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May 16th
140 Notable deaths
José Asunción Flores
Paraguayan composer.
Born August 27th, 1904 in Asunción.
Died May 16th, 1972 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires (Chagas disease).
Bogdan Śliwa
Polish chess player (1922-2003).
Born February 4th, 1922 in Kraków.
Died May 16th, 2003 at 81 years old in Kraków.
Walter Oliver
New zealand naturalist, ornithologist, malacologist and museum curator (1883–1957).
Born September 7th, 1883 in Launceston.
Died May 16th, 1957 at 73 years old in Wellington.
François Bréda
Hungarian academic (1956-2018).
Born February 20th, 1956 in Deva.
Died May 16th, 2018 at 62 years old in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Mela Muter
Polish painter (1876-1967).
Born April 26th, 1876 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1967 at 91 years old in Paris. [ref]
Edouard Zeckendorf
Mathematician, military officer, physician.
Died May 16th, 1983 at 82 years old in Liège.
Ralf Törngren
Prime minister of finland (1899-1961).
Born March 1st, 1899 in Oulu. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1961 at 62 years old in Turku.
Maria Orska
German actress (1893-1930).
Born March 16th, 1896 in Mykolaiv.
Died May 16th, 1930 at 34 years old in Vienna (intoxication).
Red Amick
Racecar driver.
Born January 19th, 1929 in Kansas City.
Died May 16th, 1995 at 66 years old in Crystal River.
Walter Kollmann
Austrian footballer (1932-2017).
Born June 17th, 1932 in Austria.
Died May 16th, 2017 at 84 years old [ref]
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