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Deaths in January 2016

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The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2016. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Previous 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.
Dale Bumpers
1925–2016
Vilmos Zsigmond
1930–2016
Frances Cress Welsing
1935–2016
Michel Delpech
1946–2016
Peter Naur
1928–2016
Michel Galabru
1922–2016
Pierre Boulez
1925–2016
Christy O'Connor
1948–2016
Ashraf Pahlavi
1919–2016
Otis Clay
1942–2016
German Moreno
1933–2016
Angus Scrimm
1926–2016
Yusuf Zuayyin
1931–2016
David Bowie
1947–2016
Monte Irvin
1919–2016
Alan Rickman
1946–2016
René Angélil
1942–2016
Manuel Velázquez
1943–2016
Glenn Frey
1948–2016
Michel Tournier
1924–2016
Ettore Scola
1931–2016
Kamer Genç
1940–2016
Jimmy Bain
1947–2016
Fredrik Barth
1928-2016
Marvin Minsky
1927–2016
Forouzan
1937–2016
Abe Vigoda
1921–2016
Paul Kantner
1941–2016
Jacques Rivette
1928–2016
Francisco Flores Pérez
1959–2016
Terry Wogan
1938–2016
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  1. Народная поэтесса Дагестана Фазу Алиева скончалась на 83 году жизни (in Russian)
  2. Lennie Bluett, a Soldier in 'Gone With the Wind,' Dies at 96
  3. "Former United States Senator and Governor of Arkansas Dale Bumpers Dies at 90". Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  4. Gran tristeza, murió Antonio Carrizo (in Spanish)
  5. Tributes paid to former ABC managing director Brian Johns, who has died aged 79
  6. Sad news: Gilbert Kaplan has died
  7. UK hip-hop producer Mark B has died
  8. Ex-Rep. Mike Oxley dies; helped create post-Enron law[permanent dead link]
  9. Former SLC president Pieris dies at 82
  10. Jim Ross' obituary
  11. Vilmos Zsigmond, Oscar-Winning Cinematographer, Dies at 85
  12. L'artiste Marcel Barbeau est décédé (in French)
  13. Veteran CPI leader A B Bardhan passes away
  14. Michel Delpech est mort Archived 2016-03-27 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  15. Tributes flow for former diplomat Tim Francis
  16. Nie żyje Maria Grabowska-Kierczyńska Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
  17. Sussex player Matthew Hobden dies aged 22
  18. Mexican Mayor Slain a Day After Taking Office
  19. Saudi Arabia executes 47 people in one day including Shia cleric
  20. SHIGEJI KANEKO WHO BEAT ‘FLASH’ ELORDE FOUR TIMES PASSES AWAY
  21. "Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Dies at 80". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  22. Emekli Orgeneral Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu için tören düzenlendi (in Turkish)
  23. R.I.P., Paul Bley
  24. Ex-U.S. Amb. Stephen Bosworth dies
  25. "Historic former Pools player dies aged 82". Archived from the original on 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  26. "Political blogger C.B. Forgotston died at age 70". Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  27. Demmus Hentze farin Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Faroese)
  28. Peter Powell stunt kite pioneer of the 1970s dies
  29. Hockey deaths - January 2016
  30. Den verdensberømte it-dansker Peter Naur er død (in Danish)
  31. "Georg Nees". Archived from the original on 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  32. Leigh rugby league stalwart Tommy Sale dies, aged 97
  33. Путин соболезнует в связи со смертью начальника ГРУ Игоря Сергуна (in Russian)
  34. Former Warwickshire bowler Tom Allin dies at the age of 28
  35. Muere el ex jugador del Valencia Fernando Barrachina (in Spanish)
  36. Mūžībā aizgājis profesors Rūsiņš Mārtiņš Freivalds[permanent dead link] (in Latvian)
  37. French actor Michel Galabru passes away aged 93
  38. Former chief justice of India SH Kapadia passes away
  39. Murió el exministro de Industria, Jorge Lepra (in Spanish)
  40. German entertainer Achim Mentzel dies at 69
  41. Marjorie HOLBURN Notice
  42. Former Arsenal Defender John Roberts Dies at 69
  43. World-class equestrian jumper, woman die in Wellington crash
  44. Leo Rucka
  45. Bee Gees Manager Robert Stigwood Dies at 81
  46. "María Barreneche, Raúl Alfonsín's widow, dies". Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  47. Sian Blake Died From Head And Neck Injuries
  48. Mort du compositeur et chef d’orchestre Pierre Boulez (in French)
  49. Tributes for Lincoln City 'legend' Percy Freeman
  50. Rudolf Haag (in German)
  51. Королев Лев Николаевич (in Russian)
  52. Former Quebec City mayor Jean-Paul L'Allier dies at 77
  53. Ator Antônio Pompêo é encontrado morto no Rio Archived 2016-01-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  54. "Vale Michael 'Mick' Purcell". Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  55. Trumpet Legend Alfredo 'Chocolate' Armenteros Dies at 87
  56. Pat Harrington, Schneider on 'One Day at a Time,' dead at 86
  57. Rest in Peace, Florence
  58. BREAKING: Ryder Cup hero Christy O'Connor Jnr dies aged 67
  59. Addio a Silvana Pampanini, esuberante bellezza, l'attrice aveva 90 anni (in Italian)
  60. Έφυγε από την ζωή ο πρώην βουλευτής Πιερίας Γιάννης Πετρίδης Archived 2016-01-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Greek)
  61. Former US ambassador to Bulgaria Sol Polansky dies
  62. Muere en París la escritora Nivaria Tejera (in Spanish)
  63. Mort d'Yves Vincent, le colonel des Gendarmes de Saint-Tropez (in French)
  64. Ex-Ajacied Klaas Bakker overleden (in Dutch)
  65. Organist and composer Robert M. Cundick, one of the ‘most important and influential Latter-day Saint musicians,’ dies
  66. Kitty Kallen, Big Band Singer of ‘Bésame Mucho,’ Dies at 94
  67. Former New York State Chief Justice Judith Kaye dies at 77
  68. Richard Libertini Obituary
  69. "Princess Ashraf Pahlavi passes away in New York". Archived from the original on 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  70. J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed dies
  71. Singer Troy Shondell, Singer of 'This Time,' Dies at Age 76
  72. Известный в прошлом футболист Сергей Шустиков скончался на 46-м году жизни (in Russian)
  73. Popular Slovak Priest Anton Srholec Dies at 86
  74. Morto Valerio Zanone, dal Pli all'Ulivo: fu ministro e sindaco di Torino (in Italian)
  75. Soul legend Otis Clay dies at 73
  76. Abschied von Oscar Fritschi (in German)
  77. Master Showman German 'Kuya Germs' Moreno passes away
  78. Royal Parker Pollikoff, Baltimore TV pioneer, dies
  79. Bakersfield Sound pioneer Red Simpson dies at 81
  80. 'Geestelijk vader' CDA Piet Steenkamp (90) overleden (in Dutch)
  81. Генпрокурор Южной Осетии Мераб Чигоев погиб в ДТП (in Russian)
  82. Dr. Lawrence H. Cohn, 78; ‘master of masters’ in cardiac surgery
  83. Hamada Emam passes away
  84. Maria Teresa de Filippis, first woman to race in F1, dies aged 89
  85. Mourning for Peter Gavin Hall
  86. Former MP and Lieutenant Governer Dies At 77
  87. Morto Umberto Raho, grande caratterista di horror e b-movies (e non solo) Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  88. Falleció José María "Mandingo" Rivas Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  89. Phantasm star Angus Scrimm dies at 89
  90. Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart, former BBC disc jockey, dies
  91. Zəlimxan Yaqub vəfat etdi (in Azerbaijani)
  92. Décès du mathématicien tunisien Abbas Bahri (in French)
  93. Oud-international Bleijenberg overleden Archived 2016-01-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  94. Music legend David Bowie dies
  95. "Ann Caracristi, who excelled at code-breaking and management, dies at 94"[permanent dead link]
  96. "Lesbian Pioneer Jeanne Cordova Dies at 67". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  97. Veste tristă pentru fanii Rapidului » Teofil Codreanu a murit azi (in Romanian)
  98. Kalevi Lehtovirta on kuollut Archived 2016-02-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  99. Falleció Hernán Gamboa (in Spanish)
  100. Ulrich Hahnen - ein Kämpfer und Urgestein der SPD (in German)
  101. Businessman, WWII veteran, philanthropist Ralph Hauenstein dies at 103
  102. ‘Clever, unafraid and compelling’: Journalist, novelist, poet George Jonas dead at 80
  103. Wild Oats XI owner Bob Oatley dead at 87
  104. U.S. Philanthropist Arthur Obermayer Dies at 84
  105. Falleció el escultor Cornelis Zitman Archived 2016-02-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  106. وفاة رئيس الوزراء السوري الأسبق يوسف الزعين في استوكهولم Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
  107. Ex-Coritiba e Santos, Reginaldo Araújo morre aos 38 anos (in Portuguese)
  108. "Last survivor of 1906 San Francisco earthquake dies at 109". Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  109. Berge Furre er død (in Norwegian)
  110. "Former Justice Minister, Chief Justice Dies at 90". Archived from the original on 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  111. Remembering Monte Irvin
  112. Former Warrington Wolves full back and coach Brian Johnson has died
  113. David Margulies, Ghostbusters Mayor and New York Stage Veteran, Dead at 78
  114. Legendary MSU Professor Dies
  115. Akademieledamoten Gunnel Vallquist är död (in Swedish)
  116. Robert Black: Convicted child killer dies in prison
  117. Российский гроссмейстер Иван Букавшин умер на 21 году жизни Archived 2016-01-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  118. Malawi: Rose Chibambo Dies Aged 86 - First Female Minister - She is on Banknote
  119. Former Butler player Andrew Smith dies of cancer at age 25
  120. El Conacyt lamenta el sensible fallecimiento del Dr. Gastón Guzmán (in Spanish)
  121. Notice of death of actress Meg Mundy
  122. William Needles, Canada's oldest working actor, dies at 97[permanent dead link]
  123. David Sime, Olympian and doctor, dies at 79
  124. C.D. Wright, ex-R.I. state poet and MacArthur 'genius grant' winner, dies at 67
  125. Brian Bedford, Stratford Festival icon, dead at age 80
  126. "UC Berkeley - Department of Philosophy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  127. Giorgio Gomelsky, Ex-Yardbirds and Rolling Stones Manager, Dies
  128. Composer, musician and Seattle teacher Bern Herbolsheimer dead at 67
  129. 1971 War hero Lt Gen Jacob no more
  130. Conrad Phillips obituary
  131. Lawrence Phillips found dead in prison at age 40
  132. Hall of Fame sportscaster Jim Simpson dies
  133. Preminuo Zaharije Trnavčević (in Croatian)
  134. "Ellen Meiksins Wood, author and wife of Ed Broadbent, dead at 73". Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  135. "Tera Wray Static Has Died in Apparent Suicide At 33". Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  136. Rene Angelil, Celine Dion’s Husband and Former Manager, Dies at 73
  137. "Richmond's first black mayor George Carroll dies at 94". Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  138. È morto Franco Citti, l'Accattone di Pasolini (in Italian)
  139. Alan Rickman, giant of British film and theatre, dies at 69
  140. Humorista Shaolin morre em Campina Grande (in Portuguese)
  141. "Rajesh Vivek Dead – Lagaan actor Dies Of Heart Attack At 66". Archived from the original on 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  142. Скончался легендарный тяжелоатлет Леонид Жаботинский (in Russian)
  143. Adiós, Francisco X. Alarcón 1954-2016
  144. Noreen Corcoran, the Adopted Niece on TV's 'Bachelor Father,' Dies at 72
  145. "Grizzly Adams" Star Dan Haggerty Dead At 74
  146. Former Hawthorn star Ken Judge dies
  147. Former government press secretary PJ Mara dies
  148. Помер колишній "свободівець" Олександр Шевченко (in Ukrainian)
  149. Falleció Manuel Velázquez (in Spanish)
  150. Dansbandsdrottningen Carina Jaarnek död (in Swedish)
  151. "Ted Marchibroda, former Colts head coach, dies at age 84". Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  152. "Former NHLer passes away". Archived from the original on 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  153. L'ancien patron de La Poste suisse fait partie des 29 victimes de la tuerie de Ouagadougou Archived 2023-01-16 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  154. Schrijver Aristide von Bienefeldt overleden (in Dutch)
  155. Miami's Clarence Reid, AKA Blowfly, Announces Terminal Liver Cancer | Miami New Times
  156. "Indy 500 veteran Bob Harkey passes away at 85". Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  157. Künstler Gottfried Honegger mit 98 Jahren gestorben (in German)
  158. "Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji Attains Samadhi". Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  159. Former Bulls assistant coach Johnny Bach dies
