October 16th
172 Notable deaths
Christian Matras
Faroese poet.
Born December 7th, 1900 in Viðareiði.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 87 years old in Tórshavn.
Giovanni Varglien
Italian footballer and manager (1911-1990).
Born May 16th, 1911 in Rijeka.
Died October 16th, 1990 at 79 years old in Trieste.
Arnie Oliver
American soccer player (1907-1993).
Born May 22nd, 1907 in New Bedford.
Died October 16th, 1993 at 86 years old in New Bedford.
Rudi Hoffmann
German footballer.
Born February 11th, 1935 in Östringen.
Died October 16th, 2020 at 85 years old [ref]
Jakub Bart-Ćišinski
Sorbian-language writer.
Born August 20th, 1856.
Died October 16th, 1909 at 53 years old in Panschwitz.
Gennadios Zervós
Greek orthodox archbishop (1937-2020).
Born July 8th, 1937 in Kremasti. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2020 at 83 years old in Venice. [ref]
Antonino di San Giuliano
Italian politician and diplomat (1852-1914).
Born December 10th, 1852 in Catania. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1914 at 61 years old in Rome. [ref]
Émile Georget
French racing cyclist.
Born November 21st, 1881 in Bossay-sur-Claise. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1960 at 78 years old in Châtellerault. [ref]
Emil Voigt
British long-distance runner.
Born January 31st, 1883 in Manchester.
Died October 16th, 1973 at 90 years old in Auckland.
Ivan Udodov
Russian weightlifter.
Born May 20th, 1924 in Gluboky.
Died October 16th, 1981 at 57 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 172
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir