April 16th
214 Notable deaths
Christophe
French musician, singer and composer (1945–2020).
Born October 13th, 1945 in Juvisy-sur-Orge. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2020 at 74 years old in Brest (COVID-19, pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Steve Bloomer
English footballer and manager (1874-1938).
Born January 20th, 1874 in West Midlands.
Died April 16th, 1938 at 64 years old in Derby.
Syed Putra of Perlis
3rd yang di-pertuan agong.
Born November 25th, 1920 in Arau.
Died April 16th, 2000 at 79 years old in National Heart Institute of Malaysia.
José Carlos Mariátegui
Peruvian writer and academic (1894–1930).
Born June 14th, 1895 in Moquegua.
Died April 16th, 1930 at 34 years old in Lima.
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
Danish shipping magnate (1913–2012).
Born July 13th, 1913 in Copenhagen.
Died April 16th, 2012 at 98 years old in Copenhagen.
Roland Topor
French writer, screenwriter, actor and painter (1938-1997).
Born January 7th, 1938 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 16th, 1997 at 59 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage).
Émile Bernard
French painter (1868-1941).
Born April 28th, 1868 in Lille. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1941 at 72 years old in Paris.
Luis Sepúlveda
Chilean writer (1949–2020).
Born October 4th, 1949 in Ovalle.
Died April 16th, 2020 at 70 years old in Oviedo City (COVID-19). [ref]
Jane Dee Hull
American politician (1935-2020).
Born August 8th, 1935 in Kansas City.
Died April 16th, 2020 at 84 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
Fay McKenzie
American actress (1918-2019).
Born February 19th, 1918 in Hollywood.
Died April 16th, 2019 at 101 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Muhammad Ayyub
Imam of prophet's mosque (1952–2016).
Born January 1st, 1952 in Mecca.
Died April 16th, 2016 at 64 years old in Medina.
Samuel Selvon
Trinidad and tobago writer (1923–1994).
Born May 20th, 1923 in San Fernando.
Died April 16th, 1994 at 70 years old in Trinidad (respiratory failure).
Gyude Bryant
Liberian politician (1949-2014).
Born January 17th, 1949 in Monrovia.
Died April 16th, 2014 at 65 years old in Monrovia.
Felix Kersten
Finnish masseur for heinrich himmler (1898-1960).
Born September 30th, 1898 in Tartu.
Died April 16th, 1960 at 61 years old in Hamm (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Ryder
American actor (1916–1995).
Born January 5th, 1916 in New York City.
Died April 16th, 1995 at 79 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease).
Cy Endfield
American screenwriter and director (1914–1995).
Born November 10th, 1914 in Scranton.
Died April 16th, 1995 at 80 years old in Shipston-on-Stour.
Clare Crockett
Irish religious sister (1982-2016).
Born November 14th, 1982 in Derry. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2016 at 33 years old in Ecuador (earthquake). [ref]
Rachel Bluwstein
Hebrew poet (1890-1931).
Born October 2nd, 1890 in Saratov.
Died April 16th, 1931 at 40 years old in Tel Aviv (tuberculosis).
Pavel Axelrod
Russian menshevik (1850–1928).
Born August 25th, 1850 in Pochep.
Died April 16th, 1928 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Charles Halton
Actor (1876-1959).
Born March 16th, 1876 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 16th, 1959 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (hepatitis).
Joachim Streich
East german association football player and manager (1951–2022).
Born April 13th, 1951 in Wismar.
Died April 16th, 2022 at 71 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Ann Mui
Hong kong actor and singer (1959-2000).
Born December 10th, 1959 in British Hong Kong.
Died April 16th, 2000 at 40 years old in Hong Kong (cervix uterine cancer).
Alberto Calderón
Argentine mathematician (1920–1998).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Mendoza.
Died April 16th, 1998 at 77 years old in Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Rasim Delić
Bosnian general (1949–2010).
Born February 4th, 1949 in Čelić.
Died April 16th, 2010 at 61 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Philibert Tsiranana
First president of madagascar (1959-1972).
Born October 18th, 1912 in Ambarikorano. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1978 at 65 years old in Antananarivo. [ref]
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach