August 16th
165 Notable deaths
Abune Paulos
Patriarch of ethiopia (1935-2012).
Born November 3rd, 1935 in Adwa.
Died August 16th, 2012 at 76 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Dorival Caymmi
Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914-2008).
Born April 30th, 1914 in Salvador. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2008 at 94 years old in Rio de Janeiro (kidney cancer). [ref]
Dorothy West
American writer (1907-1998).
Born June 2nd, 1907 in Boston. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1998 at 91 years old in Boston. [ref]
Fushimi Hiroyasu
Japanese prince.
Born October 16th, 1875 in Tokyo.
Died August 16th, 1946 at 70 years old in Tokyo.
Tsuda Umeko
Japanese educator.
Born December 31st, 1864 in Edo.
Died August 16th, 1929 at 64 years old in Kamakura.
Sante Geronimo Caserio
Anarchist.
Born September 8th, 1873 in Motta Visconti. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1894 at 20 years old in Lyon (guillotine). [ref]
Irene Sharaff
American costume designer for stage and screen (1910-1993).
Born January 23rd, 1910 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1993 at 83 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Mark Bernes
Soviet actor and singer.
Born October 8th, 1911 in Nizhyn.
Died August 16th, 1969 at 57 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Pierre Brasseur
French actor (1905-1972).
Born December 22nd, 1905 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1972 at 66 years old in Bruneck (myocardial infarction).
Martine Franck
Belgian photographer (1938-2012).
Born April 2nd, 1938 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2012 at 74 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (leukemia). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 165
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo