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May 16th
149 Notable deaths
George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg
Duke of leuchtenberg.
Born March 12th, 1852 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 16th, 1912 at 60 years old in Paris.
Alain Cuny
French actor (1908-1994).
Born July 12th, 1908 in Saint-Malo.
Died May 16th, 1994 at 85 years old in Paris.
Oswaldo López Arellano
President of honduras (1921-2010).
Born June 30th, 1921 in Danlí.
Died May 16th, 2010 at 88 years old in Tegucigalpa (prostate cancer, stomach cancer). [ref]
Robert Florey
French-born american director (1900-1979).
Born September 14th, 1900 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 16th, 1979 at 78 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Elisha Scott
Irish footballer.
Born August 24th, 1894 in Belfast.
Died May 16th, 1959 at 64 years old in Belfast.
George Ade
American writer, newspaper columnist and playwright (1866-1944).
Born February 9th, 1866 in Kentland.
Died May 16th, 1944 at 78 years old in Kentland.
Marika Rökk
Hungarian-born actress, singer, dancer (1913–2004).
Born November 3rd, 1913 in Cairo.
Died May 16th, 2004 at 90 years old in Baden (myocardial infarction).
M. S. Narasimhan
Indian mathematician.
Born June 7th, 1932 in Tandarai.
Died May 16th, 2021 at 88 years old [ref]
Panait Istrati
Romanian writer.
Born August 10th, 1884 in Brăila.
Died May 16th, 1935 at 50 years old in Bucharest (tuberculosis). [ref]
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