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| December 16th, 2005 (December 16 2005) | Death | Kenneth Bulmer, English author (born in 1921) | |
| December 16th, 2005 (December 16 2005) | Death | Ed Hansen, American film director and editor (born in 1937) | |
| December 16th, 2005 (December 16 2005) | Death | John Spencer, American actor (born in 1946) | |
| December 16th, 1995 (December 16 1995) | Death | Johnny Moss, American poker player (born in 1907) | |
| December 16th, 1995 (December 16 1995) | Death | Mariele Ventre, Italian choir director (born in 1939) | |
| December 16th, 1985 (December 16 1985) | Event | Mafia: In New York City, Paul Castellano and Thomas Bilotti are shot dead on the orders of John Gotti, who assumes leadership of the Gambino family. | |
| December 16th, 1985 (December 16 1985) | Birth | Keita Tachibana, member of Japanese boy band w-inds. | |
| December 16th, 1985 (December 16 1985) | Death | Thomas Bilotti, American mafioso (born in 1940) | |
| December 16th, 1985 (December 16 1985) | Death | Paul Castellano, American mafioso (born in 1915) | |
| December 16th, 1975 (December 16 1975) | Birth | Valentin Badoi, Romanian footballer | |
| December 16th, 1975 (December 16 1975) | Birth | Nawo Kawakita, Japanese drummer (Maximum the Hormone) | |
| December 16th, 1975 (December 16 1975) | Birth | Benjamin Kowalewicz, Canadian musician (Billy Talent) | |
| December 16th, 1975 (December 16 1975) | Birth | Jonathan Scarfe, Canadian actor | |
| December 16th, 1965 (December 16 1965) | Event | Vietnam War: General William Westmoreland sends U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara a request for 243,000 more men by the end of 1966. | Robert McNamara Quotes |
| December 16th, 1965 (December 16 1965) | Birth | Chris Jones, American baseball player | |
| December 16th, 1965 (December 16 1965) | Birth | Melanie Sloan, American attorney | |
| December 16th, 1965 (December 16 1965) | Birth | Nancy Valen, American actress | |
| December 16th, 1965 (December 16 1965) | Death | W. Somerset Maugham, English writer (born in 1874) | |
| December 16th, 1955 (December 16 1955) | Birth | Xander Berkeley, American actor | |
| December 16th, 1955 (December 16 1955) | Birth | Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este | |
| December 16th, 1945 (December 16 1945) | Birth | Patti Deutsch, American actress and Match Game panelist | |
| December 16th, 1945 (December 16 1945) | Birth | Bobby George, English professional darts player | |
| December 16th, 1945 (December 16 1945) | Birth | Yukio Hattori, Japanese Iron Chef commentator | |
| December 16th, 1945 (December 16 1945) | Death | Giovanni Agnelli, Italian automobile manufacturer (born in 1866) | |
| December 16th, 1945 (December 16 1945) | Death | Fumimaro Konoye, Prime Minister of Japan (born in 1891) | |
| December 16th, 1935 (December 16 1935) | Death | Thelma Todd, American actress (born in 1905) | |
| December 16th, 1925 (December 16 1925) | Event | Alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity is founded at Lafayette College. | |
| December 16th, 1915 (December 16 1915) | Birth | Turk Murphy, American trombonist (died in 1987) | |
| December 16th, 1905 (December 16 1905) | Birth | Piet Hein, Danish mathematician and inventor (died in 1996) | Piet Hein Quotes |
| December 16th, 1865 (December 16 1865) | Birth | Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet (died in 1918) | |
| December 16th, 1775 (December 16 1775) | Birth | Jane Austen, English writer (died in 1817) | Jane Austen Quotes |
| December 16th, 1775 (December 16 1775) | Birth | Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (died in 1834) | |
| December 16th, 1765 (December 16 1765) | Death | Peter Frederick Haldimand, Swiss military officer and surveyor | |
| December 16th, 1575 (December 16 1575) | Event | The 1575 Valdivia earthquake takes place. | |
| December 16th, 1515 (December 16 1515) | Death | Afonso de Albuquerque Portuguese naval general (born in 1453) | |
| December 16th, 1485 (December 16 1485) | Birth | Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England (died in 1536) | |
| December 16th, 1325 (December 16 1325) | Death | Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (born in 1270) | |
| December 16th, 0755 (December 16 0755) | Event | An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion during the Tang Dynasty of China. | |
| December 16th, 0705 (December 16 0705) | Death | Empress Wu of Zhou (born in 625) | |
