Deaths on December 16

Oscar Alfredo Gálvez

Died on December 16, 1989

Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1913)

Oscar Alfredo Gálvez (17 August 1913 – 16 December 1989) was a racing driver from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 18 January 1953, in which he scored two championship points.

He was a very popular driver, a regular entrant and multiple-time champion in the Turismo Carretera series, like his brother Juan.

He died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. The Buenos Aires circuit was renamed with his and his brother’s name.

References

Oscar Alfredo Gálvez

Choose Another Date

Events on 1989

15 Apr

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China.
26 Apr

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests
27 Apr

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
20 May

Tiananmen Square massacre
The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre.
5 Jun

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

Deaths on December 16

Oscar Alfredo Gálvez

Died on December 16, 1989

References

Choose Another Date

Events on 1989

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

Tiananmen Square massacre

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989