In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Silvana Pampanini
Italian actress and director (1925-2016).
Born September 25th, 1925 in Rome.
Died January 6th, 2016 at 90 years old in Rome (acute kidney injury). [ref]
Michael Beaumont, 22nd Lord of Sark
22nd seigneur of sark (1927–2016).
Born December 20th, 1927 in Egypt.
Died July 3rd, 2016 at 88 years old in Sark. [ref]
Banhan Sinlapa-acha
Prime minister of thailand (1932-2016).
Born August 19th, 1932 in Suphan Buri.
Died April 23rd, 2016 at 83 years old in Bangkok (asthma). [ref]
Chus Lampreave
Spanish actress (1930-2016).
Born December 11th, 1930 in Madrid.
Died April 4th, 2016 at 85 years old in Almería. [ref]
Violette Verdy
Ballerina and ballet teacher (1933-2016).
Born December 1st, 1933 in Pont-l'Abbé.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 82 years old in Bloomington (heart failure). [ref]
Elizabeth Eisenstein
American historian (1923–2016).
Born October 11th, 1923 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 2016 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Susan Lindquist
American geneticist, molecular biologist, and university teacher (1949–2016).
Born June 5th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died October 27th, 2016 at 67 years old in Boston (cancer).
Abdul Rashid Khan
Indian singer (1908-2016).
Born August 19th, 1908 in Uttar Pradesh.
Died February 18th, 2016 at 107 years old (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Benjamin Ben-Eliezer
Iraqi-israeli military officer and politician (1936-2016).
Born February 12th, 1936 in Basra. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2016 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Pierre Barouh
French writer-composer-singer-producer-film director.
Born February 19th, 1934 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2016 at 82 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karl Dietrich Bracher
German historian and political scientist (1922-2016).
Born March 13th, 1922 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2016 at 94 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Amelia Bence
Argentine film actress (1914–2016).
Born November 13th, 1914 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 101 years old in Buenos Aires.
Susana Duijm
Venezuelan model, actress and television presenter (1936-2016).
Born August 11th, 1936 in Aragua de Barcelona.
Died June 18th, 2016 at 79 years old in Porlamar. [ref]
David Finkelstein
American physicist (1929-2016).
Born July 19th, 1929 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 2016 at 86 years old in Atlanta.
Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
French mathematician (1957-2016).
Born May 29th, 1957 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2016 at 59 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Raoul Coutard
French cinematographer (1924-2016).
Born September 16th, 1924 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2016 at 92 years old in Labenne. [ref]
Ernst Neizvestny
Soviet sculptor (1925–2016).
Born April 9th, 1926 in Yekaterinburg.
Died August 9th, 2016 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Thomas Luckmann
American-austrian sociologist (1927-2016).
Born October 14th, 1927 in Municipality of Jesenice.
Died May 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Austria.
Fazil Iskander
Soviet and russian writer (1929-2016).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Sukhumi.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 87 years old in Peredelkino (cardiac arrest). [ref]
John Urry
British sociologist (1946-2016).
Born January 6th, 1946 in London.
Died March 18th, 2016 at 70 years old in Lancaster.
Claude Gensac
French actress (1927–2016).
Born March 1st, 1927 in Acy-en-Multien. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2016 at 89 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Silvio Gazzaniga
Italian sculptor (1921-2016).
Born January 23rd, 1921 in Milan.
Died October 31st, 2016 at 95 years old in Milan. [ref]
Christopher Zeeman
British mathematician (1925-2016).
Born February 4th, 1925 in Yokohama.
Died February 13th, 2016 at 91 years old in Woodstock (respiratory failure).
James Alan McPherson
American short story writer and essayist (1943–2016).
Born September 16th, 1943 in Savannah.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 72 years old in Iowa City (pneumonia). [ref]
Yvette Chauviré
French ballet dancer (1917–2016).
Born April 22nd, 1917 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2016 at 99 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 551 to 575 of 1282
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull