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December 16th
158 Notable deaths
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]
Oleg Ryakhovskiy
Soviet triple jumper.
Born October 19th, 1933 in Tashkent.
Died December 16th, 2023 at 90 years old
Carlos Gómez
Mexican footballer (1952-2017).
Born August 16th, 1952 in Mexico.
Died December 16th, 2017 at 65 years old [ref]
Franghiz Ahmadova
Azerbaijani opera singer and music educator (1928-2011).
Born September 23rd, 1928 in Baku.
Died December 16th, 2011 at 83 years old in Baku.
David Dunlap
(1910-1994) american rower.
Born November 19th, 1910 in Napa.
Died December 16th, 1994 at 84 years old in Napa.
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