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178 Notable deaths
Tsuda Umeko
Japanese educator (1864–1929).
Born December 31st, 1864 in Minamichō.
Died August 16th, 1929 at 64 years old in Kamakura (intracranial hemorrhage).
Earl Averill
American baseball player (1902-1983).
Born May 21st, 1902 in Snohomish County.
Died August 16th, 1983 at 81 years old in Everett.
Gurdial Singh
Writer, novelist (1933–2016).
Born January 10th, 1933 in Jaitu.
Died August 16th, 2016 at 83 years old in Bathinda. [ref]
Dorival Caymmi
Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914-2008).
Born April 30th, 1914 in Salvador. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2008 at 94 years old in Rio de Janeiro (kidney cancer). [ref]
Abune Paulos
Patriarch of ethiopia (1935-2012).
Born November 3rd, 1935 in Adwa.
Died August 16th, 2012 at 76 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Eva-Maria Hagen
German actress and singer (1934–2022).
Born October 19th, 1934 in Kołczyn, Lubusz Voivodeship.
Died August 16th, 2022 at 87 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Dorothy West
American writer (1907-1998).
Born June 2nd, 1907 in Boston. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1998 at 91 years old in Boston. [ref]
Irene Sharaff
American costume designer for stage and screen (1910-1993).
Born January 23rd, 1910 in New York City.
Died August 16th, 1993 at 83 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Tonino Delli Colli
Italian cinematographer (1923–2005).
Born November 20th, 1922 in Rome.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 82 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Sante Geronimo Caserio
Anarchist.
Born September 8th, 1873 in Motta Visconti. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1894 at 20 years old in Lyon (guillotine). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 178
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis