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In the year 2016
1,200 Notable deaths
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]
Gustavo Bueno
Spanish philosopher.
Born September 1st, 1924 in Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
Died August 7th, 2016 at 91 years old in Niembru.
Jonathan Borwein
Scottish mathematician.
Born May 20th, 1951 in St Andrews.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 65 years old in London. [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]
Mariano Mores
Argentine tango composer, pianist and conductor (1918-2016).
Born February 18th, 1918 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 13th, 2016 at 98 years old in Buenos Aires. [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]
Yukio Ninagawa
Japanese theatre director and actor (1935–2016).
Born October 15th, 1935 in Kawaguchi.
Died May 12th, 2016 at 80 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Wesley A. Clark
American physicist and computer engineer.
Born April 10th, 1927 in New Haven.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 88 years old in Brooklyn.
Umberto Veronesi
Italian oncologist and politician (1925-2016).
Born November 28th, 1925 in Milan. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2016 at 90 years old in Milan. [ref]
Laurent Pokou
Ivorian footballer (1947-2016).
Born October 8th, 1947 in Treichville. [ref]
Died November 13th, 2016 at 69 years old in Cocody. [ref]
Deaths 641 to 650 of 1200
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson