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In the year 2016
1,284 Notable deaths
Scotty Moore
American guitarist (1931–2016).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Gadsden.
Died June 28th, 2016 at 84 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Tyrus Wong
Chinese-american artist (1910-2016).
Born October 25th, 1910 in Taishan.
Died December 30th, 2016 at 106 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Hilary Putnam
American philosopher.
Born July 31st, 1926 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2016 at 89 years old in Arlington (mesothelioma malignant recurrent). [ref]
Billy Paul
American singer-songwriter (1934-2016).
Born December 1st, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died April 24th, 2016 at 81 years old in Blackwood (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Nimr al-Nimr
Saudi shia sheikh in al-awamiyah in saudi arabia's eastern province.
Born June 21st, 1959 in Al-Awamiyah. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2016 at 56 years old in Saudi Arabia (decapitation). [ref]
Pat Harrington Jr.
American emmy award-winning stage and television actor (1929–2016).
Born August 13th, 1929 in Manhattan.
Died January 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease).
Van Williams
American actor (1934–2016).
Born February 27th, 1934 in Fort Worth. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2016 at 82 years old in Scottsdale (kidney failure). [ref]
Larry Drake
American actor (1950–2016).
Born February 21st, 1950 in Tulsa.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 66 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Joseph Mascolo
American actor (1929–2016).
Born March 13th, 1929 in West Hartford.
Died December 8th, 2016 at 87 years old in Santa Clarita (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
S. R. Nathan
6th president of singapore (1924–2016).
Born July 3rd, 1924 in Singapore.
Died August 22nd, 2016 at 92 years old in Singapore General Hospital (stroke). [ref]
Abu Omar al-Shishani
Islamist warlord.
Born February 11th, 1986 in Birkiani.
Died July 10th, 2016 at 30 years old in Al-Shirqat. [ref]
Richard Adams
English novelist best known as the author of watership down.
Born May 10th, 1920 in Newbury. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2016 at 96 years old in Oxford (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
João Havelange
Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916–2016).
Born May 8th, 1916 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 16th, 2016 at 100 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Bob Elliott
American comedian (1923-2016).
Born March 26th, 1923 in Boston.
Died February 2nd, 2016 at 92 years old in Harbor Island (cancer). [ref]
Anisa Makhlouf
Syrian politician.
Born November 5th, 1930 in Latakia. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2016 at 85 years old in Damascus (disease). [ref]
Frane Selak
"world's luckiest man".
Born June 14th, 1929 in Croatia.
Died November 30th, 2016 at 87 years old [ref]
Eric Melrose Brown
British aviator, royal navy officer, test pilot, author (1919–2016).
Born January 21st, 1919 in Leith.
Died February 21st, 2016 at 97 years old in Redhill (pneumonia).
Adrienne Corri
British actress (1930-2016).
Born November 13th, 1931 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2016 at 84 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Andrzej Wajda
Polish film director (1926–2016).
Born March 6th, 1926 in Suwałki.
Died October 9th, 2016 at 90 years old in Warsaw (respiratory failure). [ref]
Alvin Toffler
American writer, futurist and businessman.
Born October 4th, 1928 in New York City.
Died June 27th, 2016 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Raymond Tomlinson
American computer programmer (1941-2016).
Born April 23rd, 1941 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Lincoln (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Trịnh Thị Ngọ
Vietnamese radio personality (1931–2016).
Died September 30th, 2016 at 85 years old in Ho Chi Minh City. [ref]
Ronnie Claire Edwards
American actress (1933–2016).
Born February 9th, 1933 in Oklahoma City.
Died June 14th, 2016 at 83 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Viktor Korchnoi
Soviet-swiss chess grandmaster.
Born March 23rd, 1931 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2016 at 85 years old in Wohlen (stroke). [ref]
Richard Davalos
American actor (1930–2016).
Born November 5th, 1930 in The Bronx.
Died March 8th, 2016 at 85 years old in Burbank. [ref]
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