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July 16th
151 Notable deaths
Surekha Sikri
Indian actress (1945-2021).
Born April 19th, 1945 in New Delhi.
Died July 16th, 2021 at 76 years old in Mumbai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Albert Kesselring
German luftwaffe generalfeldmarschall during world war ii.
Born November 30th, 1885 in Marktsteft.
Died July 16th, 1960 at 74 years old in Bad Nauheim. [ref]
Herbert von Karajan
Austrian conductor.
Born April 5th, 1908 in Salzburg. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1989 at 81 years old in Anif (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jon Lord
English composer, pianist, and hammond organ player.
Born June 9th, 1941 in Leicester. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2012 at 71 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Dora Maar
French photographer and painter (1907-1997).
Born November 22nd, 1907 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1997 at 89 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
James Gammon
American actor.
Born April 20th, 1940 in Newman.
Died July 16th, 2010 at 70 years old in Costa Mesa (liver cancer). [ref]
Nate Thurmond
American basketball player.
Born July 25th, 1941 in Akron.
Died July 16th, 2016 at 74 years old in San Francisco (leukemia). [ref]
Johnny Clegg
South african musician, anthropologist and anti-apartheid icon.
Died July 16th, 2019 at 66 years old in Johannesburg (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Roberto Bolaño
Chilean author.
Born April 28th, 1953 in Santiago. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2003 at 50 years old in Barcelona (liver cancer). [ref]
Hilaire Belloc
English writer (1870-1953).
Born July 27th, 1870 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1953 at 82 years old in Guildford. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde