December 16th
164 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]
Alain Gerbault
French yachtsman, author and tennis player.
Born November 17th, 1893 in Laval. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1941 at 48 years old in Dili. [ref]
Asai Chū
Japanese artist (1856-1907).
Died December 16th, 1907 at 51 years old in The University of Tokyo Hospital (rheumatism).
Juan Carreño
Mexican footballer.
Born August 14th, 1909 in Mexico City.
Died December 16th, 1940 at 31 years old in Mexico City (appendicitis).
Lelio Basso
Italian democratic socialist politician and journalist (1903-1978).
Born December 25th, 1903 in Varazze. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1978 at 74 years old in Rome. [ref]
Eduard Bagritsky
Russian/soviet poet (1895–1934).
Born November 3rd, 1895 in Odesa. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1934 at 39 years old in Moscow (asthma). [ref]
Yngve Larsson
Ph.d., municipal commissioner (borgarråd), member of parliament and statesman. (1881-1977).
Born December 13th, 1881 in Sundvall parish. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1977 at 96 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger
German language lyricist and holocaust victim (1924-1942).
Born August 15th, 1924 in Chernivtsi.
Died December 16th, 1942 at 18 years old in Mikhaylivka (typhus).
Manol Manolov
Bulgarian footballer (1925-2008).
Born August 4th, 1925 in Sofia.
Died December 16th, 2008 at 83 years old in Sofia.
George Nuttall
British bacteriologist.
Born July 5th, 1862 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1937 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 164
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs