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In the year 1916

621 Notable birthdays

Bill Melendez

American animator, voice actor, film director and producer (1916-2008).

Born November 15th, 1916 in Hermosillo.

Died September 2nd, 2008 at 91 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]

Anton Diffring

German actor (1916–1989).

Born October 20th, 1916 in Koblenz.

Died May 20th, 1989 at 72 years old in Châteauneuf-Grasse (cancer).

Ruth Warrick

American actress and singer (1916-2005).

Born June 29th, 1916 in St. Joseph.

Died January 15th, 2005 at 88 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia).

Saburō Sakai

Japanese flying ace.

Born August 25th, 1916 in Saga.

Died September 22nd, 2000 at 84 years old in Atsugi (myocardial infarction).

Richard Hofstadter

American historian and public intellectual.

Born August 6th, 1916 in Buffalo. [ref]

Died October 24th, 1970 at 54 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]

Geoffrey Keen

English actor.

Born August 21st, 1916 in Wallingford. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 2005 at 89 years old in Northwood. [ref]

Anthony Dawson

British actor (1916-1992).

Born October 18th, 1916 in Edinburgh.

Died January 8th, 1992 at 75 years old in Sussex (cancer).

Julio César Turbay Ayala

President of colombia (1916-2005).

Born June 18th, 1916 in Bogotá. [ref]

Died September 13th, 2005 at 89 years old in Bogotá. [ref]

Mary Stewart

English novelist (1916–2014).

Born September 17th, 1916 in Sunderland. [ref]

Died May 10th, 2014 at 97 years old in Lochawe. [ref]

Pérez Prado

Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger (1917–1989).

Born December 11th, 1916 in Matanzas Province, Matanzas.

Died September 14th, 1989 at 72 years old in Mexico City (stroke).

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