December 16th
158 Notable deaths
Lillian Disney
American artist and philanthropist.
Born February 15th, 1899 in Spalding.
Died December 16th, 1997 at 98 years old in West Los Angeles (stroke).
Thelma Todd
American actress (1906-1935).
Born July 29th, 1906 in Lawrence.
Died December 16th, 1935 at 29 years old in Pacific Palisades (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Nicol Williamson
Scottish actor.
Born September 14th, 1938 in Hamilton. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2011 at 73 years old in Amsterdam (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Sam Bottoms
American actor.
Born October 17th, 1955 in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2008 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Ray Price
American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Born January 12th, 1926 in Wood County.
Died December 16th, 2013 at 87 years old in Mount Pleasant (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Keely Smith
American singer (1928-2017).
Born March 9th, 1928 in Norfolk. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Emir of kuwait.
Born June 25th, 1937 in Kuwait City.
Died December 16th, 2023 at 86 years old [ref]
Silvana Mangano
Italian actress (1930-1989).
Born April 21st, 1930 in Rome. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1989 at 59 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Jose Maria Sison
Philippine maoist leader.
Born February 8th, 1939 in Cabugao.
Died December 16th, 2022 at 83 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Fumimaro Konoe
Japanese politician (1891-1945).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Kōjimachi-ku. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1945 at 54 years old in Tekigaisō Park (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
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Everyone dies. But not everyone really lives. Unknown