In the year 2016
1,201 Notable deaths
Lou Pearlman
American talent manager and fraudster.
Born June 19th, 1954 in Flushing.
Died August 19th, 2016 at 62 years old in Texarkana (stroke). [ref]
Vesna Vulović
Serbian former flight attendant who survived the highest fall without a parachute.
Born January 3rd, 1950 in Belgrade.
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 66 years old in Belgrade.
Shimon Peres
Israeli politician who served as prime minister and then president of israel (1923-2016).
Born August 1st, 1923 in Višnieva. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2016 at 93 years old in Sheba Medical Center (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Abe Vigoda
American actor (1921–2016).
Born February 24th, 1921 in Brooklyn.
Died January 26th, 2016 at 94 years old in Woodland Park (disease).
Pratyusha Banerjee
Indian television actress.
Born August 10th, 1991 in Jamshedpur.
Died April 1st, 2016 at 24 years old in Mumbai (hanging). [ref]
Gordie Howe
Canadian ice hockey player (1928–2016).
Born March 31st, 1928 in Floral. [ref]
Died June 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Sylvania (stroke). [ref]
José Fernández
Cuban-american baseball player.
Born July 31st, 1992 in Santa Clara, Pinar del Río.
Died September 25th, 2016 at 24 years old in Florida, Miami Beach (drowning). [ref]
Charmian Carr
American actress (1942–2016).
Born December 28th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died September 17th, 2016 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (dementia). [ref]
Janet Reno
Former attorney general of the united states (1938-2016).
Born July 21st, 1938 in Miami. [ref]
Died November 7th, 2016 at 78 years old in Miami (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Jo Cox
British politician (1974–2016).
Born June 22nd, 1974 in Batley. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2016 at 41 years old in Leeds General Infirmary (stab wound). [ref]
Terry Wogan
Irish radio and television broadcaster (1938–2016).
Born August 3rd, 1938 in Limerick. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2016 at 77 years old in Taplow (cancer). [ref]
Umberto Eco
Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016).
Born January 5th, 1932 in Alessandria. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2016 at 84 years old in Milan (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Juan Gabriel
Mexican singer and songwriter (1950–2016).
Born January 7th, 1950 in Parácuaro.
Died August 28th, 2016 at 66 years old
Omar Mateen
American mass murderer (1986-2016).
Born November 16th, 1986 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2016 at 29 years old in Pulse (gunshot wound). [ref]
Dave Mirra
American bmx rider (1974–2016).
Born April 4th, 1974 in Chittenango.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 41 years old in Greenville (shot to the head). [ref]
Judith Love Cohen
American aerospace engineer and author.
Born August 16th, 1933 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2016 at 82 years old in Culver City (cancer).
Bud Spencer
Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player.
Born October 31st, 1929 in Naples.
Died June 27th, 2016 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Gabriele Amorth
Italian roman catholic priest and exorcist.
Born May 1st, 1925 in Modena. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2016 at 91 years old in Rome. [ref]
Pat Summitt
American basketball player and coach.
Born June 14th, 1952 in Clarksville.
Died June 28th, 2016 at 64 years old in Knoxville (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
William Christopher
American actor (1932-2016).
Born October 20th, 1932 in Evanston.
Died December 31st, 2016 at 84 years old in Pasadena (cancer).
Greg Lake
English bassist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer (1947–2016).
Born November 10th, 1947 in Poole.
Died December 7th, 2016 at 69 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Phife Dawg
American rapper (1970–2016).
Born November 20th, 1970 in Brooklyn.
Died March 22nd, 2016 at 45 years old in Contra Costa County (diabetes).
Maurice White
American musician (1941–2016).
Born December 19th, 1941 in Memphis.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Keith Emerson
British recording artist; keyboard player and composer (1944–2016).
Born November 2nd, 1944 in Todmorden.
Died March 11th, 2016 at 71 years old in Santa Monica (shot to the head). [ref]
Ronnie Corbett
Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer, broadcaster, and comedian (1930-2016).
Born December 4th, 1930 in Edinburgh.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 85 years old in London (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
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