In the year 2016
1,201 Notable deaths
William Schallert
Actor from the united states (1922-2016).
Born July 6th, 1922 in Los Angeles.
Died May 8th, 2016 at 93 years old in Pacific Palisades (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Junko Tabei
Japanese mountain climber (1939-2016).
Born September 22nd, 1939 in Miharu.
Died October 20th, 2016 at 77 years old in Kawagoe (stomach cancer). [ref]
Howard Marks
Welsh author and drug smuggler (1945-2016).
Born August 13th, 1945 in Kenfig Hill.
Died April 10th, 2016 at 70 years old in Leeds (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer
British socialite and local politician (1929-2016).
Born September 9th, 1929 in Newbury.
Died October 21st, 2016 at 87 years old in London.
Cho Ramaswamy
Indian actor (1934-2016).
Born October 5th, 1934 in Mylapore.
Died December 7th, 2016 at 82 years old in Chennai.
Edward Albee
American playwright (1928–2016).
Born March 12th, 1928 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2016 at 88 years old in Montauk (diabetes). [ref]
Bobby Vee
American singer (1943–2016).
Born April 30th, 1943 in Fargo.
Died October 24th, 2016 at 73 years old in Rogers (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Guy Clark
American folk and country singer-songwriter (1941–2016).
Born November 6th, 1941 in Monahans.
Died May 17th, 2016 at 74 years old in Nashville (lymphoma). [ref]
Morley Safer
Canadian-american reporter and correspondent (1931-2016).
Born November 8th, 1931 in Toronto.
Died May 19th, 2016 at 84 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Black
English pop singer.
Born May 26th, 1962 in Liverpool.
Died January 26th, 2016 at 53 years old in Cork University Hospital (car collision). [ref]
Mr. Fuji
American professional wrestler and manager (1934-2016).
Born May 4th, 1934 in Honolulu.
Died August 28th, 2016 at 82 years old in Clarksville. [ref]
Gil Hill
American politician (1931-2016).
Born November 6th, 1931 in Birmingham.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 84 years old in Detroit (pneumonia).
Cesare Maldini
Italian footballer and manager (1932-2016).
Born February 5th, 1932 in Trieste.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Milan. [ref]
Burt Kwouk
British actor (1930-2016).
Born July 18th, 1930 in Manchester.
Died May 24th, 2016 at 85 years old in Manchester (cancer). [ref]
Pat Conroy
American novelist (1945-2016).
Born October 26th, 1945 in Atlanta.
Died March 4th, 2016 at 70 years old in Beaufort (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Edgar Mitchell
American astronaut (1930-2016).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Hereford.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 85 years old in West Palm Beach (kidney cancer). [ref]
Mahasweta Devi
Indian bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (1926-2016).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Dhaka.
Died July 28th, 2016 at 90 years old in Kolkata (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Margaret Whitton
American actress (1950–2016).
Born November 30th, 1950 in Fort Meade. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2016 at 66 years old in Palm Beach (cancer). [ref]
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Indian politician (1936-2016).
Born January 12th, 1936 in Bijbehara.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 79 years old in New Delhi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Jim Harrison
American poet, novelist, and essayist (1937–2016).
Born December 11th, 1937 in Grayling. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2016 at 78 years old in Patagonia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Andrew Grove
Hungarian-born american businessman, engineer and author.
Born September 2nd, 1936 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2016 at 79 years old in Los Altos (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Nate Thurmond
American basketball player.
Born July 25th, 1941 in Akron.
Died July 16th, 2016 at 74 years old in San Francisco (leukemia). [ref]
Andrzej Żuławski
Polish film director (1940-2016).
Born November 22nd, 1940 in Lviv.
Died February 17th, 2016 at 75 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Pierre Boulez
French composer, conductor and writer (1925–2016).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Montbrison.
Died January 5th, 2016 at 90 years old in Baden-Baden.
Frank Finlay
English actor (1926-2016).
Born August 6th, 1926 in Farnworth. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2016 at 89 years old in Weybridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 1201
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut