In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Geoffrey Hill
English poet (1932–2016).
Born June 18th, 1932 in Bromsgrove.
Died June 30th, 2016 at 84 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Andy Bathgate
Canadian ice hockey player (1932-2016).
Born August 28th, 1932 in Winnipeg.
Died February 26th, 2016 at 83 years old in Brampton (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Victor Stănculescu
Romanian general and politician, minister of national defence (1990–1991).
Born May 10th, 1928 in Tecuci.
Died June 19th, 2016 at 88 years old in Ghermănești.
Reinhard Selten
German economist (1930-2016).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2016 at 85 years old in Poznań. [ref]
Allan Williams
British talent manager (1930–2016).
Born March 17th, 1930 in Bootle.
Died December 30th, 2016 at 86 years old in Liverpool. [ref]
Gary Sprake
Welsh footballer (1945-2016).
Born April 3rd, 1945 in Swansea.
Died October 18th, 2016 at 71 years old in Solihull.
Kavalam Narayana Panicker
Indian dramatist, director and poet (1928–2016).
Born April 28th, 1928 in Kavalam.
Died June 26th, 2016 at 88 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (respiratory failure). [ref]
Terence Bayler
New zealand actor (1930–2016).
Born January 24th, 1930 in Whanganui.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 86 years old in London.
John William Ashe
Antiguan diplomat (1954-2016).
Born August 20th, 1954 in St. John's. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2016 at 61 years old in Dobbs Ferry (traumatic asphyxia). [ref]
Asia Ramazan Antar
Kurdish fighter, feminist and soldier.
Born January 1st, 1997 in Qamishli.
Died August 30th, 2016 at 19 years old in Manbij.
Filipe Machado Nascimento
Brazilian footballer and manager (1984-2016).
Born March 13th, 1984 in Gravataí.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 32 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Hazel Douglas
British actress (1923-2016).
Born November 2nd, 1923 in Fulham.
Died September 8th, 2016 at 92 years old in London.
Ho Fan
Chinese photographer, film director and actor (1931–2016).
Born October 8th, 1937 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2016 at 78 years old in San Jose (pneumonia).
Bruno Rangel
Brazilian footballer.
Born December 11th, 1981 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 34 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash).
Jamshid Amouzegar
Iranian politician (1923-2016).
Born June 25th, 1923 in Tehran.
Died September 28th, 2016 at 93 years old in Montgomery County.
James Cronin
American physicist.
Born September 29th, 1931 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2016 at 84 years old in Saint Paul. [ref]
Roger Cicero
German pop and jazz singer (1970-2016).
Born July 6th, 1970 in West Berlin.
Died March 24th, 2016 at 45 years old in Hamburg (stroke). [ref]
Simon Ramo
Father of the icbm.
Born May 7th, 1913 in Salt Lake City.
Died June 27th, 2016 at 103 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Sheri S. Tepper
American science fiction, horror and mystery novelist (1929–2016).
Born July 16th, 1929 in Littleton.
Died October 22nd, 2016 at 87 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Dominican republic general (1920-2016).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in Puerto Plata.
Died May 31st, 2016 at 95 years old in Santo Domingo (pneumonia).
Piet de Jong
Prime minister of the netherlands (1915–2016).
Born April 3rd, 1915 in Apeldoorn.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 101 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Robert Todd Carroll
American philosopher.
Born May 18th, 1945 in Joliet.
Died August 25th, 2016 at 71 years old in Davis.
Mike Oxley
American politician and attorney (1944–2016).
Born February 11th, 1944 in Findlay.
Died January 1st, 2016 at 71 years old in McLean (lung cancer).
Nicole Maurey
French actress (1926–2016).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Bois-Colombes. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2016 at 89 years old in Versailles. [ref]
Daniel Prodan
Romanian footballer (1972-2016).
Born March 23rd, 1972 in Satu Mare.
Died November 16th, 2016 at 44 years old in Voluntari (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius