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In the year 2016
1,162 Notable deaths
Bodil Malmsten
Swedish poet, novelist.
Born August 19th, 1944 in Näs församling.
Died February 5th, 2016 at 71 years old in Stockholms Maria Magdalena (cancer). [ref]
Carlos Gorostiza
Argentine author and playwright (1920-2016).
Born June 7th, 1920 in Palermo.
Died July 19th, 2016 at 96 years old in Buenos Aires.
Marcel Barbeau
Canadian artist (1925-2016).
Born February 18th, 1925 in Montreal. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2016 at 90 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Diana Balmori Ling
American landscape designer.
Died November 14th, 2016 at 84 years old in New York City.
Javed Akhtar
Pakistani cricketer & umpire (1940-2016).
Born November 21st, 1940 in Delhi.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 75 years old in Rawalpindi. [ref]
Mary Hesse
English philosopher (1924-2016).
Born October 15th, 1924 in Reigate. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2016 at 91 years old [ref]
William Salice
Italian businessman (1933-2016).
Born July 18th, 1933 in Casei Gerola. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2016 at 83 years old in Pavia (stroke). [ref]
Aleš Debeljak
Slovenian poet, essayist, critic (1961-2016).
Born December 25th, 1961 in Ljubljana.
Died January 28th, 2016 at 54 years old in Peračica (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Girolamo Prigione
Catholic archbishop (1921–2016).
Born October 12th, 1921 in Castellazzo Bormida.
Died May 27th, 2016 at 94 years old in Alessandria. [ref]
Alain Decaux
French historian (1925-2016).
Born July 23rd, 1925 in Lille.
Died March 27th, 2016 at 90 years old in Georges Pompidou European Hospital. [ref]
Deaths 771 to 780 of 1162
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