June 16th
197 Notable deaths
Aris Velouchiotis
Greek resistance fighter (1905-1945).
Born August 27th, 1905 in Lamia.
Died June 16th, 1945 at 39 years old in Mesounta.
Jafar Sharif-Emami
Persian engineer and politician (1910-1998).
Born September 9th, 1910 in Tehran.
Died June 16th, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City.
Marta Hillers
German journalist (1911–2001).
Born May 26th, 1911 in Krefeld.
Died June 16th, 2001 at 90 years old in Basel.
Eugen Schauman
Finnish nationalist, assassin of nikolai bobrikov (1875-1904).
Born May 10th, 1875 in Kharkiv.
Died June 16th, 1904 at 29 years old in Helsinki (gunshot wound).
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
American mechanical engineer (1860–1930).
Born October 12th, 1860 in Cincinnatus.
Died June 16th, 1930 at 69 years old in Brooklyn.
Edén Pastora
Nicaraguan politician (1936-2020).
Born November 15th, 1936 in Ciudad Darío.
Died June 16th, 2020 at 83 years old in Managua (COVID-19). [ref]
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Russian conductor and composer (1931-2018).
Died June 16th, 2018 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Georg Henrik von Wright
Finland swedish philosopher, professor and member of the academy of finland (1916–2003).
Born June 14th, 1916 in Helsinki.
Died June 16th, 2003 at 87 years old in Helsinki.
François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville
Admiral of the french navy (1818-1900).
Born August 14th, 1818 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died June 16th, 1900 at 81 years old in Paris (disease).
Charlie Mariano
American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009).
Born November 12th, 1923 in Boston.
Died June 16th, 2009 at 85 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Bronisław Huberman
Polish musician (1882–1947).
Born December 19th, 1882 in Częstochowa.
Died June 16th, 1947 at 64 years old in Corsier-sur-Vevey.
Elsa Triolet
Russian-french writer (1896–1970).
Born September 24th, 1896 in Moscow.
Died June 16th, 1970 at 73 years old in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines (myocardial infarction).
John Turton Randall
British physicist (1905–1984).
Born March 23rd, 1905 in Newton-le-Willows.
Died June 16th, 1984 at 79 years old in Edinburgh.
Maureen Forrester
Canadian operatic contralto (1930-2010).
Born July 25th, 1930 in Montreal. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2010 at 79 years old in Toronto (dementia). [ref]
José Pablo Moncayo García
Mexican pianist, percussionist, music teacher, composer and conductor (1912-1958).
Born June 29th, 1912 in Guadalajara.
Died June 16th, 1958 at 45 years old in Mexico City.
Sydney Chapman
British mathematician and geophysicist (1888–1970).
Born January 29th, 1888 in Eccles. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1970 at 82 years old in Boulder. [ref]
Daniel Kleppner
American physicist (1932–2025).
Born December 16th, 1932 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2025 at 92 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Ellaline Terriss
British actress and singer (1871-1971).
Born April 13th, 1871 in Stanley. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1971 at 100 years old in London, Hampstead (disease).
Bill Dixon
American composer and educator (1925–2010).
Born October 5th, 1925 in Nantucket.
Died June 16th, 2010 at 84 years old in Bennington. [ref]
Ottmar Walter
German footballer (1924-2013).
Born March 3rd, 1924 in Kaiserslautern.
Died June 16th, 2013 at 89 years old in Kaiserslautern (Alzheimer's disease).
Twins Seven-Seven
Nigerian artist (1944-2011).
Died June 16th, 2011 at 67 years old in Ibadan (stroke). [ref]
Nereu Ramos
President of brazil from 1955 to 1956.
Born September 3rd, 1888 in Lages.
Died June 16th, 1958 at 69 years old in São José dos Pinhais (aviation accident).
Vítězslava Kaprálová
Czech conductor and composer (1915-1940).
Born January 14th, 1915 in Brno. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1940 at 25 years old in Montpellier (unknown). [ref]
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