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In the year 2016
1,077 Notable deaths
Gil Hill
American politician (1931-2016).
Born November 5th, 1931 in Birmingham.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 84 years old in Detroit (pneumonia).
Joe Alaskey
American stand-up comedian.
Born April 17th, 1952 in Troy.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 63 years old in Green Island (cancer). [ref]
Balls Mahoney
American professional wrestler.
Born April 11th, 1972 in Spring Lake Heights.
Died April 12th, 2016 at 44 years old in Spring Lake Heights (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Curtis Hanson
American director and screenwriter (1945-2016).
Born March 24th, 1945 in Reno. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2016 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Abu Omar al-Shishani
Islamist warlord.
Born February 11th, 1986 in Birkian.
Died July 10th, 2016 at 30 years old in Al-Shirqat (killed in action). [ref]
Gloria DeHaven
American actress and singer (1925-2016).
Born July 23rd, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died July 30th, 2016 at 91 years old in Las Vegas (stroke). [ref]
Henry Heimlich
American surgeon widely credited as the inventor of the heimlich maneuver (1920-2016).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2016 at 96 years old in Cincinnati (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joseph Mascolo
American actor.
Born March 13th, 1929 in West Hartford.
Died December 8th, 2016 at 87 years old in Santa Clarita (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Jerome Bruner
American psychologist and scholar.
Born October 1st, 1915 in New York City.
Died June 5th, 2016 at 100 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Frank Finlay
English actor (1926-2016).
Born August 6th, 1926 in Farnworth. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2016 at 89 years old in Weybridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 1077
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