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In the year 2016
1,081 Notable deaths
Melvin Laird
20th-century american politician.
Born September 1st, 1922 in Omaha. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2016 at 94 years old in Fort Myers. [ref]
Agnes Nixon
American soap opera screenwriter.
Born December 10th, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2016 at 93 years old in Haverford (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Neville Marriner
British conductor and violinist (1924–2016).
Born April 15th, 1924 in Lincoln. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2016 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
David J. C. MacKay
Regius professor of engineering at the university of cambridge (1967-2016).
Born April 22nd, 1967 in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2016 at 48 years old in Cambridge (stomach cancer). [ref]
Dave Swarbrick
English folk musician and singer-songwriter.
Born April 5th, 1941 in New Malden.
Died June 3rd, 2016 at 75 years old in London (pneumonia).
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Finnish composer (1928–2016).
Born October 9th, 1928 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2016 at 87 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Eddy Wally
Belgian singer and actor (1932-2016).
Born July 12th, 1932 in Zelzate.
Died February 6th, 2016 at 83 years old in Zelzate (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Ronit Elkabetz
Israeli actress and filmmaker.
Born November 27th, 1964 in Beersheba.
Died April 19th, 2016 at 51 years old in Tel Aviv (lung cancer). [ref]
Kalikho Pul
Indian politician.
Born July 20th, 1969 in Hawai.
Died August 9th, 2016 at 47 years old in Itanagar (hanging). [ref]
Lloyd Shapley
American economist and mathematician.
Born June 2nd, 1923 in Cambridge.
Died March 12th, 2016 at 92 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 1081
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci