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In the year 2016
1,199 Notable deaths
Elizabeth Eisenstein
American historian (1923–2016).
Born October 11th, 1923 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 2016 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Susan Lindquist
American geneticist (1949-2016).
Born June 5th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died October 27th, 2016 at 67 years old in Boston (cancer).
Benjamin Ben-Eliezer
Israeli military officer and politician (1936-2016).
Born February 12th, 1936 in Basra. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2016 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Pierre Barouh
French writer-composer-singer-producer-film director.
Born February 19th, 1934 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2016 at 82 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karl Dietrich Bracher
German historian and political scientist (1922-2016).
Born March 13th, 1922 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2016 at 94 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Amelia Bence
Argentine film actress (1914–2016).
Born November 13th, 1914 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 101 years old in Buenos Aires.
Susana Duijm
Venezuelan model, actress and television presenter (1936-2016).
Born August 11th, 1936 in Barcelona.
Died June 18th, 2016 at 79 years old in Porlamar.
David Finkelstein
American physicist (1929-2016).
Born July 19th, 1929 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 2016 at 86 years old in Atlanta.
Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
French mathematician (1957-2016).
Born May 29th, 1957 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2016 at 59 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Raoul Coutard
French cinematographer (1924-2016).
Born September 16th, 1924 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2016 at 92 years old in Labenne. [ref]
Deaths 531 to 540 of 1199
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks