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In the year 2016
1,284 Notable deaths
Ben Bagdikian
American journalist and academic (1920–2016).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Kahramanmaraş Province.
Died March 11th, 2016 at 96 years old in Berkeley.
Gareth Thomas
British actor (1945–2016).
Born February 12th, 1945 in Brentford.
Died April 13th, 2016 at 71 years old in Surrey (heart failure). [ref]
Bertha Cáceres
Honduran environmental activist.
Born March 4th, 1973 in La Esperanza. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2016 at 42 years old in La Esperanza (firearm). [ref]
Stephen Keshi
Nigerian football defender and manager (1962-2016).
Born January 23rd, 1962 in Lagos.
Died June 8th, 2016 at 54 years old in Benin City (myocardial infarction).
Pauline Oliveros
American composer and musician (1932–2016).
Born May 30th, 1932 in Houston. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2016 at 84 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Walter Scheel
President of west germany (1974-1979).
Born July 8th, 1919 in Solingen. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2016 at 97 years old in Bad Krozingen. [ref]
Rudy Van Gelder
American recording engineer (1924-2016).
Born November 2nd, 1924 in Jersey City.
Died August 25th, 2016 at 91 years old in Englewood Cliffs. [ref]
Tommy Kono
American weightlifter (1930–2016).
Born June 17th, 1930 in Sacramento.
Died April 24th, 2016 at 85 years old in Honolulu (liver disease). [ref]
Dan Hicks
American singer-songwriter.
Born December 9th, 1941 in Little Rock.
Died February 6th, 2016 at 74 years old in Mill Valley (cancer). [ref]
Peter Maxwell Davies
English composer and conductor (1934-2016).
Born September 8th, 1934 in Salford.
Died March 14th, 2016 at 81 years old in Sanday (leukemia). [ref]
Kitty Kallen
American singer (1921-2016).
Born May 25th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 94 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician (1932–2016).
Born November 28th, 1934 in Rosario. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2016 at 81 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Luis Salom
Spanish motorcycle racer (1991-2016).
Born August 7th, 1991 in Palma.
Died June 3rd, 2016 at 24 years old in Sant Cugat del Vallès (collision, falling). [ref]
Enzo Maiorca
Italian freediver (1931-2016).
Born June 21st, 1931 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died November 13th, 2016 at 85 years old in Syracuse. [ref]
Kōji Wada
Japanese singer (1974-2016).
Born January 29th, 1974 in Fukuchiyama.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 42 years old in Tokyo (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Margot Honecker
East german politician (1927-2016).
Born April 17th, 1927 in Halle (Saale).
Died May 6th, 2016 at 89 years old in Santiago (breast cancer). [ref]
Steve Dillon
British comic artist (1962–2016).
Born March 22nd, 1962 in London. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2016 at 54 years old in New York City (appendicitis). [ref]
Henry Worsley
British explorer and british army officer.
Born October 4th, 1960 in London.
Died January 24th, 2016 at 55 years old in Punta Arenas (peritonitis). [ref]
Forrest Mars
Grandson of frank c. mars and american billionaire (1931–2016).
Born August 16th, 1931 in Oak Park Township.
Died July 26th, 2016 at 84 years old in Seattle (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Roger Y. Tsien
American biochemist (1952-2016).
Born February 1st, 1952 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2016 at 64 years old in Eugene (myocardial infarction). [ref]
German Moreno
Filipino actor (1933-2016).
Born October 4th, 1933 in Manila.
Died January 8th, 2016 at 82 years old in Quezon City (stroke).
Darwyn Cooke
Canadian cartoonist (1962-2016).
Born November 16th, 1962 in Toronto.
Died May 14th, 2016 at 53 years old in Safety Harbor (cancer). [ref]
Balram Jakhar
Indian politician (1923-2016).
Born August 23rd, 1923 in Pankosi.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 92 years old in Delhi (pneumonia). [ref]
Jean-Jacques Perrey
French composer (1929-2016).
Born January 20th, 1929 in Rosières-en-Santerre.
Died November 4th, 2016 at 87 years old in Lausanne (lung cancer). [ref]
Pete Fountain
American clarinetist (1930–2016).
Born July 3rd, 1930 in New Orleans.
Died August 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
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