January 16th

170 Notable deaths

Ibrahim Shams

Egyptian weightlifter.

Born January 16th, 1917 in Alexandria.

Died January 16th, 2001 at 84 years old in Alexandria.

Villem Grünthal-Ridala

Estonian poet.

Born May 30th, 1885 in Muhu.

Died January 16th, 1942 at 56 years old in Helsinki.

Marie Majerová

Czech anarchist, thetaher reviewer, essayist, literature reviewer, publicist, politic writer, publicist, translator, bookwriter and scriptwriter (1882-1967).

Born February 1st, 1882 in Úvaly. [ref]

Died January 16th, 1967 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]

Noé Hernández

Mexican athlete.

Born March 15th, 1979 in Chimalhuacán.

Died January 16th, 2013 at 33 years old in Chimalhuacán (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Dmitry Volkov

Russian swimmer (1966–2025).

Born March 30th, 1966 in Moscow.

Died January 16th, 2025 at 58 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Milan Nenadić

Olympic wrestler.

Born August 12th, 1943 in Drenovac Banski.

Died January 16th, 2024 at 80 years old

Herbert von Petersdorff

German swimmer (1882-1917).

Born January 2nd, 1882 in Berlin.

Died January 16th, 1917 at 35 years old in Darmstadt.

Ethel Sargant

British botanist (1863-1918).

Born October 28th, 1863 in London.

Died January 16th, 1918 at 54 years old in Sidmouth. [ref]

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]

Ivan Meshchaninov

Russian linguist and ethnographer.

Born December 6th, 1883 in Ufa.

Died January 16th, 1967 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Deaths 141 to 150 of 170

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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo