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April 16th
167 Notable deaths
Albert Betz
German physicist (1885–1968).
Born December 25th, 1885 in Schweinfurt.
Died April 16th, 1968 at 82 years old in Göttingen.
Dona Ivone Lara
Brazilian singer and composer.
Born April 13th, 1922 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2018 at 96 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Josef Hügi
Swiss footballer (1930-1995).
Born January 23rd, 1930 in Riehen.
Died April 16th, 1995 at 65 years old in Basel.
Karl Fischer
German chemist (1901-1958).
Born March 24th, 1901 in Munich.
Died April 16th, 1958 at 57 years old in Munich.
Vladimir Ćorović
Serbian historian (1885–1941).
Born October 15th, 1885 in Mostar.
Died April 16th, 1941 at 55 years old in Greece (aircraft crash).
Policarpo Paz García
President of honduras.
Born December 7th, 1932 in Goascorán.
Died April 16th, 2000 at 67 years old in Tegucigalpa (kidney failure).
Juan Evangelista Venegas
Boxer.
Born June 2nd, 1929 in San Juan.
Died April 16th, 1987 at 57 years old in San Juan. [ref]
Louis Pilot
Luxembourgian footballer (1940–2016).
Born November 11th, 1940 in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Died April 16th, 2016 at 75 years old in Senningen. [ref]
Carlos Franqui
Cuban writer (1921-2010).
Born December 4th, 1921 in Cifuentes. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2010 at 88 years old in San Juan. [ref]
Tomáš Špidlík
Czech essayist, cardinal, publicist, religion writer, professor, publicist, writer, theologist, university educator and science writer (1919–2010).
Born December 17th, 1919 in Boskovice. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2010 at 90 years old in Rome. [ref]
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