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October 16th
187 Notable deaths
Ivan Udodov
Russian weightlifter.
Born May 20th, 1924 in Gluboky.
Died October 16th, 1981 at 57 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Walter Spence
Canadian and guyanan swimmer, olympic bronze medallist (1901–1958).
Born March 3rd, 1901 in Linden. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1958 at 57 years old in White Plains (railway accident).
Rufino Blanco Fombona
Venezuelan writer (1874-1944).
Born June 17th, 1874 in Caracas. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1944 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Miquel Costa y Llobera
Spanish poet and presbyter (1854–1922).
Born March 10th, 1854 in Pollença.
Died October 16th, 1922 at 68 years old in Palma.
Norman Hallows
English athlete (1886-1968).
Born December 29th, 1886 in Doncaster.
Died October 16th, 1968 at 81 years old in Marlborough.
László Branikovits
Hungarian football player (1949-2020).
Born December 18th, 1949 in Budapest.
Died October 16th, 2020 at 70 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Karel Hartmann
Czechoslovak ice hockey player.
Born July 6th, 1885 in Trhové Dušníky. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1944 at 59 years old in Auschwitz. [ref]
Alfredo Pitto
Association footballer (1906-1976).
Born May 25th, 1906 in Livorno.
Died October 16th, 1976 at 70 years old in Milan.
Andrey Smirnov
Soviet swimmer.
Born April 11th, 1957 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 16th, 2019 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Aleksandr Koshkyn
Boxer.
Born June 13th, 1959 in Moscow.
Died October 16th, 2012 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau