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December 16th
226 Notable deaths
Honorat Koźmiński
Polish monk and priest (1829-1916).
Born October 16th, 1829 in Biała Podlaska.
Died December 16th, 1916 at 87 years old in Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą.
Otto Leodolter
Austrian ski jumper (1936-2020).
Born March 18th, 1936 in Mariazell.
Died December 16th, 2020 at 84 years old [ref]
Jonas Vailokaitis
Lithuanian politician (1886–1944).
Born June 25th, 1886 in Pikžirniai.
Died December 16th, 1944 at 58 years old in Blankenburg.
Maurice Lecoq
French sport shooter (1854–1925).
Born March 26th, 1854 in Angers.
Died December 16th, 1925 at 71 years old in Angers.
Cyril Wilkinson
British field hockey player (1884-1970).
Born October 4th, 1884 in Elvet.
Died December 16th, 1970 at 86 years old in Honiton.
Simeon Price
Amateur golfer (1882–1945).
Born May 16th, 1882 in St. Louis.
Died December 16th, 1945 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
José Nehin
Argentine footballer (1905-1957).
Born October 13th, 1905 in San Juan.
Died December 16th, 1957 at 52 years old (electrocution).
François Hugues
French footballer (1896-1965).
Born August 13th, 1896 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1965 at 69 years old in Levallois-Perret.
Oleg Ryakhovskiy
Soviet triple jumper.
Born October 19th, 1933 in Tashkent.
Died December 16th, 2023 at 90 years old
Harry Johnson
Boxer (1887–1947).
Born August 10th, 1887 in London.
Died December 16th, 1947 at 60 years old in London.
Frithjof Olstad
Norwegian rower (1890–1956).
Born November 23rd, 1890 in Tønsberg.
Died December 16th, 1956 at 66 years old in Oslo.
Alfons Bērziņš
Latvian long track speed skater (1916–1987).
Born November 7th, 1916 in Riga. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1987 at 71 years old in Riga.
Nevena Georgieva
Yugoslav partisan.
Born August 25th, 1925 in Skopje.
Died December 16th, 1942 at 17 years old in Nezhilovo (decapitation).
Elisabeth Keyser
Swedish painter (1851-1898).
Born January 22nd, 1851 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1898 at 47 years old in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
François Gayot
Roman catholic archbishop (1927-2010).
Born July 17th, 1927 in Haiti.
Died December 16th, 2010 at 83 years old in Rome.
Louis Augustus, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
German noble (1802–1818).
Born September 20th, 1802 in Köthen.
Died December 16th, 1818 at 16 years old in Leipzig.
Peder Marcussen
Danish gymnast.
Born November 26th, 1894 in Esbjerg.
Died December 16th, 1972 at 78 years old in Esbjerg.
Carlos Gómez
Mexican footballer (1952-2017).
Born August 16th, 1952 in Mexico City.
Died December 16th, 2017 at 65 years old in San Luis Potosí. [ref]
William Barnes
Canadian sport shooter (1876–1925).
Born March 5th, 1876 in Hamilton.
Died December 16th, 1925 at 49 years old in Hamilton.
Oksana Ivanenko
Soviet children's writer (1906-1997).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Poltava.
Died December 16th, 1997 at 91 years old in Kyiv.
Sergei Vasilyev
Film director, screenwriter (1900-1959).
Born November 4th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died December 16th, 1959 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Franghiz Ahmadova
Azerbaijani opera singer and music educator (1928-2011).
Born September 23rd, 1928 in Baku.
Died December 16th, 2011 at 83 years old in Baku.
Carlo Costigliolo
Gymnast (1893–1968).
Born August 10th, 1893 in Genoa.
Died December 16th, 1968 at 75 years old in Genoa.
Eugène Pollet
Gymnast (1886-1967).
Born September 29th, 1886 in Lille. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1967 at 81 years old in Lille. [ref]
David Dunlap
(1910-1994) american rower.
Born November 19th, 1910 in Napa.
Died December 16th, 1994 at 84 years old in Napa.
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