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August 16th

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564 Notable birthdays

Daniel Manning

American businessman (1831-1887).

Born August 16th, 1831 in Albany.

Died December 24th, 1887 at 56 years old in Albany (kidney disease).

Miša Aleksić

Serbian musician (1953-2020).

Born August 16th, 1953 in Belgrade.

Died November 29th, 2020 at 67 years old in Belgrade (COVID-19). [ref]

Seán Brady

Irish roman catholic cardinal.

Born August 16th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Drumcalpin.

Gabriel Schürrer

Argentine football player/manager.

Born August 16th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Rafaela.

Rocco Papaleo

Italian actor, film director and singer.

Born August 16th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Lauria.

Ephraïm Inoni

Prime minister of cameroon.

Born August 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Cameroon.

Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh

Azerbaijani poet (1925–2009).

Born August 16th, 1925 in Shaki.

Died February 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in Baku.

Augusto Giacometti

Swiss artist (1877-1947).

Born August 16th, 1877 in Stampa.

Died July 9th, 1947 at 69 years old in Zurich.

Diego Barros Arana

Chilean historian (1830–1907).

Born August 16th, 1830 in Santiago.

Died November 4th, 1907 at 77 years old in Santiago.

Olivier Dussopt

French politician (born 1978).

Born August 16th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Annonay. [ref]

Wolfgang Völz

German actor (1930-2018).

Born August 16th, 1930 in Gdańsk.

Died May 2nd, 2018 at 87 years old in Berlin.

Ed van Thijn

Dutch politician (1934–2021).

Born August 16th, 1934 in Amsterdam.

Died December 19th, 2021 at 87 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]

Kévin Azaïs

French actor.

Born August 16th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Deauville.

Kaqusha Jashari

Prime minister of kosovo.

Born August 16th, 1946 in Skenderaj.

Died May 6th, 2025 at 78 years old in Pristina. [ref]

Mateja Svet

Former yugoslavian female alpine skier.

Born August 16th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Ljubljana.

Liane Haid

Actress, singer (1895-2000).

Born August 16th, 1895 in Vienna.

Died November 28th, 2000 at 105 years old in Wabern bei Bern.

Ylla

Hungarian photographer (1911-1955).

Born August 16th, 1911 in Vienna.

Died March 30th, 1955 at 43 years old in Bharatpur (traffic collision).

Johan Kjeldahl

Danish chemist (1849–1900).

Born August 16th, 1849 in Jægerspris.

Died July 18th, 1900 at 50 years old in Tisvildeleje.

Dominique Da Silva

Mauritanian footballer.

Born August 16th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Nouakchott. [ref]

Fahad Al-Mirdasi

Saudi arabian football referee, who supports brazil in the fifa u-20 world cup, new zealand 2015..

Born August 16th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Riyadh. [ref]

David Anderson

Canadian cabinet minister.

Born August 16th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Victoria.

Ulla Weigerstorfer

Miss world 1987.

Born August 16th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Bad Aussee.

Sandrine Soubeyrand

French footballer (born 1973).

Born August 16th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Saint-Agrève.

Attila Abonyi

Soccer player (1946–2023).

Born August 16th, 1946 in Budapest.

Died July 6th, 2023 at 76 years old in New South Wales. [ref]

Ilya Pomazun

Russian footballer.

Born August 16th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Kaliningrad.

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