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August 16th

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564 Notable birthdays

Barbara Goodson

American voice actress.

Born August 16th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Brooklyn.

Kwon Ri-se

South korean singer.

Born August 16th, 1991 in Fukushima. [ref]

Died September 7th, 2014 at 23 years old in Ajou University Hospital (traffic collision). [ref]

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

Indian poet (1904–1948).

Born August 16th, 1904 in Prayagraj district.

Died February 15th, 1948 at 43 years old in Seoni.

Eddie Olczyk

American ice hockey player and coach.

Born August 16th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Chicago.

Karen Chen

American figure skater.

Born August 16th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Fremont.

John Standing

English actor.

Born August 16th, 1934 (age 91 years) in London.

Christian Mortensen

Danish supercentenarian and second-longest-lived man (1882–1998).

Born August 16th, 1882 in Denmark.

Died April 25th, 1998 at 115 years old in San Rafael (Alzheimer's disease).

Flood

British record producer and audio engineer.

Born August 16th, 1960 (age 65 years) in London.

Kevin Ayers

English singer-songwriter, record producer (1944–2013).

Born August 16th, 1944 in Herne Bay.

Died February 20th, 2013 at 68 years old in Montolieu. [ref]

Masoud Barzani

1st president of iraqi kurdistan (2005-17).

Born August 16th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Mahabad.

Georgette Heyer

British historical romance and detective fiction novelist (1902–1974).

Born August 16th, 1902 in London, Wimbledon.

Died July 4th, 1974 at 71 years old in London, Guy's Hospital.

Neto

Brazilian footballer and manager.

Born August 16th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

George Stults

American actor.

Born August 16th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Detroit.

Donnie Dunagan

Actor and united states marine.

Born August 16th, 1934 (age 91 years) in San Antonio.

Aziz Akhannouch

Moroccan politician.

Born August 16th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Tafraout. [ref]

Don Bacon

American politician (born 1963).

Born August 16th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Chicago Heights.

Hugo Gernsback

American inventor, writer, editor and publisher (1884–1967).

Born August 16th, 1884 in Luxembourg.

Died August 19th, 1967 at 83 years old in New York City.

James Young

American basketball player.

Born August 16th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Flint.

Théoneste Bagosora

Rwandan convicted of genocide (1941–2021).

Born August 16th, 1941 in Gisenyi.

Died September 25th, 2021 at 80 years old in Bamako (cardiac arrest). [ref]

W. Morrissey

American professional wrestler.

Born August 16th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Queens. [ref]

Martín Maldonado

Baseball player.

Born August 16th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Naguabo.

Carole Shelley

British actress (1939-2018).

Born August 16th, 1939 in London.

Died August 31st, 2018 at 79 years old in Manhattan (pancreatic cancer).

Eri Kitamura

Japanese voice actress and singer.

Born August 16th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Tokyo.

Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Prince of liechtenstein (1938-1989).

Born August 16th, 1906 in Frauenthal Castle.

Died November 13th, 1989 at 83 years old in Grabs.

Mae Clarke

American actress (1910–1992).

Born August 16th, 1910 in Philadelphia.

Died April 29th, 1992 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).

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