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In the year 1916
697 Notable birthdays
Dennis Poore
British racing driver.
Born August 19th, 1916 in London.
Died February 12th, 1987 at 70 years old in London.
Clare Dennis
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1916–1971).
Born March 7th, 1916 in Burwood. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1971 at 55 years old in Manly.
George Turner
Australian writer (1916–1997).
Born October 15th, 1916 in Melbourne.
Died June 8th, 1997 at 80 years old in Ballarat.
Jack Miller
Politician (1916-1994).
Born June 6th, 1916 in Chicago.
Died August 29th, 1994 at 78 years old in Temple Terrace.
Erik Nilsson
Swedish footballer (1916-1995).
Born August 6th, 1916 in Malmö.
Died September 9th, 1995 at 79 years old in Vellinge Municipality.
Zoltán Pál Dienes
Hungarian mathematician.
Born September 11th, 1916 in Budapest.
Died January 11th, 2014 at 97 years old in Wolfville.
Robert Hanbury Brown
British astronomer and physicist, born in india (1916–2002).
Born August 31st, 1916 in Aruvankadu. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2002 at 85 years old in Andover. [ref]
Gene Mako
American tennis player (1916–2013).
Born January 24th, 1916 in Budapest.
Died June 14th, 2013 at 97 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Mia Čorak Slavenska
Croatian ballerina (1916-2002).
Born February 20th, 1916 in Slavonski Brod.
Died October 5th, 2002 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Ugo Locatelli
Italian footballer (1916-1993).
Born February 5th, 1916 in Toscolano-Maderno.
Died May 28th, 1993 at 77 years old in Turin.
Zélia Gattai
Brazilian writer.
Born July 2nd, 1916 in São Paulo.
Died May 17th, 2008 at 91 years old in Salvador. [ref]
Einar Englund
Finnish composer born in sweden (1916–1999).
Born June 17th, 1916 in Ljugarn.
Died June 27th, 1999 at 83 years old in Visby.
Vivian McGrath
Australian tennis player (1916–1978).
Born February 17th, 1916 in Mudgee.
Died April 9th, 1978 at 62 years old in Burradoo (disease).
Li Desheng
Chinese general (1916-2011).
Born May 4th, 1916 in Xin County.
Died May 8th, 2011 at 95 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Alan Walsh
British-australian physicist.
Born December 19th, 1916 in Hoddlesden.
Died August 3rd, 1998 at 81 years old in Melbourne.
Ondina Valla
Italian athletics competitor.
Born May 20th, 1916 in Bologna.
Died October 16th, 2006 at 90 years old in L'Aquila.
Ettore Puricelli
Italian footballer (1916-2001).
Born September 15th, 1916 in Montevideo.
Died May 14th, 2001 at 84 years old in Rome.
Roger Stanier
Canadian microbiologist (1916–1982).
Born October 22nd, 1916 in Victoria.
Died January 29th, 1982 at 65 years old in Bullion.
Harry B. Whittington
British paleontologist (1916–2010).
Born March 24th, 1916 in Birmingham.
Died June 20th, 2010 at 94 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Lars Korvald
27th prime minister of norway.
Born April 29th, 1916 in Mjøndalen.
Died July 4th, 2006 at 90 years old in Mjøndalen.
Paco Campos
Spanish footballer and manager (1916-1995).
Born March 8th, 1916 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died September 8th, 1995 at 79 years old in Madrid.
Peride Celal
Turkish writer (1916–2013).
Born June 10th, 1916 in Istanbul.
Died June 17th, 2013 at 97 years old in Istanbul.
Behçet Necatigil
Turkish translator and writer (1916–1979).
Born April 16th, 1916 in Istanbul.
Died December 13th, 1979 at 63 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer).
Hertha Feiler
Austrian actress (1916–1970).
Born August 3rd, 1916 in Vienna.
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 54 years old in Munich (cancer).
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