Died On June 16th

Discover the most famous people who died on June 16. The list includes people like Wernher Von Braun, Prafulla Chandra Ray, Chittaranjan Das, Charles Sturt, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, historians, actors and journalists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & India and many more countries.
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 1 
Wernher Von Braun
(Known as Father of Rocket Science)
Wernher Von Braun
21
Birthdate: March 23, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wyrzysk, Poland
Died: 1977
 2 
George Reeves
22
Birthdate: January 5, 1914
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Woolstock, Iowa
Died: 1959
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 3 
Tony Gwynn
(Baseball Player)
Tony Gwynn
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 9, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 2014
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 4 
Brian Piccolo
(American football player)
Brian Piccolo
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 31, 1943
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1970
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 5 
John Snow
(Physician)
John Snow
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: March 15, 1813
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: York, United Kingdom
Died: 1858
 6 
Frank Bonner
1
Birthdate: February 28, 1942
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Died: 2021
 7 
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
(English Soldier and Statesman Who helped Defeat the 'Monmouth Rebellion' in 1685)
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 26, 1650
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ash, Musbury
Died: 1722
 8 
Empress Kōjun
(Consort)
Empress Kōjun
5
Birthdate: March 6, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2000
 9 
Nicholas Ray
(Director)
Nicholas Ray
5
Birthdate: August 7, 1911
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Galesville, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 1979
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 10 
Helmut Kohl
(Former Chancellor of Germany)
Helmut Kohl
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 3, 1930
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ludwigshafen
Died: 2017
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 11 
Kristen Pfaff
(Bassist)
Kristen Pfaff
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 26, 1967
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Died: 1994
 12 
Jo Cox
(Former British Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen (2015 - 2016))
Jo Cox
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 22, 1974
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Batley, West Yorkshire, England
Died: 2016
 13 
Stephen Furst
(Former Actor known for Kent)
Stephen Furst
3
Birthdate: May 8, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 14 
Stan Winston
(Film director, Make-up artist, Film producer, Engineer, Writer, Actor, Theatrical makeup)
Stan Winston
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 7, 1946
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Arlington County
Died: 2008
 15 
John G. Avildsen
(Film director)
John G. Avildsen
2
Birthdate: December 21, 1935
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Died: 2017
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 16 
Chick Webb
(Musician)
Chick Webb
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 10, 1905
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died: 1939
Height: 4'1" (124 cm)
 17 
Charles Sturt
(British explorer)
Charles Sturt
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 28, 1795
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bengal
Died: 1869
 18 
Prafulla Chandra Ray
4
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 2, 1861
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Khulna
Died: 1944
 19 
Mel Allen
(Sportscaster)
Mel Allen
3
Birthdate: February 14, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Died: 1996
 20 
Chittaranjan Das
(Leader of the Swaraj Party in Bengal Under British Rule)
Chittaranjan Das
4
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: November 5, 1870
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kolkata, India
Died: 1925
 21 
Janet Malcolm
(Journalist, Writer)
Janet Malcolm
1
Birthdate: July 8, 1934
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: 2021
 22 
Hugh the Great
(Duke)
Hugh the Great
0
Birthdate: 0898 AD
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 0956
 23 
Crawford Long
(American Surgeon and Pharmacist Best Known for His First Use of Inhaled 'Sulfuric Ether' as an Anesthetic)
Crawford Long
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: November 1, 1815
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Danielsville, Georgia, United States
Died: 1878
 24 
Joseph Butler
(Philosopher)
Joseph Butler
0
Birthdate: May 18, 1692
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wantage, Berkshire, England
Died: 1752
 25 
Felicia Montealegre
(Chilean-American Actress)
Felicia Montealegre
5
Birthdate: February 6, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Died: 1978
 26 
Ronald Neame
(English Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter, and Cinematographer)
Ronald Neame
0
Birthdate: April 23, 1911
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2010
 27 
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
(American Inventor and Entrepreneur Who Invented 'Gyrocompass')
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
0
Birthdate: October 12, 1860
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cincinnatus, New York, United States
Died: 1930
 28 
Mayoori
(Actress)
Mayoori
1
Birthdate: 1983 AD
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: 2005
 29 
DuBose Heyward
(Author)
DuBose Heyward
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 31, 1885
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: 1940
 30 
Eugen Schauman
(Nobleman)
Eugen Schauman
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 10, 1875
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Died: 1904
 31 
Maurice Duruflé
(Composer)
Maurice Duruflé
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 11, 1902
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Louviers, Eure, France
Died: 1986
 32 
Bernard Sahlins
(Writer)
Bernard Sahlins
0
Birthdate: August 20, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2013
 33 
Bronislaw Huberman
(Violinist)
Bronislaw Huberman
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 19, 1882
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Częstochowa, Poland
Died: 1947
 34 
Hector Pieterson
(iconic image of the 1976 Soweto)
Hector Pieterson
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1963 AD
Birthplace: Soweto
Died: 1976
 35 
Bill Dixon
(Musician)
Bill Dixon
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 5, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nantucket, Massachusetts
Died: 2010
 36 
Judith of Brittany
(Queen)
Judith of Brittany
0
Birthdate: 0982 AD
Birthplace: Brittany, France
Died: 1017
 37 
Elsa Triolet
(Writer)
Elsa Triolet
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 12, 1896
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1970
 38 
Hans Hass
(Legendary Austrian Diver and Marine Biologist Who Pioneered Underwater Filmmaking)
Hans Hass
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 23, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 2013
 39 
Benno of Meissen
(Bishop of Meissen)
Benno of Meissen
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1010 AD
Birthplace: Hildesheim, Germany
Died: 1106
 40 
Reginald Denny
(British Actor and Aviator)
Reginald Denny
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 20, 1891
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Richmond, Surrey, England
Died: 1967
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 41 
William Bramwell Booth
(Minister)
William Bramwell Booth
0
Birthdate: March 8, 1856
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Halifax, United Kingdom
Died: 1929
 42 
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
(Governor General)
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 10, 1891
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1969
 43 
Johannes Tauler
(Priest)
Johannes Tauler
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1300 AD
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: 1361
 44 
Imre Nagy
(Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic (1953 – 1955))
Imre Nagy
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 7, 1896
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kaposvár, Hungary
Died: 1958
 45 
John S. Knight
(Publisher)
John S. Knight
1
Birthdate: October 26, 1894
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bluefield, West Virginia, United States
Died: 1981
 46 
Maurice Nadeau
(French Writer, Editor, Literary Critic, and Teacher)
Maurice Nadeau
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 21, 1911
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris
Died: 2013
 47 
Marc Bazin
(Haiti's 4th Prime Minister)
Marc Bazin
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 6, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Marc, Haiti
Died: 2010
 48 
Sydney Chapman
(Mathematician)
Sydney Chapman
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 29, 1888
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Eccles, England
Died: 1970
 49 
Thommie Walsh
(American Dancer and Choreographer)
Thommie Walsh
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: March 15, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Auburn, New York, United States
Died: 2007
 50 
Lindsay Hassett
(Australian Cricketer)
Lindsay Hassett
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 28, 1913
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died: 1993