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In the year 2016
1,157 Notable deaths
Margot Honecker
East german politician (1927-2016).
Born April 17th, 1927 in Halle (Saale).
Died May 6th, 2016 at 89 years old in Santiago (breast cancer). [ref]
Steve Dillon
British comic artist.
Born March 22nd, 1962 in London. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2016 at 54 years old in New York City (appendicitis). [ref]
Henry Worsley
British explorer and british army officer.
Born October 4th, 1960 in London.
Died January 24th, 2016 at 55 years old in Punta Arenas (peritonitis). [ref]
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]
German Moreno
Filipino actor (1933-2016).
Born October 4th, 1933 in Manila.
Died January 8th, 2016 at 82 years old in Quezon City (stroke).
Darwyn Cooke
Canadian cartoonist (1962-2016).
Born November 16th, 1962 in Toronto.
Died May 14th, 2016 at 53 years old in Safety Harbor (cancer). [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]
Jean-Jacques Perrey
French composer (1929-2016).
Born January 20th, 1929 in Rosières-en-Santerre.
Died November 4th, 2016 at 87 years old in Lausanne (lung cancer). [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]
Nick Lashaway
American actor (1988-2016).
Born March 24th, 1988 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 8th, 2016 at 28 years old in Framingham (traffic collision).
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)