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July 16th
155 Notable deaths
James Francis McIntyre
Catholic cardinal.
Born June 25th, 1886 in Manhattan.
Died July 16th, 1979 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Alfred Raoul
Congolese politician (1938-1999).
Born December 15th, 1938 in Pointe-Noire.
Died July 16th, 1999 at 60 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Antonín Holý
Czech scientist.
Born September 1st, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2012 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Queen Charlotte of Württemberg
Queen consort of württemberg.
Born October 10th, 1864 in Ratibořice.
Died July 16th, 1946 at 81 years old in Bebenhausen.
Dmitri Prigov
Russian artist and writer.
Born November 5th, 1940 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2007 at 66 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Camillo Felgen
Luxembourgian singer, lyricist, disc jockey, and television presenter.
Born November 17th, 1920 in Tétange.
Died July 16th, 2005 at 84 years old in Esch-sur-Alzette.
André Martinet
French linguist (1908-1999).
Born April 12th, 1908 in Saint-Alban-des-Villards. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1999 at 91 years old in Châtenay-Malabry. [ref]
Meindert DeJong
American children's writer.
Born March 4th, 1906 in Wierum.
Died July 16th, 1991 at 85 years old in Michigan.
Henri Frankfort
Dutch near eastern archaeologist and egyptologist (1897-1954).
Born February 24th, 1897 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1954 at 57 years old in London. [ref]
Valentin Pikul
Russian writer (1928-1990).
Born July 13th, 1928 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1990 at 62 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 155
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou