December 16th
226 Notable deaths
Eugène Dubois
Dutch paleoanthropologist (1858–1940).
Born January 28th, 1858 in Eijsden.
Died December 16th, 1940 at 82 years old in Haelen (disease).
Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Wife of miguel i of portugal (1831–1909).
Born April 3rd, 1831 in Kleinheubach.
Died December 16th, 1909 at 78 years old in Ryde.
Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Prince of waldeck and pyrmont.
Born March 9th, 1936 in Bad Arolsen.
Died December 16th, 2024 at 88 years old in Bad Arolsen. [ref]
Grigori Aleksandrov
Soviet film director (1903-1983).
Born January 23rd, 1903 in Yekaterinburg.
Died December 16th, 1984 at 81 years old in Moscow (urinary tract infection).
Nina Hamnett
Welsh painter (1890–1956).
Born February 14th, 1890 in Tenby.
Died December 16th, 1956 at 66 years old in London (falling from height).
Sid Barnes
Australian cricketer (1916-1973).
Born June 5th, 1916 in Annandale.
Died December 16th, 1973 at 57 years old in Collaroy.
Richard Hunt
African american sculptor (1935–2023).
Born September 12th, 1935 in South Side.
Died December 16th, 2023 at 88 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Karl-Heinz Kurras
German police officer (1927–2014).
Born December 1st, 1927 in Barciany.
Died December 16th, 2014 at 87 years old in Spandau.
Blanche Calloway
American singer, bandleader and composer.
Born February 9th, 1902 in Baltimore, Rochester.
Died December 16th, 1978 at 76 years old in Baltimore (breast cancer).
Stefan Heym
German writer (1913-2001).
Born April 10th, 1913 in Chemnitz.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 88 years old in Ein Bokek (myocardial infarction).
Z'EV
American percussionist (1951-2017).
Born February 8th, 1951 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2017 at 66 years old in Chicago (sepsis). [ref]
Heinrich Göbel
German-american inventor (1818–1893).
Born April 20th, 1818 in Springe.
Died December 16th, 1893 at 75 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Hellmuth Walter
German rocket scientist (1900–1980).
Born August 26th, 1900 in Wedel.
Died December 16th, 1980 at 80 years old in Montclair.
Pavel Tretyakov
Russian businessman (1832-1898).
Born December 27th, 1832 in Moscow.
Died December 16th, 1898 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Oscar Lewis
American anthropologist (1914–1970).
Born December 25th, 1914 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 1970 at 55 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Friedrich Pollock
German social scientist (1894–1970).
Born May 22nd, 1894 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died December 16th, 1970 at 76 years old in Montagnola.
Horace McCoy
American writer (1897–1955).
Born April 14th, 1897 in Pegram.
Died December 16th, 1955 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Elinor Wylie
American poet (1885-1928).
Born September 7th, 1885 in Somerville.
Died December 16th, 1928 at 43 years old in New York City (stroke).
Erhard Schmidt
German mathematician (1876–1959).
Born January 13th, 1876 in Tartu. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1959 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Aileen Pringle
American actress (1895–1989).
Born July 23rd, 1895 in San Francisco.
Died December 16th, 1989 at 94 years old in New York City.
Tito Schipa
Italian tenor (1889-1965).
Born December 27th, 1889 in Lecce.
Died December 16th, 1965 at 75 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest, type 2 diabetes).
William Larned
American tennis player (1872–1926).
Born December 30th, 1872 in Summit. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1926 at 53 years old in New York City.
Yoshio Taniguchi
Japanese architect.
Born October 17th, 1937 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died December 16th, 2024 at 87 years old (pneumonia). [ref]
Augustinas Voldemaras
Prime minister of lithuania (1883-1942).
Born April 16th, 1883 in Dysna.
Died December 16th, 1942 at 59 years old in Butyrka prison. [ref]
Maurice Baring
British dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist (1874-1945).
Born April 27th, 1874 in London.
Died December 16th, 1945 at 71 years old in Beaufort Castle (Parkinson's disease).
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes