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In the year 2016
1,285 Notable deaths
Martin Lippens
Belgian footballer (1934–2016).
Born October 8th, 1934 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2016 at 82 years old in Anderlecht. [ref]
Ellen Niit
Estonian writer and translator (1928-2016).
Born July 13th, 1928 in Tallinn.
Died May 30th, 2016 at 87 years old in Tallinn.
Werner Friese
German footballer (1946-2016).
Born March 30th, 1946 in Dresden.
Died September 28th, 2016 at 70 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Mariya Shcherbachenko
Medic and heroine of the soviet union.
Born February 14th, 1922 in Nezhdanovka.
Died November 23rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Kyiv.
Klaus-Dieter Ludwig
East german coxswain.
Born January 2nd, 1943 in Sulechów.
Died May 18th, 2016 at 73 years old
Margaret Bakkes
South african writer (1931–2016).
Born December 14th, 1931 in Sterkstroom.
Died June 29th, 2016 at 84 years old [ref]
Medea Jugeli
Georgian gymnast (1925–2016).
Born August 1st, 1925 in Kutaisi.
Died January 8th, 2016 at 90 years old in Tbilisi.
Rémy Vogel
French footballer (1960-2016).
Born November 26th, 1960 in Strasbourg.
Died October 17th, 2016 at 55 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]
Joseph Antic
Indian olympic field hockey player (1931–2016).
Born March 13th, 1931 in Secunderabad.
Died July 12th, 2016 at 85 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Horst Sachs
German mathematician (1927–2016).
Born March 27th, 1927 in Magdeburg.
Died April 25th, 2016 at 89 years old in Ilmenau.
Zaharije Trnavčević
Serbian journalist, politician (1926-2016).
Born January 2nd, 1926 in Šabac.
Died January 13th, 2016 at 90 years old in Belgrade.
Amaury Epaminondas
Brazilian footballer (1935-2016).
Born December 25th, 1935 in Barretos. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2016 at 80 years old [ref]
Marcos Ana
Spanish poet (1920-2016).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Alconada.
Died November 24th, 2016 at 96 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Anissa Rawda Najjar
Lebanese feminist activist.
Born June 26th, 1913 in Beirut.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 102 years old
Lucjan Avgustini
Catholic bishop (1963–2016).
Born August 28th, 1963 in Ferizaj.
Died May 22nd, 2016 at 52 years old in Vau i Dejës (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Zelimxan Yaqub
Azerbaijani poet (1950-2016).
Born January 21st, 1950 in Kvemo-Bolnisi.
Died January 9th, 2016 at 65 years old in Baku (kidney failure).
Grigore Obreja
Romanian sprint canoeist (1967–2016).
Born November 6th, 1967 in Somova.
Died May 29th, 2016 at 48 years old in Chevilly-Larue (cancer).
Per Lønning
Norwegian lutheran bishop and politician, lyricist (1928-2016).
Born February 24th, 1928 in Bergen.
Died August 21st, 2016 at 88 years old in Oslo. [ref]
André van den Heuvel
Dutch actor (1927–2016).
Born June 4th, 1927 in Tegelen. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2016 at 88 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). [ref]
René Vignal
French footballer (1926-2016).
Born August 12th, 1926 in Béziers.
Died November 21st, 2016 at 90 years old in Toulouse, Rangueil Hospital.
František Jakubec
Czech footballer (1956-2016).
Born April 12th, 1956 in Prague, Český Brod.
Died May 27th, 2016 at 60 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
István Halász
Hungarian footballer (1951–2016).
Born October 12th, 1951 in Rakamaz.
Died June 4th, 2016 at 64 years old [ref]
Karl Bögelein
German football goalkeeper and coach (1927-2016).
Born January 28th, 1927 in Bamberg.
Died August 9th, 2016 at 89 years old
Kazimír Gajdoš
Slovak footballer (1934-2016).
Born March 28th, 1934 in Brusno.
Died November 8th, 2016 at 82 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Janusz Bolonek
Catholic archbishop and nuncio (1938–2016).
Born December 6th, 1938 in Huta Dłutowska. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2016 at 77 years old in Łódź (cancer). [ref]
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