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March 29, 2024

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Rouffio
Jacques. 2016-07-08

87

Born 1928-08-14. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Age

He was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1986 film My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.

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Kiarostami
Abbas. 2016-07-04

76

Born 1940-06-22. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Cancer (stomach)

He was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active film-maker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films, including shorts and documentaries. Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing the Koker trilogy (1987–1994), Close-Up (1990), The Wind Will Carry Us (1999), and Taste of Cherry (1997), which was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival that year. In later works, Certified Copy (2010) and Like Someone in Love (2012), he filmed for the first time outside Iran: in Italy and Japan, respectively. His films Where Is the Friend’s Home?, Close-Up, and The Wind Will Carry Us were ranked among the 100 best foreign films in a 2018 critics' poll by BBC Culture. Close-Up was also ranked one of the 50 greatest movies of all time in the famous decennial Sight & Sound poll conducted in 2012. In March 2016, Kiarostami was hospitalized due to intestinal bleeding and reportedly went into a coma after undergoing two operations. Sources, including a Ministry of Health and Medical Education spokesman, reported that Kiarostami was suffering from gastrointestinal cancer. On 3 April 2016, Reza Paydar, the director of Kiarostami's medical team, made a statement denying that the filmmaker had cancer. However, in late June he left Iran for treatment in a Paris hospital, where he died on 4 July 2016. The week before his death, Kiarostami had been invited to join the Academy Awards in Hollywood as part of efforts to increase the diversity of its Oscar judges. Ali Ahani, Iran's ambassador to France stated that Kiarostami's body would be transferred to Iran to be buried at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery. However, it was later announced that his body would be buried in Lavasan, a resort town about 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Tehran, based on his own will, after it is flown back to Tehran from Paris. His body was returned to Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on 8 July 2016, while a crowd of Iranian film directors, actors, actresses and other artists were in Tehran airport to pay their respects.

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Neill
Noel Darleen. 2016-07-03

95

Born 1920-11-25. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

She was an American actress. She is known for playing Lois Lane in the film serials Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950), as well as the 1950s television series Adventures of Superman. She appeared in 80 films and television series in her career spanning 66 years. Following an extended illness, Neill died in Tucson at age 95.

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Cimino
Michael. 2016-07-02

77

Born 1939-02-03. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Age

He was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and author. He gained fame as the director of The Deer Hunter (1978), which won Best Picture and earned him Best Director at the Academy Awards. However, Cimino's reputation would be tarnished by his follow-up Heaven's Gate (1980) that was widely panned by critics and became one of the biggest box-office bombs of all time.

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Dumas
Roger. 2016-07-02

84

Born 1932-05-09. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

He was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1954 and 2016. He was born in Annonay, Ardèche.

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Rocard
Michel. 2016-07-02

85

Born 1930-08-23. Domain:Politics. Cause of death:Age

He was a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party (PS). He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991, during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion (RMI), a social minimum welfare program for indigents, and achieved the Matignon Accords regarding the status of New Caledonia. He was a member of the European Parliament, and was strongly involved in European policies until 2009. In 2007, he joined a Commission under the authority of Nicolas Sarkozy's Minister of Education, Xavier Darcos. In June 2007, Rocard was admitted to the Calcutta Medical Research Institute, Kolkata, India where doctors found he had a blood clot in the brain and was operated upon. He was discharged from the hospital on 10 July 2007. On 30 March 2012, Rocard was on a visit to Stockholm, Sweden to attend a meeting regarding the Arctic Council. During a break at noon, he became ill and was taken to the Karolinska University Hospital. Doctors decided later that day that Rocard should spend the night at the hospital's intensive-care medicine unit for observation. Rocard died in Paris, at the age of 85.

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Wiesel
Elie. 2016-07-02

89

Born 1926-09-30. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Age

He was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. Utah senator Orrin Hatch paid tribute to Wiesel in a speech on the Senate floor the following week, in which he said that, "With Elie's passing, we have lost a beacon of humanity and hope. We have lost a hero of human rights and a luminary of Holocaust literature.

