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Died On April 16th

Discover the most famous people who died on April 16. The list includes people like Francisco Goya, Rosalind Franklin, Alexis de Tocqueville, Bernadette Soubirous, David Lean. Famous personalities featured on this list, include novelists, mathematicians, poets and historians and from other domains of life. This list includes people from France, United States, United Kingdom and many more countries.

Helen McCroryHelen McCrory
British
Actress
Rudolf HössRudolf Höss
German
Nazi War Criminal

Seung-Hui ChoSeung-Hui Cho
South Korean
Murderer

Robert UrichRobert Urich
American
Film Actor

Francisco GoyaFrancisco Goya
Spanish
Painters

Rosalind FranklinRosalind Franklin
British
Chemist
Cheyenne BrandoCheyenne Brando
French
Model

Johnny TorrioJohnny Torrio
American
Gangster

Sir David LeanDavid Lean
British
Film Director, Producer & Screenwater
OthoOtho
Ancient Roman
Emperor

Bernadette SoubirousBernadette Soubirous
French
Saint
Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville
French
 

Ralph Waldo EllisonRalph Waldo Ellison
American
Novelist

Iqbal MasihIqbal Masih
Pakistani
Children's Rights Activist

Marie TussaudMarie Tussaud
Swiss, French
Artist

Aphra BehnAphra Behn
British
Playwright
Pat SummerallPat Summerall
American
American Football Player

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de BuffonGeorges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
French
Naturalist

Khalil Al-WazirKhalil al-Wazir
Palestinian
Palestinian Leader and co-founder of Fatah

Otto Wilhelm von StruveOtto Wilhelm von Struve
German
Astronomer
Stavros NiarchosStavros Niarchos
Greek
Entrepreneur

Daryl Francis GatesDaryl Francis Gates
American
Law enforcer
Neville BrandNeville Brand
American
Actor

Gene DeitchGene Deitch
American
Animator

Yasunari KawabataYasunari Kawabata
Japanese
Novelist
Fred DavisFred Davis
British
British snooker and billiards player

Scott BradyScott Brady
American
Actor
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and GothaPrincess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German
Aristocrat

Slim KeithSlim Keith
American
Model, Socialite

Henry FuseliHenry Fuseli
Swiss, British
Writer
Edna FerberEdna Ferber
American
playwright, novelist, writer,screenwriter

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Skip SpenceSkip Spence
Canadian, American
Singer
José Carlos MariáteguiJosé Carlos Mariátegui
Peruvian
Sociologist

Richard NeutraRichard Neutra
Austrian, American
Architect

Abdelhamid Ben BadisAbdelhamid Ben Badis
Algerian
Educator

George Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of CambridgeGeorge Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge
British
Prince
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
British
Politician
George Beverly SheaGeorge Beverly Shea
Canadian, American
Singer

Michael RitchieMichael Ritchie
American
Director

Edward Norton LorenzEdward Norton Lorenz
American
Mathematician

Nino BravoNino Bravo
Spanish
Singer
Lucius D. ClayLucius D. Clay
American
Military general

Mærsk Mc-Kinney MøllerMærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
Danish
Businessman

Clare CrockettClare Crockett
Irish
Nun

Nelson W. AldrichNelson W. Aldrich
American
Politician

Prince Paul of WürttembergPrince Paul of Württemberg
German
Prince
Samuel SmilesSamuel Smiles
British, Scottish
Writer

Charles II, Duke of ParmaCharles II, Duke of Parma
Spanish
King
Ruth FertelRuth Fertel
American
Entrepreneur

ChristopheChristophe
French
Musician

C. K. PrahaladC. K. Prahalad
Indian
Economist, University teacher
Roland ToporRoland Topor
French
Painter, Actor, Screenwriter, Writer, Novelist,

Luis SepúlvedaLuis Sepúlveda
Chilean
Writer
Emilio Azcárraga MilmoEmilio Azcárraga Milmo
Mexican, American
Businessman

Gyude BryantGyude Bryant
Liberian
Politician

Thierry PaulinThierry Paulin
French
Serial Killer

Pavel AxelrodPavel Axelrod
Russian
Politician

Molly BrantMolly Brant
American
Native American Leader
Cy EndfieldCy Endfield
American
Screenwriter

Émile BernardÉmile Bernard
French
Painter, Poet, Writer

Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, duchesse de BerryMarie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, duchesse de Berry
French, Italian
Princess

Sam SelvonSam Selvon
Trinidadian
Writer
Huynh Phu SoHuynh Phu So
Vietnamese
Philosopher

Sviatopolk II of KievSviatopolk II of Kiev
Russian
Ruler
SikelgaitaSikelgaita
Italian
Aristocrat

Byron HaskinByron Haskin
American
Director

Panait IstratiPanait Istrati
Romanian
Writer
Tomás Gutiérrez AleaTomás Gutiérrez Alea
Cuban
Filmmaker

Johann Baptist CramerJohann Baptist Cramer
German, British
Pianist
Carl HovlandCarl Hovland
American
Psychologist

Domenico FettiDomenico Fetti
Italian
Painter

Dankmar AdlerDankmar Adler
American
Architect
Pedro Ramírez VázquezPedro Ramírez Vázquez
Mexican
Architect

Ellsworth Milton StatlerEllsworth Milton Statler
American
Businessman
Henry Augustus RowlandHenry Augustus Rowland
American
Physicist

Ernest William CallenbachErnest William Callenbach
American
Author

Ibn KemalIbn Kemal
Turkish
Historian

Theodore Newton VailTheodore Newton Vail
American
Businessman
William FarrerWilliam Farrer
Australian
Agronomist
U PanditaU Pandita
Burmese
Bhikkhu

Jacques CassiniJacques Cassini
French
Astronomer

Thomas BlanchardThomas Blanchard
American
Inventor

Allan BlakeneyAllan Blakeney
Canadian
Political leader
Ramiro de León CarpioRamiro de León Carpio
Guatemalan
President

Policarpo Paz GarcíaPolicarpo Paz García
Honduran
Political Leader

Bertram MillsBertram Mills
British
Circus owner

Sergey SolovyovSergey Solovyov
Russian
Historian

Ronald MillarRonald Millar
British
British actor and writer
William A. RusherWilliam A. Rusher
American
Lawyer

Cornelius van BynkershoekCornelius van Bynkershoek
Dutch
Jurist
John Morris-JonesJohn Morris-Jones
Welsh
Poet

George William HillGeorge William Hill
American
Astronomer
Charles GoldenbergCharles Goldenberg
American
Football player
S. R. CrockettS. R. Crockett
Scottish
Novelist