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May 16th
187 Notable deaths
Gino Rossetti
Italian footballer (1904-1992).
Born November 7th, 1904 in La Spezia.
Died May 16th, 1992 at 87 years old in La Spezia.
Jean-Louis Pascal
Academic french architect (1837-1920).
Born June 4th, 1837 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1920 at 82 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Vladimir Ghika
Romanian diplomat and writer.
Born December 25th, 1873 in Constantinople.
Died May 16th, 1954 at 80 years old in Jilava prison (blunt trauma).
Kaneko Kentarō
Japanese politician, one of the drafters of the meiji constitution (1853–1942).
Born March 13th, 1853 in Fukuoka.
Died May 16th, 1942 at 89 years old in Hayama.
Danilo Alvim
Brazilian footballer and manager (1920-1996).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 16th, 1996 at 75 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia).
Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
Saxe-altenburger royal.
Born July 3rd, 1804 in Hildburghausen.
Died May 16th, 1852 at 47 years old in Munich.
Werner Bischof
Swiss photographer and photojournalist (1916–1954).
Born April 26th, 1916 in Zurich.
Died May 16th, 1954 at 38 years old in Trujillo (traffic collision).
Jean Louis Marie Eugène Durieu
French photographer (1800–1874).
Born December 10th, 1800 in Nîmes.
Died May 16th, 1874 at 73 years old in Paris, Geneva.
Maria Bieșu
Moldovan opera singer (1935-2012).
Born May 5th, 1934 in Volintiri. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2012 at 78 years old in Chișinău (leukemia). [ref]
Clodomiro Picado
Costa rican scientist (1887-1944).
Born April 17th, 1887 in San Marcos.
Died May 16th, 1944 at 57 years old in San José.
Vladislav Petković Dis
Serbian poet (1880–1917).
Born March 10th, 1880 in Zablaće.
Died May 16th, 1917 at 37 years old in Ionian Sea.
Lembit Oll
Estonian chess player (1966–1999).
Born April 23rd, 1966 in Kohtla-Järve.
Died May 16th, 1999 at 33 years old in Tallinn (falling). [ref]
Gunnar Möller
German actor (1928-2017).
Born July 1st, 1928 in Neukölln.
Died May 16th, 2017 at 88 years old in Berlin (dementia). [ref]
Sammy Brooks
Actor (1891-1951).
Born July 10th, 1891 in New York City.
Died May 16th, 1951 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.
Andrzej Szczypiorski
Polish writer (1928-2000).
Born February 3rd, 1928 in Warsaw.
Died May 16th, 2000 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
Rudolf Montecuccoli
Austrian officer (1843-1922).
Born February 22nd, 1843 in Modena.
Died May 16th, 1922 at 79 years old in Baden.
Meta Velander
Swedish actress (1924–2025).
Born August 13th, 1924 in Danderyd. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2025 at 100 years old in Danderyd. [ref]
Luigi Bartolini
Italian painter, writer, poet (1892-1963).
Born November 8th, 1892 in Cupramontana. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1963 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Konstantin von Kaufman
Russian statesman (1818-1882).
Born March 3rd, 1818 in Dęblin.
Died May 16th, 1882 at 64 years old in Tashkent.
Per Røntved
Danish association football player (1949-2023).
Born January 27th, 1949 in Frederiksberg.
Died May 16th, 2023 at 74 years old [ref]
Sibyl Sanderson
American operatic soprano (1864-1903).
Born December 7th, 1864 in Sacramento.
Died May 16th, 1903 at 38 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
Lino Toffolo
Italian actor, singer-songwriter and comedian (1934–2016).
Born December 31st, 1934 in Murano.
Died May 16th, 2016 at 81 years old in Murano (myocardial infarction).
Hilarion Kapral
Bishop of the russian orthodox church outside russia.
Born January 6th, 1948 in Spirit River.
Died May 16th, 2022 at 74 years old in New York City.
Eloísa Mafalda
Brazilian actress.
Born September 18th, 1924 in Jundiaí.
Died May 16th, 2018 at 93 years old in Petrópolis (respiratory failure). [ref]
Leone Sinigaglia
Italian composer (1868–1944).
Born August 14th, 1868 in Turin.
Died May 16th, 1944 at 75 years old in Turin (myocardial infarction).
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