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Kalman
Rudolf Emil. 2016-07-02

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Born 1930-05-19. Domain:Science (Math style). Cause of death:Age

Rudolf Emil Kálmán was an Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematician, and inventor. He is most noted for his co-invention and development of the Kalman filter, a mathematical algorithm that is widely used in signal processing, control systems, and guidance, navigation and control. For this work, U.S. President Barack Obama awarded Kálmán the National Medal of Science on October 7, 2009. Kálmán died on the morning of July 2, 2016, at his home in Gainesville, Florida.

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Bonnefoy
Yves Jean. 2016-07-01

93

Born 1923-06-24. Domain:Art. Cause of death:Age

He was a French poet and art historian. He also published a number of translations, most notably the plays of William Shakespeare which are considered among the best in French. He was professor at the Collège de France from 1981 to 1993 and is the author of several works on art, art history, and artists including Miró and Giacometti, and a monograph on Paris-based Iranian artist Farhad Ostovani. The Encyclopædia Britannica states that Bonnefoy was ″perhaps the most important French poet of the latter half of the 20th century.″

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Haas
Carl. 2016-06-29

87

Born 1929-02-26. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Age

He was an American auto racing impresario. He co-owned the Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing team in the Champ Car and IndyCar Series with Paul Newman and Mike Lanigan. He also owned Carl A. Haas Motorsports, which competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, as well as the Haas Lola Formula One team.

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Cooley
James William. 2016-06-29

89

Born 1926-09-18. Domain:Science (Math style). Cause of death:Age

James William Cooley was an American mathematician. Cooley received a B.A. degree in 1949 from Manhattan College, Bronx, NY, an M.A. degree in 1951 from Columbia University, New York, NY, and a Ph.D. degree in 1961 in applied mathematics from Columbia University. He was a programmer on John von Neumann's computer at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, from 1953 to 1956, where he notably programmed the Blackman–Tukey transformation. He worked on quantum mechanical computations at the Courant Institute, New York University, from 1956 to 1962, when he joined the Research Staff at the IBM Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY. Upon retirement from IBM in 1991, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, where he served on the faculty of the computer engineering program. His most significant contribution to the world of mathematics and digital signal processing is re-discovering the fast Fourier transform, which he co-developed with John Tukey while working for the research division of IBM in 1965.

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Guelfi
André. 2016-06-28

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Born 1919-05-06. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Age

He was a French racing driver. He was born in Mazagan, Morocco. He participated in one Formula One World Championship race, on 19 October 1958. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races. At the time of his death he was the oldest living Formula One driver and had been since the death of Robert La Caze on 1 July 2015.

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Soutif
Michel. 2016-06-28

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Born 1921-07-08. Domain:Science (Physics style). Cause of death:Age

He was a French scientist and educator, known for his major contribution to the development of the University of Grenoble in the years following the Second World War. He is also known for his early work on nuclear magnetic resonance, centimetre wavelength radiation (microwaves) and electron spin resonance. He graduated from the Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS), and, on completing his thesis, was invited by Louis Néel to a post at the University of Grenoble, where he established the Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Physique. Both men, Néel and Soutif, understood the importance of the relationship between industry and fundamental research, and of the consequent need to attract new industries to the surrounding region. Soutif's success in obtaining teaching posts and in reinforcing the discipline of physics at the University of Grenoble was remarkable. He is recognized not only for his scientific achievements but also for the outstanding clarity of his teaching and his mission to spread scientific reason. These were talents that, in the positions of responsibility and decision that he occupied during his career, propelled him to become one of the principal architects of the growth of the University.

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Pedersoli
Carlo (alias: Bud Spencer). 2016-06-27

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Born 1929-10-31. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

He was an Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player. He was known for action-comedy and Spaghetti Western roles with his long-time film partner Terence Hill. The duo "garnered world acclaim and attracted millions to theater seats". Spencer and Hill appeared in, produced and directed over 20 films together. In his youth, Bud Spencer was a successful athlete and swimmer for the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro. He obtained a law degree and registered several patents. Spencer also became a certified commercial airline and helicopter pilot, and supported and funded many children's charities, including the Spencer Scholarship Fund. Spencer died at 86 years of age n Rome. As son Giuseppe Pedersoli stated, his father "died without pain in presence of his family, and his last word was 'grazie'".

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Andrieu
Nicole Marie Jeanne (alias: Nicole Courcel). 2016-06-25

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Born 1931-10-21. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

She was a French actress who achieved popularity through the 1950s and 1960s, though she is mostly unknown outside of France. Born in Saint-Cloud, in the western suburbs of Paris, she appeared in 43 films between 1947 and 1979. After working as an extra in a few films, she won a major role in Rendez-vous de juillet (1949), with Brigitte Auber. In 1970 she turned to television, appearing in different television films and miniseries, in which she continued to work until 2004. Courcel is best known for her role in Serge Bourguignon's Sundays and Cybele (1962). She had notable parts in: La Marie du port (1950, opposite Jean Gabin), Sacha Guitry's Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954), and La Sorcière (1956, opposite Marina Vlady).

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Hutton
Peter Barrington. 2016-06-25

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Born 1944-08-24. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Cancer

He was an American experimental filmmaker, known primarily for his silent cinematic portraits of cities and landscapes around the world. He also worked as a professional cinematographer, most notably for his former student Ken Burns, as well as cinematography for Lizzie Borden's "Born in Flames," Sheila McLaughlin and Lynne Tillman's "Committed," assorted films by artist Red Grooms and Albert Maysles' The Gates.

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French
Steve. 2016-06-22

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Born 1959-09-24. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Suicide

He was an American baritone who was the emcee, owner, and a founding member of the Kingdom Heirs. Born in Mascot, Tennessee, French and his brother, Kreis, founded the group in 1981; both began performing musically at their church. He previously traveled with regional groups the Crystal River Boys and the King's Servants. In 2002, French and his brother faced the task of replacing three key group members who had all resigned at the same time. Through skillful additions when necessary, they have managed to keep the group a fan favorite. In addition to his past responsibilities with the Kingdom Heirs, he had served on the board of directors for the National Quartet Convention. He died at the age of 56. On June 22, 2016, Steve and girlfriend, Lindsey Hudson, jumped to their death from the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayette County, WV. They both had active capias warrants for their arrests.

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Groult
Benoite. 2016-06-20

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Born 1920-01-31. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age

Benoîte Groult was married three times. In 1944, she married medical student Pierre Heuyer, who died soon afterward of tuberculosis. In 1951, she married journalist Georges de Caunes with whom she had two daughters, Blandine and Lison. She later married the writer Paul Guimard (1921–2004). The couple had one daughter, Constance. Benoîte Groult had a holiday home in Derrynane (Republic of Ireland) and spent the summer there from 1977 till 2003. The French president François Mitterrand visited her there in 1988.

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Pisani
Edgar. 2016-06-20

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Born 1918-10-09. Domain:Politics. Cause of death:Age

Edgard Pisani was a French statesman, philosopher, and writer.

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Peralta
Lincoln (alias: James Victor). 2016-06-20

76

Born 1939-07-27. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Heart

Known professionally as James Victor, he was a Dominican-born American actor. He was best known for his role of Sgt. Jaime Mendoza on The Family Channel television series, Zorro, from 1990 to 1993 for three seasons. Victor was a longtime protege of filmmaker John Cassavetes. He appeared in several of Cassavetes' films, including Shadows (1959), Too Late Blues (1961), and Faces (1968). Victor, who suffered from heart disease, died at his apartment in Hollywood, at the age of 76.

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George
Goetz. 2016-06-19

77

Born 1938-07-23. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

He was a German actor. He was the son of actor couple Berta Drews and Heinrich George. He was best known for his role of Duisburg detective Horst Schimanski in the TV crime series Tatort.

