| 106141 | September 16 | Death | 1940 – Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, English-Scottish politician, 8th Governor of Queensland (b. 1860) |
| 106142 | September 16 | Death | 1944 – Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1870) |
| 106143 | September 16 | Death | 1945 – John McCormack, Irish tenor and actor (b. 1884) |
| 106144 | September 16 | Death | 1946 – James Hopwood Jeans, English physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1877) |
| 106145 | September 16 | Death | 1950 – Pedro de Cordoba, American actor (b. 1881) |
| 106146 | September 16 | Death | 1955 – Leo Amery, Indian-English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1873) |
| 106147 | September 16 | Death | 1957 – Qi Baishi, Chinese painter (b. 1864) |
| 106148 | September 16 | Death | 1959 – Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan, Turkish scholar and educator (b. 1888) |
| 106149 | September 16 | Death | 1961 – Hasan Polatkan, Turkish politician, 15th Turkish Minister of Finance (b. 1915) |
| 106150 | September 16 | Death | 1961 – Fatin Rüştü Zorlu, Turkish diplomat and politician, 21st Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1910) |
| 106151 | September 16 | Death | 1965 – Ahn Eak-tai, North Korean composer and conductor (b. 1906) |
| 106152 | September 16 | Death | 1965 – Fred Quimby, American animator and producer (b. 1886) |
| 106153 | September 16 | Death | 1975 – Irene Hayes, American actress and businesswoman (b. 1896) |
| 106154 | September 16 | Death | 1977 – Marc Bolan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (T. Rex and John's Children) (b. 1947) |
| 106155 | September 16 | Death | 1977 – Maria Callas, American-Greek soprano and actress (b. 1923) |
| 106156 | September 16 | Death | 1980 – Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (b. 1896) |
| 106157 | September 16 | Death | 1984 – Louis Réard, French engineer and fashion designer, created the bikini (b. 1897) |
| 106158 | September 16 | Death | 1987 – Simon Gipps-Kent, English actor (b. 1958) |
| 106159 | September 16 | Death | 1987 – Howard Moss, American poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1922) |
| 106160 | September 16 | Death | 1987 – Christopher Soames, Baron Soames, English soldier and politician, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (b. 1920) |
| 106161 | September 16 | Death | 1989 – Steven Stayner, American kidnap victim (b. 1965) |
| 106162 | September 16 | Death | 1991 – Olga Spessivtseva, Russian-American ballerina (b. 1895) |
| 106163 | September 16 | Death | 1991 – Carol White, English-American actress (b. 1943) |
| 106164 | September 16 | Death | 1992 – Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician (b. 1910) |
| 106165 | September 16 | Death | 1993 – František Jílek, Czech conductor (b. 1913) |
| 106166 | September 16 | Death | 1993 – Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Australian poet and activist (b. 1920) |
| 106167 | September 16 | Death | 1993 – Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier (b. 1966) |
| 106168 | September 16 | Death | 1996 – McGeorge Bundy, American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1919) |
| 106169 | September 16 | Death | 1996 – Gene Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1920) |
| 106170 | September 16 | Death | 2000 – Georgiy Gongadze, Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (b. 1969) |