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In the year 2016
1,156 Notable deaths
Isabelle Dinoire
Partial face transplant recipient (1967–2016).
Born February 3rd, 1967 in Maubeuge.
Died April 22nd, 2016 at 49 years old in Amiens (cancer).
Kay Starr
American singer.
Born July 21st, 1922 in Dougherty.
Died November 3rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills (Alzheimer's disease).
Yevgeny Dzhugashvili
Russian politician (1936–2016).
Born January 10th, 1936 in Uryupinsk.
Died December 22nd, 2016 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Lois Duncan
American young-adult and children's writer (1934-2016).
Born April 28th, 1934 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2016 at 82 years old in Bradenton (stroke). [ref]
Sylvia Anderson
British television and film producer, writer, voice actress and costume designer.
Born March 25th, 1927 in Camberwell. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2016 at 88 years old in Bray. [ref]
Hotaru Akane
Pornographic performer (1983–2016).
Born October 25th, 1983 in Osaka. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2016 at 32 years old in Osaka.
Alice Drummond
American actress.
Born May 21st, 1928 in Providence.
Died November 30th, 2016 at 88 years old in The Bronx (fall). [ref]
Cecil Parkinson
British politician (1931-2016).
Born September 1st, 1931 in Carnforth.
Died January 22nd, 2016 at 84 years old in Marylebone (cancer).
Sydney Schanberg
American journalist (1934–2016).
Born January 17th, 1934 in Clinton.
Died July 9th, 2016 at 82 years old in Poughkeepsie (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fyvush Finkel
American actor (1922-2016).
Born October 9th, 1922 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2016 at 93 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 1156
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs