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September 16th
151 Notable deaths
Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg
Danish royal.
Born November 8th, 1890 in Copenhagen.
Died September 16th, 1950 at 59 years old in Copenhagen.
Rhea Mitchell
Actress (1890-1957).
Born December 10th, 1890 in Portland.
Died September 16th, 1957 at 66 years old in Los Angeles.
Olga Spessivtseva
Russian ballet dancer.
Born July 18th, 1895 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1991 at 96 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hishida Shunsō
Japanese artist (1874-1911).
Born September 21st, 1874 in Japan, Iida.
Died September 16th, 1911 at 36 years old in Tokyo, Yoyogi (kidney failure).
Dan Andersson
Swedish author, poet and composer.
Born April 6th, 1888 in Skattlösberg. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1920 at 32 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Noe Itō
Japanese anarchist, social critic, author and feminist.
Born January 21st, 1895 in Fukuoka.
Died September 16th, 1923 at 28 years old in Tokyo.
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).
Casimir Oyé-Mba
Gabonese politician.
Born April 20th, 1942 in Nzamaligué.
Died September 16th, 2021 at 79 years old in Clichy (COVID-19). [ref]
Alexandra Petrova
Russian model (1980-2000).
Born September 18th, 1980 in Cheboksary.
Died September 16th, 2000 at 19 years old in Cheboksary (ballistic trauma).
Leo Fall
Austrian composer.
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1925 at 52 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 151
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo