In the year 2016

1,199 Notable deaths

Peter Naur

Danish computer scientist (1928–2016).

Born October 25th, 1928 in Frederiksberg.

Died January 3rd, 2016 at 87 years old in Herlev (disease). [ref]

Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern

German prince (1932-2016).

Born July 31st, 1932 in Sigmaringen. [ref]

Died March 2nd, 2016 at 83 years old in Munich. [ref]

Samuel Willenberg

Polish-born sculptor and holocaust survivor, participant at the revolt and escape at treblinka extermination cap (1923-2016).

Born February 16th, 1923 in Częstochowa.

Died February 19th, 2016 at 93 years old in Tel Aviv, Jaffa (stroke). [ref]

Mark Takai

American politician.

Born July 1st, 1967 in Honolulu.

Died July 20th, 2016 at 49 years old in Honolulu, Aiea (pancreatic cancer).

Muhammad Ayyub

Imam of prophet's mosque (1952–2016).

Born January 1st, 1952 in Mecca.

Died April 16th, 2016 at 64 years old in Medina.

Kim Sung-min

South korean actor (1973–2016).

Born February 14th, 1973 in Seoul.

Died June 26th, 2016 at 43 years old (hanging to death).

Phil Chess

American record executive (1921–2016).

Born March 27th, 1921 in Motal. [ref]

Died October 19th, 2016 at 95 years old in Tucson. [ref]

Anthony D. Smith

British academic (1939-2016).

Born September 23rd, 1939 in London.

Died July 19th, 2016 at 76 years old in London.

Caio Júnior

Brazilian association football player and manager (1965–2016).

Born March 8th, 1965 in Cascavel.

Died November 28th, 2016 at 51 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]

Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

Egyptian actor (1946–2016).

Born June 4th, 1946 in Alexandria.

Died November 12th, 2016 at 70 years old in Cairo. [ref]

Deaths 391 to 400 of 1199

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