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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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567 Notable birthdays

Eileen Ryan

American actress (1927–2022).

Born October 16th, 1927 in New York City.

Died October 9th, 2022 at 94 years old in Malibu. [ref]

Casey Stoner

Australian former motorcycle racer.

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

Simon Ward

English stage and film actor (1941-2012).

Born October 16th, 1941 in Beckenham.

Died July 21st, 2012 at 70 years old in London.

Paul Kariya

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born October 16th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Vancouver.

Peter Bowles

English actor (1936–2022).

Born October 16th, 1936 in London.

Died March 17th, 2022 at 85 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Bob Mould

American musician.

Born October 16th, 1960 (age 65 years) in New York City.

Chad Gray

American singer.

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

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

American voice actress and director.

Born October 16th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Los Angeles.

Alice Pearce

American actress (1917–1966).

Born October 16th, 1917 in New York City.

Died March 3rd, 1966 at 48 years old in Hollywood (ovarian cancer).

Günter Grass

German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015).

Born October 16th, 1927 in Gdańsk, Free City of Danzig.

Died April 13th, 2015 at 87 years old in Lübeck (infection). [ref]

Itō Hirobumi

1st, 5th, 7th and 10th prime minister of japan (1841–1909).

Born October 16th, 1841 in Tsukari.

Died October 26th, 1909 at 68 years old in Harbin railway station (gunshot wound).

Charles Colson

American lawyer, politician, public servant and christian advocate (1931–2012).

Born October 16th, 1931 in Boston.

Died April 21st, 2012 at 80 years old in Falls Church (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Franz Reichelt

Austro-hungarian-born french parachuting pioneer.

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

Died February 4th, 1912 at 33 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (falling). [ref]

Madison Wolfe

American actress.

Born October 16th, 2002 (age 23 years) in Metairie.

Michael Conrad

American actor (1925-1983).

Born October 16th, 1925 in New York City.

Died November 22nd, 1983 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Charles Dolan

American billionaire businessman (1926–2024).

Born October 16th, 1926 in Cleveland.

Died December 28th, 2024 at 98 years old [ref]

Kaʻiulani

Princess and heir to the throne of the kingdom of hawaii until the overthrow of the hawaiian monarchy (1875–1899).

Born October 16th, 1875 in Honolulu.

Died March 6th, 1899 at 23 years old in ʻĀinahau (rheumatism).

Natasha Bassett

Australian actress.

Born October 16th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Sydney.

Melissa Vargas

Cuban-born turkish volleyball player.

Born October 16th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Cienfuegos.

Dmitry Khvorostovsky

Russian operatic baritone (1962-2017).

Born October 16th, 1962 in Krasnoyarsk.

Died November 22nd, 2017 at 55 years old in London (brain cancer).

David Zucker

American film director, screenwriter, producer.

Born October 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Milwaukee.

Christian Stolte

American actor.

Born October 16th, 1962 (age 63 years) in St. Louis.

Akari Kitō

Japanese voice actress and singer.

Born October 16th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Aichi Prefecture. [ref]

Loreen

Swedish singer.

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

Roy Hargrove

American jazz musicien (1969–2018).

Born October 16th, 1969 in Waco.

Died November 2nd, 2018 at 49 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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