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In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Leo Proost
Belgian cyclist (1933–2016).
Born November 1st, 1933 in Oud-Turnhout.
Died May 24th, 2016 at 82 years old in Turnhout. [ref]
Yushu Kitano
Olympic medalist in wrestling.
Born April 14th, 1930 in Osaka Prefecture.
Died February 27th, 2016 at 85 years old in Nishinomiya.
Denys Carnill
Olympic field hockey player (1926-2016).
Born March 11th, 1926 in London.
Died March 30th, 2016 at 90 years old in Worthing. [ref]
Richard Draeger
American rower (1937–2016).
Born September 22nd, 1937 in Pasadena.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 78 years old in Novato.
Sreten Asanović
Montenegrin writer (1931-2016).
Born February 22nd, 1931 in Donji Kokoti.
Died June 3rd, 2016 at 85 years old
Kazimierz Barburski
Polish fencer (1942-2016).
Born August 7th, 1942 in Łódź.
Died May 26th, 2016 at 73 years old in Łódź. [ref]
Vladimir Semyonov
Soviet water polo player (1938-2016).
Born May 10th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died November 21st, 2016 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ananias Eloi Castro Monteiro
Brazilian footballer (1989-2016).
Born January 20th, 1989 in São Luís.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 27 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Tage Henriksen
Danish rower (1925–2016).
Born April 8th, 1925 in Roskilde.
Died May 13th, 2016 at 91 years old [ref]
Francesco Faggi
Italian rower (1926–2016).
Born March 8th, 1926 in Perledo.
Died June 12th, 2016 at 90 years old in Mandello del Lario.
Yasuo Takamori
Japanese association football player (1934–2016).
Born March 3rd, 1934 in Okayama Prefecture.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 81 years old [ref]
Kalervo Rauhala
Finnish wrestler (1930–2016).
Born October 19th, 1930 in Ylistaro.
Died September 21st, 2016 at 85 years old in Seinäjoki. [ref]
Pen Sovan
Prime minister of the hanoi-backed people's republic of kampuchea (1936-2016).
Born April 15th, 1936 in Tram Kak District.
Died October 29th, 2016 at 80 years old in Takéo. [ref]
Paolo Giglio
Maltese catholic priest and apostolic nuncio (1927-2016).
Born January 20th, 1927 in Valletta.
Died March 6th, 2016 at 89 years old in Valletta.
Nijs Korevaar
Dutch water polo player (1927-2016).
Born December 31st, 1927 in Mijnsheerenland.
Died December 1st, 2016 at 88 years old in Altendorf.
Karl-Robert Ameln
Sailor (1919–2016).
Born September 4th, 1919 in Stockholm.
Died April 1st, 2016 at 96 years old in Stockholm.
Marcelo Augusto Mathias da Silva
Brazilian footballer (1991-2016).
Born August 26th, 1991 in Juiz de Fora.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 25 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Marcel Renaud
French canoe racer (1926–2016).
Born May 27th, 1926 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 5th, 2016 at 90 years old in Bourges. [ref]
Paul Lange
German canoe racer (1931–2016).
Born February 6th, 1931 in Oberhausen.
Died March 15th, 2016 at 85 years old in Oberhausen. [ref]
Heinz Kiehl
West german olympic wrestler (1943–2016).
Born June 6th, 1943 in Ludwigshafen.
Died July 26th, 2016 at 73 years old in Ludwigshafen.
Claudio Olinto de Carvalho
Brazilian footballer and manager (1942-2016).
Born February 1st, 1942 in Santos.
Died September 3rd, 2016 at 74 years old in Capoterra. [ref]
Guilherme Gimenez de Souza
Brazilian association football player (1995-2016).
Born June 18th, 1995 in Ribeirão Preto.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 21 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Tiago da Rocha Vieira
Brazilian footballer (1994-2016).
Born June 4th, 1994 in Trajano de Morais.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 22 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Jan Pronk
Dutch cyclist (1918–2016).
Born October 19th, 1918 in Den Helder.
Died March 15th, 2016 at 97 years old in Egmond aan Zee.
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