10 notable people died on December 16, including Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg, Saadi, Alexander Hegius von Heek.
21st Century
1 death
Mahmoud Messadi
politicianwriter
Tunisian academic, writer and politician (1911–2004)
20th Century
3 deaths
Tom Eastick
civil engineermilitary personnel
Australian brigadier (1900-1988)
William Somerset Maugham
army scoutliterary critic
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
Hippolyte Fierens Gevaert
art historiancurator
Belgian art historian (1870–1926)
18th Century
2 deaths
Wilhelm Heinrich Sebastian Bucholtz
chemistexpert pharmacist
German chemist and pharmacist (1734-1798)
François Quesnay
economistencyclopédistes
French economist
16th Century
1 death
Ambrosius Blarer
monkphilosopher
Swiss theologian
15th Century
1 death
Alexander Hegius von Heek
Catholic priestwriter
German Renaissance humanist
14th Century
1 death
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg
poetpolitician
Czech Duke of Luxembourg (1337-1383)
13th Century
1 death
Saadi
poetwriter
Persian poet
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