Who died on January 16

119 people with a Wikipedia article died on January 16, including Shinran, Buqa, Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

56 documented historical events happened on January 16, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Gaius Octavianus was given the titles Augustus and Princeps by the Roman Senate when he became the first Roman emperor. On the same day, in another year: Eleanor of Provence received permission from her son King Edward I of England to expel Jews from the towns of Worcester, Marlborough, Cambridge and Gloucester. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.