December 16th
183 Notable deaths
Okada Saburosuke
Japanese painter (1869-1939).
Born February 12th, 1869 in Saga Prefecture.
Died December 16th, 1939 at 70 years old in Tokyo.
A. S. Hitchcock
Botanist (1865-1935).
Born September 4th, 1865 in Owosso.
Died December 16th, 1935 at 70 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]
Steponas Kairys
Lithuanian politician (1879-1964).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Užunvėžiai.
Died December 16th, 1964 at 85 years old in Brooklyn.
Elwood V. Jensen
American biologist (1920-2012).
Born January 13th, 1920 in Fargo.
Died December 16th, 2012 at 92 years old in Cincinnati (pneumonia). [ref]
Villy Sørensen
Danish author and literary critic (1929–2001).
Born January 13th, 1929 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Antonio Riberi
Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio.
Born June 15th, 1897 in Monaco.
Died December 16th, 1967 at 70 years old in Rome.
Risto Jarva
Finnish film director and screenwriter.
Born July 15th, 1934 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1977 at 43 years old in Kuusisaari (traffic collision).
Yves Dreyfus
French fencer.
Born May 17th, 1931 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2021 at 90 years old in Ceyrat. [ref]
Sverre Stenersen
Norwegian nordic combined skier (1926-2005).
Born June 18th, 1926 in Målselv.
Died December 16th, 2005 at 79 years old in Målselv.
Sven Bergqvist
Swedish association football and bandy goalkeeper, and ice hockey defenseman (1914-1996).
Born August 20th, 1914 in Stockholm.
Died December 16th, 1996 at 82 years old in Stockholm.
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