Died On December 16th

Discover the most famous people who died on December 16. The list includes people like Colonel Sanders, Camille Saint-Saëns, Alphonse Daudet, Asai Chu, William Maugham. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, playwrights, novelists and economists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Canada and many more countries.

Colonel SandersColonel Sanders
American
Founder of KFC
Lee Van CleefLee Van Cleef
American
Actor

Wu ZetianWu Zetian
Chinese
Chinese Empress

Thelma ToddThelma Todd
American
Actress

Camille Saint-SaensCamille Saint-Saëns
French
Composer, Organist, Pianist

Yi Sun-sinYi Sun-sin
South Korean
Naval Commander
Carwood LiptonCarwood Lipton
American
United States Army Officer

Lillian DisneyLillian Disney
American
Wife of Walt Disnry

Alphonse DaudetAlphonse Daudet
French
Novelist, Short story writer, playwright, poet
William MaughamWilliam Maugham
British
Novelist & Playwright

Asai ChuAsai Chu
Japanese
Painter
Laxmikant BerdeLaxmikant Berde
Indian
Actor

Dan FogelbergDan Fogelberg
American
Musician

Roy E. DisneyRoy E. Disney
American
Producer

Nicolette LarsonNicolette Larson
American
Musician, Singer, Songwriter

Stuart AdamsonStuart Adamson
British
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Guitarist, Pianist
Nicol WilliamsonNicol Williamson
British, Scottish
Actor

Afonso de AlbuquerqueAfonso de Albuquerque
Portuguese
Statesman

Silvana ManganoSilvana Mangano
Italian
Actor, Model

Fumimaro KonoeFumimaro Konoe
Japanese
Politician
Giovanni AgnelliGiovanni Agnelli
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Businessperson, Racecar

Arun KhetarpalArun Khetarpal
Indian
 
Agnes MartinAgnes Martin
Canadian, American
Painter

Frank GotchFrank Gotch
American
Wrestler

Blue DemonBlue Demon
Mexican
Actor, Professional wrestler, Film actor
François QuesnayFrançois Quesnay
French
Philosopher, Economist, Physician,

Eliezer Ben-YehudaEliezer Ben-Yehuda
Russian
Lexicographer
John II Casimir VasaJohn II Casimir Vasa
Polish
King

Wilhelm GrimmWilhelm Grimm
German
Lexicographer, Anthropologist, Librarian, Writer,

Thomas BilottiThomas Bilotti
American
 
William GaddisWilliam Gaddis
American
Novelist

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Laurens van der PostLaurens van der Post
South African
Novelist, Writer, Screenwriter, Journalist
Kakuei TanakaKakuei Tanaka
Japanese
Politician

Manto Tshabalala-MsimangManto Tshabalala-Msimang
South African
Politician

Emperor Go-MomozonoEmperor Go-Momozono
Japanese
Emperor , Sovereign

Pope John VIIIPope John VIII
Italian
Pope
Yegor GaidarYegor Gaidar
Russian
Economist
Victor KuglerVictor Kugler
Canadian
Electrician

William PettyWilliam Petty
British
Economist

Richard MulcahyRichard Mulcahy
Irish
Politician

Kang ShengKang Sheng
Chinese
Chinese leader
Roger TouhyRoger Touhy
American
Crime boss

Hugo MünsterbergHugo Münsterberg
German, American
Psychologist, University teacher, Philosopher

Gabriel NarutowiczGabriel Narutowicz
Lithuanian, Polish
Polish professor

SylvesterSylvester
American
Singer-songwriter

Jean-Baptiste CarrierJean-Baptiste Carrier
French
Revolutionary
Jackie MittooJackie Mittoo
Jamaican
Musician, Record producer, Singer-songwriter,

Snuff GarrettSnuff Garrett
American
Composer, Record producer
Robert StanfieldRobert Stanfield
Canadian
Politician

Johann Adolph HasseJohann Adolph Hasse
German
Composer, singer

Dorothy DixDorothy Dix
American
Journalist
Eugène DuboisEugène Dubois
Curator, Geologist, Physician, Anthropologist,

Peter DickinsonPeter Dickinson
British, Zambian
Author
Charles of ValoisCharles of Valois
French
Author

William TerrissWilliam Terriss
British
Actor

Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of ChesterRanulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester
French
Noble

Anna Jean AyresAnna Jean Ayres
American
Occupational Therapist

Bartholomeus van der HelstBartholomeus van der Helst
Dutch
Painter
ÖljeitüÖljeitü
Iranian
Ruler

Mariano RampollaMariano Rampolla
Italian
Cardinal

Heinrich MarschnerHeinrich Marschner
German
Composer

Stefan HeymStefan Heym
German, American
Writer
Karl-Heinz KurrasKarl-Heinz Kurras
German, Polish
Police officer

Thomas PennantThomas Pennant
Welsh
Naturalist
Hendrik PotgieterHendrik Potgieter
South African
Politician

Elinor WylieElinor Wylie
American
Poet

Richard BrightRichard Bright
British
Physician
Karl GutzkowKarl Gutzkow
German
Writer

Thomas Story KirkbrideThomas Story Kirkbride
American
Physician
John II Casimir of PolandJohn II Casimir of Poland
Polish
King

John SpencerJohn Spencer
American
Film actor

William Somerset MaughamWilliam Somerset Maugham
British
 
François GényFrançois Gény
French
Jurist

Julius FastJulius Fast
American
Author
Johann Daniel TitiusJohann Daniel Titius
German, Polish
Astronomer

Michiaki TakahashiMichiaki Takahashi
Japanese
Virologist

Frederick G. DonnanFrederick G. Donnan
Sri Lankan
Chemist

Ray PriceRay Price
American
Singer
Ruth WeltingRuth Welting
American
Singer
George NuttallGeorge Nuttall
British, American
Bacteriologist

Willibald AlexisWillibald Alexis
German, Polish
Novelist

Charles MooreCharles Moore
American
architect

Villy SørensenVilly Sørensen
Danish
Short Story Writer
A. S. HitchcockA. S. Hitchcock
American
Botanist

Jack GallagherJack Gallagher
Canadian
Oilman

Percy GilchristPercy Gilchrist
British
Chemist

Ludwig FriedländerLudwig Friedländer
German
Scholar

Harry ScottHarry Scott
British
boxer
György MartinuzziGyörgy Martinuzzi
Croatian
Croatian-Hungarian statesman

Quentin Claudian Stephen BellQuentin Claudian Stephen Bell
British
Art historian
Haakon IV HaakonssonHaakon IV Haakonsson
Norwegian
King