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May 16 2005

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Died on This Day

Ademola Okulaja🇩🇪
deceased
basketball player · 1975–2022
Days lived
17,112
Andy Kaufman🇺🇸
deceased
American entertainer (1949–1984) · 1949–1984
Days lived
12,903
Dabney Coleman🇺🇸
deceased
Actor · 1932–2024
Days lived
33,737
Django Reinhardt🇫🇷
deceased
Romani-Belgian /French jazz musician (1910–1953) · 1910–1953
Days lived
15,819
Donald Malinowski🇨🇦
deceased
Canadian politician (1924-2003) · 1924–2003
Days lived
28,917
Emil Stehle🇩🇪
deceased
German bishop and theologian (1926–2017) · 1926–2017
Days lived
33,128
Erich Brunner🇨🇭
deceased
chess composer (1885-1938) · 1885–1938
Days lived
19,148
Frido Frey🇩🇪
deceased
basketball player · 1921–2000
Days lived
28,692
Fritz Hoopts🇩🇪
deceased
German actor (1875-1945) · 1875–1945
Days lived
25,547
Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff🇦🇹
deceased
Austrian anthropologist (1912–1994) · 1913–1994
Days lived
29,647
Giuseppe De Santis🇮🇹
deceased
Italian film director (1917–1997) · 1917–1997
Days lived
29,314
Götz Briefs🇩🇪
deceased
German social ethicist and economist (1889–1974) · 1889–1974
Days lived
31,180
I. M. Pei🇺🇸
deceased
Chinese-American architect (1917–2019) · 1917–2019
Days lived
37,275
Jim Henson
deceased
television director · 1936–1990
Days lived
19,592
John Henry Mackay🇬🇧
deceased
writer · 1864–1933
Days lived
25,301
Julius Schreck🇩🇪
deceased
Nazi officer, First commander of the SS (1898-1936) · 1898–1936
Days lived
13,821
Karl Farkas🇦🇹
deceased
Austrian actor and writer (1893–1971) · 1893–1971
Days lived
28,323
Kurt Felix🇮🇹
deceased
Swiss television presenter, entertainer and journalist (1941-2012) · 1941–2012
Days lived
25,983
Louise Dumont🇩🇪
deceased
actor · 1862–1932
Days lived
25,650
Luigi Bartolini🇮🇹
deceased
artist · 1892–1963
Days lived
26,029
Margaret Hamilton🇺🇸
deceased
Teacher · 1902–1985
Days lived
30,109
Marika Rökk🇭🇺
deceased
actor · 1913–2004
Days lived
33,067
Marisa Mell🇦🇹
deceased
Austrian actress (1939–1992) · 1939–1992
Days lived
19,440
Rainer G. Rümmler🇩🇪
deceased
German architect (1929-2004) · 1929–2004
Days lived
27,347
Rildo da Costa Menezes🇧🇷
deceased
football player · 1942–2021
Days lived
28,968
Ronnie James Dio🇺🇸
deceased
Heavy metal singer · 1942–2010
Days lived
24,782
Salcia Landmann🇨🇭
deceased
Jewish writer (1911-2002) · 1911–2002
Days lived
33,052
Sammy Davis Jr.🇺🇸
deceased
American entertainer (1925–1990) · 1925–1990
Days lived
23,535
Tadeusz Pacuła🇵🇱
deceased
Polish basketball player (1932–1984) · 1932–1984
Days lived
18,923

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