September 16th
151 Notable deaths
Abdul Ati al-Obeidi
Libyan politician and diplomat.
Born October 10th, 1939 in Jabal al Akhdar.
Died September 16th, 2023 at 83 years old in Tripoli (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ahn Eak-tai
Korean composer.
Born December 5th, 1906 in Pyongyang.
Died September 16th, 1965 at 58 years old in Mallorca.
Donald Hume
American rower.
Born July 25th, 1915 in Olympia.
Died September 16th, 2001 at 86 years old in Monroe.
Gary Shaw
English footballer (1961–2024).
Born January 21st, 1961 in Kingshurst.
Died September 16th, 2024 at 63 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
Fatin Rüştü Zorlu
Turkish politician (1910-1961).
Born April 20th, 1910 in Istanbul.
Died September 16th, 1961 at 51 years old in İmralı (hanging).
Enrique Irazoqui
Spanish actor.
Born July 5th, 1944 in Barcelona.
Died September 16th, 2020 at 76 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
American electric blues singer, harmonica player and drummer.
Born January 19th, 1936 in Helena.
Died September 16th, 2011 at 75 years old in Chicago (stroke). [ref]
Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro
Cape verdean politician and former president of cape verde (1944-2016).
Born February 16th, 1944 in Ribeira da Barca. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2016 at 72 years old in Praia. [ref]
Bertha Lutz
Brazilian scientist (1894-1976).
Born August 2nd, 1894 in São Paulo.
Died September 16th, 1976 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Leo Spitzer
Austrian philologist and literary theorist.
Born February 7th, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1960 at 73 years old in Forte dei Marmi. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 151
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde