List of Famous people who died in 2016
Shahlyla Baloch
Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baloch was a Pakistani professional footballer who played as a forward for Balochistan United and the Pakistan national women's team.
Zdravko Tolimir
Zdravko Tolimir was a Bosnian Serb military commander and war criminal, convicted of genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, extermination, murder, persecution on ethnic grounds and forced transfer. Tolimir was a commander of the Army of Republika Srpska during the Bosnian War. He was Assistant Commander of Intelligence and Security for the Bosnian Serb army and reported directly to the commander, General Ratko Mladić.
Bonnie Law
Bonnie Law was a Hong Kong actress and singer. She was best known for her role in the 1984 Hong Kong comedic film, Happy Ghost, opposite Raymond Wong. Happy Ghost marked her film debut at the age of 15. Law and several of her co-stars, including Rachel Lee, May Lo and Fennie Yuen became known as the "Happy Girls" because of their roles in the comedy.
Francisco Algora
Francisco Javier Jiménez Algora was a Spanish actor. He has appeared in 105 films and television shows between 1972 and 2012. He starred in the 1973 film Habla, mudita, which was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. He died on 30 March 2016 from a lung cancer at the age of 67.
Svetlana Penkina
Svetlana Alexandrovna Mulyavina-Penkina was a Soviet actress.
Gianmaria Testa
Gianmaria Testa was an Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Shamim Ara
Shamim Ara was a Pakistani film actress, director and producer. She was one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actresses of the 1960s and 1970s. She is regarded as one of the most influential actresses of all time in Pakistani cinema.
Gary Sprake
Gareth Sprake was a Welsh professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he played for Leeds United and Birmingham City and also won 37 caps for Wales.
Padmarani
Padmarani, also spelled as Padma Rani, was an Indian actress who performed in Gujarati plays, Gujarati films, and Hindi films.
Jean Gagné
Jean Gagné was a French–Canadian professional wrestler and manager, best known under the ring name Frenchy Martin. During his World Wrestling Federation heyday in the 1980s as the manager of Canadian wrestler Dino Bravo, he was known for his trademark sign that read "USA is not OK". Gagné, however, began his career in Canada, primarily in Stampede Wrestling, and Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council. In 1990, Gagné left the WWF and retired from professional wrestling.