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In the year 2016
1,081 Notable deaths
Christopher Zeeman
British mathematician (1925-2016).
Born February 4th, 1925 in Japan.
Died February 13th, 2016 at 91 years old in Woodstock (respiratory failure).
Yolande Fox
American singer, model, activist.
Born November 29th, 1928 in Mobile.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer). [ref]
Mark Dvoretsky
Russian chess trainer, writer and international master (1947-2016).
Born December 9th, 1947 in Moscow.
Died September 26th, 2016 at 68 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Steve LaTourette
American politician (1954-2016).
Born July 22nd, 1954 in Cleveland.
Died August 3rd, 2016 at 62 years old in McLean (pancreatic cancer).
Johnny Bach
American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1924-2016).
Born July 10th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died January 18th, 2016 at 91 years old in Chicago.
Daniela Dessì
Italian opera singer (1957-2016).
Died August 20th, 2016 at 59 years old in Brescia (cancer). [ref]
Jim McMillian
American basketball player (1948-2016).
Born March 11th, 1948 in Raeford.
Died May 16th, 2016 at 68 years old in Winston-Salem (heart failure). [ref]
Pierre Barouh
French writer-composer-singer (1934-2016).
Born February 19th, 1934 in Levallois-Perret. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2016 at 82 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bobby Wanzer
American basketball player and coach.
Born June 4th, 1921 in Brooklyn.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Pittsford. [ref]
Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
French mathematician (1957-2016).
Born May 29th, 1957 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2016 at 59 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 531 to 540 of 1081
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman