January 2 2016

vilmos zsigmond



ashraf pahlavi



david bowie



alan rickman



jacques rivette



january 1 – vilmos zsigmond, hungarian-american cinematographer (b. 1930)
january 2

michel delpech, french singer-songwriter , actor (b. 1946)
sheikh nimr, saudi arabian shia religious leader (b. 1959)


january 3

paul bley, canadian pianist (b. 1932)
peter naur, danish computer scientist (b. 1928)


january 4 – michel galabru, french actor (b. 1922)
january 5 – pierre boulez, french composer, conductor , writer (b. 1925)
january 6 – silvana pampanini, italian actress (b. 1925)
january 7

princess ashraf of iran (b. 1919)
andré courrèges, french fashion designer (b. 1923)


january 8 – maria teresa de filippis, italian racing driver (b. 1926)
january 10

david bowie, english singer-songwriter , actor (b. 1947)
yusuf zuayyin, 51st , 53rd prime minister of syria (b. 1931)


january 13 – brian bedford, british actor (b. 1935)
january 14

rené angélil, canadian singer , manager (b. 1942)
alan rickman, english actor , director (b. 1946)


january 18

glenn frey, american musician (b. 1948)
michel tournier, french writer (b. 1924)


january 19 – ettore scola, italian screenwriter , film director (b. 1931)
january 23 – jimmy bain, scottish musician (b. 1947)
january 24 – marvin minsky, american computer scientist (b. 1927)
january 26

black, british singer-songwriter (b. 1962)
abe vigoda, american actor (b. 1921)


january 28

paul kantner, american singer , musician (b. 1941)
signe toly anderson, american singer (b. 1941)


january 29

jean-marie doré, 11th prime minister of guinea (b. 1938)
jacques rivette, french film director , critic (b. 1928)


january 30

frank finlay, british actor (b. 1926)
francisco flores pérez, president of el salvador (b. 1959)


january 31 – terry wogan, irish-british broadcaster (b. 1938)