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In the year 2016
1,162 Notable deaths
Laurent Pokou
Ivorian footballer (1947-2016).
Born October 8th, 1947 in Treichville. [ref]
Died November 13th, 2016 at 69 years old in Cocody. [ref]
Ivan Bukavshin
Russian chess player.
Born May 3rd, 1995 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died January 12th, 2016 at 20 years old in Tolyatti (intoxication). [ref]
Benjamin A. Gilman
Politician and united states army air force officer.
Born December 6th, 1922 in Poughkeepsie.
Died December 17th, 2016 at 94 years old in Wappingers Falls (surgical complications).
Jan Němec
Czech director, scriptwriter and university educator (1936-2016).
Born July 12th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2016 at 79 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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).
Paul Cox
Dutch-australian film director.
Born April 16th, 1940 in Venlo.
Died June 18th, 2016 at 76 years old in Melbourne (liver cancer). [ref]
Norbert Schemansky
American weightlifter.
Born May 30th, 1924 in Detroit. [ref]
Died September 7th, 2016 at 92 years old in Dearborn. [ref]
James Cooley
American mathematician (1926-2016).
Born September 18th, 1926 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2016 at 89 years old in Huntington Beach. [ref]
Ailton Cesar Junior Alves da Silva
Brazilian footballer (1994-2016).
Born November 18th, 1994 in Matão. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2016 at 22 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Duane Graveline
American astronaut (1931-2016).
Born March 2nd, 1931 in Newport. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2016 at 85 years old in Merritt Island. [ref]
Deaths 641 to 650 of 1162
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