22 notable people died on April 16, including Karma Pakshi, George Barney, Christian Mayer.
21st Century
4 deaths
Harry Mayerovitch
architectcartoonist
Canadian artist (1910-2004)
Yvette Z'Graggen
radio personalitytranslator
Swiss writer and translator (1920-2012)
Fatima Hassouna
photojournalist
Palestinian photojournalist (1999–2025)
SL
Srifa Ladavalaya
novelistwriter
Thai novelist
20th Century
7 deaths
Maud Adeline Cloudesley Brereton
editorengineer
British health consultant and gas advocate, editor
Adolphe Hirsch
astronomerdirector
Swiss-german astronom
Isidore Jacques Eggermont
diplomatjapanologist
Belgian diplomat and photographer
Marie Festetics von Tolna
lady-in-waitingwriter
Hungarian countess, lady-in-waiting (1839-1923)
Domenico Gambino
film actorfilm director
Italian actor, screenwriter and director (1891–1968)
George Ham
journalistnewspaper editor
Canadian journalist, writer, office holder, and lobbyist
Nicolae Gane
judgepoet
Moldavian-born Romanian prose writer, poet and politician (1838-1916)
19th Century
7 deaths
George Barney
civil engineerengineer
British colonial governor (1792-1862)
József Katona
actorplaywright
Hungarian writer (1791-1830)
Henry Fuseli
architectural draftspersonart historian
Swiss born British painter, draughtsman and writer on art (1741-1825)
Francisco Goya
draftspersonetcher
Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)
Kornelije Stanković
choir directorcomposer
Serbian composer, pianist and choirmaster (1831–1865)
AP
Auguste Philippe de Peellaert
composerdesigner
Belgian playwright, writer and painter (1793-1876)
KA
Kristine Aas
cartographercomposer
Norwegian writer and painter (1793–1863)
18th Century
2 deaths
Christian Mayer
astronomercartographer
Czech-German astronomer
Gerard Melder
painter
18th-century miniature and watercolor painter from the Northern Netherlands (1693–1754)
17th Century
1 death
Nicolas Martiau
Huguenotsmilitary engineer
French ancestor of George Washington
13th Century
1 death
Karma Pakshi
religious figuretraveler
Tibetan Buddhist religious figure (1204–1283)
Explore More for April 16
Births, events, and adjacent days.