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In the year 2016
1,161 Notable deaths
Michel Tournier
French writer (1924–2016).
Born December 19th, 1924 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 18th, 2016 at 91 years old in Choisel.
Matheus Biteco
Brazilian footballer.
Born August 26th, 1995 in Porto Alegre.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 21 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Robert T. Paine
American zoologist.
Born April 13th, 1933 in Cambridge.
Died June 13th, 2016 at 83 years old in Seattle (tumor of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues).
Ken Sailors
American basketball player (1921-2016).
Born January 14th, 1921 in Bushnell.
Died January 30th, 2016 at 95 years old in Laramie. [ref]
Ali Javan
Iranian-american physicist.
Born December 26th, 1926 in Tehran.
Died September 12th, 2016 at 89 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Pen Sovan
Prime minister of the hanoi-backed people's republic of kampuchea (1936-2016).
Born April 15th, 1936 in Tram Kak District.
Died October 29th, 2016 at 80 years old in Takéo. [ref]
Leo Beranek
American acoustical engineer (1914–2016).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Solon.
Died October 11th, 2016 at 102 years old in Westwood. [ref]
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Sri lankan politician (1933–2016).
Born May 5th, 1933 in Sri Lanka.
Died December 27th, 2016 at 83 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Shashikala Kakodkar
Indian politician.
Born January 7th, 1935 in Pernem.
Died October 28th, 2016 at 81 years old [ref]
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]
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