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July 16th
227 Notable deaths
Rauf Orbay
Prime minister of turkey (1881–1964).
Born July 27th, 1881 in Constantinople.
Died July 16th, 1964 at 82 years old in Istanbul.
Stanley Blystone
Actor (1894-1956).
Born August 1st, 1894 in Eau Claire.
Died July 16th, 1956 at 61 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Deller
Countertenor singer (1912–1979).
Born May 31st, 1912 in Margate.
Died July 16th, 1979 at 67 years old in Bologna.
John Ostrom
American paleontologist (1928-2005).
Born February 18th, 1928 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 2005 at 77 years old in Litchfield (Alzheimer's disease).
Edmond de Goncourt
French writer and critic (1822–1896).
Died July 16th, 1896 at 74 years old in Maison d'Alphonse Daudet.
Brian Hall
Scottish association football player (1946–2015).
Born November 22nd, 1946 in Glasgow.
Died July 16th, 2015 at 68 years old in Preston (leukemia). [ref]
Vecihi Hürkuş
Turkish aviator (1896–1969).
Born January 6th, 1896 in Istanbul.
Died July 16th, 1969 at 73 years old in Gülhane Training and Research Hospital.
Louis Couperus
Dutch novelist and poet (1863–1923).
Born June 10th, 1863 in Mauritskade 43.
Died July 16th, 1923 at 60 years old in Rheden (sepsis).
Gary Karr
American musician (1941–2025).
Born November 20th, 1941 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2025 at 83 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Alan Crosland
American actor and film director (1894-1936).
Born August 10th, 1894 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 1936 at 41 years old in Hollywood (traffic collision). [ref]
David Lindsay
Scottish author (1876–1945).
Born March 3rd, 1876 in Lewisham.
Died July 16th, 1945 at 69 years old in Hove.
Victor Horsley
British physiologist and surgeon 1857–1916.
Born April 14th, 1857 in Kensington.
Died July 16th, 1916 at 59 years old in Amarah (hyperthermia).
Gussy Holl
German actress (1888–1966).
Born February 22nd, 1888 in Frankfurt.
Died July 16th, 1966 at 78 years old in Salzburg.
Pyotr Leshchenko
Russian singer (1898–1954).
Born June 14th, 1898 in Isaieve.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 56 years old in Târgu Ocna (ulcer).
Ray Strachey
British feminist activist and writer (1887-1940).
Born June 4th, 1887 in Westminster.
Died July 16th, 1940 at 53 years old in London, Royal Free Hospital.
Samson Raphaelson
American writer (1894–1983).
Born March 30th, 1896 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 1983 at 87 years old in New York City.
Henri Le Sidaner
French painter (1862-1939).
Born August 7th, 1862 in Port Louis. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1939 at 76 years old in Paris.
Charles de Lorencez
French general (1814-1892).
Died July 16th, 1892 at 78 years old in Laàs Castle.
Herbert L. Anderson
American physicist (1914-1988).
Born May 24th, 1914 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 1988 at 74 years old in Los Alamos (berylliosis).
Malcolm Chace
Us tennis player (1875–1955).
Born March 12th, 1875 in Valley Falls.
Died July 16th, 1955 at 80 years old in Yarmouth.
Serge Chaloff
American musician (1923-1957).
Born November 24th, 1923 in Boston.
Died July 16th, 1957 at 33 years old in Boston (spinal cord neoplasm).
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov
Russian symbolist poet, playwright, theatre theorist, translator (1866–1949).
Born February 28th, 1866 in Moscow.
Died July 16th, 1949 at 83 years old in Rome.
Dmitry Pisarev
Russian journalist (1840–1868).
Born October 14th, 1840 in Znamenskoe.
Died July 16th, 1868 at 27 years old in Jūrmala (drowning).
James Francis McIntyre
Catholic cardinal (1886–1979).
Born June 25th, 1886 in Manhattan.
Died July 16th, 1979 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
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