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In the year 2016
1,156 Notable deaths
Prince Buster
Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (1938-2016).
Born May 24th, 1938 in Kingston. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2016 at 78 years old in Miami. [ref]
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
Japanese sumo wrestler.
Born June 1st, 1955 in Hokkaido.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 61 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
La Veneno
Spanish transsexual vedette, sex worker, singer and actress.
Born March 19th, 1964 in Adra.
Died November 9th, 2016 at 52 years old in Madrid.
Bryce Dejean-Jones
American professional basketball player.
Born August 21st, 1992 in Los Angeles.
Died May 28th, 2016 at 23 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Thomas Schelling
American economist (1921-2016).
Born April 14th, 1921 in Oakland. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2016 at 95 years old in Bethesda. [ref]
Isao Tomita
Japanese musician (1932-2016).
Born April 22nd, 1932 in Suginami-ku.
Died May 5th, 2016 at 84 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
Richard Bradford
American actor (1934–2016).
Born November 10th, 1934 in Tyler. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2016 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Sharon Jones
American soul funk singer from nyc.
Born May 4th, 1956 in Augusta. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2016 at 60 years old in Cooperstown (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Henry McCullough
British musician.
Born July 21st, 1943 in Portstewart.
Died June 14th, 2016 at 72 years old in Ballymoney. [ref]
Jacques Rivette
French film director, screenwriter and film critic.
Born March 1st, 1928 in Rouen. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2016 at 87 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 1156
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner