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August 16th
230 Notable deaths
Sergey Ivanov
Russian painter and graphic artist (1864-1910).
Born June 16th, 1864 in Ruza. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1910 at 46 years old [ref]
Luigi Zampa
Italian film director (1905-1991).
Born January 2nd, 1905 in Rome.
Died August 16th, 1991 at 86 years old in Rome.
Duško Radović
Serbian poet (1922-1984).
Born November 29th, 1922 in Niš. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1984 at 61 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Ljubiša Broćić
Serbian footballer (1911-1995).
Born October 3rd, 1911 in Belgrade.
Died August 16th, 1995 at 83 years old in Belgrade.
Howie Shannon
American basketball player (1923-1995).
Born June 10th, 1923 in Manhattan.
Died August 16th, 1995 at 72 years old in Plano (lung cancer).
Constantin Fahlberg
Russian chemist (1850–1910).
Born December 22nd, 1850 in Tambov.
Died August 16th, 1910 at 59 years old in Nassau.
Kitty Joyner
American electrical engineer.
Born July 11th, 1916 in Charlottesville.
Died August 16th, 1993 at 77 years old in Charlottesville.
Mikhail Chernyayev
Russian military leader and politician (1828-1898).
Born November 3rd, 1828 in Bender.
Died August 16th, 1898 at 69 years old in Tubyški.
Andrew Florent
Australian tennis player (1970-2016).
Born October 24th, 1970 in Melbourne.
Died August 16th, 2016 at 45 years old in Melbourne (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Benny Andersen
Danish songwriter, poet (1929-2018).
Born November 7th, 1929 in Vangede.
Died August 16th, 2018 at 88 years old in Sorgenfri.
Paul Panzer
German-american silent film actor (1872-1958).
Born November 3rd, 1872 in Würzburg.
Died August 16th, 1958 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
Pedro Montt
Chilean politician (1849–1910).
Born June 29th, 1849 in Santiago.
Died August 16th, 1910 at 61 years old in Bremen (myocardial infarction, stroke).
Volodymyr Holubnychyy
Ukrainian race walker (1936–2021).
Died August 16th, 2021 at 85 years old in Sumy. [ref]
Max Hödel
German anarchist, failed assassin (1857–1878).
Born May 27th, 1857 in Leipzig.
Died August 16th, 1878 at 21 years old in Zellengefängnis Lehrter Straße (decapitation).
Tina Pica
Italian actress (1884-1968).
Born March 31st, 1884 in Naples.
Died August 16th, 1968 at 84 years old in Naples.
Nikolai Gubenko
Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter, politician (1941–2020).
Born August 17th, 1941 in Odesa.
Died August 16th, 2020 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Theodor Pallady
Romanian artist (1871–1956).
Born April 11th, 1871 in Iași.
Died August 16th, 1956 at 85 years old in Bucharest.
Kálmán Széll
Hungarian politician (1843-1915).
Born June 8th, 1843 in Gasztony. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1915 at 72 years old in Rátót. [ref]
Alexander L. George
American behavioral scientist (1920-2006).
Born May 31st, 1920 in Chicago.
Died August 16th, 2006 at 86 years old in Seattle.
Suraphol Sombatcharoen
Thai singer.
Born September 25th, 1930 in Suphan Buri.
Died August 16th, 1968 at 37 years old in Nakhon Pathom.
Jeroen Boere
Dutch association football player (1967–2007).
Born November 18th, 1967 in Arnhem.
Died August 16th, 2007 at 39 years old in Marbella. [ref]
Aleksey Shakhmatov
Russian philologist (1864–1920).
Born June 17th, 1864 in Narva.
Died August 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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.
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