The following is a list of notable deaths in November 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.
Rosanne Bailey 1950 – 2016
Egon Wolff 1926 – 2016
Russ Nixon 1935 – 2016
Sinclair Stevens 1927 – 2016
1
Tina Anselmi , 89, Italian politician, Minister of Health (1978–1979).[1]
Rosanne Bailey , 66, American Air Force general and academic administrator.[2]
Bap Kennedy , 54, Northern Irish singer-songwriter, pancreatic and bowel cancer.[3]
John Orsino , 78, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles ).[4]
2
Bob Cranshaw , 83, American jazz bassist (Blue Note Records , Musicians Union ), cancer.[5]
A. Thomas Kraabel , 81, American classics scholar.[6]
Martin Lippens , 82, Belgian footballer (Anderlecht , national team ) and coach.[7]
Oleg Popov , 86, Russian clown (Moscow State Circus ), heart attack.[8]
Jean-Marie Trappeniers , 74, Belgian footballer (Anderlecht , national team ).[9]
Egon Wolff , 90, Chilean playwright.[10]
3
Misha Brusilovsky , 85, Russian artist.[11]
Clive Derby-Lewis , 80, South African politician, MP (1987–1989), convicted of conspiracy to murder Chris Hani , lung cancer.[12]
Yawar Hayat Khan , 73, Pakistani television producer, lung disease.[13]
Börje Lampenius , 94, Finnish actor (Adventure in Morocco ) and director.[14]
Kay Starr , 94, American singer ("Wheel of Fortune ", "The Rock and Roll Waltz "), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[15]
4
Eddie Carnett , 100, American baseball player (Boston Braves , Chicago White Sox , Cleveland Indians ).[16]
Jean-Jacques Perrey , 87, French electronic music producer ("The In Sound from Way Out! ", "Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Electronic Pop Music from Way Out "), lung cancer.[17]
Mansour Pourheidari , 70, Iranian football player (national team ) and manager (Esteghlal ), cancer.[18]
Gunnar Sandgren , 87, Swedish novelist.[19]
5
John Carson , 89, English actor (Doomsday , Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter , Doctor Who ).[20]
Ralph Cicerone , 73, American scientist, President of National Academy of Sciences (2005–2016).[21]
Mel Lawrence , 81, American movie director (Qatsi trilogy ) and festival promoter.[22]
Laurent Pardo , 55, French bassist (Elliott Murphy ).[23]
Marek Svatoš , 34, Slovakian ice hockey player (Colorado Avalanche , Hershey Bears ), mixed drug intoxication.[24]
6
Edward Itta , 71, American Iñupiat politician, Mayor of North Slope Borough, Alaska (2005–2011) and member of U.S. Arctic Research Commission (2012–2015), cancer.[25]
Biser Kirov , 74, Bulgarian pop singer.[26]
Zoltán Kocsis , 64, Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer.[27]
Georgie Sicking , 95, American rancher and poet.[28]
Marc Sleen , 93, Belgian cartoonist and comics artist (The Adventures of Nero ).[29]
Vautour , 7, French-born Irish-trained racehorse, euthanised.[30]
7
Leonard Cohen , 82, Canadian singer-songwriter ("Hallelujah ", "Suzanne ", "First We Take Manhattan "), poet and novelist (Beautiful Losers ), complications from a fall and leukemia.[31]
Julie Gregg , 79, American actress (The Godfather , The Happy Time , Batman ), cancer.[32]
Jayawantiben Mehta , 77, Indian politician, MP (1989–1991, 1996–1998, 1999–2004).[33]
Janet Reno , 78, American lawyer and politician, first female U.S. Attorney General (1993–2001), Parkinson's disease.[34]
Samuel Sitta , 73, Tanzanian politician, MP (2005–2015) and Speaker of the National Assembly (2005–2010).[35]
Sir Jimmy Young , 95, British radio personality (Radio 2 ) and singer ("Unchained Melody ", "The Man from Laramie "), cancer.[36]
8
Peter Brixtofte , 66, Danish politician, Tax Minister (1992–1993).[37]
Marlan Coughtry , 82, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox ).[38]
Ho Chih-chin , 64, Taiwanese politician, Minister of Finance (2006–2008).[39]
Touran Mirhadi , 89, Iranian educator.[40]
Russ Nixon , 81, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox , Cleveland Indians ) and manager (Atlanta Braves ).[41]
Umberto Veronesi , 90, Italian oncologist.[42]
10
Francisco Nieva , 91, Spanish playwright.[44]
Bill Stanfill , 69, American football player (Miami Dolphins ), complications from a fall.[45]
11
Ilse Aichinger , 95, Austrian writer.[46]
Victor Bailey , 56, American bassist (Weather Report , Madonna , Lady Gaga ), complications from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and ALS.[47]
Doug Edwards , 70, Canadian musician and composer ("Wildflower "), cancer.[48]
Aileen Mehle , 98, American gossip columnist (The Miami Daily News , New York Journal-American , Women's Wear Daily ).[49]
Sir James McNeish , 85, New Zealand writer.[50]
Alfred Schmidt , 81, German footballer (Borussia Dortmund , national team ).[51]
Ray Singleton , 79, American songwriter (Motown ) and record producer, brain cancer.[52]
Robert Vaughn , 83, American actor (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , The Magnificent Seven , Bullitt ), leukemia.[53]
12
Malek Chebel , 63, Algerian anthropologist and philosopher, cancer.[54]
Dawn Coe-Jones , 56, Canadian golfer, bone cancer.[55]
Louis Devereux , 85, English cricketer (Worcestershire , Glamorgan ).[56]
Jerry Dumas , 86, American cartoonist (Sam and Silo ).[57]
Eivor Olson , 94, Swedish shot putter.[58]
James Dale Ritchie , 40, American serial killer, shot.[59]
Edgard Sorgeloos , 85, Belgian racing cyclist.[60]
Lupita Tovar , 106, Mexican-American actress (Drácula , Santa , Miguel Strogoff ), heart disease.[61]
Paul Vergès , 91, Thai-born French Réunionese politician, MEP (2004–2010), member of the National Assembly (1956–1958, 1986–1987, 1993–1996) and Senate (1996–2004, since 2011).[62]
Jacques Werup , 71, Swedish musician and writer, thyroid cancer.[63]
13
Luigi Caccia Dominioni , 102, Italian architect.[64]
Frederick Irving , 91, American politician, Ambassador to Iceland (1972–1976) and Ambassador to Jamaica (1977–1978).[65]
Laurent Pokou , 69, Ivorian footballer (Rennes ).[66]
Leon Russell , 74, American Hall of Fame musician (The Wrecking Crew ) and songwriter ("Tight Rope ").[67]
Aloysius Ferdinandus Zichem , 83, Surinamese Roman Catholic Redemptorist prelate, Bishop of Paramaribo (1971–2003).[68]
14
Diana Balmori , 84, American landscape designer.[69]
Vladimir Belov , 58, Russian handball player, Olympic silver medalist (1980 ).[70]
Houston Conwill , 69, American sculptor, prostate cancer.[71]
Holly Dunn , 59, American country music singer-songwriter ("Daddy's Hands ", "Are You Ever Gonna Love Me ", "You Really Had Me Going "), ovarian cancer.[72]
Marti Friedlander , 88, New Zealand photographer, breast cancer.[73]
Gwen Ifill , 61, American journalist (PBS NewsHour , Washington Week ), endometrial cancer .[74]
Gardnar Mulloy , 102, American tennis player, winner of the US Open (1942 , 1945 , 1946 , 1948 ) and Wimbledon Championships (1957 ), complications from a stroke.[75]
Janet Wright , 71, Canadian actress (Corner Gas , The Perfect Storm , McCabe & Mrs. Miller ).[76]
15
Bob Addis , 91, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs , Boston Braves ).[77]
Mose Allison , 89, American jazz pianist and singer-songwriter ("Young Man Blues ").[78]
Rod Bieleski , 85, New Zealand plant physiologist.[79]
Sixto Durán Ballén , 95, Ecuadorian politician, President (1992–1996).[80]
Ken Grieve , 74, British television director (The Bill , Peak Practice , Doctor Who ).[81]
Daniel Leab , 80, German-born American historian.[82]
Chester E. Norris , 88, American diplomat, Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea (1988–1992).[83]
Milt Okun , 92, American singer and music producer.[84]
16
Len Allchurch , 83, Welsh footballer (Swansea City , Sheffield United , national team ).[85]
Joan Carroll , 85, American child actress (Meet Me in St. Louis ).[86]
Jay Wright Forrester , 98, American computer engineer and systems scientist.[87]
Melvin Laird , 94, American politician and writer, Secretary of Defense (1969–1973) and U.S. Representative from Wisconsin's 7th congressional district (1953–1969), respiratory failure.[88]
Daniel Prodan , 44, Romanian footballer (Steaua Bucharest , Atlético Madrid , national team ), heart attack.[89]
17
Virgilio Godoy , 82, Nicaraguan politician, Vice President (1990–1995).[90]
Ruth Gruber , 105, American journalist (New York Herald Tribune ).[91]
Marzieh Hadidchi , 77, Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander and politician, MP (1984–2000).[92]
Saki Kaskas , 45, Greek video game music composer (Need for Speed , Sleeping Dogs , Mass Effect 2 ).[93]
Whitney Smith , 76, American vexillologist , designer of the flag of Guyana , co-designer of the flag of Bonaire .[94]
18
Denton Cooley , 96, American heart surgeon.[95]
Ed Francis , 90, American professional wrestler and promoter.[96]
Sharon Jones , 60, American singer (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings ), pancreatic cancer.[97]
Yevgeni Lazarev , 79, Russian-American actor (Iron Man 2 , The Sum of All Fears , Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ), heart failure.[98]
Liu Sung-pan , 84, Taiwanese politician, member (1973–2004) and President (1992–1999) of the Legislative Yuan .[99]
Kervin Piñerua , 25, Venezuelan volleyball player (national team ), heart attack.[100]
Freddie L. Poston , 91, American Air Force lieutenant general.[101]
19
Irving A. Fradkin , 95, American philanthropist, founder of Scholarship America .[102]
Jan Huberts , 79, Dutch motorcycle road racer.[103]
Ida Levin , 53, American violinist, leukemia.[104]
Paul Sylbert , 88, American production designer (Heaven Can Wait , The Prince of Tides , One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ), Oscar winner (1979 ).[105]
20
Gabriel Badilla , 32, Costa Rican footballer (Saprissa , New England Revolution ), heart failure.[106]
Maria Glazovskaya , 104, Russian scientist and agrochemist.[107]
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos , 90, Greek politician, President (1995–2005), pneumonia.[108]
William Trevor , 88, Irish writer (Love and Summer , Two Lives , The Children of Dynmouth ).[109]
22
M. Balamuralikrishna , 86, Indian Carnatic musician and composer.[112]
Chen Yingzhen , 79, Taiwanese writer.[113]
Carlos Fayt , 98, Argentine lawyer and politician, Minister of the Supreme Court (1983–2015) and President (2003–2004).[114]
Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi , 86, Pakistani politician, Acting Prime Minister (1993), lung infection.[115]
Viveki Rai , 92, Indian author.[116]
Ram Naresh Yadav , 90, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1977–1979), Governor of Chhattisgarh (2014) and Madhya Pradesh (2014–2016).[117]
23
Rita Barberá , 68, Spanish politician, Mayor of Valencia (1991–2015) and Senator (since 2015), heart attack due to cirrhosis .[118]
Ralph Branca , 90, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers , Detroit Tigers ).[119]
Michel Deza , 77, Russian-born French mathematician.[120]
Karin Johannisson , 72, Swedish idea historian, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (until 2016), cancer.[121]
Peggy Kirk Bell , 95, American professional golfer (LPGA ).[122]
Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili , 90, Iranian cleric and jurist, Chief Justice of Iran (1981–1989).[123]
Ryu Mi-yong , 95, North Korean politician, Chairwoman of the Chondoist Chongu Party (since 1995), lung cancer.[124]
Andrew Sachs , 86, German-born British actor (Fawlty Towers , Coronation Street , Hitler: The Last Ten Days ), dementia.[125]
Fred Stobaugh , 99, American songwriter.[126]
Jerry Tucker , 91, American child actor (Our Gang ).[127]
24
Marcos Ana , 96, Spanish communist activist, poet and veteran of the Spanish Civil War, political prisoner (1939-1961).[128]
Al Brodax , 90, American movie and television producer (Yellow Submarine ).[129]
Bob Chase , 90, American broadcaster (WOWO , Fort Wayne Komets ), heart failure.[130]
Dave Ferriss , 94, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox ).[131]
Shirley Bunnie Foy , 80, American jazz musician.[132]
Paul Futcher , 60, English footballer (Manchester City , Barnsley , Grimsby Town ), cancer.[133]
Florence Henderson , 82, American actress (The Brady Bunch ) and singer, heart failure.[134]
William Mandel , 99, American broadcast journalist, political activist and author.[135]
Luis Miquilena , 97, Venezuelan politician, Minister of Interior and Justice (2001–2002).[136]
Pauline Oliveros , 84, American composer and accordionist.[137]
George C. Royal , 95, American microbiologist.[138]
Sabrina , 80, British model and actress (The Phantom Gunslinger , Blue Murder at St Trinian's , The Ice House ).[139]
Charles M. Stein , 96, American statistician.[140]
25
Erich Bloch , 91, German-born American electrical engineer, Director of the National Science Foundation (1984–1990).[141]
Fidel Castro , 90, Cuban politician, Prime Minister (1959–1976) and President (1976–2008).[142]
Ron Glass , 71, American actor (Barney Miller , Firefly , Lakeview Terrace ), respiratory failure.[143]
Trevor Goddard , 85, South African cricketer.[144]
David Hamilton , 83, British photographer.[145]
Burton J. Lee III , 86, American doctor, Physician to the President (1989–1993), bladder cancer.[146]
Margaret Rhodes , 91, British writer, cousin of Elizabeth II .[147]
Richard Dean Rogers , 94, American district court judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Kansas (since 1975).[148]
Peter Schweri , 77, Swiss painter.[149]
Thomas Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn , 87, British politician, member of the House of Lords (since 1978), mobility scooter crash.[150]
26
Ida Blom , 85, Norwegian historian.[151]
Miriam Eshkol , 87, Israeli education administrator.[152]
Peter Hintze , 66, German politician, General Secretary of the CDU (1992–1998) and vice-president of the Bundestag (since 2013), cancer.[153]
Peter Hans Kolvenbach , 87, Dutch religious leader, Superior General of the Society of Jesus (1983–2008).[154]
Chad Robinson , 36, Australian rugby league footballer (Sydney Roosters , Parramatta Eels ), suicide by traffic collision.[155]
Fritz Weaver , 90, American actor (Fail Safe , Holocaust , Creepshow ), Tony winner (1970 ).[156]
27
Nijolė Ambrazaitytė , 77, Lithuanian opera singer and politician.[157]
Bernard Gallagher , 87, British actor (Casualty , Crown Court , Downton Abbey ).[158]
Ioannis Grivas , 93, Greek politician, Prime Minister (1989).[159]
Viktor Ivannikov , 76, Russian computer scientist.[160]
Dick Logan , 86, American football player (Green Bay Packers ).[161]
28
William Christenberry , 80, American artist, Alzheimer's disease.[162]
Jim Delligatti , 98, American entrepreneur, creator of the Big Mac .[163]
John C. Harkness , 99, American architect.[164]
Georg Lhotsky , 79, Austrian actor and director (Moss on the Stones ).[165]
Ng Bi-chu , 88, Taiwanese activist, complications of diabetes.[166]
Mark Taimanov , 90, Russian Soviet-era chess grandmaster and concert pianist, USSR chess champion (1956).[167]
Grant Tinker , 90, American television executive, CEO of NBC (1981–1986).[168]
Van Williams , 82, American actor (The Green Hornet ), renal failure.[169]
Notable Brazilian people killed in the crash of LaMia Flight 2933 :
Ailton Canela , 22, football player (Chapecoense ).[170]
Dener Assunção Braz , 25, football player (Chapecoense ).[171]
Sérgio Manoel Barbosa Santos , 27, football player (Chapecoense ).[170]
Matheus Biteco , 21, football player (Chapecoense , Grêmio ).[170]
Mateus Caramelo , 22, football player (Chapecoense ).[171]
Ananias Eloi Castro Monteiro , 27, football player (Chapecoense , Portuguesa ).[171]
Victorino Chermont , 43, reporter (Fox Sports ).[171]
Paulo Julio Clement , 51, commentator (Fox Sports ).[171]
José Gildeixon Clemente de Paiva , 29, football player (Chapecoense , Coritiba ).[170]
Guilherme Gimenez de Souza , 21, football player (Chapecoense ).[171]
Lucas Gomes da Silva , 26, football player (Chapecoense ).[170]
Josimar , 30, football player (Chapecoense ).[171]
Caio Júnior , 51, football player and manager (Chapecoense , Vitória de Guimarães ).[171]
Everton Kempes dos Santos Gonçalves , 34, football player (Chapecoense , JEF United Chiba ).[170]
Filipe Machado , 32, football player (Chapecoense , CSKA Sofia ).[171]
Arthur Maia , 24, football player (Chapecoense , Vitória ).[171]
Marcelo Augusto Mathias da Silva , 25, football player (Chapecoense , Flamengo ).[170]
Delfim Peixoto , 75, politician and football executive, vice-president of CBF , president of Federação Catarinense de Futebol and congressman.[172]
Mário Sérgio Pontes de Paiva , 66, football player, manager, and commentator (Fox Sports ).[171]
Bruno Rangel , 34, football player (Chapecoense ).[171]
Cléber Santana , 35, football player (Chapecoense , Atlético Madrid ).[171]
Tiaguinho , 22, Brazilian football player (Chapecoense ).[170]
Thiego , 30, football player (Chapecoense , Grêmio ).[170]
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Ray Columbus , 74, New Zealand rock singer (Ray Columbus & the Invaders ).[173]
Marcos Danilo Padilha , 31, Brazilian football player (Chapecoense ), injuries sustained in a plane crash .[174]
Joe Dever , 60, British author (Lone Wolf ), complications from bile duct surgery.[175]
Luis Alberto Monge , 90, Costa Rican politician, President (1982–1986), cardiac arrest.[176]
Hardy Myers , 77, American politician, Attorney General for Oregon (1997–2009), complications from pneumonia.[177]
Richard B. Teitelman , 69, American judge, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri (2011–2013).[178]
30
Alice Drummond , 88, American actress (Ghostbusters , Awakenings , Doubt ), complications from a fall.[179]
Peng Chang-kuei , 97, Taiwanese chef, inventor of General Tso's chicken , pneumonia.[180]
Sinclair Stevens , 89, Canadian politician, Leader of the Progressive Canadian Party (since 2007), heart attack.[181]
Royce Womble , 85, American football player (Baltimore Colts ), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[182]