January 16th
194 Notable deaths
Magnus Olsen
Norwegian linguist (1878–1963).
Born November 28th, 1878 in Arendal.
Died January 16th, 1963 at 84 years old in Oslo.
Joannis Avramidis
Greek-austrian artist (1922-2016).
Born September 23rd, 1922 in Batumi.
Died January 16th, 2016 at 93 years old in Vienna.
Sergio Sebastiani
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 11th, 1931 in Montemonaco.
Died January 16th, 2024 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Augusto Algueró
Spanish composer and music director (1934–2011).
Born February 23rd, 1934 in Barcelona.
Died January 16th, 2011 at 76 years old in Torremolinos (heart failure). [ref]
Irène Tunc
French actress (1935-1972).
Born September 25th, 1934 in 4th arrondissement of Lyon.
Died January 16th, 1972 at 37 years old in Versailles (traffic collision).
Zhao Zhongxiang
Chinese television presenter.
Born January 16th, 1942 in Ningjin County, Hebei. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2020 at 78 years old in Beijing (liver cancer). [ref]
René Lorin
French engineer (1877-1933).
Born May 24th, 1877 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1933 at 55 years old in Paris.
Efraín Sánchez
Colombian footballer (1926-2020).
Born February 26th, 1926 in Barranquilla.
Died January 16th, 2020 at 93 years old in Bogotá (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Miriam Akavia
Polish-born israeli writer and translator, a holocaust survivor, and the president of the platform for jewish-polish dialogue.
Born November 20th, 1927 in Kraków. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2015 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Romano Amerio
Roman catholic theologian (1905–1997).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Lugano.
Died January 16th, 1997 at 91 years old in Lugano.
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black