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December 16th
164 Notable deaths
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]
Stefan Heym
German writer (1913-2001).
Born April 10th, 1913 in Chemnitz.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 88 years old in Ein Bokek (myocardial infarction).
Hellmuth Walter
German rocket scientist.
Born August 26th, 1900 in Wedel.
Died December 16th, 1980 at 80 years old in Montclair.
Oscar Lewis
American anthropologist.
Born December 25th, 1914 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1970 at 55 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Friedrich Pollock
German social scientist.
Born May 22nd, 1894 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died December 16th, 1970 at 76 years old in Montagnola.
Kenpachirō Satsuma
Japanese actor.
Born May 27th, 1947 in Izumi. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2023 at 76 years old (interstitial lung disease). [ref]
Elinor Wylie
American poet.
Born September 7th, 1885 in Somerville.
Died December 16th, 1928 at 43 years old in New York City (stroke).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 164
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