In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Ted V. Mikels
American film director (1929–2016).
Born April 29th, 1929 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2016 at 87 years old in Las Vegas (colorectal cancer). [ref]
John Johnson
American basketball player (1947–2016).
Born October 18th, 1947 in Carthage.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 68 years old in San Jose.
Greg Ballard
American basketball player (1955–2016).
Born January 29th, 1955 in Los Angeles.
Died November 9th, 2016 at 61 years old (prostate cancer). [ref]
Gotlib
French comics author and publisher (1934–2016).
Born July 14th, 1934 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2016 at 82 years old in Le Vésinet. [ref]
Pierre Étaix
French clown, comedian and filmmaker (1928-2016).
Born November 23rd, 1928 in Roanne.
Died October 14th, 2016 at 87 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Nera White
Hall of fame american basketball player.
Born November 15th, 1935 in Macon County.
Died April 13th, 2016 at 80 years old in Gallatin (pneumonia).
Daniel Aaron
American writer and academic who helped found the library of america (1912–2016).
Born August 4th, 1912 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2016 at 103 years old in Cambridge (pneumonia). [ref]
Michael Brooks
American basketball player (1958–2016).
Born August 17th, 1958 in Philadelphia.
Died August 22nd, 2016 at 58 years old in Geneva (stroke). [ref]
Mark Farren
Irish footballer (1982-2016).
Born May 1st, 1982 in Donegal.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 33 years old in Moville (brain cancer). [ref]
Yvonne Barr
Irish virologist.
Born March 11th, 1932 in Carlow.
Died February 13th, 2016 at 83 years old in Melbourne.
George Klir
American computer scientist (1932–2016).
Born April 22nd, 1932 in Prague.
Died May 27th, 2016 at 84 years old in Vestal.
Richard Levins
Mathematical ecologist, university professor at harvard school of public health, and political activist, who is best known for his work on evolution in changing environments and on metapopulations..
Born June 1st, 1930 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2016 at 85 years old in Cambridge (heart failure).
Robert Fano
Italian-american computer scientist (1917–2016).
Born November 11th, 1917 in Turin.
Died July 13th, 2016 at 98 years old in Naples. [ref]
David G. Hartwell
American fantasy and science fiction publisher, editor, and critic (1941–2016).
Born July 10th, 1941 in Salem.
Died January 20th, 2016 at 74 years old in Plattsburgh (falling).
Sarah Tait
Australian rower (1983–2016).
Born January 23rd, 1983 in Perth.
Died March 3rd, 2016 at 33 years old in Melbourne (cervix uterine cancer).
Austin Clarke
Canadian writer.
Born July 26th, 1934 in Saint James.
Died June 26th, 2016 at 81 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Ryu Mi-yong
North korean politician (1921-2016).
Born February 14th, 1921 in Manchuria.
Died November 23rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Pyongyang (cancer). [ref]
Aboud Jumbe
President of zanzibar (1920–2016).
Died August 14th, 2016 at 96 years old in Dar es Salaam. [ref]
Javier Echevarría Rodríguez
Spanish catholic bishop (1932–2016).
Born June 14th, 1932 in Madrid.
Died December 12th, 2016 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Rudi Altig
German racing cyclist (1937–2016).
Born March 18th, 1937 in Mannheim.
Died June 11th, 2016 at 79 years old in Remagen (cancer). [ref]
Gustavo Bueno
Spanish philosopher (1924–2016).
Born September 1st, 1924 in Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
Died August 7th, 2016 at 91 years old in Niembru. [ref]
Romaldo Giurgola
Italian-australian architect (1920–2016).
Born September 2nd, 1920 in Rome.
Died May 15th, 2016 at 95 years old in Canberra. [ref]
Jonathan Borwein
Scottish mathematician (1951–2016).
Born May 20th, 1951 in St Andrews.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 65 years old in London. [ref]
Johan Botha
South african operatic tenor (1965-2016).
Born August 19th, 1965 in Rustenburg.
Died September 8th, 2016 at 51 years old in Vienna (liver cancer).
Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro
Uruguayan politician (1942-2016).
Born March 14th, 1942 in Montevideo.
Died August 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Deaths 651 to 675 of 1282
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan