Vikenty Veresaev

Russian doctor and writer (1867–1945).

Born January 16th, 1867 in Tula.

Died June 3rd, 1945 at 78 years old in Moscow.

L. Blaine Hammond

American astronaut.

Born January 16th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Savannah.

Alain Jessua

French film director, screenwriter (1932–2017).

Born January 16th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Died November 30th, 2017 at 85 years old in Évreux. ^[ref]

Mohammad Sanad

Egyptian handball player.

Born January 16th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Cairo.

Dardan Rexhepi

Professional footballer.

Born January 16th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Pristina.

Shuhrat Abbosov

Uzbek actor, director, playwright, and producer (1931–2018).

Born January 16th, 1931 in Kokand.

Died April 25th, 2018 at 87 years old in Tashkent.

Maria Ossowska

Polish academic (1896–1974).

Born January 16th, 1896 in Warsaw.

Died August 13th, 1974 at 78 years old in Warsaw.

Margaret Wilson

American novelist (1882-1973).

Born January 16th, 1882 in Traer.

Died October 6th, 1973 at 91 years old in Droitwich Spa.

Marcel Mahouvé

Cameroonian footballer.

Born January 16th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Douala.

Jean-Pierre Vigier

French physicist (1920–2004).

Born January 16th, 1920 in Paris.

Died May 4th, 2004 at 84 years old in Paris.

Daiki Niwa

Japanese association football player.

Born January 16th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Kawachinagano.

Bebeto de Freitas

Brazilian volleyball coach and football manager (1950–2018).

Born January 16th, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died March 13th, 2018 at 68 years old in Vespasiano (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Steve Wooddin

New zealand footballer.

Born January 16th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Birkenhead.

Tadeusz Kasprzycki

Polish general (1891–1978).

Born January 16th, 1891 in Warsaw.

Died December 4th, 1978 at 87 years old in Montreal.

Wang Liuyi

Chinese synchronized swimmer.

Born January 16th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Shenzhen.

Alfredo Trombetti

Italian linguist (1866–1929).

Born January 16th, 1866 in Bologna.

Died July 5th, 1929 at 63 years old in Lido di Venezia.

António Frasco

Portuguese football player/manager.

Born January 16th, 1955 (age 71 years).

Wang Qianyi

Chinese synchronized swimmer.

Born January 16th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Shenzhen.

Luiz Bueno

Racing driver.

Born January 16th, 1937 in São Paulo.

Died February 8th, 2011 at 74 years old in Atibaia (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Quique Costas

Spanish football player and manager (born 1947).

Born January 16th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Vigo.

Bruno Belin

Croatian footballer (1929-1962).

Born January 16th, 1929 in Zagreb.

Died October 20th, 1962 at 33 years old in Belgrade (traffic collision).

Anton Malej

Yugoslav gymnast (1908-1930).

Born January 16th, 1908 in Savica.

Died July 15th, 1930 at 22 years old in Luxembourg.

Ana Gallay

Olympic beach volleyball player.

Born January 16th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Nogoyá. ^[ref]

Gintaras Januševičius

Lithuanian musician.

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

Papa Demba Camara

Senegalese footballer.

Born January 16th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Pout. ^[ref]