In the year 2016
1,199 Notable deaths
John William Ashe
Antiguan diplomat (1954-2016).
Born August 20th, 1954 in Saint John's.
Died June 22nd, 2016 at 61 years old in Dobbs Ferry (traumatic asphyxia). [ref]
Asia Ramazan Antar
Kurdish fighter, feminist and soldier.
Born January 1st, 1997 in Qamishli.
Died August 30th, 2016 at 19 years old in Manbij.
Filipe Machado Nascimento
Brazilian footballer and manager (1984-2016).
Born March 13th, 1984 in Gravataí.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 32 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Ho Fan
Chinese photographer, film director and actor (1931–2016).
Born October 8th, 1937 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2016 at 78 years old in San Jose (pneumonia).
Bruno Rangel
Brazilian footballer.
Born December 11th, 1981 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 34 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash).
Jamshid Amouzegar
Iranian politician (1923-2016).
Born June 25th, 1923 in Tehran.
Died September 28th, 2016 at 93 years old in Montgomery County.
James Cronin
American physicist.
Born September 29th, 1931 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2016 at 84 years old in Saint Paul. [ref]
Roger Cicero
German pop and jazz singer (1970-2016).
Born July 6th, 1970 in West Berlin.
Died March 24th, 2016 at 45 years old in Hamburg (stroke). [ref]
Simon Ramo
Father of the icbm.
Born March 7th, 1913 in Salt Lake City.
Died June 27th, 2016 at 103 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Sheri S. Tepper
American fiction writer.
Born July 16th, 1929 in Littleton.
Died October 22nd, 2016 at 87 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Deaths 441 to 450 of 1199
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo