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December 16th
226 Notable deaths
Asai Chū
Japanese artist (1856-1907).
Died December 16th, 1907 at 51 years old in The University of Tokyo Hospital (rheumatism).
Lelio Basso
Italian democratic socialist politician and journalist (1903-1978).
Born December 25th, 1903 in Varazze.
Died December 16th, 1978 at 74 years old in Rome.
George Nuttall
American-british bacteriologist (1862–1937).
Born July 5th, 1862 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1937 at 75 years old in London.
Hans Peter Hallwachs
German actor (1938–2022).
Born July 10th, 1938 in Jüterbog.
Died December 16th, 2022 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Julia Lermontova
Chemist (1847-1919).
Born January 2nd, 1847 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 16th, 1919 at 72 years old in Moscow.
George Edward Massee
British botanist (1850–1917).
Born December 20th, 1850 in Scampston.
Died December 16th, 1917 at 66 years old in London.
Eduard Bagritsky
Russian/soviet poet (1895–1934).
Born November 3rd, 1895 in Odesa. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1934 at 39 years old in Moscow (asthma). [ref]
Juan Demóstenes Arosemena
President of panama (1879-1939).
Born June 24th, 1879 in Panama City. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1939 at 60 years old in Penonomé.
Manol Manolov
Bulgarian footballer (1925-2008).
Born August 4th, 1925 in Sofia.
Died December 16th, 2008 at 83 years old in Sofia.
Stuart Paton
British director, screenwriter and actor (1883-1944).
Born July 23rd, 1883 in Glasgow.
Died December 16th, 1944 at 61 years old in Woodland Hills.
Enrico Hillyer Giglioli
Italian scientist (1845-1909).
Born June 13th, 1845 in London.
Died December 16th, 1909 at 64 years old in Florence.
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger
German language lyricist and holocaust victim (1924-1942).
Born August 15th, 1924 in Chernivtsi.
Died December 16th, 1942 at 18 years old in Mykhaylivka (typhus).
Mircea Petescu
Romanian footballer (1943-2018).
Born October 15th, 1943 in Pecica.
Died December 16th, 2018 at 75 years old in Vosselaar (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Gustav de Vries
Dutch mathematician (1866–1934).
Born January 22nd, 1866 in Amsterdam.
Died December 16th, 1934 at 68 years old in Haarlem.
Yngve Larsson
Ph.d., municipal commissioner (borgarråd), member of parliament and statesman. (1881-1977).
Born December 13th, 1881 in Sundsvalls parish. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1977 at 96 years old in Oscar Parish.
Edward Pierson Ramsay
Australian ornithologist (1842-1916).
Born December 3rd, 1842 in Sydney.
Died December 16th, 1916 at 74 years old in Sydney.
Giulio Cappelli
Italian footballer (1911–1995).
Born March 4th, 1911 in La Spezia.
Died December 16th, 1995 at 84 years old in Massa.
Okada Saburosuke
Japanese painter (1869-1939).
Born February 12th, 1869 in Saga Prefecture.
Died December 16th, 1939 at 70 years old in Tokyo.
Albert Spear Hitchcock
American botanist and agrostologist (1865-1935).
Born September 4th, 1865 in Owosso.
Died December 16th, 1935 at 70 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer
Baltic german scientist (1829-1902).
Born November 14th, 1829 in Lestene.
Died December 16th, 1902 at 73 years old in Munich.
Steponas Kairys
Lithuanian politician (1879-1964).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Užunvėžiai.
Died December 16th, 1964 at 85 years old in Brooklyn.
Elwood V. Jensen
American biologist (1920-2012).
Born January 13th, 1920 in Fargo.
Died December 16th, 2012 at 92 years old in Cincinnati (pneumonia). [ref]
Johann Peter Hasenclever
German painter (1810-1853).
Born May 18th, 1810 in Remscheid.
Died December 16th, 1853 at 43 years old in Düsseldorf.
Antoni Wilhelm Radziwiłł
German officer (1833-1904).
Born July 31st, 1833 in Teplice. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1904 at 71 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Villy Sørensen
Danish author and literary critic (1929–2001).
Born January 13th, 1929 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 226
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