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July 16th
161 Notable deaths
André Martinet
French linguist (1908-1999).
Born April 12th, 1908 in Saint-Alban-des-Villards. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1999 at 91 years old in Châtenay-Malabry. [ref]
Meindert DeJong
American children's writer.
Born March 4th, 1906 in Wierum.
Died July 16th, 1991 at 85 years old in Michigan.
Henri Frankfort
Dutch near eastern archaeologist and egyptologist (1897-1954).
Born February 24th, 1897 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1954 at 57 years old in London. [ref]
Valentin Pikul
Russian writer (1928-1990).
Born July 13th, 1928 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1990 at 62 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herbert W. Franke
Austrian scientist and writer.
Born May 14th, 1927 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2022 at 95 years old in Egling. [ref]
Todd Bennett
British athlete (1962-2013).
Born July 6th, 1962 in Southampton.
Died July 16th, 2013 at 51 years old in Southampton (cancer). [ref]
Haim-Moshe Shapira
Israeli politician.
Born March 26th, 1902 in Hrodna.
Died July 16th, 1970 at 68 years old in Jerusalem.
Julio Abbadie
Uruguayan footballer (1930-2014).
Born September 7th, 1930 in San Ramón. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2014 at 83 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Jean Lacouture
French journalist, historian and author (1921–2015).
Born June 9th, 1921 in Bordeaux.
Died July 16th, 2015 at 94 years old in Roussillon.
Bertalan Bicskei
Hungarian association football player and association football coach (1944-2011).
Born September 17th, 1944 in Budapest.
Died July 16th, 2011 at 66 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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