In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Agnes Nixon
American soap opera screenwriter (1922–2016).
Born December 10th, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2016 at 93 years old in Haverford (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Anita Brookner
English novelist and art historian (1928–2016).
Born July 16th, 1928 in Herne Hill. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2016 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Dave Swarbrick
British folk musician and singer-songwriter.
Born April 5th, 1941 in New Malden.
Died June 3rd, 2016 at 75 years old in London (pneumonia).
Cléber Santana
Brazilian association football player (1981–2016).
Born June 27th, 1981 in Olinda.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 35 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Finnish composer (1928–2016).
Born October 9th, 1928 in Helsinki.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 87 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Dale Bumpers
American politician (1925–2016).
Born August 12th, 1925 in Charleston.
Died January 1st, 2016 at 90 years old in Little Rock (Alzheimer's disease).
Lloyd Shapley
American economist and mathematician.
Born June 2nd, 1923 in Cambridge.
Died March 12th, 2016 at 92 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Joan Carroll
American stage and film actress.
Born January 18th, 1932 in Paterson.
Died November 16th, 2016 at 84 years old in Puerto Vallarta (disease). [ref]
Ronit Elkabetz
Israeli actress and filmmaker (1964–2016).
Born November 27th, 1964 in Beersheba.
Died April 19th, 2016 at 51 years old in Tel Aviv (lung cancer). [ref]
Adolf Burger
Jewish slovak typographer, memoir writer, and holocaust survivor (1917–2016).
Born August 12th, 1917 in Veľká Lomnica. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2016 at 99 years old in Prague. [ref]
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016).
Born November 21st, 1948 in Charleston.
Died December 26th, 2016 at 68 years old in Granada Hills (cancer). [ref]
Natalie Babbitt
American children's writer and illustrator (1932–2016).
Born July 28th, 1932 in Dayton. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2016 at 84 years old in Hamden (lung cancer).
Lisa Lynn Masters
American actress (1964-2016).
Born March 20th, 1964 in Omaha.
Died November 15th, 2016 at 52 years old in Lima (hanging to death). [ref]
David J. C. MacKay
Regius professor of engineering at the university of cambridge (1967-2016).
Born April 22nd, 1967 in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2016 at 48 years old in Cambridge (stomach cancer). [ref]
Sushil Koirala
Former prime minister of nepal (1939-2016).
Born August 12th, 1939 in Biratnagar.
Died February 9th, 2016 at 76 years old in Kathmandu (pneumonia). [ref]
Joe Sutter
American engineer (1921–2016).
Born March 21st, 1921 in Seattle. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2016 at 95 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Madeleine LeBeau
French actress (1923-2016).
Born June 10th, 1923 in Antony.
Died May 1st, 2016 at 92 years old in Estepona (falling from height). [ref]
Bill Johnson
American alpine ski racer (1960-2016).
Born March 30th, 1960 in Los Angeles.
Died January 21st, 2016 at 55 years old in Gresham.
Louise Rennison
British writer (1951–2016).
Born November 11th, 1951 in Leeds.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 64 years old in Brighton.
Jay Wright Forrester
American operations researcher (1918–2016).
Born July 14th, 1918 in Anselmo. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2016 at 98 years old in Concord. [ref]
Piers Sellers
British-born american astronaut.
Born April 11th, 1955 in Crowborough War Memorial Hospital. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 61 years old in Houston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Douglas Slocombe
British cinematographer (1913-2016).
Born February 10th, 1913 in Putney.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 103 years old in London (falling). [ref]
Bill Mollison
Australian permaculturist (1928–2016).
Born May 4th, 1928 in Stanley. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2016 at 88 years old in Hobart. [ref]
E. R. Braithwaite
Guyanese writer (1912–2016).
Born June 27th, 1912 in Georgetown.
Died December 12th, 2016 at 104 years old in Rockville (pneumonia).
Clyde Lovellette
American basketball player (1929–2016).
Born September 7th, 1929 in Petersburg.
Died March 9th, 2016 at 86 years old in North Manchester (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 351 to 375 of 1282
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde