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December 16th
158 Notable deaths
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]
Vagif Mustafazadeh
Azerbaijani musician (1940-1979).
Born March 16th, 1940 in Baku.
Died December 16th, 1979 at 39 years old in Tashkent (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
Luigi Illica
Italian librettist.
Born May 9th, 1857 in Castell'Arquato. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1919 at 62 years old in Castell'Arquato. [ref]
Karl Struss
American photographer and cinematographer (1886-1981).
Born November 30th, 1886 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1981 at 95 years old in Santa Monica (cardiovascular disease).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 158
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou