Armando Ribeiro de Aguiar

Spanish football player/coach.

Born January 16th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Sopela.

Kati Winkler

German ice dancer.

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

Alek Popov

Bulgarian writer (1966–2024).

Born January 16th, 1966 in Sofia.

Died March 22nd, 2024 at 58 years old ^[ref]

Jeanette Kawas

Environmental activist (1946-1995).

Born January 16th, 1946 in Tela.

Died February 6th, 1995 at 49 years old in Tela.

José Gonzalvo

Spanish footballer (1920–1978).

Born January 16th, 1920 in Mollet del Vallès.

Died May 31st, 1978 at 58 years old in Barcelona.

Chamseddine Dhaouadi

Tunisian association football player.

Born January 16th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Tunis.

Georgi Kostadinov

Boxer.

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

Bill Craig

American swimmer.

Born January 16th, 1945 in Culver City.

Died January 1st, 2017 at 71 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Dmytro Boiko

Ukrainian fencer.

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

David García de la Cruz

Spanish footballer.

Born January 16th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Manresa.

Wolfgang Schmidt

East german discus thrower (1954-).

Born January 16th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Berlin.

Eva Repková

Slovak chess player.

Born January 16th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Stará Ľubovňa.

Giuseppe Moro

Italian footballer (1921-1974).

Born January 16th, 1921 in Carbonera.

Died January 27th, 1974 at 53 years old in Porto Sant'Elpidio.

Guy Carlton

American weightlifter.

Born January 16th, 1954 in Amherst.

Died May 11th, 2001 at 47 years old in Arrowsmith.

Jorge Aguilera

Cuban athletics competitor.

Born January 16th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Frank País.

Marcelina Darowska

Beatified roman catholic nun (1827-1911).

Born January 16th, 1827 in Shuliaky.

Died January 5th, 1911 at 83 years old in Yazlovets.

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.