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In the year 2016
1,199 Notable deaths
Valery Khalilov
Soviet conductor and composer (1952–2016).
Born January 30th, 1952 in Termez.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 64 years old in Black Sea (2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash). [ref]
Mateus Lucena dos Santos
Brazilian footballer (1994-2016).
Born August 30th, 1994 in Clementina.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 22 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash).
Joe Dever
British writer and game designer (1956-2016).
Born February 12th, 1956 in London, Chingford.
Died November 29th, 2016 at 60 years old [ref]
Péter Esterházy
Hungarian writer (1950–2016).
Born April 14th, 1950 in Budapest.
Died July 14th, 2016 at 66 years old in Budapest (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
William M. Gray
American meteorologist (1929–2024).
Born October 9th, 1929 in Detroit. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2016 at 86 years old in Fort Collins. [ref]
Silvana Pampanini
Italian actress and director (1925-2016).
Born September 25th, 1925 in Rome.
Died January 6th, 2016 at 90 years old in Rome (acute kidney injury). [ref]
Michael Beaumont, 22nd Lord of Sark
22nd seigneur of sark (1927–2016).
Born December 20th, 1927 in Egypt.
Died July 3rd, 2016 at 88 years old in Sark. [ref]
Banhan Sinlapa-acha
Prime minister of thailand (1932-2016).
Born August 19th, 1932 in Suphan Buri.
Died April 23rd, 2016 at 83 years old in Bangkok (asthma). [ref]
Chus Lampreave
Spanish actress (1930-2016).
Born December 11th, 1930 in Madrid.
Died April 4th, 2016 at 85 years old in Almería. [ref]
Violette Verdy
Ballerina and ballet teacher (1933-2016).
Born December 1st, 1933 in Pont-l'Abbé.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 82 years old in Bloomington (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 521 to 530 of 1199
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut