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In the year 1916
697 Notable birthdays
Kirk Douglas
American actor (1916–2020).
Born December 9th, 1916 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2020 at 103 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990).
Born September 13th, 1916 in Llandaff.
Died November 23rd, 1990 at 74 years old in Oxford.
Olivia de Havilland
British actress (1916–2020).
Born July 1st, 1916 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2020 at 104 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Gregory Peck
American actor (1916–2003).
Born April 5th, 1916 in San Diego.
Died June 12th, 2003 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Harold Wilson
Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1964-1970 and 1974-1976 (1916–1995).
Born March 11th, 1916 in Huddersfield.
Died May 24th, 1995 at 79 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease, colorectal cancer).
Jackie Gleason
American comedian and actor (1916–1987).
Born February 26th, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died June 24th, 1987 at 71 years old in Fort Lauderdale (colorectal cancer, liver cancer).
Paul Castellano
American crime boss (1915–1985).
Born June 26th, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died December 16th, 1985 at 69 years old in Manhattan.
Edward Heath
Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1970 to 1974 (1916–2005).
Born July 9th, 1916 in Broadstairs.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 89 years old in Salisbury (pneumonia).
Glenn Ford
Canadian-american actor (1916–2006).
Born May 1st, 1916 in Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne.
Died August 30th, 2006 at 90 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke). [ref]
Robert McNamara
American businessman and secretary of defense (1916-2009).
Born June 9th, 1916 in San Francisco.
Died July 6th, 2009 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Ruth Handler
American businesswoman.
Born November 4th, 1916 in Colorado, Denver.
Died April 27th, 2002 at 85 years old in Los Angeles, Century City (colorectal cancer).
John Basilone
American medal of honor recipient (1916–1945).
Born November 4th, 1916 in Buffalo.
Died February 19th, 1945 at 28 years old in Iwo Jima.
Dinah Shore
American singer and actress (1916-1994).
Born February 29th, 1916 in Winchester.
Died February 24th, 1994 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (ovarian cancer).
Walter Cronkite
American broadcast journalist (1916-2009).
Born November 4th, 1916 in St. Joseph.
Died July 17th, 2009 at 92 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Claude Shannon
American mathematician and information theorist (1916–2001).
Born April 30th, 1916 in Petoskey.
Died February 24th, 2001 at 84 years old in Medford (Alzheimer's disease).
James Herriot
Veterinary surgeon and writer (1916-1995).
Born October 3rd, 1916 in Sunderland.
Died February 23rd, 1995 at 78 years old in Thirsk (prostate cancer).
Ferruccio Lamborghini
Italian industrialist, founder of automobili lamborghini (1916–1993).
Born April 28th, 1916 in Cento.
Died February 20th, 1993 at 76 years old in Perugia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shirley Jackson
American writer (1916-1965).
Born December 14th, 1916 in San Francisco.
Died September 8th, 1965 at 48 years old in North Bennington (heart failure).
Betty Grable
American actress and pin-up girl (1916–1973).
Born December 18th, 1916 in St. Louis.
Died July 2nd, 1973 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
François Mitterrand
21st president of the french republic from 1981 to 1995 (1916–1996).
Born October 26th, 1916 in Jarnac. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1996 at 79 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (prostate cancer). [ref]
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Soviet sniper (1916–1974).
Born July 12th, 1916 in Bila Tserkva.
Died October 27th, 1974 at 58 years old in Moscow (stroke).
James B. Donovan
American diplomat and politician.
Born February 26th, 1916 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1970 at 53 years old in Brooklyn (infarction).
Sterling Hayden
American actor (1916–1986).
Born March 26th, 1916 in Montclair.
Died May 23rd, 1986 at 70 years old in Sausalito (prostate cancer).
Van Johnson
American actor (1916–2008).
Born August 25th, 1916 in Newport.
Died December 12th, 2008 at 92 years old in Nyack. [ref]
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