In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Gregory Rabassa
American translator (1922–2016).
Born March 9th, 1922 in Yonkers.
Died June 13th, 2016 at 94 years old
Johnny Rebel
American singer-songwriter (1938–2016).
Born September 25th, 1938 in Moss Bluff.
Died September 3rd, 2016 at 77 years old in Rayne. [ref]
Slobodan Santrač
Serbian football player and coach (1946-2016).
Born July 1st, 1946 in Koceljeva Municipality.
Died February 13th, 2016 at 69 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mel Charles
Welsh footballer (1935-2016).
Born May 14th, 1935 in Swansea.
Died September 24th, 2016 at 81 years old [ref]
Elizaveta Glinka
Russian physician (1962–2016).
Born February 20th, 1962 in Moscow.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 54 years old in Black Sea. [ref]
Jim McMillian
American basketball player (1948-2016).
Born March 11th, 1948 in Raeford.
Died May 16th, 2016 at 68 years old in Winston-Salem (heart failure). [ref]
Estelle Balet
Swiss snowboarder (1994-2016).
Born December 19th, 1994 in Sion. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2016 at 21 years old in Orsières. [ref]
Paulo Evaristo Arns
Brazilian archbishop, cardinal and theologian (1921-2016).
Born September 14th, 1921 in Forquilhinha.
Died December 14th, 2016 at 95 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Alexander Esenin-Volpin
Russian-american mathematician (1924-2016).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 16th, 2016 at 91 years old in Boston. [ref]
Gilbert Kaplan
American businessman and amateur conductor (1941–2016).
Born March 3rd, 1941 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 2016 at 74 years old in New York City (cancer).
Mark Dvoretsky
Russian chess trainer, writer and international master (1947-2016).
Born December 9th, 1947 in Moscow.
Died September 26th, 2016 at 68 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Rosario Ferré
Puerto rican writer (1938–2016).
Born September 28th, 1938 in Ponce.
Died February 18th, 2016 at 77 years old in San Juan.
Iolanda Balaș
Romanian high jumper (1936-2016).
Born December 12th, 1936 in Timișoara.
Died March 11th, 2016 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Hannes Arch
Austrian acrobatic flyer (1967–2016).
Born September 22nd, 1967 in Leoben.
Died September 8th, 2016 at 48 years old in Heiligenblut. [ref]
Steve LaTourette
American politician (1954–2016).
Born July 22nd, 1954 in Cleveland.
Died August 3rd, 2016 at 62 years old in McLean (pancreatic cancer).
Roberto Perfumo
Argentine football player and coach (1942-2016).
Born October 3rd, 1942 in Sarandí.
Died March 10th, 2016 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
President of uruguay (1927-2016).
Born October 25th, 1927 in Montevideo.
Died October 24th, 2016 at 88 years old in Montevideo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Paul Elvstrøm
Danish yachtsman (1928–2016).
Born February 25th, 1928 in Hellerup.
Died December 7th, 2016 at 88 years old in Hellerup. [ref]
Martin Gray
Polish writer and holocaust survivor (1922–2016).
Born April 27th, 1922 in Warsaw.
Died April 25th, 2016 at 93 years old in Ciney (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michel Butor
French writer (1926–2016).
Born September 14th, 1926 in Mons-en-Barœul.
Died August 24th, 2016 at 89 years old in Contamine-sur-Arve. [ref]
Kigeli V of Rwanda
Rwandan king (1936–2016).
Born June 29th, 1936 in Cyangugu.
Died October 16th, 2016 at 80 years old in Oakton (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Benoît Violier
Chef (1971-2016).
Born August 22nd, 1971 in Saintes.
Died January 31st, 2016 at 44 years old in Crissier (gunshot wound).
Fritz Stern
American historian (1926–2016).
Born February 2nd, 1926 in Wrocław.
Died May 18th, 2016 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Luc Hoffmann
Swiss ornithologist (1923-2016).
Born January 23rd, 1923 in Basel.
Died July 21st, 2016 at 93 years old in Arles. [ref]
Bobby Wanzer
American basketball player and coach (1921–2016).
Born June 4th, 1921 in Brooklyn.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Pittsford. [ref]
Deaths 576 to 600 of 1282
What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller