July 16th
161 Notable deaths
Philip J. Corso
Us army officer (1915-1998).
Born May 22nd, 1915 in Sandusky.
Died July 16th, 1998 at 83 years old in Jupiter.
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.
George Busbee
American politician (1927-2004).
Born August 7th, 1927 in Vienna.
Died July 16th, 2004 at 76 years old in Savannah (myocardial infarction).
Alcides Ghiggia
Uruguayan footballer (1926-2015).
Born December 22nd, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died July 16th, 2015 at 88 years old in Las Piedras (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Patrick Dewaere
French actor (1947-1982).
Born January 26th, 1947 in Saint-Brieuc. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1982 at 35 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (ballistic trauma). [ref]
May Sarton
American poet, novelist, and memoirist (1912-1995).
Born May 3rd, 1912 in Wondelgem. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1995 at 83 years old in York (breast cancer).
D. K. Pattammal
Indian singer.
Born March 28th, 1919 in Kanchipuram.
Died July 16th, 2009 at 90 years old in Chennai (disease). [ref]
Nicolás Guillén
Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer.
Born July 10th, 1902 in Camagüey. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1989 at 87 years old in Havana. [ref]
Beate Uhse-Rotermund
German pilot and sex shop entrepreneur (1919-2001).
Born October 25th, 1919 in Zelenogradsk, Wargenau.
Died July 16th, 2001 at 81 years old in St. Gallen.
Carol Shields
American/canadian author.
Born June 2nd, 1935 in Oak Park. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2003 at 68 years old in Victoria (breast cancer). [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius