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In the year 2016
1,161 Notable deaths
Pavel Sheremet
Belarusian journalist (1971–2016).
Born November 28th, 1971 in Minsk.
Died July 20th, 2016 at 44 years old in Kyiv. [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]
Corry Brokken
Dutch singer, judge (1932–2016).
Born December 3rd, 1932 in Breda.
Died June 2nd, 2016 at 83 years old in Laren. [ref]
Roland Dyens
French composer (1955–2016).
Born October 19th, 1955 in Tunis.
Died October 29th, 2016 at 61 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
James Prior, Baron Prior
British politician (1927-2016).
Born October 11th, 1927 in Norwich. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2016 at 89 years old [ref]
Nicholas Brathwaite
Grenadian politician, prime minister of grenada.
Born July 8th, 1925 in Carriacou Island.
Died October 28th, 2016 at 91 years old in St. George's. [ref]
Mohammed Shahid
Former field hockey player from india (1960-2016).
Born April 14th, 1960 in Varanasi.
Died July 20th, 2016 at 56 years old in Gurugram. [ref]
Sascha Lewandowski
German association football player and manager (1971–2016).
Born October 5th, 1971 in Dortmund.
Died June 8th, 2016 at 44 years old in Bochum.
Jonathan Riley-Smith
British historian.
Born June 27th, 1938 in Harrogate.
Died September 13th, 2016 at 78 years old [ref]
Peter Lustig
German television presenter and author of children's books (1937–2016).
Born October 27th, 1937 in Wrocław.
Died February 23rd, 2016 at 78 years old in Bohmstedt (stomach cancer). [ref]
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