September 16th
172 Notable deaths
James Hopwood Jeans
British mathematician and astronomer (1877 – 1946).
Born September 11th, 1877 in Ormskirk.
Died September 16th, 1946 at 69 years old in Dorking.
Gustav Bauer
German trade unionist and chancellor (1870–1944).
Born January 6th, 1870 in Ozyorsk. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1944 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Nguyen Van Thuan
Vietnamese roman catholic cardinal, archbishop and venerable.
Born April 17th, 1928 in Huế. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2002 at 74 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Semyon Krivoshein
Soviet general (1899-1978).
Born November 28th, 1899 in Voronezh.
Died September 16th, 1978 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Gordon Gould
American inventor.
Born July 17th, 1920 in New York City.
Died September 16th, 2005 at 85 years old in New York City.
Kapila Vatsyayan
Indian politician and art historian (1928-2020).
Born December 25th, 1928 in Delhi.
Died September 16th, 2020 at 91 years old in Delhi.
Larbi Benbarek
French-moroccan footballer (1917-1992).
Born June 16th, 1917 in Casablanca.
Died September 16th, 1992 at 75 years old in Casablanca.
Peter Green
British historian and novelist (1924–2024).
Born December 22nd, 1924 in London.
Died September 16th, 2024 at 99 years old in Iowa City. [ref]
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist (1944–2021).
Born September 9th, 1944 in Písek.
Died September 16th, 2021 at 77 years old in Prague. [ref]
Rafael Franco
President of paraguay (1896-1973).
Born October 22nd, 1896 in Asunción.
Died September 16th, 1973 at 76 years old in Asunción.
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel