In the year 2016
1,161 Notable deaths
Roberto Perfumo
Argentine football player and coach (1942-2016).
Born October 3rd, 1942 in Sarandí.
Died March 10th, 2016 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
President of uruguay (1927-2016).
Born October 25th, 1927 in Montevideo.
Died October 24th, 2016 at 88 years old in Montevideo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Paul Elvstrøm
Danish yachtsman.
Born February 25th, 1928 in Hellerup. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2016 at 88 years old in Hellerup. [ref]
Martin Gray
Polish writer and holocaust survivor.
Born April 27th, 1922 in Warsaw.
Died April 25th, 2016 at 93 years old in Ciney (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michel Butor
French writer (1926–2016).
Born September 14th, 1926 in Mons-en-Barœul.
Died August 24th, 2016 at 89 years old in Contamine-sur-Arve. [ref]
Kigeli V of Rwanda
Rwandan king.
Born June 29th, 1936 in Cyangugu.
Died October 16th, 2016 at 80 years old in Oakton (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Benoît Violier
Chef (1971-2016).
Born August 22nd, 1971 in Saintes.
Died January 31st, 2016 at 44 years old in Crissier (ballistic trauma).
Fritz Stern
American historian (1926–2016).
Born February 2nd, 1926 in Wrocław.
Died May 18th, 2016 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Luc Hoffmann
Swiss ornithologist (1923-2016).
Born January 23rd, 1923 in Basel.
Died July 21st, 2016 at 93 years old in Arles. [ref]
Bobby Wanzer
American basketball player and coach.
Born June 4th, 1921 in Brooklyn.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Pittsford. [ref]
Deaths 561 to 570 of 1161
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs