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October 16th

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World Food Day

Annual observance on October 16 organized by the FAO to address global hunger and promote food security.

international Observed October 16 each year.

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564 Notable birthdays

James Edward Alexander

Scottish soldier, traveller and author (1803-1885).

Born October 16th, 1803 in Stirling.

Died April 2nd, 1885 at 81 years old in Ryde.

Jean Laborde

Adventurer and early industrialist in madagascar.

Born October 16th, 1805 in Auch.

Died December 27th, 1878 at 73 years old in Antananarivo.

Óscar Pujol

Spanish racing cyclist.

Born October 16th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Terrassa.

Andrés Andrade Cedeño

Association football player.

Born October 16th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Panama City.

Jamshid Iskanderov

Uzbekistani footballer.

Born October 16th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Tashkent.

Reinhold Maier

German politician (1889-1971).

Born October 16th, 1889 in Schorndorf.

Died August 19th, 1971 at 81 years old in Stuttgart.

Dimitrie Pompeiu

Romanian mathematician (1873-1954).

Born October 16th, 1873 in Broscăuți.

Died October 8th, 1954 at 80 years old in Bucharest.

German Titov

Russian ice hockey player.

Born October 16th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Borovsk.

Michael von der Heide

Swiss singer.

Born October 16th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Amden.

Zezé Moreira

Brazilian footballer (1907-1998).

Born October 16th, 1907 in Miracema. [ref]

Died April 10th, 1998 at 90 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]

Ivan Dykhovichny

Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer (1947–2009).

Born October 16th, 1947 in Moscow.

Died September 27th, 2009 at 61 years old in Moscow (lymphoma).

Cristian Martínez

Andorran footballer.

Born October 16th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Andorra la Vella.

Constanze von Ruttenstein

Austrian composer, pianist, and actor (1836-1890).

Born October 16th, 1835 in Vienna.

Died August 27th, 1890 at 54 years old in Dieppe.

Phan Thi Ha Thanh

Vietnamese artistic gymnast.

Born October 16th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Haiphong.

George Lott

Us tennis player (1906–1991).

Born October 16th, 1906 in Springfield.

Died December 3rd, 1991 at 85 years old in Chicago.

Yahiro Kazama

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born October 16th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Shizuoka.

Maxie Long

American sprinter (1878–1959).

Born October 16th, 1878 in Belmont. [ref]

Died March 4th, 1959 at 80 years old in New York City.

Brady Leman

Canadian ski cross racer.

Born October 16th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Calgary. [ref]

Gino Bechi

Italian opera singer (1913–1993).

Born October 16th, 1913 in Florence.

Died February 2nd, 1993 at 79 years old in Florence.

Gilles Schnepp

French businessman.

Born October 16th, 1958 (age 67 years) in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]

Elisabeth Aspaker

Norwegian politician.

Born October 16th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Harstad Municipality. [ref]

Benjamin Karl

Austrian snowboarder.

Born October 16th, 1985 (age 40 years) in St. Pölten.

Nando Gazzolo

Italian actor and voice actor (1928-2015).

Born October 16th, 1928 in Savona.

Died November 16th, 2015 at 87 years old in Nepi (pneumonia). [ref]

Andres Veiel

Film director, screenwriter.

Born October 16th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Stuttgart.

Emma Nicholson

British politician, life peer.

Born October 16th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Oxford.

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