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In the year 2016
1,081 Notable deaths
Michel Rocard
French politician (1930-2016).
Born August 23rd, 1930 in Courbevoie. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 85 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Reinhard Selten
German economist (1930-2016).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2016 at 85 years old in Poznań. [ref]
John Carson
British actor (1927-2016).
Born February 28th, 1927 in Sri Lanka.
Died November 5th, 2016 at 89 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Yasutarō Koide
Japanese supercentenarian.
Born March 13th, 1903 in Fukui Prefecture.
Died January 19th, 2016 at 112 years old in Nagoya (pneumonia, heart failure).
Gary Sprake
Welsh footballer (1945-2016).
Born April 3rd, 1945 in Swansea.
Died October 18th, 2016 at 71 years old in Solihull.
Harry Wu
Chinese activist (1937-2016).
Born February 8th, 1937 in Shanghai.
Died April 26th, 2016 at 79 years old in Honduras (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Francisco Flores Pérez
President of el salvador (1959-2016).
Born October 17th, 1959 in Santa Ana.
Died January 30th, 2016 at 56 years old in San Salvador (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Andy Bathgate
Canadian ice hockey player (1932-2016).
Born August 28th, 1932 in Winnipeg.
Died February 26th, 2016 at 83 years old in Brampton (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Marek Svatoš
Slovak ice hockey player.
Born June 17th, 1982 in Košice.
Died November 5th, 2016 at 34 years old in Denver (drug overdose). [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]
Deaths 411 to 420 of 1081
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