nick Coleman
American journalist (Star Tribune)
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Lucian Pintilie
Romanian film director (Reconstituirea).
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Vladimír Jirásek
Czech slalom canoeist
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Miriam T. Griffin
American academic
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Günther Haensch
German linguist and lexicographer
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Josh Greenfeld
American author and screenwriter (Harry and Tonto)
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Eufranio Eriguel
Filipino physician and politician
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Dieter Kunzelmann
German political activist
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
José Lavat
Mexican voice actor (Dragon Ball
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Andy Johnson
American football player (New England Patriots)
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Bengt Nilsson
Swedish high jumper
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
The Wanderer
Norwegian serial burglar
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Aisha Abimbola
Nigerian actress
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Elena Gremina
Russian scriptwriter
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Roy Wright
American baseball player (New York Giants)
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Wilson Chisala Kalumba
Zambian politician
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Howard Bayne
American basketball player (Kentucky Colonels)
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Peter Byrne
English actor and director
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Elena Gremin
Russian scriptwriter
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Tom Murphy
Irish playwright (A Whistle in the Dark
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Joe Thomson
Scottish legal scholar
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Daniel Brewbaker
American composer and poet
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Derek Poindexter
American musician
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Dennis Swamy
Indian boxer
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Doug Somers
American professional wrestler (AWA)
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Andriy Zay
Ukrainian actor (The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After)
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Ronnie Cocks
Maltese footballer (Sliema Wanderers
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Neil Rolde
84-85
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Andrey Zay
Ukrainian actor (The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After)
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Andrew Zay
Ukrainian actor (The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After)
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Oleg Vidov
Russian actor (Red Heat
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Karl-Otto Apel
German philosopher
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Yu So-chow
Chinese actress
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Ted Hibberd
Canadian ice hockey player
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Felipe Ehrenberg
Mexican artist
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Sir David Cooke, 12th Baronet
British aristocrat
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Javier Valdez Cárdenas
Mexican reporter (Ríodoce)
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Amotz Zahavi
Israeli evolutionary biologist
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Sir Gavyn Farr Arthur
British judge
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Robert Freeman
American politician
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Noriko Nishimoto
Japanese-born Australian puppeteer
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Jack Unruh
American commercial illustrator
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Hussein Sheikh Abdirahman
Somali politician
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Ken Cameron
Scottish trade union leader
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Aar de Goede
Dutch politician
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Gillian Mears
51-52
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Julia Meade
American actress (The Ed Sullivan Show
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
François Maistre
French actor (Angélique
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Mitsuo Horiuchi
Japanese politician
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Camille DesRosiers
Canadian-born Tuvaluan Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
John O. Hughes
Welsh association football administrator
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Moidele Bickel
German costume designer (La Reine Margot)
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Mamie Rallins
American hurdler
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
David Rendel
British politician
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Giovanni Coppa
Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Emilio Navaira
American country and Tejano singer
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Fredrik Norén
74-75
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Jim McMillian
American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Robert “Bobby” Freeman
American politician
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Svyatoslav Lyuter
Russian conductor
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Sviatoslav Luther
Russian conductor
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Romaldo Giurgola
Italian-born Australian architect (Parliament House)
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Deepak Shodhan
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Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Nelson Doi
Hawaiian politician
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Franciszek Bernaś
Polish writer
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Johannes Exner
Danish architect
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Shikha Joshi
Indian actress (B.A. Pass)
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Viktor Borisov
Soviet and Uzbekistan football player and coach
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Jackie Basehart
Italian actor (The Inglorious Bastards)
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Charlotte Klamroth
German supercentenarian
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
John Templeton, Jr.
American medical doctor and philanthropist
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Dominik Tóth
Slovak Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Dean Potter
American rock climber
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Adrian Robinson
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Raphael Tenthani
Malawian journalist
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Nora Castañeda
Venezuelan economist and activist
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Ahmed Zanna
Nigerian politician
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Moshe Levinger
Israeli Orthodox rabbi
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Elias Gleizer
Brazilian actor
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Prashant Bhargava
41-42
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Peter Tallberg
Finnish sailor and IOC-member
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Abu Sayyaf
Senior ISIS commander
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Flora MacNeil
Scottish Gaelic singer
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Yeung Kwong
Hong Kong pro-communist activist
Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Valtr Komárek
Czech politician
Died on Thursday May 16th 2013
Bryan Illerbrun
Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Died on Thursday May 16th 2013
Frank Nigel Hepper
English botanist
Died on Thursday May 16th 2013