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January 16th
248 Notable deaths
Rudolf Franz Lehnert
German photographer (1878-1948).
Born July 13th, 1878 in Velká Úpa.
Died January 16th, 1948 at 69 years old in Redeyef.
Fred A. Seaton
American politician (1909-1974).
Born December 11th, 1909 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 16th, 1974 at 64 years old in Minneapolis.
Pierre Lambert
French trotskyist leader (1920–2008).
Born June 9th, 1920 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2008 at 87 years old in Champcueil. [ref]
Nikola Kljusev
Prime minister of the republic of macedonia (1927–2008).
Born October 2nd, 1927 in Štip.
Died January 16th, 2008 at 80 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Antoine-François Marmontel
French pianist, teacher and musicographer (1816–1898).
Born July 18th, 1816 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1898 at 81 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Aharon Zisling
Israeli politician (1901-1964).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Minsk Governorate. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1964 at 62 years old in Israel.
Mikhail Prishvin
Russian writer (1873–1954).
Born February 4th, 1873.
Died January 16th, 1954 at 80 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Gisela Uhlen
German actress (1919–2007).
Born May 16th, 1919 in Leipzig.
Died January 16th, 2007 at 87 years old in Cologne (lung cancer).
Ferike Boros
Stage and movie actress.
Born August 2nd, 1880 in Oradea. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1951 at 70 years old in Hollywood.
Thomas Fearnley
Norwegian painter (1802-1842).
Born December 27th, 1802 in Halden.
Died January 16th, 1842 at 39 years old in Munich (typhoid fever).
Robert Hanbury Brown
British astronomer and physicist, born in india (1916–2002).
Born August 31st, 1916 in Aruvankadu. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2002 at 85 years old in Andover. [ref]
Richard Wetz
German composer (1875–1935).
Born February 26th, 1875 in Gliwice.
Died January 16th, 1935 at 59 years old in Erfurt.
Stjepan Šulek
Croatian composer (1914-1986).
Born August 5th, 1914 in Zagreb.
Died January 16th, 1986 at 71 years old in Zagreb.
Octave Crémazie
Canadian poet (1827-1879).
Born April 16th, 1827 in Quebec City.
Died January 16th, 1879 at 51 years old in Le Havre (peritonitis).
Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
Brazilian politician (1848-1919).
Born July 7th, 1848 in Guaratinguetá.
Died January 16th, 1919 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Bayard Veiller
Screenwriter (1869–1943).
Born January 2nd, 1869 in Brooklyn.
Died January 16th, 1943 at 74 years old in New York City.
Gleb Baklanov
Soviet statesman, army colonel general (1910-1976).
Born August 1st, 1910 in Moscow.
Died January 16th, 1976 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Wilhelm Wirtinger
Austrian mathematician (1865–1945).
Born July 15th, 1865 in Ybbs an der Donau.
Died January 16th, 1945 at 79 years old in Ybbs an der Donau. [ref]
Madalena Iglésias do Vale
Portuguese singer and actress (1939-2018).
Born October 24th, 1939 in Lisbon.
Died January 16th, 2018 at 78 years old in Barcelona (disease).
Joannis Avramidis
Greek-austrian artist (1922-2016).
Born September 23rd, 1922 in Batumi.
Died January 16th, 2016 at 93 years old in Vienna.
Perrette Pradier
French actress (1938–2013).
Born April 17th, 1938 in Hanoi. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2013 at 74 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Irène Tunc
French actress (1935-1972).
Born September 25th, 1935 in 4th arrondissement of Lyon.
Died January 16th, 1972 at 36 years old in Versailles (traffic collision).
Magnus Olsen
Norwegian linguist (1878–1963).
Born November 28th, 1878 in Arendal.
Died January 16th, 1963 at 84 years old in Oslo.
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]
John Shae Perring
British academic (1813-1869).
Born January 24th, 1813 in Boston.
Died January 16th, 1869 at 55 years old in Manchester.
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