Deaths in August 2016
The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2016. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Months". Names under each date are reported in alphabetical order by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are reported here also if notable.
- Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, nationality, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and most importantly a source.
August
Queen Anne
1923–2016
1923–2016
Forbes Carlile
1921–2016
1921–2016
Ahmed Zewail
1946–2016
1946–2016
Steve LaTourette
1954–2016
1954–2016
Patrice Munsel
1925–2016
1925–2016
Gaspar Saladino
1927–2016
1927–2016
John Alan Robinson
1930–2016
1930–2016
Helen Delich Bentley
1923–2016
1923–2016
Yuri Bregel
1925–2016
1925–2016
Gerald Grosvenor
1951–2016
1951–2016
Kalikho Pul
1969–2016
1969–2016
John Saunders
1955–2016
1955–2016
Glenn Yarbrough
1930–2016
1930–2016
Kenny Baker
1934–2016
1934–2016
Fyvush Finkel
1922–2016
1922–2016
Choo-Choo Coleman
1937–2016
1937–2016
João Havelange
1916–2016
1916–2016
John McLaughlin
1927–2016
1927–2016
Arthur Hiller
1923–2016
1923–2016
S. R. Nathan
1924–2016
1924–2016
Reinhard Selten
1930–2016
1930–2016
Walter Scheel
1919–2016
1919–2016
James Cronin
1931–2016
1931–2016
Marvin Kaplan
1927–2016
1927–2016
Davoud Rashidi
1933–2016
1933–2016
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Juan Gabriel
1950–2016
1950–2016
Gene Wilder
1933–2016
1933–2016
1
- Anne of Romania, 92, French-born Romanian royal, queen consort of King Michael.
- Frank Blas, 75, Guamanian politician, Lieutenant Governor (1987–1995), cancer.
- Dai Dower, 83, Welsh flyweight boxer.
- Trayan Dyankov, 40, Bulgarian football player and manager (FC Spartak Varna).
- Andre Hajdu, 84, Hungarian-born Israeli composer and educator (Tel Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University).
- Harrie Langman, 85, Dutch politician, Minister of Economic Affairs (1971–1973).
- Jim Northrup, 73, American Ojibwe writer, kidney cancer.
- Raimundo Ongaro, 92, Argentine union leader (CGTA).
- Allen K. Ono, 82, American Army lieutenant general.
2
- Terence Bayler, 86, New Zealand actor (Monty Python's Life of Brian, Time Bandits, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone).
- Jonathan Borwein, 65, Scottish mathematician.
- Forbes Carlile, 95, Australian swimming coach and modern pentathlete.
- Gordon Danby, 86, American physicist and inventor.
- David Huddleston, 85, American actor (The Big Lebowski, Blazing Saddles, Santa Claus: The Movie), heart and kidney disease.
- Robert Mabro, 81, Egyptian economist.
- Franciszek Macharski, 89, Polish Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Kraków (1979–2005).
- Juan Carlos Mesa, 86, Argentine humorist.
- Álvaro Pérez Intriago, 79, Ecuadorian politician, member of the National Congress (1984–1986, 1996–2002) and Mayor of Quito (1978–1982).
- Ahmed Zewail, 70, Egyptian-American scientist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner (1999).
3
- Shahram Amiri, 38, Iranian nuclear scientist, execution by hanging.
- Chris Amon, 73, New Zealand motor racing driver, cancer.
- Mansueto Bianchi, 66, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Volterra (2000–2006) and Pistoia (2006–2014).
- Elizabeth Colson, 99, American social anthropologist.
- Louis Herman, 86, American marine biologist, bile duct cancer.
- Mel Hurtig, 84, Canadian publisher and political activist, pneumonia.
- Abdul Jeelani, 62, American basketball player (Portland Trail Blazers, Dallas Mavericks).
- Steve LaTourette, 62, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th congressional district (1995–2013), pancreatic cancer.
- Robert Rosencrans, 89, American businessman, chairman of C-SPAN.
- Elliot Tiber, 81, American artist and writer (Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life), stroke.
4
- Jean Antone, 73, American professional wrestler (AWA, AJW, CSW).
- Eugene Atkinson, 89, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district (1979–1983).
- Patrice Munsel, 91, American coloratura soprano.
- Albert Nicholas, 85, American businessman and philanthropist.
- Snaffu Rigor, 69, Filipino singer and songwriter, lung cancer.
- Gaspar Saladino, 88, American comic letterer (Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, Arkham Asylum).
- Zinaida Sharko, 87, Russian stage actress.
- Charles Toubé, 58, Cameroonian footballer (Tonnerre Yaoundé, national team).
- Ducksy Walsh, 50, Irish handball player.
5
- Hans-Jürgen Appelrath, 64, German educator (University of Oldenburg).
- David Attwooll, 67, British poet and publisher, Erdheim–Chester disease.
- Shamim Ara, 78, Pakistani actress and director.
- Alan Bates, 71, American physician and politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (2001–2005) and Senate (since 2005).
- Mahim Bora, 92, Indian writer, brain haemorrhage.
- Sir Robin Chichester-Clark, 88, British politician, MP for Londonderry (1955–1974).
- Don Donnithorne, 90, New Zealand architect.
- Alphons Egli, 91, Swiss politician, member of the Federal Council (1983–1989).
- Richard Fagan, 69, American songwriter and musician, liver cancer.
- Harold Hillman, 85, British scientist, heart failure.
- Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro, 74, Uruguayan politician, Minister of Defence (since 2011), respiratory failure.
- Vander Lee, 50, Brazilian singer-songwriter.
- Annet Nieuwenhuyzen, 85, Dutch actress.
- Salvador Q. Quizon, 91, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa (1979–2002).
- John Alan Robinson, 86, British philosopher, mathematician and computer scientist.
6
- José Becerra, 80, Mexican bantamweight boxer, world champion (1959–1960).
- Philip Bialowitz, 90, Polish Holocaust survivor and resistance fighter.
- Helen Delich Bentley, 92, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district (1985–1995), brain cancer.
- Midget Farrelly, 71, Australian surfer, world champion (1965), stomach cancer.
- Pete Fountain, 86, American clarinetist.
- Temple Painter, 83, American harpsichordist and organist.
- Samuel Robin Spark, 78, Scottish artist.
- Norman Twain, 85, American stage and movie producer (Lean on Me, Bajour, My Dog Tulip).
- Michael Walter, 57, German luger, world champion (1985).
- Jan Wilsgaard, 86, Norwegian-born Swedish automobile designer (Volvo).
- Walter C. Young, 91, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1972–1992).
7
- Yuri Bregel, 90, Russian historian.
- Larry Brink, 92, American football player (Los Angeles Rams).
- Bryan Clauson, 27, American racing driver, race crash.
- Jack Günthard, 96, Swiss gymnast, Olympic champion (1952).
- Jack Sears, 86, British race and rally driver.
- Ruby Winters, 74, American soul singer ("Make Love to Me", "I Will").
8
- Edward Daly, 82, Northern Irish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Derry (1974–1993).
- Željko Kopanja, 61, Bosnian newspaper editor.
- Klaus Weber, 80, German biologist.
9
- Bill Alsup, 78, American race car driver, crane accident.
- Panchu Arunachalam, 76, Indian screenwriter (Kazhugu, Paayum Puli) and director (Manamagale Vaa), cardiac arrest.
- Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendía, 76, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tarazona (1990–1995) and Vitoria (1995–2016).
- Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, 64, British billionaire property developer.
- Siegbert Horn, 66, German slalom canoeist, Olympic champion (1972), cancer.
- Barry Jenner, 75, American actor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Dallas, Family Matters), acute myeloid leukemia.
- Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi, 96, Pakistani politician, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (1978–1986).
- Bob Kiley, 80, American public transport planner, Alzheimer's disease.
- W. Carter Merbreier, 90, American television personality (Captain Noah and His Magical Ark).
- Ernst Neizvestny, 91, Russian-American sculptor.
- Kalikho Pul, 47, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (2016) and MLA for Hayuliang (since 1995), suicide by hanging.
- Philippe Roberts-Jones, 91, Belgian art historian.
- Wang Tuoh, 72, Taiwanese writer and politician, MLY for Keelung (1996–2008), complications of a heart attack.
10
- Neill Armstrong, 90, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Edmonton Eskimos, Chicago Bears).
- C. Welborn Daniel, 90, American politician and judge, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1957–1964) and Senate (1964–1966, 1969–1971).
- John Saunders, 61, Canadian-born American sports journalist (ESPN, The Sports Reporters) and broadcaster (ESPN on ABC).
- Gerhard Tötschinger, 70, Austrian actor, pulmonary embolism.
11
- James B. Dunn, 89, American politician, member of the South Dakota Senate (1973–2000).
- Francesco Sgalambro, 82, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cefalù (2000–2009).
- Len Steckler, 88, American photographer, illustrator and filmmaker.
- Sir Ian Turbott, 94, New Zealand diplomat, Administrator of Antigua (1958–1964) and Grenada (1964-1967).
- Glenn Yarbrough, 86, American folk singer ("Baby the Rain Must Fall", "It's Gonna Be Fine", "San Francisco Bay Blues").
12
- Paul Kraabel, 83, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1971–1975), fall.
- Alison Piepmeier, 43, American writer, brain cancer.
- Ljubomir Popović, 81, Serbian painter.
- Ruby Wilson, 68, American blues, soul and gospel singer, heart attack.
13
- Kenny Baker, 81, British actor (Star Wars, Time Bandits, Flash Gordon).
- Ettore Bernabei, 95, Italian television director and producer.
- Connie Crothers, 75, American jazz pianist, cancer.
- Pramukh Swami Maharaj, 94, Indian religious leader.
- Françoise Mallet-Joris, 86, Belgian writer.
- Joyce Carol Thomas, 78, American poet, playwright, motivational speaker, and author.
14
- Bi Chunfang, 89, Chinese Yue opera performer.
- Fyvush Finkel, 93, American actor (Picket Fences, Boston Public, A Serious Man), Emmy winner (1994).
- Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley, 89, British judge and law lord.
- Aboud Jumbe, 96, Tanzanian politician, President of Zanzibar (1972–1984).
- Hermann Kant, 90, German writer.
- Horst Meyer, 90, Swiss physicist.
- Na.Muthukumar, 41, Indian lyricist, jaundice.
- Lorenzo Piani, 60, Italian singer and songwriter.
- Yasumitsu Toyoda, 81, Japanese baseball player (Saitama Seibu Lions, Tokyo Yakult Swallows), pneumonia.
15
- Hotaru Akane, 32, Japanese pornographic actress.
- Dalian Atkinson, 48, English footballer (Ipswich Town, Aston Villa), tased.
- Mauril Bélanger, 61, Canadian politician, MP for Ottawa—Vanier (since 1995), ALS.
- Choo-Choo Coleman, 78, American baseball player (New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies), cancer.
- Bobby Hutcherson, 75, American jazz musician, emphysema.
- Bambi Sheleg, 58, Chilean-born Israeli journalist and magazine editor, cancer.
16
- João Havelange, 100, Brazilian football executive, President of FIFA (1974–1998).
- John McLaughlin, 89, American political commentator and television personality (The McLaughlin Group).
17
- James R. Bennett, 76, American politician, Secretary of State of Alabama (1993–2003, 2013–2015), cancer.
- Katharine Blodgett Gebbie, 84, American astrophysicist.
- Arthur Hiller, 92, Canadian-born American movie director (Love Story, The Hospital, The In-Laws), President of AMPAS (1993–1997).
18
- Machali, 20, Indian tigress.
- Jérôme Monod, 85, French political advisor.
- Michael Napier Brown, 79, British actor, theatre director and playwright.
- John William Vessey Jr., 94, American military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1982–1985).
19
- Donald Henderson, 87, American physician, smallpox eradication program director, broken hip complications.
- Lou Pearlman, 62, American record producer, music manager (Backstreet Boys, NSYNC) and convicted criminal.
- Nina Ponomaryova, 87, Russian discus thrower, Olympic champion (1952, 1960).
- Jack Riley, 80, American actor (The Bob Newhart Show, Boogie Nights), pneumonia and infection.
- Horacio Salgán, 100, Argentine tango musician.
- Mohammad Ali Samatar, 81, Somali politician, Prime Minister (1987–1990).
- Mira Stupica, 93, Serbian actress (Parada).
20
- Lilia Cuntapay, 81, Filipino actress (Shake, Rattle & Roll, Brokedown Palace, Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay).
- Daniela Dessì, 59, Italian opera singer, cancer.
- Irving Fields, 101, American pianist.
- Jim Gibbons, 79, American football player (Detroit Lions), double pneumonia.
- Harry Gilmer, 90, American football player (Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions).
- Richard P. Korf, 91, American mycologist.
- Eugeniusz Geno Malkowski, 73, Polish artist.
- Ignacio Padilla, 47, Mexican writer, traffic collision.
- Brian Rix, Baron Rix, 92, British actor (And the Same to You) and activist (Mencap).
- Louis Stewart, 72, Irish jazz guitarist.
21
- Sir Antony Jay, 86, English broadcaster, director and writer (Yes Minister).
- Marin Moraru, 79, Romanian actor.
- Benet Rossell, 78, Spanish artist.
22
- Jordi Carbonell, 92, Spanish politician, President of ERC (1996–2004).
- S. R. Nathan, 92, Singaporean politician, President (1999–2011), stroke.
- Gilli Smyth, 83, English singer (Gong).
- Toots Thielemans, 94, Belgian jazz guitarist, whistler and harmonica player (Man Bites Harmonica!).
23
- Steven Hill, 94, American actor (Mission: Impossible, Law & Order, The Firm).
- Esther Jungreis, 80, Hungarian-born American religious leader, founder of Hineni, pneumonia.
- Berit Mørdre, 76, Norwegian cross-country skier, Olympic champion (1968).
- Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe, 93, American World War II pilot ace and politician, Mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi (1973–1981).
- Reinhard Selten, 85, German economist, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner (1994).
- Elsie Wayne, 84, Canadian politician, MP from Saint John (1993–2004).
24
- Juan Bell, 48, Dominican baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers), kidney disease.
- Michel Butor, 89, French writer.
- Gilles-Gaston Granger, 96, French analytic philosopher.
- George Kaczender, 83, Hungarian-born Canadian film director (In Praise of Older Women).
- Shūgorō Nakazato, 96, Japanese martial artist, pneumonia.
- Walter Scheel, 97, German politician, President of West Germany (1974–1979), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1969–1974) and Vice-Chancellor (1969–1974).
- Roger Y. Tsien, 64, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner (2008).
- Henning Voscherau, 75, German politician, Mayor of Hamburg (1988–1997), brain cancer.
- Nina Yeryomina, 82, Russian basketball player, world champion (1959).
25
- Dame Margaret Anstee, 90, British diplomat, Director-General of the UN Office in Vienna (1987–1992).
- Robert Todd Carroll, 71, American academic, scientific skeptic and writer (The Skeptic's Dictionary), cancer.
- James Cronin, 84, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics winner (1980).
- Maria Eugénia, 89, Portuguese actress.
- Justin du Fresne, 74, New Zealand radio broadcaster.
- Warren Hinckle, 77, American political journalist, pneumonia.
- Rodolfo Illanes, 56, Bolivian politician, beaten.
- Marvin Kaplan, 89, American actor (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Alice, The Great Race).
- Anna Kurska, 87, Polish politician, member of the Senate (2001–2007).
- Sonia Rykiel, 86, French fashion designer.
- Eddy Silitonga, 65, Indonesian singer.
- G. Spencer-Brown, 93, English polymath.
- Rudy Van Gelder, 91, American recording engineer.
26
- Peter Barry, 88, Irish politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (1982–1987), Tánaiste (1987), TD (1969–1997).
- Paul Comi, 84, American actor (Cape Fear, The Towering Inferno, Rawhide).
- Hatuey de Camps, 69, Dominican politician, President of the Chamber of Deputies (1979–1982), cancer.
- Joe DeMaestri, 87, American baseball player (Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees).
- Harald Grønningen, 81, Norwegian cross country skier, Olympic champion (1968).
- Anton Pronk, 75, Dutch footballer (Ajax, national team), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Davoud Rashidi, 83, Iranian actor, stroke.
- Jiří Tichý, 82, Czech football player (CH Bratislava, Sparta Prague, national team).
- Erika Wallner, 70, Argentine actress (Forty Degrees in the Shade, Story of a Poor Young Man, Bridge over the Elbe), kidney failure.
27
- Cookie, 83, Australian-born Major Mitchell's cockatoo, world's oldest parrot, euthanized.
- Zenzo Matsuyama, 91, Japanese screenwriter (The Human Condition, Long Journey into Love) and movie director (Burari Bura-bura Monogatari).
28
- José Balmes, 89, Spanish-born Chilean artist, complications from pneumonia.
- Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, 80, Iraqi-born Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1984–2014) and Defense Minister (2001–2002), kidney disease.
- Mr. Fuji, 82, American professional wrestler and manager (WWF).
- Juan Gabriel, 66, Mexican singer-songwriter ("Hasta Que Te Conocí", "No Tengo Dinero", "Abrázame Muy Fuerte"), heart attack.
- Lennart Häggroth, 76, Swedish ice hockey player, world champion (1962) and Olympic silver medalist (1964).
