In the year 2016

1,200 Notable deaths

John Alan Robinson

British-american mathematician (1930-2016).

Born March 9th, 1930 in Halifax.

Died August 5th, 2016 at 86 years old in Portland.

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.

Born June 4th, 1932 in Gijón.

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]

Deaths 781 to 790 of 1200

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