December 16th

183 Notable deaths

Erhard Schmidt

German mathematician (1876–1959).

Born January 14th, 1876 in Tartu. [ref]

Died December 16th, 1959 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Aileen Pringle

American actress (1895-1989).

Born July 23rd, 1895 in San Francisco.

Died December 16th, 1989 at 94 years old in New York City.

Tito Schipa

Italian tenor (1889-1965).

Born January 2nd, 1888 in Lecce.

Died December 16th, 1965 at 77 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest, type 2 diabetes).

William Larned

American tennis player (1872–1926).

Born December 30th, 1872 in Summit. [ref]

Died December 16th, 1926 at 53 years old in New York City.

Yoshio Taniguchi

Japanese architect.

Born October 17th, 1937 in Tokyo Prefecture.

Died December 16th, 2024 at 87 years old (pneumonia). [ref]

Augustinas Voldemaras

Prime minister of lithuania (1883-1942).

Born April 16th, 1883 in Dysna. [ref]

Died December 16th, 1942 at 59 years old in Butyrka prison. [ref]

Maurice Baring

British dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist (1874-1945).

Born April 27th, 1874 in London. [ref]

Died December 16th, 1945 at 71 years old in Beaufort Castle (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Enver Hadžihasanović

Bosnian general and war criminal (1950–2024).

Born June 7th, 1950 in Zvornik.

Died December 16th, 2024 at 74 years old

Thomas Schippers

American conductor (1930–1977).

Born March 9th, 1930 in Portage.

Died December 16th, 1977 at 47 years old in New York City (lung cancer).

Ray Price

American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1926–2013).

Born January 12th, 1926 in Wood County.

Died December 16th, 2013 at 87 years old in Mount Pleasant (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Deaths 81 to 90 of 183

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