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January 16th
170 Notable deaths
Jean Gounot
Gymnast.
Born April 9th, 1894 in Nevers. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1978 at 83 years old in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. [ref]
André Couder
French optical engineer and astronomer.
Born November 27th, 1897 in Alençon. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1979 at 81 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Ödön Gróf
Swimmer (1915-1997).
Born April 15th, 1915 in Virovitica-Podravina County.
Died January 16th, 1997 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Anna Ter-Avetikian
Armenian architect.
Born April 23rd, 1908 in Yerevan.
Died January 16th, 2013 at 104 years old in Yerevan.
Kurt Svanström
Swedish footballer (1915-1996).
Born March 24th, 1915 in Sweden.
Died January 16th, 1996 at 80 years old in Sweden.
Jack Guittet
French fencer (1930–2025).
Born January 12th, 1930 in Casablanca. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2025 at 95 years old in Mignaloux-Beauvoir. [ref]
Francis Bazire
French cyclist.
Born April 17th, 1939 in Écalles-Alix. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2022 at 82 years old in Rouen. [ref]
Agustín González
Spanish actor (1930-2005).
Born March 24th, 1930 in Linares.
Died January 16th, 2005 at 74 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).
Stefka Yordanova
Bulgarian 800 m runner and european indoor champion (1947-2011).
Born January 9th, 1947 in Burgas.
Died January 16th, 2011 at 64 years old in Burgas.
Shōji Ueda
Japanese cinematographer (1938-2025).
Born January 1st, 1938 in Funabashi.
Died January 16th, 2025 at 87 years old in Yokohama (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare