23 notable people died on June 16, including Helmut Kohl, Ercole Strozzi, Shah Jahan I of Bhopal.
21st Century
4 deaths
Helmut Kohl
Chancellor of Germanyhistorian
Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1982–1998)
Maureen Forrester
actorbiographer
Canadian operatic contralto (1930-2010)
Vera Baeva
composermusic educator
Bulgarian composer (1930–2017)
Sava Vuković
historian
Serbian historian (1930–2001)
20th Century
9 deaths
Shah Jahan I of Bhopal
sultanwriter
Begum of Bhopal (1838–1901)
Arthur Raymond Penfold
botanistchemist
Botanist (1890-1980)
José Arechavaleta
botanical collectorbotanist
Spanish naturalist (1838-1912)
Nils Edén
historianpolitician
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1871-1945)
Erni Krusten
poetwriter
Estonian writer (1900–1984)
KK
Konrad Gustav Knudsen
editing staffjournalist
Norwegian politician (1890-1959)
FM
Franziska Meissner-Diemer
opinion journalistsocial worker
Austrian opinion journalist and writer (1841–1919)
HP
Hester Sigerson Piatt
journalistpoet
Irish writer
Siona Tagger
painter
Israeli painter (1900-1988)
19th Century
3 deaths
Alexander Parris
architectcivil engineer
American architect
William Winston Seaton
historianjournalist
American politician (1785–1866)
Ignatius Josephus van Regemorter
draftspersonengraver
Flemish painter and engraver (1785–1873)
18th Century
2 deaths
John von Collas
architectengineer
French architect
Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans
Queen Consort of Spain
Queen consort of Spain
17th Century
2 deaths
Beata Rosenhane
poetwriter
Swedish writer (1638-1674)
Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet
diplomatlinguist
English diplomat and politician (1608-1666)
16th Century
1 death
Ercole Strozzi
poetpoet lawyer
Italian poet
13th Century
1 death
Doquz Khatun
royal
13th-century Keraite princess and consort to Ilkhanate Khan, Hulagu
10th Century
1 deathFA
Fujiwara no Anshi
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
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