In the year 2016
1,282 Notable deaths
Nimrod Greenwood
Australian rower.
Born October 28th, 1929 in New South Wales.
Died September 9th, 2016 at 86 years old in Terrey Hills.
Walter Dürst
Swiss ice hockey player (1927-2016).
Born February 28th, 1927 in Davos.
Died May 2nd, 2016 at 89 years old [ref]
Sidney Boldt-Christmas
Sailor (1924-2016).
Born August 8th, 1924 in Gothenburg.
Died October 15th, 2016 at 92 years old in Mölndal.
José Artetxe
Spanish footballer (1930–2016).
Born June 28th, 1930 in Getxo.
Died March 19th, 2016 at 85 years old [ref]
Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe
Japanese bishop (1935–2016).
Born March 5th, 1935 in Sinuiju.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 80 years old in Kyoto. [ref]
Aloysius Ferdinandus Zichem
Surinamese bishop (1933–2016).
Born February 28th, 1933 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died November 13th, 2016 at 83 years old in Paramaribo.
Bob Baetens
Belgian rower (1930–2016).
Born October 28th, 1930 in Antwerp.
Died October 19th, 2016 at 85 years old
Toimi Pitkänen
Finnish rower (1928-2016).
Born May 23rd, 1928 in Kuhmalahti.
Died September 17th, 2016 at 88 years old in Valkeakoski.
Raúl Sánchez
Chilean footballer (1933-2016).
Born October 26th, 1933 in Valparaíso.
Died February 28th, 2016 at 82 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Girolamo Grillo
Italian priest (1930–2016).
Born August 18th, 1930 in Parghelia.
Died August 22nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Odorheiu Secuiesc. [ref]
Mansueto Bianchi
Italian priest (1949–2016).
Born November 4th, 1949 in Lucca.
Died August 3rd, 2016 at 66 years old in Rome.
Lucas Gomes da Silva
Brazilian association football player (1990-2016).
Born May 28th, 1990 in Bragança.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 26 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Kurt Svensson
Swedish footballer (1927-2016).
Born April 15th, 1927 in Villstad church parish.
Died July 11th, 2016 at 89 years old in Träslövsläge. [ref]
Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendía
Spanish bishop (1940-2016).
Born March 6th, 1940 in Pamplona.
Died August 9th, 2016 at 76 years old
John Coyle
Scottish footballer (1932-2016).
Born September 28th, 1932 in Scotland.
Died May 14th, 2016 at 83 years old [ref]
Christine Loudes
Belgian human rights activist.
Born June 9th, 1972 in Strasbourg.
Died December 28th, 2016 at 44 years old in Belgium.
Olavi Ojanperä
Canoe racer.
Born October 27th, 1921 in Tyrvää.
Died May 8th, 2016 at 94 years old in Helsinki.
José Gildeixon Clemente de Paiva
Brazilian footballer.
Born September 3rd, 1987 in Santo Antônio.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 29 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Svetlana Antonovska
Mathematician; statistician; government official; director of state statistical office of the republic of north macedonia.
Born April 6th, 1952 in Belgrade.
Died October 7th, 2016 at 64 years old in Skopje.
Sérgio Manoel Barbosa Santos
Brazilian association football player (1989-2016).
Born September 8th, 1989 in Xique-Xique.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 27 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
José Parra Martínez
Spanish footballer (1925-2016).
Born August 28th, 1925 in Blanes.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 90 years old in Terrassa.
Rune Larsson
Swedish hurdler (1924–2016).
Born June 17th, 1924 in Stockholm.
Died September 17th, 2016 at 92 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Paulo Emilio
Brazilian association football player and manager (1936–2016).
Born January 3rd, 1936 in Espera Feliz.
Died May 17th, 2016 at 80 years old in São José dos Campos.
Adlan Varayev
Russian olympic wrestler (1962–2016).
Born January 2nd, 1962 in Sadovoe.
Died May 4th, 2016 at 54 years old in Chechnya (drowning). [ref]
Ladislav Helge
Czech director (1927–2016).
Born August 21st, 1927 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2016 at 88 years old in Prague. [ref]
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Death makes equal the high and low. John Heywood