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July 16th
155 Notable deaths
Michel Micombero
President of burundi (1940-1983).
Born August 26th, 1940 in Commune of Rutovu.
Died July 16th, 1983 at 42 years old in Mogadishu (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Beit
German born businessman and mining magnate in south africa (1853-1906).
Born February 15th, 1853 in Hamburg.
Died July 16th, 1906 at 53 years old in Welwyn.
Yi Gu
Korean pretender (1931-2005).
Born December 29th, 1931 in Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka.
Died July 16th, 2005 at 73 years old in Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka (myocardial infarction).
Mordechai Gur
Israeli politician (1930-1995).
Born May 6th, 1930 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1995 at 65 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer).
Jack Goody
British anthropologist.
Born July 27th, 1919 in Hammersmith.
Died July 16th, 2015 at 95 years old in Cambridge.
Birger Eriksen
Norwegian army officer (1875-1958).
Born November 17th, 1875 in Moskenes.
Died July 16th, 1958 at 82 years old in Oslo.
Bernice Johnson Reagon
American singer, composer, and activist.
Born October 4th, 1942 in Dougherty County.
Died July 16th, 2024 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
John P. Marquand
American writer.
Born November 10th, 1893 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1960 at 66 years old in Newburyport.
Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov
Russian revolutionary (1874-1943).
Born August 16th, 1874 in Ulyanovsk.
Died July 16th, 1943 at 68 years old in Gorki Leninskiye.
Herms Niel
German composer.
Born April 17th, 1888 in Nielebock.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 66 years old in Lingen.
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