December 16th
176 Notable deaths
Faina Melnyk
Soviet discus thrower.
Born July 9th, 1945 in Bakota, Ukraine.
Died December 16th, 2016 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hans Kornberg
British biochemist (1928-2019).
Born January 14th, 1928 in Herford.
Died December 16th, 2019 at 91 years old in Boston, Falmouth. [ref]
Gustaf Aulén
Swedish bishop and lutheran theologian (1879-1977).
Born May 15th, 1879 in Ljungby. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1977 at 98 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling.
Vladimir Turchinsky
Russian bodybuilder (1963–2009).
Born September 28th, 1963 in Moscow.
Died December 16th, 2009 at 46 years old in Pashukovo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sharon Laws
British racing cyclist.
Born July 7th, 1974 in Nairobi.
Died December 16th, 2017 at 43 years old (cervical cancer). [ref]
Selim Palmgren
Finnish composer and pianist (1878–1951).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Pori.
Died December 16th, 1951 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
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]
Kostas Varnalis
Greek poet (1884–1974).
Born February 14th, 1884 in Burgas. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1974 at 90 years old in Athens. [ref]
Pier Vittorio Tondelli
Italian novelist (1955-1991).
Born September 14th, 1955 in Correggio.
Died December 16th, 1991 at 36 years old in Reggio Emilia (death from AIDS-related complications).
Titsian Tabidze
Georgian poet.
Born April 2nd, 1895 in Chkvishi.
Died December 16th, 1937 at 42 years old in Tbilisi.
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