In the year 2016
1,109 Notable deaths
Peter Shaffer
English playwright and screenwriter (1926-2016).
Born May 15th, 1926 in Liverpool.
Died June 6th, 2016 at 90 years old in County Cork.
Chris Amon
New zealand racing driver.
Born July 20th, 1943 in Bulls.
Died August 3rd, 2016 at 73 years old in Rotorua (cancer). [ref]
Patrick Ekeng
Cameroonian footballer (1990-2016).
Born March 26th, 1990 in Yaoundé.
Died May 6th, 2016 at 26 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ashraf Pahlavi
Iranian royal (1919–2016).
Born October 26th, 1919 in Tehran.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 96 years old in Monaco (Alzheimer's disease).
Isao Tomita
Japanese musician (1932-2016).
Born April 22nd, 1932 in Suginami-ku.
Died May 5th, 2016 at 84 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
Věra Čáslavská
Czechoslovak sports official, sport gymnast and coach.
Born May 3rd, 1942 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2016 at 74 years old in Prague (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Hotaru Akane
Pornographic performer (1983–2016).
Born October 25th, 1983 in Osaka. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2016 at 32 years old in Osaka.
Sonny James
American country music singer and songwriter.
Born May 1st, 1929 in Hackleburg.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Nashville.
Kay Starr
American singer.
Born July 21st, 1922 in Dougherty.
Died November 3rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills (Alzheimer's disease).
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
Japanese sumo wrestler.
Born June 1st, 1955 in Hokkaido.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 61 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 1109
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving