December 16th
158 Notable deaths
Sālote Tupou III of Tonga
Monarch of tonga (1918-1965).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Nuku'alofa, Royal Palace.
Died December 16th, 1965 at 65 years old in Auckland.
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Hebrew grammarian, newspaper editor and zionist.
Born January 7th, 1858 in Łużki. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1922 at 64 years old in Jerusalem (tuberculosis). [ref]
Robert W. Chambers
American artist, novelist, short story writer (1865–1933).
Born May 26th, 1865 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1933 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Yegor Gaidar
Russian economist (1956-2009).
Born March 19th, 1956 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2009 at 53 years old in Odintsovo (edema). [ref]
Laurens van der Post
South african writer.
Born December 13th, 1906 in Philippolis. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1996 at 90 years old in London.
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]
William Gaddis
American novelist.
Born December 29th, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1998 at 75 years old in East Hampton (prostate cancer). [ref]
Kakuei Tanaka
Japanese politician (1918-1993).
Died December 16th, 1993 at 75 years old in Keio University Hospital (pneumonia).
Johnny Moss
American poker player.
Born May 14th, 1907 in Marshall.
Died December 16th, 1995 at 88 years old in Odessa.
Robert Easton
American actor.
Born November 23rd, 1930 in Milwaukee.
Died December 16th, 2011 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine