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December 16th
183 Notable deaths
François Hugues
French footballer (1896-1965).
Born August 13th, 1896 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1965 at 69 years old in Paris.
Oleg Ryakhovskiy
Soviet triple jumper.
Born October 19th, 1933 in Tashkent.
Died December 16th, 2023 at 90 years old
Frithjof Olstad
Norwegian rower (1890–1956).
Born November 23rd, 1890 in Tønsberg.
Died December 16th, 1956 at 66 years old in Oslo.
Alfons Bērziņš
Latvian long track speed skater (1916–1987).
Born November 9th, 1916 in Riga. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1987 at 71 years old in Riga.
Nevena Georgieva
Yugoslav partisan.
Born August 25th, 1925 in Skopje.
Died December 16th, 1942 at 17 years old in Nezhilovo (decapitation).
Peder Marcussen
Danish gymnast.
Born November 26th, 1894 in Esbjerg.
Died December 16th, 1972 at 78 years old in Esbjerg.
Carlos Gómez
Mexican footballer (1952-2017).
Born August 16th, 1952 in Mexico.
Died December 16th, 2017 at 65 years old [ref]
William Barnes
Canadian sport shooter (1876–1925).
Born March 5th, 1876 in Hamilton.
Died December 16th, 1925 at 49 years old in Hamilton.
Sergei Vasilyev
Film director, screenwriter (1900-1959).
Born November 4th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died December 16th, 1959 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Franghiz Ahmadova
Azerbaijani opera singer and music educator (1928-2011).
Born September 23rd, 1928 in Baku.
Died December 16th, 2011 at 83 years old in Baku.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)