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2016 deaths
- Michiyo YasudaMichiyo Yasuda was born in Tokyo's Nakano ward, growing up in the Higashi-fushimi neighborhood of what is now Nishitōkyō city.
- David BowieDavid Robert Jones was born on the 8th of January 1947 in Brixton, London. His mother worked as a waitress at a cinema while his father managed promotions…
- Prince (musician)Prince Rogers Nelson entered the world at Mount Sinai Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the 7th of June 1958. His father John Lewis Nelson was a pianist…
- George MichaelGeorgios Kyriacos Panayiotou arrived in East Finchley, Middlesex on the 25th of June 1963. He was the youngest child and only son of a Greek Cypriot…
- Fidel CastroFidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born out of wedlock on the 13th of August 1926 at his father's farm in Birán, Cuba. His father, Ángel Castro y Argiz, had…
- Muhammad AliOn the 17th of January 1942, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Odessa Grady Clay and Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr.
- Allan WilliamsAllan Richard Williams entered the world on the 21st of February 1930 in Bootle, England. His father worked as a local council building inspector and dance…
- Carrie FisherCarrie Frances Fisher entered the world on the 21st of October 1956 at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.
- Alan RickmanAlan Sidney Patrick Rickman was born on the 21st of February 1946 in Brentford, London. He grew up in Acton, a district to the west of Wormwood Scrubs Prison.
- Marvin MinskyMarvin Lee Minsky was born on the 9th of August 1927 in New York City. His father Henry worked as an eye surgeon while his mother Fannie served as a Zionist…
- Edgar MitchellEdgar Dean Mitchell was born on the 17th of September 1930, in Hereford, Texas. His family moved to New Mexico during the Great Depression and settled near…
- George MartinGeorge Henry Martin entered the world on the 3rd of January 1926 in North London. His family lived modestly in Highbury and later Drayton Park before moving…
- Tony BarrowTony Barrow stood in the south Lancashire suburb of Crosby during the late 1950s. He presented jazz bands and skiffle-folk groups at local dance halls across…
- Silvio GazzanigaSilvio Gazzaniga entered the world on the 23rd of January 1921 within the bustling streets of Milan. He pursued his education in the art schools located in…
- Hilary PutnamHilary Whitehall Putnam arrived in the world on the 31st of July 1926, within a hospital in Chicago, Illinois. His father Samuel worked as a scholar of…
- Imre PozsgayImre Pozsgay joined the Hungarian Working People's Party in 1950. He was only seventeen years old at the time. The party had just established a Communist…
- Yves BonnefoyYves Jean Bonnefoy was born on the 24th of June 1923 in Tours, France. His father Marius Elie Bonnefoy worked as a railroad worker while his mother Hélène…
- Eric ChristiansenEric Christiansen entered the world on the 15th of September 1937 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. His early education took place at Charterhouse School before he…