Died On May 16th

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Discover the most famous people who died on May 16. The list includes people like Eliot Ness, Andy Kaufman, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joseph Fourier, A. Philip Randolph. Famous personalities featured on this list, include soldiers, physicists, actors and composers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Germany and many more countries.
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 1 
Jim Henson
(Puppeteer)
Jim Henson
34
Birthdate: September 24, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Greenville, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1990
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 2 
Sammy Davis Jr.
(Singer, Dancer and Actor Known for His Song ‘The Candy Man’)
Sammy Davis Jr.
28
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 8, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: 1990
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 3 
Eliot Ness
(American Prohibition Agent Known for His Efforts to Bring Down Al Capone)
Eliot Ness
12
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 19, 1903
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1957
 4 
Ronnie James Dio
(Former heavy metal singer, songwriter and composer)
Ronnie James Dio
8
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 10, 1942
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 5 
Andy Kaufman
(Comedian, Best known for His Portrayal of 'Latka Gravas' on the Sitcom 'Taxi')
Andy Kaufman
33
Birthdate: January 17, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1984
 6 
Bob Hawke
(23rd Prime Minister of Australia)
Bob Hawke
24
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 9, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bordertown, Australia
Died: 2019
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 7 
Django Reinhardt
5
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 23, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Liberchies, Belgium
Died: 1953
 8 
I. M. Pei
(Architect)
I. M. Pei
18
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: April 26, 1917
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Guangzhou, China
Died: 2019
 9 
Chalino Sanchez
(He specialized in Regional Mexican music)
Chalino Sanchez
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 30, 1960
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: El Guayabo, Sinaloa, Mexico
Died: 1992
 10 
Charles Perrault
(Iconic French Author Who Laid the Foundations for a New Literary Genre, the 'Fairy Tale')
Charles Perrault
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 12, 1628
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1703
 11 
Ashley Massaro
(American Professional Wrestler, Reality TV Contestant and Model)
Ashley Massaro
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 26, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: 2019
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 12 
Joseph Fourier
(Mathematician & Physicist)
Joseph Fourier
6
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 21, 1768
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Auxerre, Burgundy, Kingdom of France (now in Yonne, France)
Died: 1830
 13 
A. Philip Randolph
(Leader of the African-American civil-rights movement,)
A. Philip Randolph
4
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 15, 1889
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Crescent City
Died: 1979
 14 
William Adams
(Navigator, Merchant-Adventurer and the First Englishman to Reach Japan)
William Adams
9
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 24, 1564
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Gillingham, England
Died: 1620
 15 
Dick Trickle
(The Winningest Short Track Driver in History)
Dick Trickle
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 27, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 2013
 16 
Lynn Shelton
(Film director)
Lynn Shelton
2
Birthdate: August 27, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.
Died: 2020
 17 
Edward Cedric Hardwicke
(Actor)
Edward Cedric Hardwicke
0
Birthdate: August 7, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: 2011
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 18 
Robert Mondavi
(Winegrower)
Robert Mondavi
0
Birthdate: June 18, 1913
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Virginia
Died: 2008
 19 
James Agee
(Novelist)
James Agee
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 27, 1909
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1955
 20 
Levi P. Morton
(Vice President of the United States (1889-93))
Levi P. Morton
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 16, 1824
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Shoreham, Vermont, United States
Died: 1920
 21 
Dean Potter
(American Alpinist, Free Climber, Highliner, and BASE Jumper)
Dean Potter
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 14, 1972
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 22 
Héloïse
(French Nun and Wife of the Theologian and Philosopher 'Peter Abelard')
Héloïse
0
Birthdate: 1101 AD
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1164
 23 
Joseph Strauss
(American Structural Engineer Who Revolutionized the Design of 'Bascule Bridges')
Joseph Strauss
3
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: January 9, 1870
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: 1938
 24 
Mariana of Austria
(Queen Consort of Spain)
Mariana of Austria
0
Birthdate: December 24, 1634
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Died: 1696
 25 
Jeremy Michael Boorda
(Naval Officer)
Jeremy Michael Boorda
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 26, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana, United States
Died: 1996
 26 
Val A. Browning
(Businessperson)
Val A. Browning
2
Birthdate: August 20, 1895
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ogden
Died: 1994
 27 
Elizabeth Alexeievna
(Aristocrat)
Elizabeth Alexeievna
0
Birthdate: January 24, 1779
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Baden
Died: 1826
 28 
Marisa Mell
(Austrian Actress)
Marisa Mell
2
Birthdate: February 24, 1939
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Graz, Austria
Died: 1992
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 29 
Jackie Basehart
(Actor)
Jackie Basehart
1
Birthdate: October 11, 1951
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Died: 2015
 30 
June Taylor
(Choreographer)
June Taylor
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: December 14, 1917
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Died: 2004
 31 
Hank Jones
(Musician)
Hank Jones
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 31, 1918
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Died: 2010
 32 
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
(English Biochemist Whose Discovery of Vitamins Earned Him 'Nobel Prize in Medicine' in 1929)
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 20, 1861
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Died: 1947
 33 
Irwin Shaw
(Illness)
Irwin Shaw
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 27, 1913
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: The Bronx
Died: 1984
 34 
Oleg Penkovsky
(Spy)
Oleg Penkovsky
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 23, 1919
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vladikavkaz
Died: 1963
 35 
Heinrich Rohrer
(Physicist)
Heinrich Rohrer
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 6, 1933
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Buchs, Switzerland
Died: 2013
 36 
Mary Richardson Kennedy
(Architect)
Mary Richardson Kennedy
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: 1960 AD
Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2012
 37 
Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium
(Prince)
Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 24, 1833
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: 1834
 38 
Oswaldo López Arellano
(Political leader)
Oswaldo López Arellano
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 30, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Danlí, Honduras
Died: 2010
 39 
Marika Rokk
(Actress)
Marika Rokk
0
Birthdate: November 3, 1913
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt
Died: 2004
 40 
Marin Preda
(Novelist)
Marin Preda
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 5, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Siliștea Gumești, Romania
Died: 1980
 41 
Edward Gibbon Wakefield
(Former Member of the New Zealand Parliament (1853 - 1855))
Edward Gibbon Wakefield
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 20, 1796
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1862
 42 
George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg
(Youngest son of Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg)
George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 29, 1852
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1912
 43 
Mary Breckinridge
(American Nurse Midwife and Founder of the 'Frontier Nursing Service')
Mary Breckinridge
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 17, 1881
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1965
 44 
Carroll Smith
(American Professional Racing Driver)
Carroll Smith
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 3, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oswego, New York, United States
Died: 2003
 45 
Alec Campbell
(Trade unionist)
Alec Campbell
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 26, 1899
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Launceston
Died: 2002
 46 
Maria Bieșu
(Opera singer)
Maria Bieșu
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 3, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Volintiri, Moldova
Died: 2012
 47 
Kay Baxter
(Bodybuilder)
Kay Baxter
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 3, 1945
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Monroe County, Ohio, United States
Died: 1988
 48 
Alain Cuny
(Actor)
Alain Cuny
0
Birthdate: July 12, 1908
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Malo, Brittany, France
Died: 1994
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 49 
Ion C. Brătianu
(Politician)
Ion C. Brătianu
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 2, 1821
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Argeș County, Romania
Died: 1891
 50 
Duchess Helene in Bavaria
(Duchess)
Duchess Helene in Bavaria
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 4, 1834
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1890