December 16th
158 Notable deaths
Elwood V. Jensen
American biologist (1920-2012).
Born January 13th, 1920 in Fargo.
Died December 16th, 2012 at 92 years old in Cincinnati (pneumonia). [ref]
Villy Sørensen
Danish author and literary critic.
Born January 13th, 1929 in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2001 at 72 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Sverre Stenersen
Norwegian nordic combined skier (1926-2005).
Born June 18th, 1926 in Målselv.
Died December 16th, 2005 at 79 years old in Målselv.
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]
A. S. Hitchcock
Botanist (1865-1935).
Born September 4th, 1865 in Owosso.
Died December 16th, 1935 at 70 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]
Yves Dreyfus
French fencer.
Born May 17th, 1931 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2021 at 90 years old in Ceyrat. [ref]
Sven Bergqvist
Swedish association football and bandy goalkeeper, and ice hockey defenseman (1914-1996).
Born August 20th, 1914 in Stockholm.
Died December 16th, 1996 at 82 years old in Stockholm.
Antonio Riberi
Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio.
Born June 15th, 1897 in Monaco.
Died December 16th, 1967 at 70 years old in Rome.
Steponas Kairys
Lithuanian politician (1879-1964).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Užunvėžiai.
Died December 16th, 1964 at 85 years old in Brooklyn.
Kazimir Hnatow
French footballer (1929-2010).
Born November 9th, 1929 in Crusnes.
Died December 16th, 2010 at 81 years old in Vouillé.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 158
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi