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In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Arturo Pomar
Spanish chess player (1931-2016).
Born September 1st, 1931 in Palma.
Died May 27th, 2016 at 84 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Vladica Kovačević
Serbian footballer (1940-2016).
Born January 7th, 1940 in Ivanjica.
Died July 28th, 2016 at 76 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Ojo Maduekwe
Nigerian politician (1945–2016).
Born May 6th, 1945 in Ohafia. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2016 at 71 years old in Abuja. [ref]
Ilkka Hanski
Finnish ecologist and evolutionary biologist (1953–2016).
Born February 14th, 1953 in Lempäälä.
Died May 10th, 2016 at 63 years old in Helsinki (cancer). [ref]
Ioannis Grivas
Greek politician (1923-2016).
Born February 23rd, 1923 in Kato Tithorea.
Died November 27th, 2016 at 93 years old in Athens. [ref]
Rita Barberá Nolla
Spanish politician (1948–2016).
Born July 16th, 1948 in Valencia.
Died November 23rd, 2016 at 68 years old in Madrid (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Peter Kenilorea
Prime minister of the solomon islands (1943-2016).
Born May 23rd, 1943 in Malaita.
Died February 24th, 2016 at 72 years old in Honiara.
Suat Mamat
Turkish association football player (1930–2016).
Born November 8th, 1930 in Bakırköy.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 85 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Kang Sok-ju
Vice premier of north korea (1939-2016).
Born August 29th, 1939 in Pyongwon County.
Died May 20th, 2016 at 76 years old in Pyongyang (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Mário Wilson
Portuguese footballer (1929–2016).
Born October 17th, 1929 in Maputo.
Died October 3rd, 2016 at 86 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Sergio Arellano Stark
Chilean military personnel.
Born June 10th, 1921 in Santiago.
Died March 9th, 2016 at 94 years old in Santiago (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Gisela May
German actress and singer (1924-2016).
Born May 31st, 1924 in Wetzlar.
Died December 2nd, 2016 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Adolf Born
Czech painter (1930-2016).
Born June 12th, 1930 in České Velenice. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2016 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Alfred G. Knudson
American geneticist (1922–2016).
Born August 9th, 1922 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 10th, 2016 at 93 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Louis Pilot
Luxembourgian footballer (1940–2016).
Born November 11th, 1940 in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Died April 16th, 2016 at 75 years old in Senningen. [ref]
Marian Kociniak
Polish film and theater actor (1936–2016).
Born January 11th, 1936 in Warsaw.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 80 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Horacio Salgán
Argentine musician (1916–2016).
Born June 15th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 19th, 2016 at 100 years old in Buenos Aires.
Riki Sorsa
Finnish singer (1952–2016).
Born December 26th, 1952 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2016 at 63 years old in Helsinki (lung cancer). [ref]
Sándor Tarics
Hungarian water polo player (1913–2016).
Born September 23rd, 1913 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2016 at 102 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
John Disley
Welsh steeplechaser.
Born November 20th, 1928 in Corris.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 87 years old in St George's Hospital. [ref]
Manuel Velázquez
Spanish footballer (1943-2016).
Born January 24th, 1943 in Madrid.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 72 years old in Fuengirola. [ref]
Ljupka Dimitrovska
Croatian-macedonian pop singer.
Born July 25th, 1946 in Skopje.
Died October 3rd, 2016 at 70 years old in Zagreb (disease). [ref]
Kang Young-hoon
South korean politician who served as the second prime minister of the sixth south korean republic (1922-2016).
Born May 30th, 1922 in Seoul, Changsong County.
Died May 10th, 2016 at 93 years old in Seoul.
John Alan Robinson
British-american mathematician (1930-2016).
Born March 9th, 1930 in Halifax.
Died August 5th, 2016 at 86 years old in Portland.
Bodil Malmsten
Swedish poet, novelist (1944–2016).
Born August 19th, 1944 in Näs församling.
Died February 5th, 2016 at 71 years old in Stockholms Maria Magdalena (cancer). [ref]
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