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In the year 2016
1,161 Notable deaths
Péter Esterházy
Hungarian writer.
Born April 14th, 1950 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2016 at 66 years old in Budapest (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
William M. Gray
American meteorologist (1929–2024).
Born October 9th, 1929 in Detroit. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2016 at 86 years old in Fort Collins. [ref]
Silvana Pampanini
Italian actress and director (1925-2016).
Born September 25th, 1925 in Rome.
Died January 6th, 2016 at 90 years old in Rome (acute kidney injury). [ref]
Michael Beaumont, 22nd Lord of Sark
22nd seigneur of sark (1927–2016).
Born December 20th, 1927 in Egypt.
Died July 3rd, 2016 at 88 years old in Sark. [ref]
Banhan Sinlapa-acha
Prime minister of thailand (1932-2016).
Born August 19th, 1932 in Suphan Buri.
Died April 23rd, 2016 at 83 years old in Bangkok (asthma). [ref]
Chus Lampreave
Spanish actress (1930-2016).
Born December 11th, 1930 in Madrid.
Died April 4th, 2016 at 85 years old in Almería. [ref]
Violette Verdy
Ballerina and ballet teacher (1933-2016).
Born December 1st, 1933 in Pont-l'Abbé.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 82 years old in Bloomington (heart failure). [ref]
Elizabeth Eisenstein
American historian (1923–2016).
Born October 11th, 1923 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 2016 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Susan Lindquist
American geneticist (1949-2016).
Born June 5th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died October 27th, 2016 at 67 years old in Boston (cancer).
Benjamin Ben-Eliezer
Israeli military officer and politician (1936-2016).
Born February 12th, 1936 in Basra. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2016 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Deaths 521 to 530 of 1161
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi