21 notable people died on October 16, including George C. Marshall, Saint Gall, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta.
21st Century
2 deathsTomasz Strzembosz
historiantrade unionist
Polish historian (1930-2004)
Satya Mohan Joshi
historian
Nepalese historian, researcher, writer
20th Century
14 deathsGeorge C. Marshall
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1953)
Henry Martyn Taylor
barristereditor
British mathematician (1842-1927)
Mór Réthy
deaneditor
Hungarian mathematician (1846–1925)
Helena d'Abancourt de Franqueville
art historianlibrarian
Poland art historian and librarian
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Holocaust perpetratorjurist
Austrian Nazi politician, and Nazi ruler of occupied Netherlands, convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death (1892–1946)
B. G. Horniman
authorjournalist
Journalist who supported Indian Independence and establishment of Federal Republic of India.
Ignacy Korwin-Milewski
art collectorartist
Polish-Lithuanian art collector (1846-1926)
Léon Mercier Gouin
lawyerpolitician
Canadian politician, lawyer and writer (1891–1983)
Charles Ignace Adélard Gill
painterpoet
Canadian artist (1871-1918)
Gitz Rice
composerpianist
Canadian pianist and composer (1891-1947)
Rufino Blanco Fombona
diplomathistorian
Venezuelan writer (1874-1944)
Emilio Pettoruti
illustratorpainter
Argentine painter (1892-1971)
Eugénie Le Brun
writer
Egyptian Feminist
Ulla Bjerne-Biaudet
writer
Swedish writer
19th Century
1 deathRai San'yo
historianpainter
Japanese poet, historian and painter (1780-1832)
18th Century
1 deathJohann Bohadsch
botanistentomologist
German naturalist (1724-1768)
17th Century
1 deathJoseph Solomon Delmedigo
astronomerexplorer
Greek rabbi (*1591 – †1655)
15th Century
1 deathSigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta
condottieromercenary
Italian commandant (1417–1468)
7th Century
1 deathSaint Gall
composermissionary
Irish disciple and saint
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