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In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Jack Mansell
English football player and manager (1927–2016).
Born August 22nd, 1927 in Salford.
Died March 19th, 2016 at 88 years old
Lothar Späth
German politician of the cdu (1937-2016).
Born November 16th, 1937 in Sigmaringen.
Died March 18th, 2016 at 78 years old in Stuttgart (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Eri Klas
Estonian conductor (1939–2016).
Born June 7th, 1939 in Tallinn.
Died February 26th, 2016 at 76 years old in Tallinn (myocardial infarction).
Françoise Mallet-Joris
Belgian writer (1930-2016).
Born July 6th, 1930 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2016 at 86 years old in Bry-sur-Marne. [ref]
Sigge Parling
Swedish footballer (1930–2016).
Born March 26th, 1930 in Forsbacka.
Died September 17th, 2016 at 86 years old in Gävle. [ref]
Néstor Gonçalves
Uruguayan footballer (1936-2016).
Born April 27th, 1936 in Baltasar Brum.
Died December 29th, 2016 at 80 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Erkin Vohidov
Uzbek poet, translator and statesman.
Born December 28th, 1936 in Altyariq District.
Died May 30th, 2016 at 79 years old in Tashkent.
Joop van Oosterom
Dutch chess player (1937-2016).
Born December 12th, 1937 in Hilversum.
Died October 22nd, 2016 at 78 years old in Monaco.
Giuliano Carnimeo
Italian film director and screenwriter (1932–2016).
Died September 10th, 2016 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Yusuf Zuayyin
Syrian physician and politician (1931-2016).
Born November 17th, 1931 in Abu Kamal.
Died January 10th, 2016 at 84 years old in Stockholm (disease).
Fernando Cardenal
Nicaraguan jesuit (1934-2016).
Born January 26th, 1934 in Granada.
Died February 20th, 2016 at 82 years old in Managua (heart failure).
Nina Ponomaryova
Soviet discus thrower (1929-2016).
Born April 27th, 1929 in Nizhny Tagil.
Died August 19th, 2016 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Igor Pashkevich
Russian figure skater and coach (1971–2016).
Born July 1st, 1971 in Moscow.
Died March 26th, 2016 at 44 years old in Miami. [ref]
Kalanidhi Narayanan
Indian dancer.
Born December 7th, 1928 in Bengaluru.
Died February 21st, 2016 at 87 years old in Chennai.
Aurèle Nicolet
Swiss flautist (1926-2016).
Born January 22nd, 1926 in Neuchâtel.
Died January 29th, 2016 at 90 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Léo Marjane
French jazz singer and actor (1912-2016).
Born August 26th, 1912 in Boulogne-sur-Mer. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2016 at 104 years old in Barbizon. [ref]
Rebecca Masika Katsuva
Congolese human rights activist (1966-2016).
Born May 26th, 1966 in Katana.
Died February 2nd, 2016 at 49 years old (malaria). [ref]
Vittorio Merloni
Italian businessman (1933–2016).
Born April 30th, 1933 in Fabriano.
Died June 18th, 2016 at 83 years old in Fabriano. [ref]
John Roberts
Welsh footballer, born 1946.
Born September 11th, 1946 in Abercynon.
Died January 4th, 2016 at 69 years old in Sydenham. [ref]
Jürgen von Beckerath
German egyptologist (1920–2016).
Born February 19th, 1920 in Hanover.
Died June 26th, 2016 at 96 years old in Schlehdorf. [ref]
Gianmaria Testa
Italian singer-songwriter.
Born October 17th, 1958 in Cavallermaggiore.
Died March 30th, 2016 at 57 years old in Alba (cancer). [ref]
Shaolin
Brazilian cartoonist, caricaturist, humorist, comedian and media presenter (1971-2016).
Born May 8th, 1971 in Coremas.
Died January 14th, 2016 at 44 years old in Campina Grande (myocardial infarction).
Erdal Tosun
Turkish actor (1963–2016).
Born April 9th, 1963 in Istanbul.
Died November 30th, 2016 at 53 years old in Istanbul (traffic collision).
Aldo Monti
Mexican actor (1929–2016).
Born January 4th, 1929 in Rome.
Died July 19th, 2016 at 87 years old in United States. [ref]
Fayruz
Egyptian film actress, singer (1943–2016).
Born March 15th, 1943 in Cairo.
Died January 30th, 2016 at 72 years old in Cairo (liver disease). [ref]
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