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In the year 2016
1,077 Notable deaths
Bernardo Provenzano
Italian mob boss.
Born January 31st, 1933 in Corleone. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2016 at 83 years old in Ospedale San Paolo (bladder cancer). [ref]
David Hamilton
British photographer and film director.
Born April 15th, 1933 in London. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2016 at 83 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (asphyxia, suicide method). [ref]
Billy Paul
American singer (1934-2016).
Born December 1st, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died April 24th, 2016 at 81 years old in Blackwood (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Signe Toly Anderson
American singer (1941–2016).
Born September 15th, 1941 in Seattle.
Died January 28th, 2016 at 74 years old in Beaverton (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Hilary Putnam
American philosopher.
Born July 31st, 1926 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2016 at 89 years old in Arlington (mesothelioma malignant recurrent). [ref]
Noel Neill
American actress (1920-2016).
Born November 25th, 1920 in Minneapolis.
Died July 3rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Yang Jiang
Chinese writer (1911-2016).
Born July 17th, 1911 in Beijing.
Died May 25th, 2016 at 104 years old in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. [ref]
Andrzej Żuławski
Polish film director (1940-2016).
Born November 22nd, 1940 in Lviv.
Died February 17th, 2016 at 75 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Van Williams
American actor (1934-2016).
Born February 27th, 1934 in Fort Worth. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2016 at 82 years old in Scottsdale (kidney failure). [ref]
Eric Melrose Brown
British aviator, royal navy officer, test pilot, author.
Born January 21st, 1919 in Leith.
Died February 21st, 2016 at 97 years old in Redhill (pneumonia).
Deaths 161 to 170 of 1077
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