October 16th
160 Notable deaths
Sergei Efron
Officer of the white army; russian and soviet publicist, writer, nkvd agent.
Born October 11th, 1893 in Moscow.
Died October 16th, 1941 at 48 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Ted V. Mikels
American film director.
Born April 29th, 1929 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2016 at 87 years old in Las Vegas (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Balys Sruoga
Lithuanian writer.
Born February 2nd, 1896 in Biržai.
Died October 16th, 1947 at 51 years old in Vilnius.
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]
Leo Boivin
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born August 2nd, 1931 in Prescott.
Died October 16th, 2021 at 90 years old in Prescott. [ref]
Leigh Van Valen
American biologist.
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 Otočac.
Died October 16th, 1939 at 81 years old in Vienna.
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.
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).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 160
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach