Aaliyah

American r&b singer (1979–2001).

Born January 16th, 1979 in Brooklyn.

Died August 25th, 2001 at 22 years old in Marsh Harbour (aviation accident).

Lin-Manuel Miranda

American songwriter and composer (born 1980).

Born January 16th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Manhattan.

Vijay Sethupathi

Indian actor and indian film producer.

Born January 16th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Rajapalayam.

Sidharth Malhotra

Indian actor.

Born January 16th, 1985 (age 41 years) in New Delhi. ^[ref]

Sade Adu

British singer.

Born January 16th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Ibadan.

Jennie

South korean singer and rapper (born 1996).

Born January 16th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Gangnam District.

Kate Moss

English model and businesswoman.

Born January 16th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Addiscombe.

John Carpenter

American filmmaker, composer and actor (born 1948).

Born January 16th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Jefferson County, Carthage.

Joe Flacco

American football player (born 1985).

Born January 16th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Audubon.

FKA twigs

English singer and dancer (born 1988).

Born January 16th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Cheltenham.

René Angélil

Canadian singer and manager (1942–2016).

Born January 16th, 1942 in Montreal.

Died January 14th, 2016 at 73 years old in Las Vegas (esophageal cancer).

Roy Jones Jr.

American boxer, rapper and actor.

Born January 16th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Pensacola.

James May

English television presenter and journalist.

Born January 16th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Bristol. ^[ref]

Albert Pujols

Dominican-american baseball player (born 1980).

Born January 16th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Santo Domingo.

Debbie Allen

American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer (born 1950).

Born January 16th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Houston.

Fulgencio Batista

President of cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973).

Born January 16th, 1901 in Banes.

Died August 6th, 1973 at 72 years old in Marbella (myocardial infarction).

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-).

Born January 16th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Lahore.

Dian Fossey

American zoologist, gorilla researcher (1932–1985).

Born January 16th, 1932 in San Francisco.

Died December 27th, 1985 at 53 years old in Karisoke Research Center.

Marwan Kenzari

Tunisian-dutch actor.

Born January 16th, 1983 (age 43 years) in The Hague.

Takumi Minamino

Japanese association football player.

Born January 16th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Izumisano.

Susan Sontag

American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist (1933–2004).

Born January 16th, 1933 in New York City.

Died December 28th, 2004 at 71 years old in New York City (leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome). ^[ref]

Nicklas Bendtner

Danish association football player.

Born January 16th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Copenhagen.

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984).

Born January 16th, 1908 in Astoria.

Died February 15th, 1984 at 76 years old in Manhattan (brain tumor).

Richard T. Jones

American actor (born 1972).

Born January 16th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Kobe.

Alexander Acosta

American attorney and politician.

Born January 16th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Miami.