deaths
January 16, 2009
John Mortimer, English lawyer and author (born 1923)
John Mortimer
Sir John Clifford Mortimer was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author. He is best known for short stories about a barrister named Horace Rumpole, adapted from episodes of the TV series Rumpole of the Bailey also written by Mortimer.
January 16
January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 349 days remain until the end of the year.