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December 16th
176 Notable deaths
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger
German language lyricist and holocaust victim (1924-1942).
Born February 5th, 1924 in Bukovina, Chernivtsi.
Died December 16th, 1942 at 18 years old in Mykhaylivka (typhus).
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]
Gustav de Vries
Dutch mathematician (1866–1934).
Born January 22nd, 1866 in Amsterdam.
Died December 16th, 1934 at 68 years old in Haarlem.
Yngve Larsson
Ph.d., municipal commissioner (borgarråd), member of parliament and statesman. (1881-1977).
Born December 13th, 1881 in Sundsvalls parish. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1977 at 96 years old in Oscar Parish.
Giulio Cappelli
Italian footballer (1911-1995).
Born March 4th, 1911 in La Spezia.
Died December 16th, 1995 at 84 years old in Massa.
Okada Saburosuke
Japanese painter (1869-1939).
Born February 12th, 1869 in Saga Prefecture.
Died December 16th, 1939 at 70 years old in Tokyo.
A. S. Hitchcock
Botanist (1865-1935).
Born September 4th, 1865 in Owosso.
Died December 16th, 1935 at 70 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]
Steponas Kairys
Lithuanian politician (1879-1964).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Užunvėžiai.
Died December 16th, 1964 at 85 years old in Brooklyn.
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 (1929–2001).
Born January 13th, 1929 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson