In the year 2016

1,081 Notable deaths

Ursula Franklin

Canadian metallurgist, research physicist, author, and educator.

Born September 16th, 1921 in Munich. [ref]

Died July 22nd, 2016 at 94 years old in Toronto. [ref]

Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

Egyptian actor (1946–2016).

Born June 4th, 1946 in Alexandria.

Died November 12th, 2016 at 70 years old in Cairo. [ref]

Phil Chess

Record producer and music company executive.

Born March 27th, 1921 in Motal. [ref]

Died October 19th, 2016 at 95 years old in Tucson. [ref]

Arnold Wesker

British dramatist (1932-2016).

Born May 24th, 1932 in Stepney. [ref]

Died April 12th, 2016 at 83 years old in Brighton (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Samuel Willenberg

Polish-born sculptor and holocaust survivor, participant at the revolt and escape at treblinka extermination cap (1923-2016).

Born February 16th, 1923 in Częstochowa.

Died February 19th, 2016 at 93 years old in Tel Aviv (stroke). [ref]

Walter Kohn

American physicist (1923–2016).

Born March 9th, 1923 in Vienna.

Died April 19th, 2016 at 93 years old in Santa Barbara (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Mark Taimanov

Soviet chess player.

Born February 7th, 1926 in Kharkiv.

Died November 28th, 2016 at 90 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Michael Spindler

Apple ceo 1993–1996.

Born December 22nd, 1942 in Berlin. [ref]

Died September 5th, 2016 at 73 years old in Mougins. [ref]

Anthony D. Smith

British academic (1939-2016).

Born September 23rd, 1939 in London. [ref]

Died July 19th, 2016 at 76 years old in London. [ref]

Filipe Machado Nascimento

Brazilian footballer and manager (1984-2016).

Born March 13th, 1984 in Gravataí.

Died November 28th, 2016 at 32 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]

Deaths 371 to 380 of 1081

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