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In the year 2016
1,157 Notable deaths
Yūko Tsushima
Japanese author (1947-2016).
Born March 30th, 1947 in Mitaka. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2016 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
Greek politician (1926-2016).
Born August 15th, 1926 in Patras.
Died November 20th, 2016 at 90 years old in Henry Dunant Hospital Center (pneumonia). [ref]
Tony Conrad
American filmmaker, violinist and composer (1940-2016).
Born March 7th, 1940 in Concord. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2016 at 76 years old in Cheektowaga (pneumonia). [ref]
Patrick Manning
Prime minister of trinidad and tobago (1946-2016).
Born August 17th, 1946 in San Fernando.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 69 years old in San Fernando General Hospital (leukemia). [ref]
Katherine Dunn
American novelist, journalist, poet (1945–2016).
Born October 24th, 1945 in Garden City.
Died May 11th, 2016 at 70 years old in Portland (lung cancer). [ref]
Shirley Hazzard
Australian-american author.
Born January 30th, 1931 in Sydney. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2016 at 85 years old in Manhattan (dementia). [ref]
Jacques Hamel
French catholic priest, martyr and servant of god.
Born November 30th, 1930 in Darnétal. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2016 at 85 years old in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray. [ref]
Doreen Massey
British social scientist and geographer.
Born January 3rd, 1944 in Manchester.
Died March 11th, 2016 at 72 years old in Kilburn (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ellen Meiksins Wood
American marxist scholar.
Born April 12th, 1942 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2016 at 73 years old in Ottawa (cancer). [ref]
Zoltán Kocsis
(1952--2016) classical pianist, conductor and composer.
Born May 30th, 1952 in Budapest.
Died November 6th, 2016 at 64 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Deaths 411 to 420 of 1157
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