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July 16th
177 Notable deaths
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
American publicist and socialite (1966–1999).
Born January 7th, 1966 in White Plains.
Died July 16th, 1999 at 33 years old in Martha's Vineyard (aircraft crash).
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).
John P. Marquand
American writer (1893–1960).
Born November 10th, 1893 in Wilmington.
Died July 16th, 1960 at 66 years old in Newburyport.
Jack Goody
British anthropologist.
Born July 27th, 1919 in Hammersmith.
Died July 16th, 2015 at 95 years old in Cambridge.
Charles Robberts Swart
South african politician (1894–1982).
Born December 5th, 1894 in Winburg.
Died July 16th, 1982 at 87 years old in Bloemfontein.
Patsy Ruth Miller
American actress (1904-1995).
Born January 17th, 1904 in St. Louis.
Died July 16th, 1995 at 91 years old in Palm Desert (myocardial infarction).
Edward Chamberlin
American economist.
Born May 18th, 1899 in Washington.
Died July 16th, 1967 at 68 years old in Cambridge.
Rauf Orbay
Prime minister of turkey (1881-1964).
Born July 27th, 1881 in Constantinople.
Died July 16th, 1964 at 82 years old in Istanbul.
Alfred Deller
Countertenor singer.
Born May 31st, 1912 in Margate. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1979 at 67 years old in Bologna. [ref]
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).
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