- Dec 4 Lew Jenkins, American boxer (World Lightweight Champion 1940-41), born in Milburn, Texas (d. 1981)
- Dec 19 Merv Wallace, New Zealand cricket batsman and captain (13 Tests, 5 x 50; Auckland), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2008)
- Dec 28 Nelly Adamson Landry, French tennis player (French C'ships 1948), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 2010)
About December 1916
How Old? 107 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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