December 16th

158 Notable deaths

Risto Jarva

Finnish film director and screenwriter.

Born July 15th, 1934 in Helsinki. [ref]

Died December 16th, 1977 at 43 years old in Kuusisaari (traffic collision).

Sōtarō Yasui

Japanese artist (1888-1955).

Born May 17th, 1888 in Nakagyō-ku.

Died December 16th, 1955 at 67 years old in Yugawara (pneumonia).

Rolando Garbey

Cuban former boxer.

Born November 19th, 1947 in Santiago de Cuba.

Died December 16th, 2023 at 76 years old in Havana (peritonitis). [ref]

Oleg Goncharenko

Ukrainian soviet speed skater.

Born August 18th, 1931 in Kharkiv.

Died December 16th, 1986 at 55 years old in Moscow.

Ludwig Schlesinger

German mathematician (1864-1933).

Born November 1st, 1864 in Trnava.

Died December 16th, 1933 at 69 years old in Giessen.

Jan Fethke

German-polish film director.

Born February 26th, 1903 in Opole.

Died December 16th, 1980 at 77 years old in Berlin.

Iñaki Lejarreta

Olympic cyclist.

Born September 1st, 1983 in Berriz.

Died December 16th, 2012 at 29 years old in Iurreta (bicycle accident). [ref]

Michele Lega

Catholic cardinal.

Born January 1st, 1860 in Brisighella.

Died December 16th, 1935 at 75 years old in Rome.

Kurt Dinter

German botanist and explorer (1868-1945).

Born June 10th, 1868 in Bautzen.

Died December 16th, 1945 at 77 years old in Neukirch/Lausitz.

Carlo Reguzzoni

Italian football player. (1908-1996).

Born January 18th, 1908 in Busto Arsizio.

Died December 16th, 1996 at 88 years old in Busto Arsizio.

Deaths 131 to 140 of 158

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I feel monotony and death to be almost the same. Charlotte Brontë