Ibrahim Shams

Egyptian weightlifter.

Born January 16th, 1917 in Alexandria.

Died January 16th, 2001 at 84 years old in Alexandria.

Victor Ciocâltea

Romanian chess player (1932-1983).

Born January 16th, 1932 in Bucharest.

Died September 10th, 1983 at 51 years old in Manresa.

Daniel Norling

Gymnast and equestrian (1888–1958).

Born January 16th, 1888 in Stockholm.

Died August 28th, 1958 at 70 years old in Malmö.

Armin Otto Leuschner

American astronomer (1868–1953).

Born January 16th, 1868 in Detroit.

Died April 22nd, 1953 at 85 years old in Berkeley.

Félix Le Dantec

French biologist (1869-1917).

Born January 16th, 1869 in Plougastel-Daoulas.

Died June 7th, 1917 at 48 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).

Samuel Jones

American athlete (1880-1954).

Born January 16th, 1880 in Fairfield.

Died April 13th, 1954 at 74 years old in Knoxville.

Andrzej Niemczyk

Polish sportsperson (1944–2016).

Born January 16th, 1944 in Łódź. ^[ref]

Died June 2nd, 2016 at 72 years old in Warsaw (cancer).

Liu Xiaobo

Chinese taekwondo athlete (1984–).

Born January 16th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Beijing.

Martin Stokken

Norwegian male cross-country skier.

Born January 16th, 1923 in Snillfjord Municipality.

Died March 25th, 1984 at 61 years old in Trondheim.

Tinus Bosselaar

Dutch footballer (1936-2018).

Born January 16th, 1936 in Rotterdam.

Died June 6th, 2018 at 82 years old (heart failure). ^[ref]