March 16th
162 Notable deaths
Charles Eliot
British diplomat, colonial administrator and botanist (1862-1931).
Born January 8th, 1862 in Sibford Gower.
Died March 16th, 1931 at 69 years old in Strait of Malacca.
Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel
French painter and illustrator (1850-1913).
Born October 18th, 1851 in Orléans.
Died March 16th, 1913 at 61 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Torgny Lindgren
Swedish writer (1938-2017).
Born June 16th, 1938 in Norsjö. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2017 at 78 years old in Rimforsa (stomach cancer). [ref]
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter.
Born June 2nd, 1921 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1983 at 61 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Fariborz Raisdana
Iranian civil rights activist.
Born January 19th, 1945 in Tehran. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2020 at 75 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Eleonora Sears
(1881-1968) american tennis player.
Born September 28th, 1881 in Boston.
Died March 16th, 1968 at 86 years old in Palm Beach.
Václav Talich
Czech conductor, violinist, music educator, professor, university educator and director conductor of czech philharmony.
Born May 28th, 1883 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1961 at 77 years old in Beroun. [ref]
Dany Dauberson
French singer (1925-1979).
Born January 16th, 1925 in Le Creusot. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1979 at 54 years old in Marseille. [ref]
Marjorie Grene
American philosopher (1910–2009).
Born December 13th, 1910 in Milwaukee.
Died March 16th, 2009 at 98 years old in Blacksburg. [ref]
Estanislau Basora
Spanish footballer (1926–2012).
Born November 18th, 1926 in Barcelona.
Died March 16th, 2012 at 85 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 162
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X