Tinus Bosselaar

Dutch footballer (1936-2018).

Born January 16th, 1936 in Rotterdam.

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

Radivoje Manić

Serbian association football player.

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

Claude Buckenham

English footballer (1876-1937).

Born January 16th, 1876 in Herne Hill.

Died February 23rd, 1937 at 61 years old in Dundee.

Wei Wei

Chinese writer (1920-2008).

Born January 16th, 1920 in Zhengzhou.

Died August 24th, 2008 at 88 years old in Beijing (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Frida Nilsson

Swedish children's writer.

Born January 16th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Kumla Municipality.

Leila Hadioui

Moroccan model.

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

Ileana Salvador

Italian racewalker.

Born January 16th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Noale.

Lothar Metz

East german wrestler.

Born January 16th, 1939 in Meerane.

Died January 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Rostock. ^[ref]

Svetozár Hurban-Vajanský

Slovak poet, publicist, politician and writer (1847-1916).

Born January 16th, 1847 in Hlboké.

Died August 17th, 1916 at 69 years old in Martin.

Alfonso Pérez

Boxer.

Born January 16th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Cartagena.

Sergio Pardilla

Spanish road cyclist.

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

Rafaela Ybarra de Vilallonga

Spanish beatified woman (1843-1900).

Born January 16th, 1843 in Bilbao.

Died February 23rd, 1900 at 57 years old in Bilbao.

Anton Urban

Slovak soccer player (1934–2021).

Born January 16th, 1934 in Kysak.

Died March 5th, 2021 at 87 years old ^[ref]

Jan Štokr

Czech volleyball player.

Born January 16th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Dačice. ^[ref]

Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton

Beninese roman catholic archbishop.

Born January 16th, 1941 in Avrankou.

Died September 14th, 2023 at 82 years old

Peter Hirsch

British metallurgist.

Born January 16th, 1925 in Berlin.

Died September 12th, 2025 at 100 years old ^[ref]

Juan Rodríguez

Chilean footballer (1944-2021).

Born January 16th, 1944 in Santiago.

Died September 1st, 2021 at 77 years old (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Amanda Longan

American water polo player.

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

Enrico Martino

Italian photographer.

Born January 16th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Turin.

Joana Ramos

Portuguese judoka.

Born January 16th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Coimbra. ^[ref]

Arnold Jeannesson

French road bicycle racer.

Born January 16th, 1986 (age 40 years) in 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Enrico Porro

Olympic wrestler (1885–1967).

Born January 16th, 1885 in Lodi Vecchio. ^[ref]

Died March 14th, 1967 at 82 years old in Milan. ^[ref]

Sigrid Combüchen

Swedish novelist.

Born January 16th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Solingen.

Hella Moja

German screenwriter, film producer and actress (1892–1937).

Born January 16th, 1892 in Königsberg.

Died January 15th, 1937 at 44 years old in Berlin.

Josip Mihalović

Croatian catholic cardinal (1814-1891).

Born January 16th, 1814 in Torda.

Died February 19th, 1891 at 77 years old in Zagreb.