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In the year 2016
1,156 Notable deaths
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]
João Havelange
Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016).
Born May 8th, 1916 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 16th, 2016 at 100 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Bob Elliott
American comedian (1923-2016).
Born March 26th, 1923 in Boston.
Died February 2nd, 2016 at 92 years old in Harbor Island, Phippsburg, Maine (cancer). [ref]
Anisa Makhlouf
Syrian politician.
Born November 5th, 1930 in Latakia. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2016 at 85 years old in Damascus (disease). [ref]
Eric Melrose Brown
British aviator, royal navy officer, test pilot, author (1919–2016).
Born January 21st, 1919 in Leith.
Died February 21st, 2016 at 97 years old in Redhill (pneumonia).
Adrienne Corri
British actress (1930-2016).
Born November 13th, 1930 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2016 at 85 years old in London (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]
Alvin Toffler
American writer, futurist and businessman.
Born October 4th, 1928 in New York City.
Died June 27th, 2016 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [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]
Ronnie Claire Edwards
American actress (1933–2016).
Born February 9th, 1933 in Oklahoma City.
Died June 14th, 2016 at 83 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 1156
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia