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June 16th
144 Notable deaths
Eugen Schauman
Finnish nationalist, assassin of nikolai bobrikov (1875-1904).
Born May 10th, 1875 in Kharkiv.
Died June 16th, 1904 at 29 years old in Helsinki (ballistic trauma).
Georg Henrik von Wright
Finland swedish philosopher, professor and member of the academy of finland.
Born June 14th, 1916 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2003 at 87 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Bronisław Huberman
Polish musician.
Born December 19th, 1882 in Częstochowa. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1947 at 64 years old in Corsier-sur-Vevey. [ref]
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist (1923-2009).
Born November 12th, 1923 in Boston. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2009 at 85 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Elsa Triolet
French writer.
Born September 12th, 1896 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1970 at 73 years old in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines (myocardial infarction). [ref]
José Pablo Moncayo García
Mexican pianist, percussionist, music teacher, composer and conductor (1912-1958).
Born June 29th, 1912 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1958 at 45 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Maureen Forrester
Canadian operatic contralto (1930-2010).
Born July 25th, 1930 in Montreal. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2010 at 79 years old in Toronto (dementia). [ref]
John Turton Randall
British physicist (1905-1984).
Born March 23rd, 1905 in Newton-le-Willows.
Died June 16th, 1984 at 79 years old in Edinburgh.
Sydney Chapman
British mathematician and geophysicist.
Born January 29th, 1888 in Manchester.
Died June 16th, 1970 at 82 years old in Boulder.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 144
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling