In the year 2016
1,199 Notable deaths
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan
Pakistani politician and military officer (1920-2016).
Born December 23rd, 1920 in Rampur.
Died January 26th, 2016 at 95 years old in Islamabad.
Mark Taimanov
Soviet chess player (1926–2016).
Born February 7th, 1926 in Kharkiv.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 90 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Victor Bailey
American musician (1960–2016).
Born March 27th, 1960 in Philadelphia.
Died November 11th, 2016 at 56 years old in Stafford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Ursula Franklin
Canadian metallurgist, research physicist, author, and educator (1921–2016).
Born September 16th, 1921 in Munich.
Died July 22nd, 2016 at 94 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Arnold Wesker
British dramatist (1932-2016).
Born May 24th, 1932 in Stepney. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2016 at 83 years old in Brighton (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Dragan Nikolić
Serbian actor (1943-2016).
Born August 20th, 1943 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2016 at 72 years old in Belgrade (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Marisol
Venezuelan-american sculptor (1930-2016).
Born May 22nd, 1930 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2016 at 85 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Conrad Burns
American politician (1935–2016).
Born January 25th, 1935 in Gallatin.
Died April 28th, 2016 at 81 years old in Billings (stroke). [ref]
Buckwheat Zydeco
American accordionist (1947–2016).
Born November 14th, 1947 in Lafayette.
Died September 24th, 2016 at 68 years old in Lafayette (lung cancer). [ref]
Harry Kroto
British chemist (1939-2016).
Born October 7th, 1939 in Wisbech.
Died April 30th, 2016 at 76 years old in Lewes (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Deaths 381 to 390 of 1199
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin