Wikipedia:Requested articles/Deaths in 2016
January
[edit]March
[edit]- Domagoj Knežević, 69, Croatian mathematitian (Binaric Whinckel)
- Brian Backman, 41, Canadian cameraman (Titanic, Saw II, The Next Step).[1]
- Jim Stallings, 54, American radio broadcaster (WAJR), brain cancer.[2]
- Gary Planos, 62, American golf official (PGA Tour).[3]
- José María Blázquez Martínez, 89, Spanish historian.[4]
- Clas Jacobsson, 54, Swedish politician, traffic collision.[5]
- Marilyn Barnett, American advertising pioneer, cancer.[6]
- Derek Robertson, 64, Scottish football executive (Dundee United).[7] (death announced on this date)
- Bram Beekman, 66, Dutch organist.[8]
- David Zychek, 64, American rock guitarist, cancer.[9]Robert Hunter circa 1967
April
[edit]- Shneur Zalman Feller, 103, Israeli jurist.[10]
- Victoria Ostrovsky-Cohen, 93, Israeli jurist and judge.[11]
- Irma Bule, 29, Indonesian pop singer, snake bite.[12]
- Raymond Fitzwalter, 72, British television journalist (World in Action).[13]
- Manuel King, 92, American animal trainer and actor (Darkest Africa), complications of a fall.[14]
- Pavel Šmok, 88, Czech choreographer.[15]
- Manolo Tena, 64, Spanish singer.[16]
- Henry Hobhouse, 91, British journalist and historian (Seeds of Change: Five Plants That Transformed Mankind).[17]
- Jos de Rooij, 60, Dutch accordionist.[18]
- Sid Nathan, 93, British boxer and referee, complications of a fall.[19] (death announced on this date)
- Flávio Guarnieri, 56, Portuguese-born Brazilian actor.[20]
- Rachel Johnson, 93, Scottish woman, last native of St. Kilda.[21] (death announced on this date)
- Phil Scheffler, 85, American editor (60 Minutes).[22]
- Barbara Anderson, 73, American political activist (Proposition 2½), leukemia.[23]
- Stacy Fawcett, 45, American food reporter (WFAA), stabbed.[24]
- Keith Hefner, 87, American actor (Star 80, Fever Pitch) and television personality (The Girls Next Door), cancer.[25]
- Jim Ridley, 50, American newspaper editor-in-chief (Nashville Scene) and film critic.[26]
- James Cross Giblin, 82, American author, editor and publisher (Scholastic Press).[27]
- Tomáš Pustina, 38, Czech record holder, nation's tallest man, heart failure.[28]
- Ira Rosenberg, 99, American photographer (Detroit Free Press).[29]
- Henry Mustin, 82, American vice-admiral, heart failure.[30]
- Miguel Castillejo Gorráiz, 86, Spanish canon (Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba) and financier (CajaSur), heart failure.[31]
- Filthy McNasty, 73, American nightclub owner, cancer.[32]
- Frank D Freda, 79, American playwright and actor (Diver Dan).[33]
- Ted Gundry, 81, British radio broadcaster (BBC).[34]
- Zsolt Kaposvári, 47, Hungarian fencer and referee.[35]
- Saul Same, 96, Palestinian-born Australian entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist.[36] (death announced on this date)
- Seth Glickenhaus, 102, American businessman and investor.[37]
- Vandy Anderson, 73, American radio broadcaster (KGBC).[38]
- Elton Spitzer, 84, American radio executive (WLIR).[39]
- Lasse Flinckman, 66, Swedish dragshow artist (After Dark).[40]
- John RWD Jones, 48, British barrister, hit by a train.[41]
- Jerry Greene, 74, American sports journalist (Orlando Sentinel).[42]
- Sakumi Yoshino, 57, Japanese manga writer.[43]
- Daniel Beller, 53, British-born Israeli rabbi and spiritual leader, cancer.[44]
- Rick Soll, 69, American journalist (Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune), lung cancer.[45]
- Wolfgang Rohde, 66, German musician, cancer.[46]
- Robert Linton, 90, American bank executive (Drexel Burnham Lambert).[47]
- Joe Siva, 61, Malaysian music producer, lung cancer.[48]
- Michael Karfunkel, 72, American insurance executive, founder and chairman of AmTrust Financial Services.[49]
- Ali Mustafa Yaqub, 64, Indonesian Grand Imam (2005–2015).[50]
- Julie Soderlund, 38, American political aide (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carly Fiorina) and communications executive (Philip Morris International), melanoma.[51]
- Jim Zamora, 57, American journalist (Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Chronicle).[52]
- Gianu Bucurescu, 82, Romanian general, director of the Securitate (1986–1989).[53]
- Dan R. Jones, 63, American educator, President of Texas A&M University–Commerce (since 2008).[54]
References
[edit]- ^ Brian Backman: obituary
- ^ Jim Stallings, longtime WAJR-AM personality, dies
- ^ Gary Planos, Popular Tournament Host at Kapalua, Dies
- ^ Fallece José María Blázquez, maestro de generaciones de historiadores (in Spanish)
- ^ M-politiker död i våldsam bilkrasch (in Swedish)
- ^ Obituary: Marilyn Barnett
- ^ Former Dundee United director Derek Robertson dies
- ^ Organist Bram Beekman (66) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Rock guitarist David Zychek remembered for fierce playing, generous spirit
- ^ הלך לעולמו פרופסור שניאור זלמן פלר, זוכה פרס ישראל לחקר המשפט (in Hebrew)
- ^ Judge Victoria Ostrovsky-Cohen dead at 93 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Indonesian Pop Star Irma Bule Bitten by Cobra During Concert Dies After Performance
- ^ Ray Fitzwalter obituary
- ^ Child lion trainer-turned-circus professional Manuel King dies at 92
- ^ Choreographer, founder of chamber ballet, Šmok dies at 88
- ^ Muere Manolo Tena, la voz carrasposa de la movida (in Spanish)
- ^ Henry Hobhouse obituary
- ^ Zanger en accordeonist Jos de Rooij overleden – Amsterdam (in Dutch)
- ^ Former boxer who was 'full of life' dies aged 93
- ^ Aos 56 anos, morre o ator Flávio Guarnieri (in Portuguese)
- ^ Last surviving St Kildan Rachel Johnson dies
- ^ 60 Minutes' Phil Scheffler dies at 85
- ^ Barbara Anderson, mother of Proposition 2½, is dead at 73
- ^ Stacy Fawcett Dead: 'Dallas' Favorite Foodie' TV Personality Stabbed To Death By Son
- ^ Hugh Hefner's younger brother Keith passes away at 87 after battle with cancer
- ^ Scene Editor Jim Ridley Dies at 50
- ^ James Cross Giblin, Wide-Ranging Author of Books for Children, Dies at 82
- ^ Zemřel největší Čech: Tomáše Pustinu zabila ve spánku zástava srdce (in Czech)
- ^ Ira Rosenberg, Free Press photographer during '67 riot, dies at 99
- ^ Legendary Navy leader, surface warfare pioneer, dead at 82
- ^ Fallece Miguel Castillejo (in Spanish)
- ^ Filthy McNasty, Icon of the Old Sunset Strip, Has Died
- ^ Frank Freda
- ^ Tributes paid to BBC Radio Cornwall’s Ted Gundry
- ^ Verseny közben elhunyt Kaposvári Zsolt vívóbíró (in Hungarian)
- ^ Bill Shorten venerates influential businessman Saul Same, who has died aged 96
- ^ Seth Glickenhaus, Investor With Long-Term View, Dies at 102
- ^ Fabled Galveston radio personality Vandy Anderson has died
- ^ Elton Spitzer dead; radio executive who built WLIR-FM into New Wave powerhouse was 84
- ^ Lasse Flinckman är död(in Swedish)
- ^ John RWD Jones obituary
- ^ Jerry Greene, longtime Orlando Sentinel columnist, dies at 74
- ^ Period Manga Creator Sakumi Yoshino Passes Away at 57
- ^ Daniel Beller, British-born Rabbi and Spiritual Leader, Has Died at 53
- ^ Reporter, writer, editor Rick Soll dies at 69
- ^ Ex-Drummer "Wölli" von den Toten Hosen gestorben (in German)
- ^ Robert Linton, Steadfast '80s Wall Street Banker, Dies at 90
- ^ Malaysian music producer and deejay Joe Siva dies
- ^ AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. Announces the Passing of Founder and Chairman Michael Karfunkel
- ^ Mantan Imam Besar Masjid Istiqlal KH Ali Mustafa Yaqub Wafat (in Indonesian)
- ^ Ex-Schwarzenegger communications aide Julie Soderlund dies at 38
- ^ California state spokesman and ex-journalist Jim Zamora dies at 57
- ^ Marius Marinescu: A murit Gianu Bucurescu, ultimul șef al Securității pe București (in Romanian)
- ^ A&M-Commerce announces death of President Dr. Dan Jones