April 16th
154 Notable deaths
Vladimir Ćorović
Serbian historian.
Born October 27th, 1885 in Mostar.
Died April 16th, 1941 at 55 years old in Greece (aircraft crash).
Karl Fischer
German chemist (1901-1958).
Born March 24th, 1901 in Munich.
Died April 16th, 1958 at 57 years old in Munich.
Josef Hügi
Swiss footballer (1930-1995).
Born January 23rd, 1930 in Riehen.
Died April 16th, 1995 at 65 years old in Basel.
Kenneth Gilbert
Canadian musician (1931-2020).
Born December 16th, 1931 in Montreal. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2020 at 88 years old in Quebec City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Maria Lenk
Brazilian swimmer.
Born January 15th, 1915 in São Paulo.
Died April 16th, 2007 at 92 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [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]
Maria Caniglia
Singer.
Born May 11th, 1906 in Naples.
Died April 16th, 1979 at 72 years old in Rome.
Ivan Maslennikov
Soviet general.
Born September 16th, 1900.
Died April 16th, 1954 at 53 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Tomáš Špidlík
Czech essayist, cardinal, publicist, religion writer, professor, publicist, writer, theologist, university educator and science writer.
Born December 17th, 1919 in Boskovice. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2010 at 90 years old in Rome. [ref]
Karl Madsen
Danish painter, art historian and museum director (1855-1938).
Born March 22nd, 1855 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1938 at 83 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 154
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr