In the year 2016
1,077 Notable deaths
Patty Duke
American actress and health advocate (1946-2016).
Born December 14th, 1946 in Queens.
Died March 29th, 2016 at 69 years old in Coeur d'Alene (sepsis). [ref]
Jerry Heller
American businessman.
Born October 6th, 1940 in Shaker Heights.
Died September 2nd, 2016 at 75 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer). [ref]
Alexis Arquette
American actress, cabaret performer and activist (1969-2016).
Born July 28th, 1969 in Los Angeles.
Died September 11th, 2016 at 47 years old in Beverly Hills (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Johan Cruyff
Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016).
Born April 25th, 1947 in Amsterdam.
Died March 24th, 2016 at 68 years old in Barcelona (lung cancer). [ref]
Garry Shandling
American stand-up comedian (1949-2016).
Born November 29th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died March 24th, 2016 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (thrombosis).
Merle Haggard
American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016).
Born April 6th, 1937 in Bakersfield.
Died April 6th, 2016 at 79 years old in Palo Cedro (pneumonia). [ref]
René Angélil
Canadian singer/manager.
Born January 16th, 1942 in Montreal.
Died January 14th, 2016 at 73 years old in Las Vegas (cancer).
Harper Lee
American author.
Born April 28th, 1926 in Monroeville. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2016 at 89 years old in Monroeville (stroke). [ref]
Bhumibol Adulyadej
King of thailand (1927-2016).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Mount Auburn Hospital. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2016 at 88 years old in Siriraj Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Zaha Hadid
Iraqi british architect and painter.
Born October 31st, 1950 in Baghdad. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2016 at 65 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 1077
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn