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August 16th
178 Notable deaths
Jacques Pollet
Racecar driver.
Born July 28th, 1922 in Roubaix. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1997 at 75 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [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 (1856–1926).
Born February 7th, 1856 in Kläden.
Died August 16th, 1926 at 70 years old in Munich.
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 (1864–1928).
Born February 26th, 1864 in Pacov. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1928 at 64 years old in Pacov (syphilis). [ref]
António Vilar
Actor (1912-1995).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Lisbon.
Died August 16th, 1995 at 82 years old in Madrid.
Andrés Héctor Carvallo
President of paraguay (1862-1934).
Born November 8th, 1862 in Asunción.
Died August 16th, 1934 at 71 years old in Asunción.
Penka Stoyanova
Bulgarian basketball player (1950-2019).
Born January 21st, 1950 in Karlovo.
Died August 16th, 2019 at 69 years old in Plovdiv. [ref]
Charles Ackerly
Wrestler (1898–1982).
Born January 3rd, 1898 in Cuba.
Died August 16th, 1982 at 84 years old in Clearwater.
Paul Yü Pin
Chinese cardinal (1901-1978).
Born April 13th, 1901 in Lanxi County. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1978 at 77 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 178
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