In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Klaus-Dieter Ludwig
East german coxswain.
Born January 2nd, 1943 in Sulechów.
Died May 18th, 2016 at 73 years old
Margaret Bakkes
South african writer (1931–2016).
Born December 14th, 1931 in Sterkstroom.
Died June 29th, 2016 at 84 years old [ref]
Medea Jugeli
Georgian gymnast (1925–2016).
Born August 1st, 1925 in Kutaisi.
Died January 8th, 2016 at 90 years old in Tbilisi.
Rémy Vogel
French footballer (1960-2016).
Born November 26th, 1960 in Strasbourg.
Died October 17th, 2016 at 55 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]
Joseph Antic
Indian olympic field hockey player (1931–2016).
Born March 13th, 1931 in Secunderabad.
Died July 12th, 2016 at 85 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Horst Sachs
German mathematician (1927–2016).
Born March 27th, 1927 in Magdeburg.
Died April 25th, 2016 at 89 years old in Ilmenau.
Zaharije Trnavčević
Serbian journalist, politician (1926-2016).
Born January 2nd, 1926 in Šabac.
Died January 13th, 2016 at 90 years old in Belgrade.
Amaury Epaminondas
Brazilian footballer (1935-2016).
Born December 25th, 1935 in Barretos. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2016 at 80 years old [ref]
Marcos Ana
Spanish poet (1920-2016).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Alconada.
Died November 24th, 2016 at 96 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Anissa Rawda Najjar
Lebanese feminist activist.
Born June 26th, 1913 in Beirut.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 102 years old
Lucjan Avgustini
Catholic bishop (1963–2016).
Born August 28th, 1963 in Ferizaj.
Died May 22nd, 2016 at 52 years old in Vau i Dejës (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Zelimxan Yaqub
Azerbaijani poet (1950-2016).
Born January 21st, 1950 in Kvemo-Bolnisi.
Died January 9th, 2016 at 65 years old in Baku (kidney failure).
Grigore Obreja
Romanian sprint canoeist (1967–2016).
Born November 6th, 1967 in Somova.
Died May 29th, 2016 at 48 years old in Chevilly-Larue (cancer).
Per Lønning
Norwegian lutheran bishop and politician, lyricist (1928-2016).
Born February 24th, 1928 in Bergen.
Died August 21st, 2016 at 88 years old in Oslo. [ref]
André van den Heuvel
Dutch actor (1927–2016).
Born June 4th, 1927 in Tegelen. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2016 at 88 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). [ref]
René Vignal
French footballer (1926-2016).
Born August 12th, 1926 in Béziers.
Died November 21st, 2016 at 90 years old in Toulouse, Rangueil Hospital.
František Jakubec
Czech footballer (1956-2016).
Born April 12th, 1956 in Prague, Český Brod.
Died May 27th, 2016 at 60 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
István Halász
Hungarian footballer (1951–2016).
Born October 12th, 1951 in Rakamaz.
Died June 4th, 2016 at 64 years old [ref]
Karl Bögelein
German football goalkeeper and coach (1927-2016).
Born January 28th, 1927 in Bamberg.
Died August 9th, 2016 at 89 years old
Kazimír Gajdoš
Slovak footballer (1934-2016).
Born March 28th, 1934 in Brusno.
Died November 8th, 2016 at 82 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Janusz Bolonek
Catholic archbishop and nuncio (1938–2016).
Born December 6th, 1938 in Huta Dłutowska. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2016 at 77 years old in Łódź (cancer). [ref]
Wim Bleijenberg
Dutch footballer (1930-2016).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Veenendaal.
Died January 10th, 2016 at 85 years old in Huissen. [ref]
Teofil Codreanu
Romanian footballer (1941-2016).
Born February 1st, 1941 in Bucharest.
Died January 10th, 2016 at 74 years old in Bucharest.
Marco Leto
Italian film director (1931-2016).
Born January 18th, 1931 in Rome.
Died April 21st, 2016 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Josip Friščić
Croatian politician (1949–2016).
Born August 15th, 1949 in Subotica Podravska.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 66 years old in Koprivnica (cancer).
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What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller