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In the year 2016
1,109 Notable deaths
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]
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]
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]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 1109
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson