March 16th
221 Notable deaths
Julius Schulhoff
Austrian pianist and composer (1825-1898).
Born August 2nd, 1825 in Prague.
Died March 16th, 1898 at 72 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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.
Died March 16th, 2005 at 80 years old in The Hague.
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.
Art Mollner
American basketball player (1912–1995).
Born December 20th, 1912 in Saranac Lake.
Died March 16th, 1995 at 82 years old in Westlake Village.
David Wilmot
American politician (1814–1868).
Born January 20th, 1814 in Bethany.
Died March 16th, 1868 at 54 years old in Towanda.
Lawrence H. Aller
Astronomer (1913-2003).
Born September 24th, 1913 in Tacoma.
Died March 16th, 2003 at 89 years old in Malibu.
Cesare Segre
Italian philologist and linguist (1928–2014).
Born April 4th, 1928 in Verzuolo.
Died March 16th, 2014 at 85 years old in Milan.
Maurice Pellé
French and czechoslovakian general (1863–1924).
Born April 18th, 1863 in Douai.
Died March 16th, 1924 at 60 years old in Toulon.
Hans Behlendorff
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born August 13th, 1889 in Allenstein.
Died March 16th, 1961 at 71 years old in Baden-Baden.
Varlam Avanesov
Russian revolutionary (1884–1930).
Born September 9th, 1884 in Kağızman.
Died March 16th, 1930 at 45 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Giancarlo Cobelli
Italian actor and director.
Born December 12th, 1929 in Milan.
Died March 16th, 2012 at 82 years old in Rome.
Berta Bojetu
Slovene actor and poet.
Born February 7th, 1946 in Maribor.
Died March 16th, 1997 at 51 years old in Ljubljana.
Wilhelm Sohn
German painter (1830-1899).
Born August 29th, 1830 in Berlin.
Died March 16th, 1899 at 68 years old in Bonn.
Gérard Saint
Road bicycle racer (1935–1960).
Born July 11th, 1935 in Argentan.
Died March 16th, 1960 at 24 years old in Le Mans (traffic collision).
Jops Reeman
Dutch footballer (1886-1959).
Born August 9th, 1886 in Amerongen.
Died March 16th, 1959 at 72 years old in Zeist.
Jean-Pierre Genet
French road bicycle racer (1940–2005).
Born October 24th, 1940 in Brest.
Died March 16th, 2005 at 64 years old in Loctudy.
Johannes Benzing
German diplomat.
Born January 13th, 1913 in Villingen-Schwenningen.
Died March 16th, 2001 at 88 years old in Bovenden.
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir