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December 16th
226 Notable deaths
Emile de Antonio
American film director (1919-1989).
Born May 14th, 1919 in Scranton.
Died December 16th, 1989 at 70 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Enver Hadžihasanović
Bosnian general and war criminal (1950–2024).
Born June 7th, 1950 in Zvornik.
Died December 16th, 2024 at 74 years old
Thomas Schippers
American conductor (1930–1977).
Born March 9th, 1930 in Portage.
Died December 16th, 1977 at 47 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Ray Price
American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1926–2013).
Born January 12th, 1926 in Wood County.
Died December 16th, 2013 at 87 years old in Mount Pleasant (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Joseph Murphy
American writer (1898–1981).
Born May 20th, 1898 in Ballydehob.
Died December 16th, 1981 at 83 years old in Laguna Hills.
Walter Wild
Footballer (1872-1953).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Hottingen.
Died December 16th, 1953 at 81 years old
Sun Lu-t'ang
Chinese martial artist (1860–1933).
Born December 22nd, 1860 in Wangdu County.
Died December 16th, 1933 at 72 years old
Karl Struss
American photographer and cinematographer (1886-1981).
Born November 30th, 1886 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 1981 at 95 years old in Santa Monica (cardiovascular disease).
Luigi Illica
Italian librettist (1857–1919).
Born May 9th, 1857 in Castell'Arquato.
Died December 16th, 1919 at 62 years old in Castell'Arquato.
Vagif Mustafazadeh
Azerbaijani musician (1940-1979).
Born March 16th, 1940 in Baku.
Died December 16th, 1979 at 39 years old in Tashkent (myocardial infarction).
Daniela Giordano
Italian actress and miss italy 1966.
Born November 7th, 1948 in Palermo. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2022 at 74 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Karl Gutzkow
German writer (1811-1878).
Born March 17th, 1811 in Berlin.
Died December 16th, 1878 at 67 years old in Frankfurt.
Lew Landers
American film and television director (1901–1962).
Born January 2nd, 1901 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 1962 at 61 years old in Palm Desert (myocardial infarction).
Sidney Olcott
Canadian filmmaker (1873–1949).
Born September 20th, 1873 in Toronto. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1949 at 76 years old in Hollywood.
Adam Ndlovu
Zimbabwean footballer (1970-2012).
Born June 26th, 1970 in Zimbabwe.
Died December 16th, 2012 at 42 years old in Victoria Falls (traffic collision).
Carlos Lyra
Brazilian singer (1933–2023).
Born May 11th, 1933 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2023 at 90 years old in Rio de Janeiro (infection). [ref]
Stanford J. Shaw
American historian (1930–2006).
Born May 5th, 1930 in Saint Paul.
Died December 16th, 2006 at 76 years old in Ankara.
Giorgi Mazniashvili
Georgian general (1872–1937).
Born April 6th, 1872 in Kaspi Municipality.
Died December 16th, 1937 at 65 years old in Tbilisi.
Ivan Susloparov
Soviet major general (1897–1974).
Born October 19th, 1897 in Vyatka Uyezd.
Died December 16th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Hayao Tada
Japanese general (1882-1948).
Born February 24th, 1882 in Sendai.
Died December 16th, 1948 at 66 years old in Tateyama (stomach cancer).
George Herman Babcock
American inventor (1832–1893).
Born June 17th, 1832 in Unadilla Forks. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1893 at 61 years old in Plainfield. [ref]
Flavio Cotti
Member of the swiss federal council from 1987 to 1999 (1939-2020).
Born October 18th, 1939 in Muralto.
Died December 16th, 2020 at 81 years old in Locarno (COVID-19). [ref]
Faina Melnyk
Soviet discus thrower.
Born June 9th, 1945 in Bakota.
Died December 16th, 2016 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hans Kornberg
British biochemist (1928-2019).
Born January 14th, 1928 in Herford.
Died December 16th, 2019 at 91 years old in Boston, Falmouth. [ref]
Gustaf Aulén
Swedish bishop and lutheran theologian (1879-1977).
Born May 15th, 1879 in Ljungby.
Died December 16th, 1977 at 98 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling.
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