October 16th
172 Notable deaths
Ondina Valla
Italian female athlete (1916-2006).
Born May 20th, 1916 in Bologna.
Died October 16th, 2006 at 90 years old in L’Aquila.
Josef Somr
Czech actor (1934-2022).
Born April 14th, 1934 in Vracov. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2022 at 88 years old [ref]
Friedrich Gogarten
German theologian.
Born January 13th, 1887 in Dortmund. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1967 at 80 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Joseph Höffner
German cardinal (1906-1987).
Born December 24th, 1906 in Horhausen. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1987 at 80 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Jón Sveinsson
Icelandic writer.
Born November 16th, 1857 in Akureyri.
Died October 16th, 1944 at 86 years old in Cologne.
George O'Hara
American actor and screenwriter (1899-1966).
Born February 22nd, 1899 in New York City.
Died October 16th, 1966 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Antanas Gustaitis
Lithuanian military officer.
Born March 26th, 1898 in Mariampolski County.
Died October 16th, 1941 at 43 years old in Butyrka prison (ballistic trauma).
Jüri Arrak
Estonian artist (1936–2022).
Born October 24th, 1936 in Tallinn.
Died October 16th, 2022 at 85 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Jesús Guzmán
Spanish actor.
Born June 15th, 1926 in Madrid.
Died October 16th, 2023 at 97 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Joaquín Gutiérrez Mangel
Costa rican writer and politician (1918-2000).
Born March 30th, 1918 in Limón Province. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2000 at 82 years old in San José.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 172
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman