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Famous Deaths on April 16

13 notable people died on April 16, including Karma Pakshi, George Barney, Nicolas Martiau.

Total Deaths
13
Avg Age at Death
69
Peak Century
19th Century

20th Century

5 deaths
Adolphe Hirsch
Adolphe Hirsch
astronomerdirector
Swiss-german astronom
George Ham
George Ham
journalistnewspaper editor
Canadian journalist, writer, office holder, and lobbyist
Nicolae Gane
Nicolae Gane
judgepoet
Moldavian-born Romanian prose writer, poet and politician (1838-1916)
Isidore Jacques Eggermont
Isidore Jacques Eggermont
diplomatjapanologist
Belgian diplomat and photographer
Domenico Gambino
Domenico Gambino
film actorfilm director
Italian actor, screenwriter and director (1891–1968)

19th Century

5 deaths
George Barney
George Barney
civil engineerengineer
British colonial governor (1792-1862)
Henry Fuseli
Henry Fuseli
architectural draftspersonart historian
Swiss born British painter, draughtsman and writer on art (1741-1825)
József Katona
József Katona
actorplaywright
Hungarian writer (1791-1830)
Francisco Goya
Francisco Goya
draftspersonetcher
Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)
Kornelije Stanković
Kornelije Stanković
choir directorcomposer
Serbian composer, pianist and choirmaster (1831–1865)

18th Century

1 death
Christian Mayer
Christian Mayer
astronomercartographer
Czech-German astronomer

17th Century

1 death
Nicolas Martiau
Nicolas Martiau
Huguenotsmilitary engineer
French ancestor of George Washington

13th Century

1 death
Karma Pakshi
Karma Pakshi
religious figuretraveler
Tibetan Buddhist religious figure (1204–1283)

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