December 16th
183 Notable deaths
Walter Wild
Footballer (1872-1953).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Hottingen.
Died December 16th, 1953 at 81 years old
Sun Lu-t'ang
Chinese martial artist (1860–1933).
Born December 22nd, 1860 in Wangdu County.
Died December 16th, 1933 at 72 years old
Karl Struss
American photographer and cinematographer (1886-1981).
Born November 30th, 1886 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 1981 at 95 years old in Santa Monica (cardiovascular disease).
Luigi Illica
Italian librettist.
Born May 9th, 1857 in Castell'Arquato. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1919 at 62 years old in Castell'Arquato. [ref]
Vagif Mustafazadeh
Azerbaijani musician (1940-1979).
Born March 16th, 1940 in Baku.
Died December 16th, 1979 at 39 years old in Tashkent (myocardial infarction).
Daniela Giordano
Italian actress and miss italy 1966.
Born November 7th, 1947 in Palermo. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2022 at 75 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Lew Landers
American film and television director (1901–1962).
Born January 2nd, 1901 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 1962 at 61 years old in Palm Desert (myocardial infarction).
Sidney Olcott
Canadian filmmaker (1873–1949).
Born January 20th, 1872 in Toronto. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1949 at 77 years old in Hollywood.
Carlos Lyra
Brazilian singer.
Born May 11th, 1933 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2023 at 90 years old in Rio de Janeiro (infection). [ref]
Stanford J. Shaw
American historian.
Born May 5th, 1930 in Saint Paul.
Died December 16th, 2006 at 76 years old in Ankara.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 183
That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson