Deaths in History in 2016

Harper Lee

Feb 19 [Nelle] Harper Lee, American author (To Kill a Mockingbird), dies at 89

Feb 20 Peter Mondavi, American winemaker (Charles Krug - Napa Valley), dies at 101
Feb 22 Wesley A Clark, American computer designer (first personal computer - LINC), dies at 88
Feb 29 Edward M. Lawson, Canadian trade unionist and politician, dies at 86
Mar 1 Jim Kimsey, American co-founder of AOL, dies at 76
Mar 4 Pat Conroy, American writer (The Great Santini, Prince of Tides), dies at 70
Mar 5 Ray Tomlinson, American computer programmer (invented email and the @ sign), dies at 74

Nancy Reagan

Mar 6 Nancy Reagan [Anne Frances Robbins], US First Lady (1981-89), dies at 94

Mar 7 Michael White, British theater/film producer (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), dies at 80

John Gutfreund

Mar 9 John Gutfreund, American investment banker, CEO of Salomon Brothers (King of Wall Street), dies at 86

Mar 10 Anita Brookner, English novelist (Hotel du Lac) and art historian, dies at 87
Mar 12 Lloyd Shapley, American Mathematician (2012 Nobel Prize, Game Theory), dies at 92
Mar 13 Hilary Putnam, American philosopher, dies at 89
Mar 17 Paul Daniels, British magician (The Paul Daniels Magic Show), dies at 77
Mar 20 Anker Jørgensen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (1972-3, 75-82), dies at 93

Andrew Grove

Mar 21 Andrew Grove, Hungarian-American pioneer in the semiconductor industry and one of the founders and CEO of Intel, dies at 79

Mar 21 Robert McNeill Alexander, British zoologist (estimated speed of dinosaurs), dies at 81
Mar 22 Rob Ford, Canadian politician (Toronto mayor caught with cocaine), dies at 46
Mar 24 Earl Hamner Jr., American creator and narrator of TV show "The Waltons", dies at 92
Mar 26 Jim Harrison, American poet and novelist (Legends of the Fall), dies at 78
Mar 27 Mother Angelica, Catholic American Franciscan nun, dies at 92
Mar 28 Peggy Fortnum, British Illustrator (first to draw Paddington Bear), dies at 96

Mar 31 Zaha Hadid, British architect (London Aquatic Centre), dies at 65

Imre Kertész

Mar 31 Imre Kertész, Hungarian writer (Nobel Laureate 2002) and concentration camp survivor, dies at 86

Mar 31 Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (FDP), worked to re-unify Germany, dies at 89
Apr 3 Joseph Medicine Crow, Native American chief and historian, dies at 102
Apr 3 John Vane, 11th Lord Barnard, English large landowner, dies at 92
Apr 10 Howard Marks, British drug dealer and author (Mr Nice), dies at 70
Apr 12 Arnold Wesker, British playwright (Chips with Everything), dies at 83
Apr 13 Ray Thornton, American politician (Democratic U.S. Representative for Arkansas), dies at 87
Apr 18 Patricio Aylwin, Chilean lawyer and politician, President of Chile (1990-94), dies at 97
Apr 19 Walter Kohn, Austrian-born American scientist (Nobel Prize Chemistry 1998), dies at 93
Apr 20 Guy Hamilton, British director (Goldfinger), dies at 93
Apr 22 Isabelle Dinoire, French recipient of world's 1st partial face transplant, dies from surgical complications at 49
Apr 23 Banharn Silpa-archa, Prime Minister of Thailand (1995-96), dies at 83
Apr 28 Jenny Diski, English writer (Stranger on a Train), dies of cancer at 68
Apr 28 Conrad Burns, US politician (Senate-R-Montana 1989-2007), dies at 81
Apr 30 Daniel Berrigan, American Jesuit priest and peace activist (Vietnam War), dies at 94
Apr 30 Marisol (Maria Sol) Escobar, Venezuelan sculptor, dies at 85
May 2 Afeni Shakur, mother of Tupac Shakur, Black Panther Party member, dies at 69
May 3 Tomas Libous, US politician (Senate-R-New York 1989-2015) brought down by scandal, dies of cancer at 63
May 3 Carl Fredrik Reutersward, Swedish artist (knotted-gun sculpture), dies at 81
May 4 Robert "Bob" Bennett, American politician (U.S. Senator from Utah), dies at 82
May 6 Reg Grundy, Australian media and television mogul (Neighbours, Prisoner), dies at 92
May 7 Harold Kroto, English chemist, (Nobel Prize laureate 1996), dies at 76
May 8 John Bradshaw, American theologian, dies at 82
May 9 Dennis Nineham, British theologian, dies at 94
May 12 Delbert L. Latta, American politician (Rep-R-OH, 1959-89 ), dies at 96
May 21 Marco Pannella, Italian politician and activist, dies at 86
May 25 Yang Jiang, Chinese writer (Six Chapters From My Life ‘Downunder’), dies at 104
May 28 Harambe, Western lowland gorilla resident at Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, shot and killed at 17 by a zoo worker to protect a 3 year old boy who had climbed into it's enclosure
Jun 3 Dave Swarbrick, British folk fiddler (Fairport Convention), dies at 75

Jun 6 Peter Shaffer, English playwright (Equus, Amadeus), dies at 90
Jun 6 Kimbo Slice [Kevin Ferguson], American mixed martial artist, dies at 42
Jun 8 Michael Manser, English architect, dies at 87
Jun 10 Margaret Heldt, American hairdresser who created the Beehive, dies at 98
Jun 12 George V. Voinovich, US politician (R), Senator and Governor of Ohio, dies at 79
Jun 15 Lois Duncan, American young adult novelist (I Know What You Did Last Summer), dies at 82
Jun 18 Paul Cox, Dutch-born Australian director (Lonely Hearts), dies at 76
Jun 25 Bill Cunningham, American fashion photographer (New York Times), dies at 87
Jun 26 Barbara Goldsmith, author (Little Gloria Happy At Last), dies at 85
Jun 27 Alvin Toffler, American author (Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave), dies at 87
Jun 29 Elechi Amadi, Nigerian novelist (The Concubine), dies at 82
Jun 30 Geoffrey Hill, English poet, dies at 84

Elie Wiesel

Jul 2 Elie Wiesel, Jewish Auschwitz survivor and author (Night), Nobel Prize winner 1986, dies at 87

Jul 2 Michael Cimino, American director (The Deer Hunter), dies at 77
Jul 2 Michel Rocard, French politician, Prime Minister of France (1988-91), dies at 85
Jul 2 Patrick Manning, Trinidad and Tobago politician, Prime Minister (1991-95, 2001-10), dies at 69
Jul 5 Beatrice de Cardi, British archaeologist, dies at 102
Jul 8 Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philantropist (Edhi Foundation), dies at 88
Jul 8 William H. McNeill, Canadian-born historian (Rise of the West), dies at 98
Jul 9 Robert Nye, British novelist and poet (Falstaff), dies at 77
Jul 13 Bernardo Provenzano, Mafia Boss (Cosa Nostra), dies in a prison hospital at 83
Jul 18 Billy Name [William Linich Jr], photographer (Andy Warhol's factory), dies at 76
Jul 19 Betsy Bloomingdale, American socialite and fashion leader, dies at 93
Jul 22 Thomas Sutherland, American hostage (Lebanon) and academic, dies at 85
Jul 23 Thorbjorn Falldin, Swedish politician, Prime Minister (1976-78, 79-82) and sheep farmer, dies at 90
Jul 26 Forrest E. Mars Jr., American Candy Manufacturer (Mars, Inc.), dies at 84
Jul 26 Miss Cleo [Youree Dell Harris], American psychic (Psychic Readers Network), dies of colon cancer at 53
Jul 27 James Alan MacPherson, American writer, 1st black writer to win Pulitzer Prize, dies at 72
Jul 28 Mahasweta Devi, Indian Bengali writer and activist, dies at 90
Jul 29 Marta Marzotto, Italian countess and designer, dies at 85
Jul 29 Zelda Fichandler, American theater director and producer (Raisin, K2), dies at 91
Jul 31 Seymour Papert, South African mathematician, dies at 88
Aug 1 Franciszek Macharski, Polish Cardinal, Archbishop of Krakow (1978-2005), dies at 87
Aug 1 Queen Anne of Romania [Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma], wife of Michael I King of Romania, dies at 92
Aug 2 Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist, (Nobel Prize 1999), dies at 70
Aug 6 Helen Delich Bentley, American politician (Rep-R-MD, 1985-950, dies at 92
Aug 8 Edward Daly, Irish Bishop "Bloody Sunday" priest, dies at 82
Aug 8 Doris Bohrer [Sharrar], American WWII spy, dies at 93
Aug 9 Bob Kiley, American public transit specialist (New York, London), dies at 80
Aug 9 Gerald Grosvenor, English 6th Duke of Westminster and 3rd richest Britain, dies at 64

Aug 13 Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian Hindu spiritual leader (BAPS), dies at 94
Aug 16 João Havelange, Brazilian industrialist and FIFA President 1974-98, dies at 100
Aug 16 John McLaughlin, American TV commentator (McLaughlin Group) and Nixon aide, dies at 89
Aug 17 Arthur Hiller, Canadian director (Love Story), dies at 92
Aug 19 Donald Henderson, American epidemiologist, led world campaign that eradicated smallpox, dies at 82
Aug 22 S. R. [Sellapan Ramanathan] Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (1999-2011), dies at 92
Aug 23 Reinhard Selten, German economist (Nobel Prize 1994), dies at 85
Aug 24 Walter Scheel, German politician, West German Foreign Minister and President, dies at 97
Aug 24 Roger Y. Tsien, American chemist (Nobel Prize 2008), dies at 64
Aug 24 Michel Butor, French novelist and essayist (La Modification), dies at 89
Aug 25 Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer, dies at 86
Aug 25 James Cronin, American nuclear physicist (Physics Nobel Prize 1980), dies at 84
Aug 25 Rudy Van Gelder, American recording engineer (Miles Davis, John Coltrane), dies at 91
Aug 30 Joe Sutter, American engineer and head of the Boeing 747 program, dies at 95
Sep 2 Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1991-2016), dies at 78

Phyllis Schlafly

Sep 5 Phyllis Schlafly, American right-wing crusader, Eagle Forum President, dies at 92

Sep 5 Duane Graveline, American doctor and astronaut, dies at 85
Sep 8 The Lady Chablis [born Benjamin Knox], American transgender entertainer (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil), dies at 59
Sep 10 Eddie Antar, founder and CEO (Crazy Eddie Electronics Store), dies at 68
Sep 11 Alexis Arquette, American transgender performer (Last Exit to Brooklyn), dies at 47
Sep 15 Rose Mofford, American politician, 1st female Governor of Arizona (1988-1991), dies at 94
Sep 16 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian President (1999-2006) and Prime Minister (1993-94), dies at 95

Edward Albee

Sep 16 Edward Albee, American playwright (Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf?), dies at 88

Sep 24 Buckwheat Zydeco [Stantley Dural Jr] US accordionist (On Track), dies at 68

Shimon Peres

Sep 28 Shimon Peres, Israeli Prime Minister (Labor), President (2007-14) and Nobel Peace Prize recipient (1994), dies of a stroke at 93

Sep 28 Gloria Naylor, American author (Women of Brewster Place), dies at 66

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Oct 13 Bhumibol Adulyadej [Rama IX], King of Thailand (1946-2016), was world's longest reigning monarch, dies at 88

Oct 13 Dario Fo, Italian playwright and performer (Nobel Prize Literature 1997), dies at 90
Oct 16 Kigeli V, last King of Rwanda (1959-61), dies at 80
Oct 20 Junko Tabei, Japanese mountain-climber, 1st woman to climb Mount Everest, dies at 77
Oct 22 Steve Dillon, English comic book artist (Preacher), dies at 54
Oct 23 Tom Hayden, American civil rights and antiwar activist and politician (Rep-D-Ca), dies at 76
Oct 23 Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1972-95), dies at 84
Oct 24 Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Uruguayan politician, President of Uruguay (2000-2005), dies at 88
Oct 29 Pen Sovann, 1st post-Khmer Rouge Cambodian Prime Minister (1981), dies at 80
Oct 29 John D. Roberts, American chemist, received American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (2013), dies at 98
Oct 31 James Galanos, American fashion designer (Coty Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 92
Oct 31 Natalie Babbitt, American children's writer (Tuck Everlasting), dies of lung cancer at 84
Nov 7 Janet Reno, first female US Attorney General (1993-2001), dies at 78
Nov 8 Florence Finch, Philippine American war hero (WWII), dies at 101

Nov 14 Gwen Ifill, journalist and writer, 1st African American woman to host US public affairs program, dies of cancer at 61
Nov 15 Sixto Durán Ballén, Ecuadorian politician, President of Ecuador (1992-96), dies at 95
Nov 16 Melvin Laird, politician (Rep-R-Mich), US Secretary of Defense (1969-73), dies at 94
Nov 16 Jay Forrester, American engineer, invented random-access magnetic core memory, dies at 98
Nov 18 Denton Cooley, American heart surgeon (1st artifical heart transplant), dies at 96
Nov 20 William Trevor, Irish-born writer (Children of Dynmouth, Fools of Fortune), dies at 88
Nov 23 Joe Esposito, American author and friend of Elvis, dies at 78

Fidel Castro

Nov 25 Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary, Prime Minister (1959-76) and President (1976-2008), dies at 90

Nov 28 William A. Christenberry, American photographer and artist, dies at 80
Dec 1 Ousmane Sow, Senegalese sculptor, dies at 81
Dec 2 Paul de Wispelaere, Flemish writer and critic, dies at 88
Dec 3 S. Newman Darby, American inventor of the sailboard, dies at 88
Dec 5 E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese diplomat and writer (To Sir with Love), dies at 104
Dec 5 Shirley Hazzard, Australian-born author (Transit of Venus), dies at 85
Dec 5 Mogens Camre, Danish politician andMember of the European Parliament, dies at 80
Dec 5 Robert Sumner, American evangelist and author, dies at 94

John Glenn

Dec 8 John Glenn, American astronaut (1st American to orbit the earth) and politician (Senator D-Ohio), dies at 95

Dec 10 A. A. [Adrian Anthony] Gill, British critic (The Sunday Times), dies of cancer at 62
Dec 12 Jim Lowe, American DJ (WNEW) "King of Trivia", dies at 93
Dec 13 Thomas Schelling, American economist, (Nobel Prize 2005 - game-theory analysis), dies at 95
Dec 17 Henry Heimlich, American surgeon and inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, dies at 96
Dec 22 Margaret Pereira, English forensic scientist (Nicholls and Pereira method), dies at 88
Dec 23 Piers J Sellers, English astronaut and climate scientist, dies of cancer at 61
Dec 24 Richard Adams, English author (Watership Down), dies at 96
Dec 24 Vera Rubin, American astronomer who discovered dark matter, dies at 88
Dec 28 Gregorio Alvarez, Uruguayan Dictator, President of Uruguay (1981-85), dies in prison at 91

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