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December 16th
172 Notable deaths
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 (1930–2011).
Born November 23rd, 1930 in Milwaukee.
Died December 16th, 2011 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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]
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]
Roy Brocksmith
American actor (1945-2001).
Born September 15th, 1945 in Quincy.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 56 years old in Burbank (diabetes).
Richard Mulcahy
Irish politician (1886-1971).
Born May 10th, 1886 in Waterford.
Died December 16th, 1971 at 85 years old in Dublin.
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]
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).
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