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In the year 2016
1,162 Notable deaths
Jules Schelvis
Dutch historian (1921–2016).
Born January 7th, 1921 in Amsterdam.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Amstelveen (disease).
Lucille Dumont
Canadian television presenter and radio host (1919–2016).
Born January 20th, 1919 in Montreal.
Died July 29th, 2016 at 97 years old in Canada. [ref]
Orest Subtelny
Canadian-ukrainian historian (1941-2016).
Born May 17th, 1941 in Kraków.
Died July 24th, 2016 at 75 years old in Toronto.
George Klein
Hungarian/swedish biologist (1925-2016).
Born July 28th, 1925 in Budapest.
Died December 10th, 2016 at 91 years old in Stockholm.
Gene Guarilia
American basketball player (1937-2016).
Born September 13th, 1937 in Duryea.
Died November 20th, 2016 at 79 years old in Duryea. [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]
Michel Déon
French writer.
Born August 4th, 1919 in Paris.
Died December 28th, 2016 at 97 years old in Galway (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Brigitte Hamann
Austrian-german historian.
Born July 26th, 1940 in Essen.
Died October 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Georges Balandier
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1920–2016).
Born December 21st, 1920 in Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2016 at 95 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pierre Tchernia
French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor (1928–2016).
Born January 29th, 1928 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 88 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 691 to 700 of 1162
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche