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June 16th
160 Notable deaths
Sydney Chapman
British mathematician and geophysicist (1888–1970).
Born January 29th, 1888 in Eccles. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1970 at 82 years old in Boulder. [ref]
Daniel Kleppner
American physicist (1932–2025).
Born December 16th, 1932 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2025 at 92 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Ellaline Terriss
English actress, singer (1871-1971).
Born April 13th, 1871 in Stanley. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1971 at 100 years old in London, Hampstead (disease).
Bill Dixon
American composer and educator (1925–2010).
Born October 5th, 1925 in Nantucket.
Died June 16th, 2010 at 84 years old in Bennington. [ref]
Ottmar Walter
German footballer (1924-2013).
Born March 6th, 1924 in Kaiserslautern.
Died June 16th, 2013 at 89 years old in Kaiserslautern (Alzheimer's disease).
Nereu Ramos
President of brazil (1888-1958).
Born September 3rd, 1888 in Lages.
Died June 16th, 1958 at 69 years old in São José dos Pinhais (aviation accident).
Vítězslava Kaprálová
Czech conductor and composer (1915-1940).
Born January 24th, 1915 in Brno. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1940 at 25 years old in Montpellier (unknown). [ref]
Frederik van Eeden
Dutch writer and psychiatrist.
Born April 3rd, 1860 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1932 at 72 years old in Bussum. [ref]
Lawrence Stone
English historian (1919-1999).
Born December 4th, 1919 in Epsom.
Died June 16th, 1999 at 79 years old in London (Parkinson's disease).
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