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May 16th
133 Notable deaths
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]
Aristarkh Belopolsky
Russian astronomer (1854-1934).
Born July 13th, 1854 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1934 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Serghei Covaliov
Canoe racer (1944-2011).
Born October 14th, 1944 in Mila 23.
Died May 16th, 2011 at 66 years old in Letea. [ref]
Hans Friedrich Gadow
German zoologist and ornithologist (1855-1928).
Born March 8th, 1855 in Stary Kraków.
Died May 16th, 1928 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Collier Cudmore
Australian politician and rower (1885-1971).
Born June 13th, 1885 in Avoca.
Died May 16th, 1971 at 85 years old in North Adelaide.
Carmen Berenguer
Chilean writer.
Born September 9th, 1946 in Santiago.
Died May 16th, 2024 at 77 years old in Santiago. [ref]
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