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August 16th
178 Notable deaths
Karl Nordström
Swedish painter (1855–1923).
Died August 16th, 1923 at 68 years old in Drottningholm Palace. [ref]
Ethelwynn Trewavas
English ichthyologist (1900–1993).
Born November 5th, 1900 in Penzance.
Died August 16th, 1993 at 92 years old in Reading. [ref]
Georg Volkert
German footballer (1945-2020).
Born November 28th, 1945 in Ansbach.
Died August 16th, 2020 at 74 years old in Erlangen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rodolfo Chiari
President of panama (1869-1937).
Born November 15th, 1869 in Aguadulce.
Died August 16th, 1937 at 67 years old in Monrovia.
Alain Marion
French flutist (1938-1998).
Born December 25th, 1938 in Allauch.
Died August 16th, 1998 at 59 years old in Seoul (myocardial infarction).
Vsevolod Nestaiko
Ukrainian children's writer.
Born January 30th, 1930 in Berdychiv.
Died August 16th, 2014 at 84 years old in Kyiv.
Frank Van der Stucken
Flemish-american violinist, conductor, composer and festival director.
Born October 15th, 1858 in Fredericksburg.
Died August 16th, 1929 at 70 years old in Hamburg (disease).
Wilhelm Morgner
German painter (1891-1917).
Born January 27th, 1891 in Soest.
Died August 16th, 1917 at 26 years old in Langemark. [ref]
Domingo Pérez
Uruguayan footballer (1936–2024).
Born June 7th, 1936 in Paysandú.
Died August 16th, 2024 at 88 years old [ref]
Tadeusz Gajcy
Polish poet of the time of the war (1922–1944).
Born February 8th, 1922 in Warsaw.
Died August 16th, 1944 at 22 years old in Warsaw.
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