In the year 2016
1,080 Notable deaths
Ahmed Zewail
Egyptian scientist and nobel prize in chemistry recipient.
Born February 26th, 1946 in Damanhur.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 70 years old in Pasadena (spinal cord lymphoma). [ref]
Gil Hill
American politician (1931-2016).
Born November 5th, 1931 in Birmingham.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 84 years old in Detroit (pneumonia).
Joe Alaskey
American stand-up comedian.
Born April 17th, 1952 in Troy.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 63 years old in Green Island (cancer). [ref]
Balls Mahoney
American professional wrestler.
Born April 11th, 1972 in Spring Lake Heights.
Died April 12th, 2016 at 44 years old in Spring Lake Heights (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Curtis Hanson
American director and screenwriter (1945-2016).
Born March 24th, 1945 in Reno. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2016 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Abu Omar al-Shishani
Islamist warlord.
Born February 11th, 1986 in Birkian.
Died July 10th, 2016 at 30 years old in Al-Shirqat (killed in action). [ref]
Gloria DeHaven
American actress and singer (1925-2016).
Born July 23rd, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died July 30th, 2016 at 91 years old in Las Vegas (stroke). [ref]
Henry Heimlich
American surgeon widely credited as the inventor of the heimlich maneuver (1920-2016).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2016 at 96 years old in Cincinnati (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joseph Mascolo
American actor.
Born March 13th, 1929 in West Hartford.
Died December 8th, 2016 at 87 years old in Santa Clarita (Alzheimer's disease). [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]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 1080
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull