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Famous Deaths In December - 16

Friday, 22 September 2023

1897  On this day in history alphonse Daudet, writer, dies at 57  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1898  Death of Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and art collector (b. 1832) on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1914  Ivan Zajc, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1916  Death of Grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1920  Ma, the Benovelent, Chinese muslim rebel (holy war), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1921  Charles Camille Saint-Saens, French composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1922  Death of Gabriel Narutowicz, 1st pres of Poland (Dec 7-16, 1922), assassinated on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1923  Pongrac Kacsoh, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1927  On this day in history hugh Archibald Clarke, composer, dies at 88  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1928  Death of Elinor Wylie, American poet and writer (b. 1885) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1931  On this day in history gustave J Waffelaert, Flemish theologist/bishop of Bruges, dies at 82  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1935  Thelma Todd, actress (Horse Feathers, Bohemian Girl), dies of 30 on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1940  On this day in history m Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1944  Glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40 on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  On December - 16 death of fumimaro Konu, Japanese prince/PM (1937-39, 40-41), commits harakiri  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1949  On this day in history death of traitsjo Kostov, Bulgarian communist vice-premier, executed  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1950  On December - 16 otto Vrieslander, composer, dies at 70  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1956  On December - 16 death of nina Hamnett, Welsh artist (b. 1890)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1960  On December - 16 anna Luther, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk), dies at 63  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1961  On this day in history boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer, dies at 61  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1965  On December - 16 william Somerset Maugham, English author (Razor's Edge), dies at 91  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1973  On December - 16 syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1974  On this day in history kostas Varnalis, writer, dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1976  On this day in history george, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months, dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1977  On December - 16 death of risto Jarva, Finnish filmmaker (b. 1934)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1978  Blanche Calloway, US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1980  On December - 16 harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1982  On this day in history anthony C B Chapman, England, formula 1 racer, dies at 54  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1983  On this day in history kusan Sunim, found Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at 74  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1984  Death of Debs Garms, American baseball player (b. 1907) on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1985  On this day in history dick Pollard, cricketer (England fast-medium bowler 1946-48), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1987  On this day in history albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59), dies at 79  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1988  H "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (11 Tests for Australia 1921-29), dies on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1989  Aileen Pringle, actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In December - 16

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1485  On December - 16 birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1584  On December - 16 birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1614  On this day in history birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1622  On this day in history birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1652  On this day in history birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1714  On this day in history birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1716  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1717  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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