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In the year 2016
1,198 Notable deaths
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor (1918-2016).
Born May 11th, 1918 in Chennai, Palakkad.
Died January 21st, 2016 at 97 years old in Gandhinagar (respiratory failure).
Tony Burton
American actor (1937–2016).
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Flint.
Died February 25th, 2016 at 78 years old in Menifee (pneumonia). [ref]
Jon Polito
American actor (1950–2016).
Born December 29th, 1950 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2016 at 65 years old in Duarte (cancer, multiple myeloma). [ref]
Martin Crowe
New zealand cricketer (1962-2016).
Born September 22nd, 1962 in Waitakere City.
Died March 3rd, 2016 at 53 years old in Auckland (lymphoma).
Razak Khan
Indian actor.
Born March 28th, 1951 in Mehdipatnam.
Died June 1st, 2016 at 65 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Schallert
Actor from the united states (1922-2016).
Born July 6th, 1922 in Los Angeles.
Died May 8th, 2016 at 93 years old in Pacific Palisades (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Junko Tabei
Japanese mountain climber (1939-2016).
Born September 22nd, 1939 in Miharu.
Died October 20th, 2016 at 77 years old in Kawagoe (stomach cancer). [ref]
Howard Marks
Welsh author and drug smuggler (1945-2016).
Born August 13th, 1945 in Kenfig Hill.
Died April 10th, 2016 at 70 years old in Leeds (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer
British socialite and local politician (1929-2016).
Born September 9th, 1929 in Newbury.
Died October 21st, 2016 at 87 years old in London.
Cho Ramaswamy
Indian actor (1934-2016).
Born October 5th, 1934 in Mylapore.
Died December 7th, 2016 at 82 years old in Chennai.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 1198
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel