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July 16th
177 Notable deaths
Giulio Rinaldi
Boxer (1935–2011).
Born February 13th, 1935 in Anzio.
Died July 16th, 2011 at 76 years old in Anzio. [ref]
Louis de Maud'huy
French general (1857-1921).
Born February 17th, 1857 in Metz.
Died July 16th, 1921 at 64 years old in Paris.
Aleksandr Kolchinsky
Ukrainian wrestler (1955-2002).
Born February 20th, 1955 in Kyiv.
Died July 16th, 2002 at 47 years old in Kyiv (heart failure).
Enrico Accatino
Italian abstract painter (1920-2007).
Born August 22nd, 1920 in Genoa.
Died July 16th, 2007 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Zheng Zhengqiu
Chinese film director (1889-1935).
Born January 25th, 1889 in Shanghai.
Died July 16th, 1935 at 46 years old in Shanghai.
Vira Vovk
Ukrainian writer, critic, and translator (1926–2022).
Born January 2nd, 1926 in Boryslav.
Died July 16th, 2022 at 96 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Manfred Wekwerth
German theatre and film director (1929–2014).
Born December 13th, 1929 in Köthen.
Died July 16th, 2014 at 84 years old in Berlin (disease).
Feg Murray
American hurdler.
Born May 15th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died July 16th, 1973 at 79 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (disease).
William Welsh
Actor (1870-1946).
Born February 9th, 1870 in Philadelphia.
Died July 16th, 1946 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Nobuyuki Aihara
Japanese gymnast (1934–2013).
Born December 16th, 1934 in Takasaki.
Died July 16th, 2013 at 78 years old in Takasaki (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 177
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