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In the year 2016
1,199 Notable deaths
Igor Sergun
Russian military officer (1957–2016).
Born March 28th, 1957 in Podolsk.
Died January 3rd, 2016 at 58 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
David Herd
Scottish footballer and manager (1934-2016).
Born April 15th, 1934 in Hamilton.
Died October 1st, 2016 at 82 years old in Manchester. [ref]
William L. Armstrong
American politician (1937-2016).
Born March 16th, 1937 in Fremont.
Died July 5th, 2016 at 79 years old in Denver.
Pavel Sheremet
Belarusian journalist (1971–2016).
Born November 28th, 1971 in Minsk.
Died July 20th, 2016 at 44 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Miruts Yifter
Ethiopian long distance runner.
Born May 15th, 1944 in Adigrat.
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 72 years old in Toronto (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Corry Brokken
Dutch singer, judge (1932–2016).
Born December 3rd, 1932 in Breda.
Died June 2nd, 2016 at 83 years old in Laren. [ref]
Roland Dyens
French composer (1955–2016).
Born October 19th, 1955 in Tunis.
Died October 29th, 2016 at 61 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
James Prior, Baron Prior
British politician (1927-2016).
Born October 11th, 1927 in Norwich. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2016 at 89 years old [ref]
Nicholas Brathwaite
Grenadian politician, prime minister of grenada.
Born July 8th, 1925 in Carriacou Island.
Died October 28th, 2016 at 91 years old in St. George's. [ref]
Mohammed Shahid
Former field hockey player from india (1960-2016).
Born April 14th, 1960 in Varanasi.
Died July 20th, 2016 at 56 years old in Gurgaon. [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner