In the year 2016
1,081 Notable deaths
Whitney Smith
Founder of vexillology, the study of flags.
Born February 26th, 1940 in Arlington.
Died November 17th, 2016 at 76 years old in Peabody.
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
President of burundi (1946-2016).
Born August 29th, 1946 in Rutovu.
Died May 4th, 2016 at 69 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Tom M. Apostol
American mathematician (1923-2016).
Born August 20th, 1923 in Helper.
Died May 8th, 2016 at 92 years old [ref]
Michel Tournier
French writer.
Born December 19th, 1924 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2016 at 91 years old in Choisel. [ref]
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Dominican republic general (1920-2016).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in Puerto Plata.
Died May 31st, 2016 at 95 years old in Santo Domingo (pneumonia).
Peter Hans Kolvenbach
Superior general of the society of jesus (1928-2016).
Born November 30th, 1928 in Druten.
Died November 26th, 2016 at 87 years old in Beirut. [ref]
John David Jackson
American theoretical physicist and textbook author.
Born January 19th, 1925 in London.
Died May 20th, 2016 at 91 years old in Lansing.
Shirley M. Hufstedler
American politician (1925-2016).
Born August 24th, 1925 in Denver. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2016 at 90 years old in Glendale. [ref]
Roland Dyens
French composer.
Born October 19th, 1955 in Tunis.
Died October 29th, 2016 at 61 years old in Paris. [ref]
Estelle Balet
Swiss snowboarder (1994-2016).
Born December 19th, 1994 in Sion. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2016 at 21 years old in Orsières. [ref]
Deaths 461 to 470 of 1081
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