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September 16th
144 Notable deaths
Sheb Wooley
American actor and singer.
Born April 10th, 1921 in Erick.
Died September 16th, 2003 at 82 years old in Nashville (leukemia).
Leah Bracknell
English actress and yoga instructor (1964-2019).
Born July 12th, 1964 in London.
Died September 16th, 2019 at 55 years old in Worthing (lung cancer).
Víctor Jara
Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist (1932-1973).
Born September 18th, 1932 in San Ignacio (Chile).
Died September 16th, 1973 at 40 years old in Santiago (ballistic trauma).
Clive Sinclair
English entrepreneur and inventor.
Born July 30th, 1940 in Richmond. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2021 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Ronald Ross
Indian-british doctor, nobel laureate, writer, and artist.
Born May 13th, 1857 in Almora. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1932 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Norman Whitfield
American songwriter, record producer.
Born January 1st, 1943 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2008 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes). [ref]
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
Norwegian princess; elder sister of king harald v of norway.
Born June 9th, 1930 in Royal Palace, Oslo.
Died September 16th, 2012 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Gabriele Amorth
Italian roman catholic priest and exorcist.
Born May 1st, 1925 in Modena. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2016 at 91 years old in Rome. [ref]
Fred Quimby
American film producer (1886-1965).
Born July 31st, 1886 in Minneapolis.
Died September 16th, 1965 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Chin Peng
Malaysian communist (1924-2013).
Born October 21st, 1924 in Perak.
Died September 16th, 2013 at 88 years old in Bangkok.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain