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December 16th
183 Notable deaths
Jose Maria Sison
Filipino maoist leader (1939–2022).
Born February 8th, 1939 in Cabugao.
Died December 16th, 2022 at 83 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Keely Smith
American singer (1928-2017).
Died December 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]
Silvana Mangano
Italian actress (1930-1989).
Born April 21st, 1930 in Rome. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1989 at 59 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Arun Khetarpal
Recipient of param vir chakra.
Born October 14th, 1950 in Pune.
Died December 16th, 1971 at 21 years old in Barapind.
Colin Chapman
English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of lotus cars.
Born May 19th, 1928 in London.
Died December 16th, 1982 at 54 years old in Norwich (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Murphy
American writer.
Born May 20th, 1898 in Ballydehob.
Died December 16th, 1981 at 83 years old in Laguna Hills.
Giovanni Agnelli
Italian entrepreneur (1866-1945).
Born August 13th, 1866 in Villar Perosa. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1945 at 79 years old in Turin. [ref]
Heinrich Hoffmann
German photographer, personal photographer of adolf hitler (1885-1957).
Born September 24th, 1885 in Fürth.
Died December 16th, 1957 at 72 years old in Munich.
Potti Sreeramulu
Indian activist (1901–1952).
Born March 16th, 1901 in Madras Presidency.
Died December 16th, 1952 at 51 years old in Dominion of India (starvation).
Antonio Negri
Italian political philosopher (1933–2023).
Born August 1st, 1933 in Padua. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2023 at 90 years old in Paris. [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson