In the year 2016
1,109 Notable deaths
Ramón Castro Ruz
Revolutionary from cuba (1924-2016).
Born October 14th, 1924 in Birán.
Died February 23rd, 2016 at 91 years old in Havana. [ref]
Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician (1932–2016).
Born November 28th, 1934 in Rosario. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2016 at 81 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Peter Maxwell Davies
English composer and conductor (1934-2016).
Born September 8th, 1934 in Manchester, Salford.
Died March 14th, 2016 at 81 years old in Sanday (leukemia). [ref]
Don Calfa
American actor (1939-2016).
Born December 3rd, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died December 1st, 2016 at 76 years old in Palm Springs (disease). [ref]
Walter Scheel
President of west germany (1974-1979).
Born July 8th, 1919 in Solingen. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2016 at 97 years old in Bad Krozingen. [ref]
Cléber Santana
Brazilian association football player.
Born June 27th, 1981 in Olinda.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 35 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Darwyn Cooke
Canadian cartoonist (1962-2016).
Born November 16th, 1962 in Toronto.
Died May 14th, 2016 at 53 years old in Safety Harbor (cancer). [ref]
Pauline Oliveros
American composer and musician.
Born May 30th, 1932 in Houston. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2016 at 84 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Noreen Corcoran
American actress and dancer (1943-2016).
Born October 20th, 1943 in Quincy.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 72 years old in Van Nuys.
Roger Y. Tsien
American biochemist (1952-2016).
Born February 1st, 1952 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2016 at 64 years old in Eugene (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 1109
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr