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In the year 1916
697 Notable birthdays
Yevgeny Khaldei
Soviet photographer (1917–1997).
Born March 23rd, 1916 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1997 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Lionel Newman
American composer, pianist and conductor (1916-1989).
Born January 4th, 1916 in New Haven.
Died February 3rd, 1989 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Spark Matsunaga
American politician (1916–1990).
Born October 8th, 1916 in Kauai County.
Died April 15th, 1990 at 73 years old in Toronto (prostate cancer).
Benjamin A. Smith II
American politician and senator from massachusetts.
Born March 26th, 1916 in Gloucester.
Died September 26th, 1991 at 75 years old in Gloucester.
Alfred Ryder
American actor (1916–1995).
Born January 5th, 1916 in New York City.
Died April 16th, 1995 at 79 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease).
Esther Victoria Abraham
Winner of the miss india contest, actress, film producer and film distributor (1916–2006).
Born December 30th, 1916 in Kolkata.
Died August 6th, 2006 at 89 years old in Mumbai.
Peter Weiss
Swedish-german playwright and author (1916–1982).
Born November 8th, 1916 in Babelsberg, Nowawes. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1982 at 65 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter Weiss
Swedish-german playwright and author (1916-1982).
Born November 8th, 1916 in Nowawes. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1982 at 65 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Morris West
Australian writer (1916-1999).
Born April 26th, 1916 in St Kilda.
Died October 9th, 1999 at 83 years old in Sydney.
Rousas John Rushdoony
American theologian (1916–2001).
Born April 25th, 1916 in New York City.
Died February 8th, 2001 at 84 years old in Vallecito.
Elizabeth Hardwick
American writer and literary critic (1916–2007).
Born July 27th, 1916 in Lexington. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2007 at 91 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Pakistani writer (1916–2006).
Born November 20th, 1916 in Angah.
Died July 10th, 2006 at 89 years old in Lahore (asthma).
Abibatu Mogaji
Business magnate.
Born October 16th, 1916 in Lagos State.
Died June 15th, 2013 at 96 years old in Ikeja.
Robert H. Dicke
American astronomer (1916–1997).
Born May 6th, 1916 in St. Louis.
Died March 4th, 1997 at 80 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Frederick C. Weyand
American general (1916–2010).
Born September 15th, 1916 in Arbuckle.
Died February 10th, 2010 at 93 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Richard K. Guy
British mathematician (1916-2020).
Born September 30th, 1916 in Nuneaton.
Died March 9th, 2020 at 103 years old in Calgary. [ref]
Eugene Jackson
American actor (1916-2001).
Born December 25th, 1916 in Buffalo.
Died October 26th, 2001 at 84 years old in Compton (myocardial infarction).
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
President of djibouti (1916-2006).
Born October 15th, 1916 in Lughaya District. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2006 at 90 years old in Djibouti. [ref]
Halil İnalcık
Turkish historian (1916–2016).
Born May 26th, 1916 in Istanbul.
Died July 25th, 2016 at 100 years old in Ankara (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Jadu Nath Singh
Recipient of param vir chakra (1916-1948).
Born November 21st, 1916 in Khajuri, Dildarnagar.
Died February 6th, 1948 at 31 years old in Nowshera.
Mohan Lal Sukhadia
Indian politician (1916–1982).
Born July 31st, 1916 in Jhalawar.
Died February 2nd, 1982 at 65 years old in Bikaner.
Daniel Santos
Puerto rican singer, songwriter (1916–1992).
Born February 5th, 1916 in Santurce.
Died November 27th, 1992 at 76 years old in Ocala (myocardial infarction).
Lawrence Halprin
American landscape architect (1916–2009).
Born July 1st, 1916 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died October 25th, 2009 at 93 years old in New York City, Kentfield. [ref]
Dino Risi
Italian film director (1916-2008).
Born December 23rd, 1916 in Milan.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 91 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Peter Geach
British philosopher (1916–2013).
Born March 29th, 1916 in London.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
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