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People died on 16 January

(23 found)

Jo Jo White
basketball, activist

Real/Birth Name:
Joseph Henry White
Also Known As:
JoJo White
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
16 November 1946
Death Date:
16 January 2018
Age at Death:
71
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Relationships:

father of
Brian J. White
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Brief Facts:

Point guard. Teams University of Kansas, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Kansas City Kings. Olympic Gold Medal 1968.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Basketball Hall of Fame 2015.
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 1997.
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 1991.
Olympic Gold Medal 1968.
St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame 2014.
United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame 2009.

Phanelli Deblasio
rapper, murdered

Real/Birth Name:
Melvin Batties
Also Known As:
Phanelli
Lil Man
Gender:
Male
Death Date:
16 January 2018

Brief Facts:

Shot in the neck. Age 34.

Gene Cernan
space, moon

Real/Birth Name:
Eugene Andrew Cernan
Also Known As:
Eugene Cernan
Nickname(s):
Gene
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
14 March 1934
Death Date:
16 January 2017
Age at Death:
82
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Orbited the moon and descended in the LM without landing. The last man to stand on the moon.

Space Missions:

Apollo 10 (1969)
Dress rehearsal for first lunar landing; flew LM down to 50,000 feet (15 km) from lunar surface.
Apollo 17 (1972)
Only Saturn V night launch. Landed in Taurus-Littrow. First geologist on the Moon. Final manned Moon landing.
Gemini 9A (1966)
Rescheduled from May to rendezvous and dock with an Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA) after the original Agena Target Vehicle failed to orbit. The ATDA shroud did not completely separate, making docking impossible. Three different types of rendezvous, two hours of EVA, and 44 orbits were completed.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Space Hall of Fame.
National Aviation Hall of Fame 2000.
Texas Aviation Hall of Fame 2000.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1993.
United States Naval Aviation Hall of Honor 2006.

Dave Madden
actor

Real/Birth Name:
David Joseph Madden
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 December 1931
Death Date:
16 January 2014
Age at Death:
82, 30 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Brief Facts:

TV series The Partridge Family, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.

Ruth Duccini
actor, little person

Real/Birth Name:
Ruth L. Robinson
Also Known As:
Ruth Robinson Duccini
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
23 July 1918
Death Date:
16 January 2014
Age at Death:
95
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Rush City, Minnesota, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie The Wizard of Oz as an uncredited member of The Munchkins.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry as a member of group The Munchkins.

Russell Johnson
actor, western, military, soap, activist

Real/Birth Name:
Russell David Johnson
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
10 November 1924
Death Date:
16 January 2014
Age at Death:
89
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Ashley, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series Gilligan's Island. Movies This Island Earth, Attack of the Crab Monsters, It Came from Outer Space, Tumbleweed, Seminole.

Abigail Van Buren
writer, columnist

Real/Birth Name:
Pauline Esther Friedman
Also Known As:
Pauline Phillips
Dear Abby
Nickname(s):
Popo
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
4 July 1918
Death Date:
16 January 2013
Age at Death:
94
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Sioux City, Iowa, USA

Relationships:

mother of
Abigail Van Buren (second)
twin sister of
Ann Landers
The same age as Ann Landers.
aunt of
Margo Howard
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Brief Facts:

Original writer advice column Dear Abby.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio

Carl Smith
singer, country, actor, western

Real/Birth Name:
Carl Milton Smith
Nickname(s):
Mister Country
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
15 March 1927
Death Date:
16 January 2010
Age at Death:
82
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Maynardville, Tennessee, USA

Relationships:

father of
Carlene Carter
husband of
Goldie Hill, until her earlier death.
Older than Goldie Hill by 5 years.
ex-husband of
June Carter Cash
Older than June Carter Cash by 2 years.
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Songs Let's Live a Little, You Are the One, Back Up Buddy, Hey Joe!, Loose Talk. Movies The Badge of Marshal Brennan, Buffalo Gun.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Country Music Hall of Fame 2003.
Member of Grand Ole Opry.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1517 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry

Andrew Wyeth
painter

Real/Birth Name:
Andrew Newell Wyeth
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
12 July 1917
Death Date:
16 January 2009
Age at Death:
91
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

American painter b. 1917. Best work is painting Christina's World.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Congressional Gold Medal 1988.
National Medal of Arts 2007.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1963.

Benny Parsons
auto racing, sports analyst, actor, NASCAR

Real/Birth Name:
Benjamin Stewart Parsons
Nickname(s):
BP
The Professor
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
12 July 1941
Death Date:
16 January 2007
Age at Death:
65
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

NASCAR driver. Movie Stroker Ace.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Charlotte Motor Speedway Court of Legends.
Daytona Beach Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame 1998.
International Motorsports Hall of Fame 1994.
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 2005.
NASCAR Hall of Fame 2017.
National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame 1995.
North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame 2008.
Talladega Walk of Fame 1995.

Pookie Hudson
singer, composer, R&B

Real/Birth Name:
Thornton James Hudson
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
11 June 1934
Death Date:
16 January 2007
Age at Death:
72
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Brief Facts:

Song Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight composer and vocalist. Member of doo wop and R&B group The Spaniels.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

The Global Doo Wop Coalition Music Hall of Fame 2014.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2005.

Virginia O'Brien
actor, singer, mayor

Real/Birth Name:
Virginia Lee O'Brien
Nickname(s):
Miss Deadpan
Frozen Face
Miss Ice Glacier
Miss Red Hot Frozen Face
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
18 April 1919
Death Date:
16 January 2001
Age at Death:
81
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Relationships:

ex-wife of
Kirk Alyn
Younger than Kirk Alyn by 8 years.
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Brief Facts:

Movies Du Barry Was a Lady, Ship Ahoy. Mayor of Wrightwood, California.

