December 16th
158 Notable deaths
Hayao Tada
Japanese general (1882-1948).
Born February 24th, 1882 in Sendai.
Died December 16th, 1948 at 66 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
Selim Palmgren
Finnish composer and pianist.
Born February 16th, 1878 in Pori. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1951 at 73 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Anca Pop
Romanian pop singer.
Born October 22nd, 1984 in Moldova Nouă.
Died December 16th, 2018 at 34 years old in Svinița (drowning, traffic collision). [ref]
Giorgi Mazniashvili
Georgian general.
Born April 6th, 1872 in Kaspi Municipality.
Died December 16th, 1937 at 65 years old
Titsian Tabidze
Georgian poet.
Born April 2nd, 1895 in Chkvishi.
Died December 16th, 1937 at 42 years old in Tbilisi.
Kostas Varnalis
Greek poet.
Born February 14th, 1884 in Burgas. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1974 at 90 years old in Athens. [ref]
Vladimir Turchinsky
Russian bodybuilder.
Born September 28th, 1963 in Moscow.
Died December 16th, 2009 at 46 years old in Pashukovo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frank Eugene
American photographer (1865-1936).
Born September 19th, 1865 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1936 at 71 years old in Munich. [ref]
Harald Genzmer
German composer (1909-2007).
Born February 9th, 1909 in Blumenthal. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2007 at 98 years old in Munich. [ref]
Pier Vittorio Tondelli
Italian novelist (1955-1991).
Born September 14th, 1955 in Correggio. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1991 at 36 years old in Reggio Emilia (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 158
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy