December 16th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on December 16th
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on December 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2010American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient (Born 1923)
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on December 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009South African physician and politician (Born 1940)
South African singer and composer (Born 1950)
Israeli pianist (Born 1922)
English author (Born 1921)
American film director and editor (Born 1937)
American baseball player (Born 1933)
English-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Skids Big Country) (d. 2001)
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on December 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1997singer (Lotta Love), dies from brain seizure at age 45.
widow of Walt Disney (Born 1899)
Actor (Johnny Dangerously, Sebastine, If), dies at 52
resistance leader, dies at age 85.
Bookmaker, dies at 92
English artist author/teacher, dies at age 86 (born 1910).
Italian singer and conductor (d. 1995)
dancer choreographer/teacher, dies at age 85.
music critic, dies at age 60.
poet, dies at age 81.
American Hip-Hop MC (Born 1973)
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American actor. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s. His 1962 Off-Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's The Blacks, and his Broadway debut was in A Hand is on the Gate, an evening of African-American poetry. He was nominated for a 1976 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for The Poison Tree and …
President of Fiji (1987-93), dies at age 75.
Dutch journalist / writer (Volkskrant), dies at 68
Algerian court judge, murdered at age 46.
Dutch soccer player/trainer (Sparta), dies.
Dutch writer (Snow White), dies at 80
Hungarian TV announcer and actress (Born 1938)
Actor (2 Gun Troubador)
American lieutenant and pilot (d. 1990)
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on December 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989![Silvana Mangano]()
Italian actress who became a sultry star in 1949 with her role in "Bitter Rice." Three years prior she won the title of "Miss Rome" in 1946, leading to several minor parts in movies. Her reputation later was that of being cool and sculptured.
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One of the great movie villains, Lee Van Cleef started out as an accountant. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard minesweepers and subchasers during World War II. After the war he worked as an office administrator, becoming involved in amateur theatrics in his spare time. An audition for a professional role led to a touring company job in "Mr. …
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Actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade)
Argentine racing driver (Born 1913)
American politician (Representative-Republican-Connecticut, 1951-59), dies at age 79.
American organizied crime figure (Born 1940)
Organized-crime chief, shot dead at a NYC restaurant
found Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at age 74.
American baseball player (Born 1907)
England, formula 1 racer, dies at 54
American fast food entrepreneur (Born 1890)
founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at age 90 (born 1890).
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on December 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1978US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at age 76.
Finnish director and producer (d. 1977)
Greek royalty, the eldest son of King Constantine who ruled 1922-1923 and 1935-1947 with a government in exile in London in WW II.
French-Canadian politician (Born 1917)
Greek poet and playwright (d. 1974)
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on December 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1968Jordanian military commander and statesman (Born1916)
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna (Born 1912)
English writer (Born 1874)
dies at age 93.
Composer, dies at 61
Silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk), dies at 63
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on December 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1956Welsh-English painter (d. 1956)
Composer, dies at 70
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on December 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1949Canadian-American actor director producer and screenwriter (d. 1949)
Bulgarian communist vice-premier, is executed.
American male prostitute and socialite (d. 1948)
Japanese prince/Prime Minister (1937-39, 1940-41), commits harakiri.
Italian noted family, the son of Umberto and great grandson of Giovanni, the founder of Fiat. He studied in the U.S., graduating from Brown University with a degree in international relations and went to work as a business executive with Olivetti and Administrator of a Soccer team, Juventus. He started incognito for a brief period working as a turner in …
sister of Corrie ten Boom and Holocaust victim (Born 1885)
American baseball player (Born 1866)
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on December 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1935American actress, a perky blonde heroine of many two-reel comedies of the early '30s. She appeared in "The Maltese Falcon," 1931 and "Horse Feathers," 1932, among others.
Flemish theologist/bishop of Bruges, dies at age 82.
German-born American bank robber (Born 1890)
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on December 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1928American poet and writer (Born 1885)
Composer, dies at 88
Composer, dies at 50
1922), assassinated.
French composer (Born 1835)
Chinese muslim rebel (holy war)
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on December 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1916Serbian inventor (Born 1851)
A powerful Russian monk, murdered
Croatian composer conductor and director (d. 1914)