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In the year 2016
1,133 Notable deaths
Noreen Corcoran
American actress and dancer (1943-2016).
Born October 20th, 1943 in Quincy.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 72 years old in Van Nuys.
Roger Y. Tsien
American biochemist (1952-2016).
Born February 1st, 1952 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2016 at 64 years old in Eugene (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lisa Lynn Masters
American actress (1964-2016).
Born March 20th, 1964 in Omaha.
Died November 15th, 2016 at 52 years old in Lima (hanging). [ref]
Jean-Jacques Perrey
French composer (1929-2016).
Born January 20th, 1929 in Amiens.
Died November 4th, 2016 at 87 years old in Lausanne (lung cancer). [ref]
Kitty Kallen
American singer (1921-2016).
Born May 25th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 94 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Rudy Van Gelder
American recording engineer (1924-2016).
Born November 2nd, 1924 in Jersey City.
Died August 25th, 2016 at 91 years old in Englewood Cliffs. [ref]
Pete Fountain
American clarinetist (1930-2016).
Born July 3rd, 1930 in New Orleans.
Died August 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Balram Jakhar
Indian politician (1923-2016).
Born August 23rd, 1923 in Pankosi.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 92 years old in Delhi (pneumonia). [ref]
Candye Kane
American pornographic film actress and singer (1961-2016).
Born November 13th, 1961 in Ventura. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2016 at 54 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Rudolf E. Kálmán
Hungarian-born american electrical engineer.
Born May 19th, 1930 in Budapest.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 1133
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