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In the year 2016
1,200 Notable deaths
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]
Len Allchurch
Welsh footballer (1933-2016).
Born September 12th, 1933 in Swansea.
Died November 16th, 2016 at 83 years old in Swansea. [ref]
Jocelyn Lovell
Canadian racing cyclist (1950-2016).
Born July 19th, 1950 in Norwich. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2016 at 65 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Shaibu Amodu
Nigerian football manager (1958–2016).
Born April 18th, 1958 in Edo State.
Died June 10th, 2016 at 58 years old in Lagos.
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]
Gilberto Mendes
Brazilian composer, university professor and researcher (1922–2016).
Born October 13th, 1922 in Santos.
Died January 1st, 2016 at 93 years old in Santos. [ref]
Erol Keskin
Turkish association football player (1927–2016).
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Istanbul.
Died October 1st, 2016 at 89 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Concepcion Picciotto
Us american peace activist (1936-2016).
Born January 15th, 1936 in Santiago de Compostela.
Died January 25th, 2016 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gianluca Buonanno
Italian politician.
Born May 15th, 1966 in Borgosesia.
Died June 5th, 2016 at 50 years old in Autostrada A36 (car collision). [ref]
Erich Bloch
American electrical engineer.
Born January 9th, 1925 in Sulzburg.
Died November 25th, 2016 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Deaths 791 to 800 of 1200
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore