Famous Deaths for 16th April 2026

1113 – Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)
1687 – George Villiers, 2nd duke of Buckingham, English statesman and poet, dies at 59
1993 – Jan Meefout, Dutch sculptor (Resting Woman, Elephant), dies at 77
1995 – Iqbal Masih, Pakistani child slave labourer, activist (b. 1982)
1997 – Ray Green, American composer and publisher, dies at 88
1999 – Nicholas Cayzer, British shipping magnate (British and Commonwealth Shipping), dies at 89
2002 – Ruth Fertel, American restaurateur (Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Louisiana), dies at 75
2010 – Daryl Gates, LAPD Chief, dies at 83
2011 – Harold Volkmer, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri, dies at 80
2016 – Peter Tolson, English rock guitarist (Pretty Things), dies at 64

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