Died on May 16
Remembering 26 notable people who died on this day
🇩🇪Ademola Okulaja
deceasedbasketball player · 1975–2022
Days lived
Lived 17,113 days
🇺🇸Andy Kaufman
deceasedAmerican entertainer (1949–1984) · 1949–1984
Days lived
Lived 12,904 days
🇫🇷Django Reinhardt
deceasedRomani-Belgian /French jazz musician (1910–1953) · 1910–1953
Days lived
Lived 15,820 days
🇨🇦Donald Malinowski
deceasedCanadian politician (1924-2003) · 1924–2003
Days lived
Lived 28,918 days
🇩🇪Emil Stehle
deceasedGerman bishop and theologian (1926–2017) · 1926–2017
Days lived
Lived 33,129 days
🇨🇭Erich Brunner
deceasedchess composer (1885-1938) · 1885–1938
Days lived
Lived 19,149 days
🇩🇪Frido Frey
deceasedbasketball player · 1921–2000
Days lived
Lived 28,693 days
🇩🇪Fritz Hoopts
deceasedGerman actor (1875-1945) · 1875–1945
Days lived
Lived 25,548 days
🇦🇹Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff
deceasedAustrian anthropologist (1912–1994) · 1913–1994
Days lived
Lived 29,648 days
🇮🇹Giuseppe De Santis
deceasedItalian film director (1917–1997) · 1917–1997
Days lived
Lived 29,315 days
🇩🇪Götz Briefs
deceasedGerman social ethicist and economist (1889–1974) · 1889–1974
Days lived
Lived 31,181 days
🇺🇸I. M. Pei
deceasedChinese-American architect (1917–2019) · 1917–2019
Days lived
Lived 37,276 days
Jim Henson
deceasedBillionaires · 1936–1990
Days lived
Lived 19,593 days
🇬🇧John Henry Mackay
deceasedwriter · 1864–1933
Days lived
Lived 25,302 days
🇩🇪Julius Schreck
deceasedNazi officer, First commander of the SS (1898-1936) · 1898–1936
Days lived
Lived 13,822 days
🇦🇹Karl Farkas
deceasedAustrian actor and writer (1893–1971) · 1893–1971
Days lived
Lived 28,324 days
🇮🇹Kurt Felix
deceasedSwiss television presenter, entertainer and journalist (1941-2012) · 1941–2012
Days lived
Lived 25,984 days
🇩🇪Louise Dumont
deceasedactor · 1862–1932
Days lived
Lived 25,651 days
🇮🇹Luigi Bartolini
deceasedartist · 1892–1963
Days lived
Lived 26,030 days
🇭🇺Marika Rökk
deceasedactor · 1913–2004
Days lived
Lived 33,068 days
🇦🇹Marisa Mell
deceasedAustrian actress (1939–1992) · 1939–1992
Days lived
Lived 19,441 days
🇩🇪Rainer G. Rümmler
deceasedGerman architect (1929-2004) · 1929–2004
Days lived
Lived 27,348 days
🇧🇷Rildo da Costa Menezes
deceasedfootball player · 1942–2021
Days lived
Lived 28,969 days
🇨🇭Salcia Landmann
deceasedJewish writer (1911-2002) · 1911–2002
Days lived
Lived 33,053 days
🇺🇸Sammy Davis Jr.
deceasedAmerican entertainer (1925–1990) · 1925–1990
Days lived
Lived 23,536 days
🇵🇱Tadeusz Pacuła
deceasedPolish basketball player (1932–1984) · 1932–1984
Days lived
Lived 18,924 days