Notable deaths on October 16

English singer and songwriter (1993–2024)

Australian musician, composer and sound designer (1958–2024)

Palestinian militant and politician (1962–2024)

Finnish politician and diplomat, President of Finland (1937–2023)

Maltese journalist and blogger (1964–2017)

Canadian actor and comedian (1946–2017)

British actor (1923–2017)

Irish-British comedian, writer and actor (1965–2017)

Canadian computer scientist (1921–2016)

American scholar of religion

Turkish film producer

American judge (1925 – 2015)

American writer

Soldier and military doctor (1930–2015)

American musicologist

Greek Army officer and politician

British peer (1926–2014)

Finnish basketball player/coach and handball player

American actor (1938–2013)

Greek archaeologist (1932–2013)

Indian playwright and academic (1938–2013)

Australian ballerina (1916–2013)

United States Army colonel (1925–2013)

American politician