Famous Deaths for 16th October 2025

1594 – William Allen, English cardinal/founder seminary of Douai, dies at 62
1877 – Theodore Barrière, French dramatist (b. 1823)
1972 – Leo G. Carroll, British actor (Topper; Strangers On A Train; The Man From U.N.C.L.E.), dies at 85
1983 – Øivin Fjeldstad, Norwegian conductor and composer, dies at 80
1984 – Peggy Ann Garner, American actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon), dies of cancer at 53
1987 – Dana Suesse, American musician and songwriter (“You Ought To Be In Pictures”), dies at 77
2005 – John Baines Johnston, British diplomat (British High Commissioner to Rhodesia just before independence, High Commissioner of Malaysia), dies at 87
2012 – Eddie Yost, American MLB player, dies from cardiovascular disease at 86
2013 – Ed Lauter, American actor (The Artist, The Number 23), dies from mesothelioma at 74
2024 – Patti McGee, American skateboarder (first female pro skateboarder; first Women’s US C’ship 1964; first woman inducted IASC Skateboarding HOF), dies of a stroke at 79

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