May 16th
153 Notable deaths
Walter Oliver
New zealand naturalist, ornithologist, malacologist and museum curator (1883–1957).
Born September 7th, 1883 in Launceston.
Died May 16th, 1957 at 73 years old in Wellington.
Bogdan Śliwa
Polish chess grandmaster (1922–2003).
Born February 4th, 1922 in Kraków.
Died May 16th, 2003 at 81 years old in Kraków.
Ralf Törngren
Prime minister of finland (1899-1961).
Born March 1st, 1899 in Oulu. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1961 at 62 years old in Turku.
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. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2018 at 62 years old in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Maria Orska
German actress (1893-1930).
Born March 16th, 1893 in Mykolaiv.
Died May 16th, 1930 at 37 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]
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Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard