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In the year 2016
1,284 Notable deaths
Peter Leo Gerety
Catholic archbishop (1912–2016).
Born July 19th, 1912 in Shelton.
Died September 20th, 2016 at 104 years old in Totowa. [ref]
Jean-Pierre Coffe
French food critic and tv host (1938–2016).
Born March 24th, 1938 in Lunéville.
Died March 29th, 2016 at 78 years old in Lanneray (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili
Iranian politician (1926-2016).
Born January 28th, 1926 in Ardabil.
Died November 23rd, 2016 at 90 years old in Tehran (disease). [ref]
Gardnar Mulloy
American tennis player (1913–2016).
Born November 22nd, 1913 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 14th, 2016 at 102 years old in Miami (stroke). [ref]
Carmen Pereira
Guinea-bissauan politician (1937-2016).
Born September 22nd, 1936 in Bissau. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2016 at 79 years old in Bissau. [ref]
Heinrich Schiff
Austrian cellist and conductor (1951–2016).
Born November 18th, 1951 in Gmunden.
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 65 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Ann Smyrner
Danish actress (1934-2016).
Born November 3rd, 1934 in Frederiksberg.
Died August 29th, 2016 at 81 years old in Benalmádena.
Jim Clark
British film editor and film director (1931–2016).
Born May 24th, 1931 in Boston.
Died February 25th, 2016 at 84 years old in London.
Carmen Hernández
Spanish catechist (1930-2016).
Born November 24th, 1930 in Ólvega.
Died July 19th, 2016 at 85 years old in Madrid.
Kunio Hatoyama
Japanese politician (1948–2016).
Born September 13th, 1948 in Tokyo.
Died June 21st, 2016 at 67 years old in Tokyo (duodenal ulcer). [ref]
Franciszek Macharski
Polish cardinal of the roman catholic church (1927-2016).
Born May 20th, 1927 in Kraków.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 89 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro
Cape verdean politician and former president of cape verde (1944-2016).
Born February 16th, 1944 in Ribeira da Barca. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2016 at 72 years old in Praia. [ref]
Ruth Leuwerik
Actress (1924-2016).
Born April 23rd, 1924 in Essen.
Died January 12th, 2016 at 91 years old in Munich.
María Luisa Alcalá
Mexican actress.
Born March 26th, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died February 21st, 2016 at 72 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Thanat Khoman
Thai politician (1914–2016).
Born February 9th, 1914 in Bangkok.
Died March 3rd, 2016 at 102 years old in Phuket (stroke).
Ferreira Gullar
Brazilian poet (1930–2016).
Born September 10th, 1930 in São Luís.
Died December 4th, 2016 at 86 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). [ref]
Halfdan T. Mahler
Danish medical doctor and director-general of the world health organisation (who).
Born April 21st, 1923 in Vivild.
Died December 14th, 2016 at 93 years old in Geneva.
Lars Gustafsson
Swedish writer (1936-2016).
Born May 17th, 1936 in Västerås.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Else Marie Pade
Danish composer.
Born December 2nd, 1924 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2016 at 91 years old in Gentofte. [ref]
Giorgio Albertazzi
Italian actor and film director (1923–2016).
Born August 20th, 1923 in Fiesole. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2016 at 92 years old in Roccastrada (bronchitis). [ref]
Gideon Toury
Israeli literary and translation scholar.
Died October 4th, 2016 at 74 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Charlie Hodge
Canadian ice hockey player (1933–2016).
Born July 28th, 1933 in Lachine.
Died April 16th, 2016 at 82 years old in Vancouver (stroke). [ref]
Antoine Demoitié
Belgian cyclist.
Born October 16th, 1990 in Liège.
Died March 28th, 2016 at 25 years old in Lille (traffic collision). [ref]
Walter Greiner
German physicist (1935-2016).
Born October 29th, 1935 in Neuenbau.
Died October 6th, 2016 at 80 years old
Ferdinand Kübler
Swiss racing cyclist (1919–2016).
Born July 24th, 1919 in Marthalen. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2016 at 97 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Deaths 701 to 725 of 1284
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