In the year 2016
1,199 Notable deaths
Signe Toly Anderson
American singer (1941–2016).
Born September 15th, 1941 in Seattle.
Died January 28th, 2016 at 74 years old in Beaverton (pulmonary emphysema). [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]
Scotty Moore
American guitarist (1931–2016).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Gadsden.
Died June 28th, 2016 at 84 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Tyrus Wong
Chinese-american artist (1910-2016).
Born October 25th, 1910 in Taishan.
Died December 30th, 2016 at 106 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Hilary Putnam
American philosopher.
Born July 31st, 1926 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2016 at 89 years old in Arlington (mesothelioma malignant recurrent). [ref]
Billy Paul
American singer (1934-2016).
Born December 1st, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died April 24th, 2016 at 81 years old in Blackwood (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Nimr al-Nimr
Shia sheikh in al-awamiyah in saudi arabia's eastern province.
Born June 21st, 1959 in Al-Awamiyah. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2016 at 56 years old in Saudi Arabia (decapitation). [ref]
Pat Harrington Jr.
American emmy award-winning stage and television actor (1929-2016).
Born August 13th, 1929 in Manhattan.
Died January 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease).
Van Williams
American actor (1934-2016).
Born February 27th, 1934 in Fort Worth. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2016 at 82 years old in Scottsdale (kidney failure). [ref]
Larry Drake
American actor (1950–2016).
Born February 21st, 1950 in Tulsa.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 66 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 1199
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci