August 16th
168 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Morgner
German painter (1891-1917).
Born January 27th, 1891 in Soest. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1917 at 26 years old in Langemark. [ref]
Vsevolod Nestayko
Ukrainian children's writer.
Born January 30th, 1930 in Berdychiv.
Died August 16th, 2014 at 84 years old in Kyiv.
Tadeusz Gajcy
Polish writer.
Born February 8th, 1922 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1944 at 22 years old in Warsaw.
Fernando Cruz
Portuguese footballer.
Born August 12th, 1940 in Lisbon.
Died August 16th, 2025 at 85 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Domingo Pérez
Uruguayan footballer (1936–2024).
Born June 7th, 1936 in Paysandú.
Died August 16th, 2024 at 88 years old [ref]
Francisco Antúnez
Spanish footballer (1922-1994).
Born November 1st, 1922 in Seville.
Died August 16th, 1994 at 71 years old in Seville.
Antonín Sova
Czech poet and writer.
Born February 26th, 1864 in Pacov. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1928 at 64 years old in Pacov (syphilis). [ref]
Kamil Krofta
Czechoslovak minister of foreign affairs and historian (1876-1945).
Born July 17th, 1876 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1945 at 69 years old in Vráž. [ref]
Emanuel Felke
German naturopath.
Born February 7th, 1856 in Kläden.
Died August 16th, 1926 at 70 years old in Munich.
Andrés Héctor Carvallo
President of paraguay (1862-1934).
Born November 8th, 1862 in Asunción.
Died August 16th, 1934 at 71 years old in Asunción.
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan