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In the year 1916
697 Notable birthdays
Jean Rouverol
American actress and screenwriter (1916–2017).
Born July 8th, 1916 in St. Louis.
Died March 24th, 2017 at 100 years old in Dover (disease).
Win Maung
President of burma (1916-1989).
Born April 17th, 1916 in Ayeyarwady Region.
Died July 4th, 1989 at 73 years old in Yangon.
Saloua Raouda Choucair
Lebanese artist (1916-2017).
Born June 24th, 1916 in Beirut.
Died January 26th, 2017 at 100 years old in Beirut.
Cheng Heng
Cambodian politician (1916-1996).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Takéo Province.
Died March 15th, 1996 at 80 years old in Takéo Province.
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu
Romanian writer (1916–1992).
Born September 15th, 1916 in Războieni.
Died June 22nd, 1992 at 75 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Joseph W. Kennedy
American chemist (1916–1957).
Born May 30th, 1916 in Nacogdoches.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 40 years old in St. Louis.
Iosif Shklovsky
Soviet astronomer (1916–1985).
Born July 1st, 1916 in Hlukhiv.
Died March 3rd, 1985 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Franco Scaglione
Italian coach designer (1916–1993).
Born September 26th, 1916 in Florence.
Died June 19th, 1993 at 76 years old in Suvereto.
Ruth R. Benerito
American scientist and inventor (1916-2013).
Born January 12th, 1916 in New Orleans.
Died October 5th, 2013 at 97 years old in Metairie.
Anselm Strauss
American sociologist (1916-1996).
Born December 18th, 1916 in New York City.
Died September 5th, 1996 at 79 years old in San Francisco.
Reinhard Suhren
German naval officer and u-boat commander during world war ii.
Born April 16th, 1916 in Bad Schwalbach.
Died August 25th, 1984 at 68 years old in Halstenbek (stomach cancer).
Bernard Binlin Dadié
Ivorian writer and politician (1916–2019).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Assinie-Mafia.
Died March 9th, 2019 at 103 years old in Abidjan. [ref]
Edmundo Suárez
Spanish football manager (1916-1978).
Born January 22nd, 1916 in Barakaldo.
Died December 14th, 1978 at 62 years old in Valencia.
Sylvia Sleigh
Welsh-american artist (1916-2010).
Died October 24th, 2010 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ewart Oakeshott
British illustrator and historian (1916-2002).
Died September 30th, 2002 at 86 years old
Françoise Giroud
French writer and politician (1916–2003).
Born September 21st, 1916 in Lausanne.
Died January 19th, 2003 at 86 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of the wrecking crew (1916-1992).
Born March 6th, 1916 in Virginia.
Died March 8th, 1992 at 76 years old in Saugus (cancer).
Silviu Brucan
Romanian politician (1916-2006).
Born January 18th, 1916 in Bucharest.
Died September 14th, 2006 at 90 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anne Hébert
Canadian author and poet (1916–2000).
Born August 1st, 1916 in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier.
Died January 22nd, 2000 at 83 years old in Montreal (bone cancer).
Frederick Chapman Robbins
American doctor.
Born August 25th, 1916 in Auburn. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2003 at 86 years old in Cleveland. [ref]
Franco Fabrizi
Italian actor (1916-1995).
Born February 15th, 1916 in Cortemaggiore.
Died October 18th, 1995 at 79 years old in Cortemaggiore (cancer).
Ulysses Guimarães
Brazilian politician and lawyer (1916-1992).
Born October 6th, 1916 in Itirapina. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1992 at 76 years old in Angra dos Reis.
Bruce Gordon
American actor (1916–2011).
Born February 1st, 1916 in Fitchburg.
Died January 20th, 2011 at 94 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Toon Hermans
Dutch comedian, singer and writer (1916-2000).
Born December 17th, 1916 in Sittard. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2000 at 83 years old in Nieuwegein. [ref]
P. K. Page
Canadian poet (1916–2010).
Born November 23rd, 1916 in Swanage.
Died January 14th, 2010 at 93 years old in Victoria. [ref]
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