December 16th
164 Notable deaths
Tito Schipa
Italian tenor (1889-1965).
Born December 27th, 1889 in Lecce. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1965 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Yoshio Taniguchi
Japanese architect.
Born October 17th, 1937 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died December 16th, 2024 at 87 years old (pneumonia). [ref]
Erhard Schmidt
German mathematician.
Born January 13th, 1876 in Tartu. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1959 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Aileen Pringle
American actress (1895-1989).
Born July 23rd, 1895 in San Francisco.
Died December 16th, 1989 at 94 years old in New York City.
Thomas Schippers
American conductor.
Born March 9th, 1930 in Portage. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1977 at 47 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Horace McCoy
American writer.
Born April 14th, 1897 in Pegram. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1955 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
William Larned
American tennis player.
Born December 30th, 1872 in Summit. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1926 at 53 years old in New York City.
Maurice Baring
British dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist (1874-1945).
Born April 27th, 1874 in London. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1945 at 71 years old in Beaufort Castle (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Walter Wild
Footballer (1872-1953).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Hottingen.
Died December 16th, 1953 at 81 years old
Augustinas Voldemaras
Prime minister of lithuania (1883-1942).
Born April 16th, 1883 in Dysna. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1942 at 59 years old in Butyrka prison. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 164
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine