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In the year 2016
1,155 Notable deaths
Nancy Reagan
First lady of the united states (1981—1989).
Born July 6th, 1923 in Manhattan.
Died March 6th, 2016 at 92 years old in Bel Air (heart failure). [ref]
Alexis Arquette
American actress, cabaret performer and activist (1969-2016).
Born July 28th, 1969 in Los Angeles.
Died September 11th, 2016 at 47 years old in Beverly Hills (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Antonin Scalia
Us supreme court justice from 1986 to 2016.
Born March 11th, 1936 in Trenton. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2016 at 79 years old in Cibolo Creek Ranch (myocardial infarction). [ref]
René Angélil
Canadian singer and manager (1942–2016).
Born January 16th, 1942 in Montreal.
Died January 14th, 2016 at 73 years old in Las Vegas (esophageal cancer).
Jerry Heller
American businessman (1940–2016).
Born October 6th, 1940 in Shaker Heights.
Died September 2nd, 2016 at 75 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer). [ref]
Harper Lee
American author.
Born April 28th, 1926 in Monroeville. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2016 at 89 years old in Monroeville (stroke). [ref]
Merle Haggard
American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016).
Born April 6th, 1937 in Bakersfield.
Died April 6th, 2016 at 79 years old in Palo Cedro (pneumonia). [ref]
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Former king of thailand (1927–2016).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Mount Auburn Hospital. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2016 at 88 years old in Siriraj Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Garry Shandling
American comedian (1949–2016).
Born November 29th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died March 24th, 2016 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (thrombosis).
Zaha Hadid
Iraqi british architect, designer and painter (1950–2016).
Born October 31st, 1950 in Baghdad.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 65 years old in Miami (heart attack). [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 1155
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir