December 16th
164 Notable deaths
Mircea Petescu
Romanian footballer (1943-2018).
Born October 15th, 1943 in Pecica.
Died December 16th, 2018 at 75 years old in Vosselaar (Alzheimer's disease). [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.
Gustav de Vries
Dutch mathematician.
Born January 22nd, 1866 in Amsterdam.
Died December 16th, 1934 at 68 years old in Haarlem.
Giulio Cappelli
Italian footballer (1911-1995).
Born March 4th, 1911 in La Spezia.
Died December 16th, 1995 at 84 years old in Massa.
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]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 164
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