In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Igor Sergun
Russian military officer (1957–2016).
Born March 28th, 1957 in Podolsk.
Died January 3rd, 2016 at 58 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
David Herd
Scottish footballer and manager (1934-2016).
Born April 15th, 1934 in Hamilton.
Died October 1st, 2016 at 82 years old in Manchester. [ref]
William L. Armstrong
American politician (1937-2016).
Born March 16th, 1937 in Fremont.
Died July 5th, 2016 at 79 years old in Denver.
Pavel Sheremet
Belarusian journalist (1971–2016).
Born November 28th, 1971 in Minsk.
Died July 20th, 2016 at 44 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Miruts Yifter
Ethiopian long distance runner.
Born May 15th, 1944 in Adigrat.
Died December 22nd, 2016 at 72 years old in Toronto (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Corry Brokken
Dutch singer, judge (1932–2016).
Born December 3rd, 1932 in Breda.
Died June 2nd, 2016 at 83 years old in Laren. [ref]
Roland Dyens
French composer (1955–2016).
Born October 19th, 1955 in Tunis.
Died October 29th, 2016 at 61 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
James Prior, Baron Prior
British politician (1927-2016).
Born October 11th, 1927 in Norwich. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2016 at 89 years old [ref]
Nicholas Brathwaite
Grenadian politician, prime minister of grenada (1925–2016).
Born July 8th, 1925 in Carriacou Island.
Died October 28th, 2016 at 91 years old in St. George's. [ref]
Mohammed Shahid
Former field hockey player from india (1960-2016).
Born April 14th, 1960 in Varanasi.
Died July 20th, 2016 at 56 years old in Gurgaon. [ref]
Sascha Lewandowski
German association football player and manager (1971–2016).
Born October 5th, 1971 in Dortmund.
Died June 8th, 2016 at 44 years old in Bochum.
Jonathan Riley-Smith
British historian.
Born June 27th, 1938 in Harrogate.
Died September 13th, 2016 at 78 years old [ref]
Peter Lustig
German television presenter and author of children's books (1937–2016).
Born October 27th, 1937 in Wrocław.
Died February 23rd, 2016 at 78 years old in Bohmstedt (stomach cancer). [ref]
Gilli Smyth
British singer and poet (1933–2016).
Born June 1st, 1933 in London.
Died August 22nd, 2016 at 83 years old in Byron Bay (pneumonia). [ref]
Tom Kibble
British physicist (1932–2016).
Born December 23rd, 1932 in Chennai.
Died June 2nd, 2016 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Daphne Odjig
Canadian artist (1919-2016).
Born September 11th, 1919 in Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve 26.
Died October 1st, 2016 at 97 years old in Kelowna.
Edgar Whitcomb
American politician (1917-2016).
Born November 6th, 1917 in Hayden.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 98 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
Intizar Hussain
Pakistani fiction writer (1923-2016).
Born December 21st, 1925 in Dibai. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2016 at 90 years old in Lahore. [ref]
Marco Pannella
Italian politician and activist (1930-2016).
Born May 2nd, 1930 in Teramo. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2016 at 86 years old in Rome (lung cancer, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
William Thiego de Jesus
Brazilian association football player (1986-2016).
Born July 22nd, 1986 in Aracaju.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 30 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash).
Valery Khalilov
Soviet conductor and composer (1952–2016).
Born January 30th, 1952 in Termez.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 64 years old in Black Sea (2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash). [ref]
Mateus Lucena dos Santos
Brazilian footballer (1994-2016).
Born August 30th, 1994 in Clementina.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 22 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash).
Joe Dever
British writer and game designer (1956-2016).
Born February 12th, 1956 in London, Chingford.
Died November 29th, 2016 at 60 years old [ref]
Péter Esterházy
Hungarian writer (1950–2016).
Born April 14th, 1950 in Budapest.
Died July 14th, 2016 at 66 years old in Budapest (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
William M. Gray
American meteorologist (1929–2024).
Born October 9th, 1929 in Detroit. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2016 at 86 years old in Fort Collins. [ref]
Deaths 526 to 550 of 1282
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein