In the year 2016
1,079 Notable deaths
Keith Emerson
British recording artist; keyboard player and composer (1944-2016).
Born November 2nd, 1944 in Todmorden.
Died March 11th, 2016 at 71 years old in Santa Monica (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Ronnie Corbett
Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer, broadcaster, and comedian (1930-2016).
Born December 4th, 1930 in Edinburgh.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 85 years old in London (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Maurice White
American musician, founder of earth, wind & fire (1941-2016).
Born December 19th, 1941 in Memphis.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Greg Lake
English bassist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer.
Born November 10th, 1947 in Parkstone.
Died December 7th, 2016 at 69 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Kalabhavan Mani
Indian actor.
Born January 1st, 1971 in Chalakudy.
Died March 6th, 2016 at 45 years old in Kochi (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Junaid Jamshed
Pakistani recording artist.
Born September 3rd, 1964 in Karachi.
Died December 7th, 2016 at 52 years old in Havelian (aviation accident).
Ron Glass
American actor (1945-2016).
Born July 10th, 1945 in Evansville. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2016 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
James Stacy
American actor (1936-2016).
Born December 23rd, 1936 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2016 at 79 years old in Ventura (anaphylaxis). [ref]
Gwen Ifill
American journalist, television newscaster and author (1955-2016).
Born September 29th, 1955 in New York City.
Died November 14th, 2016 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C. (uterine cancer, endometrial cancer). [ref]
Amber Rayne
American pornographic actress (b. 1984).
Born September 19th, 1984 in Detroit.
Died April 2nd, 2016 at 31 years old in Sun Valley (drug overdose). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 1079
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche