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In the year 2016
1,081 Notable deaths
Jacob Neusner
American rabbi and scholar.
Born July 28th, 1932 in Hartford.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 84 years old in Rhinebeck. [ref]
Miruts Yifter
Ethiopian long distance runner.
Born May 15th, 1944 in Adigrat.
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 72 years old in Toronto (cardiovascular disease). [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]
Yūko Tsushima
Japanese author (1947-2016).
Born March 30th, 1947 in Mitaka. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2016 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Benoît Violier
Chef (1971-2016).
Born August 22nd, 1971 in Saintes.
Died January 31st, 2016 at 44 years old in Crissier (ballistic trauma).
David Herd
Scottish footballer and manager (1934-2016).
Born April 15th, 1934 in Hamilton.
Died October 1st, 2016 at 82 years old [ref]
Péter Esterházy
Hungarian writer.
Born April 14th, 1950 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2016 at 66 years old in Budapest (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Gisela Mota Ocampo
Mexican politician.
Born March 13th, 1982 in Temixco.
Died January 2nd, 2016 at 33 years old in Temixco.
Gilli Smyth
British singer and poet (1933-2016).
Born June 1st, 1933 in London.
Died August 22nd, 2016 at 83 years old in Byron Bay (pneumonia). [ref]
Intizar Hussain
Pakistani fiction writer (1923-2016).
Born December 21st, 1925 in Dibai. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2016 at 90 years old in Lahore. [ref]
Deaths 491 to 500 of 1081
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