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In the year 2016
1,199 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Estelle Balet
Swiss snowboarder (1994-2016).
Born December 19th, 1994 in Sion. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2016 at 21 years old in Orsières. [ref]
Paulo Evaristo Arns
Brazilian archbishop, cardinal and theologian (1921-2016).
Born September 14th, 1921 in Forquilhinha.
Died December 14th, 2016 at 95 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Alexander Esenin-Volpin
Russian-american mathematician (1924-2016).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 16th, 2016 at 91 years old in Boston. [ref]
Gilbert Kaplan
American businessman and amateur conductor (1941–2016).
Born March 3rd, 1941 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 2016 at 74 years old in New York City (cancer).
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]
Deaths 551 to 560 of 1199
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