October 16th
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231 Notable deaths
Kigeli V of Rwanda
Rwandan king (1936–2016).
Born June 29th, 1936 in Cyangugu.
Died October 16th, 2016 at 80 years old in Oakton (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Blago Zadro
Croatian army officer (1944–1991).
Born March 31st, 1944 in Donji Mamići.
Died October 16th, 1991 at 47 years old in Borovo Naselje.
Mayer Carl von Rothschild
German banker (1820-1886).
Born August 5th, 1820 in Naples.
Died October 16th, 1886 at 66 years old in Frankfurt.
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 (1929–2016).
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]
Osama Mazini
Hamas political leader (1966–2023).
Born March 16th, 1966 in Gaza City.
Died October 16th, 2023 at 57 years old in Gaza Strip (airstrike). [ref]
Leigh Van Valen
American biologist (1935–2010).
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).
Sam Hardy
American actor (1884–1935).
Born March 21st, 1884 in New Haven. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1935 at 51 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Leo Boivin
Canadian ice hockey player (1931–2021).
Born August 2nd, 1931 in Prescott.
Died October 16th, 2021 at 90 years old in Prescott. [ref]
Balys Sruoga
Lithuanian writer (1896–1947).
Born February 14th, 1896 in Baibokai.
Died October 16th, 1947 at 51 years old in Vilnius.
Ralph Waldo Rose
American track and field athlete (1885-1913).
Born March 17th, 1885 in Healdsburg.
Died October 16th, 1913 at 28 years old in San Francisco (typhoid fever).
Per Bak
Danish physicist (1948-2002).
Born December 8th, 1948 in Denmark.
Died October 16th, 2002 at 53 years old in Copenhagen.
Eugene Gordon Lee
American child actor (1933-2005).
Born October 25th, 1933 in Fort Worth.
Died October 16th, 2005 at 71 years old in Minneapolis (lung cancer, brain cancer).
Ebba Bernadotte
Swedish noble (1858-1946).
Born October 24th, 1858 in Jönköping. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1946 at 87 years old in Grödinge parish.
Yuri Ozerov
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1921-2001).
Born January 26th, 1921 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2001 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Phyllis Gordon
Actress (1889-1964).
Born October 17th, 1889 in Suffolk.
Died October 16th, 1964 at 74 years old in Sonoma.
Maris Wrixon
American actress (1916-1999).
Born December 28th, 1916 in Billings.
Died October 16th, 1999 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Felix Arndt
American pianist and composer (1889–1918).
Born May 20th, 1889 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1918 at 29 years old in New York City (1918–1920 flu pandemic, influenza). [ref]
Dumile Feni
South african painter (1942-1991).
Born May 21st, 1942 in Worcester.
Died October 16th, 1991 at 49 years old in New York City. [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius