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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]

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