13 notable people died on April 16, including Karma Pakshi, George Barney, Nicolas Martiau.
20th Century
5 deathsAdolphe Hirsch
astronomerdirector
Swiss-german astronom
George Ham
journalistnewspaper editor
Canadian journalist, writer, office holder, and lobbyist
Nicolae Gane
judgepoet
Moldavian-born Romanian prose writer, poet and politician (1838-1916)
Isidore Jacques Eggermont
diplomatjapanologist
Belgian diplomat and photographer
Domenico Gambino
film actorfilm director
Italian actor, screenwriter and director (1891–1968)
19th Century
5 deathsGeorge Barney
civil engineerengineer
British colonial governor (1792-1862)
Henry Fuseli
architectural draftspersonart historian
Swiss born British painter, draughtsman and writer on art (1741-1825)
József Katona
actorplaywright
Hungarian writer (1791-1830)
Francisco Goya
draftspersonetcher
Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)
Kornelije Stanković
choir directorcomposer
Serbian composer, pianist and choirmaster (1831–1865)
18th Century
1 deathChristian Mayer
astronomercartographer
Czech-German astronomer
17th Century
1 deathNicolas Martiau
Huguenotsmilitary engineer
French ancestor of George Washington
13th Century
1 deathKarma Pakshi
religious figuretraveler
Tibetan Buddhist religious figure (1204–1283)
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