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In the year 1916
697 Notable birthdays
Tony Bettenhausen
American racecar driver.
Born September 12th, 1916 in Tinley Park.
Died May 12th, 1961 at 44 years old in Indianapolis.
Donald T. Campbell
American social scientist (1916–1996).
Born November 20th, 1916 in Grass Lake. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1996 at 79 years old in Bethlehem. [ref]
Giorgio Bassani
Italian writer.
Born March 4th, 1916 in Bologna.
Died April 13th, 2000 at 84 years old in Rome.
Bernard Blier
French character actor (1916–1989).
Born January 11th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 29th, 1989 at 73 years old in Saint-Cloud (prostate cancer).
José Manuel Moreno
Argentine footballer and manager (1916-1978).
Born August 3rd, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 26th, 1978 at 62 years old in Merlo.
Denise Bloch
French secret agent (1916-1945).
Born January 21st, 1916 in Paris.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 29 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
President of bangladesh (1916–1997).
Born March 26th, 1916 in Rangpur.
Died July 8th, 1997 at 81 years old in Dhaka.
Roderick Chisholm
American philosopher and logician (1916–1999).
Born November 27th, 1916 in Bristol County.
Died January 19th, 1999 at 82 years old in Providence. [ref]
Bill Doggett
American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist (1916-1996).
Born February 16th, 1916 in Philadelphia.
Died November 13th, 1996 at 80 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Heinz-Wilhelm Eck
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander (1916-1945).
Born March 27th, 1916 in Hamburg.
Died November 30th, 1945 at 29 years old in Hamburg (gunshot wound).
David Douglas Duncan
American photographer (1916-2018).
Born January 23rd, 1916 in Kansas City.
Died June 7th, 2018 at 102 years old in Grasse.
Ramón José Velásquez
Venezuelan politician, lawyer and historian (1916–2014).
Born November 28th, 1916 in San Juan de Colón.
Died June 24th, 2014 at 97 years old in Caracas.
Neagu Djuvara
Romanian historian.
Born August 31st, 1916 in Bucharest.
Died January 25th, 2018 at 101 years old in Bucharest (pneumonia). [ref]
Lynne Carver
American actress (1916-1955).
Born September 13th, 1916 in Birmingham.
Died August 12th, 1955 at 38 years old in New York City (cancer).
Abdulkhakim Ismailov
Soviet soldier (1916-2010).
Died February 17th, 2010 at 93 years old in Khasavyurt. [ref]
Charles F. Hockett
1916-2000 linguist and anthropologist.
Born January 17th, 1916 in Columbus.
Died November 3rd, 2000 at 84 years old in Ithaca.
Hubert Maga
First president of benin (1916-2000).
Born August 10th, 1916 in Parakou. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cotonou. [ref]
Wan Li
Former chairman of the standing committee of the national people's congress (1916-2015).
Born December 1st, 1916 in Dongping County. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2015 at 98 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Pierre Messmer
83rd prime minister of france (1916-2007).
Born March 20th, 1916 in Vincennes.
Died August 29th, 2007 at 91 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
German political scientist (1916–2010).
Born December 19th, 1916 in Berlin.
Died March 25th, 2010 at 93 years old in Allensbach. [ref]
Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana
President of upper volta and burkina faso (1916-2005).
Born January 31st, 1916 in Dianra.
Died May 26th, 2005 at 89 years old in Ouagadougou.
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer (1916–2006).
Born January 12th, 1916 in Muskogee.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 90 years old in Kansas City. [ref]
Sune Bergström
Swedish biochemist (1916–2004).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2004 at 88 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Ernst Wilimowski
Polish footballer (1916-1997).
Born June 23rd, 1916 in Katowice.
Died August 30th, 1997 at 81 years old in Karlsruhe.
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