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In the year 2016
1,077 Notable deaths
Vera Rubin
American astronomer and physicist.
Born July 23rd, 1928 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 88 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Toots Thielemans
Belgian jazz musician.
Born April 29th, 1922 in Marollen. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2016 at 94 years old in Braine-l'Alleud. [ref]
Scotty Moore
American musician (1931-2016).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Gadsden.
Died June 28th, 2016 at 84 years old in Nashville. [ref]
S. R. Nathan
6th president of singapore (1924-2016).
Born July 3rd, 1924 in Singapore.
Died August 22nd, 2016 at 92 years old in Singapore General Hospital (stroke). [ref]
Larry Drake
American actor.
Born February 21st, 1950 in Tulsa.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup
Indian writer.
Born May 27th, 1931 in Chavara.
Died February 13th, 2016 at 84 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (respiratory failure).
Jon English
English-born australian singer, musician and actor (1949-2016).
Born March 26th, 1949 in Hampstead.
Died March 9th, 2016 at 66 years old in Newcastle (surgical complications).
Viktor Korchnoi
Russian chess grandmaster.
Born March 23rd, 1931 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2016 at 85 years old in Wohlen (stroke). [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]
Robert Stigwood
Australian producer.
Born April 16th, 1934 in Adelaide.
Died January 4th, 2016 at 81 years old in Newport. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 1077
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