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In the year 2016
1,133 Notable deaths
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]
Nate Thurmond
American basketball player.
Born July 25th, 1941 in Akron.
Died July 16th, 2016 at 74 years old in San Francisco (leukemia). [ref]
Pierre Boulez
French composer, conductor and writer (1925–2016).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Montbrison. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2016 at 90 years old in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Andrew Grove
Hungarian-born american businessman, engineer and author.
Born September 2nd, 1936 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2016 at 79 years old in Los Altos (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Frank Kelly
Irish actor.
Born December 28th, 1938 in Blackrock.
Died February 28th, 2016 at 77 years old in Dublin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nimr al-Nimr
Shia sheikh in al-awamiyah in saudi arabia's eastern province.
Born June 21st, 1959 in Al-Awamiyah. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2016 at 56 years old in Saudi Arabia (decapitation). [ref]
Nick Menza
American drummer (1964–2016).
Born July 23rd, 1964 in Munich.
Died May 21st, 2016 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Margaret Whitton
American actress (1950–2016).
Born November 30th, 1950 in Fort Meade. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2016 at 66 years old in Palm Beach (cancer). [ref]
Big Syke
American rapper.
Born March 31st, 1968 in Inglewood.
Died December 5th, 2016 at 48 years old in Hawthorne. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 1133
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