Birthdays occurring on April, 16

1918

Spike Milligan was born on April 16, 1918 Indian born Irish humorist, actor and musician (Digby, 3 Musketeers). Creator of The Goon Show. 1918-2002 Money can't buy friends but it can get you a better class of enemy More quotations from Spike Milligan

1921

Peter Ustinov was born on April 16, 1921 English actor and writer, b. 1921 Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. More quotations from Peter Ustinov

1922

Kingsley Amis was born on April 16, 1922 English novelist, poet, critic and teacher, He created in Lucky Jim, 1954 a comic figure who became a household word in Great Britain in the 1950s. 1922-1995 I enjoy talking to you more than anybody else because I never feel I am giving myself away and so can admit to shady, dishonest, crawling, cowardly, unjust, arrogant, snobbish, lecherous, perverted and generally shameful feelings that I don't want anybody else to know about; but most of all because I am always on the verge of violent laughter when talking to you. If you were here, I keep thinking, we would spend the time in talk and drink and smoke and I should be laughing a lot of the time, and I should be enjoying myself a lot of the time. More quotations from Kingsley Amis

Deaths occurring on April, 16

1994

Ralph Ellison died on April 16, 1994 The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike. More quotations from Ralph Ellison

2002

Robert Urich died on April 16, 2002 American actor and producer, 1946-2002 I think my longevity has a lot to do with where I come from - a blue-collar town in Ohio - and how I was raised: to work hard and respect other folks. More quotations from Robert Urich