In the year 2016
1,284 Notable deaths
Andrei Karlov
Soviet and russian diplomat.
Born February 4th, 1954 in Moscow.
Died December 19th, 2016 at 62 years old in Çankaya district (gunshot wound). [ref]
Prince Buster
Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (1938-2016).
Born May 24th, 1938 in Kingston. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2016 at 78 years old in Miami. [ref]
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
Japanese sumo wrestler, 58th yokozuna.
Born June 1st, 1955 in Hokkaidō.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 61 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
La Veneno
Spanish transgender vedette, sex worker, singer and actress.
Born March 19th, 1964 in Adra.
Died November 9th, 2016 at 52 years old in Madrid (traumatic brain injury).
Bryce Dejean-Jones
American professional basketball player.
Born August 21st, 1992 in Los Angeles.
Died May 28th, 2016 at 23 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Thomas Schelling
American economist (1921-2016).
Born April 14th, 1921 in Oakland. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2016 at 95 years old in Bethesda. [ref]
Isao Tomita
Japanese musician (1932-2016).
Born April 22nd, 1932 in Suginami.
Died May 5th, 2016 at 84 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
Richard Bradford
American actor (1934–2016).
Born November 10th, 1937 in Tyler. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2016 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Sharon Jones
American soul funk singer from nyc.
Born May 4th, 1956 in Augusta. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2016 at 60 years old in Cooperstown (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Henry McCullough
British musician.
Born July 21st, 1943 in United Kingdom, Portstewart.
Died June 14th, 2016 at 72 years old in Ballymoney. [ref]
Jacques Rivette
French film director, screenwriter and film critic (1928–2016).
Born March 1st, 1928 in Rouen. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2016 at 87 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Isabelle Dinoire
Partial face transplant recipient (1967–2016).
Born February 3rd, 1967 in Maubeuge.
Died April 22nd, 2016 at 49 years old in Amiens (cancer).
Kay Starr
American singer (1922–2016).
Born July 21st, 1922 in Dougherty.
Died November 3rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills (Alzheimer's disease).
Fran Jeffries
American singer (1937-2016).
Born May 18th, 1937 in Palo Alto.
Died December 15th, 2016 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Yevgeny Dzhugashvili
Russian politician (1936–2016).
Born January 10th, 1936 in Uryupinsk.
Died December 22nd, 2016 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Lois Duncan
American young-adult and children's writer (1934-2016).
Born April 28th, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died June 15th, 2016 at 82 years old in Bradenton (stroke). [ref]
Sylvia Anderson
British television and film producer, writer, voice actress and costume designer (1927-2016).
Born March 25th, 1927 in Camberwell. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2016 at 88 years old in Bray. [ref]
Hotaru Akane
Pornographic performer (1983–2016).
Born October 25th, 1983 in Osaka. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2016 at 32 years old in Osaka.
Alice Drummond
American actress (1928–2016).
Born May 21st, 1928 in Providence.
Died November 30th, 2016 at 88 years old in The Bronx (falling from height). [ref]
Cecil Parkinson
British politician (1931–2016).
Born September 1st, 1931 in Carnforth.
Died January 22nd, 2016 at 84 years old in Marylebone (cancer).
Sydney Schanberg
American journalist (1934–2016).
Born January 17th, 1934 in Clinton.
Died July 9th, 2016 at 82 years old in Poughkeepsie (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fyvush Finkel
American actor (1922-2016).
Born October 9th, 1922 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2016 at 93 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jack T. Chick
American christian cartoonist (1924–2016).
Born April 13th, 1924 in Boyle Heights.
Died October 23rd, 2016 at 92 years old in Alhambra (diabetes). [ref]
Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel
Tunisian-french terrorist attacker (1985-2016).
Born January 3rd, 1985 in M'saken. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2016 at 31 years old in Nice. [ref]
Sonny James
American country music singer-songwriter (1928–2016).
Born May 1st, 1929 in Hackleburg.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Nashville.
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau