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In the year 2016
1,200 Notable deaths
John Roberts
Welsh footballer, born 1946.
Born September 11th, 1946 in Abercynon.
Died January 4th, 2016 at 69 years old in Sydenham. [ref]
Jürgen von Beckerath
German egyptologist (1920–2016).
Born February 19th, 1920 in Hanover.
Died June 26th, 2016 at 96 years old in Schlehdorf. [ref]
Gianmaria Testa
Italian singer-songwriter.
Born October 17th, 1958 in Cavallermaggiore.
Died March 30th, 2016 at 57 years old in Alba (cancer). [ref]
Shaolin
Brazilian cartoonist, caricaturist, humorist, comedian and media presenter (1971-2016).
Born May 8th, 1971 in Coremas.
Died January 14th, 2016 at 44 years old in Campina Grande (myocardial infarction).
Erdal Tosun
Turkish actor (1963–2016).
Born April 9th, 1963 in Istanbul.
Died November 30th, 2016 at 53 years old in Istanbul (traffic collision).
Aldo Monti
Mexican actor (1929–2016).
Born January 4th, 1929 in Rome.
Died July 19th, 2016 at 87 years old in United States. [ref]
Fayruz
Egyptian film actress, singer (1943–2016).
Born March 15th, 1943 in Cairo.
Died January 30th, 2016 at 72 years old in Cairo (liver disease). [ref]
Hans Koschnick
German politician (spd), mayor of bremen (1929-2016).
Born April 2nd, 1929 in Bremen.
Died April 21st, 2016 at 87 years old in Bremen (pneumonia). [ref]
Lasse Mårtenson
Finnish musician and composer (1934–2016).
Born September 24th, 1934 in Helsinki.
Died May 14th, 2016 at 81 years old in Espoo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Bohdan Hawrylyshyn
Ukrainian economist (1926–2016).
Born October 19th, 1926 in Switzerland, Koropets.
Died October 24th, 2016 at 90 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Deaths 821 to 830 of 1200
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks