October 16th
172 Notable deaths
Jack Southworth
English footballer (1866-1956).
Born December 11th, 1866 in Blackburn.
Died October 16th, 1956 at 89 years old in Liverpool.
Valdemar Langlet
Swedish righteous among the nations, publisher and esperantist (1872-1960).
Born December 17th, 1872 in Lerbo socken. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1960 at 87 years old in Sankt Matteus.
Thomas Harlan
German film director and writer.
Born February 19th, 1929 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2010 at 81 years old in Berchtesgaden. [ref]
Berta Zuckerkandl
Austrian writer, art critic and salonholder (1864-1945).
Born April 13th, 1864 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1945 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ismael Montes Gamboa
President of bolivia (1861–1933).
Born October 5th, 1861 in La Paz.
Died October 16th, 1933 at 72 years old in La Paz.
Walter Flex
German author.
Born July 6th, 1887 in Eisenach. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1917 at 30 years old in Saaremaa. [ref]
Viktor Zubkov
Russian basketball player (1937–2016).
Born April 24th, 1937 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died October 16th, 2016 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Rodolfo Fischer
Argentine footballer.
Born July 16th, 1944 in Oberá. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2020 at 76 years old [ref]
Sandro Puppo
Italian footballer and manager (1918-1986).
Born January 28th, 1918 in Piacenza.
Died October 16th, 1986 at 68 years old in Piacenza.
Sergey Trofimenko
Soviet general (1899–1953).
Born September 22nd, 1899 in Bryansk.
Died October 16th, 1953 at 54 years old in Moscow.
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis