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September 16th
151 Notable deaths
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
British actress (1935–2024).
Born December 14th, 1935 in Bath.
Died September 16th, 2024 at 88 years old [ref]
Robert Joseph White
American neurosurgeon.
Born January 21st, 1926 in Duluth. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2010 at 84 years old in Geneva Township (disease). [ref]
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Aboriginal australian poet, artist, teacher and campaigner for indigenous rights.
Born November 3rd, 1920 in Stradbroke Island.
Died September 16th, 1993 at 72 years old in Altona Meadows.
John McCormack
Irish tenor.
Born June 14th, 1884 in Athlone. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1945 at 61 years old in Dublin (disease). [ref]
Mamie Smith
American vaudeville singer and actress (1883-1946).
Born May 26th, 1891 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1946 at 55 years old in New York City (disease).
Dušan Ivković
Basketball coach (1943-2021).
Born October 29th, 1943 in Belgrade.
Died September 16th, 2021 at 77 years old in Belgrade (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Qi Baishi
Chinese painter (1864-1957).
Born January 1st, 1864 in Xiangtan County. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1957 at 93 years old in Beijing. [ref]
John Ingle
Actor (1928-2012).
Died September 16th, 2012 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Erich Mendelsohn
Jewish german architect.
Born March 21st, 1887 in Olsztyn. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1953 at 66 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci