March 16th
177 Notable deaths
Joel Stebbins
American astronomer.
Born July 30th, 1878 in Omaha.
Died March 16th, 1966 at 87 years old in Palo Alto.
Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir
Icelandic politician, editor (1856-1940).
Born September 27th, 1856 in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla.
Died March 16th, 1940 at 83 years old in Reykjavík.
Elena Tairova
Chess player.
Born August 28th, 1991 in Minsk.
Died March 16th, 2010 at 18 years old in Moscow.
Marina Solodkin
Israeli politician (1952-2013).
Born May 31st, 1952 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2013 at 60 years old in Riga. [ref]
Walter Rangeley
British athlete (1903-1982).
Born December 14th, 1903 in Salford.
Died March 16th, 1982 at 78 years old in Mold.
Maria von Tasnady
Hungarian actress (1911-2001).
Born November 16th, 1911 in Petrila.
Died March 16th, 2001 at 89 years old in Munich.
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi
Olympic wrestler (1943-2004).
Born February 4th, 1943 in Tehran.
Died March 16th, 2004 at 61 years old in Tehran.
Chris van der Klaauw
Dutch politician (1924-2005).
Born August 13th, 1924 in Leiden. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2005 at 80 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Antoine Lacroix
French mineralogist and geologist (1863–1948).
Born February 4th, 1863 in Mâcon. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1948 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Laurus Škurla
Bishop in the russian orthodox church outside of russia (1928–2008).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Ladomirová.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 80 years old in Jordanville.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 177
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi