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January 16th
248 Notable deaths
Anastasiya Verbitskaya
Russian novelist, playwright, screenplay writer, publisher and feminist (1861–1928).
Born February 23rd, 1861 in Voronezh.
Died January 16th, 1928 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Svetozar Vujović
Yugoslav footballer (1940-1993).
Born March 3rd, 1940 in Baljci.
Died January 16th, 1993 at 52 years old in Sarajevo.
August Weberbauer
German naturalist, botanist and university professor (1871-1948).
Born November 26th, 1871 in Wrocław.
Died January 16th, 1948 at 76 years old in Lima.
Sergey Lugansky
Soviet aviator and writer (1918–1977).
Born October 1st, 1918 in Verniy.
Died January 16th, 1977 at 58 years old in Almaty.
Tateos Agekian
Soviet and russian astronomer of armenian descent (1913-2006).
Born May 12th, 1913 in Batumi.
Died January 16th, 2006 at 92 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Yevdokiya Mekshilo
Cross-country skier (1931-2013).
Born March 23rd, 1931 in Gorno-Altaysk.
Died January 16th, 2013 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Ethel Sargant
British botanist (1863-1918).
Born October 28th, 1863 in London.
Died January 16th, 1918 at 54 years old in Sidmouth. [ref]
Alberto Sainz
Argentine footballer (1937–2016).
Born December 13th, 1937 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 16th, 2016 at 78 years old [ref]
Voldemārs Zāmuēls
Latvian politician (1872-1948).
Born May 22nd, 1872 in Dzērbene.
Died January 16th, 1948 at 75 years old in Ravensburg.
Ivan Meshchaninov
Russian linguist and ethnographer (1883–1967).
Born December 6th, 1883 in Ufa.
Died January 16th, 1967 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Max Schöne
Swimmer (1880–1961).
Born January 20th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died January 16th, 1961 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Heaton Wrenn
American rugby union player (1900–1978).
Born January 18th, 1900 in San Francisco.
Died January 16th, 1978 at 77 years old in Honolulu.
Carl Hansen Ostenfeld
Danish botanist and academic (1873-1931).
Born August 3rd, 1873 in Randers.
Died January 16th, 1931 at 57 years old in Copenhagen.
Jean Saint-Fort Paillard
French military officer and equestrian.
Born August 4th, 1913 in Saint-Cyr-l'École.
Died January 16th, 1990 at 76 years old in Pebble Beach.
Juan Carlos Pérez López
Spanish association football player (1945-2012).
Born February 14th, 1945 in Santander.
Died January 16th, 2012 at 66 years old in Santander. [ref]
Herbert von Petersdorff
German swimmer (1882-1917).
Born January 2nd, 1882 in Berlin.
Died January 16th, 1917 at 35 years old in Darmstadt.
Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian
Patriarch of cilicia (1927-2011).
Born January 20th, 1927 in Cairo.
Died January 16th, 2011 at 83 years old in Beirut (disease).
Ottavio Dazzan
Argentinian bicycle racer.
Born January 2nd, 1958 in Quilmes.
Died January 16th, 2024 at 66 years old in Quilmes.
Issei Yamamoto
Japanese astronomer (1889-1959).
Born May 27th, 1889 in Shiga Prefecture.
Died January 16th, 1959 at 69 years old in Kusatsu.
Gudrun Wegner
East german swimmer (1955-2005).
Born February 28th, 1955 in Görlitz.
Died January 16th, 2005 at 49 years old in Dresden (cancer).
William O'Connor
American fencer (1864–1939).
Born May 23rd, 1864 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 16th, 1939 at 74 years old in Manhattan.
Jack Guittet
French fencer (1930–2025).
Born January 12th, 1930 in Casablanca.
Died January 16th, 2025 at 95 years old in Mignaloux-Beauvoir. [ref]
Mary Nzimiro
Nigerian businesswoman and political activist.
Born October 16th, 1898 in Oguta.
Died January 16th, 1993 at 94 years old in Oguta.
Jean Gounot
Gymnast.
Born April 9th, 1894 in Nevers.
Died January 16th, 1978 at 83 years old in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
Aad Bak
Dutch footballer (1926-2009).
Born June 18th, 1926 in Rotterdam.
Died January 16th, 2009 at 82 years old in Schiedam. [ref]
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene