The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2016.
A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, country of citizenship, ocupation and year of birth.
Day | Name | Ocupation or reason for notability | País de nacionalidade |
Year of birth | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gilbert Kaplan | Conductor, journalist and executive | United StatesUnited States | 1941 | |
1 | Jim Ross | Ice hockey player | ScotlandScotland/ CanadaCanada | 1926 | |
1 | Vilmos Zsigmond | Photography director | HungaryHungary/ United StatesUnited States | 1930 | |
1 | Natasha Aguilar | Swimmer | Costa RicaCosta Rica | 1970 | |
1 | Brian Johns | Journalist | AustraliaAustralia | 1936 | |
1 | Antonio Carrizo | Journalist | Argentina | 1926 | |
1 | Gilberto Mendes | Conductor and composer | BrazilBrazil | 1922 | |
1 | Fazu Aliyeva | Poet, novelist and journalist | RussiaRussia | 1932 | |
1 | Ian Pieris | Cricket player | Sri Lanka | 1933 | |
2 | Steve Gohouri | Soccer player | Ivory CoastIvory Coast | 1981 | |
2 | Gisela Mota Ocampo | Politician | MexicoMexico | 1982 | |
2 | Michel Delpech | Singer | FranceFrance | 1946 | |
2 | Shigeji Kaneko | Boxer | JapanJapan | 1931 | |
2 | Leonard Evans | Politician | CanadaCanada | 1929 | |
2 | Matt Hobden | Cricket player | EnglandEngland | 1993 | |
2 | Faris Ahmed Jamaan al-Showeel al-Zahrani | Terrorist | Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | 1977 | |
2 | Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan | Politician | IndiaIndia | 1924 | |
2 | Maria Garbowska-Kierczyńska | Actress | PolandPoland | 1922 | |
2 | Nimr al-Nimr | Cleric | Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | 1959 | |
2 | Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu | General and general-secretary | TurkeyTurkey | 1928 | |
2 | Alberto Targino | Drinks producer | BrazilBrazil | 1912 | |
2 | George Alexandru | Actor | RomaniaRomania | 1957 | |
2 | Vicente Camacho | Politician | Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana | 1929 | |
3 | Paul Bley | Pianist | CanadaCanada | 1932 | |
3 | Alberto Iniesta Jiménez | Prelate | SpainSpain | 1923 | |
3 | Peter Naur | Computer scientist | link=|alt=|20x20px Denmark | 1928 | |
3 | Klaas Bakker | Soccer Player | NetherlandsNetherlands | 1926 | |
3 | Demmus Hentze | Politician | Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands | 1923 | |
4 | Michel Galabru | Actor | France France | 1922 | |
4 | Robert Stigwood | Businessman and musical producer | AustraliaAustralia | 1934 | |
4 | Achim Mentzel | TV presenter and actor | GermanyGermany | 1946 | |
4 | Andres Rodriguez | Empresário e hipista | VenezuelaVenezuela | 1984 | |
4 | Gert Winkler | Producer and director | AustriaAustria | 1942 | |
4 | Rūsiņš Mārtiņš Freivalds | Computer scientist and mathematician | LatviaLatvia | 1942 | |
4 | Tim Francis | Diplomat | New ZealandNew Zealand | 1928 | |
4 | Bulcsú László | Linguist | CroatiaCroatia | 1922 | |
5 | Antônio Pompêo | Actor and visual artist | BrazilBrazil | 1953 | |
5 | Jean-Paul L'Allier | Politician | CanadaCanada | 1938 | |
5 | Pierre Boulez | Conductor, essayist and composer | FranceFrance | 1925 | |
5 | Jorge Lepra | Minister and ambassador | UruguayUruguay | 1942 | |
5 | Danilo Kulinyak | Poet, novelist, journalist, essayist, historian and geologist | UkraineUkraine | 1948 | |
5 | Mamdouh Abdel-Alim | Actor | EgyptEgypt | 1956 | |
6 | Silvana Pampanini | Actress | ItalyItaly | 1925 | |
6 | Nivaria Tejera | Poet and novelist | CubaCuba | 1929 | |
7 | André Courrèges | Fashion designer | France | 1923 | |
7 | Anton Srholec | Catholic and Salesian priest | Slovakia Slovakia | 1929 | |
7 | Patrick Connolly | Attorney general | IrelandIreland | 1927 | |
7 | Sergey Shustikov | Soccer player and coach | RussiaRussia | 1970 | |
7 | Jit Samaroo | Musician and arranger | Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago | 1950 | |
7 | János György Szilágyi | Historian | HungaryHungary | 1918 | |
7 | Ashraf Pahlavi | Princess | IranIran | 1919 | |
7 | Anna Synodinou | Politician and actress | GreeceGreece | 1927 | |
7 | Brahim Chergui | Soldier | AlgeriaAlgeria | 1926 | |
8 | Medea Jugeli | Gymnast | GeorgiaGeorgia | 1925 | |
8 | Carlos Milcíades Villalba Aquino | Bishop | ParaguayParaguay | 1924 | |
8 | Oscar Fritschi | Politician | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 1939 | |
9 | Maria Teresa de Filippis | Racing Driver | ItalyItaly | 1926 | |
9 | Zelimxan Yaqub | Poet and politician | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 1950 | |
10 | Bård Breivik | Sculptor | NorwayNorway | 1948 | |
10 | Abbas Bahri | Mathematician | TunisiaTunisia | 1955 | |
10 | David Bowie | Singer and composer | EnglandEngland | 1947 | |
10 | Yusuf Zuayyin | ||||
11 | Gunnel Vallquist | Writer, translator and literary critic. | SwedenSweden | 1918 | |
11 | Reginaldo Araújo | Futebolista e treinador | BrazilBrazil | 1977 | |
11 | José Queirós Vaz Guedes | Skate hockey player | PortugalPortugal | 1938 | |
12 | Ruth Leuwerik | Actress | GermanyGermany | 1924 | |
12 | Anti Marguste | Composer and teacher | EstoniaEstonia | 1931 |
[[Category:2016 deaths]]