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In the year 2016
1,081 Notable deaths
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]
Matilda Rapaport
Extreme skier (1986-2016).
Born January 29th, 1986 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2016 at 30 years old in Farellones. [ref]
Sammy Lee
American diver and physician.
Born August 1st, 1920 in Fresno. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2016 at 96 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia). [ref]
Buckwheat Zydeco
American accordionist.
Born November 14th, 1947 in Lafayette.
Died September 24th, 2016 at 68 years old in Lafayette (lung cancer). [ref]
Motiur Rahman Nizami
Bangladeshi politician (1943-2016).
Born March 31st, 1943 in Santhia Upazila. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2016 at 73 years old in Dhaka (hanging).
John William Ashe
Antiguan diplomat (1954-2016).
Born August 20th, 1954 in Saint John's.
Died June 22nd, 2016 at 61 years old in Dobbs Ferry (traumatic asphyxia). [ref]
Bruno Rangel
Brazilian footballer.
Born December 11th, 1981 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 34 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash).
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan
Pakistani diplomat (1920-2016).
Born December 23rd, 1920 in Rampur.
Died January 26th, 2016 at 95 years old in Islamabad.
Angela Paton
American actor, stage actor and television actor (1930-2016).
Born January 11th, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died May 26th, 2016 at 86 years old in Oakland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Götz George
German actor (1938–2016).
Born July 23rd, 1938 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2016 at 77 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
Deaths 381 to 390 of 1081
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