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May 16th
139 Notable deaths
Robert Florey
French-born american director (1900-1979).
Born September 14th, 1900 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1979 at 78 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Panait Istrati
Romanian writer.
Born August 10th, 1884 in Brăila.
Died May 16th, 1935 at 50 years old in Bucharest (tuberculosis). [ref]
Marin Preda
Romanian writer.
Born August 5th, 1922 in Siliștea Gumești. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1980 at 57 years old in Mogoșoaia (asphyxia). [ref]
Julio Anguita
Spanish communist politician (1941-2020).
Born November 21st, 1941 in Fuengirola.
Died May 16th, 2020 at 78 years old in Córdoba (cardiac arrest). [ref]
José Calvo
Actor (1916-1980).
Born March 3rd, 1916 in Madrid.
Died May 16th, 1980 at 64 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Jan Terlouw
Dutch politician, physicist and author.
Born November 15th, 1931 in Kamperveen.
Died May 16th, 2025 at 93 years old in Twello. [ref]
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
Japanese general.
Born December 3rd, 1892 in Kōchi Prefecture.
Died May 16th, 1961 at 68 years old in Japan.
Nicolae Rădescu
Prime minister of romania (1874-1953).
Born March 30th, 1874 in Călimănești, Păușești-Otăsău.
Died May 16th, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City.
Clemens Krauss
Austrian conductor.
Born March 31st, 1893 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1954 at 61 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Karol Adamiecki
Polish engineer.
Born March 18th, 1866 in Dąbrowa Górnicza. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1933 at 67 years old in Warsaw.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 139
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