By Saam
sports analyst, baseball, football

Real/Birth Name:
Byrum Fred Saam Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
11 September 1914
Death Date:
16 January 2000
Age at Death:
85
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Sportscaster in Philadelphia.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame 1993.
Ford C Frick Award 1990.
Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame 1982.
Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame 2014.

Will Jones
singer, R&B

Real/Birth Name:
Will J. Jones
Also Known As:
Will "Dub" Jones
Dub Jones
Nickname(s):
Dub
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
14 May 1928
Death Date:
16 January 2000
Age at Death:
71
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Bass singer for group The Coasters. Sang Yakety Yak, Charlie Brown (the line "Why is everybody always picking on me") and the song Poison Ivy.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1987.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 1999.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1987 as a member of group The Coasters.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 1999 as a member of group The Coasters.

Cliffie Stone
musician, country, dj, business, radio, composer

Real/Birth Name:
Clifford Gilpin Snyder
Also Known As:
Cliffie G. Stone
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1 March 1917
Death Date:
16 January 1998
Age at Death:
80
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Stockton, California, USA

Relationships:

son of
Herman the Hermit
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Bass player. Radio show The Hollywood Barn Dance. Co-wrote song So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed. The Pioneer award by the Academy of Country Music is called the "Cliffie".

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Country Music Hall of Fame 1989.
Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1990.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1501 Vine Street for contributions to radio1 March 1989

Ennis Cosby
educator, murdered

Real/Birth Name:
Ennis William Cosby
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
15 April 1969
Death Date:
16 January 1997
Age at Death:
27
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Relationships:

son of
Bill Cosby
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Brief Facts:

Victim of a failed robbery attempt.

Glenn Corbett
soap, actor

Real/Birth Name:
Glenn Edwin Rothenburg
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 August 1933
Death Date:
16 January 1993
Age at Death:
59
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
El Monte, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Shenandoah. TV series Dallas, The Road West, Route 66. Lung cancer.

Bernard Lee
actor, writer

Real/Birth Name:
John Bernard Lee
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
10 January 1908
Death Date:
16 January 1981
Age at Death:
73, 6 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
London, England, UK

Relationships:

grandfather of
Jonny Lee Miller
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Brief Facts:

In the role of M, in the early James Bond movies Goldfinger, From Russia with Love, Dr. No, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, Live and Let Die, Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Man with the Golden Gun. Also movie The Third Man.

Ted Cassidy
actor, writer

Real/Birth Name:
Theodore Crawford Cassidy
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
31 July 1932
Death Date:
16 January 1979
Age at Death:
46
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Height:
6 feet 9 inches (205.74 cm)

Brief Facts:

Very deep bass voice. TV show The Addams Family role of the butler Lurch. Voice of Godzilla in animated TV series Godzilla. Movies Mackenna's Gold, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Voice actor.

Carole Lombard
actor, accident, air crash

Real/Birth Name:
Jane Alice Peters
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
6 October 1908
Death Date:
16 January 1942
Age at Death:
33
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Relationships:

wife of
Clark Gable, until she died.
Younger than Clark Gable by 7 years.
daughter of
Elizabeth Peters
ex-wife of
William Powell
Younger than William Powell by 16 years.
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Movie My Man Godfrey, Twentieth Century, Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Died in a plane crash near Las Vegas,with her mother.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6930 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Elizabeth Peters
relative, accident, air crash

Real/Birth Name:
Elizabeth Jayne Knight
Nickname(s):
Bessie
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1876
Death Date:
16 January 1942
Age:
66 or 67
Birth Place:
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Relationships:

mother of
Carole Lombard
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Brief Facts:

Born before 20 June 1876. Parents separated. Died in the same plane crash with her daughter.

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
royalty, military

Real/Birth Name:
Arthur William Patrick Albert
(house of Windsor)
(house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1 May 1850
Death Date:
16 January 1942
Age at Death:
91
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK

Relationships:

uncle of
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
uncle of
Duke of Windsor
great great grandfather of
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
uncle of
Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona
grandfather of
Ingrid of Sweden
younger brother of
King Edward VII
Younger than King Edward VII by 8 years.
uncle of
King George V
uncle of
King George VI
uncle of
King Olav V of Norway
uncle of
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
great grandfather of
Margrethe II of Denmark
uncle of
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
uncle of
Paul of Greece
son of
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
uncle of
Prince George, Duke of Kent
uncle of
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
uncle of
Prince John of the United Kingdom
older brother of
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Older than Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany by 2 years.
uncle of
Princess Alice of Battenberg
younger brother of
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
Younger than Princess Alice of the United Kingdom by 7 years.
uncle of
Princess Alix of Hesse and By Rhine
older brother of
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
Older than Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom by 6 years.
husband of
Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, until her earlier death.
Older than Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia by 10 years.
father of
Princess Margaret of Connaught
uncle of
Princess Maud of the United Kingdom
uncle of
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
uncle of
Princess Sophia of Prussia
uncle of
Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia
uncle of
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
son of
Queen Victoria
uncle of
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
younger brother of
Victoria, Princess Royal
Younger than Victoria, Princess Royal by 9 years.
uncle of
Wilhelm II
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Served as Governor-general of Canada.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Albert Medal 1931.

Ma Barker
criminal

Real/Birth Name:
Arizona Donnie Clark
Also Known As:
Kate Barker
Nickname(s):
Arrie
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
8 October 1873
Death Date:
16 January 1935
Age at Death:
61
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Ash Grove, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

Head of the "Barker-Karpis Gang". Bank robber. Died in shootout with the FBI.
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