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In the year 1916
697 Notable birthdays
Tiny Grimes
American jazz and r&b guitarist (1916–1989).
Born July 7th, 1916 in Newport News.
Died March 4th, 1989 at 72 years old in New York City (meningitis).
Alexey Maresyev
Soviet aviator (1916–2001).
Born May 20th, 1916 in Kamyshin. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow (infarction). [ref]
Wilhelm Batz
German world war ii fighter pilot (1916-1988).
Born May 21st, 1916 in Bamberg.
Died September 11th, 1988 at 72 years old in Ebern.
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter (1916–1981).
Born September 12th, 1916 in Greenville.
Died April 29th, 1981 at 64 years old in Norwalk.
Fritz Schmenkel
German communist and soviet belarusian partisan.
Born February 14th, 1916 in Warszewo.
Died February 22nd, 1944 at 28 years old in Minsk (gunshot wound).
Owen Chadwick
English academic, priest and rugby union player (1916-2015).
Born May 20th, 1916 in Bromley.
Died July 17th, 2015 at 99 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Lee Cronbach
American educational psychologist (1916–2001).
Born April 22nd, 1916 in Fresno. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2001 at 85 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Don Tallon
Cricketer (1916-1984).
Born February 17th, 1916 in Bundaberg.
Died September 7th, 1984 at 68 years old in Bundaberg.
Dorothy Olsen
American aviator (1916-2019).
Born July 10th, 1916 in Woodburn.
Died July 23rd, 2019 at 103 years old in University Place. [ref]
Jean Dausset
French immunologist (1916-2009).
Born October 19th, 1916 in Toulouse.
Died June 6th, 2009 at 92 years old in Palma.
Ina Ray Hutton
American singer (1916-1984).
Born March 13th, 1916 in Chicago.
Died February 19th, 1984 at 67 years old in Ventura (diabetes).
Elizabeth Russell
American actress (1916-2002).
Born August 2nd, 1916 in Philadelphia.
Died May 4th, 2002 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Ingrid Vang Nyman
Danish illustrator active mainly in sweden.
Born August 21st, 1916 in Frederiksberg, Vejen.
Died December 13th, 1959 at 43 years old in Copenhagen.
Robert F. Christy
Canadian-american theoretical physicist and astrophysicist.
Born May 14th, 1916 in Vancouver.
Died October 3rd, 2012 at 96 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Bill Durnan
Canadian ice hockey player (1916-1972).
Born January 22nd, 1916 in Toronto.
Died October 31st, 1972 at 56 years old (kidney failure).
Charles E. Osgood
American psychologist (1916–1991).
Born November 20th, 1916 in Somerville.
Died September 15th, 1991 at 74 years old in Illinois.
Robert Freitag
Swiss-austrian actor (1916-2010).
Born April 7th, 1916 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2010 at 94 years old in Munich. [ref]
George Rosenkranz
Jewish hungarian mexican chemist and executive, bridge player and writer.
Born August 20th, 1916 in Budapest.
Died June 23rd, 2019 at 102 years old in Atherton. [ref]
Bernard Greenhouse
American cellist and music pedagogue (1916-2011).
Born January 3rd, 1916 in Newark.
Died May 13th, 2011 at 95 years old in Wellfleet. [ref]
Man Kaur
Aged indian athlete.
Born March 1st, 1916 in British Raj.
Died July 31st, 2021 at 105 years old in India (gallbladder cancer).
Ignacio Trelles
Mexican footballer (1916-2020).
Born July 31st, 1916 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2020 at 103 years old in Mexico City (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Maduro
Dutch resistance member (1916–1945).
Born July 15th, 1916 in Willemstad.
Died February 9th, 1945 at 28 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Adriaan van Wijngaarden
Dutch computer scientist (1916-1987).
Born November 2nd, 1916 in Rotterdam.
Died February 7th, 1987 at 70 years old in Amstelveen.
John L. Kelley
American mathematician (1916–1999).
Born December 6th, 1916 in Merriam.
Died November 26th, 1999 at 82 years old in Oakland, Berkeley.
Svend Asmussen
Danish jazz violinist (1916-2017).
Born February 28th, 1916 in Copenhagen.
Died February 7th, 2017 at 100 years old in Dronningmølle. [ref]
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