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In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Marisol Escobar
Venezuelan-american sculptor (1930-2016).
Born May 22nd, 1930 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2016 at 85 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Conrad Burns
American politician (1935–2016).
Born January 25th, 1935 in Gallatin.
Died April 28th, 2016 at 81 years old in Billings (stroke). [ref]
Buckwheat Zydeco
American accordionist (1947–2016).
Born November 14th, 1947 in Lafayette.
Died September 24th, 2016 at 68 years old in Lafayette (lung cancer). [ref]
Harry Kroto
British chemist (1939-2016).
Born October 7th, 1939 in Wisbech.
Died April 30th, 2016 at 76 years old in Lewes (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Peter Naur
Danish computer scientist (1928–2016) and turing award winner (2005); author of 'programming as theory building' (1985); co-editor of the 1968 nato software engineering conference report.
Born October 25th, 1928 in Frederiksberg.
Died January 3rd, 2016 at 87 years old in Herlev (disease). [ref]
Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern
German prince (1932-2016).
Born July 31st, 1932 in Sigmaringen.
Died March 2nd, 2016 at 83 years old in Munich. [ref]
Melhem Barakat
Lebanese musician (1945-2016).
Born August 15th, 1945 in Kfarshima. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2016 at 71 years old in Ashrafieh (prostate cancer). [ref]
Samuel Willenberg
Polish-born sculptor and holocaust survivor, participant at the revolt and escape at treblinka extermination cap (1923-2016).
Born February 16th, 1923 in Częstochowa.
Died February 19th, 2016 at 93 years old in Tel Aviv, Jaffa (stroke). [ref]
Mark Takai
American politician.
Born July 1st, 1967 in Honolulu.
Died July 20th, 2016 at 49 years old in Honolulu, Aiea (pancreatic cancer).
Muhammad Ayyub
Imam of prophet's mosque (1952–2016).
Born January 1st, 1952 in Mecca.
Died April 16th, 2016 at 64 years old in Medina.
Kim Sung-min
South korean actor (1973–2016).
Born February 14th, 1973 in Seoul.
Died June 26th, 2016 at 43 years old (hanging to death).
Shamim Ara
Pakistani actor and film director.
Born March 22nd, 1938 in Aligarh.
Died August 5th, 2016 at 78 years old in London.
Phil Chess
American record executive (1921–2016).
Born March 27th, 1921 in Motal. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2016 at 95 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Arthur Anderson
American actor (1922-2016).
Born August 29th, 1922 in Staten Island.
Died April 9th, 2016 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Anthony D. Smith
British academic (1939-2016).
Born September 23rd, 1939 in London.
Died July 19th, 2016 at 76 years old in London.
Aharon Ipalé
Israeli actor (1941-2016).
Born December 27th, 1941 in Morocco.
Died June 27th, 2016 at 74 years old in Sheba Medical Center (cancer). [ref]
Caio Júnior
Brazilian association football player and manager (1965–2016).
Born March 8th, 1965 in Cascavel.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 51 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
Egyptian actor (1946–2016).
Born June 4th, 1946 in Alexandria.
Died November 12th, 2016 at 70 years old in Cairo (cancer). [ref]
Robin Hardy
British film director and writer (1929-2016).
Born October 2nd, 1929 in Wimbledon.
Died July 1st, 2016 at 86 years old in Reading. [ref]
Carlos Loyzaga
Filipino basketball player (1930–2016).
Born August 29th, 1930 in Manila.
Died January 27th, 2016 at 85 years old in San Juan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shahram Amiri
Nuclear scientist (1977–2016).
Born November 8th, 1977 in Kermanshah.
Died August 3rd, 2016 at 38 years old in Tehran (hanging to death). [ref]
Michel Galabru
French actor (1922–2016).
Born October 27th, 1922 in Safi. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2016 at 93 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Götz George
German actor (1938–2016).
Born July 23rd, 1938 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2016 at 77 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
China Machado
Former fashion model, editor and television producer.
Born December 25th, 1929 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2016 at 86 years old in Stony Brook (disease).
Héctor Babenco
Brazilian-argentine film director (1946-2016).
Born February 7th, 1946 in Mar del Plata.
Died July 13th, 2016 at 70 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction, sinusitis). [ref]
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