16 December
Notable Births
Kai Cenat
b. 2001
American internet personality and online streamer (born 2001)
Zhou Jieqiong
b. 1998
Chinese singer and actress (born 1998)
Wilfred Ndidi
b. 1996
Nigerian footballer (born 1996)
Sergio Reguilón
b. 1996
Spanish footballer (born 1996)
Nigel Hayes-Davis
b. 1994
American basketball player (born 1994)
José Rodríguez (footballer, born 1994)
b. 1994
Spanish footballer
Jyoti Amge
b. 1993
Smallest living woman (born 1993)
Stephan James (actor)
b. 1993
Canadian actor
Anamul Haque
b. 1992
Bangladeshi cricketer
Tom Rogic
b. 1992
Australian footballer (born 1992)
Craig Goodwin
b. 1991
Australian soccer player
David Johnson (running back)
b. 1991
American football player (born 1991)
Mats Hummels
b. 1988
German footballer (born 1988)
Anna Popplewell
b. 1988
English actress (born 1988)
Alexey Shved
b. 1988
Russian basketball player (born 1988)
Alcides Escobar
b. 1986
Venezuelan baseball player (born 1986)
Pärt Uusberg
b. 1986
Estonian composer and conductor
Stanislav Manolev
b. 1985
Bulgarian footballer
James Nash (racing driver)
b. 1985
British racing driver (born 1985)
Amanda Setton
b. 1985
American actress (born 1985)
Notable Deaths
Dick Van Arsdale
d. 2024
American basketball player (1943–2024)
Tulsi Gowda
d. 2024
Indian environmentalist (1937 or 1938 – 2024)
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
d. 2023
Emir of Kuwait from 2020 to 2023
Keely Smith
d. 2017
American jazz and popular music singer (1928–2017)
Peter Dickinson
d. 2015
English author & poet (1927–2015)
Lizmark
d. 2015
Mexican professional wrestler (1950 – 2015)
Martin Brasier
d. 2014
British paleontologist (1947–2014)
Tim Cochran
d. 2014
American mathematician
Tahira Qazi
d. 2014
Pakistani educationist (1951 – 2014)
Ray Price
d. 2013
American singer (1926–2013)
Marta Russell
d. 2013
American journalist
Elwood V. Jensen
d. 2012
American biologist (1920–2012)
Jake Adam York
d. 2012
American poet (1972–2012)
Robert Easton (actor)
d. 2011
American actor (1930–2011)
Nicol Williamson
d. 2011
British actor (1936–2011)
Roy E. Disney
d. 2009
American businessman and filmmaker (1930–2009)
Yegor Gaidar
d. 2009
Soviet-Russian economist and politician (1956–2009)
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
d. 2009
South African politician (1940–2009)
Dan Fogelberg
d. 2007
American singer-songwriter (1951–2007)
The Spoiler (wrestler)
d. 2006
Canadian professional wrestler (1940–2006)