In the year 2016

1,284 Notable deaths

Roger Agnelli

Brazilian chief executive officer.

Born May 3rd, 1959 in São Paulo.

Died March 19th, 2016 at 56 years old in São Paulo.

Maria Isabel Barreno

Portuguese writer (1939–2016).

Born July 10th, 1939 in Lisbon. [ref]

Died September 3rd, 2016 at 77 years old in Lisbon. [ref]

Marina Malfatti

Italian actress (1933-2016).

Born April 25th, 1933 in Florence.

Died June 8th, 2016 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]

Arturo Pomar

Spanish chess player (1931-2016).

Born September 1st, 1931 in Palma.

Died May 27th, 2016 at 84 years old in Barcelona. [ref]

Vladica Kovačević

Serbian footballer (1940-2016).

Born January 7th, 1940 in Ivanjica.

Died July 28th, 2016 at 76 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

Ojo Maduekwe

Nigerian politician (1945–2016).

Born May 6th, 1945 in Ohafia. [ref]

Died June 29th, 2016 at 71 years old in Abuja. [ref]

Ilkka Hanski

Finnish ecologist and evolutionary biologist (1953–2016).

Born February 14th, 1953 in Lempäälä.

Died May 10th, 2016 at 63 years old in Helsinki (cancer). [ref]

Ioannis Grivas

Greek politician (1923-2016).

Born February 23rd, 1923 in Kato Tithorea.

Died November 27th, 2016 at 93 years old in Athens. [ref]

Rita Barberá Nolla

Spanish politician (1948–2016).

Born July 16th, 1948 in Valencia.

Died November 23rd, 2016 at 68 years old in Madrid (liver cirrhosis). [ref]

Peter Kenilorea

Prime minister of the solomon islands (1943-2016).

Born May 23rd, 1943 in Malaita.

Died February 24th, 2016 at 72 years old in Honiara.

Suat Mamat

Turkish association football player (1930–2016).

Born November 8th, 1930 in Bakırköy.

Died February 3rd, 2016 at 85 years old in Istanbul. [ref]

Kang Sok-ju

Vice premier of north korea (1939-2016).

Born August 29th, 1939 in Pyongwon County.

Died May 20th, 2016 at 76 years old in Pyongyang (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Mário Wilson

Portuguese footballer (1929–2016).

Born October 17th, 1929 in Maputo.

Died October 3rd, 2016 at 86 years old in Lisbon. [ref]

Sergio Arellano Stark

Chilean military personnel.

Born June 10th, 1921 in Santiago.

Died March 9th, 2016 at 94 years old in Santiago (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Gisela May

German actress and singer (1924-2016).

Born May 31st, 1924 in Wetzlar.

Died December 2nd, 2016 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Adolf Born

Czech painter (1930-2016).

Born June 12th, 1930 in České Velenice. [ref]

Died May 22nd, 2016 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]

Alfred G. Knudson

American geneticist (1922–2016).

Born August 9th, 1922 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died July 10th, 2016 at 93 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]

Louis Pilot

Luxembourgian footballer (1940–2016).

Born November 11th, 1940 in Esch-sur-Alzette.

Died April 16th, 2016 at 75 years old in Senningen. [ref]

Marian Kociniak

Polish film and theater actor (1936–2016).

Born January 11th, 1936 in Warsaw.

Died March 17th, 2016 at 80 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).

Horacio Salgán

Argentine musician (1916–2016).

Born June 15th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.

Died August 19th, 2016 at 100 years old in Buenos Aires.

Riki Sorsa

Finnish singer (1952–2016).

Born December 26th, 1952 in Helsinki. [ref]

Died May 10th, 2016 at 63 years old in Helsinki (lung cancer). [ref]

Sándor Tarics

Hungarian water polo player (1913–2016).

Born September 23rd, 1913 in Budapest. [ref]

Died May 21st, 2016 at 102 years old in San Francisco. [ref]

John Disley

Welsh steeplechaser.

Born November 20th, 1928 in Corris.

Died February 8th, 2016 at 87 years old in St George's Hospital. [ref]

Manuel Velázquez

Spanish footballer (1943-2016).

Born January 24th, 1943 in Madrid.

Died January 15th, 2016 at 72 years old in Fuengirola. [ref]

Ljupka Dimitrovska

Croatian-macedonian pop singer.

Born July 25th, 1946 in Skopje.

Died October 3rd, 2016 at 70 years old in Zagreb (disease). [ref]

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