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October 16th
230 Notable deaths
Ludolf Nielsen
Danish composer (1876-1939).
Born January 29th, 1876 in Næstved.
Died October 16th, 1939 at 63 years old in Copenhagen.
Rosalio Lara
Venezuelan catholic cardinal (1922–2007).
Born September 4th, 1922 in Aragua.
Died October 16th, 2007 at 85 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Dimitri Salachas
Greek eastern catholic bishop (1939–2023).
Born June 7th, 1939 in Athens.
Died October 16th, 2023 at 84 years old in Athens.
James Sykes Gamble
British botanist (1847-1925).
Born July 2nd, 1847 in London.
Died October 16th, 1925 at 78 years old in Haslemere, Hampshire.
Torbjörn Jonsson
Swedish association football player (1936-2018).
Died October 16th, 2018 at 82 years old in Norrköpings Sankt Olai.
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.
Mikhail Burtsev
Fencer (1956–2015).
Born June 21st, 1956 in Moscow.
Died October 16th, 2015 at 59 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Giovanni Varglien
Italian footballer and manager (1911-1990).
Born May 16th, 1911 in Rijeka.
Died October 16th, 1990 at 79 years old in Trieste.
Eugène Lenepveu
French painter (1819-1898).
Born December 12th, 1819 in Angers. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1898 at 78 years old in Paris.
Théodore Barrière
French dramatist (1821–1877).
Born April 16th, 1821 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1877 at 56 years old in rue Bergère (pneumonia). [ref]
Rudi Hoffmann
German footballer (1935–2020).
Born February 11th, 1935 in Östringen.
Died October 16th, 2020 at 85 years old [ref]
Christian Matras
Faroese poet (1900–1988).
Born December 7th, 1900 in Viðareiði.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 87 years old in Tórshavn.
Pamfil Yurkevich
Ukrainian philosopher (1826–1874).
Born February 28th, 1826 in Lipliave.
Died October 16th, 1874 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Emil Voigt
British long-distance runner.
Born January 31st, 1883 in Manchester.
Died October 16th, 1973 at 90 years old in Auckland.
Jakub Bart-Ćišinski
Sorbian-language writer.
Born August 20th, 1856 in Kuckau.
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]
Dimitar Petrov
Bulgarian film director (1924-2018).
Born October 22nd, 1924 in Blagoevgrad.
Died October 16th, 2018 at 93 years old
Albert Bourlon
Road bicycle racer (1916–2013).
Born November 23rd, 1916 in Sancergues.
Died October 16th, 2013 at 96 years old in Bourges.
Orazio Mariani
Italian sprinter (1915–1981).
Born January 21st, 1915 in Milan.
Died October 16th, 1981 at 66 years old in Milan.
Dagmar Normet
Estonian writer and sports pedagogue (1921-2008).
Born February 13th, 1921 in Tallinn.
Died October 16th, 2008 at 87 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Ivan Udodov
Russian weightlifter (1924–1981).
Born May 20th, 1924 in Gluboky.
Died October 16th, 1981 at 57 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Ignacy Jeż
Polish bishop (1914-2007).
Born July 31st, 1914 in Radomyśl Wielki.
Died October 16th, 2007 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]
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.
Died October 16th, 1944 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
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.
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld