August 16th
172 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Penka Stoyanova
Olympic medalist in basketball (1950-2019).
Born January 21st, 1950 in Plovdiv.
Died August 16th, 2019 at 69 years old in Plovdiv. [ref]
Charles Ackerly
Wrestler.
Born January 3rd, 1898 in Cuba.
Died August 16th, 1982 at 84 years old in Clearwater.
Gustav Borgen
Norwegian photographer.
Born June 10th, 1865 in Christiania.
Died August 16th, 1926 at 61 years old in Christiania.
Arthur Omre
Norwegian writer (1887–1967).
Born December 17th, 1887 in Brunlanes Municipality.
Died August 16th, 1967 at 79 years old in Porsgrunn.
Frank Lewis
Olympic medalist in wrestling (1912-1998).
Born December 6th, 1912 in Coleman.
Died August 16th, 1998 at 85 years old in Stillwater.
António Vilar
Actor (1912-1995).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Lisbon.
Died August 16th, 1995 at 82 years old in Madrid.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 172
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