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December 16th
226 Notable deaths
Lucía Hiriart
Augusto pinochet's widow (1923–2021).
Born December 10th, 1923 in Antofagasta. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2021 at 98 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Johnny Moss
American poker player (1907–1995).
Born May 14th, 1907 in Marshall.
Died December 16th, 1995 at 88 years old in Odessa.
Dan Frazer
American actor (1921–2011).
Born November 20th, 1921 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 2011 at 90 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Roy Brocksmith
American actor (1945-2001).
Born September 15th, 1945 in Quincy.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 56 years old in Burbank (diabetes).
Dick Van Arsdale
American basketball player, coach, executive (1943–2024).
Born February 22nd, 1943 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2024 at 81 years old in Phoenix (kidney failure, heart failure). [ref]
Richard Mulcahy
Irish politician (1886-1971).
Born May 10th, 1886 in Waterford.
Died December 16th, 1971 at 85 years old in Dublin.
Richard Warwick
British actor (1945-1997).
Born April 29th, 1945 in England.
Died December 16th, 1997 at 52 years old in St John's Wood (death from AIDS-related complications).
Gabriel Narutowicz
Polish politician (1865-1922).
Born March 17th, 1865 in Telšiai.
Died December 16th, 1922 at 57 years old in Warsaw (gunshot wound).
Thomas Blake Glover
Scottish merchant in bakumatsu and meiji japan.
Born June 6th, 1838 in Fraserburgh.
Died December 16th, 1911 at 73 years old in Tokyo.
Anthony Barber
British politician (1920-2005).
Born July 4th, 1920 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died December 16th, 2005 at 85 years old in Suffolk (Parkinson's disease).
Betsie ten Boom
Dutch concentration camp victim (1885–1944).
Born August 19th, 1885 in Amsterdam.
Died December 16th, 1944 at 59 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (pernicious anemia).
Tan Cheng Lock
Malaysian politician (1883-1960).
Born April 5th, 1883 in Malacca.
Died December 16th, 1960 at 77 years old in Malacca.
Lily Elsie
British stage and film actress (1886–1962).
Born April 8th, 1886 in Armley.
Died December 16th, 1962 at 76 years old in London.
Quentin Bell
British art historian, writer and painter (1910–1996).
Born August 19th, 1910 in London.
Died December 16th, 1996 at 86 years old in Firle.
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
South african politician (1940-2009).
Born October 9th, 1940 in Durban.
Died December 16th, 2009 at 69 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Jackie Mittoo
Jamaican-canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director.
Born March 3rd, 1948 in Brown's Town. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1990 at 42 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Charles Moore
American architect (1925-1993).
Born October 31st, 1925 in Benton Harbor. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1993 at 68 years old in Austin. [ref]
Roop Singh
Field hockey player.
Born September 8th, 1910 in Jabalpur.
Died December 16th, 1977 at 67 years old in Gwalior.
Hennadiy Kernes
Ukrainian politician (1959—2020).
Born June 27th, 1959 in Kharkiv.
Died December 16th, 2020 at 61 years old in Charité (COVID-19). [ref]
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer (1929–2011).
Born December 19th, 1929 in Kansas City.
Died December 16th, 2011 at 81 years old in New London (heart failure). [ref]
Kenpachirō Satsuma
Japanese actor (1947–2023).
Born May 27th, 1947 in Izumi. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2023 at 76 years old (interstitial lung disease). [ref]
Peter Dickinson
English children's writer (1927–2015).
Born December 16th, 1927 in Livingstone.
Died December 16th, 2015 at 88 years old in Winchester. [ref]
Peter Collinson
British film director (1936–1980).
Born April 1st, 1936 in Lincolnshire.
Died December 16th, 1980 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (cancer, lung cancer).
Denham Fouts
American prostitute (1914-1948).
Born May 9th, 1914 in Jacksonville.
Died December 16th, 1948 at 34 years old in Rome.
Soe Hok Gie
Indonesian activist (1942–1969).
Born December 17th, 1942 in Jakarta.
Died December 16th, 1969 at 26 years old in Semeru.
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