December 16th
158 Notable deaths
Jackie Mittoo
Jamaican-canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director.
Born March 3rd, 1948 in Brown's Town.
Died December 16th, 1990 at 42 years old in Toronto (cancer).
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]
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.
Born December 19th, 1929 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2011 at 81 years old in New London (heart failure). [ref]
Soe Hok Gie
Indonesian activist.
Born December 17th, 1942 in Jakarta.
Died December 16th, 1969 at 26 years old in Semeru.
Peter Dickinson
English children's writer.
Born December 16th, 1927 in Livingstone. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2015 at 88 years old in Winchester. [ref]
Eugène Dubois
Dutch paleoanthropologist.
Born January 28th, 1858 in Eijsden. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1940 at 82 years old in Haelen (disease). [ref]
Grigori Aleksandrov
Soviet film director (1903-1983).
Born January 23rd, 1903 in Yekaterinburg. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1984 at 81 years old in Moscow.
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]
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 [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 158
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche