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March 16th
221 Notable deaths
Yann-Fañch Kemener
Traditional singer (1957–2019).
Born April 7th, 1957 in Saint-Brieuc.
Died March 16th, 2019 at 61 years old in Tréméven (cancer). [ref]
Edwin Bingham Copeland
American botanist (1873-1964).
Born September 30th, 1873 in Monroe.
Died March 16th, 1964 at 90 years old in Chico.
Jack Curtis
American actor of the silent era (1880-1956).
Born May 28th, 1880 in San Francisco.
Died March 16th, 1956 at 75 years old in Hollywood.
George Bruce Halsted
American mathematician (1853–1922).
Born November 23rd, 1853 in Newark.
Died March 16th, 1922 at 68 years old in New York City.
Janusz Jędrzejewicz
Prime minister of poland (1885-1951).
Born June 21st, 1885 in Spychyntsi.
Died March 16th, 1951 at 65 years old in London.
Leda Gloria
Actress (1908–1997).
Born August 30th, 1908 in Rome.
Died March 16th, 1997 at 88 years old in Rome.
David Prain
Scottish botanist and phycologist (1857-1944).
Born July 11th, 1857 in Laurencekirk.
Died March 16th, 1944 at 86 years old in Surrey.
James Neill
Actor (1860-1931).
Born September 29th, 1860 in Savannah.
Died March 16th, 1931 at 70 years old in Glendale.
Nico Rijnders
Dutch footballer (1947–1976).
Born July 30th, 1947 in Breda.
Died March 16th, 1976 at 28 years old in Bruges (myocardial infarction).
Josefina Aldecoa
Spanish writer and teacher (1926-2011).
Born March 7th, 1926 in La Robla.
Died March 16th, 2011 at 85 years old in Mazcuerras.
Józef Sękowski
Polish journalist (1800–1858).
Born March 31st, 1800 in Vilensky Uyezd. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1858 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Alfred Swahn
Sport shooter (1879–1931).
Born August 20th, 1879 in Uddevalla. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1931 at 51 years old in Täby parish.
Yadier Pedroso
Baseball player (1986–2013).
Born April 9th, 1986 in Guanajay. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2013 at 26 years old in Artemisa (traffic collision). [ref]
Gustav Radde
German naturalist and explorer (1831–1903).
Born November 27th, 1831 in Gdańsk.
Died March 16th, 1903 at 71 years old in Tbilisi.
José Gorostiza
Mexican poet (1901–1973).
Born November 10th, 1901 in Villahermosa.
Died March 16th, 1973 at 71 years old in Mexico City.
Vladimir Orlovsky
Russian realist painter (1842-1914).
Born February 1st, 1842 in Kyiv.
Died March 16th, 1914 at 72 years old in Genoa.
Grozdana Olujić-Lešić
Serbian writer, translator and literary critic (1934-2019).
Born August 30th, 1934 in Erdevik.
Died March 16th, 2019 at 84 years old in Belgrade.
Sergio Bassi
Italian singer-songwriter (1951-2020).
Born June 23rd, 1951 in Codogno.
Died March 16th, 2020 at 68 years old in Crema (COVID-19). [ref]
Maarouf Al Rasafi
Iraqi poet.
Born January 1st, 1875 in Al-Rusafa. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1945 at 70 years old [ref]
Paul Kipkoech
Kenyan distance runner (1963-1995).
Born January 6th, 1963 in Kapsabet.
Died March 16th, 1995 at 32 years old in Eldoret.
Boyukagha Hajiyev
Football manager (1958-2018).
Born April 20th, 1958 in Nakhchivan.
Died March 16th, 2018 at 59 years old in Baku (myocardial infarction).
Jesús María de Leizaola
Spanish politician (1896-1989).
Born September 7th, 1896 in San Sebastián.
Died March 16th, 1989 at 92 years old in San Sebastián.
Joseph Fan Zhongliang
Catholic bishop from china.
Born December 18th, 1918 in Shanghai.
Died March 16th, 2014 at 95 years old in Shanghai (Alzheimer's disease).
Joel Stebbins
American astronomer (1878–1966).
Born July 30th, 1878 in Omaha.
Died March 16th, 1966 at 87 years old in Palo Alto.
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