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In the year 2016
1,199 Notable deaths
Darwyn Cooke
Canadian cartoonist (1962-2016).
Born November 16th, 1962 in Toronto.
Died May 14th, 2016 at 53 years old in Safety Harbor (cancer). [ref]
Balram Jakhar
Indian politician (1923-2016).
Born August 23rd, 1923 in Pankosi.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 92 years old in Delhi (pneumonia). [ref]
Jean-Jacques Perrey
French composer (1929-2016).
Born January 20th, 1929 in Rosières-en-Santerre.
Died November 4th, 2016 at 87 years old in Lausanne (lung cancer). [ref]
Pete Fountain
American clarinetist (1930-2016).
Born July 3rd, 1930 in New Orleans.
Died August 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Monte Irvin
American hall of fame baseball player (1919–2016).
Born February 25th, 1919 in Haleburg.
Died January 11th, 2016 at 96 years old in Houston. [ref]
Nick Lashaway
American actor (1988-2016).
Born March 24th, 1988 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 8th, 2016 at 28 years old in Framingham (traffic collision). [ref]
Melvin Laird
20th-century american politician.
Born September 1st, 1922 in Omaha. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2016 at 94 years old in Fort Myers. [ref]
Rudolf E. Kálmán
Hungarian-born american electrical engineer.
Born May 19th, 1930 in Budapest.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
John McMartin
American actor and singer (1929–2016).
Born November 18th, 1929 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
Michael Herr
American war correspondent, screenwriter (1940-2016).
Born April 13th, 1940 in Lexington. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2016 at 76 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Deaths 311 to 320 of 1199
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou