October 16th
187 Notable deaths
Kigeli V of Rwanda
Rwandan king.
Born June 29th, 1936 in Cyangugu.
Died October 16th, 2016 at 80 years old in Oakton (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Sergei Efron
Officer of the white army; russian and soviet publicist, writer, nkvd agent (1893–1941).
Born October 11th, 1893 in Moscow.
Died October 16th, 1941 at 48 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
John Tate
American mathematician (1925-2019).
Born March 13th, 1925 in Minneapolis.
Died October 16th, 2019 at 94 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Yanagiwara Naruko
Japanese lady-in-waiting; concubine of emperor meiji; mother of emperor taishō.
Born June 26th, 1859 in Kyoto.
Died October 16th, 1943 at 84 years old
John A. Durkin
American politician (1936-2012).
Born March 29th, 1936 in Brookfield.
Died October 16th, 2012 at 76 years old in Franklin (disease). [ref]
Ted V. Mikels
American film director.
Born April 29th, 1929 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2016 at 87 years old in Las Vegas (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Bruno Bušić
Croatian writer (1939–1978).
Born October 6th, 1939 in Donji Vinjani.
Died October 16th, 1978 at 39 years old in Paris (gunshot wound). [ref]
Leigh Van Valen
American biologist.
Born August 12th, 1935 in Albany.
Died October 16th, 2010 at 75 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]
Stjepan Sarkotić
Austrian noble (1858-1939).
Born October 4th, 1858 in Sinac.
Died October 16th, 1939 at 81 years old in Vienna.
Christy Cabanne
American film director, screenwriter and actor (1888-1950).
Born April 16th, 1888 in St. Louis.
Died October 16th, 1950 at 62 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 187
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu