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In the year 2016
1,199 Notable deaths
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer (1928–2016).
Born November 11th, 1928 in Houston. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2016 at 87 years old in Seattle, Shoreline. [ref]
Mohamed Hassanein Heikal
Egyptian journalist (1923-2016).
Born September 23rd, 1923 in Cairo.
Died February 17th, 2016 at 92 years old in Cairo (kidney failure). [ref]
Claus Ogerman
German composer (1930-2016).
Born April 29th, 1930 in Racibórz.
Died March 8th, 2016 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]
Mohamed Abdelaziz
(1947-2016).
Born August 17th, 1947 in Marrakesh.
Died May 31st, 2016 at 68 years old in Tindouf (lung cancer). [ref]
Evita Muñoz
Mexican actress and comedian (1936-2016).
Born November 26th, 1936 in Orizaba.
Died August 23rd, 2016 at 79 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia).
Stylianos Pattakos
Greek military officer.
Born November 8th, 1912 in Agia Paraskevi Amari Rethimno.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 103 years old in Athens. [ref]
Anker Jørgensen
Prime minister of denmark (1922-2016).
Born July 13th, 1922 in Copenhagen.
Died March 20th, 2016 at 93 years old in Valby. [ref]
Yasutarō Koide
Japanese supercentenarian.
Born March 13th, 1903 in Tsuruga.
Died January 19th, 2016 at 112 years old in Moriyama-ku (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Oleg Popov
Soviet and russian clown and circus artist.
Born August 31st, 1930 in Virubovo.
Died November 2nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Rostov-on-Don (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine