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In the year 1916
697 Notable birthdays
Len Hutton
English cricketer (1916-1990).
Born June 23rd, 1916 in Fulneck Moravian Settlement.
Died September 6th, 1990 at 74 years old in Kingston Hospital.
Horton Foote
American playwright and screenwriter (1916–2009).
Born March 14th, 1916 in Wharton.
Died March 4th, 2009 at 92 years old in Hartford. [ref]
Raf Vallone
Italian actor (1916-2002).
Born February 17th, 1916 in Tropea.
Died October 31st, 2002 at 86 years old in Rome.
Forrest J Ackerman
American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia (1916-2008).
Born November 24th, 1916 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2008 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anton Edward Rupert
Afrikaner south african billionaire entrepreneur, businessman and conservationist (1916–2006).
Born October 4th, 1916 in Graaff-Reinet.
Died January 18th, 2006 at 89 years old in Stellenbosch. [ref]
Anthony Caruso
Film, television actor (1916-2003).
Born April 7th, 1916 in Frankfort.
Died April 4th, 2003 at 86 years old in Brentwood.
Stetson Kennedy
Author, folklorist, anti-ku klux klan crusader (1916-2011).
Born October 5th, 1916 in Jacksonville.
Died August 27th, 2011 at 94 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Benjamin Libet
American academic (1916–2007).
Born April 12th, 1916 in Chicago.
Died July 23rd, 2007 at 91 years old in Davis. [ref]
Abdul Rahman Arif
President of iraq from 1966 to 1968.
Born April 14th, 1916 in Baghdad.
Died August 24th, 2007 at 91 years old in Amman. [ref]
Penelope Fitzgerald
British writer and poet (1916–2000).
Born December 17th, 1916 in Lincoln.
Died April 28th, 2000 at 83 years old in London.
Sudono Salim
Indonesian businessman (1916–2012).
Born July 16th, 1916 in Fuqing.
Died June 11th, 2012 at 95 years old in Singapore.
Jean Parker
American actress (1915–2005).
Born August 11th, 1916 in Deer Lodge. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2005 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Herb Caen
American newspaper columnist.
Born April 3rd, 1916 in Sacramento.
Died February 1st, 1997 at 80 years old in San Francisco (lung cancer). [ref]
Lindy Boggs
American politician (1916-2013).
Born March 13th, 1916 in New Roads.
Died July 27th, 2013 at 97 years old in Chevy Chase.
Paul Keres
Estonian chess player and sportsperson (1916–1975).
Born January 7th, 1916 in Narva.
Died June 5th, 1975 at 59 years old in Helsinki (myocardial infarction).
Slim Gaillard
American musician (1916–1991).
Born January 4th, 1916 in Detroit.
Died February 26th, 1991 at 75 years old in London.
Camilo José Cela
Spanish writer (1916–2002).
Born May 11th, 1916 in Iria Flavia.
Died January 17th, 2002 at 85 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease).
Prince Karl Franz of Prussia
Prussian royal (1916–1975).
Born December 15th, 1916 in City Palace.
Died January 23rd, 1975 at 58 years old in Arica.
Natalia Ginzburg
Italian writer (1916–1991).
Born July 14th, 1916 in Palermo.
Died October 7th, 1991 at 75 years old in Rome.
John Kundla
American basketball player and coach (1916-2017).
Born July 3rd, 1916 in Star Junction. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2017 at 101 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Budd Boetticher
American film director (1916-2001).
Born July 29th, 1916 in Chicago.
Died November 29th, 2001 at 85 years old in Ramona.
Chiang Fang-liang
Former first lady of taiwan (1916-2004).
Died December 15th, 2004 at 88 years old in Taipei Veterans General Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
Prime minister and president of mongolia (1916-1991).
Born September 17th, 1916 in Uvs Province. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1991 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alberto Ginastera
Argentine composer (1916-1983).
Born April 11th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 25th, 1983 at 67 years old in Geneva.
Margaret Hayes
American actress (1916-1977).
Born December 5th, 1916 in Baltimore.
Died January 26th, 1977 at 60 years old in Miami Beach (cancer, hepatitis, liver cancer).
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