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In the year 1916

623 Notable birthdays

Tinus Osendarp

Dutch sprint runner.

Born May 21st, 1916 in Delft.

Died June 20th, 2002 at 86 years old in Heerlen.

Torsten Hägerstrand

Swedish geographer, inventor of time geography (1916–2004).

Born October 11th, 1916 in Alvesta Municipality.

Died May 3rd, 2004 at 87 years old in Lund.

Chia-Chiao Lin

Chinese-american applied mathematician (1916-2013).

Born July 7th, 1916 in Beijing.

Died January 13th, 2013 at 96 years old in Beijing (heart failure).

Ri Jong-ok

North korean politician (1916-1999).

Born January 10th, 1916 in Kimchaek.

Died September 23rd, 1999 at 83 years old in Pyongyang.

Nikola Ljubičić

Yugoslav general (1916-2005).

Born April 4th, 1916 in Karan.

Died April 13th, 2005 at 89 years old in Belgrade.

Roger Apéry

Greek-french mathematician.

Born November 14th, 1916 in Rouen.

Died December 18th, 1994 at 78 years old in Caen (Parkinson's disease).

Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield

British politician (1916-2007).

Born September 28th, 1916 in Horsham.

Died January 8th, 2007 at 90 years old in Oxford.

Richard Dorson

American folklorist (1916–1981).

Born March 12th, 1916 in New York City.

Died September 11th, 1981 at 65 years old in Bloomington.

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916–2017).

Born January 19th, 1916 in Whittier. [ref]

Died April 9th, 2017 at 101 years old in Santa Cruz. [ref]

Yvon Petra

French tennis player (1916–1984).

Born March 8th, 1916 in Cholon. [ref]

Died September 12th, 1984 at 68 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]

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