In the year 2016
1,202 Notable deaths
Noreen Corcoran
American actress and dancer (1943-2016).
Born October 20th, 1943 in Quincy.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 72 years old in Van Nuys.
Alexander Prokhorenko
Russian officer (1990-2016).
Died March 17th, 2016 at 25 years old in Palmyra.
Lupita Tovar
Mexican actress (1910-2016).
Born July 27th, 1910 in Oaxaca de Juárez. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2016 at 106 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Imre Kertész
Hungarian author (1929-2016).
Born November 9th, 1929 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2016 at 86 years old in Budapest (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Patricio Aylwin
Chilean politician and former president (1918–2016).
Born November 26th, 1918 in Viña del Mar. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2016 at 97 years old in Providencia (respiratory failure). [ref]
Seymour Papert
Mit mathematician, computer scientist, and educator (1928–2016).
Born February 29th, 1928 in Pretoria.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 88 years old in Blue Hill. [ref]
Dave Sime
American olympic sprinter, multi-sport athlete, and a pioneering ophthalmologist, who won a silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1960 olympic games.
Born July 25th, 1936 in Paterson.
Died January 12th, 2016 at 79 years old in Miami (cancer).
Arsen Pavlov
Rebel leader known by his nom de guerre motorola, k.i.a., commander of the sparta battalion.
Born February 2nd, 1983 in Ukhta. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2016 at 33 years old in Donetsk. [ref]
S. H. Raza
Indian painter (1922–2016).
Born February 22nd, 1922 in Mandla district.
Died July 23rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Ramón Castro Ruz
Revolutionary from cuba (1924-2016).
Born October 14th, 1924 in Birán.
Died February 23rd, 2016 at 91 years old in Havana. [ref]
Madeleine Sherwood
Canadian actress (1922–2016).
Born November 13th, 1922 in Montreal.
Died April 23rd, 2016 at 93 years old in Saint-Hippolyte. [ref]
Don Calfa
American actor (1939-2016).
Born December 3rd, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died December 1st, 2016 at 76 years old in Palm Springs (disease). [ref]
Renato Corona
Chief justice of the philippines from 2010 to 2012.
Born October 15th, 1948 in Santa Ana.
Died April 29th, 2016 at 67 years old in Pasig (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Patrick Ekeng
Cameroonian footballer (1990-2016).
Born March 26th, 1990 in Yaoundé.
Died May 6th, 2016 at 26 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herschell Gordon Lewis
American filmmaker.
Born June 15th, 1929 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2016 at 87 years old in Pompano Estates. [ref]
Julius La Rosa
Italian-american traditional popular music singer.
Born January 2nd, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died May 12th, 2016 at 86 years old in Crivitz (disease). [ref]
Ben Bagdikian
American journalist and academic (1920–2016).
Born January 26th, 1920 in Kahramanmaraş Province.
Died March 11th, 2016 at 96 years old in Berkeley.
Gareth Thomas
British actor (1945–2016).
Born February 12th, 1945 in Brentford.
Died April 13th, 2016 at 71 years old in Surrey (heart failure). [ref]
Bertha Cáceres
Honduran environmental activist.
Born March 4th, 1971 in La Esperanza. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2016 at 44 years old in La Esperanza (firearm). [ref]
Stephen Keshi
Nigerian football defender and manager (1962-2016).
Born January 23rd, 1962 in Lagos.
Died June 8th, 2016 at 54 years old in Benin City (myocardial infarction).
Pauline Oliveros
American composer and musician.
Born May 30th, 1932 in Houston. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2016 at 84 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Walter Scheel
President of west germany (1974-1979).
Born July 8th, 1919 in Solingen. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2016 at 97 years old in Bad Krozingen. [ref]
Rudy Van Gelder
American recording engineer (1924-2016).
Born November 2nd, 1924 in Jersey City.
Died August 25th, 2016 at 91 years old in Englewood Cliffs. [ref]
Tommy Kono
American weightlifter.
Born June 17th, 1930 in Sacramento.
Died April 24th, 2016 at 85 years old in Honolulu (liver disease). [ref]
Dan Hicks
American singer-songwriter.
Born December 9th, 1941 in Little Rock.
Died February 6th, 2016 at 74 years old in Mill Valley (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 276 to 300 of 1202
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi