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In the year 1916
560 Notable birthdays
Richard Proenneke
American naturalist.
Born May 4th, 1916 in Lee County.
Died May 20th, 2003 at 87 years old in Hemet (cerebral hemorrhage).
Deendayal Upadhyaya
Rss thinker and co-founder of the political party bharatiya jana sangh.
Born September 25th, 1916 in Mathura district.
Died February 11th, 1968 at 51 years old in Mughalsarai.
Maria Altmann
Filed successful lawsuit against government of austria for return of family artwork plundered by the nazis.
Born February 18th, 1916 in Vienna.
Died February 7th, 2011 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Jane Jacobs
American–canadian journalist, author on urbanism and activist (1916-2006).
Born May 4th, 1916 in Scranton. [ref]
Died April 25th, 2006 at 89 years old in Toronto (stroke). [ref]
Virginia Hill
American woman who was a chicago outfit courier (1916-1966).
Born August 26th, 1916 in Lipscomb.
Died March 24th, 1966 at 49 years old in Koppl.
Hal Smith
American actor (1916-1994).
Born August 24th, 1916 in Petoskey.
Died January 28th, 1994 at 77 years old in Santa Monica, Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Michael Gough
English actor (1916-2011).
Born November 23rd, 1916 in Kuala Lumpur. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2011 at 94 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
German world war ii stuka pilot and neo-nazi activist (1916-1982).
Born July 2nd, 1916 in Grzędy, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died December 18th, 1982 at 66 years old in Rosenheim (stroke).
Shelby Foote
American novelist, historian (1916-2005).
Born November 17th, 1916 in Greenville. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2005 at 88 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gough Whitlam
Australian politician, 21st prime minister of australia (1916-2014).
Born July 11th, 1916 in Melbourne.
Died October 21st, 2014 at 98 years old in Sydney.
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