December 16

December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.
==Births==
* 1912: Ernst Lautenschlager (d. 2012)
* 1920: Les Leston (d. 2012)
* 1932: Henry Taylor (d. 2013)
* 2000: Richard Verschoor
==Deaths==
* 1975: Luigi Platé, (b. 1894)
* 1982: Colin Chapman, heart attack (b. 1928)
* 1989: Oscar Alfredo Gálvez (b. 1913)
==Races==
* none
== Other News ==
*2002: Justin Wilson announced as a Minardi driver for 2003.
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