14 notable people died on December 16, including Alexander Hegius von Heek, Ambrosius Blarer, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg.
21st Century
1 death
Mahmoud Messadi
politicianwriter
Tunisian academic, writer and politician (1911–2004)
20th Century
6 deaths
Frederick G. Donnan
chemistphysicist
Irish scientist (1870-1956)
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)
Sidney Olcott
film actorfilm director
Canadian filmmaker (1873–1949)
Charles P. Mountford
anthropologistdirector
Australian photographer, film maker and anthropologist (1890–1976)
19th Century
1 death
Hendrik Potgieter
explorerpolitician
Voortrekker and South African politician (1792-1852)
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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