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In the year 2016
1,155 Notable deaths
Leon Russell
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician.
Born April 2nd, 1942 in Lawton. [ref]
Died November 13th, 2016 at 74 years old in Nashville (heart failure). [ref]
Tom Hayden
American activist (1939–2016).
Born December 11th, 1939 in Detroit.
Died October 23rd, 2016 at 76 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Elie Wiesel
Romanian-born american writer, professor, political activist, nobel laureate, and holocaust survivor (1928-2016).
Born September 30th, 1928 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Caroline Aherne
English comedian, writer and actress (1963-2016).
Born December 24th, 1963 in Ealing.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 52 years old in Timperley (cancer).
George Kennedy
American actor (1925–2016).
Born February 18th, 1925 in New York City.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 91 years old in Middleton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Hahn
United states marine (1976-2016).
Born October 30th, 1976 in Royal Oak. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2016 at 39 years old in Shelby Township, Shelby Charter Township. [ref]
Rob Ford
Canadian politician, 64th mayor of toronto (1969-2016).
Born May 28th, 1969 in Etobicoke.
Died March 22nd, 2016 at 46 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto (liposarcoma). [ref]
Victoria Wood
British comedian.
Born May 19th, 1953 in Prestwich.
Died April 20th, 2016 at 62 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Phyllis Schlafly
American conservative activist (1924-2016).
Born August 15th, 1924 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2016 at 92 years old in Ladue (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
George Martin
English record producer (1926–2016).
Born January 3rd, 1926 in Highbury.
Died March 8th, 2016 at 90 years old in Coleshill. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 1155
The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka