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August 16th
178 Notable deaths
Aleksey Shakhmatov
Russian philologist.
Born June 17th, 1864 in Narva.
Died August 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Suraphol Sombatcharoen
Thai singer.
Born September 25th, 1930 in Suphan Buri.
Died August 16th, 1968 at 37 years old in Nakhon Pathom.
Andrej Bajuk
Prime minister of slovenia (1943-2011).
Born October 18th, 1943 in Ljubljana.
Died August 16th, 2011 at 67 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Géza Toldi
Hungarian footballer (1909-1985).
Born February 11th, 1909 in Budapest.
Died August 16th, 1985 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Homer H. Dubs
American sinologist (1892-1969).
Born March 28th, 1892 in Deerfield.
Died August 16th, 1969 at 77 years old in Oxford.
Lydia Field Emmet
American artist (1866-1952).
Born January 23rd, 1866 in New Rochelle.
Died August 16th, 1952 at 86 years old in United States.
David Rees
Emeritus professor of mathematics.
Born May 29th, 1918 in Abergavenny. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2013 at 95 years old in Exeter.
Shaken Niyazbekov
Kazakhstani artist (1938-2014).
Born October 12th, 1938 in Taraz.
Died August 16th, 2014 at 75 years old in Almaty.
Fernando Cruz
Portuguese footballer.
Born August 12th, 1940 in Lisbon.
Died August 16th, 2025 at 85 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Milorad Pavić
Serbian footballer (1921-2005).
Born November 11th, 1921 in Valjevo.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 83 years old in Valjevo.
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