In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Gaúcho
Brazilian footballer (1964-2016).
Born March 7th, 1964 in Porto Alegre.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 52 years old in São Paulo (prostate cancer). [ref]
Richard Burke
Irish fine gael politician (1932–2016).
Born March 29th, 1932 in New York City.
Died March 15th, 2016 at 83 years old in Castleknock. [ref]
Andrea Maria Erba
Italian catholic priest, priest and theologian (1930–2016).
Born January 1st, 1930 in Biassono. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2016 at 86 years old in Velletri. [ref]
Alberto Sainz
Argentine footballer (1937–2016).
Born December 13th, 1937 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 16th, 2016 at 78 years old [ref]
Wiesław Rudkowski
Polish boxer (1946–2016).
Born November 17th, 1946 in Łódź.
Died February 14th, 2016 at 69 years old in Warsaw.
Müzahir Sille
Turkish wrestler (1931–2016).
Born September 21st, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died May 17th, 2016 at 84 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Jack Cropp
New zealand sailor (1927–2016).
Born May 23rd, 1927 in Hokitika.
Died June 25th, 2016 at 89 years old in Tākaka. [ref]
Ion Panțuru
Romanian bobsledder (1934–2016).
Born September 11th, 1934 in Comarnic.
Died January 17th, 2016 at 81 years old in Ploiești.
Tapio Mäkelä
Finnish cross-country skier (1926-2016).
Born October 12th, 1926 in Nastola.
Died May 12th, 2016 at 89 years old in Jämsä. [ref]
Berit Mørdre Lammedal
Norwegian cross-country skier (1940-2016).
Born April 16th, 1940 in Nes Municipality. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2016 at 76 years old [ref]
Ida Blom
Norwegian historian (1931-2016).
Born January 20th, 1931 in Gentofte.
Died November 26th, 2016 at 85 years old [ref]
Antti Hyry
Finnish writer (1931–2016).
Born October 20th, 1931 in Kuivaniemi.
Died June 4th, 2016 at 84 years old in Espoo (cancer). [ref]
Elda Grin
Armenian writer and psychologist (1928-2016).
Born March 10th, 1928 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2016 at 88 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Heinz Ulzheimer
German middle distance runner and sprinter (1925–2016).
Born December 27th, 1925 in Höchst. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2016 at 90 years old in Bad Sooden-Allendorf. [ref]
Luba Skořepová
Czech actress and writer (1923–2016).
Born September 21st, 1923 in Náchod. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]
Sergey Shustikov
Russian soccer player and coach (1970-2016).
Born September 30th, 1970 in Moscow.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 45 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Joseph Michel
Belgian writer and politician of the parti social chrétien (psc (1925-2016).
Born October 25th, 1925 in Saint-Mard. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2016 at 90 years old in Arlon.
Federico Edwards
Argentine footballer (1931-2016).
Born January 25th, 1931 in Santa Fe.
Died November 13th, 2016 at 85 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Wojciech Kurpiewski
Polish canoeist (1966-2016).
Born February 16th, 1966 in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 50 years old in Providence. [ref]
Georgi Hristakiev
Bulgarian footballer (1944-2016).
Born May 28th, 1944 in Stara Zagora. [ref]
Died April 4th, 2016 at 71 years old [ref]
Andrzej Szymczak
Polish handball player (1948–2016).
Born September 8th, 1948 in Konstantynów Łódzki.
Died September 6th, 2016 at 67 years old in Konstantynów Łódzki. [ref]
Klaas Bakker
Dutch football player (1926-2016).
Born April 22nd, 1926 in Amsterdam.
Died January 3rd, 2016 at 89 years old in Amstelveen.
Vittorio Goretti
Italian amateur astronomer (1939-2016).
Born June 17th, 1939 in San Cesario sul Panaro.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 77 years old in Pianoro.
Siegbert Horn
East german canoe racer.
Born May 11th, 1950 in Hartmannsdorf.
Died August 9th, 2016 at 66 years old in Elsterwerda (cancer). [ref]
Lennart Häggroth
Swedish ice hockey goaldtender (1940–2016).
Born March 2nd, 1940 in Övertorneå Municipality.
Died August 28th, 2016 at 76 years old in Skellefteå. [ref]
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