December 16th
226 Notable deaths
Arun Khetarpal
Recipient of param vir chakra.
Born October 14th, 1950 in Pune.
Died December 16th, 1971 at 21 years old in Barapind.
Colin Chapman
English design engineer (1928–1982).
Born May 19th, 1928 in London.
Died December 16th, 1982 at 54 years old in Norwich (myocardial infarction).
Giovanni Agnelli
Italian entrepreneur (1866–1945).
Born August 13th, 1866 in Villar Perosa.
Died December 16th, 1945 at 79 years old in Turin.
Heinrich Hoffmann
German photographer, personal photographer of adolf hitler (1885-1957).
Born September 12th, 1885 in Fürth.
Died December 16th, 1957 at 72 years old in Munich.
John Buford
Union army general (1826-1863).
Born March 4th, 1826 in Woodford County.
Died December 16th, 1863 at 37 years old in Washington, D.C..
Potti Sreeramulu
Indian activist (1901–1952).
Born March 16th, 1901 in Madras Presidency.
Died December 16th, 1952 at 51 years old in Dominion of India (starvation).
Antonio Negri
Italian political philosopher (1933–2023).
Born August 1st, 1933 in Padua.
Died December 16th, 2023 at 90 years old in Villejuif. [ref]
Gary Stewart
American singer (1944–2003).
Born May 28th, 1945 in Jenkins.
Died December 16th, 2003 at 58 years old in Fort Pierce.
Blue Demon
Mexican professional wrestler and actor (1922-2000).
Born April 24th, 1922 in García Municipality.
Died December 16th, 2000 at 78 years old in Mexico City.
Agnes Martin
American painter (1912–2004).
Born March 22nd, 1912 in Macklin. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2004 at 92 years old in Taos. [ref]
Kakuei Tanaka
Japanese politician (1918–1993).
Died December 16th, 1993 at 75 years old in Keio University Hospital (pneumonia).
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Russian hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and zionist activist.
Born January 7th, 1858 in Lužki.
Died December 16th, 1922 at 64 years old in Jerusalem (tuberculosis).
Ernie Terrell
American boxer (1939–2014).
Born April 4th, 1939 in Belzoni.
Died December 16th, 2014 at 75 years old in Evergreen Park (dementia).
Robert W. Chambers
American artist, novelist, short story writer (1865–1933).
Born May 26th, 1865 in Brooklyn.
Died December 16th, 1933 at 68 years old in New York City.
Frank Gotch
American professional wrestler (1878–1917).
Born April 27th, 1877 in Humboldt.
Died December 16th, 1917 at 40 years old in Humboldt.
Sālote Tupou III of Tonga
Monarch of tonga (1918-1965).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Nukuʻalofa, Royal Palace of Nukuʻalofa.
Died December 16th, 1965 at 65 years old in Auckland.
Norman Podhoretz
American writer (1930–2025).
Born January 16th, 1930 in Brownsville.
Died December 16th, 2025 at 95 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Laurens van der Post
South african writer (1906–1996).
Born December 13th, 1906 in Philippolis.
Died December 16th, 1996 at 90 years old in London.
Egor Gajdar
Russian economist (1956-2009).
Born March 19th, 1956 in Moscow.
Died December 16th, 2009 at 53 years old in Odintsovo (edema). [ref]
William Gaddis
American novelist (1922–1998).
Born December 29th, 1922 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 1998 at 75 years old in East Hampton (prostate cancer).
Michiaki Takahashi
Japanese virologist (1928-2013).
Born February 17th, 1928 in Higashisumiyoshi-ku. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2013 at 85 years old in Suita (heart failure). [ref]
Man Haron Monis
Iranian australian shia cleric, convert to sunni islam and gunman (1964-2014).
Born May 19th, 1964 in Borujerd. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2014 at 50 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Colin Burgess
Australian musician.
Born November 16th, 1946 in Sydney.
Died December 16th, 2023 at 77 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Gisella Perl
Gynecologist and author (1907–1988).
Born December 10th, 1907 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died December 16th, 1988 at 81 years old in Herzliya. [ref]
Robert Easton
American actor (1930–2011).
Born November 23rd, 1930 in Milwaukee.
Died December 16th, 2011 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn