May 16th
149 Notable deaths
Red Amick
Racecar driver.
Born January 19th, 1929 in Kansas City.
Died May 16th, 1995 at 66 years old in Crystal River.
François Bréda
Hungarian academic (1956-2018).
Born February 20th, 1956 in Deva.
Died May 16th, 2018 at 62 years old in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Maria Orska
German actress (1893-1930).
Born March 16th, 1896 in Mykolaiv.
Died May 16th, 1930 at 34 years old in Vienna (intoxication).
Aristarkh Belopolsky
Russian astronomer (1854-1934).
Born July 13th, 1854 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1934 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Hans Friedrich Gadow
German zoologist and ornithologist (1855-1928).
Born March 8th, 1855 in Stary Kraków.
Died May 16th, 1928 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Bashir Rameyev
Soviet computer scientist (1918-1994).
Died May 16th, 1994 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Nasser Givehchi
Olympic wrestler (1932–2017).
Born November 12th, 1932 in Tehran. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2017 at 84 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Walter Kollmann
Austrian footballer (1932-2017).
Born June 17th, 1932 in Austria.
Died May 16th, 2017 at 84 years old [ref]
Serghei Covaliov
Canoe racer (1944-2011).
Born October 14th, 1944 in Mila 23.
Died May 16th, 2011 at 66 years old in Letea. [ref]
Carmen Berenguer
Chilean poet (1946–2024).
Born September 9th, 1946 in Santiago.
Died May 16th, 2024 at 77 years old in Santiago. [ref]
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder