In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Berge Furre
Norwegian politician (1937-2016).
Born April 13th, 1937 in Sjernarøy Municipality.
Died January 11th, 2016 at 78 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]
Dmitry Shirkov
Russian quantum physicist (1928-2016).
Born March 3rd, 1928 in Moscow.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 87 years old in Dubna (myocardial infarction).
Jean Ricardou
French writer (1932-2016).
Born June 17th, 1932 in Cannes. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Robert Sassone
French racing cyclist (1978-2016).
Born November 23rd, 1978 in Nouméa.
Died January 21st, 2016 at 37 years old in Nouméa. [ref]
Anton Pronk
Dutch footballer (1941-2016).
Born May 21st, 1941 in Oostzaan.
Died August 26th, 2016 at 75 years old in Amsterdam (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Saulius Sondeckis
Lithuanian violinist, conductor, orchestra leader and professor.
Born October 11th, 1928 in Šiauliai.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 87 years old in Vilnius (stroke). [ref]
Muriel Casals
Spanish economist and politician (1945-2016).
Born April 6th, 1945 in Avignon.
Died February 14th, 2016 at 70 years old in Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Trude Dothan
Austrian-israeli archaeologist.
Born October 12th, 1922 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2016 at 93 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Mário Sérgio
Brazilian footballer and manager (1950–2016).
Born September 7th, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 66 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Klaus Siebert
East german biathlete (1955–2016).
Born April 29th, 1955 in Schlettau.
Died April 24th, 2016 at 60 years old in Altenberg (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Harald Grønningen
Norwegian male cross-country skier (1934-2016).
Born October 9th, 1934 in Lensvik.
Died August 26th, 2016 at 81 years old in Lensvik. [ref]
Oleg Karavaychuk
Russian composer (1927–2016).
Born December 28th, 1927 in Kyiv.
Died June 13th, 2016 at 88 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Nikolay Abramov
Russian poet, author and translator (1961-2016).
Born January 24th, 1961 in Kazychenskaya.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 54 years old in Petrozavodsk.
François Maistre
Actor (1925-2016).
Born May 14th, 1925 in Demigny. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2016 at 91 years old in Sevran. [ref]
Mike MacDowel
English racing driver.
Born September 13th, 1932 in Great Yarmouth.
Died January 18th, 2016 at 83 years old in Surrey (cancer).
Margit Bara
Hungarian actress (1928-2016).
Born June 21st, 1928 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died October 25th, 2016 at 88 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev
Azerbaijani wrestler (1984–2016).
Born September 6th, 1984 in Sergokalinsky District.
Died September 22nd, 2016 at 32 years old in Mosul (unmanned aerial vehicle). [ref]
Harry Halbreich
Belgian musicologist.
Born February 9th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died June 27th, 2016 at 85 years old in Uccle. [ref]
Erich Linemayr
Austrian football referee (1933–2016).
Born January 24th, 1933 in Linz.
Died June 4th, 2016 at 83 years old [ref]
Rita Renoir
Strip teaser and actress (1934-2016).
Born January 16th, 1934 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 4th, 2016 at 82 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
André Brahic
French astrophysicist and astronomer (1942–2016).
Born November 30th, 1942 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 15th, 2016 at 73 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Novella Matveyeva
Russian poet and singer (1934–2016).
Born October 7th, 1934 in Pushkin.
Died September 4th, 2016 at 81 years old in Skhodnya. [ref]
Fritz Herkenrath
German footballer (1928-2016).
Born September 9th, 1928 in Cologne. [ref]
Died April 18th, 2016 at 87 years old in Aachen. [ref]
Jack Kirrane
American ice hockey player.
Born August 20th, 1930 in Brookline.
Died September 25th, 2016 at 86 years old in Brookline. [ref]
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