Died On January 16th

Discover the most famous people who died on January 16. The list includes people like Carole Lombard, Andrew Wyeth, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Mahadev Govind Ranade, Pauline Phillips. Famous personalities featured on this list, include soldiers, composers, televangelists and political leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & India and many more countries.
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 1 
Carole Lombard
(American Actress Who was Known for Her Off-Beat Roles in Screwball Comedies)
Carole Lombard
26
Birthdate: October 6, 1908
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Died: 1942
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 2 
Hatshepsut
(Women Ruler of Egypt from 1479 BC to 1458 BC)
Hatshepsut
27
Birthdate: 1507 BC
Birthplace: Ancient Egypt
Died: 1458
 3 
Ted Cassidy
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Lurch’ in the TV Series ‘The Addams Family’)
Ted Cassidy
19
Birthdate: July 31, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1979
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
 4 
Russell Johnson
(American Actor Best Remembered for His Role in the Sitcom 'Gilligan's Island')
Russell Johnson
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 10, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ashley, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2014
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 5 
Christopher Tolkien
(Editor, Illustrator, Academic and the Son of Author J. R. R. Tolkien)
Christopher Tolkien
8
Birthdate: November 21, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Leeds, United Kingdom
Died: 2020
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 6 
Hiroo Onoda
(Imperial Japanese Army Intelligence Officer Who Fought in World War II)
Hiroo Onoda
18
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 19, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kainan, Wakayama, Japan
Died: 2014
 7 
Andrew Wyeth
(American Visual Artist)
Andrew Wyeth
2
Birthdate: July 12, 1917
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania,, United States
Died: 2009
 8 
Ennis Cosby
(Teacher)
Ennis Cosby
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 15, 1969
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 1997
 9 
Eugene Cernan
(American Naval Aviator Who Became the Eleventh Human Being to Walk on the Moon)
Eugene Cernan
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 14, 1934
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 10 
Glenn Corbett
(Actor)
Glenn Corbett
0
Birthdate: August 17, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: El Monte, California, United States
Died: 1993
 11 
Jon Pall Sigmarsson
(One of the Greatest Strongmen of All Time)
Jon Pall Sigmarsson
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 28, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Died: 1993
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 12 
Joyce Jameson
(Actress)
Joyce Jameson
0
Birthdate: September 26, 1932
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1987
 13 
Dave Madden
(American Actor Best Known for His Role in the TV Sitcom ‘The Partridge Family’)
Dave Madden
0
Birthdate: December 17, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sarnia, Canada
Died: 2014
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 14 
Bernard Lee
(Actor)
Bernard Lee
4
Birthdate: January 10, 1908
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
Died: 1981
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 15 
Jo Jo White
(Basketball Player)
Jo Jo White
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 16, 1946
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 2018
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 16 
Bradford Dillman
3
Birthdate: April 14, 1930
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 2018
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 17 
Arturo Toscanini
(Conductor)
Arturo Toscanini
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 25, 1867
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Parma, Italy
Died: 1957
 18 
George Dewey
(Military Leader)
George Dewey
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 26, 1837
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montpelier, Vermont, United States
Died: 1917
 19 
Peter Butterworth
(Actor)
Peter Butterworth
0
Birthdate: February 4, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK
Died: 1979
 20 
John Mortimer
(Barrister)
John Mortimer
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 21, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Died: 2009
 21 
Hiram Rhodes Revels
(Politician)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 27, 1827
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: 1901
 22 
Edward Gibbon
(Historian)
Edward Gibbon
2
Birthdate: April 8, 1737
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1794
 23 
Pauline Phillips
(Newspaper columnist)
Pauline Phillips
0
Birthdate: July 4, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa, United States
Died: 2013
 24 
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
(Indian Novelist and Short Story Writer of the Early 20th Century)
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
21
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 15, 1876
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Debanandapur, Bandel, India
Died: 1938
 25 
Tyler Hilinski
(American football player)
Tyler Hilinski
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 26, 1996
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Claremont, California, United States
Died: 2018
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 26 
Birju Maharaj
(Kathak Dancer)
Birju Maharaj
7
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: February 4, 1938
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Varanasi
Died: 2022
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 27 
David Holland
(Drummer)
David Holland
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 5, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Northampton, England
Died: 2018
 28 
Benny Parsons
(American Race Car Driver)
Benny Parsons
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 12, 1941
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2007
 29 
Mahadev Govind Ranade
(Judge, Social Reformer)
Mahadev Govind Ranade
5
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: January 18, 1842
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Niphad
Died: 1901
 30 
Léo Delibes
(Composer)
Léo Delibes
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 21, 1836
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: La La Flèche, France
Died: 1891
 31 
Ted Marchibroda
(American football player)
Ted Marchibroda
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 15, 1931
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 32 
Courtney Hicks Hodges
(General)
Courtney Hicks Hodges
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 5, 1887
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Perry, Georgia, United States
Died: 1966
 33 
Arnold Böcklin
(Symbolist painter)
Arnold Böcklin
1
Birthdate: October 16, 1827
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: 1901
 34 
Herbert W. Armstrong
Herbert W. Armstrong
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 31, 1892
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Des Moines
Died: 1986
 35 
Charlotte Mason
(British Educator & Reformer)
Charlotte Mason
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 1, 1842
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Died: 1923
 36 
Carl M. Smith
(Singer)
Carl M. Smith
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 15, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Maynardsville, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2010
 37 
Virginia O'Brien
(Actress)
Virginia O'Brien
1
Birthdate: April 19, 1919
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2001
 38 
Robert J. Van de Graaff
(Physicist)
Robert J. Van de Graaff
0
Birthdate: December 20, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Died: 1967
 39 
Amilcare Ponchielli
(Opera composer)
Amilcare Ponchielli
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 31, 1834
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paderno Ponchielli, Italy
Died: 1886
 40 
William Onyeabor
(Musician)
William Onyeabor
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 26, 1946
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nigeria
Died: 2017
 41 
Margaret Corbin
(Soldier)
Margaret Corbin
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 12, 1751
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1800
 42 
Archibald Motley
(Painter)
Archibald Motley
1
Birthdate: October 7, 1891
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Orleans
Died: 1981
 43 
John Moore
(General)
John Moore
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 13, 1761
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 1809
 44 
Peter Ronson
(Olympic Athlete and Actor of the Film ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’)
Peter Ronson
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 22, 1934
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Iceland
Died: 2007
 45 
Vasily Degtyaryov
(Former engineer who specialized in weapons design)
Vasily Degtyaryov
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 2, 1880
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tula, Russia
Died: 1949
 46 
Steve Prestwich
(Drummer, Songwriter)
Steve Prestwich
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 5, 1954
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Died: 2011
 47 
Roberto de Nobili
(Missionary)
Roberto de Nobili
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1577 AD
Birthplace: Montepulciano, Italy
Died: 1656
 48 
Ruth Orkin
(Photographer)
Ruth Orkin
0
Birthdate: September 3, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1985
 49 
Ike Quebec
(Musician)
Ike Quebec
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 17, 1918
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1963
 50 
Andrei Shkuro
(Military officer)
Andrei Shkuro
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 19, 1887
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kuban Oblast
Died: 1947