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September 16th
172 Notable deaths
Prince Albert of Saxony
Saxon royal (1875–1900).
Born February 25th, 1875 in Dresden.
Died September 16th, 1900 at 25 years old in Wolkau (traffic collision).
Rok Petrovič
Slovenian alpine skier (1966-1993).
Born February 5th, 1966 in Ljubljana.
Died September 16th, 1993 at 27 years old in Vela Luka (drowning, death from scuba diving).
Pavlo Tychyna
Soviet ukrainian poet, translator, publicist, public activist, academician, and statesman (1891-1967).
Born January 27th, 1891 in Pisky. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1967 at 76 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Friedrich Zimmermann
German politician (1925-2012).
Born July 18th, 1925 in Munich.
Died September 16th, 2012 at 87 years old in Filzmoos. [ref]
Semyon Kurkotkin
Marshal of the soviet union (1917–1990).
Born February 13th, 1917 in Ramenskoye.
Died September 16th, 1990 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Casimir Oyé-Mba
Gabonese politician.
Born April 20th, 1942 in Nzamaligué.
Died September 16th, 2021 at 79 years old in Clichy (COVID-19). [ref]
Mario Rodríguez Cobos
Argentine writer (1938-2010).
Born January 6th, 1938 in Mendoza.
Died September 16th, 2010 at 72 years old in Mendoza. [ref]
Leo Fall
Austrian composer (1873–1925).
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1925 at 52 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Novatus Rugambwa
Tanzanian prelate of the catholic church.
Born October 8th, 1957 in Bukoba.
Died September 16th, 2025 at 67 years old in Rome. [ref]
Zsuzsa Körmöczy
Hungarian female tennis player.
Born August 25th, 1924 in Budapest, Pély. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2006 at 82 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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