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In the year 2016
1,081 Notable deaths
Michel Butor
French writer (1926–2016).
Born September 14th, 1926 in Mons-en-Barœul.
Died August 24th, 2016 at 89 years old in Contamine-sur-Arve. [ref]
Martin Gray
Polish writer and holocaust survivor.
Born April 27th, 1922 in Warsaw.
Died April 25th, 2016 at 93 years old in Ciney (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sidney Drell
American physicist (1926–2016).
Born September 13th, 1926 in Atlantic City.
Died December 21st, 2016 at 90 years old in Palo Alto.
Stanley Mandelstam
American physicist (1928-2016).
Born December 12th, 1928 in Johannesburg.
Died June 23rd, 2016 at 87 years old in Berkeley. [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]
Elizaveta Glinka
Russian physician.
Born February 20th, 1962 in Moscow.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 54 years old in Black Sea. [ref]
Wolfgang Suschitzky
Austrian cinematographer.
Born August 29th, 1912 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2016 at 104 years old in London.
Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
Politician; president of uruguay (1927-2016).
Born October 25th, 1927 in Montevideo.
Died October 24th, 2016 at 88 years old in Montevideo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Zdravko Tolimir
Commander in the army of republika srpska.
Born November 27th, 1948 in Glamoč.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 67 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Mark Farren
Irish footballer (1982-2016).
Born May 1st, 1982 in Donegal.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 33 years old in Moville (brain cancer). [ref]
Deaths 551 to 560 of 1081
People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin