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March 16th
221 Notable deaths
Samuel H. Shapiro
American politician (1907-1987).
Born April 25th, 1907 in Estonia Governorate.
Died March 16th, 1987 at 79 years old in Kankakee (myocardial infarction).
August von Gödrich
German racing cyclist (1859–1942).
Born September 25th, 1859 in Fulnek.
Died March 16th, 1942 at 82 years old in Fulnek.
Mara Belcheva
Bulgarian poet (1868-1937).
Born September 8th, 1868 in Sevlievo. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1937 at 68 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Georgi Dimitrov
Bulgarian association football player (1931–1978).
Died March 16th, 1978 at 46 years old
Walter Georg Kühne
German paleontologist (1911-1991).
Born February 26th, 1911 in Berlin.
Died March 16th, 1991 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Alma Söderhjelm
Finnish historian (1870-1949).
Born May 10th, 1870 in Vyborg.
Died March 16th, 1949 at 78 years old in Saltsjöbaden Parish.
Lev Fyodorovich Kuznetsov
Russian fencer (1930–2015).
Born June 1st, 1930 in Moscow.
Died March 16th, 2015 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Frederico Carlos Hoehne
Brazilian botanist (1882-1959).
Born February 1st, 1882 in Juiz de Fora. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1959 at 77 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Bohumil Durdis
Czech weightlifter (1903–1983).
Born March 1st, 1903 in Prague.
Died March 16th, 1983 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
Raymond Passello
Swiss footballer (1905-1987).
Born January 12th, 1905 in Geneva.
Died March 16th, 1987 at 82 years old in Geneva.
Mariya Barabanova
Soviet actor (1911-1993).
Born November 3rd, 1911 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 16th, 1993 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Friedrich Lüthi
Swiss sport shooter (1850–1913).
Born December 19th, 1850.
Died March 16th, 1913 at 62 years old in Geneva.
Aatos Jaskari
Olympic wrestler (1904–1962).
Born April 26th, 1904 in Seinäjoki.
Died March 16th, 1962 at 57 years old in Seinäjoki.
William Exshaw
British sailor (1866-1927).
Born February 15th, 1866 in Arcachon.
Died March 16th, 1927 at 61 years old in Valencia.
Kurt Haverbeck
German field hockey player and physician (1899–1988).
Born February 22nd, 1899 in Hanover.
Died March 16th, 1988 at 89 years old in Hanover.
François Gangloff
Gymnast (1898–1979).
Born July 11th, 1898 in Bischheim.
Died March 16th, 1979 at 80 years old in Strasbourg.
Paul Sjöberg
Finnish sailor (1897–1978).
Born July 14th, 1897 in Hanko.
Died March 16th, 1978 at 80 years old in Helsinki.
Max Gürke
German botanist (1854–1911).
Born November 17th, 1854 in Bytom Odrzański.
Died March 16th, 1911 at 56 years old in Groß-Lichterfelde.
Isaak "Tjaak" Pattiwael
Indonesian footballer (1914-1987).
Born February 23rd, 1914 in Dutch East Indies.
Died March 16th, 1987 at 73 years old
Chen Geng
Chinese general (1903-1961).
Born February 27th, 1903 in Xiangxiang City.
Died March 16th, 1961 at 58 years old in Shanghai (myocardial infarction).
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