January 16th
182 Notable deaths
Pierre Goubert
French historian (1915-2012).
Born January 25th, 1915 in Saumur. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2012 at 96 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
Rubén Oswaldo Díaz
Argentine footballer (1946-2018).
Born January 8th, 1946 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 16th, 2018 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Philippe Thys
Belgian cyclist; three-time champion of the tour de france (1889–1971).
Born October 8th, 1889 in Anderlecht.
Died January 16th, 1971 at 81 years old in Anderlecht.
Sergio Sebastiani
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 11th, 1931 in Montemonaco.
Died January 16th, 2024 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Alcides Silveira
Footballer (1938-2011).
Born March 18th, 1938 in Montevideo.
Died January 16th, 2011 at 72 years old in Montevideo.
Asbjørn Halvorsen
Norwegian footballer (1898-1955).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Sarpsborg. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1955 at 56 years old in Narvik. [ref]
Árpád Szenes
Hungarian-french painter (1897-1985).
Born May 6th, 1897 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1985 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Vladas Česiūnas
Lithuanian canoe racer.
Born March 15th, 1940 in Vyšnialaukis.
Died January 16th, 2023 at 82 years old [ref]
Mirjam Pressler
German writer and translator.
Born June 18th, 1940 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2019 at 78 years old in Landshut. [ref]
Leif Panduro
Danish writer and dentist (1923-1977).
Born April 18th, 1923 in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1977 at 53 years old in Asserbo. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 182
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel