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In the year 1916
697 Notable birthdays
Aloysius Jin Luxian
Chinese bishop (1916–2013).
Born June 20th, 1916 in Pudong.
Died April 27th, 2013 at 96 years old in Shanghai.
Abraham Seidenberg
American mathematician (1916–1988).
Born June 2nd, 1916 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 3rd, 1988 at 71 years old in Milan.
Arie van Vliet
Dutch sprint cyclist (1916–2001).
Born March 18th, 1916 in Woerden.
Died July 10th, 2001 at 85 years old in Woerden. [ref]
Hans von Blixen-Finecke
Swedish equestrian (1916–2005).
Born July 20th, 1916 in Linköping.
Died February 16th, 2005 at 88 years old in Penzance.
Allan Louisy
Prime minister of saint lucia (1916-2011).
Born September 5th, 1916 in Laborie.
Died March 2nd, 2011 at 94 years old in Laborie. [ref]
Sif Ruud
Swedish actress (1916–2011).
Born May 6th, 1916 in Stockholm.
Died August 15th, 2011 at 95 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Sylvio Pirillo
Brazilian association football player (1916-1991).
Born July 26th, 1916 in Porto Alegre.
Died April 22nd, 1991 at 74 years old in Porto Alegre.
Pierre Gascar
French writer (1916–1997).
Born March 13th, 1916 in Paris.
Died February 20th, 1997 at 80 years old in Lons-le-Saunier.
Toni Branca
Racecar driver (1916-1985).
Born September 15th, 1916 in Sion.
Died May 10th, 1985 at 68 years old in Sierre.
Grigory Fedotov
Russian footballer (1916-1957).
Born April 24th, 1916 in Noginsk.
Died December 8th, 1957 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Lidia Wysocka
Polish actress (1916-2006).
Born June 24th, 1916 in Rahachow.
Died January 2nd, 2006 at 89 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Lise London
Politician from france (1916–2012).
Born February 15th, 1916 in Montceau-les-Mines.
Died March 31st, 2012 at 96 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Jessica Anderson
Australian novelist (1916-2010).
Born September 25th, 1916 in Gayndah.
Died July 9th, 2010 at 93 years old in Elizabeth Bay (uterine cancer). [ref]
Arthur Holland
Football referee.
Born November 28th, 1916 in Barnsley. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1987 at 70 years old in Radcliffe. [ref]
Mary Malahele-Xakana
South african physician.
Born May 2nd, 1916 in Polokwane.
Died May 8th, 1981 at 65 years old in Sandton.
Teresio Olivelli
Italian teacher, blessed (1916-1945).
Born January 7th, 1916 in Bellagio.
Died January 17th, 1945 at 29 years old in Hersbruck concentration camp.
Wu Zhengyi
Chinese botanist (1916-2013).
Born June 13th, 1916 in Jiujiang.
Died June 20th, 2013 at 97 years old in Kunming.
Edmund Hlawka
Austrian mathematician.
Born November 5th, 1916 in Bruck an der Mur.
Died February 19th, 2009 at 92 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Cemil Meriç
Turkish writer (1916–1987).
Born December 12th, 1916 in Reyhanlı.
Died June 13th, 1987 at 70 years old in Istanbul.
Kazimierz Brandys
Polish academic (1916-2000).
Born October 27th, 1916 in Łódź.
Died March 11th, 2000 at 83 years old in Nanterre.
Rut Bryk
Finnish ceramist (1916–1999).
Born October 18th, 1916 in Stockholm.
Died November 14th, 1999 at 83 years old in Helsinki.
Jorge Alcalde
Peruvian footballer (1911-1990).
Born November 26th, 1916 in Callao.
Died June 25th, 1990 at 73 years old in Lima.
Vali Akhundov
Soviet politician, scientist (1916-1986).
Died August 22nd, 1986 at 70 years old in Baku.
Vera Gebuhr
Danish actress (1916-2014).
Born May 15th, 1916 in Odense.
Died December 22nd, 2014 at 98 years old in Gentofte.
Frank Parker
Us tennis player (1916–1997).
Born January 31st, 1916 in Milwaukee.
Died July 24th, 1997 at 81 years old in San Diego.
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