January 16th
194 Notable deaths
Sergey Lugansky
Soviet aviator and writer (1918–1977).
Born October 1st, 1918 in Verniy.
Died January 16th, 1977 at 58 years old in Almaty.
Yevdokiya Mekshilo
Cross-country skier (1931-2013).
Born March 23rd, 1931 in Gorno-Altaysk.
Died January 16th, 2013 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Ethel Sargant
British botanist (1863-1918).
Born October 28th, 1863 in London.
Died January 16th, 1918 at 54 years old in Sidmouth. [ref]
Alberto Sainz
Argentine footballer (1937–2016).
Born December 13th, 1937 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 16th, 2016 at 78 years old [ref]
Voldemārs Zāmuēls
Latvian politician (1872-1948).
Born May 22nd, 1872 in Dzērbene.
Died January 16th, 1948 at 75 years old in Ravensburg.
Ivan Meshchaninov
Russian linguist and ethnographer (1883–1967).
Born December 6th, 1883 in Ufa.
Died January 16th, 1967 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Max Schöne
Swimmer (1880–1961).
Born January 20th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died January 16th, 1961 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Heaton Wrenn
American rugby union player (1900–1978).
Born January 18th, 1900 in San Francisco.
Died January 16th, 1978 at 77 years old in Honolulu.
Carl Hansen Ostenfeld
Danish botanist and academic (1873-1931).
Born August 3rd, 1873 in Randers.
Died January 16th, 1931 at 57 years old in Copenhagen.
Jean Saint-Fort Paillard
French military officer and equestrian.
Born August 4th, 1913 in Saint-Cyr-l'École. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1990 at 76 years old in Pebble Beach. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 194
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht