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In the year 1916
697 Notable birthdays
María Denis
Italian actress (1916-2004).
Born November 22nd, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 15th, 2004 at 87 years old in Rome.
Arthur Ceuleers
Belgian footballer (1916-1998).
Born February 28th, 1916 in Antwerp.
Died August 5th, 1998 at 82 years old
Al Vande Weghe
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1916-2002).
Born July 28th, 1916 in New York City.
Died August 13th, 2002 at 86 years old in Tulsa.
Chen Yanyan
Chinese actress (1916–1999).
Born January 12th, 1916 in Shanghai.
Died May 7th, 1999 at 83 years old in Hong Kong.
Dawson Walker
Scottish footballer (1916-1973).
Born March 14th, 1916 in Dundee.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 57 years old
Jean Papineau-Couture
Composer and academic (1916–2000).
Born November 12th, 1916 in Montreal.
Died August 15th, 2000 at 83 years old in Montreal.
Leslie Thorne
Scottish racing driver (1916-1993).
Born June 23rd, 1916 in Greenock.
Died July 13th, 1993 at 77 years old in Troon.
Jeannette Campbell
Argentine swimmer (1916–2003).
Born March 8th, 1916 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Died January 15th, 2003 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jean Margéot
Catholic cardinal (1916–2009).
Born February 3rd, 1916 in Mauritius.
Died July 17th, 2009 at 93 years old in Port-Louis. [ref]
José Salomón
Argentine footballer (1916-1990).
Born July 9th, 1916 in La Plata.
Died January 22nd, 1990 at 73 years old
Cliff Griffith
Racecar driver.
Born February 6th, 1916 in Nineveh.
Died January 23rd, 1996 at 79 years old in Rochester.
Marianne Aminoff
Swedish actress (1916–1984).
Born September 21st, 1916 in Uddevalla. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1984 at 67 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Nelly Landry
Belgian-french tennis player.
Born December 28th, 1916 in Orsett.
Died February 22nd, 2010 at 93 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alice Bridges
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1916–2011).
Born July 19th, 1916 in Waterville.
Died May 5th, 2011 at 94 years old in Carlisle. [ref]
Jakob Streitle
German footballer (1916–1982).
Born December 11th, 1916 in Ulm.
Died June 24th, 1982 at 65 years old
Gene Force
Racing driver.
Died August 21st, 1983 at 67 years old in Michigan (myocardial infarction).
Giuseppe Tosi
Italian discus thrower.
Born May 25th, 1916 in Borgo Ticino.
Died July 10th, 1981 at 65 years old in Rome.
Chaim Landau
Israeli politician (1916–1981).
Born September 10th, 1916 in Kraków. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1981 at 65 years old in Israel. [ref]
Sheila Bhatia
Punjabi poet and playwright.
Born March 1st, 1916 in Sialkot.
Died February 17th, 2008 at 91 years old
Liselotte Landbeck
Austrian and belgian athlete in figure and speed skating (1916-2013).
Born January 13th, 1916 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2013 at 97 years old in Quintal. [ref]
Jean Jérôme Hamer
Roman catholic cardinal (1916-1996).
Born June 1st, 1916 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died December 2nd, 1996 at 80 years old in Rome.
Anna Maria Bottini
Italian actress (1916-2020).
Born March 24th, 1916 in Milan.
Died August 9th, 2020 at 104 years old in Giove. [ref]
Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni
Designer.
Born April 7th, 1916 in Milan.
Died August 7th, 2003 at 87 years old
Lawrence Picachy
Catholic cardinal (1916–1992).
Born August 7th, 1916 in Darjeeling.
Died November 30th, 1992 at 76 years old in Kolkata.
Zdenka Cecília Schelingová
Slovak martyr (1916-1955).
Born December 24th, 1916 in Krivá.
Died July 31st, 1955 at 38 years old in Trnava.
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