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In the year 2016
1,284 Notable deaths
Chen Zhongshi
Chinese writer (1942–2016).
Born August 3rd, 1942 in Xi'an.
Died April 29th, 2016 at 73 years old in Xijing Hospital (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Hermann Kant
German writer (1926-2016).
Born June 14th, 1926 in Hamburg.
Died August 14th, 2016 at 90 years old in Neustrelitz. [ref]
Lino Toffolo
Italian actor, singer-songwriter and comedian (1934–2016).
Born December 31st, 1934 in Murano.
Died May 16th, 2016 at 81 years old in Murano (myocardial infarction).
Frank Chapot
American equestrian.
Born February 24th, 1932 in Camden. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2016 at 84 years old in Bound Brook. [ref]
Eva Henning
Swedish actress (1920-2016).
Born May 10th, 1920 in Newark.
Died April 18th, 2016 at 95 years old in Oslo.
Edgard Pisani
French politician (1918-2016).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Tunis.
Died June 21st, 2016 at 97 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Lyudmila Ivanova
Soviet and russian actress (1933–2016).
Born June 22nd, 1933 in Moscow.
Died October 7th, 2016 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol
Catholic bishop (1915-2016).
Born October 19th, 1915 in Amsterdam.
Died March 26th, 2016 at 100 years old in Ambon. [ref]
Romalı Perihan
Turkish opera singer, model, and actress (1942–2016).
Born March 18th, 1942 in Rome.
Died May 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Istanbul, Bağcılar (diabetes).
Gallieno Ferri
Italian comic book artist (1929-2016).
Born March 21st, 1929 in Genoa.
Died April 2nd, 2016 at 87 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Ignacio Padilla
Mexican writer (1968-2016).
Born November 7th, 1968 in Mexico City.
Died August 20th, 2016 at 47 years old in Queretaro Municipality (traffic collision). [ref]
Eddie Keizan
South african racing driver.
Born September 12th, 1944 in Johannesburg.
Died May 21st, 2016 at 71 years old in Johannesburg.
David Cañada
Spanish road bicycle racer (1975-2016).
Born March 11th, 1975 in Zaragoza. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2016 at 41 years old in El Run (falling from height). [ref]
Nina Arkhipova
Soviet and russian actress (1921–2016).
Died April 24th, 2016 at 94 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher
German politician (1921-2016).
Died December 7th, 2016 at 95 years old in Munich.
Pedro de Felipe
Spanish footballer (1944–2016).
Born July 18th, 1944 in Madrid.
Died April 12th, 2016 at 71 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Boris Trakhtenbrot
Russian-israeli mathematician.
Born February 20th, 1921 in Briceva.
Died September 19th, 2016 at 95 years old in Rehovot. [ref]
Joseph Mercieca
Maltese prelate (1928–2016).
Born November 11th, 1928 in Rabat.
Died March 21st, 2016 at 87 years old in Żejtun. [ref]
André Guelfi
French business man and racing driver (1919–2016).
Born May 6th, 1919 in El Jadida.
Died June 28th, 2016 at 97 years old in Malta, Sliema. [ref]
Natasha Aguilar
Costa rican swimmer (1970–2016).
Born June 2nd, 1970 in San José.
Died January 1st, 2016 at 45 years old in Costa Rica (falling from height). [ref]
Viktor Zubkov
Russian basketball player (1937–2016).
Born April 24th, 1937 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died October 16th, 2016 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Huguette Dreyfus
French harpsichordist (1928–2016).
Born November 30th, 1928 in Mulhouse.
Died May 16th, 2016 at 87 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
Fazu Aliyeva
Russian poet (1932–2016).
Born December 5th, 1932 in Khunzakhsky District.
Died January 1st, 2016 at 83 years old in Makhachkala (heart failure). [ref]
Sándor Csoóri
Hungarian writer (1930–2016).
Born February 3rd, 1930 in Zámoly.
Died September 12th, 2016 at 86 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Hans Tietmeyer
German central banker (1931-2016).
Born August 18th, 1931 in Metelen.
Died December 27th, 2016 at 85 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø