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April 16th
164 Notable deaths
Ivan Maslennikov
Soviet general.
Born September 16th, 1900.
Died April 16th, 1954 at 53 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
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]
Hakkı Yeten
Turkish association football player (1910–1989).
Born December 3rd, 1910 in Edessa.
Died April 16th, 1989 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
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]
Douglas L. Coleman
Canadian biochemist (1931-2014).
Born October 6th, 1931 in Stratford.
Died April 16th, 2014 at 82 years old in Lamoine.
Hrachia Adjarian
Armenian scientist in the field of linguistics (1876-1953).
Born March 20th, 1876 in Istanbul.
Died April 16th, 1953 at 77 years old in Yerevan.
Adolph Bolm
American dancer (1884–1951).
Born September 25th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 16th, 1951 at 66 years old in Los Angeles.
Rodney Gould
British motorcycle racer.
Born March 10th, 1943 in Banbury.
Died April 16th, 2024 at 81 years old in Cheltenham. [ref]
Vera Cahalan Bushfield
American politician (1889-1976).
Born August 9th, 1889 in Miller. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1976 at 86 years old in Fort Collins.
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