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Celebrity deaths - Living or Dead?

Living or Dead? Celebrities, films, tv shows, birthdays, deaths ... your one-stop shop to satisfy your morbid curiosity.

Who died on 16 April?

Celebrities who died on 16 April

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Oldest

101 years, 3 months, 11 days

Youngest

45 years, 3 months, 29 days

Born first

20 January 1874

Died first

16 April 1938

Born last

17 August 1968

Died last

16 April 2023

English actress Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory

Dead

English actress

2021
American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad Jamal

Dead

American jazz pianist

2023
English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor David Lean

David Lean

Dead

English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor

1991
American actress and model Pamela Gidley

Pamela Gidley

Dead

American actress and model

2018
Dead
Australian politician Andrew Peacock

Andrew Peacock

Australian politician

2021
Dead
American football player and television sportscaster Pat Summerall

Pat Summerall

American football player and television sportscaster

2013
Dead
actor Robert Urich

Robert Urich

actor

2002
Dead
American actress Fay McKenzie

Fay McKenzie

American actress

2019
Dead
New Zealand speedway rider Ivan Mauger

Ivan Mauger

New Zealand speedway rider

2018
Dead
Chief of Los Angeles Police Department, 1978-1992 Daryl Gates

Daryl Gates

Chief of Los Angeles Police Department, 1978-1992

2010
Dead
American actor and magician Harry Anderson

Harry Anderson

American actor and magician

2018
Dead
English footballer and manager Steve Bloomer

Steve Bloomer

English footballer and manager

1938
Dead
German-American baseball outfielder Gus Williams

Gus Williams

German-American baseball outfielder

1964
Dead
Hungarian actress Mari Törőcsik

Mari Törőcsik

Hungarian actress

2021
Dead
American computer scientist Charles Geschke

Charles Geschke

American computer scientist

2021
Dead
Japanese author, Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata

Yasunari Kawabata

Japanese author, Nobel Prize winner

1972
Dead
American illustrator, animator and film director Gene Deitch

Gene Deitch

American illustrator, animator and film director

2020
Dead
American politician Jane Dee Hull

Jane Dee Hull

American politician

2020
Dead
professor and researcher Kevin Granata

Kevin Granata

professor and researcher

2007
Dead
German theologian Bruno Doehring

Bruno Doehring

German theologian

1961
Dead
Canadian ice hockey player Johnny Peirson

Johnny Peirson

Canadian ice hockey player

2021
Dead
actor Neville Brand

Neville Brand

actor

1992
Dead
American professional wrestling ring announcer Howard Finkel

Howard Finkel

American professional wrestling ring announcer

2020
Dead
Novelist, playwright Edna Ferber

Edna Ferber

Novelist, playwright

1968
Dead
Croatian historian, archivist and orientalist. Bazilije Pandžić

Bazilije Pandžić

Croatian historian, archivist and orientalist.

2019
Dead
British actor Arthur English

Arthur English

British actor

1995
Dead
Canadian ice hockey player Charlie Hodge

Charlie Hodge

Canadian ice hockey player

2016
Dead
Welsh car engineer and designer, executive at Ford Richard Parry-Jones

Richard Parry-Jones

Welsh car engineer and designer, executive at Ford

2021
Dead
American actor Scott Brady

Scott Brady

American actor

1985
Dead
French musician, singer and composer Christophe

Christophe

French musician, singer and composer

2020
Dead
actor Willie Fung

Willie Fung

actor

1945
Dead
British politician, writer and broadcaster Jonathan Fryer

Jonathan Fryer

British politician, writer and broadcaster

2021
Dead
professional baseball player Dick Kauffman

Dick Kauffman

professional baseball player

1948
Dead
Chilean writer Luis Sepúlveda

Luis Sepúlveda

Chilean writer

2020
Dead
American legal scholar Lynn A. Stout

Lynn A. Stout

American legal scholar

2018
Dead
Austrian pianist Jörg Demus

Jörg Demus

Austrian pianist

2019
Dead
German journalist Ulrich Kienzle

Ulrich Kienzle

German journalist

2020
Dead
American politician Cy Endfield

Cy Endfield

American politician

1995
Dead
Sri Lankan musician Nimal Mendis

Nimal Mendis

Sri Lankan musician

2015
Dead
American baseball executive Effa Manley

Effa Manley

American baseball executive

1981
Dead
Iranian educator, historian, and lawyer Ahmad Eghtedari

Ahmad Eghtedari

Iranian educator, historian, and lawyer

2019
Dead
American basketball player-coach Vic Bubas

Vic Bubas

American basketball player-coach

2018
Dead
English actor Sydney Chaplin

Sydney Chaplin

English actor

1965
Dead
Italian mobster Francesco Di Carlo

Francesco Di Carlo

Italian mobster

2020
Dead
American baseball player Jocko Conlan

Jocko Conlan

American baseball player

1989
Dead
Malaysian politician Napsiah Omar

Napsiah Omar

Malaysian politician

2018
Dead
Canadian actor John McLiam

John McLiam

Canadian actor

1994
Dead
actress Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

actress

1968