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May 16th
139 Notable deaths
Vladimir Ghika
Romanian diplomat and writer.
Born December 25th, 1873 in Constantinople. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1954 at 80 years old in Jilava Bucharest prison (blunt trauma).
Sammy Brooks
Actor (1891-1951).
Born July 10th, 1891 in New York City.
Died May 16th, 1951 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.
Rildo da Costa Menezes
Brazilian footballer.
Born January 23rd, 1942 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 16th, 2021 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Andrzej Szczypiorski
Polish writer (1928-2000).
Born February 3rd, 1928 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2000 at 72 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Luigi Bartolini
Italian painter, writer, poet (1892-1963).
Born November 8th, 1892 in Cupramontana. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1963 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lino Toffolo
Italian actor, singer-songwriter and comedian.
Born December 31st, 1934 in Murano.
Died May 16th, 2016 at 81 years old in Murano (myocardial infarction).
Huguette Dreyfus
French harpsichordist.
Born November 30th, 1928 in Mulhouse.
Died May 16th, 2016 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Eloísa Mafalda
Brazilian actress.
Born September 18th, 1924 in Jundiaí.
Died May 16th, 2018 at 93 years old in Petrópolis (respiratory failure). [ref]
Gohar Gasparyan
Armenian opera singer (1924-2007).
Born December 14th, 1924 in Cairo.
Died May 16th, 2007 at 82 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Khattiya Sawasdipol
Thai general (1951-2010).
Born June 2nd, 1951 in Photharam.
Died May 16th, 2010 at 58 years old in Thailand.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius