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In the year 2016
1,080 Notable deaths
Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer
British socialite and local politician (1929-2016).
Born September 9th, 1929 in Newbury.
Died October 21st, 2016 at 87 years old in London.
Mahasweta Devi
Indian bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (1926-2016).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Dhaka.
Died July 28th, 2016 at 90 years old in Kolkata (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Edgar Mitchell
American astronaut (1930-2016).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Hereford.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 85 years old in West Palm Beach (kidney cancer). [ref]
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Indian politician (1936-2016).
Born January 12th, 1936 in Bijbehara.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 79 years old in New Delhi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Mr. Fuji
American professional wrestler and manager (1934-2016).
Born May 4th, 1934 in Honolulu.
Died August 28th, 2016 at 82 years old in Clarksville. [ref]
Pat Conroy
American novelist (1945-2016).
Born October 26th, 1945 in Atlanta.
Died March 4th, 2016 at 70 years old in Beaufort (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Burt Kwouk
British actor (1930-2016).
Born July 18th, 1930 in Manchester.
Died May 24th, 2016 at 85 years old in Manchester (cancer). [ref]
Cesare Maldini
Italian footballer and manager (1932-2016).
Born February 5th, 1932 in Trieste.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Milan. [ref]
Jim Harrison
American poet, novelist, and essayist (1937 – 2016).
Born December 11th, 1937 in Grayling. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2016 at 78 years old in Patagonia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tyrus Wong
Chinese-american artist (1910-2016).
Born October 25th, 1910 in Taishan.
Died December 30th, 2016 at 106 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 1080
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris