December 16th
158 Notable deaths
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 general.
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 actor and film director (1872-1949).
Born September 20th, 1873 in Toronto. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1949 at 76 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Lew Landers
American film and television director (1901–1962).
Born January 2nd, 1901 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1962 at 61 years old in Palm Desert (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carlos Lyra
Brazilian singer.
Born May 11th, 1933 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2023 at 90 years old in Rio de Janeiro (infection). [ref]
Daniela Giordano
Italian actress and miss italy 1966.
Born November 7th, 1946 in Palermo. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2022 at 76 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Gustaf Aulén
Swedish bishop and lutheran theologian (1879-1977).
Born May 15th, 1879 in Ljungby. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1977 at 98 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 158
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson