Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: 16-Jan

Died on This Day (16-Jan)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
John C. Bogle John Clifton "Jack" Bogle was an American investor, business magnate, and philanthropist. American investor 89 1
Eugene Cernan Eugene Cernan Eugene Andrew Cernan was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. American astronaut 82 3
Pauline Phillips Pauline Phillips Pauline Esther "Popo" Phillips , also known as Abigail Van Buren, was an American advice columnist and radio show host who began the Dear Abby column in 1956. American journalist 94 7
Pavol Hudák Pavol Hudák Pavol Hudák was a Slovak poet, journalist and publicist. Slovak writer 51 9
Agustín González Agustín González Agustín González Martínez, was a Spanish actor. Spanish actor 74 15
Maria Tauberová Maria Tauberová Maria Tauberová was a Czech opera singer who had an active international career from the 1930s through the 1970s. Czech opera singer 91 17
Laurent-Désiré Kabila Laurent-Désiré Kabila Laurent-Désiré Kabila or simply Laurent Kabila , was a Congolese revolutionary and politician who served as the third President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from May 17, 1997, when he overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko, until his assassination on January 16, 2001. President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 61 19
Árpád Szenes Árpád Szenes Árpád Szenes was a Hungarian-Jewish abstract painter who worked in France. French painter 87 35
Thor Johnson Thor Johnson Thor Martin Johnson was an American conductor. He was born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. American conductor 61 45
Francis T. Maloney Francis T. Maloney Francis Thomas Maloney was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1933 to 1935 and a U. American politician 50 75
Person Person Description Age Anniv
Tyler Hilinski Tyler Hilinski Tyler Scott Haun Hilinski was an American football quarterback who played college football at Washington State University. American football quarterback 21 2
Hiroo Onoda Hiroo Onoda Hiroo Onoda was an Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer who fought in World War II and was a Japanese holdout who did not surrender at the war's end in August 1945. Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer 91 6
Ed Derwinski Ed Derwinski Edward Joseph Derwinski was an American politician who served as the first Cabinet-level United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, serving under President George H. American politician 85 8
Carl Smith Carl Smith Carl Milton Smith was an American country music singer. Country singer 82 10
Kalevi Sorsa Kalevi Sorsa Taisto Kalevi Sorsa was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland three times: 1972–1975, 1977–1979 and 1982–1987. Prime Minister of Finland 73 16
Henry E. Erwin Henry E. Erwin Henry Eugene Erwin Sr. was a United States Army Air Forces airman and a recipient of the U. United States Army Medal of Honor recipient 80 18
Robert R. Wilson Robert R. Wilson Robert Rathbun Wilson was an American physicist known for his work on the Manhattan Project during World War II, as a sculptor, and as an architect of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory , where he was the first director from 1967 to 1978. American physicist 85 20
Naum Sorkin Naum Sorkin Naum Semyonovich Sorkin was a Soviet military officer and diplomat. Soviet general 80 40
Elsie Jane Wilson Elsie Jane Wilson Elsie Jane Wilson was a cinema actress, director, and writer during the early film era. Australian film director 74 55
Reginald De Koven Reginald De Koven Henry Louis Reginald De Koven was an American music critic and prolific composer, particularly of comic operas. American music critic and composer 60 100