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July 16th
177 Notable deaths
Charles Sweeney
United states general.
Born December 27th, 1919 in Lowell. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2004 at 84 years old in Boston. [ref]
Julian Schwinger
American theoretical physicist (1918–1994).
Born February 12th, 1918 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 1994 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
Samuel Insull
American businessman (1859–1938).
Born November 11th, 1859 in London.
Died July 16th, 1938 at 78 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Mahbub ul Haq
Pakistani economist (1934-1998).
Born February 22nd, 1934 in Gurdaspur. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1998 at 64 years old in New York City.
Robert Motherwell
American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker (1915–1991).
Born January 24th, 1915 in Aberdeen.
Died July 16th, 1991 at 76 years old in Provincetown.
Harry Frankfurt
American philosopher (1929–2023).
Born May 29th, 1929 in Langhorne.
Died July 16th, 2023 at 94 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
Danish Siddiqui
Indian photojournalist (1983-2021).
Born May 19th, 1983 in New Delhi. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2021 at 38 years old in Spin Boldak. [ref]
Akira Miyawaki
Japanese botanist (1928–2021).
Born January 29th, 1928 in Takahashi.
Died July 16th, 2021 at 93 years old (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Patrick Dewaere
French actor (1947-1982).
Born January 26th, 1947 in Saint-Brieuc.
Died July 16th, 1982 at 35 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).
Miguel Muñoz
Spanish association football player and manager (1922–1990).
Born January 19th, 1922 in Madrid.
Died July 16th, 1990 at 68 years old in Madrid.
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