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

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

Carwood LiptonCarwood Lipton
American
United States Army Officer

Yi Sun-sinYi Sun-sin
South Korean
Naval Commander
Lillian DisneyLillian Disney
American
Wife of Walt Disnry

Thelma ToddThelma Todd
American
Actress

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

Asai ChuAsai Chu
Japanese
Painter
Dan FogelbergDan Fogelberg
American
Musician

Roy E. DisneyRoy E. Disney
American
Producer

Laxmikant BerdeLaxmikant Berde
Indian
Actor

Stuart AdamsonStuart Adamson
British
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Guitarist, Pianist

Nicolette LarsonNicolette Larson
American
Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Nicol WilliamsonNicol Williamson
British, Scottish
Actor

Afonso de AlbuquerqueAfonso de Albuquerque
Portuguese
Statesman

Fumimaro KonoeFumimaro Konoe
Japanese
Politician

Giovanni AgnelliGiovanni Agnelli
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Businessperson, Racecar
Silvana ManganoSilvana Mangano
Italian
Actor, Model

Agnes MartinAgnes Martin
Canadian, American
Painter
Emperor Go-MomozonoEmperor Go-Momozono
Japanese
Emperor , Sovereign

Arun KhetarpalArun Khetarpal
Indian
 

François QuesnayFrançois Quesnay
French
Philosopher, Economist, Physician,
Wilhelm GrimmWilhelm Grimm
German
Lexicographer, Anthropologist, Librarian, Writer,

Thomas BilottiThomas Bilotti
American
 
Blue DemonBlue Demon
Mexican
Actor, Professional wrestler, Film actor

Eliezer Ben-YehudaEliezer Ben-Yehuda
Russian
Lexicographer

John II Casimir VasaJohn II Casimir Vasa
Polish
King
Laurens van der PostLaurens van der Post
South African
Novelist, Writer, Screenwriter, Journalist

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Frank GotchFrank Gotch
American
Wrestler
Kakuei TanakaKakuei Tanaka
Japanese
Politician

Yegor GaidarYegor Gaidar
Russian
Economist, Politician, Professor

William GaddisWilliam Gaddis
American
Novelist

Richard MulcahyRichard Mulcahy
Irish
Politician
William PettyWilliam Petty
British
Economist, Mathematician, Philosopher,
Pope John VIIIPope John VIII
Italian
Pope

Kang ShengKang Sheng
Chinese
Chinese leader

Victor KuglerVictor Kugler
Canadian
Electrician

Hugo MünsterbergHugo Münsterberg
German, American
Psychologist, University teacher, Philosopher
SylvesterSylvester
American
Singer-songwriter

Roger TouhyRoger Touhy
American
Crime boss

Jean-Baptiste CarrierJean-Baptiste Carrier
French
Revolutionary

Manto Tshabalala-MsimangManto Tshabalala-Msimang
South African
Politician

Robert StanfieldRobert Stanfield
Canadian
Politician, Lawyer
Jackie MittooJackie Mittoo
Jamaican
Musician, Record producer, Singer-songwriter,

William TerrissWilliam Terriss
British
Actor
Snuff GarrettSnuff Garrett
American
Composer, Record producer

Gabriel NarutowiczGabriel Narutowicz
Lithuanian, Polish
Polish professor

Dorothy DixDorothy Dix
American
Journalist
Anna Jean AyresAnna Jean Ayres
American
Occupational Therapist

Johann Adolph HasseJohann Adolph Hasse
German
Composer, singer
Peter DickinsonPeter Dickinson
British, Zambian
Author

Mariano RampollaMariano Rampolla
Italian
Cardinal

Charles of ValoisCharles of Valois
French
Author

Eugène DuboisEugène Dubois
Curator, Geologist, Physician, Anthropologist,

Bartholomeus van der HelstBartholomeus van der Helst
Dutch
Painter
Heinrich MarschnerHeinrich Marschner
German
Composer

Stefan HeymStefan Heym
German, American
Writer

Elinor WylieElinor Wylie
American
Poet

Karl-Heinz KurrasKarl-Heinz Kurras
German, Polish
Police officer
ÖljeitüÖljeitü
Iranian
Ruler

William Somerset MaughamWilliam Somerset Maugham
British
 
John II Casimir of PolandJohn II Casimir of Poland
Polish
King

John SpencerJohn Spencer
American
Film actor

Ray PriceRay Price
American
Singer
Charles MooreCharles Moore
American
architect

Harry ScottHarry Scott
British
boxer
Haakon IV HaakonssonHaakon IV Haakonsson
Norwegian
King

Quentin Claudian Stephen BellQuentin Claudian Stephen Bell
British
Art historian