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May 16th

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492 Notable birthdays

Petras Auštrevičius

Lithuanian politician.

Born May 16th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Juodšiliai.

Ari-Pekka Nikkola

Finnish former ski jumper.

Born May 16th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Kuopio.

Elin Wägner

Swedish writer, journalist and suffragette (1882–1949).

Born May 16th, 1882 in Lund Cathedral parish. [ref]

Died January 7th, 1949 at 66 years old in Berg parish. [ref]

Judith Henry

Actress.

Born May 16th, 1968 (age 57 years) in 12th arrondissement of Paris.

Maksim Osipenko

Russian footballer.

Born May 16th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Omsk.

Sergey Andreyev

Russian footballer (born 1956).

Born May 16th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Luhansk.

Corinne Cahen

Luxembourgian politician.

Born May 16th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Luxembourg.

Petr Vopěnka

Czech philosopher, mathematician, and politician (1935-2015).

Born May 16th, 1935 in Prague. [ref]

Died March 20th, 2015 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]

Osama Al-Muwallad

Saudi arabian footballer.

Born May 16th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Jeddah.

François Marty

French catholic cardinal (1904–1994).

Born May 16th, 1904 in Vaureilles. [ref]

Died February 16th, 1994 at 89 years old in Villefranche-de-Rouergue (railway accident).

Maja Blagdan

Croatian pop singer.

Born May 16th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Split.

Fyodor Trepov

Russian politician (1812–1889).

Born May 16th, 1812.

Died December 5th, 1889 at 77 years old in Kyiv.

Rodica Dunca

Gymnast.

Born May 16th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Baia Mare.

Francesco Calì

Italian footballer (1882-1949).

Born May 16th, 1882 in Riposto.

Died September 3rd, 1949 at 67 years old in Genoa.

Claudio Garella

Italian association football player (1955–2022).

Born May 16th, 1955 in Turin.

Died August 12th, 2022 at 67 years old in Turin. [ref]

Ramon Margalef

Catalan ecologist (1919-2004).

Born May 16th, 1919 in Barcelona.

Died May 23rd, 2004 at 85 years old in Barcelona.

Alexandra Wong

Hong kong pro-democracy activist.

Born May 16th, 1956 (age 69 years) in British Hong Kong.

Ronny Ackermann

German nordic combined skier.

Born May 16th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Bad Salzungen.

Henry John Elwes

English botanist, entomologist, author, lepidopterist, collector and traveller (1846-1922).

Born May 16th, 1846 in Cheltenham.

Died November 26th, 1922 at 76 years old in Cheltenham.

Wu Peng

Chinese swimmer.

Born May 16th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Hangzhou.

Yaniv Green

Israeli basketball player.

Born May 16th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Herzliya.

Viktor Pfeifer

Figure skater.

Born May 16th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Graz.

Bill Smith

American swimmer (1924–2013).

Born May 16th, 1924 in Honolulu.

Died February 8th, 2013 at 88 years old in Honolulu.

Elias

Brazilian association football player.

Born May 16th, 1985 (age 40 years) in São Paulo.

Alberto Terry

Peruvian footballer (1929-2006).

Born May 16th, 1929 in Lima. [ref]

Died February 7th, 2006 at 76 years old in Lima (lung cancer). [ref]

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