Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh

Azerbaijani poet.

Born August 16th, 1925 in Shaki.

Died February 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in Baku. ^[ref]

Augusto Giacometti

Swiss artist (1877-1947).

Born August 16th, 1877 in Stampa. ^[ref]

Died July 9th, 1947 at 69 years old in Zürich. ^[ref]

Olivier Dussopt

French politician.

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

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.

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 Prishtina. ^[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. ^[ref]

Died November 28th, 2000 at 105 years old in Wabern bei Bern. ^[ref]

Ylla

Hungarian photographer (1911-1955).

Born August 16th, 1911 in Vienna.

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