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January 16th
194 Notable deaths
Ali Moustafa Mosharafa
Egyptian physicist (1898-1950).
Born July 11th, 1898 in Damietta.
Died January 16th, 1950 at 51 years old in Cairo (heart failure).
Gene Harris
American pianist.
Born September 1st, 1933 in Benton Harbor. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2000 at 66 years old in Boise. [ref]
Vernon Duke
American composer (1903-1969).
Born October 10th, 1903 in Parafjanava.
Died January 16th, 1969 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Marcia Davenport
American author and music critic.
Born June 9th, 1903 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1996 at 92 years old in Monterey. [ref]
Yao Beina
Chinese female singer.
Born September 26th, 1981 in Wuhan.
Died January 16th, 2015 at 33 years old in Shenzhen (breast cancer).
Ike Quebec
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1918-1963).
Born August 17th, 1918 in Newark. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1963 at 44 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Oskar Barnack
German optical engineer (1879–1936).
Born November 1st, 1879 in Lynow.
Died January 16th, 1936 at 56 years old in Bad Nauheim (pneumonia).
Gustav Leonhardt
Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor.
Born May 30th, 1928 in 's-Graveland. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2012 at 83 years old in Amsterdam (cancer). [ref]
Jovan Cvijić
Serbian scientist (1865–1927).
Born October 12th, 1865 in Loznica.
Died January 16th, 1927 at 61 years old in Belgrade.
Modest Tchaikovsky
Russian writer.
Born May 13th, 1850 in Alapayevsk. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1916 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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