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December 16th
176 Notable deaths
Renê Weber
Brazilian footballer.
Born July 7th, 1961 in Roque Gonzales, Rio Grande do Sul.
Died December 16th, 2020 at 59 years old in Rio de Janeiro (COVID-19). [ref]
Juan Carreño
Mexican footballer.
Born August 14th, 1909 in Mexico City.
Died December 16th, 1940 at 31 years old in Mexico City (appendicitis).
Alain Gerbault
French yachtsman, author and tennis player (1893–1941).
Born November 17th, 1893 in Laval.
Died December 16th, 1941 at 48 years old in Dili.
Asai Chū
Japanese artist (1856-1907).
Died December 16th, 1907 at 51 years old in The University of Tokyo Hospital (rheumatism).
Lelio Basso
Italian democratic socialist politician and journalist (1903-1978).
Born December 25th, 1903 in Varazze.
Died December 16th, 1978 at 74 years old in Rome.
George Nuttall
British bacteriologist.
Born July 5th, 1862 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1937 at 75 years old in London. [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]
Juan Demóstenes Arosemena
President of panama (1879-1939).
Born June 24th, 1879 in Panama City. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1939 at 60 years old in Penonomé, Coclé.
Manol Manolov
Bulgarian footballer (1925-2008).
Born August 4th, 1925 in Sofia.
Died December 16th, 2008 at 83 years old in Sofia.
Stuart Paton
British director, screenwriter and actor (1883-1944).
Born July 23rd, 1883 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1944 at 61 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 176
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde