In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Fidel Uriarte
Spanish football player and manager (1945-2016).
Born March 1st, 1945 in Sestao.
Died December 19th, 2016 at 71 years old in Castro Urdiales. [ref]
Markus Werner
Swiss writer (1944-2016).
Born December 27th, 1944 in Eschlikon.
Died July 3rd, 2016 at 71 years old in Schaffhausen.
Ítalo Estupiñán
Ecuadorian footballer (1952-2016).
Born January 1st, 1952 in Esmeraldas.
Died March 1st, 2016 at 64 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Adriana Benetti
Italian actress (1919-2016).
Born December 4th, 1919 in Comacchio.
Died February 24th, 2016 at 96 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
Ofelya Hambardzumyan
Armenian singer (1925-2016).
Born January 9th, 1925 in Yerevan.
Died June 13th, 2016 at 91 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan
Indian politician (1924–2016).
Born September 25th, 1924 in Barishal. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2016 at 91 years old in Delhi (stroke).
Giuseppe Ferrara
Italian film director (1932–2016).
Born July 15th, 1932 in Castelfiorentino. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2016 at 83 years old in Rome (pneumonia). [ref]
Rolf Peter Sieferle
German historian (1949-2016).
Born August 5th, 1949 in Stuttgart.
Died September 17th, 2016 at 67 years old in Heidelberg.
Reinhard Häfner
German association football player and manager (1952–2016).
Born February 2nd, 1952 in Sonneberg. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2016 at 64 years old in Dresden (cancer). [ref]
Elisa Mainardi
Italian actress (1930–2016).
Born September 29th, 1930 in Rome.
Died May 8th, 2016 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Uma Rama Rao
Dancer and choreographer (1938–2016).
Born July 4th, 1938 in Visakhapatnam.
Died August 27th, 2016 at 78 years old
Hanoch Bartov
Israeli writer (1926–2016).
Born August 13th, 1926 in Petah Tikva.
Died December 13th, 2016 at 90 years old in Ramat Aviv. [ref]
Velimir Sombolac
Serbian football player and coach (1939-2016).
Born February 27th, 1939 in Banja Luka.
Died May 22nd, 2016 at 77 years old in Gradiška.
Gian Luigi Rondi
Italian film critic (1921–2016).
Born December 10th, 1921 in Tirano. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2016 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]
Daan Myngheer
Cyclist.
Born April 13th, 1993 in Roeselare.
Died March 28th, 2016 at 22 years old in Ajaccio (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ove Verner Hansen
Danish actor (1932-2016).
Born July 20th, 1932 in Helsingør.
Died February 20th, 2016 at 83 years old in Gentofte Municipality (myocardial infarction).
Abe Segal
South african tennis player (1930–2016).
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Johannesburg.
Died April 4th, 2016 at 85 years old in Cape Town (cancer). [ref]
Zygmunt Zimowski
Polish bishop (1949-2016).
Born April 7th, 1949 in Kupienin. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2016 at 67 years old in Dąbrowa Tarnowska (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Mogens Camre
Danish politician (1936-2016).
Born March 29th, 1936 in Vorup.
Died December 5th, 2016 at 80 years old [ref]
Viktor Gavrikov
Lithuanian-swiss chess player.
Born July 29th, 1957 in Criuleni.
Died April 27th, 2016 at 58 years old in Burgas. [ref]
Romesh Chandra
Indian politician.
Born March 30th, 1919 in Faisalabad.
Died July 4th, 2016 at 97 years old in Mumbai.
Silvano Piovanelli
Catholic cardinal (1924–2016).
Born February 21st, 1924 in Borgo San Lorenzo.
Died July 9th, 2016 at 92 years old in Florence. [ref]
Murad Mirzayev
Azerbaijani military personnel.
Born March 31st, 1976 in Mughan Ganjali.
Died April 2nd, 2016 at 40 years old in Talish.
Zinaida Sharko
Soviet and russian actress (1929-2016).
Born May 14th, 1929 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died August 4th, 2016 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Herbert Martin
German footballer (1925-2016).
Born August 29th, 1925 in Ensdorf.
Died September 29th, 2016 at 91 years old in Ensdorf. [ref]
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving