In the year 2016

1,201 Notable deaths

Marco Leto

Italian film director (1931-2016).

Born January 18th, 1931 in Rome.

Died April 21st, 2016 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]

Josip Friščić

Croatian politician.

Born August 15th, 1949 in Subotica Podravska.

Died January 23rd, 2016 at 66 years old in Koprivnica (cancer).

Kiichirō Furukawa

Japanese astronomer (1929-2016).

Born July 22nd, 1929 in Kurashiki. [ref]

Died June 29th, 2016 at 86 years old [ref]

Eliseo Prado

Argentine association football player (1929-2016).

Born September 17th, 1929 in Buenos Aires.

Died February 10th, 2016 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Wim van der Voort

Dutch speed skater (1923–2016).

Born March 24th, 1923 in 's-Gravenzande.

Died October 23rd, 2016 at 93 years old in Delft. [ref]

Olga Ulianova

Russian-chilean historian.

Born February 23rd, 1963 in Moscow.

Died December 29th, 2016 at 53 years old in Santiago (cancer). [ref]

Sverre Andersen

Norwegian footballer and manager (1936-2016).

Born October 9th, 1936 in Stavanger.

Died November 1st, 2016 at 80 years old in Stavanger. [ref]

Alba Solís

Argentine singer (1927–2016).

Born October 18th, 1927 in Buenos Aires.

Died February 3rd, 2016 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires (heart failure). [ref]

Sata Isobe

Japanese volleyball player (1944–2016).

Born December 19th, 1944 in Chiba.

Died December 18th, 2016 at 71 years old in Osaka. [ref]

William Löfqvist

Swedish ice hockey goaltender and professional golf player (1947–2016).

Born April 12th, 1947 in Gävle. [ref]

Died October 23rd, 2016 at 69 years old in Gävle (breast cancer). [ref]

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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde