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Famous Deaths on July 16

25 notable people died on July 16, including Julian Schwinger, Ludovico Ariosto, Nils Rosén von Rosenstein.

Total Deaths
25
Avg Age at Death
71
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

3 deaths
Heinz Zemanek
Heinz Zemanek
computer scientistuniversity teacher
Austrian computer pioneer (1920–2014)
Pietro Consagra
Pietro Consagra
artistillustrator
Italian artist (1920-2005)
Armando Marques
Armando Marques
association football refereejournalist
Brazilian football referee (1930–2014)

20th Century

10 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1965)
Jack Piddington
Jack Piddington
astrophysicistelectrical engineer
Australian physicist (1910-1997)
James Innes
James Innes
journalistnewspaper editor
Canadian politician (1833–1903)
Panamanian poet (1836-1911)
Árpád Berczik
Árpád Berczik
journalistjurist
Hungarian writer (1842-1919)
Karel Klostermann
Karel Klostermann
journalistsecondary school teacher
Czech writer (1848–1923)
Oscar Drouin
Oscar Drouin
journalistlawyer
Canadian politician (1890–1953)
Ignacio Corsini
Ignacio Corsini
actorsinger
Argentine singer (1891-1967)
Mordechai Gur
Mordechai Gur
military officerpolitician
Israeli politician (1930-1995)
Periklis Argyropoulos
Periklis Argyropoulos
diplomatpolitician
Greek Navy admiral and diplomat (1871–1955)

19th Century

6 deaths
Abigail Goodrich Whittelsey
Abigail Goodrich Whittelsey
magazine editorwriter
American editor (1788-1858)
William Allen
William Allen
biographereducator
American educator (1784-1868)
Leon Negruzzi
Leon Negruzzi
judgepoet lawyer
Moldavian-born Romanian politician and writer (1840-1890)
Brazilian politician
Henry Williams
Henry Williams
explorermissionary
British missionary (1792–1867)
Flemish painter (1739-1817)

18th Century

4 deaths
Nils Rosén von Rosenstein
Nils Rosén von Rosenstein
botanistnaturalist
Swedish physician (1706–1773)
French chemist
Adolph Modéer
Adolph Modéer
economistentomologist
Swedish scientist and academic (1739-1799)
Johann Heinrich Keller
Johann Heinrich Keller
draftspersonpainter
Painter from Switzerland active in the Northern Netherlands (1692-1765)

17th Century

1 death

16th Century

1 death
Ludovico Ariosto
Ludovico Ariosto
playwrightpoet
Italian poet (1474–1533)

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