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In the year 2016
1,199 Notable deaths
Michelle Cliff
American novelist, short story writer, critic.
Born November 2nd, 1946 in Kingston.
Died June 12th, 2016 at 69 years old in Santa Cruz (liver disease). [ref]
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]
Thorbjörn Fälldin
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1926-2016).
Born April 24th, 1926 in Högsjö församling.
Died July 23rd, 2016 at 90 years old in Hälledal. [ref]
Michel Delpech
French singer (1946–2016).
Born January 26th, 1946 in Courbevoie.
Died January 2nd, 2016 at 69 years old in Puteaux (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Yūko Mizutani
Japanese actress and voice actress (1964–2016).
Born November 4th, 1964 in Ama district.
Died May 17th, 2016 at 51 years old in Tokyo (breast cancer). [ref]
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist.
Born August 2nd, 1944 in Recife.
Died March 9th, 2016 at 71 years old in Recife (lung cancer). [ref]
Solomon W. Golomb
American mathematician.
Born May 30th, 1932 in Baltimore.
Died May 1st, 2016 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Bahman Golbarnezhad
Iranian paralympic athlete.
Born June 12th, 1968 in Shiraz. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2016 at 48 years old in Rio de Janeiro (sports injury). [ref]
Tom M. Apostol
American mathematician (1923-2016).
Born August 20th, 1923 in Helper.
Died May 8th, 2016 at 92 years old [ref]
Artur Fischer
German inventor (1919–2016).
Born December 31st, 1919 in Waldachtal.
Died January 27th, 2016 at 96 years old in Waldachtal. [ref]
Deaths 461 to 470 of 1199
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