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In the year 1916
697 Notable birthdays
Keenan Wynn
American actor (1916–1986).
Born July 27th, 1916 in New York City.
Died October 14th, 1986 at 70 years old in Brentwood (pancreatic cancer).
Francis Crick
British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of dna.
Born June 8th, 1916 in Northampton. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2004 at 88 years old in La Jolla (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Peter Finch
British-australian actor (1916–1977).
Born September 28th, 1916 in South Kensington.
Died January 14th, 1977 at 60 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Richard Proenneke
American naturalist (1916–2003).
Born May 4th, 1916 in Lee County.
Died May 20th, 2003 at 87 years old in Hemet (cerebral hemorrhage).
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Indian carnatic classical vocalist (1916–2004).
Born September 16th, 1916 in Madurai.
Died December 11th, 2004 at 88 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Bismillah Khan
Indian shehnai player (1916–2006).
Born March 21st, 1916 in Dumraon. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2006 at 90 years old in Varanasi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deendayal Upadhyaya
Rss thinker and co-founder of the political party bharatiya jana sangh.
Born September 25th, 1916 in Mathura district.
Died February 11th, 1968 at 51 years old in Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar.
Beverly Cleary
American writer of children's books (1916–2021).
Born April 12th, 1916 in McMinnville.
Died March 25th, 2021 at 104 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [ref]
Michael Gough
English actor (1916–2011).
Born November 23rd, 1916 in Kuala Lumpur. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2011 at 94 years old in Salisbury (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Virginia Hill
American woman who was a chicago outfit courier (1916-1966).
Born August 26th, 1916 in Lipscomb.
Died March 24th, 1966 at 49 years old in Koppl.
Hal Smith
American actor (1916-1994).
Born August 24th, 1916 in Petoskey.
Died January 28th, 1994 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Shelby Foote
American novelist, historian (1916-2005).
Born November 17th, 1916 in Greenville. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2005 at 88 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gough Whitlam
Australian politician, 21st prime minister of australia (1916–2014).
Born July 11th, 1916 in Melbourne.
Died October 21st, 2014 at 98 years old in Sydney.
Maria Altmann
Filed successful lawsuit against government of austria for return of family artwork plundered by the nazis (1916–2011).
Born February 18th, 1916 in Vienna.
Died February 7th, 2011 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Jane Jacobs
American–canadian journalist, author, and activist (1916–2006).
Born May 4th, 1916 in Scranton.
Died April 25th, 2006 at 89 years old in Toronto (stroke). [ref]
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
Japanese marine engineer (1916–2010).
Born March 16th, 1916 in Nagasaki. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2010 at 93 years old in Nagasaki (stomach cancer). [ref]
Eugene McCarthy
American politician (1916–2005).
Born March 29th, 1916 in Watkins.
Died December 10th, 2005 at 89 years old in Georgetown Retirement Home (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
German world war ii stuka pilot and neo-nazi activist (1916–1982).
Born July 2nd, 1916 in Grzędy, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died December 18th, 1982 at 66 years old in Rosenheim (stroke).
P. W. Botha
South african prime minister (1916–2006).
Born January 12th, 1916 in Paul Roux.
Died October 31st, 2006 at 90 years old in Wilderness (myocardial infarction).
Movita Castaneda
American actress (1916–2015).
Born April 12th, 1916 in Nogales.
Died February 12th, 2015 at 98 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Dorothy McGuire
American actress (1916-2001).
Born June 14th, 1916 in Omaha.
Died September 14th, 2001 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).
Biju Patnaik
Indian politician, aviator and businessman (1916–1997).
Born March 5th, 1916 in Cuttack.
Died April 17th, 1997 at 81 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Herbert Simon
American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist (1916–2001).
Born June 15th, 1916 in Milwaukee.
Died February 9th, 2001 at 84 years old in Pittsburgh (surgical complications).
Adriana Caselotti
American actress (1916–1997).
Born May 6th, 1916 in Bridgeport. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1997 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Zail Singh
President of india from 1982 to 1987.
Born May 5th, 1916 in Sandhwan.
Died December 25th, 1994 at 78 years old in Chandigarh (traffic collision).
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