  160. Glenn Frey, Eagles guitarist, dies at 67
  161. L'écrivain Michel Tournier est mort à l'âge de 91 ans (in French)
  162. Dr. Robert Carter, scientist, climate skeptic, pioneer, friend – R.I.P
  163. MKDS Gunawardena’s last rites to be held in Kanthale
  164. "World's oldest man dies at 112 in Japan". Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  165. Richard Levins, 1930-2016
  166. Italian film director Ettore Scola dead at age of 84: media
  167. Richard Attenborough's widow Sheila Sim dies aged 93 following battle with dementia
  168. WILLIAM SMITH
  169. On the Fly: Frank Sullivan, 85, Was Immortalized By Norman Rockwell
  170. Libre et indocile, la journaliste et romancière Edmonde Charles-Roux est morte (in French)
  171. Rabbi Ronald Greenwald, former Nixon liaison to Jewish community, dies
  172. David G. Hartwell (1941-2016)
  173. Bogusław Kaczyński nie żyje. Miał 73 lata Archived 2016-01-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
  174. "Officials confirm convicted serial killer Derrick Todd Lee has died". Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  175. Mrinalini Sarabhai passes away
  176. Robert Sassone (ex-Cofidis) est mort (in French)
  177. سرطلایی فوتبال ایران درگذشت Archived 2016-01-22 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  178. Outspoken former Turkish deputy Kamer Genç dies of cancer aged 75
  179. "Lord Cecil Parkinson dies aged 84"
  180. Miloslav Ransdorf zemřel Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)
  181. St. Louis Blues Alum Rik Wilson Dies
  182. Artist Barry Brickell dies aged 80
  183. Umro Josip Friščić (in Croatian)
  184. "Senior Congress leader AC Jose dies". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  185. A murit Elisabeta Polihroniade, Marea Maestră Internațională de șah
  186. The Directorate of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research deeply regrets to announce
  187. Dio / Rainbow / Last in Line Bassist Jimmy Bain Died of Lung Cancer
  188. Fredrik Barth er død Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  189. Marvin Minsky, Pioneer in Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88
  190. Explorer Henry Worsley dies during Antarctic record attempt
  191. فروزان، ستاره سینمای پیش از انقلاب ایران درگذشت (in French)
  192. Malayalam actress Kalpana passes away at 51
  193. Concepcion Picciotto, who held vigil outside the White House for decades, dies
  194. Paul Terasaki, 86, transplant medicine pioneer, philanthropist, UCLA faculty member and alumnus
  195. Colin Vearncombe, the voice of Black, dies, aged 53
  196. Tommy Kelly, Star of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' Dies at 90
  197. Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan passes away
  198. Abe Vigoda, Det. Fish on TV's 'Barney Miller,' Dies at 94
  199. Lutto nel basket: si è spento Gianni Augusto Giomo (in Italian)
  200. PH basketball legend Carlos Loyzaga dies
  201. Signe Toly Anderson, original singer for Jefferson Airplane, dies at 74
  202. Renowned Posek and Rosh Yeshivah of Torah Vodaath[permanent dead link]
  203. "Vincent 'Buddy' Cianci dead at 74". Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  204. Eminent Slovenian author Aleš Debeljak dies
  205. Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner dies at 74
  206. Guinée décès de l’ancien Premier ministre Jean-Marie Doré (in French)
  207. Great Train Robber Gordon Goody Dies In Spain Aged 86
  208. Ex-NEDA chief Paderanga dies
  209. Le réalisateur français Jacques Rivette est décédé (in French)
  210. Ex-Liberal Democrat chief whip Lord Roper dies aged 80
  211. Actor Frank Finlay dies aged 89
  212. "Ex-president of El Salvador dies facing corruption charges". Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  213. Senior journalist T.N. Gopakumar passes away
  214. Civil Rights Activist Georgia Davis Powers Dies at 92
  215. Officials, military express condolences over death of ex-Army chief
  216. Mereiwa Broughton death notice
  217. Sir Terry Wogan: Veteran broadcaster dies, aged 77
  218. Benoit Violier 'world's best chef' dies at age 44

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