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In the year 1916
560 Notable birthdays
Walter Cronkite
American broadcast journalist (1916-2009).
Born November 4th, 1916 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2009 at 92 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Dinah Shore
American singer and actress (1916-1994).
Born February 29th, 1916 in Franklin County.
Died February 24th, 1994 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (ovarian cancer).
Claude Shannon
American mathematician and information theorist (1916-2001).
Born April 30th, 1916 in Petoskey. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2001 at 84 years old in Medford (Alzheimer's disease).
James B. Donovan
American diplomat and politician.
Born February 26th, 1916 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1970 at 53 years old in Brooklyn (infarction).
Ken Curtis
American actor and singer (1916–1991).
Born July 2nd, 1916 in Lamar. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1991 at 74 years old in Fresno.
John Basilone
American medal of honor recipient.
Born November 4th, 1916 in Buffalo.
Died February 19th, 1945 at 28 years old in Iwo Jima.
Shirley Jackson
Novelist, short story writer.
Born December 14th, 1916 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1965 at 48 years old in North Bennington (heart failure). [ref]
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Soviet sniper.
Born July 12th, 1916 in Bila Tserkva.
Died October 27th, 1974 at 58 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Betty Grable
American model, actor, singer and dancer (1916-1973).
Born December 18th, 1916 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1973 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
François Mitterrand
21st president of the french republic from 1981 to 1995.
Born October 26th, 1916 in Jarnac. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1996 at 79 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (prostate cancer). [ref]
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