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In the year 1916
697 Notable birthdays
Bernard Heuvelmans
French cryptozoologist (1916-2001).
Born October 10th, 1916 in Le Havre.
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 84 years old in Le Vésinet. [ref]
Maurice Bavaud
Swiss assassin (1916-1941).
Born January 15th, 1916 in Neuchâtel.
Died May 14th, 1941 at 25 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation). [ref]
Victor Starffin
Japanese professional baseball player from russia (1916–1957).
Born May 1st, 1916 in Nizhny Tagil. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1957 at 40 years old in Setagaya (railway accident).
Ivo Lola Ribar
Yugoslav partisan leader (1916–1943).
Born April 23rd, 1916 in Zagreb.
Died November 27th, 1943 at 27 years old in Glamoč (airstrike).
Anna Yegorova
Soviet female air force officer (1916–2009).
Born September 23rd, 1916 in Kuvshinovo.
Died October 29th, 2009 at 93 years old in Moscow.
George Hunt
American rower (1916–1999).
Born August 1st, 1916 in Puyallup.
Died September 3rd, 1999 at 83 years old in Issaquah.
Viktor Leonov
Soviet sailor (1916-2003).
Born November 21st, 1916 in Zaraysk.
Died October 7th, 2003 at 86 years old in Moscow.
José Calvo
Actor (1916-1980).
Born March 3rd, 1916 in Madrid.
Died May 16th, 1980 at 64 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Rostislav Alexeyev
Soviet shipbuilder (1916-1980).
Born December 18th, 1916 in Novozybkov.
Died February 9th, 1980 at 63 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Wang Dongxing
Former vice chairman of the chinese communist party (1916-2015).
Born January 1st, 1916 in Yiyang County. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2015 at 99 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Karin Booth
American actress (1916-2003).
Born June 19th, 1916 in Minneapolis.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 87 years old in Jupiter.
Emil Fackenheim
Israeli philosopher (1916-2003).
Born June 22nd, 1916 in Halle (Saale).
Died September 19th, 2003 at 87 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Kristján Eldjárn
Icelandic politician, 3rd president of iceland (1916-1982).
Born December 6th, 1916 in Tjörn í Svarfaðardal.
Died September 14th, 1982 at 65 years old in Cleveland (cardiovascular disease).
Louis le Brocquy
Irish painter (1916-2012).
Born November 10th, 1916 in Dublin.
Died April 25th, 2012 at 95 years old in Dublin.
Kurt Welter
German world war ii fighter pilot.
Born February 25th, 1916 in Lindenthal.
Died March 7th, 1949 at 33 years old in Leck (traffic collision).
Fernando Sancho
Spanish actor (1916-1990).
Born January 7th, 1916 in Zaragoza.
Died July 31st, 1990 at 74 years old in Madrid (pancreatic cancer).
Luis Corvalán
Chilean politician (1916-2010).
Born September 14th, 1916 in Puerto Montt.
Died July 21st, 2010 at 93 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Rosemary Brown
Self proclaimed spiritual medium (1916–2001).
Born July 27th, 1916 in London.
Died November 16th, 2001 at 85 years old in London.
Emma Tenayuca
Mexican american labor organizer, civil rights activist, and educator (1916-1999).
Born December 21st, 1916 in San Antonio.
Died July 23rd, 1999 at 82 years old in San Antonio (Alzheimer's disease).
Luigi Comencini
Italian film director (1916-2007).
Died April 6th, 2007 at 90 years old in Rome (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Eric Bentley
American playwright (1916–2020).
Born September 14th, 1916 in Bolton.
Died August 5th, 2020 at 103 years old in New York City. [ref]
Moura Lympany
British musician (1916–2005).
Born August 18th, 1916 in Saltash.
Died March 28th, 2005 at 88 years old in Gorbio.
Sachidananda Routray
Writer from odisha, india.
Born May 13th, 1916 in Khordha district. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2004 at 88 years old in Cuttack. [ref]
Richard Münch
German actor (1916-1987).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Giessen.
Died June 6th, 1987 at 71 years old in Málaga (myocardial infarction).
Peter Newmark
English translation scholar (1916–2011).
Born April 12th, 1916 in Brno.
Died July 12th, 2011 at 95 years old [ref]
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