May 16th
133 Notable deaths
Marin Preda
Romanian writer.
Born August 5th, 1922 in Siliștea Gumești. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1980 at 57 years old in Mogoșoaia (asphyxia). [ref]
Julio Anguita
Spanish communist politician (1941-2020).
Born November 21st, 1941 in Fuengirola.
Died May 16th, 2020 at 78 years old in Córdoba (cardiac arrest). [ref]
José Calvo
Actor (1916-1980).
Born March 3rd, 1916 in Madrid.
Died May 16th, 1980 at 64 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
Japanese general.
Born December 3rd, 1892 in Kōchi Prefecture.
Died May 16th, 1961 at 68 years old in Japan.
Nicolae Rădescu
Prime minister of romania (1874-1953).
Born March 30th, 1874 in Călimănești, Păușești-Otăsău.
Died May 16th, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City.
Clemens Krauss
Austrian conductor.
Born March 31st, 1893 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1954 at 61 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Karol Adamiecki
Polish engineer.
Born March 18th, 1866 in Dąbrowa Górnicza. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1933 at 67 years old in Warsaw.
Josef Abrhám
Czech actor.
Born December 14th, 1939 in Zlín. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2022 at 82 years old in Mělník. [ref]
Cheikha Rimitti
Algerian female raï singer(8 may 1923- 15 may 2006).
Born May 8th, 1923 in Tessala. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2006 at 83 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Giuseppe De Santis
Italian film director (1917-1997).
Born February 11th, 1917 in Fondi.
Died May 16th, 1997 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 133
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold