In the year 2016
1,201 Notable deaths
Laura Mancinelli
Italian germanist, medievalist, translator and writer (1933-2016).
Born December 18th, 1933 in Udine.
Died July 7th, 2016 at 82 years old in Turin (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Hilmar Thate
German actor (1931–2016).
Born April 17th, 1931 in Dölau.
Died September 14th, 2016 at 85 years old in Berlin.
Karl Dedecius
German translator (1921-2016).
Died February 26th, 2016 at 94 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Cristiana Corsi
Italian taekwondo practitioner.
Born April 23rd, 1976 in Rome.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 39 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
René Marsiglia
French football player and manager (1959-2016).
Born September 17th, 1959 in Aubagne. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2016 at 57 years old in Cagnes-sur-Mer (cancer). [ref]
Engelbert Kraus
German footballer (1934-2016).
Born July 30th, 1934 in Germany.
Died May 14th, 2016 at 81 years old [ref]
Pentti Siimes
Finnish actor (1929–2016).
Born September 10th, 1929 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2016 at 87 years old in Helsinki.
Miguel Picazo
Spanish film director (1927–2016).
Born March 27th, 1927 in Cazorla.
Died April 23rd, 2016 at 89 years old in Guarromán.
Carlo Monti
Italian track and field athlete (1920-2016).
Born March 24th, 1920 in Milan.
Died April 7th, 2016 at 96 years old in Milan. [ref]
Kornél Pajor
Hungarian speed skater and architect.
Born July 1st, 1923 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2016 at 92 years old in Sweden. [ref]
Deaths 981 to 990 of 1201
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht