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July 16th
177 Notable deaths
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 coach (1944-2011).
Born September 17th, 1944 in Budapest.
Died July 16th, 2011 at 66 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Eugen Lovinescu
Romanian writer and academic (1881–1943).
Born October 31st, 1881 in Fălticeni.
Died July 16th, 1943 at 61 years old in Bucharest.
Irène Schweizer
Swiss jazz pianist (1941–2024).
Born June 2nd, 1941 in Schaffhausen.
Died July 16th, 2024 at 83 years old in Zürich. [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]
John Cocke
American computer scientist (1925-2002).
Born May 30th, 1925 in Charlotte.
Died July 16th, 2002 at 77 years old in Valhalla.
George Nathan
British international brigade volunteer (1895–1937).
Born January 20th, 1895 in Ireland.
Died July 16th, 1937 at 42 years old in Brunete.
Tatyana Pelttser
Soviet and russian actress.
Born June 6th, 1904 in Moscow.
Died July 16th, 1992 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Lucien Leduc
French association football player and manager (1918–2004).
Born December 30th, 1918 in Le Portel.
Died July 16th, 2004 at 85 years old in Annecy.
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