March 16th
162 Notable deaths
Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir
Icelandic politician, editor (1856-1940).
Born September 27th, 1856 in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla.
Died March 16th, 1940 at 83 years old in Reykjavík.
Paul Kipkoech
Kenyan distance runner (1963-1995).
Born January 6th, 1963 in Kapsabet.
Died March 16th, 1995 at 32 years old in Eldoret.
Joel Stebbins
American astronomer.
Born July 30th, 1878 in Omaha.
Died March 16th, 1966 at 87 years old in Palo Alto.
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]
Elena Tairova
Chess player.
Born August 28th, 1991 in Minsk.
Died March 16th, 2010 at 18 years old in Moscow.
Cesare Segre
Italian philologist and linguist.
Born April 4th, 1928 in Verzuolo.
Died March 16th, 2014 at 85 years old in Milan.
Walter Rangeley
British athlete (1903-1982).
Born December 14th, 1903 in Salford.
Died March 16th, 1982 at 78 years old in Mold.
Art Mollner
Basketball player.
Born December 20th, 1912 in Saranac Lake.
Died March 16th, 1995 at 82 years old in Westlake Village.
Marina Solodkin
Israeli politician (1952-2013).
Born May 31st, 1952 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2013 at 60 years old in Riga. [ref]
Lawrence H. Aller
Astronomer (1913-2003).
Born September 24th, 1913 in Tacoma.
Died March 16th, 2003 at 89 years old
Deaths 131 to 140 of 162
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain