May 16th
149 Notable deaths
Jim McMillian
American basketball player (1948-2016).
Born March 11th, 1948 in Raeford.
Died May 16th, 2016 at 68 years old in Winston-Salem (heart failure). [ref]
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.
Marin Preda
Romanian writer.
Born August 5th, 1922 in Siliștea Gumești. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1980 at 57 years old in Mogoșoaia (asphyxia). [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.
Jan Terlouw
Dutch politician, physicist and author.
Born November 15th, 1931 in Kamperveen.
Died May 16th, 2025 at 93 years old in Twello. [ref]
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
Japanese general (1892–1961).
Born December 3rd, 1892 in Kōchi Prefecture.
Died May 16th, 1961 at 68 years old in Japan.
Franz Staudegger
Ss nco (1921–1995).
Born February 12th, 1921 in Bleiburg.
Died May 16th, 1995 at 74 years old in Frankfurt.
Emmanuel Kundé
Cameroonian footballer.
Born July 15th, 1956 in Yaoundé.
Died May 16th, 2025 at 68 years old in Emombo. [ref]
Josef Abrhám
Czech actor (1939–2022).
Born December 14th, 1939 in Zlín. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2022 at 82 years old in Mělník. [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]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 149
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius