In the year 2016
1,200 Notable deaths
Erkin Vohidov
Uzbek poet, translator and statesman.
Born December 28th, 1936 in Altyariq District.
Died May 30th, 2016 at 79 years old in Tashkent.
Joop van Oosterom
Dutch chess player (1937-2016).
Born December 12th, 1937 in Hilversum.
Died October 22nd, 2016 at 78 years old in Monaco.
Yusuf Zuayyin
Syrian physician and politician (1931-2016).
Born November 17th, 1931 in Abu Kamal.
Died January 10th, 2016 at 84 years old in Stockholm (disease).
Fernando Cardenal
Nicaraguan jesuit (1934-2016).
Born January 26th, 1934 in Granada.
Died February 20th, 2016 at 82 years old in Managua (heart failure).
Nina Ponomaryova
Soviet discus thrower (1929-2016).
Born April 27th, 1929 in Nizhny Tagil.
Died August 19th, 2016 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Igor Pashkevich
Russian figure skater and coach.
Born July 1st, 1971 in Moscow.
Died March 26th, 2016 at 44 years old in Miami. [ref]
Kalanidhi Narayanan
Indian dancer.
Born December 7th, 1928 in Bengaluru.
Died February 21st, 2016 at 87 years old in Chennai.
Aurèle Nicolet
Swiss flautist (1926-2016).
Born January 22nd, 1926 in Neuchâtel.
Died January 29th, 2016 at 90 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Léo Marjane
French jazz singer and actor (1912-2016).
Born August 27th, 1912 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died December 18th, 2016 at 104 years old in Barbizon. [ref]
Vittorio Merloni
Italian businessman.
Born April 30th, 1933 in Fabriano.
Died June 18th, 2016 at 83 years old in Fabriano. [ref]
Deaths 811 to 820 of 1200
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel