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In the year 2016
1,284 Notable deaths
Axl Rotten
American professional wrestler (1971–2016).
Born April 21st, 1971 in Fell's Point.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 44 years old in Baltimore (drug overdose). [ref]
Papa Wemba
Congolese singer, musician and actor (1949-2016).
Born June 14th, 1949 in Lubefu.
Died April 24th, 2016 at 66 years old in Abidjan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dario Fo
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016).
Born March 24th, 1926 in Leggiuno, Sangiano. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2016 at 90 years old in Luigi Sacco Hospital (respiratory disease). [ref]
Margaret Rhodes
British courtier.
Born June 9th, 1925 in London.
Died November 25th, 2016 at 91 years old in Windsor. [ref]
Rajesh Vivek
Indian actor (1949-2016).
Born January 31st, 1949 in Jaunpur.
Died January 14th, 2016 at 66 years old in Hyderabad (myocardial infarction).
Arthur Hiller
Canadian-american director (1923-2016).
Born November 22nd, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died August 17th, 2016 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jimmy Bain
Scottish bassist (1947–2016).
Born December 19th, 1947 in Newtonmore.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 68 years old in Atlantic Ocean (lung cancer). [ref]
George Voinovich
American politician (1936–2016).
Born July 15th, 1936 in Cleveland.
Died June 12th, 2016 at 79 years old in Cleveland (disease). [ref]
Michu Meszaros
Hungarian actor (1939–2016).
Born October 1st, 1939 in Budapest.
Died June 13th, 2016 at 76 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Manohar Aich
Indian bodybuilder (1912-2016).
Born March 17th, 1912 in Cumilla.
Died June 5th, 2016 at 104 years old in Kolkata.
Denton Cooley
American heart surgeon (1920–2016).
Born August 22nd, 1920 in Houston.
Died November 18th, 2016 at 96 years old in Houston. [ref]
Franca Sozzani
Italian journalist and editor-in-chief of vogue italia (1950-2016).
Born January 20th, 1950 in Mantua.
Died December 22nd, 2016 at 66 years old in Milan (disease). [ref]
Daniel Berrigan
American catholic priest, peace activist, and poet (1921–2016).
Born May 9th, 1921 in Virginia.
Died April 30th, 2016 at 94 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
Michèle Morgan
French actress (1920-2016).
Born February 29th, 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died December 20th, 2016 at 96 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Peter Shaffer
English playwright and screenwriter (1926-2016).
Born May 15th, 1926 in Liverpool.
Died June 6th, 2016 at 90 years old in County Cork.
Kevin Meaney
American actor and comedian.
Born April 23rd, 1956 in White Plains.
Died October 21st, 2016 at 60 years old in Forestburgh (myocardial infarction).
David Margulies
American actor (1937–2016).
Born February 19th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died January 11th, 2016 at 78 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Abu Ali al-Anbari
Is deputy leader (died 2016).
Born October 1st, 1959 in Mosul.
Died March 18th, 2016 at 56 years old in Syria (death in battle).
Bill Cunningham
American photographer (1929–2016).
Born March 13th, 1929 in Boston.
Died June 25th, 2016 at 87 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Mose Allison
American jazz blues pianist and singer (1927–2016).
Born November 11th, 1927 in Tippo. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2016 at 89 years old in Hilton Head Island. [ref]
Ashraf Pahlavi
Iranian royal (1919–2016).
Born October 26th, 1919 in Tehran.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 96 years old in Monaco (Alzheimer's disease).
Gordon Hunt
Voice, television and stage director.
Born April 26th, 1929 in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2016 at 87 years old in Sherman Oaks (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Chris Amon
New zealand racing driver.
Born July 20th, 1943 in Bulls.
Died August 3rd, 2016 at 73 years old in Rotorua (cancer). [ref]
Věra Čáslavská
Czechoslovak sports official, artistic gymnast and coach (1942–2016).
Born May 3rd, 1942 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2016 at 74 years old in Prague (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Guido Westerwelle
German politician (fdp), foreign minister of germany (1961-2016).
Born December 27th, 1961 in Bad Honnef. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2016 at 54 years old in Cologne (acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Deaths 226 to 250 of 1284
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