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In the year 2016
1,157 Notable deaths
Louise Rennison
British writer (1951–2016).
Born November 19th, 1951 in Leeds.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 64 years old in Brighton.
Jay Wright Forrester
American operations researcher.
Born July 14th, 1918 in Anselmo. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2016 at 98 years old in Concord. [ref]
Piers Sellers
British astronaut.
Born April 11th, 1955 in Crowborough War Memorial Hospital. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 61 years old in Houston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Douglas Slocombe
British cinematographer (1913-2016).
Born February 10th, 1913 in Putney.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 103 years old in London (falling). [ref]
Bill Mollison
Australian permaculturist.
Born May 4th, 1928 in Stanley. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2016 at 88 years old in Hobart. [ref]
E. R. Braithwaite
Guyanese writer.
Born June 27th, 1912 in Georgetown.
Died December 13th, 2016 at 104 years old in Rockville (pneumonia).
Clyde Lovellette
American basketball player (1929-2016).
Born September 7th, 1929 in Petersburg.
Died March 9th, 2016 at 86 years old in North Manchester (cancer). [ref]
André Courrèges
Fashion designer.
Born March 9th, 1923 in Pau. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2016 at 92 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Maria Teresa de Filippis
Italian racing driver (1926–2016).
Born November 11th, 1926 in Marigliano. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2016 at 89 years old in Scanzorosciate. [ref]
Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon
Indian physicist.
Born August 28th, 1928 in Mangalore.
Died November 22nd, 2016 at 88 years old in New Delhi.
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