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In the year 2016
1,201 Notable deaths
Kenny Baker
British actor and musician (1934-2016).
Born August 24th, 1934 in Birmingham.
Died August 13th, 2016 at 81 years old in Preston (lung disease). [ref]
James Stacy
American actor (1936-2016).
Born December 23rd, 1936 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2016 at 79 years old in Ventura (anaphylaxis). [ref]
Ron Glass
American actor (1945-2016).
Born July 10th, 1945 in Evansville. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2016 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
Junaid Jamshed
Pakistani recording artist.
Born September 3rd, 1964 in Karachi.
Died December 7th, 2016 at 52 years old in Havelian (aviation accident).
Michael Cimino
American film director (1939–2016).
Born February 3rd, 1939 in New York City.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Michael Massee
American actor.
Born August 16th, 1955 in Kansas City.
Died October 20th, 2016 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer). [ref]
Qandeel Baloch
Pakistani model, actress, feminist activist and social media celebrity.
Born March 1st, 1990 in Dera Ghazi Khan.
Died July 15th, 2016 at 26 years old in Multan (asphyxia). [ref]
Ken Howard
American actor (1944–2016).
Born March 28th, 1944 in El Centro.
Died March 23rd, 2016 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Kalabhavan Mani
Indian actor (1971–2016).
Born January 1st, 1971 in Chalakudy.
Died March 6th, 2016 at 45 years old in Kochi (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Amber Rayne
American pornographic actress (1984–2016).
Born September 19th, 1984 in Detroit.
Died April 2nd, 2016 at 31 years old in Sun Valley (drug overdose). [ref]
Abdul Sattar Edhi
Pakistani philanthropist, social activist, ascetic and humanitarian.
Born February 28th, 1928 in Bantva.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 88 years old in Karachi (kidney failure). [ref]
Peter Vaughan
British actor (1923–2016).
Died December 6th, 2016 at 93 years old in Mannings Heath (epilepsy). [ref]
Paul Daniels
Magician and tv personality (1938–2016).
Born April 6th, 1938 in South Bank. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2016 at 77 years old in Wargrave (brain cancer). [ref]
Kevin Randleman
American mixed martial artist (1971-2016).
Born August 10th, 1971 in Sandusky. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2016 at 44 years old in San Diego (pneumonia). [ref]
Liz Smith
British actress (1921–2016).
Born December 11th, 1921 in Scunthorpe.
Died December 24th, 2016 at 95 years old in Worthing. [ref]
Gwen Ifill
American journalist, television newscaster and author (1955–2016).
Born September 29th, 1955 in New York City.
Died November 14th, 2016 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C. (uterine cancer, endometrial cancer). [ref]
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Secretary-general of the united nations from 1992 to 1996.
Born November 14th, 1922 in Cairo.
Died February 16th, 2016 at 93 years old in Giza. [ref]
Dan Haggerty
American actor (1942–2016).
Born November 19th, 1942 in Wisconsin, Pound. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2016 at 73 years old in Burbank (Spinal cord cancer).
Bill Nunn
American actor (1953–2016).
Born October 20th, 1952 in Pittsburgh.
Died September 24th, 2016 at 63 years old in Pittsburgh (leukemia). [ref]
Steven Hill
American actor (1922-2016).
Born February 24th, 1922 in Seattle. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
British billionaire landowner, businessman and territorial army officer (1951-2016).
Born December 22nd, 1951 in Omagh.
Died August 9th, 2016 at 64 years old in Royal Preston Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marvin Minsky
American cognitive scientist (1927-2016).
Born August 9th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2016 at 88 years old in Boston (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Andrew Sachs
British actor (1930–2016).
Born April 7th, 1930 in Berlin.
Died November 23rd, 2016 at 86 years old in London (vascular dementia). [ref]
Robert Black
Scottish serial killer (1947-2016).
Born April 21st, 1947 in Grangemouth.
Died January 12th, 2016 at 68 years old in Lisburn, Maghaberry. [ref]
Blackjack Mulligan
American professional wrestler and american football player (1942–2016).
Born November 26th, 1942 in Sweetwater.
Died April 7th, 2016 at 73 years old in Tampa. [ref]
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