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In the year 1916
697 Notable birthdays
Bert Haanstra
Dutch film director (1916-1997).
Born May 31st, 1916 in Rijssen-Holten.
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 81 years old in Hilversum.
Charlie Ventura
American musician (1916–1992).
Born December 2nd, 1916 in Philadelphia.
Died January 17th, 1992 at 75 years old in Pleasantville (lung cancer).
Arno Peters
German historian and filmmaker (1916–2002).
Born May 22nd, 1916 in Charlottenburg.
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 86 years old in Bremen.
Halet Çambel
Turkish archaeologist (1916–2014).
Born August 27th, 1916 in Berlin.
Died January 12th, 2014 at 97 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Stanley Ellin
American novelist and short story writer (1916–1986).
Born October 6th, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died July 31st, 1986 at 69 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction).
Arnoldo Foà
Italian actor (1916-2014).
Born January 24th, 1916 in Ferrara.
Died January 11th, 2014 at 97 years old in Rome (respiratory failure). [ref]
Robert Marshak
American physicist (1916–1992).
Born October 11th, 1916 in The Bronx.
Died December 23rd, 1992 at 76 years old in Cancun (drowning).
Olga Lepeshinskaya
Soviet ballet dancer.
Born September 28th, 1916 in Kyiv.
Died December 20th, 2008 at 92 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Torsten Hägerstrand
Swedish geographer, inventor of time geography (1916–2004).
Born October 11th, 1916 in Alvesta Municipality.
Died May 3rd, 2004 at 87 years old in Lund.
Chia-Chiao Lin
Chinese-american applied mathematician (1916-2013).
Born July 7th, 1916 in Beijing.
Died January 13th, 2013 at 96 years old in Beijing (heart failure).
Ri Jong-ok
North korean politician (1916-1999).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Kimchaek.
Died September 23rd, 1999 at 83 years old in Pyongyang.
Nikola Ljubičić
Yugoslav general (1916-2005).
Born April 4th, 1916 in Karan.
Died April 13th, 2005 at 89 years old in Belgrade.
Roger Apéry
Greek-french mathematician.
Born November 14th, 1916 in Rouen.
Died December 18th, 1994 at 78 years old in Caen (Parkinson's disease).
Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield
British politician (1916-2007).
Born September 28th, 1916 in Horsham.
Died January 8th, 2007 at 90 years old in Oxford.
Richard Dorson
American folklorist (1916–1981).
Born March 12th, 1916 in New York City.
Died September 11th, 1981 at 65 years old in Bloomington.
Harry Huskey
American computer design pioneer (1916–2017).
Born January 19th, 1916 in Whittier. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2017 at 101 years old in Santa Cruz. [ref]
Yvon Petra
French tennis player (1916–1984).
Born March 8th, 1916 in Cholon. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1984 at 68 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
George Mackey
American mathematician (1916–2006).
Born February 1st, 1916 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2006 at 90 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Jacob Talmon
Historian of modern age, political scientist, pedagogue, penman, university teacher (1916-1980).
Born June 14th, 1916 in Rypin.
Died June 16th, 1980 at 64 years old in Jerusalem (heart failure).
Hind al-Husseini
Palestinian activist (1916–1994).
Born April 25th, 1916 in Jerusalem.
Died September 13th, 1994 at 78 years old in Jerusalem.
Andrea Checchi
Italian actor and painter (1916–1974).
Born October 21st, 1916 in Florence.
Died March 31st, 1974 at 57 years old in Rome (polyarteritis nodosa).
Pietro Rava
Italian footballer and manager (1916–2006).
Born January 20th, 1916 in Cassine.
Died November 5th, 2006 at 90 years old in Turin (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
John Craven
American actor (1916-1995).
Born June 22nd, 1916 in New York City.
Died November 24th, 1995 at 79 years old
Frank Coghlan, Jr.
Actor (1916-2009).
Born March 15th, 1916 in New Haven.
Died September 7th, 2009 at 93 years old in Saugus.
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