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In the year 2016
1,284 Notable deaths
Peter Brown
American television actor (1935-2016).
Born October 5th, 1935 in New York City.
Died March 21st, 2016 at 80 years old in Phoenix (Parkinson's disease).
Pierre Boulez
French composer, conductor and writer (1925–2016).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Montbrison.
Died January 5th, 2016 at 90 years old in Baden-Baden.
Frank Finlay
British actor (1926–2016).
Born August 6th, 1926 in Farnworth. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2016 at 89 years old in Weybridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Curtis Hanson
American filmmaker (1945–2016).
Born March 24th, 1945 in Reno. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2016 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Nick Menza
American drummer (1964–2016).
Born May 21st, 1964 in Munich.
Died May 21st, 2016 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carlos Alberto Torres
Brazilian association football player and manager (1944-2016).
Born July 17th, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2016 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frank Kelly
Irish actor.
Born December 28th, 1938 in Blackrock.
Died February 28th, 2016 at 77 years old in Dublin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mother Angelica
Religious sister (1923-2016).
Born April 20th, 1923 in Canton. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2016 at 92 years old in Hanceville (stroke). [ref]
Joe Alaskey
American actor (1952–2016).
Born April 17th, 1952 in Troy.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 63 years old in Green Island (cancer). [ref]
Jean Alexander
English actress (1926–2016).
Born February 24th, 1926 in Toxteth.
Died October 14th, 2016 at 90 years old in Southport.
Gloria DeHaven
American actress and singer (1925-2016).
Born July 23rd, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died July 30th, 2016 at 91 years old in Las Vegas (stroke). [ref]
Big Syke
American rapper (1968–2016).
Born March 31st, 1968 in Inglewood.
Died December 5th, 2016 at 48 years old in Hawthorne. [ref]
Earl Hamner, Jr.
American actor and writer (1923-2016).
Born July 10th, 1923 in Schuyler. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2016 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer). [ref]
Ralph Stanley
American singer and banjo player (1927–2016).
Born February 25th, 1927 in McClure.
Died June 23rd, 2016 at 89 years old in Coeburn (skin cancer). [ref]
Jerome Bruner
American psychologist and scholar.
Born October 1st, 1915 in New York City.
Died June 5th, 2016 at 100 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Don Francks
Canadian actor and jazz musician (1932–2016).
Born February 28th, 1932 in Burnaby.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Toronto (lung cancer). [ref]
Vera Rubin
American astronomer and physicist (1928-2016).
Born July 23rd, 1928 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 88 years old in Princeton. [ref]
David Hamilton
British photographer and film director (1933–2016).
Born April 15th, 1933 in London.
Died November 25th, 2016 at 83 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (asphyxia, suicide method). [ref]
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
Former emir of qatar (1932–2016).
Born September 17th, 1932 in Ar Rayyan.
Died October 23rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Doha. [ref]
Noel Neill
American actress (1920-2016).
Born November 25th, 1920 in Minneapolis.
Died July 3rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Balls Mahoney
American professional wrestler (1972–2016).
Born April 11th, 1972 in Spring Lake Heights.
Died April 12th, 2016 at 44 years old in Spring Lake Heights (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bernardo Provenzano
Italian mob boss.
Born January 31st, 1933 in Corleone. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2016 at 83 years old in Ospedale San Paolo (bladder cancer). [ref]
Ahmed Zewail
Egyptian chemist.
Born February 26th, 1946 in Damanhur.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 70 years old in Pasadena (spinal cord lymphoma). [ref]
Signe Toly Anderson
American singer (1941–2016).
Born September 15th, 1941 in Seattle.
Died January 28th, 2016 at 74 years old in Beaverton (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Henry Heimlich
American surgeon widely credited as the inventor of the heimlich maneuver (1920-2016).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2016 at 96 years old in Cincinnati (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 175 of 1284
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