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December 16th
172 Notable deaths
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).
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]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 172
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