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July 16th
166 Notable deaths
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]
Jo Stafford
American singer (1917–2008).
Born November 12th, 1917 in Coalinga.
Died July 16th, 2008 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Karl Albrecht
German entrepreneur.
Born February 20th, 1920 in Essen.
Died July 16th, 2014 at 94 years old in Essen.
Bob Orton
American professional wrestler (1929-2006).
Born July 21st, 1929 in Kansas City.
Died July 16th, 2006 at 76 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kitty Wells
American country music singer (1919-2012).
Born August 30th, 1919 in Nashville.
Died July 16th, 2012 at 92 years old in Madison (stroke).
Heinrich Böll
German author, novelist, and short story writer.
Born December 21st, 1917 in Cologne. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1985 at 67 years old in Langenbroich. [ref]
Stephen Spender
English poet and man of letters.
Born February 28th, 1909 in Kensington. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1995 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Phyllis Somerville
American stage, film and television actress (1943–2020).
Born December 12th, 1943 in Iowa City.
Died July 16th, 2020 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe