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May 16th
133 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Igor Grabar
Russian post-impressionist painter, publisher, restorer and historian of art (1871-1960).
Born March 25th, 1871 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1960 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
James Ewing
American pathologist.
Born December 25th, 1866 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 16th, 1943 at 76 years old in New York City (cancer).
Goffredo Alessandrini
Italian filmwriter and film director.
Born September 9th, 1904 in Cairo.
Died May 16th, 1978 at 73 years old in Rome.
Alice Kober
American classical scholar (1906-1950).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1950 at 43 years old in Brooklyn (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 133
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