29
- Gene Wilder, 83, American actor (The Producers, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Young Frankenstein) and writer, complications of Alzheimer's disease.
30
- Věra Čáslavská, 74, Czech gymnast, Olympic champion (1964, 1968), pancreatic cancer.
- David Lavery, 67, American academic and television historian (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).
- Doris McLemore, 89, American teacher, last fluent speaker of the Wichita language.
- Marc Riboud, 93, French photographer.
- Joe Sutter, 95, American aeronautical engineer, chief designer of the Boeing 747.
31
- B. Daniel Riley, 70, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1999–2003, 2007–2011).
- Myron Tribus, 94, American organizational theorist.
Months
References
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- ↑ Former Lt. Gov. Frank Blas dead at 75 [permanent dead link]
- ↑ Bocsiwr o Gymru wedi marw yn 83 oed
- ↑ БФС се преклони пред паметта на Траян Дянков (in Bulgarian)
- ↑ Acclaimed Israeli composer and educator Andre Hajdu dies at age 84
- ↑ In Memoriam – Harrie Langman, founding dean RSM
- ↑ "Ojibwe author Jim Northrup dies at age 73". Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ "Raimundo Ongaro Dies". Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ Army’s first 3-star Asian-American general buried at Punchbowl
- ↑ Harry Potter and Life of Brian actor Terence Bayler dies aged 86
- ↑ Jonathan Borwein dies at 65
- ↑ Father of Australian Swimming Forbes Carlile Passes Away
- ↑ Gordon T. Danby, Maglev inventor, dies
- ↑ David Huddleston, who played title role in 'The Big Lebowski,' dies at 85
- ↑ Robert Mabro, Oil Guru Who Brokered OPEC Peace Deal, Dies at 81
- ↑ "Polish Cardinal Franciszek Macharski Dies at 89". Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
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- ↑ Falleció el exalcalde de Quito Álvaro Pérez Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ↑ Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian chemist Zewail dies
- ↑ Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri executed for treason
- ↑ Motor racing legend Chris Amon dies
- ↑ Bishop Mansueto Bianchi †
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- ↑ Louis Herman, Who Talked With Dolphins, Dies at 86
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- ↑ "Abdul Jeelani dies at 62". Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ "Former Congressman Steve LaTourette dies of pancreatic cancer". Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ↑ Robert Rosencrans, C-SPAN visionary, dies at 89
- ↑ "Elliot Tiber dies; artist, screenplay writer, Woodstock enabler was 81". Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ 'Little Miss Dynamite' Jean Antone dies
- ↑ Eugene V. Atkinson, former congressman and Beaver County commissioner, dead at 89
- ↑ Famed opera singer Patrice Munsel, who left Spokane for Met fame, dies at 91
- ↑ Albert O. "Ab" Nicholas dies
- ↑ Snaffu Rigor, 69
- ↑ Gaspar Saladino, R.I.P.
- ↑ Скончалась народная артистка РСФСР Зинаида Шарко (in Russian)
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- ↑ Legendary Kilkenny handballer Walsh dies
- ↑ Trauer um ehemaligen Offis-Vorstand im Nordwesten (in German)
- ↑ Liverpool University Press chair David Attwooll dies
- ↑ "Shamim Ara dies at 78". Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ Oregon senator Alan Bates dies at age 71
- ↑ Former Sabha president dies at 93
- ↑ Sir Robin Chichester-Clark, MP for Londonderry – obituary
- ↑ Christchurch architect Don Donnithorne dies aged 90
- ↑ Alt Bundesrat Alphons Egli gestorben (in German)
- ↑ Songwriter Richard Fagan Dead at 69
- ↑ "Hillman, Dr.: Obituary". Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ "Founder of Tuparamo rebels, defense minister dies in Uruguay". Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ Aos 50 anos, morre o cantor Vander Lee, em Minas Gerais Archived 2016-08-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Actress Annet Nieuwenhuyzen dies
- ↑ Bishop Salvador Quizon Quizon †
- ↑ John Alan Robinson Obituary
- ↑ "Former champ Jose Becerra passes". Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ Holocaust hero passes away at 90
- ↑ Helen Bentley dies at 92
- ↑ Australia's first world surfing champion, Bernard 'Midget' Farrelly, dies aged 71
- ↑ Pete Fountain, who kept Dixieland swinging in New Orleans, dies at 86
- ↑ "Temple Painter, musician". Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ↑ Obituary: Robin Spark, artist
- ↑ Broadway and Film Producer Norman Twain Passes Away at 85
- ↑ Luge family mourns former World Champion Michael Walter
- ↑ "In memoriam of Jan Wilsgaard". Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ Walter Young
- ↑ Yuri Bregel
- ↑ Larry Brink Archived 19 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Bryan Clauson passes away after injuries sustained in Belleville crash". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ Swiss gymnastics legend Jack Günthard dies
- ↑ First BTCC champion Jack Sears obituary: 1930-2016
- ↑ "Ruby Winters Jenkins". Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ Bishop Edward Daly dies aged 82
- ↑ RS publisher and journalists Zeljko Kopanja dies
- ↑ Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Klaus Weber (in German)
- ↑ "Bill Alsup dies in backcountry crane accident". Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ↑ "Veteran Tamil film producer Panchu Arunachalam passes away at 76". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ Bishop Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendía, S.D.B.(1995.09.08 – 2016.01.08)
- ↑ Duke of Westminster dies aged 64
- ↑ Siegbert Horn
- ↑ "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Barry Jenner passes away at 75". Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ Former governor State Bank AGN Kazi passes away
- ↑ Robert Kiley, a Forceful Mass Transit Chief in Boston, London and New York, Dies at 80
- ↑ Philadelphia TV Pioneer Captain Noah Dies at Age 90
- ↑ Russian-American sculptor Ernst Neizvestny dies in New York
- ↑ Kalikho Pul, Removed As Arunachal Chief Minister Weeks Ago, Found Hanging
- ↑ Mort de Philippe Roberts-Jones (in French)
- ↑ "Writer-turned-politician Wang Tuoh has died, 72". Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ↑ "Former OSU Football Star Neill Armstrong Dies at 90". Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ↑ Judge C. Welborn Daniel
- ↑ Longtime ESPN Host John Saunders Dies at 61
- ↑ Gerhard Tötschinger (1946–2016)
- ↑ "Former legislator Jim Dunn dies". Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ↑ Bishop Francesco Sgalambro †
- ↑ Len Steckler, Director on the Kids TV Special 'Free to Be … You and Me,' Dies at 88
- ↑ Tribute to Sir Ian Turbott AO CMG CVO CStJ
- ↑ Singer Glenn Yarbrough dead at 86
- ↑ Paul Kraabel, 83, was a former state legislator and Seattle councilman
- ↑ "Alison Piepmeier, CofC professor and writer, dies after long battle with brain cancer". Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Renowned Serbian painter Ljuba Popovic passes away
- ↑ Ruby Wilson, ‘Queen of Beale Street,’ dies at 68
- ↑ Kenny Baker, actor behind R2-D2, dies
- ↑ Addio a Ettore Bernabei, papà della Rai del boom (in Italian)
- ↑ Connie Crothers, Jazz Pianist, Composer and Instructor, Dies at 75
- ↑ "Swaminarayan Sanstha Pramukh Swami dies". Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Mort de la romancière Françoise Mallet-Joris (in French)
- ↑ Prize-winning author Joyce Carol Thomas dead at 78
- ↑ 著名越剧表演艺术家毕春芳去世 享年90岁(图) (in Chinese)
- ↑ Fyvush Finkel, ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Boston Public’ Actor, Dies at 93
- ↑ Lord Goff of Chieveley
- ↑ "Aboud Jumbe Mwinyi is dead". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Hermann Kant ist tot (in German)
- ↑ Duke Flags Lowered: Physics Professor J. Horst Meyer Dies
- ↑ "Leading Tamil lyricist dies". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Scomparso Lorenzo Piani della SND Music Archived 2016-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- ↑ Japanese baseball Hall of Famer Toyoda dies
- ↑ 元AV女優・紅音ほたるさん急死 生前最後のツイートが話題 (in Japanese)
- ↑ Ex-Aston Villa Player Dalian Atkinson Dies In Police Tasering
- ↑ Mauril Bélanger dies at age 61
- ↑ Choo Choo Coleman, member of original Mets, dies at 80
- ↑ Bobby Hutcherson, Jazz Legend of the Vibraphone, Dies at 75
- ↑ Award-winning journalist, advocate for tolerance dies
- ↑ Former FIFA President Joao Havelange Dies at Age 100
- ↑ John McLaughlin Dies: Longtime ‘The McLaughlin Group’ Host Was 89
- ↑ Former Alabama Secretary of State Jim Bennett dies at 76
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