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May 16th
139 Notable deaths
Josef Abrhám
Czech actor.
Born December 14th, 1939 in Zlín. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2022 at 82 years old in Mělník. [ref]
Cheikha Rimitti
Algerian female raï singer(8 may 1923- 15 may 2006).
Born May 8th, 1923 in Tessala. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2006 at 83 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Giuseppe De Santis
Italian film director (1917-1997).
Born February 11th, 1917 in Fondi.
Died May 16th, 1997 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
William Steinberg
American conductor (1899-1978).
Born August 1st, 1899 in Cologne. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1978 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
George Polk
American journalist.
Born October 17th, 1913 in Fort Worth.
Died May 16th, 1948 at 34 years old in Thessaloniki.
Albert Londres
French journalist and writer (1884-1932).
Born November 1st, 1884 in Vichy. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1932 at 47 years old in Gulf of Aden (traffic collision). [ref]
Emmanuel Kundé
Cameroonian footballer.
Born July 15th, 1956 in Yaoundé.
Died May 16th, 2025 at 68 years old in Emombo. [ref]
Harold Murray
British chess historian (1868–1955).
Born June 24th, 1868 in London.
Died May 16th, 1955 at 86 years old in London.
Lucian Pintilie
Romanian filmmaker (1933-2018).
Born November 9th, 1933 in Tarutyne.
Died May 16th, 2018 at 84 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Alfred Hoche
German psychiatrist (1865-1943).
Born August 1st, 1865 in Wildenhain. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1943 at 77 years old in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 139
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde