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In the year 2016
1,200 Notable deaths
Tōru Ōhira
Japanese voice actor.
Born September 24th, 1929 in Tokyo, Ota. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2016 at 86 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Juliette Benzoni
French writer (1920–2016).
Born October 30th, 1920 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 95 years old in Saint-Mandé.
Tonino Valerii
Italian film director.
Born May 20th, 1934 in Montorio al Vomano. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2016 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Donald E. Williams
American astronaut (1942–2016).
Born February 13th, 1942 in Lafayette.
Died February 23rd, 2016 at 74 years old (stroke). [ref]
Mykolas Burokevičius
Soviet-lithuanian politician.
Born October 7th, 1927 in Alytus.
Died January 20th, 2016 at 88 years old in Vilnius (heart failure).
Bobby Campbell
Northern irish footballer (1956-2016).
Born September 13th, 1956 in Belfast.
Died November 15th, 2016 at 60 years old in Huddersfield. [ref]
Angelika Schrobsdorff
German writer (1927–2016).
Born December 24th, 1927 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 88 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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]
Leila Alaoui
Moroccan-french photographer & video artist (1982-2016).
Born July 10th, 1982 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2016 at 33 years old in Ouagadougou. [ref]
Jules Schelvis
Dutch historian (1921–2016).
Born January 7th, 1921 in Amsterdam.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Amstelveen (disease).
Deaths 691 to 700 of 1200
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