In the year 2016
1,156 Notable deaths
Guy Clark
American folk and country singer-songwriter (1941–2016).
Born November 6th, 1941 in Monahans.
Died May 17th, 2016 at 74 years old in Nashville (lymphoma). [ref]
Morley Safer
Canadian-american reporter and correspondent (1931-2016).
Born November 8th, 1931 in Toronto.
Died May 19th, 2016 at 84 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Black
English pop singer.
Born May 26th, 1962 in Liverpool.
Died January 26th, 2016 at 53 years old in Cork University Hospital (car collision). [ref]
Mr. Fuji
American professional wrestler and manager (1934-2016).
Born May 4th, 1934 in Honolulu.
Died August 28th, 2016 at 82 years old in Clarksville. [ref]
Gil Hill
American politician (1931-2016).
Born November 6th, 1931 in Birmingham.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 84 years old in Detroit (pneumonia).
Cesare Maldini
Italian footballer and manager (1932-2016).
Born February 5th, 1932 in Trieste.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Milan. [ref]
Burt Kwouk
British actor (1930-2016).
Born July 18th, 1930 in Manchester.
Died May 24th, 2016 at 85 years old in Manchester (cancer). [ref]
Pat Conroy
American novelist (1945-2016).
Born October 26th, 1945 in Atlanta.
Died March 4th, 2016 at 70 years old in Beaufort (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Edgar Mitchell
American astronaut (1930-2016).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Hereford.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 85 years old in West Palm Beach (kidney cancer). [ref]
Mahasweta Devi
Indian bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (1926-2016).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Dhaka.
Died July 28th, 2016 at 90 years old in Kolkata (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 1156
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel