In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Kiichirō Furukawa
Japanese astronomer (1929-2016).
Born July 22nd, 1929 in Kurashiki. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2016 at 86 years old [ref]
Eliseo Prado
Argentine association football player (1929-2016).
Born September 17th, 1929 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 10th, 2016 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Wim van der Voort
Dutch speed skater (1923–2016).
Born March 24th, 1923 in 's-Gravenzande.
Died October 23rd, 2016 at 93 years old in Delft. [ref]
Olga Ulianova
Russian-chilean historian.
Born February 23rd, 1963 in Moscow.
Died December 29th, 2016 at 53 years old in Santiago (cancer). [ref]
Sverre Andersen
Norwegian footballer and manager (1936-2016).
Born October 9th, 1936 in Stavanger.
Died November 1st, 2016 at 80 years old in Stavanger. [ref]
Alba Solís
Argentine singer (1927–2016).
Born October 18th, 1927 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires (heart failure). [ref]
Sata Isobe
Japanese volleyball player (1944–2016).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Chiba.
Died December 18th, 2016 at 71 years old in Osaka. [ref]
William Löfqvist
Swedish ice hockey goaltender and professional golf player (1947–2016).
Born April 12th, 1947 in Gävle. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2016 at 69 years old in Gävle (breast cancer). [ref]
Selim Muça
8th grand mufti od albania.
Born February 1st, 1936 in Albania.
Died September 18th, 2016 at 80 years old in Tirana.
Antonina Seredina
Soviet-russian canoe racer.
Born December 23rd, 1929 in Tver.
Died September 2nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Tver. [ref]
Justo Mullor García
Spanish nuncio (1932–2016).
Born May 8th, 1932 in Los Villares.
Died December 30th, 2016 at 84 years old in Rome.
Alv Gjestvang
Norwegian speed skater (1937–2016).
Born September 13th, 1937 in Østre Toten Municipality.
Died November 26th, 2016 at 79 years old in Lillehammer (cancer). [ref]
Loretto Petrucci
Italian road bicycle racer (1929–2016).
Born August 18th, 1929 in Pistoia.
Died June 17th, 2016 at 86 years old in Pistoia. [ref]
Ian Brooker
Australian botanist (1934-2016).
Born June 2nd, 1934 in Adelaide.
Died June 25th, 2016 at 82 years old in Canberra.
Nelson Davidyan
Soviet-armenian olympic wrestler (1950–2016).
Died September 11th, 2016 at 66 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Robin Fletcher
Field hockey player (1922-2016).
Born May 30th, 1922 in Guildford.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 93 years old [ref]
Lars Roar Langslet
Norwegian politician (1936-2016).
Born March 5th, 1936 in Nesbyen.
Died January 18th, 2016 at 79 years old [ref]
Leslie A. Garay
Hungarian-born u.s. botanist (1924–2016).
Born August 6th, 1924 in Hosszúhetény.
Died August 19th, 2016 at 92 years old in Blacksburg.
Giorgio Rossano
Italian footballer (1939-2016).
Born March 20th, 1939 in Turin.
Died February 12th, 2016 at 76 years old in Viareggio. [ref]
Luiz Felipe Lampreia
Brazilian diplomat (1941-2016).
Born October 19th, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2016 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Koichi Sekimoto
Japanese association football player (1978–2016).
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 37 years old in Osaka Prefecture.
Ali Beratlıgil
Turkish association football player (1931–2016).
Born October 21st, 1931 in İzmit. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2016 at 84 years old in Bursa. [ref]
Witold Mańczak
Polish linguist (1924–2016).
Born August 12th, 1924 in Sosnowiec.
Died January 12th, 2016 at 91 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Luděk Macela
Czech footballer (1950-2016).
Born October 3rd, 1950 in Černolice.
Died June 16th, 2016 at 65 years old in Prague. [ref]
Alexander Thieme
East german sprinter (1954-2016).
Born January 13th, 1954 in Chemnitz. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2016 at 62 years old in Jahnsdorf. [ref]
Deaths 1126 to 1150 of 1282
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson