Maik Petzold

German triathlete.

Born January 16th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Bautzen.

Gerard Koel

Dutch cyclist.

Born January 16th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Amsterdam.

Frederick Yates

English chess player.

Born January 16th, 1884 in Leeds.

Died November 11th, 1932 at 48 years old in London (carbon monoxide poisoning).

Helge Gustafsson

Gymnast (1900-1981).

Born January 16th, 1900 in Örebro.

Died October 5th, 1981 at 81 years old in Örebro.

Piotr Cieśla

Polish handball player.

Born January 16th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Gdańsk.

Pavel Janáček

Writer and literary critic.

Born January 16th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Prague.

Marina Sidorova

Russian athletics competitor.

Born January 16th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Riccardo Nowak

Italian fencer.

Born January 16th, 1885 in Bergamo.

Died February 18th, 1950 at 65 years old in Bergamo.

David Ekholm

Swedish biathlete.

Born January 16th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Hagfors.

Väinö Penttala

Olympic wrestler.

Born January 16th, 1897 in Isokyrö.

Died February 28th, 1976 at 79 years old in Isokyrö.