In the year 2016
1,201 Notable deaths
Harper Lee
American author.
Born April 28th, 1926 in Monroeville. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2016 at 89 years old in Monroeville (stroke). [ref]
Merle Haggard
American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016).
Born April 6th, 1937 in Bakersfield.
Died April 6th, 2016 at 79 years old in Palo Cedro (pneumonia). [ref]
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Former king of thailand (1927–2016).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Mount Auburn Hospital. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2016 at 88 years old in Siriraj Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Garry Shandling
American comedian (1949–2016).
Born November 29th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died March 24th, 2016 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (thrombosis).
Zaha Hadid
Iraqi british architect, designer and painter (1950–2016).
Born October 31st, 1950 in Baghdad.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 65 years old in Miami (heart attack). [ref]
Jayaram Jayalalithaa
Indian actress, former chief minister of tamil nadu (1948–2016).
Born February 24th, 1948 in Melukote.
Died December 5th, 2016 at 68 years old in Chennai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Doris Roberts
American actress (1925–2016).
Born November 4th, 1925 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2016 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Arnold Palmer
American golfer (1929–2016).
Born September 10th, 1929 in Latrobe. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2016 at 87 years old in Pittsburgh (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Garry Marshall
American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016).
Born November 13th, 1934 in The Bronx.
Died July 19th, 2016 at 81 years old in Burbank (pneumonia).
Pete Burns
English singer (1959–2016).
Born August 5th, 1959 in Port Sunlight. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2016 at 57 years old in London (heart failure). [ref]
Florence Henderson
American actress and singer (1934-2016).
Born February 14th, 1934 in Dale. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2016 at 82 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (myocardial infarction, heart failure). [ref]
Robert Vaughn
American actor (1932–2016).
Born November 22nd, 1932 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 11th, 2016 at 83 years old in Danbury (leukemia). [ref]
Afeni Shakur
American political activist (1947–2016).
Born January 22nd, 1947 in Lumberton.
Died May 2nd, 2016 at 69 years old in Greenbrae (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frank Sinatra Jr.
American singer, composer, conductor and actor (1944–2016).
Born January 10th, 1944 in Jersey City.
Died March 16th, 2016 at 72 years old in Daytona Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vanity
Canadian singer, songwriter, model, actress (1959–2016).
Born January 4th, 1959 in Niagara Falls.
Died February 15th, 2016 at 57 years old in Fremont (kidney failure). [ref]
Leon Russell
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician.
Born April 2nd, 1942 in Lawton. [ref]
Died November 13th, 2016 at 74 years old in Nashville (heart failure). [ref]
Tom Hayden
American activist (1939–2016).
Born December 11th, 1939 in Detroit.
Died October 23rd, 2016 at 76 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Elie Wiesel
Romanian-born american writer, professor, political activist, nobel laureate, and holocaust survivor (1928-2016).
Born September 30th, 1928 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Caroline Aherne
English comedian, writer and actress (1963-2016).
Born December 24th, 1963 in Ealing.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 52 years old in Timperley (cancer).
George Kennedy
American actor (1925–2016).
Born February 18th, 1925 in New York City.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 91 years old in Middleton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Hahn
United states marine (1976-2016).
Born October 30th, 1976 in Royal Oak. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2016 at 39 years old in Shelby Township, Shelby Charter Township. [ref]
Rob Ford
Canadian politician, 64th mayor of toronto (1969-2016).
Born May 28th, 1969 in Etobicoke.
Died March 22nd, 2016 at 46 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto (liposarcoma). [ref]
Victoria Wood
British comedian.
Born May 19th, 1953 in Prestwich.
Died April 20th, 2016 at 62 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Phyllis Schlafly
American conservative activist (1924-2016).
Born August 15th, 1924 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2016 at 92 years old in Ladue (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
George Martin
English record producer (1926–2016).
Born January 3rd, 1926 in Highbury.
Died March 8th, 2016 at 90 years old in Coleshill. [ref]
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