January 16th
170 Notable deaths
Christopher Tolkien
British book editor (1924-2020).
Born November 21st, 1924 in Leeds.
Died January 16th, 2020 at 95 years old in Draguignan. [ref]
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
British prince, son of queen victoria (1850–1942).
Born May 1st, 1850 in Buckingham Palace.
Died January 16th, 1942 at 91 years old in Bagshot Park.
Prem Nazir
Indian actor.
Born December 16th, 1929 in Chirayinkizhu Block Panchayat.
Died January 16th, 1989 at 59 years old in Chennai.
Ma Barker
American mother of several criminals who ran the barker gang.
Born October 8th, 1873 in Ash Grove.
Died January 16th, 1935 at 61 years old in Marion County (ballistic trauma).
John C. Bogle
American investor, money manager.
Born May 8th, 1929 in Montclair.
Died January 16th, 2019 at 89 years old in Bryn Mawr (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Bernard Lee
English actor (1908-1981).
Born January 10th, 1908 in Brentford. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1981 at 73 years old in London (stomach cancer). [ref]
Andrew Wyeth
American realist painter (1917-2009).
Born July 12th, 1917 in Chadds Ford Township. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2009 at 91 years old in Chadds Ford Township (disease). [ref]
Jón Páll Sigmarsson
Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder.
Born April 28th, 1960 in Hafnarfjörður.
Died January 16th, 1993 at 32 years old in Reykjavík (aortic rupture).
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Former president of the democratic republic of the congo (1939-2001).
Born November 27th, 1939 in Moba.
Died January 16th, 2001 at 61 years old in Kinshasa (murder, ballistic trauma).
Eugene Cernan
United states navy officer and former nasa astronaut.
Born March 14th, 1934 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2017 at 82 years old in Houston. [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius