People who died on April 16 119
Fructuosus of Braga
d. 665
Fructuosus of Braga, French archbishop and saint
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Sikelgaita
d. 1090
Sikelgaita, duchess of Apulia (b. c. 1040)
Sviatopolk II of Kiev
d. 1113 (b. 1050)
Sviatopolk II of Kiev (b. 1050)
Adelaide del Vasto
d. 1118
Adelaide del Vasto, regent of Sicily, mother of Roger II of Sicily, queen of Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg)
d. 1198 (b. 1175)
Frederick I, Duke of Austria (b. 1175)
Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
d. 1234 (b. 1191)
Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (b. 1191)
Charles II, Duke of Savoy
d. 1496 (b. 1489)
Charles II, Duke of Savoy (b. 1489)
Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset
d. 1587 (b. 1497)
Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (b. 1497)
Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau
d. 1640 (b. 1579)
Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau (d. 1640)
Tobias Hume
d. 1645 (b. 1569)
Tobias Hume, Scottish soldier, viol player, and composer (b. 1569)
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
d. 1687 (b. 1628)
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English poet and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire (b. 1628)
Aphra Behn
d. 1689 (b. 1640)
Aphra Behn, English author and playwright (b. 1640)
Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino
d. 1742 (b. 1672)
Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (b. 1672)
Jacques Cassini
d. 1756 (b. 1677)
Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (b. 1677)
Christian Mayer (astronomer)
d. 1783 (b. 1719)
Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (d. 1783)
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
d. 1788 (b. 1707)
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (d. 1788)
Francisco Goya
d. 1828 (b. 1746)
Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and illustrator (b. 1746)
Domenico Dragonetti
d. 1846 (b. 1763)
Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer (b. 1763)
Marie Tussaud
d. 1850 (b. 1761)
Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (b. 1761)
Alexis de Tocqueville
d. 1859 (b. 1805)
Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher (d. 1859)
Bernadette Soubirous
d. 1879 (b. 1844)
Bernadette Soubirous, French nun and saint (b. 1844)
Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski
d. 1888 (b. 1845)
Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist and chemist (b. 1845)
Emilio Jacinto
d. 1899 (b. 1875)
Emilio Jacinto, Filipino journalist and activist (b. 1875)
Maximilian Kronberger
d. 1904 (b. 1888)
Maximilian Kronberger, German poet and author (b. 1888)
Samuel Smiles
d. 1904 (b. 1812)
Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (b. 1812)
George William Hill
d. 1914 (b. 1838)
George William Hill, American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1838)
Nelson W. Aldrich
d. 1915 (b. 1841)
Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (b. 1841)
Stefan Nerezov
d. 1925 (b. 1867)
Stefan Nerezov, Bulgarian general (b. 1867)
Henry Birks
d. 1928 (b. 1840)
Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founded Henry Birks and Sons (b. 1840)
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Roman Steinberg
d. 1928 (b. 1900)
Roman Steinberg, Estonian wrestler (b. 1900)
José Carlos Mariátegui
d. 1930 (b. 1894)
José Carlos Mariátegui (d. 1930)
Panait Istrati
d. 1935 (b. 1884)
Panait Istrati, Romanian journalist and author (d. 1935)
Jay Johnson Morrow
d. 1937 (b. 1870)
Jay Johnson Morrow, American military engineer and politician, 3rd Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (b. 1870)
Steve Bloomer
d. 1938 (b. 1874)
Steve Bloomer, English footballer and manager (b. 1874)
Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp
d. 1941 (b. 1880)
Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, English economist and civil servant (d. 1941)
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
d. 1942 (b. 1878)
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1942)
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Denis St. George Daly
d. 1942 (b. 1862)
Denis St. George Daly, Irish polo player (b. 1862)
Arthur Chevrolet
d. 1946 (b. 1884)
Arthur Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and engineer (b. 1884)
Rudolf Höss
d. 1947 (b. 1900)
Rudolf Höss, German SS officer (b. 1900)
Eduard Oja
d. 1950 (b. 1905)
Eduard Oja, Estonian composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1905)
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Anders Peter Nielsen
d. 1950 (b. 1867)
Anders Peter Nielsen, Danish target shooter (d. 1950)
David Kirkwood
d. 1955 (b. 1872)
David Kirkwood, Scottish engineer and politician (b. 1872)
Rosalind Franklin
d. 1958 (b. 1920)
Rosalind Franklin, English biophysicist, chemist, and academic (d. 1958)
Mihály Fekete
d. 1960 (b. 1884)
Mihály Fekete, Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director (b. 1884)
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Carl Hovland
d. 1961 (b. 1912)
Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (d. 1961)
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Francis Cecil Campbell Balfour
d. 1965 (b. 1884)
Francis Cecil Campbell Balfour, English soldier and colonial administrator (b. 1884)
Sydney Chaplin
d. 1965 (b. 1885)
Sydney Chaplin, Actor,comedian, brother to Charlie Chaplin (b. 1885)
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Eric Lambert
d. 1966 (b. 1918)
Eric Lambert, Australian author (b. 1918)
Fay Bainter
d. 1968 (b. 1893)
Fay Bainter, American actress (b. 1893)
Edna Ferber
d. 1968 (b. 1885)
Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1968)
Hem Vejakorn
d. 1969 (b. 1904)
Hem Vejakorn, Thai illustrator and painter (b. 1904)
Richard Neutra
d. 1970 (b. 1892)
Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designed the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (b. 1892)
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Péter Veres (politician)
d. 1970 (b. 1897)
Péter Veres, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (b. 1897)
Yasunari Kawabata
d. 1972 (b. 1899)
Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist and short story writer Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)
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Frank O'Connor (public servant)
d. 1972 (b. 1894)
Frank O'Connor, Australian public servant (b. 1894)
István Kertész (conductor)
d. 1973 (b. 1929)
István Kertész, Hungarian conductor (d. 1973)
Lucius D. Clay
d. 1978 (b. 1898)
Lucius D. Clay, American general (d. 1978)
Morris Stoloff
d. 1980 (b. 1898)
Morris Stoloff, American composer and musical director (d. 1980)
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Scott Brady
d. 1985 (b. 1924)
Scott Brady, American actor (d. 1985)
Khalil al-Wazir
d. 1988 (b. 1935)
Khalil al-Wazir, Palestinian commander, founded Fatah (d. 1988)
Youri Egorov
d. 1988 (b. 1954)
Youri Egorov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1988)
Jocko Conlan
d. 1989 (b. 1899)
Jocko Conlan, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1899)
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Kaoru Ishikawa
d. 1989 (b. 1915)
Kaoru Ishikawa, Japanese author and educator (d. 1989)
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Miles Lawrence
d. 1989 (b. 1940)
Miles Lawrence, English cricketer (b. 1940)
Hakkı Yeten
d. 1989 (b. 1910)
Hakkı Yeten, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1910)
David Lean
d. 1991 (b. 1908)
David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
Neville Brand
d. 1992 (b. 1920)
Neville Brand, American actor (d. 1992)
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Alexandru Nicolschi
d. 1992 (b. 1915)
Alexandru Nicolschi, Romanian spy (d. 1992)
Andy Russell (singer)
d. 1992 (b. 1919)
Andy Russell, American singer and actor (d. 1992)
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Paul-Émilien Dalpé
d. 1994 (b. 1919)
Paul-Émilien Dalpé, Canadian labor unionist (b. 1919)
Ralph Ellison
d. 1994 (b. 1914)
Ralph Ellison, American novelist and critic (b. 1913)
Lucille Bremer
d. 1996 (b. 1917)
Lucille Bremer, American actress and dancer (b. 1917)
Stavros Niarchos
d. 1996 (b. 1909)
Stavros Niarchos, Greek shipping magnate (d.1996)
Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid
d. 1997 (b. 1921)
Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid, Colombian politician (b. 1921)
Roland Topor
d. 1997 (b. 1938)
Roland Topor, French actor, director, and painter (b. 1938)
Alberto Calderón
d. 1998 (b. 1920)
Alberto Calderón, Argentinian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1998)
Fred Davis (snooker player)
d. 1998 (b. 1913)
Fred Davis, English snooker player (d. 1998)
Marie-Louise Meilleur
d. 1998 (b. 1880)
Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canadian super-centenarian (b. 1880)
Skip Spence
d. 1999 (b. 1946)
Skip Spence, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)
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Michael Ritchie (film director)
d. 2001 (b. 1938)
Michael Ritchie, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
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Alec Stock
d. 2001 (b. 1917)
Alec Stock, English footballer and manager (b. 1917)
Billy Ayre
d. 2002 (b. 1952)
Billy Ayre, English footballer and manager (b. 1952)
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Ruth Fertel
d. 2002 (b. 1927)
Ruth Fertel, American businesswoman, founded Ruth's Chris Steak House (b. 1927)
Robert Urich
d. 2002 (b. 1946)
Robert Urich, American actor (b. 1946)
Graham Jarvis
d. 2003 (b. 1930)
Graham Jarvis, Canadian actor (d. 2003)
Graham Stuart Thomas
d. 2003 (b. 1909)
Graham Stuart Thomas, English horticulturalist and author (b. 1909)
Kay Walsh
d. 2005 (b. 1911)
Kay Walsh, English actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2005)
Frank Bateson
d. 2007 (b. 1909)
Frank Bateson, New Zealand astronomer (b. 1909)
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Gaétan Duchesne
d. 2007 (b. 1962)
Gaétan Duchesne, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
Maria Lenk
d. 2007 (b. 1915)
Maria Lenk, Brazilian swimmer (b. 1915)
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Chandrabose Suthaharan
d. 2007
Chandrabose Suthaharan, Sri Lankan journalist
Edward Norton Lorenz
d. 2008 (b. 1917)
Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (d. 2008)
Rasim Delić
d. 2010 (b. 1949)
Rasim Delić, Bosnian general (b. 1949)
Daryl Gates
d. 2010 (b. 1926)
Daryl Gates, American police officer, created the D.A.R.E. Program (d. 2010)
Gerry Alexander
d. 2011 (b. 1928)
Gerry Alexander, Jamaican cricketer and veterinarian (b. 1928)
Allan Blakeney
d. 2011 (b. 1925)
Allan Blakeney, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Saskatchewan (d. 2011)
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Sol Saks
d. 2011 (b. 1910)
Sol Saks, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)
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Sári Barabás
d. 2012 (b. 1914)
Sári Barabás, Hungarian soprano (b. 1914)
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Marian Biskup
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Marian Biskup, Polish author and academic (b. 1922)
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Alan Hacker
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Alan Hacker, English clarinet player and educator (d. 2012)
George Kunda
d. 2012 (b. 1956)
George Kunda, Zambian lawyer and politician, 11th Vice-President of Zambia (b. 1956)
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
d. 2012 (b. 1913)
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish businessman (d. 2012)
Carlo Petrini (footballer)
d. 2012 (b. 1948)
Carlo Petrini, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1948)
Charles Bruzon
d. 2013 (b. 1938)
Charles Bruzon, Gibraltarian politician (b. 1938)
Ali Kafi
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Ali Kafi, Algerian colonel and politician (b. 1928)
Siegfried Ludwig
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Siegfried Ludwig, Austrian politician, 18th Governor of Lower Austria (b. 1926)
Pentti Lund
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Pentti Lund, Finnish-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925)
George Beverly Shea
d. 2013 (b. 1909)
George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (b. 1909)
Pat Summerall
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Pat Summerall, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013)
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
d. 2013 (b. 1919)
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Mexican architect, designed the Tijuana Cultural Center and National Museum of Anthropology (b. 1919)
Gyude Bryant
d. 2014 (b. 1949)
Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician (b. 1949)
Aulis Rytkönen
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Aulis Rytkönen, Finnish footballer and manager (b. 1929)
Ernst Florian Winter
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Ernst Florian Winter, Austrian-American historian and political scientist (b. 1923)
Valery Belousov
d. 2015 (b. 1948)
Valery Belousov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1948)
Attaphol Buspakom
d. 2015 (b. 1962)
Attaphol Buspakom, Thai footballer and manager (d. 2015)
Oles Buzina
d. 2015 (b. 1969)
Oles Buzina, Ukrainian journalist and author (b. 1969)
Stanislav Gross
d. 2015 (b. 1969)
Stanislav Gross, Czech lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (b. 1969)
Charlie Hodge (ice hockey)
d. 2016 (b. 1933)
Charlie Hodge, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
Otho
d. ?
Otho, Roman emperor (d. 69 AD)