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October 16th
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World Food Day
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231 Notable deaths
Jack Southworth
English footballer (1866-1956).
Born December 11th, 1866 in Blackburn.
Died October 16th, 1956 at 89 years old in Liverpool.
Josef Somr
Czech actor (1934–2022).
Born April 14th, 1934 in Vracov. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2022 at 88 years old in Nová Ves pod Pleší. [ref]
Shoichi Sakata
Japanese physicist (1911–1970).
Born January 18th, 1911 in Hiroshima.
Died October 16th, 1970 at 59 years old in Nagoya.
Felipe Cazals
Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer (1937–2021).
Born July 28th, 1937 in Mexico City.
Died October 16th, 2021 at 84 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Sergey Solovyov
Russian historian (1820–1879).
Born May 17th, 1820 in Moscow.
Died October 16th, 1879 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Sergey Trofimenko
Soviet general (1899–1953).
Born September 22nd, 1899 in Bryansk.
Died October 16th, 1953 at 54 years old in Moscow.
Jesús Guzmán
Spanish actor (1926–2023).
Born June 15th, 1926 in Madrid.
Died October 16th, 2023 at 97 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Thomas Harlan
German film director and author (1929–2010).
Born February 19th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died October 16th, 2010 at 81 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Arthur Kronfeld
German psychiatrist (1886–1941).
Born January 9th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died October 16th, 1941 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Alberto Nepomuceno
Brazilian composer and conductor (1864-1920).
Born July 6th, 1864 in Fortaleza.
Died October 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen
German geologist (1809–1876).
Born December 17th, 1809 in Göttingen.
Died October 16th, 1876 at 66 years old in Göttingen.
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.
Rafael Schächter
Czech musician (1905–1944).
Born May 27th, 1905 in Brăila. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1944 at 39 years old in Auschwitz.
Ondina Valla
Italian athletics competitor.
Born May 20th, 1916 in Bologna.
Died October 16th, 2006 at 90 years old in L'Aquila.
Jakov Gotovac
Croatian composer (1895-1982).
Born October 11th, 1895 in Split.
Died October 16th, 1982 at 87 years old in Zagreb.
Memduh Ün
Turkish film director and producer (1920–2015).
Born March 14th, 1920 in Istanbul.
Died October 16th, 2015 at 95 years old in Bodrum. [ref]
Dimitrios Maximos
Greek politician (1873-1955).
Born July 6th, 1873 in Patras.
Died October 16th, 1955 at 82 years old in Athens.
Jean Effel
French painter (1908-1982).
Born February 12th, 1908 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1982 at 74 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Berta Zuckerkandl-Szeps
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]
Timofey Granovsky
Russian historian (1813-1855).
Born March 21st, 1813 in Oryol.
Died October 16th, 1855 at 42 years old in Moscow.
Valdemar Langlet
Swedish righteous among the nations, publisher and esperantist (1872-1960).
Born December 17th, 1872 in Lerbo socken.
Died October 16th, 1960 at 87 years old in Sankt Matteus.
Antanas Gustaitis
Lithuanian military officer (1898–1941).
Born March 26th, 1898 in Mariampolski County.
Died October 16th, 1941 at 43 years old in Butyrka prison (gunshot wound).
Andrés Montes
Sports journalist (1955–2009).
Born November 27th, 1955 in Madrid.
Died October 16th, 2009 at 53 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Rodolfo Fischer
Argentine footballer (1944–2020).
Born July 16th, 1944 in Oberá. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2020 at 76 years old [ref]
Louis Alfred Wiltz
American politician (1843-1881).
Born January 21st, 1843 in New Orleans.
Died October 16th, 1881 at 38 years old in New Orleans (tuberculosis).
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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