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In the year 2016
1,081 Notable deaths
Michel Déon
French writer.
Born August 4th, 1919 in Paris.
Died December 28th, 2016 at 97 years old in Galway (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Freddie Goodwin
English footballer, football manager, cricketer (1933-2016).
Born June 28th, 1933 in Heywood.
Died February 19th, 2016 at 82 years old in Gig Harbor. [ref]
Franciszek Macharski
Polish cardinal of the roman catholic church (1927-2016).
Born May 20th, 1927 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 89 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Leonidas Donskis
Lithuanian academic and politician (1962-2016).
Born August 13th, 1962 in Klaipėda.
Died September 21st, 2016 at 54 years old in Vilnius (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro
Cape verdean politician and former president of cape verde (1944-2016).
Born February 16th, 1944 in Ribeira da Barca. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2016 at 72 years old in Praia. [ref]
Georges Cottier
Catholic cardinal (1922-2016).
Born April 25th, 1922 in Carouge.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 93 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Walter Greiner
German physicist (1935-2016).
Born October 29th, 1935 in Neuenbau.
Died October 6th, 2016 at 80 years old
Bill Gadsby
Canadian ice hockey defenceman (1927-2016).
Born August 8th, 1927 in Calgary.
Died March 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Farmington Hills. [ref]
Benoîte Groult
French writer.
Born January 31st, 1920 in Paris.
Died June 20th, 2016 at 96 years old in Hyères. [ref]
Emma Cohen
Actress (1946-2016).
Born November 21st, 1946 in Barcelona.
Died July 11th, 2016 at 69 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 651 to 660 of 1081
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson