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In the year 2016
1,077 Notable deaths
Don Francks
Canadian actor and jazz musician (1932–2016).
Born February 28th, 1932 in Vancouver.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Toronto (lung cancer). [ref]
Raymond Tomlinson
American computer programmer (1941-2016).
Born April 23rd, 1941 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Lincoln (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Andrzej Wajda
Polish film director (1926-2016).
Born March 6th, 1926 in Suwałki. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2016 at 90 years old in Warsaw (respiratory failure). [ref]
Dalian Atkinson
English footballer (1968-2016).
Born March 21st, 1968 in Shrewsbury. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2016 at 48 years old in Telford (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Richard Adams
English novelist best known as the author of watership down.
Born May 9th, 1920 in Newbury. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2016 at 96 years old in Oxford (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
Earl Hamner, Jr.
American actor and writer (1923-2016).
Born July 10th, 1923 in Schuyler. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2016 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer). [ref]
Carlos Alberto Torres
Brazilian association football player and manager (1944-2016).
Born July 17th, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2016 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
M. Balamuralikrishna
Indian carnatic vocalist.
Born July 6th, 1930 in Sankaraguptam.
Died November 22nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Alvin Toffler
American writer.
Born October 4th, 1928 in New York City.
Died June 27th, 2016 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Amjad Sabri
Pakistani qawwal, naat khawan and a proponent of the sufi muslim tradition.
Born December 23rd, 1976 in Pakistan.
Died June 22nd, 2016 at 39 years old in Liaquatabad Town. [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 1077
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