In the year 2016
1,162 Notable deaths
Ioannis Grivas
Greek politician (1923-2016).
Born February 23rd, 1923 in Kato Tithorea.
Died November 27th, 2016 at 93 years old in Athens. [ref]
Rita Barberá Nolla
Spanish politician (1948–2016).
Born July 16th, 1948 in Valencia.
Died November 23rd, 2016 at 68 years old in Madrid (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Peter Kenilorea
Prime minister of the solomon islands (1943-2016).
Born May 23rd, 1943 in Malaita.
Died February 24th, 2016 at 72 years old in Honiara.
Suat Mamat
Turkish association football player (1930–2016).
Born November 8th, 1930 in Bakırköy.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 85 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Kang Sok-ju
Vice premier of north korea (1939-2016).
Born August 29th, 1939 in Pyongwon County.
Died May 20th, 2016 at 76 years old in Pyongyang (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Mário Wilson
Portuguese footballer (1929–2016).
Born October 17th, 1929 in Maputo.
Died October 3rd, 2016 at 86 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Sergio Arellano Stark
Chilean military personnel.
Born June 10th, 1921 in Santiago.
Died March 10th, 2016 at 94 years old in Santiago (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Gisela May
German actress and singer (1924-2016).
Born May 31st, 1924 in Wetzlar.
Died December 2nd, 2016 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Adolf Born
Czech painter (1930-2016).
Born June 12th, 1930 in České Velenice. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2016 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Alfred G. Knudson
American geneticist.
Born August 9th, 1922 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 10th, 2016 at 93 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Deaths 751 to 760 of 1162
A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson