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In the year 2016
1,081 Notable deaths
Dwight Jones
American basketball player (1952-2016).
Born February 27th, 1952 in Houston.
Died July 25th, 2016 at 64 years old in The Woodlands. [ref]
Rudi Altig
German racing cyclist (1937-2016).
Born March 18th, 1937 in Mannheim.
Died June 11th, 2016 at 79 years old in Remagen (cancer). [ref]
Michal Kováč
Slovak economist, politician, president of the slovakia (1993–1998).
Born September 5th, 1930 in Bratislava, Ľubiša, Žitavany. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2016 at 86 years old in Bratislava (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
David S. Johnson
American computer scientist (1945-2016).
Born December 9th, 1945 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 8th, 2016 at 70 years old [ref]
Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro
Uruguayan politician (1942-2016).
Born March 14th, 1942 in Montevideo.
Died August 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Jan Wilsgaard
Chief designer of volvo cars (1930-2016).
Born January 23rd, 1930 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in Kungsbacka Municipality.
David G. Hartwell
American fantasy and science fiction publisher, editor, and critic (1941–2016).
Born July 10th, 1941 in Salem.
Died January 20th, 2016 at 74 years old in Plattsburgh (falling).
Roger Willemsen
German author (1955-2016).
Born August 15th, 1955 in Bonn.
Died February 7th, 2016 at 60 years old in Wentorf bei Hamburg (pancreatic cancer).
Ted V. Mikels
American film director.
Born April 29th, 1929 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2016 at 87 years old in Las Vegas (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Lúcio Lara
Angolan politician (1929-2016).
Born April 9th, 1929 in Caála.
Died February 27th, 2016 at 86 years old in Luanda.
Deaths 591 to 600 of 1081
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