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]
Deaths 1061 to 1070 of 1201
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