History Deaths on January 16

Anton Schindler, Austrian secretary and author (b. 1795)

#Anton_Schindler

Miriam Akavia, Polish-Israeli author and translator (b. 1927)

#Miriam_Akavia

Edmond François Valentin About, French journalist and author (b. 1828)

#Edmond_François_Valentin_About

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Indian author and playwright (b. 1876)

#Sarat_Chandra_Chattopadhyay

Octave Crémazie, Canadian-French poet and bookseller (b. 1827)

#Octave_Crémazie

Francis Blomefield, English historian and author (b. 1705)

#Francis_Blomefield

Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch lawyer and scholar (b. 1684)

#Arnold_Drakenborch

Teller Ammons, American soldier and politician, 28th Governor of Colorado (b. 1895)

#Teller_Ammons

Oliver Ivanovi?, Kosovo Serb politician (b. 1953)

#Oliver_Ivanovi?

Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, English admiral and politician (b. 1512)

#Edward_Clinton,_1st_Earl_of_Lincoln

Jyoti Basu, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1914)

#Jyoti_Basu

Alexander J. Dallas, Jamaican-American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1759)

#Alexander_J._Dallas_(statesman)

Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, English general and politician, 16th Governor General of Canada (b. 1874)

#Alexander_Cambridge,_1st_Earl_of_Athlone

Higashiyama, Japanese emperor (b. 1675)

#Emperor_Higashiyama

Thaddeus William Harris, American entomologist and botanist (b. 1795)

#Thaddeus_William_Harris

Murad III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1546)

#Murad_III

John Moore, Scottish general and politician (b. 1761)

#John_Moore_(British_Army_officer)

Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 5th President of Brazil (b. 1848)

#Francisco_de_Paula_Rodrigues_Alves

Jimmy Castor, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1940)

#Jimmy_Castor

Polyeuctus of Constantinople, Byzantine patriarch (b. 956)

#Polyeuctus_of_Constantinople

Frank Hurley, Australian photographer, director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1885)

#Frank_Hurley

Andrew Wyeth, American painter (b. 1917)

#Andrew_Wyeth

Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter and academic (b. 1827)

#Arnold_Böcklin

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician, Lord Great Chamberlain (b. 1352)

#John_Holland,_1st_Duke_of_Exeter

Ivan Meštrovi?, Croatian sculptor and architect, designed the Monument to the Unknown Hero (b. 1883)

#Ivan_Meštrovi?

Arturo Toscanini, Italian cellist and conductor (b. 1867)

#Arturo_Toscanini

Robert R. Wilson, American physicist and academic (b. 1914)

#Robert_R._Wilson

Ted Marchibroda, American football player and coach (b. 1931)

#Ted_Marchibroda

Jules Barbier, French poet and playwright (b. 1825)

#Jules_Barbier

Benny Parsons, American race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1941)

#Benny_Parsons

Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician (b. 1737)

#Edward_Gibbon

Erasmo of Narni, Italian mercenary (b. 1370)

#Erasmo_of_Narni

Albert Fish, American serial killer, rapist and cannibal (b. 1870)

#Albert_Fish

Joseph Vaz, Indian-Sri Lankan priest and saint (b. 1651)

#Joseph_Vaz

Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (b. 1885)

#Villem_Grünthal-Ridala

Marshall Field, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Marshall Field's (b. 1834)

#Marshall_Field

Buqa, Mongol minister

#Buqa

Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician and academic (b. 1769)

#Jean_Nicolas_Pierre_Hachette

Shinran Shonin, Japanese founder of the Jodo Shinshu branch of Pure Land Buddhism

#Shinran

Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal and politician (b. 1667)

#Ivan_Trubetskoy

George Dewey, American admiral (b. 1837)

#George_Dewey

Glen P. Robinson, American businessman, founded Scientific Atlanta (b. 1923)

#Glen_P._Robinson

Chris Wilson, Australian musician (b. 1956)

#Chris_Wilson_(Australian_musician)

André Cassagnes, French technician and toy maker, created the Etch A Sketch (b. 1926)

#André_Cassagnes

Kaye Webb, English journalist and publisher (b. 1914)

#Kaye_Webb

Marjorie Williams, American journalist and author (b. 1958)

#Marjorie_Williams

Virginia Mauret, American musician and dancer

#Virginia_Mauret

Hiram Rhodes Revels, American soldier, minister, and politician (b. 1822)

#Hiram_Rhodes_Revels

Hiroo Onoda, Japanese lieutenant (b. 1922)

#Hiroo_Onoda

Andrija Artukovi?, Croatian politician, war criminal, and Porajmos perpetrator, 1st Minister of Interior of the Independent State of Croatia (b. 1899)

#Andrija_Artukovi?

Kalevi Sorsa, Finnish politician 34th Prime Minister of Finland (b. 1930)

#Kalevi_Sorsa

Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet and playwright (b. 1680)

#Barthold_Heinrich_Brockes

Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (b. 1342)

#Humphrey_de_Bohun,_7th_Earl_of_Hereford

Gustav Leonhardt, Dutch pianist, conductor, and musicologist (b. 1928)

#Gustav_Leonhardt

Vernon Duke, Russian-American composer and songwriter (b. 1903)

#Vernon_Duke

Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and author (b. 1887)

#Phan_Khôi

Lorna Doom, American musician (b. 1958)

#Lorna_Doom

Robert J. Van de Graaff, American physicist and academic (b. 1901)

#Robert_J._Van_de_Graaff

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (b. 1850)

#Prince_Arthur,_Duke_of_Connaught_and_Strathearn

Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (b. 1802)

#Charles_Pelham_Villiers

Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)

#Johannes_Schöner

Bob Jones Sr., American evangelist, founded Bob Jones University (b. 1883)

#Bob_Jones_Sr.

Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (b. 1890)

#Philippe_Thys

Dave Madden, Canadian-American actor (b. 1931)

#Dave_Madden

Léo Delibes, French pianist and composer (b. 1836)

#Léo_Delibes

Bekir Sami Kunduh, Turkish politician (b. 1867)

#Bekir_Sami_Kunduh

Carole Lombard, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)

#Carole_Lombard

Joannis Avramidis, Greek sculptor (b. 1922)

#Joannis_Avramidis

Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and academic (b. 1834)

#Amilcare_Ponchielli

Pauline Phillips, American journalist and radio host, created Dear Abby (b. 1918)

#Pauline_Phillips

Robert Hanbury Brown, English astronomer and physicist (b. 1916)

#Robert_Hanbury_Brown

Panagiotis Poulitsas, Greek archaeologist and judge (b. 1881)

#Panagiotis_Poulitsas

George Spalatin, German priest and reformer (b. 1484)

#George_Spalatin

John C. Bogle, American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (b. 1929)

Ed Doolan, British radio presenter (b. 1941)

Eugene Cernan, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1934)

Yao Beina, Chinese singer (b. 1981)

Wiley W. Hilburn, American journalist and academic (b. 1938)

Ruth Duccini, American actress (b. 1918)

Gary Arlington, American author and illustrator (b. 1938)

Gussie Moran, American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1923)

Wayne D. Anderson, American baseball player and coach (b. 1930)

Lorna Kesterson, American journalist and politician (b. 1925)

Sigursteinn Gíslason, Icelandic footballer and manager (b. 1968)

Joe Bygraves, Jamaican-English boxer (b. 1931)

Takumi Shibano, Japanese author and translator (b. 1926)

Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell (b. 1923)

John Mortimer, English lawyer and author (b. 1923)

Joe Erskine, American boxer and runner (b. 1930)

Stanley Biber, American soldier and physician (b. 1923)

Richard Wainwright, English politician (b. 1918)

Auberon Waugh, English author and journalist (b. 1939)

Jim McClelland, Australian lawyer, jurist, and politician, 12th Minister for Industry and Science (b. 1915)

Marcia Davenport, American author and critic (b. 1903)

Eric Mottram, English poet and critic (b. 1924)

Bertram Wainer, Australian physician and activist (b. 1928)

Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist, author, and publisher (b. 1892)

Bernard Lee, English actor (b. 1908)

A. V. Kulasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1890)

Israel Abramofsky, Russian-American painter (b. 1888)

Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer (b. 1907)

Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (b. 1919)

Max Schöne, German swimmer (b. 1880)

Arthur Darby, English rugby player (b. 1876)

Ernst Scheller, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1899)

Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580)

Christiern Pedersen, Danish publisher and scholar (b. 1480)

Muhammed V of Granada, Nasrid emir (b. 1338)

Joanna of Châtillon, duchess of Athens (b. c.1285)

Nikephoros Choumnos, Byzantine monk, scholar, and politician (b. 1250)

Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ali al-Madhara'i, Tulunid vizier (b. 871)

Gao Jifu, Chinese politician and chancellor (b. 596)