In the year 2016
1,199 Notable deaths
Ralph Stanley
American singer and banjo player (1927–2016).
Born February 25th, 1927 in McClure.
Died June 23rd, 2016 at 89 years old in Coeburn (skin cancer). [ref]
Jerome Bruner
American psychologist and scholar.
Born October 1st, 1915 in New York City.
Died June 5th, 2016 at 100 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Don Francks
Canadian actor and jazz musician (1932–2016).
Born February 28th, 1932 in Burnaby.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Toronto (lung cancer). [ref]
Vera Rubin
American astronomer and physicist.
Born July 23rd, 1928 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 88 years old in Princeton. [ref]
David Hamilton
British photographer and film director (1933–2016).
Born April 15th, 1933 in London.
Died November 25th, 2016 at 83 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (suicide method, asphyxia). [ref]
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
Former emir of qatar (1932–2016).
Born September 17th, 1932 in Ar Rayyan.
Died October 23rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Doha. [ref]
Noel Neill
American actress (1920-2016).
Born November 25th, 1920 in Minneapolis.
Died July 3rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Balls Mahoney
American professional wrestler (1972–2016).
Born April 11th, 1972 in Spring Lake Heights.
Died April 12th, 2016 at 44 years old in Spring Lake Heights (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bernardo Provenzano
Italian mob boss.
Born January 31st, 1933 in Corleone. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2016 at 83 years old in Ospedale San Paolo (bladder cancer). [ref]
Ahmed Zewail
Egyptian chemist.
Born February 26th, 1946 in Damanhur.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 70 years old in Pasadena (spinal cord lymphoma). [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 1199
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis