Notable Deaths on June 16
700+ people died on this day throughout history
Crawford Williamson Long
1815–1878 (age 63)
Oconee Hill Cemetery
Crawford Williamson Long (1815-1878) was a Danielsville physician and pioneer in anesthesia.
George Robert Crotch
1842–1874 (age 32)
Philadelphia
George Robert Crotch was a British entomologist known for his work on coleoptera.
James Humphrey
1811–1866 (age 55)
Green-Wood Cemetery
James Humphrey was an American businessman and civic figure from Connecticut.
William Winston Seaton
1785–1866 (age 81)
Congressional Cemetery
William Winston Seaton was a distinguished Washington D.C. journalist and co-editor of the National Intelligencer.
Andrew Ewing
1813–1864 (age 51)
Nashville City Cemetery
Andrew Ewing was a Tennessee lawyer, politician, and Confederate general during the Civil War.
Jan Czekaj
1950–2025 (age 75)
Rakowicki Cemetery
Jan Czekaj was a prominent Polish economist whose scholarly work influenced economic thought and policy.
Roman Bąk
1938–2024 (age 86)
Nowofarny Cemetery in Bydgoszcz
Roman Bąk (1938-2024) was a Polish individual from Bydgoszcz who was buried at Nowofarny Cemetery in Bydgoszcz.
Guy Huart
1946–2024 (age 78)
cimetière de Rombies-et-Marchipont
Guy Huart is honored as a dedicated politician whose steady leadership earned the respect of his constituents.
Yoram Boker
1940–2023 (age 83)
Menucha Nechona Cemetery
Yoram Boker's passionate stage presence and mentorship inspired fellow actors.
Hanna Zembrzuska
1934–2023 (age 89)
Powązki Cemetery
Hanna Zembrzuska-Kobuszewska, (sometimes spelled Anna Zembrzuska-Kobuszewska, 7 August 1934 – 16 June 2023) was a Poli...
Gennady Kulik
1935–2023 (age 88)
Troyekurovskoye cemetery
Gennady Vasilyevich Kulik (Russian: Геннадий Васильевич Кулик; 20 January 1935 – 16 June 2023) ...
Michel David-Weill
1932–2022 (age 90)
Montparnasse Cemetery
Michel David-Weill (November 23, 1932 – June 16, 2022) was a French investment banker and chairman of Lazard and Euraz...
Vance Trimble
1913–2021 (age 108)
Oakwood Cemetery
Vance Trimble (1913–2021) was an American journalist and author who won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting...
Norman Powell
1934–2021 (age 87)
Mount Sinai Memorial Park
Norman Powell (1934–2021) was a Los Angeles-born actor whose burial site is Mount Sinai Memorial Park.
John J. Mooney
1930–2020 (age 90)
Maryrest Cemetery
John J. Mooney (1930–2020), the chemical engineer credited with inventing the catalytic converter, was interred at Mar...
Tamar Bornstein-Lazar
1927–2020 (age 93)
Segula Cemetery
Tamar Bornstein-Lazar (Hebrew: תמר בּוֹרְנְשְׁטֵיין-לָזָר; May 1, 1927 – June 16, 2020) was an...
Chen Hongjun
1987–2020 (age 33)
Lanzhou Hualinshan Cemetery
Chen Hongjun was a young Chinese individual from Liangdang County who died at age 33 in 2020.
Sławomir Dąbrowa
1938–2020 (age 82)
Old Roman Catholic Cemetery in Piotrków Trybunalski
Sławomir Dąbrowa was a Polish jurist whose career spanned decades of significant change in Polish law and society.
Józef Mojski
1926–2020 (age 94)
Czerniaków Cemetery
Józef Mojski was a Polish geologist who lived from 1926 to 2020.
Vasiliy Mikhaylovich Simchera
1940–2020 (age 80)
Troyekurovskoye cemetery
Russian economist and scholar (1940–2020).
Patrick Poivey
1948–2020 (age 72)
Cimetière de Chaville
Patrick Poivey (18 February 1948 – 16 June 2020) was a French actor.
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles
1924–2019 (age 95)
Farkasréti Cemetery
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles (3 November 1924 – 16 June 2019) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed in the 1948, 1952, an...
Alf Hughes
1930–2019 (age 89)
Lilydale Memorial Park
Alfred Norman Hughes (25 June 1930 – 16 June 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the V...
Martin Bregman
1926–2018 (age 92)
Kensico Cemetery
Martin Bregman (1926–2018), the New York City-born film producer, was laid to rest at Kensico Cemetery.
Willy Welvaert
1922–2018 (age 96)
Lochristi
Willy Welvaert was a university teacher in Lochristi who spent his career advancing higher education.
Gabriela Vránová
1939–2018 (age 79)
Vinohrady Cemetery
Gabriela Vránová (27 July 1939 in Nové Mesto nad Váhom – 16 June 2018 in Prague) was a Czech actress and voice act...
Guido Martufi
1940–2018 (age 78)
Campo Verano
Italian actor recognized for his performances in film and theatrical productions.
Jenő Fónay
1926–2017 (age 91)
New Public Cemetery, Budapest
Jenő Fónay was a Hungarian engineer whose technical expertise contributed to numerous engineering endeavors.
Dezider Šido
1943–2017 (age 74)
Ostrava cemetery
Dezider Šido (1943–2017) was an Ostrava resident remembered with respect.
Čestmír Vach
1932–2015 (age 83)
Vinohrady Cemetery
Čestmír Vach was a Czech individual who lived from 1932 to 2015.
Bedii Faik Akın
1921–2015 (age 94)
Zincirlikuyu Cemetery
Turkish author whose literary works enriched Turkish cultural heritage.
Józef Synowiecki
1942–2015 (age 73)
Łostowicki Cemetery
Józef Synowiecki (1942-2015) was a Polish individual buried at Łostowicki Cemetery.
Tony Gwynn
1960–2014 (age 54)
Dearborn Memorial Park
Tony Gwynn (1960-2014) spent his final days in Los Angeles before being buried at Dearborn Memorial Park.
Louise Cole 'Beezie' Schmitt
1923–2013 (age 90)
Mount Hope Cemetery
Louise Cole 'Beezie' Schmitt (1923–2013) was a Peru-area resident whose burial at Mount Hope Cemetery marked the end o...
Ewa Dilling-Ostrowska
1934–2012 (age 78)
Roman Catholic cemetery in Sopot
Polish neurologist Ewa Dilling-Ostrowska (1934–2012) advanced medical science through her dedicated neurological pract...
Nilüfer Yalçın
1923–2011 (age 88)
Zincirlikuyu Cemetery
Nilüfer Yalçın was a Turkish physician whose medical practice served her community with dedication.
Jean-Paul Brouchon
1938–2011 (age 73)
Cemetery of Issy-les-Moulineaux
Jean-Paul Brouchon was a journalist guided by integrity and clarity.
William C. Conner
1920–2009 (age 89)
Arlington National Cemetery
William C. Conner (1920–2009) was a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York whose feder...
Anna Elisabeth Wiede
1928–2009 (age 81)
Berlin
Anna Elisabeth Wiede (1928–2009) was a German writer based in Berlin.
Fredrick J. Kurpjuweit
1925–2008 (age 83)
Nampa
Fredrick J. Kurpjuweit (1925–2008) was a resident of Wall whose life concluded in 2008 and who was buried in Nampa.
Władysław Bugała
1924–2008 (age 84)
Kórnik
Polish botanist whose research advanced the study of plant life in Poland.
Aleksandr Domashev
1944–2008 (age 64)
Vagankovo Cemetery
Aleksandr Domashev was a Russian actor who performed in theater and film during the late 20th century.
Robin Beard
1939–2007 (age 68)
French Protestant Huguenot Church Cemetery
Robin Beard (1939–2007) of Knoxville was buried at French Protestant Huguenot Church Cemetery.
Vladimir Gorelov
1924–2007 (age 83)
Nikolo-Arkhangelskoe Cemetery
Vladimir Gorelov was a Soviet and Russian military officer.
Yisrael Dan Taub
1928–2006 (age 78)
Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery
Rabbi Yisrael Dan Taub served as a compassionate spiritual leader in Jerusalem.
Mátyás Domokos
1928–2006 (age 78)
Fiume Road Graveyard
Hungarian writer and literary contributor.
Enrique Laguerre
1905–2005 (age 100)
Moca
Enrique Laguerre (1905-2005) was a Moca-born Puerto Rican novelist and educator whose writings explored island life.
Eva Jakoubková
1952–2005 (age 53)
Cemetery in Dolní Kounice
Eva Jakoubková (1952–2005) was a respected Czech actor.
Aida Nora von dem Bussche-Streithorst
d. 2005
Maple Ridge
Aida Nora von dem Bussche-Streithorst was an art collector based in Maple Ridge.
George Hausmann
1916–2004 (age 88)
Boerne Cemetery
George Hausmann (1916-2004) was an American Major League Baseball player who spent his career in the 1940s before being ...