Peter Rock

East german footballer (1941–2021).

Born December 16th, 1941 in Rudolstadt.

Died June 20th, 2021 at 79 years old in Jena. ^[ref]

Debbie Scott-Bowker

Canadian distance runner.

Born December 16th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Victoria.

Alphonse Leweck

Luxembourgish footballer (born 1981).

Born December 16th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Luxembourg.

Eugène Demolder

Belgian author (1862-1919).

Born December 16th, 1862 in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.

Died October 8th, 1919 at 56 years old in Corbeil-Essonnes.

Karl Müller

German bryologist (1818–1899).

Born December 16th, 1818 in Allstedt.

Died February 9th, 1899 at 80 years old in Halle (Saale).

Jean Abraham Chrétien Oudemans

Dutch astronomer (1827–1906).

Born December 16th, 1827 in Amsterdam.

Died December 14th, 1906 at 78 years old in Utrecht.

Sergi Pedrerol

Spanish water polo player.

Born December 16th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Molins de Rei.

Dina Galli

Italian actress (1877-1951).

Born December 16th, 1877 in Milan.

Died March 4th, 1951 at 73 years old in Rome.

Salim Aribi

Algerian footballer.

Born December 16th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Batna.

Anders Petersen

Danish boxer.

Born December 16th, 1899 in Copenhagen.

Died April 28th, 1966 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.

Robert Berri

Actor (1912-1989).

Born December 16th, 1912 in Paris.

Died November 22nd, 1989 at 76 years old in Rueil-Malmaison.

Vladimir Zhigily

Soviet basketball player.

Born December 16th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Kharkiv Oblast.

Misao Tamai

Japanese association football player (1903-1978).

Born December 16th, 1903 in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Died December 23rd, 1978 at 75 years old in Kobe.

Nikolay Strunnikov

Russian speed skater (1886-1940).

Born December 16th, 1886 in Sknyatino.

Died January 12th, 1940 at 53 years old in Moscow.

Peter Donlon

American rower (1906–1979).

Born December 16th, 1906 in Port Hueneme.

Died December 14th, 1979 at 72 years old in Napa.

Karel Kolář

Czechoslovak runner (1955–2017).

Born December 16th, 1955 in Jindřichův Hradec.

Died October 4th, 2017 at 61 years old ^[ref]

Kosuke Kikuchi

Japanese association football player.

Born December 16th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Koshigaya.

Garth Manton

Australian rower (1929–2024).

Born December 16th, 1929 in Darling Point.

Died February 1st, 2024 at 94 years old ^[ref]

Ole Poulsen

Danish sailor.

Born December 16th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Maglegård Parish.

Lulu Zaharani

Indonesian model and pageant titleholder (born 2003).

Born December 16th, 2003 (age 22 years) in Bandar Lampung.

Mario Fiorillo

Italian water polo player.

Born December 16th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Naples.

Teemu Kattilakoski

Finnish cross-country skier.

Born December 16th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Kannus.

Eugène Grangé

French chansonnier, poet, librettist and playwright.

Born December 16th, 1810 in Paris.

Died March 1st, 1887 at 76 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Tetsuo Nishimoto

Japanese volleyball player.

Born December 16th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Hiroshima.

Louis Otho Williams

American botanist (1908-1991).

Born December 16th, 1908 in Jackson.

Died January 7th, 1991 at 82 years old (myocardial infarction).