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Yelchin
Anton Viktorovich. 2016-06-19

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Born 1989-03-11. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Accident

He was a Soviet-born American movie, television and voice actor. Starring role in the 2013 movie, "Odd Thomas". On the morning of June 19, 2016, Yelchin was found by friends crushed between his car and the iron security gate of his Studio City, Los Angeles home. It was described as a "freak accident". He was pronounced dead later that day at the age of 27. Yelchin was best known for portraying Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot series, appearing in Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and will appear in Star Trek Beyond (2016).

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Confortès
Claude. 2016-06-15

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Born 1928-02-28. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Age

He was a French movie and stage director and actor. As an actor, he starred in Yves Robert's War of the Buttons (La Guerre des boutons) in 1962. He played a supporting role in Germinal in 1993. He was born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, a suburb of Paris.

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Altig
Rudi. 2016-06-11

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Born 1937-03-18. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Cancer

He was a German professional track and road racing cyclist. He won the 1962 Vuelta a España and the world championship in 1966. After his retirement from sports he worked as a television commentator.

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Lewandowski
Sascha. 2016-06-08

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Born 1971-10-05. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Suicide

He was a German football manager. He last managed Union Berlin. Lewandowski was head coach of VfL Bochum II between 1 July 2006 to 31 December 2006. He was appointed as the head coach of Union Berlin on 1 September 2015. He stepped down on 4 March 2016, after six months in charge. He was born on 5 October 1971 in Dortmund, West Germany. On 9 June 2016, Lewandowski was in a relationship with sports reporter Anne van Eickels and worked as a journalist until 2006. Lewandowski was found dead in his Bochum apartment on June 8, 2016. Shortly before, the police had initially arrested him on suspicion of a child sex offense. The post-mortem revealed that he had committed suicide.

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Korchnoi
Viktor. 2016-06-06

85

Born 1931-03-23. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Stroke

He was a professional chess grandmaster. He was born in Leningrad, USSR (Saint Petersburg). In 1976 he defected to the Netherlands. He lived in Switzerland for many years, and became a Swiss citizen. Towards the end of his life, he was the oldest active grandmaster on the regular tournament circuit. Viktor was at or near the top in chess for half a century. In all, Korchnoi was a candidate for the World Championship on ten occasions (1962, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1988 and 1991). Korchnoi was also a four-time USSR chess champion, a five-time member of Soviet teams that won the European championship, and a six-time member of Soviet teams that won the Chess Olympiad. Korchnoi died at the age of 85 in Wohlen, Switzerland from complications of a stroke.

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Ali
Muhammad. 2016-06-03

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Born 1942-01-17. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Age

He was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.. He was an American boxer. He became one of the most famous boxers in the world with his "rope-a-dope" technique. He was also well known for his clever rhymes. In 1999, Ali was named "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated magazine. He won the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship three times. Ali also won an Olympic gold medal for boxing during the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Ali was also known as “The Greatest”.

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Salom Horrach
Luis Jaime. 2016-06-03

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Born 1991-08-07. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident

He was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He was born in Palma, Majorca. Salom won his first Grand Prix in Indianapolis in 2012, beating Sandro Cortese and Maverick Viñales in a last-lap fight. He also won at Aragon. He finished the championship in second behind Cortese. Salom died while racing in the 2016 Catalan Moto2 Grand Prix in Barcelona after crashing against a wall, aged 24.

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Dow
Nancy Maryanne. 2016-05-25

79

Born 1936-07-22. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Stroke

She was an American actress and model. She appeared in a brief group of movies and television shows such as The Beverly Hillbillies, The Wild Wild West and the 2005 movie Pure. She was married to Greek American actor John Aniston with whom she had a daughter, actress Jennifer Aniston (born February 11, 1969)

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Menza
Nick. 2016-05-21

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Born 1964-07-23. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Heart

He was a German-born American professional drummer and songwriter. He was best known for his work in Megadeth from 1989 to 1998 and in 2004. He recorded drums on four of Megadeth's albums: Rust in Peace (1990), Countdown to Extinction (1992), Youthanasia (1994) and Cryptic Writings (1997). Menza died from heart failure while performing with his band, OHM, in Los Angeles, California,

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