December 16th
176 Notable deaths
Maurice Lecoq
Sport shooter.
Born March 26th, 1854 in Angers.
Died December 16th, 1925 at 71 years old in Angers.
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..
José Nehin
Argentine footballer (1905-1957).
Born October 14th, 1905 in San Juan.
Died December 16th, 1957 at 52 years old (electrocution).
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.
Oleg Ryakhovskiy
Soviet triple jumper.
Born October 19th, 1933 in Tashkent.
Died December 16th, 2023 at 90 years old
Frithjof Olstad
Norwegian rower (1890–1956).
Born November 23rd, 1890 in Tønsberg.
Died December 16th, 1956 at 66 years old in Oslo.
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.
Nevena Georgieva
Yugoslav partisan.
Born August 25th, 1925 in Skopje.
Died December 16th, 1942 at 17 years old in Nezhilovo (decapitation).
Peder Marcussen
Danish gymnast.
Born November 26th, 1894 in Esbjerg.
Died December 16th, 1972 at 78 years old in Esbjerg.
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr