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In the year 2016
1,081 Notable deaths
Émile Derlin Zinsou
Beninese politician (1918-2016).
Born March 23rd, 1918 in Ouidah. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2016 at 98 years old in Cotonou. [ref]
Imre Pozsgay
Hungarian politician (1933-2016).
Born November 26th, 1933 in Kóny.
Died March 25th, 2016 at 82 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Kang Sok-ju
Vice premier of north korea (1939-2016).
Born August 29th, 1939 in Pyongwon County.
Died May 20th, 2016 at 76 years old in Pyongyang (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Mykolas Burokevičius
Soviet-lithuanian politician.
Born October 7th, 1927 in Alytus.
Died January 20th, 2016 at 88 years old in Vilnius (heart failure).
Riki Sorsa
Finnish singer.
Born December 26th, 1952 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2016 at 63 years old in Helsinki (lung cancer). [ref]
Ioannis Grivas
Greek politician (1923-2016).
Born February 23rd, 1923 in Kato Tithorea.
Died November 27th, 2016 at 93 years old in Athens. [ref]
Solomon Marcus
Romanian mathematician (1925-2016).
Born March 1st, 1925 in Bacău. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2016 at 91 years old in Bucharest (heart failure). [ref]
Rita Barberá Nolla
Spanish politician (1948–2016).
Born July 16th, 1948 in Valencia.
Died November 23rd, 2016 at 68 years old in Madrid (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Jinpachi Nezu
Japanese actor.
Born December 1st, 1947 in Tsuru.
Died December 29th, 2016 at 69 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
Poul Pedersen
Danish association football player (1932-2016).
Born October 31st, 1932 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Aarhus. [ref]
Deaths 721 to 730 of 1081
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus