In the year 2016
1,162 Notable deaths
Ad-Diba
Egyptian footballer and football referee (1927–2016).
Born November 17th, 1927 in Alexandria.
Died December 30th, 2016 at 89 years old in Alexandria (cardiovascular disease).
Benoîte Groult
French writer (1920–2016).
Born January 31st, 1920 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 20th, 2016 at 96 years old in Hyères. [ref]
Mimmo Palmara
Italian actor.
Born July 25th, 1928 in Cagliari.
Died June 10th, 2016 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Faina Melnyk
Soviet discus thrower.
Born July 9th, 1945 in Bakota, Ukraine.
Died December 16th, 2016 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Josimar
Brazilian association football player (1986-2016).
Born August 18th, 1986 in Pelotas.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 30 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash).
Turgay Şeren
Turkish footballer (1932-2016).
Born May 15th, 1932 in Ankara.
Died July 7th, 2016 at 84 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Vasyl Slipak
Ukrainian opera singer.
Born December 20th, 1974 in Lviv. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2016 at 41 years old in Luhanske (gunshot wound). [ref]
Stephen W. Bosworth
Former dean of the fletcher school of law and diplomacy at tufts university, and a united states diplomat (1939–2016).
Born December 4th, 1939 in Grand Rapids.
Died January 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in Boston (pancreatic cancer).
Georges Cottier
Catholic cardinal (1922-2016).
Born April 25th, 1922 in Carouge.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 93 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Luis Alberto Monge
President of costa rica (1925-2016).
Born December 29th, 1925 in Palmares Canton.
Died November 29th, 2016 at 90 years old in San José (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Deaths 701 to 710 of 1162
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