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April 16th
214 Notable deaths
Vladimir Ćorović
Serbian historian (1885–1941).
Born October 15th, 1885 in Mostar.
Died April 16th, 1941 at 55 years old in Greece (aircraft crash).
Miguel Canto
Mexican boxer.
Born January 30th, 1948 in Mérida.
Died April 16th, 2026 at 78 years old in Mérida. [ref]
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
Puerto rican boxer (1929–1980).
Born June 2nd, 1929 in Río Piedras.
Died April 16th, 1987 at 57 years old in San Juan. [ref]
Julien Dupré
French painter (1851-1910).
Born March 17th, 1851 in Paris.
Died April 16th, 1910 at 59 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ignace Murwanashyaka
Rwandan rebel leader (1963-2019).
Born May 14th, 1963 in Butare.
Died April 16th, 2019 at 55 years old in Mannheim (disease).
George Wilbur Peck
American politician in wisconsin and newspaper founder (1840-1916).
Born September 28th, 1840 in Henderson.
Died April 16th, 1916 at 75 years old in Milwaukee.
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]
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Swiss chemist (1817–1894).
Born April 28th, 1817 in Geneva. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1894 at 76 years old in Geneva.
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]
Hrachia Adjarian
Armenian scientist in the field of linguistics (1876-1953).
Born March 20th, 1876 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1953 at 77 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Scott Brady
American actor (1924-1985).
Born September 13th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died April 16th, 1985 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
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]
Ivan Maslennikov
Soviet general.
Born September 16th, 1900.
Died April 16th, 1954 at 53 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Maria Caniglia
Singer.
Born May 11th, 1906 in Naples.
Died April 16th, 1979 at 72 years old in Rome.
Maria Lenk
Brazilian swimmer (1915–2007).
Born January 15th, 1915 in São Paulo.
Died April 16th, 2007 at 92 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
resul yörük
Turkish association football player (2024-2025.
Born December 3rd, 1910 in Edessa.
Died April 16th, 1989 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Peter Maag
Swiss conductor (1919–2001).
Born May 10th, 1919 in St. Gallen.
Died April 16th, 2001 at 81 years old in Verona.
José Dolhem
Racecar driver (1944-1988).
Born April 26th, 1944 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 16th, 1988 at 43 years old in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (aviation accident).
Adolph Bolm
American dancer (1884–1951).
Born September 25th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 16th, 1951 at 66 years old in Los Angeles.
Zygmunt Wróblewski
Polish scientist (1845-1888).
Born October 28th, 1845 in Hrodna.
Died April 16th, 1888 at 42 years old in Kraków (sepsis).
Karl Madsen
Danish painter, art historian and museum director (1855-1938).
Born March 22nd, 1855 in Copenhagen.
Died April 16th, 1938 at 83 years old in Copenhagen.
Vera C. Bushfield
American politician (1889-1976).
Born August 9th, 1889 in Miller. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1976 at 86 years old in Fort Collins.
Douglas L. Coleman
Canadian biochemist (1931-2014).
Born October 6th, 1931 in Stratford.
Died April 16th, 2014 at 82 years old in Lamoine.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 214
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner