27 notable people died on January 16, including Miyoshi Kiyotsura, Joshua Leavitt, Nicolas Leblanc.
21st Century
4 deaths
Carolyn Allport
historianpolitician
Australian historian, unionist and activist
Kalevi Sorsa
diplomatjournalist
Prime Minister of Finland (1930–2004)
SA
Suleyman Aliyarli
historiansource critic
Azerbaijani historian
MD
Margaret Durrell
novelistwriter
Younger sister of novelist Lawrence Durrell (1920-2007)
20th Century
14 deaths
Timoleon Argyropoulos
mathematicianphysicist
Greek University Professor
Julius Vuylsteke
booksellerlawyer
Belgian lawyer, bookseller, politician, writer and poet (1836-1903)
Petras Klimas
diplomathistorian
Lithuanian diplomat and historian (1891-1969)
Duncan Marshall
cattle rancherjournalist
Canadian politician (1872–1946)
Aodh De Blácam
authorjournalist
Journalist, writer, editor
Voldemārs Zāmuēls
journalistjudge
Latvian politician (1872-1948)
Judith Silberpfennig Kestenberg
psychoanalystpsychotherapist
Austrian psychoanalyst
Baburao Painter
film directorpainter
Indian film maker and artist (1890-1954)
Ángel D'Agostino
composerpianist
Argentinian composer and pianist (1900–1991)
KB
Kendall Broadbent
naturalistzoologist
English Australian naturalist and explorer
PK
P. K. Koru
politicianteacher
Indian politician (1890-1968)
Jiang Guiti
military leader
Republic of China person CBDB = 63914
Jorģis Zemitāns
military officer
Latvian military personnel (1873-1928)
JS
Joosep Saat
caricaturistjournalist
Estonian journalist and politician (1900-1977)
19th Century
2 deaths
Joshua Leavitt
composereditor
American minister and journalist (1794-1873)
Nicolas Leblanc
chemistsurgeon
French chemist
18th Century
4 deaths
Erik Laxman
botanistchemist
Finland Swedish explorer (1737-1796)
Johann Christian Wiegleb
chemistnaturalist
German chemist, pharmacist
Erik Dahlbergh
architectcartographer
Swedish count, army officer, architect and official (1625-1703)
Elias Brenner
engraverhistorian
Swedish painter, numismatist, and archeologist (1647-1717)
17th Century
1 death
Baltasar del Alcázar
military personnelpoet
Poet
16th Century
1 death
Guglielmo della Porta
architectrestorer
Italian sculptor, architect and restorer
10th Century
1 death
Miyoshi Kiyotsura
philosopherpolitician
Japanese philosopher
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