December 16th
164 Notable deaths
Cyril Wilkinson
British field hockey player (1884-1970).
Born October 4th, 1884 in Elvet.
Died December 16th, 1970 at 86 years old in Honiton.
Simeon Price
Amateur golfer.
Born May 16th, 1882 in St. Louis.
Died December 16th, 1945 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
François Hugues
French footballer (1896-1965).
Born August 13th, 1896 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1965 at 69 years old in Paris.
José Nehin
Argentine footballer (1905-1957).
Born October 14th, 1905 in San Juan.
Died December 16th, 1957 at 52 years old (electrocution).
Alfons Bērziņš
Latvian long track speed skater (1916–1987).
Born November 9th, 1916 in Riga. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1987 at 71 years old in Riga.
Sergei Vasilyev
Film director, screenwriter (1900-1959).
Born November 4th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died December 16th, 1959 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Carlo Costigliolo
Gymnast.
Born August 10th, 1893 in Genoa.
Died December 16th, 1968 at 75 years old in Genoa.
Peder Marcussen
Gymnast.
Born November 26th, 1894 in Esbjerg.
Died December 16th, 1972 at 78 years old in Esbjerg.
Nevena Georgieva
Yugoslav partisan.
Born August 25th, 1925 in Skopje.
Died December 16th, 1942 at 17 years old in Nezhilovo (decapitation).
Eugène Pollet
Gymnast (1886-1967).
Born September 29th, 1886 in Lille. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1967 at 81 years old in Lille. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 164
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett