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In the year 2016
1,199 Notable deaths
Ernst Neizvestny
Soviet sculptor (1925–2016).
Born April 9th, 1926 in Yekaterinburg.
Died August 9th, 2016 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Thomas Luckmann
American-austrian sociologist (1927-2016).
Born October 14th, 1927 in Municipality of Jesenice.
Died May 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Austria.
Fazil Iskander
Soviet and russian writer (1929-2016).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Sukhumi.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 87 years old in Peredelkino (cardiac arrest). [ref]
John Urry
British sociologist (1946-2016).
Born January 6th, 1946 in London.
Died March 18th, 2016 at 70 years old in Lancaster.
Claude Gensac
French actress (1927–2016).
Born March 1st, 1927 in Acy-en-Multien. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2016 at 89 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Silvio Gazzaniga
Italian sculptor (1921-2016).
Born January 23rd, 1921 in Milan.
Died October 31st, 2016 at 95 years old in Milan. [ref]
Christopher Zeeman
British mathematician (1925-2016).
Born February 4th, 1925 in Yokohama.
Died February 13th, 2016 at 91 years old in Woodstock (respiratory failure).
James Alan McPherson
American short story writer and essayist (1943–2016).
Born September 16th, 1943 in Savannah.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 72 years old in Iowa City (pneumonia). [ref]
Yvette Chauviré
French ballet dancer.
Born April 22nd, 1917 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2016 at 99 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Gregory Rabassa
American translator (1922–2016).
Born March 9th, 1922 in Yonkers.
Died June 13th, 2016 at 94 years old
Deaths 541 to 550 of 1199
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi