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In the year 2016
1,201 Notable deaths
Herbert Martin
German footballer (1925-2016).
Born August 29th, 1925 in Ensdorf.
Died September 29th, 2016 at 91 years old in Ensdorf. [ref]
Berge Furre
Norwegian politician (1937-2016).
Born April 13th, 1937 in Sjernarøy Municipality.
Died January 11th, 2016 at 78 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]
Dmitry Shirkov
Russian quantum physicist (1928-2016).
Born March 3rd, 1928 in Moscow.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 87 years old in Dubna (myocardial infarction).
Jean Ricardou
French writer (1932-2016).
Born June 17th, 1932 in Cannes. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Robert Sassone
French racing cyclist (1978-2016).
Born November 23rd, 1978 in Nouméa.
Died January 21st, 2016 at 37 years old in Nouméa. [ref]
Anton Pronk
Dutch footballer (1941-2016).
Born May 21st, 1941 in Oostzaan.
Died August 26th, 2016 at 75 years old in Purmerend (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Saulius Sondeckis
Lithuanian violinist, conductor, orchestra leader and professor.
Born October 11th, 1928 in Šiauliai.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 87 years old in Vilnius (stroke). [ref]
Muriel Casals
Spanish economist and politician (1945-2016).
Born April 6th, 1945 in Avignon.
Died February 14th, 2016 at 70 years old in Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Trude Dothan
Austrian-israeli archaeologist.
Born October 12th, 1922 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2016 at 93 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Mário Sérgio Pontes de Paiva
Brazilian footballer and manager (1950-2016).
Born September 7th, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 66 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Deaths 921 to 930 of 1201
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez