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March 16th
153 Notable deaths
June Collyer
American film actress (1906–1968).
Born August 19th, 1906 in New York City.
Died March 16th, 1968 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Gary Bettenhausen
American racing driver.
Born November 18th, 1941 in Tinley Park.
Died March 16th, 2014 at 72 years old in Monrovia.
John James Rickard Macleod
Nobel prize-winning scottish physician and physiologist; co-discoverer of insulin.
Born September 6th, 1876 in Clunie.
Died March 16th, 1935 at 58 years old in Aberdeen.
Roger Sessions
American composer, critic, and teacher of music (1896-1985).
Born December 28th, 1896 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1985 at 88 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Anura Bandaranaike
Sri lankan politician (1949–2008).
Born February 15th, 1949 in Colombo.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 59 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Ralph Erskine
Swedish architect.
Born February 24th, 1914 in Mill Hill. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2005 at 91 years old in Drottningholm. [ref]
Derek Barton
English organic chemist.
Born September 8th, 1918 in Gravesend. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1998 at 79 years old in College Station. [ref]
Ola Brunkert
Swedish musician (1946-2008).
Born September 15th, 1946 in Örebro. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2008 at 61 years old in Artà (fall). [ref]
Mitch Leigh
American composer.
Born January 30th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died March 16th, 2014 at 86 years old in Manhattan.
Chen Geng
Chinese general (1903-1961).
Born February 27th, 1903 in Xiangxiang.
Died March 16th, 1961 at 58 years old in Shanghai.
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