June 16th
201 Notable deaths
Lazar Lagin
Soviet jewish writer (1903–1979).
Born December 4th, 1903 in Vitebsk.
Died June 16th, 1979 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Fernando Figueroa
President of el salvador (1849-1919).
Born July 14th, 1849 in Ilobasco.
Died June 16th, 1919 at 69 years old in San Salvador.
Alfredo Rojas
Argentine footballer (1937–2023).
Born February 20th, 1937 in Lanús.
Died June 16th, 2023 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edwin C. Burleigh
American politician (1843-1916).
Born November 27th, 1843 in Linneus.
Died June 16th, 1916 at 72 years old in Augusta.
José Rufino Echenique
President of peru (1808–1887).
Born November 16th, 1808 in Puno.
Died June 16th, 1887 at 78 years old in Lima.
Anna Whitlock
Swedish feminist (1852-1930).
Born June 13th, 1852 in Finnish church parish. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1930 at 78 years old in Danderyd. [ref]
Christian Cabrol
French politician and cardiac surgeon.
Born September 16th, 1925 in Chézy-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2017 at 91 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Adolphe Ferrière
Swiss educator; one of the founders of the movement of the progressive education (1879–1960).
Born August 30th, 1879 in Geneva. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1960 at 80 years old in Geneva.
Evelyn Nelson
American actress (1899-1923).
Born November 13th, 1899 in Arizona.
Died June 16th, 1923 at 23 years old in Los Angeles.
Kulap Saipradit
Thai journalist, novelist, political activist.
Born March 31st, 1906 in Bangkok.
Died June 16th, 1974 at 68 years old in Peking Union Medical College Hospital (pneumonia).
Ljubomir Stojanović
Prime minister of serbia (1860-1930).
Born August 18th, 1860 in Užice.
Died June 16th, 1930 at 69 years old in Podolí. [ref]
Todor Kableshkov
Bulgarian revolutionary (1851–1876).
Born January 13th, 1851 in Koprivshtitsa.
Died June 16th, 1876 at 25 years old in Gabrovo.
Tony Bosković
Australian soccer referee (1933–2022).
Born January 27th, 1933 in Blato, Korčula.
Died June 16th, 2022 at 89 years old [ref]
Sigrid Onégin
Franco-german operatic contralto.
Born June 1st, 1891 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1943 at 52 years old in Magliaso. [ref]
David Mourão-Ferreira
Portuguese writer (1927–1996).
Born February 24th, 1927 in Lisbon.
Died June 16th, 1996 at 69 years old in Lisbon (cancer).
Cándido Muatetema Rivas
Prime minister of equatorial guinea (1960-2014).
Born February 20th, 1960 in Batete.
Died June 16th, 2014 at 54 years old in Berlin.
Greg Parks
Canadian ice hockey player (1967–2015).
Born March 25th, 1967 in Edmonton.
Died June 16th, 2015 at 48 years old in Edmonton. [ref]
Arnold Eucken
German scientist (1884-1950).
Died June 16th, 1950 at 65 years old in Seeon-Seebruck, Seebruck.
Thomas George Cowling
British astronomer (1906–1990).
Born June 17th, 1906 in Hackney Central.
Died June 16th, 1990 at 83 years old in Leeds.
Laila Hirvisaari
Finnish writer.
Born June 7th, 1938 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2021 at 83 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Edward Salisbury Dana
United states mineralogist (1849-1935).
Born November 16th, 1849 in New Haven.
Died June 16th, 1935 at 85 years old in New Haven.
Valérie de Gasparin
Swiss woman of letters (1813-1894).
Born September 13th, 1813 in Geneva. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1894 at 80 years old in Pregny-Chambésy.
Antonio Román
Spanish actor and director (1911-1989).
Born November 9th, 1911 in Ourense.
Died June 16th, 1989 at 77 years old in Madrid.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau