Karl Ristikivi

Estonian writer (1912-1977).

Born October 16th, 1912 in Varbla.

Died July 19th, 1977 at 64 years old in Stockholm.

Ibrahim Said

Egyptian footballer.

Born October 16th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Alexandria. ^[ref]

Joseph J. Tyson

American catholic prelate.

Born October 16th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Moses Lake.

Riitta Salin

Finnish sprinter.

Born October 16th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Helsinki.

Peter Ashdown

Racecar driver.

Born October 16th, 1934 (age 91 years) in Danbury.

Maia Panjikidze

Georgian diplomat.

Born October 16th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Tbilisi.

Bruna Benites

Brazilian footballer.

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

Hans Friderichs

German jurist, politician and businessman.

Born October 16th, 1931 in Wittlich.

Died November 16th, 2025 at 94 years old in Mainz. ^[ref]

Gianluca Comotto

Italian association football player.

Born October 16th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Ivrea.

Anna Lagerquist

Swedish handball player.

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

Nadine Fähndrich

Swiss cross-country skier.

Born October 16th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Schwarzenberg.

Tim Nedow

Canadian throws athlete.

Born October 16th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Brockville.

Souleymane Oularé

Guinean footballer.

Born October 16th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Conakry.

Susan Pedersen

American swimmer.

Born October 16th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Sacramento.

Sabine John

East german heptathlete.

Born October 16th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Döbeln.

Thomas Eriksson

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born October 16th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Katarina church parish.

Gideon C. Moody

Former american senator (1832-1904).

Born October 16th, 1832 in Cortland.

Died March 17th, 1904 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.

Touriya Jabrane

Moroccan actress and politician (1952–2020).

Born October 16th, 1952 in Casablanca.

Died August 24th, 2020 at 67 years old in Casablanca (cancer, COVID-19). ^[ref]

Armando Manzo

Mexican footballer.

Born October 16th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Mexico City.

George Kerr

Jamaican athlete (1937–2012).

Born October 16th, 1937 in Hanover Parish.

Died June 15th, 2012 at 74 years old in Kingston. ^[ref]

Jan Kanty Steczkowski

Polish politician (1862-1929).

Born October 16th, 1862 in Dąbrowa Tarnowska.

Died September 3rd, 1929 at 66 years old in Kraków.

Amandine Gay

French director, actress and afrofeminist.

Born October 16th, 1984 (age 41 years) in France. ^[ref]

Rudolf Schlechter

German taxonomist, botanist and orchidologist (1872-1925).

Born October 16th, 1872 in Berlin.

Died November 16th, 1925 at 53 years old in Berlin.

Gladys Asmah

Former ghanaian politician (1939-2014).

Born October 16th, 1939 in Cape Coast.

Died June 24th, 2014 at 74 years old in Korle - Bu Teaching Hospital.

Victor Abens

Luxembourgish politician for the luxembourg socialist workers' party (1912-1993).

Born October 16th, 1912 in Vianden.

Died January 14th, 1993 at 80 years old in Liège. ^[ref]