In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Michel Rousseau
French racing cyclist (1936–2016).
Born February 5th, 1936 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 23rd, 2016 at 80 years old in Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche. [ref]
Reginald Palmer
Former governor general, government of grenada (1923–2016).
Born February 15th, 1923 in Toronto.
Died May 23rd, 2016 at 93 years old in Grenada.
Piet Steenkamp
Dutch politician and university professor (1925-2016).
Born March 8th, 1925 in Uithoorn. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2016 at 90 years old in Eindhoven. [ref]
Frances Dafoe
Canadian figure skater (1929–2016).
Born December 17th, 1929 in Toronto. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2016 at 86 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Vladimir Yumin
Soviet-russian sport wrestler.
Born December 18th, 1951 in Omsk.
Died March 4th, 2016 at 64 years old in Kaspiysk (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Samid Imanov
Azerbaijani military personnel.
Born October 14th, 1981 in Həsənabad.
Died April 4th, 2016 at 34 years old in Talish.
Valerio Zanone
Member of the italian chamber of deputies (1936-2016).
Born January 22nd, 1936 in Turin.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Anne Pashley
Athletics competitor (1935-2016).
Born June 5th, 1935 in Skegness.
Died October 7th, 2016 at 81 years old in Chilton (disease). [ref]
Gottfried Honegger
Swiss artist (1917–2016).
Born June 12th, 1917 in Zurich.
Died January 17th, 2016 at 98 years old in Zurich.
Gert Bals
Dutch football player (1936-2016).
Born October 18th, 1936 in Utrecht.
Died May 20th, 2016 at 79 years old in Veenendaal. [ref]
Corrado Farina
Italian filmmaker and writer (1939–2016).
Born March 18th, 1939 in Turin.
Died July 11th, 2016 at 77 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cəlal Əliyev
Soviet scientist, academician and politician (1928-2016).
Born June 30th, 1928 in Nakhchivan.
Died February 1st, 2016 at 87 years old in Baku.
Paul Johnson
American ice hockey player (1936–2016).
Born May 18th, 1937 in West St. Paul.
Died July 17th, 2016 at 79 years old [ref]
Daniel Willems
Belgian road bicycle racer (1956–2016).
Born August 16th, 1956 in Herentals.
Died September 2nd, 2016 at 60 years old in Vorselaar. [ref]
Luis María Echeberría
Spanish footballer (1940-2016).
Born March 24th, 1940 in Erandio.
Died October 19th, 2016 at 76 years old in Getxo. [ref]
László Sárosi
Hungarian football player and manager (1932-2016).
Born February 27th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died April 2nd, 2016 at 84 years old in Kaufbeuren. [ref]
Laura Mancinelli
Italian germanist, medievalist, translator and writer (1933-2016).
Born December 18th, 1933 in Udine.
Died July 7th, 2016 at 82 years old in Turin (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Hilmar Thate
German actor (1931–2016).
Born April 17th, 1931 in Dölau.
Died September 14th, 2016 at 85 years old in Berlin.
Cristiana Corsi
Italian taekwondo practitioner.
Born April 23rd, 1976 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 39 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
René Marsiglia
French football player and manager (1959-2016).
Born September 17th, 1959 in Aubagne. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2016 at 57 years old in Cagnes-sur-Mer (cancer). [ref]
Engelbert Kraus
German footballer (1934-2016).
Born July 30th, 1934 in Offenbach am Main.
Died May 14th, 2016 at 81 years old in Heusenstamm. [ref]
Pentti Siimes
Finnish actor (1929–2016).
Born September 10th, 1929 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2016 at 87 years old in Helsinki.
Miguel Picazo
Spanish film director (1927–2016).
Born March 27th, 1927 in Cazorla.
Died April 23rd, 2016 at 89 years old in Guarromán.
Bergljot Hobæk Haff
Novelist (1925-2016).
Born May 1st, 1925 in Botne Municipality.
Died February 12th, 2016 at 90 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Deaths 1026 to 1050 of 1282
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht