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In the year 1916
621 Notable birthdays
Lynne Carver
American actress (1916-1955).
Born September 13th, 1916 in Birmingham.
Died August 12th, 1955 at 38 years old in New York City (cancer).
Charles F. Hockett
1916-2000 linguist and anthropologist.
Born January 17th, 1916 in Columbus.
Died November 3rd, 2000 at 84 years old in Ithaca.
Hubert Maga
First president of benin (1916-2000).
Born August 10th, 1916 in Parakou.
Died May 8th, 2000 at 83 years old in Cotonou.
Wan Li
Former chairman of the standing committee of the national people's congress (1916-2015).
Born December 1st, 1916 in Dongping County. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2015 at 98 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Pierre Messmer
83rd prime minister of france (1916-2007).
Born March 20th, 1916 in Vincennes.
Died August 29th, 2007 at 91 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
German political scientist (1916–2010).
Born December 19th, 1916 in Berlin.
Died March 25th, 2010 at 93 years old in Allensbach. [ref]
Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana
President of upper volta and burkina faso (1916-2005).
Born January 31st, 1916 in Dianra.
Died May 26th, 2005 at 89 years old in Ouagadougou.
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer (1916–2006).
Born January 12th, 1916 in Muskogee.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 90 years old in Kansas City. [ref]
Sune Bergström
Swedish biochemist (1916–2004).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2004 at 88 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Ernst Wilimowski
Polish footballer (1916-1997).
Born June 23rd, 1916 in Katowice.
Died August 30th, 1997 at 81 years old in Karlsruhe.
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