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July 16th
161 Notable deaths
Herbert L. Anderson
American physicist (1914-1988).
Born May 24th, 1914 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 1988 at 74 years old in Los Alamos (berylliosis).
Malcolm Chace
Us tennis player.
Born March 12th, 1875 in Valley Falls.
Died July 16th, 1955 at 80 years old in Yarmouth.
Samson Raphaelson
American screenwriter.
Born March 30th, 1896 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 1983 at 87 years old in New York City.
Serge Chaloff
American musician (1923-1957).
Born November 24th, 1923 in Boston.
Died July 16th, 1957 at 33 years old in Boston (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
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.
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