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April 16th
167 Notable deaths
C. K. Prahalad
Indian academic.
Born August 8th, 1941 in Coimbatore.
Died April 16th, 2010 at 68 years old in San Diego.
Kaoru Ishikaka
Japanese business theorist.
Born July 13th, 1915 in Tokyo.
Died April 16th, 1989 at 73 years old in Japan (watershed stroke).
Aaron Boupendza
Gabonese footballer (1996–2025).
Born August 7th, 1996 in Moanda.
Died April 16th, 2025 at 28 years old in Hangzhou. [ref]
Nino Bravo
Spanish recording artist; singer (1944-1973).
Born August 3rd, 1944 in Aielo de Malferit.
Died April 16th, 1973 at 28 years old in Villarrubio (car collision).
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 (pulmonary emphysema, COVID-19). [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, 1894 in Moquegua. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1930 at 35 years old in Lima. [ref]
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
Danish shipping magnate.
Born July 13th, 1913 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2012 at 98 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
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).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 167
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