December 16th
164 Notable deaths
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).
Flavio Cotti
Member of the swiss federal council from 1987 to 1999 (1939-2020).
Born October 18th, 1939 in Muralto.
Died December 16th, 2020 at 81 years old in Locarno (COVID-19). [ref]
Stanford J. Shaw
American historian.
Born May 5th, 1930 in Saint Paul.
Died December 16th, 2006 at 76 years old in Ankara.
Ivan Susloparov
Soviet major general (1897–1974).
Born October 19th, 1897 in Vyatka Uyezd.
Died December 16th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Hans Kornberg
British biochemist (1928-2019).
Born January 14th, 1928 in Bad Salzuflen.
Died December 16th, 2019 at 91 years old in Falmouth. [ref]
Sharon Laws
British racing cyclist.
Born July 7th, 1974 in Nairobi.
Died December 16th, 2017 at 43 years old (cervical cancer). [ref]
Sidney Olcott
Canadian filmmaker (1873–1949).
Born September 20th, 1872 in Toronto. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1949 at 77 years old in Hollywood.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 164
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo