June 16th
151 Notable deaths
Arthur Häggblad
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born August 14th, 1908 in Nordmaling.
Died June 16th, 1989 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Harald Wallin
Sailor (1887-1946).
Born February 27th, 1887 in Gothenburg.
Died June 16th, 1946 at 59 years old in Gothenburg.
Donald Stockton
Canadian wrestler.
Born February 22nd, 1904 in Montreal.
Died June 16th, 1978 at 74 years old in Montreal.
James Francis Macbride
U.s. botanist (1892–1976).
Born May 19th, 1892 in Rock Valley.
Died June 16th, 1976 at 84 years old in Riverside.
Benoît Faure
French road bicycle racer.
Born January 11th, 1899 in Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1980 at 81 years old in Montbrison. [ref]
Ğäliäsğar Kamal
Russian writer.
Born January 6th, 1879 in Kazan.
Died June 16th, 1933 at 54 years old in Kazan.
Tore Edman
Swedish ski jumper (1904-1995).
Born July 25th, 1904 in Arvika.
Died June 16th, 1995 at 90 years old
Václav Mottl
Czechoslovak canoeist and speed canoeist.
Born May 19th, 1914 in Prague.
Died June 16th, 1982 at 68 years old in Prague.
Lorenzo Mangiante
Italian gymnast (1891-1936).
Born March 14th, 1891 in Brescia.
Died June 16th, 1936 at 45 years old in Curitiba.
Adriano Vignoli
Road bicycle racer (1907-1996).
Born December 11th, 1907 in Sasso Marconi.
Died June 16th, 1996 at 88 years old in Casalecchio di Reno.
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz