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In the year 2016
1,284 Notable deaths
Brigitte Hamann
Austrian-german historian (1940–2016).
Born July 26th, 1940 in Essen.
Died October 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Georges Balandier
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1920–2016).
Born December 21st, 1920 in Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2016 at 95 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pierre Tchernia
French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor (1928–2016).
Born January 29th, 1928 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 88 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ad-Diba
Egyptian footballer and football referee (1927–2016).
Born November 17th, 1927 in Alexandria.
Died December 30th, 2016 at 89 years old in Alexandria (cardiovascular disease).
Benoîte Groult
French writer (1920–2016).
Born January 31st, 1920 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 20th, 2016 at 96 years old in Hyères. [ref]
Mimmo Palmara
Italian actor (1928–2016).
Born July 25th, 1928 in Cagliari.
Died June 10th, 2016 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Faina Melnyk
Soviet discus thrower.
Born June 9th, 1945 in Bakota.
Died December 16th, 2016 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Josimar
Brazilian association football player (1986-2016).
Born August 18th, 1986 in Pelotas.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 30 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash).
Charles Thompson
American jazz pianist (1918–2016).
Born March 21st, 1918 in Springfield.
Died June 16th, 2016 at 98 years old in Tokyo.
Turgay Şeren
Turkish association football player (1932–2016).
Born May 15th, 1932 in Ankara.
Died July 7th, 2016 at 84 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Vasyl Slipak
Ukrainian opera singer.
Born December 20th, 1974 in Lviv. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2016 at 41 years old in Luhanske (gunshot wound). [ref]
Stephen W. Bosworth
Former dean of the fletcher school of law and diplomacy at tufts university, and a united states diplomat (1939–2016).
Born December 4th, 1939 in Grand Rapids.
Died January 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in Boston (pancreatic cancer).
Georges Cottier
Catholic cardinal (1922-2016).
Born April 25th, 1922 in Carouge.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 93 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Luis Alberto Monge
President of costa rica (1925-2016).
Born December 29th, 1925 in Palmares Canton.
Died November 29th, 2016 at 90 years old in San José (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Tina Anselmi
Italian politician (1927–2016).
Born March 25th, 1927 in Castelfranco Veneto.
Died November 1st, 2016 at 89 years old in Castelfranco Veneto (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Mariana Karr
Mexican actress (1949-2016).
Born November 29th, 1949 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2016 at 66 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marcel Berger
French mathematician (1927–2016).
Born April 14th, 1927 in Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 15th, 2016 at 89 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Raúl Cárdenas
Mexican footballer (1929-2016).
Born October 30th, 1928 in Mexico City.
Died March 25th, 2016 at 87 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Ron Bonham
American basketball player (1942-2016).
Born May 31st, 1942 in Muncie.
Died April 16th, 2016 at 73 years old in Muncie. [ref]
Jinpachi Nezu
Japanese actor.
Born December 1st, 1947 in Tsuru.
Died December 29th, 2016 at 69 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
Riccardo Garrone
Italian actor (1926-2016).
Born November 1st, 1926 in Rome.
Died March 14th, 2016 at 89 years old in Milan (heart failure). [ref]
David Padilla
President of the military council of bolivia (1927-2016).
Born August 13th, 1927 in Sucre.
Died September 25th, 2016 at 89 years old in La Paz.
Marion Pritchard
Dutch-american social worker (1920-2016).
Born November 7th, 1920 in Amsterdam.
Died December 11th, 2016 at 96 years old in Washington, D.C. (arteriosclerosis).
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd
Swedish sculptor (1934-2016).
Born June 4th, 1934 in Stockholm.
Died May 3rd, 2016 at 81 years old in Landskrona (pneumonia). [ref]
Hannes Löhr
German footballer and manager (1942-2016).
Born July 5th, 1942 in Eitorf.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 73 years old in Cologne. [ref]
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou