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In the year 2016
1,161 Notable deaths
John Urry
British sociologist (1946-2016).
Born January 6th, 1946 in London.
Died March 18th, 2016 at 70 years old in Lancaster.
Claude Gensac
French actress (1927-2016).
Born March 1st, 1927 in Acy-en-Multien. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2016 at 89 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Silvio Gazzaniga
Italian sculptor (1921-2016).
Born January 23rd, 1921 in Milan.
Died October 31st, 2016 at 95 years old in Milan. [ref]
Christopher Zeeman
British mathematician (1925-2016).
Born February 4th, 1925 in Yokohama.
Died February 13th, 2016 at 91 years old in Woodstock (respiratory failure).
James Alan McPherson
American short story writer and essayist (1943–2016).
Born September 16th, 1943 in Savannah.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 72 years old in Iowa City (pneumonia). [ref]
Yvette Chauviré
French ballet dancer.
Born April 22nd, 1917 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2016 at 99 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Johnny Rebel
American singer (1938–2016).
Born September 28th, 1938 in Moss Bluff.
Died September 3rd, 2016 at 77 years old in Rayne. [ref]
Slobodan Santrač
Serbian football player and coach (1946-2016).
Born July 1st, 1946 in Koceljeva.
Died February 13th, 2016 at 69 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mel Charles
Welsh footballer (1935-2016).
Born May 14th, 1935 in Swansea.
Died September 24th, 2016 at 81 years old [ref]
Elizaveta Glinka
Russian physician (1962–2016).
Born February 20th, 1962 in Moscow.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 54 years old in Black Sea. [ref]
Deaths 541 to 550 of 1161
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