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July 16th
161 Notable deaths
Lucien Leduc
French footballer (1918-2004).
Born December 30th, 1918 in Le Portel.
Died July 16th, 2004 at 85 years old in Annecy. [ref]
Howard Estabrook
Actor, director, producer, screenwriter (1884-1978).
Born July 11th, 1884 in Detroit. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1978 at 94 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer). [ref]
Eugen Lovinescu
Romanian writer and academic.
Born October 31st, 1881 in Fălticeni. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1943 at 61 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Irène Schweizer
Swiss jazz pianist (1941–2024).
Born June 2nd, 1941 in Schaffhausen.
Died July 16th, 2024 at 83 years old in Zürich. [ref]
William H. Reynolds
American film editor (1910-1997).
Born June 14th, 1910 in Elmira.
Died July 16th, 1997 at 87 years old in California.
Tatyana Pelttser
Soviet and russian actress.
Born June 6th, 1904 in Moscow.
Died July 16th, 1992 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri
Spanish chemist, educator (1916-1975).
Born December 12th, 1916 in Madrid.
Died July 16th, 1975 at 58 years old in Pamplona (respiratory disease).
Juan Luis Sanfuentes
Chilean politician and president (1858-1930).
Born December 27th, 1858 in Santiago. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1930 at 71 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Teresa Feoderovna Ries
Russian-born austrian artist.
Born January 31st, 1877 in Moscow, Budapest. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1956 at 79 years old in Lugano. [ref]
Rosa María Britton
Panamanian obstetrician gynecologist and writer.
Born July 28th, 1936 in Chimán.
Died July 16th, 2019 at 82 years old in Panama City.
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