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UK-related events during the year of 2016
Events from the year
2016 in the
United Kingdom . The year was dominated by the UK's
vote to leave the European Union and the subsequent political fallout.
Incumbents
Events
January
4 January – As strong winds and heavy rain continue to batter parts of Scotland, more than 30 flood warnings are issued by
SEPA .
[1]
6 January –
Labour MPs
Jonathan Reynolds and
Stephen Doughty quit over the sacking of the shadow Europe minister
Pat McFadden , after party leader
Jeremy Corbyn reshuffles his shadow cabinet and makes controversial changes within his team.
[2]
Arlene Foster, newly appointed First minister of Northern Ireland, pictured (third from right) later in 2016 with representatives of various
Sovereign ,
devolved and
dependant governments of
the islands at the
British and Irish Council in
Glasgow
11 January
12 January – Junior doctors in England providing non-emergency care strike for 24 hours in a dispute with Health Secretary
Jeremy Hunt over pay and working hours.
[5]
14 January
The gang of "brazen burglars" involved in the £14m
Hatton Garden jewellery heist , dubbed the "largest burglary in English legal history", face jail after the final three are convicted of involvement.
[6]
The
Metropolitan Police announce that an extra 600 armed officers are to be trained and patrols more than doubled to help counter the threat of a terrorist attack in London.
[7]
15 January –
Tim Peake conducts the first
spacewalk by an "official" British astronaut, stepping outside an
ISS airlock.
[8]
20 January –
Unemployment rates fall to 5.1%, their lowest level in almost a decade, but figures show that wage growth has slowed.
[9]
21 January
An inquiry finds that the murder of British ex-Russian spy
Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 in London was "probably" approved by
Russian President
Vladimir Putin .
[10]
Figures show that murders and killings in England and Wales have increased to their highest level for five years, largely due to an abnormally high number of deaths in June when 75 people were killed.
[11]
28 January – After three weeks of appeals,
Camelot receive a "valid claim" for the record breaking £33m
Lotto jackpot prize drawn on 9 January.
[12]
29 January – The last
Land Rover Defender rolls off the production line at
Solihull , ending 68 years of production.
[13]
February
1 February – Scientists are given the go-ahead by regulators to genetically modify
human embryos which were to be destroyed in seven days.
[14]
3 February – The
High Court gives permission for
Lord Lucan to be declared dead, and for a
death certificate to be issued 42 years after his disappearance.
[15]
8 February –
Storm Imogen hits the United Kingdom, causing thousands of power outages and structural damage across the country, along with disruption for many commuters.
[16]
10 February – Junior doctors walk out in their second recent strike over Saturday working arrangements, causing disruption to medical services.
[17]
12 February – After many years as print newspapers, it is announced that the UK newspapers
The Independent and the
Independent on Sunday will cease to print and become online-only at the end of March.
[18] Its stablemate, the
i , will be sold to
Johnston Press .
[19]
16 February –
BBC Three becomes the first UK television network to become online only, having broadcast for its final night after 13 years as a television channel.
[20]
20 February –
David Cameron announces that the United Kingdom will hold a
referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the
European Union on 23 June.
[21]
21 February –
Mayor of London
Boris Johnson announces he is to campaign for the UK to leave the European Union.
[22]
22 February – The
pound hits its lowest level against the
dollar , falling down as much as 2.4%, in almost seven years amid concerns about a possible
exit from the European Union .
[23]
March
7 March – Official tourist figures for 2015 show the
British Museum remains the most popular attraction in the United Kingdom.
[24]
9 March
Four of the gang of "brazen burglars" involved in the
Hatton Garden jewellery heist are sentenced to seven years' imprisonment, while a fifth is given six years.
[25]
Junior doctors strike for the third time over new contracts, with NHS England saying that more than 5,000 operations have been cancelled as a result.
[26]
16 March – Chancellor
George Osborne announces the
Budget for 2016 and the year ahead.
[27]
18 March –
Iain Duncan Smith resigns as
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions claiming that he came under pressure from the
Treasury to "salami slice" welfare, and voicing his objection to £4bn of planned cuts to disability benefits announced in the Budget.
[28] Duncan Smith is succeeded in the post by
Stephen Crabb .
[29]
19 March – England win the
Six Nations
Grand Slam (rugby union) — their first since 2003.
[30]
21 March – Brian Reader, the ringleader in the
Hatton Garden jewellery heist , and the last of the gang to be sentenced, is given more than six years in jail.
[31]
22 March – Transgender fell-runner
Lauren Jeska attempts to murder UK Athletics official
Ralph Knibbs , stabbing him multiple times in
Birmingham . Jeska had feared her records and ability to compete in women's events would be investigated due to the unfair advantage she had from being born male.
[32]
23 March – Drivers on
London Underground 's
Piccadilly line go on strike for 24 hours over bullying allegations.
[33]
28 March –
Storm Katie rips through parts of the United Kingdom through the Easter weekend and many parts of the country suffer damage. The storm causes disruption with many flights cancelled or diverted as a result.
[34]
30 March – British steel maker
Tata Steel reports that it will sell off its British operations in a move to save money, leaving many thousands of jobs at risk, including those at the large
Port Talbot steelworks in Wales.
[35]
31 March
Prime Minister
David Cameron cuts short his spring break to return to the UK for an emergency meeting with ministers on the planned closure of the Tata Steel works.
[36]
This Morning agony aunt
Denise Robertson dies aged 83 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer having been diagnosed in early 2016.
Ferrybridge Power Station in West Yorkshire closes after 50 years of electricity generation to make way for a greener future after major fire destroyed part of the plant on 31 July 2014.
April
1 April – A new
National Living Wage comes into force in the United Kingdom, requiring employers to pay all workers over 25 years old at least £7.20 per hour.
[37]
6 April – The 2016 Dog Microchipping Legislation comes into force, requiring every dog in
England ,
Scotland and
Wales to be micro-chipped if they are over eight weeks old. The law was already introduced in
Northern Ireland in 2012.
[38]
7 April – A junior doctors' strike over pay disputes enters its second day, with over 5,000 operations and procedures being postponed.
[39]
10 April – English golfer
Danny Willett wins the
2016 Masters Tournament , the first time a Briton has won the tournament since
Nick Faldo in 1996.
[40]
13 April –
Stoke Gifford Parish Council in
Gloucestershire votes to charge the weekly Little Stoke
Parkrun event for use of its park, becoming the first in the UK to do so. The move is wildly condemned.
[41]
14 April – In the final report following the
Shoreham Airshow disaster in August 2015, the
Civil Aviation Authority tightens the rules of all future airshows over safety fears.
[42]
15 April – The
European Union membership referendum campaign gets underway in the UK as both sides prepare to persuade voters to decide whether they want to leave or remain in the EU when the referendum takes place in June.
[43]
16 April – Thousands of people take part in a protest against austerity cuts in central
London , including the Shadow Chancellor,
John McDonnell .
[44]
Houses of Parliament lit up for the Queen's birthday
21 April
Welsh Footballer
Ched Evans has his 2012 conviction for rape quashed by the
Court of Appeal . Evans had been wrongly imprisoned for two and half years, a retrial was ordered to take place in October.
[45]
Queen Elizabeth II marks her 90th birthday.
26 April
May
June
July
1 July
4 July –
UK Independence Party leader
Nigel Farage resigns, saying his "political ambition had been achieved" with the UK voting to
leave the
European Union .
[70]
6 July – The
Chilcot Inquiry report into the
Iraq War is released, more than seven years after the inquiry was first announced, showing that the UK went to war before peaceful options were exhausted, that military action was not the "last resort", ill-prepared troops were sent into battle with inadequate plans for the aftermath, and that the threat from
Saddam Hussein was overstated; ultimately rejecting former Prime Minister
Tony Blair 's case for the
2003 invasion .
[71]
8 July – Women are now permitted to serve in
close combat roles in the British armed services.
[72]
10 July –
Angela Eagle announces she will challenge Jeremy Corbyn for leadership of the
Labour Party , triggering a
leadership election .
[73]
New Prime Minister and Conservative leader Theresa May
Andy Murray defeated
Milos Raonic of
Canada in straight sets for his 2nd Men Singles title at
Wimbledon 2016 .
Andy Murray became the first British man since
Fred Perry in 1935 to win the
Wimbledon Championships multiple times.
[74]
11 July –
Theresa May is announced as the
Conservative Party leader, and
Prime Minister-designate , after
Andrea Leadsom withdraws from the
leadership election .
[75]
13 July
18 July – MPs vote to back the renewal of the UK's
Trident nuclear weapons programme , in a vote of 472 to 117.
[77]
19 July –
Angela Eagle withdraws from the
2016 Labour Party leadership election , leaving
Owen Smith to challenge
Jeremy Corbyn for the leadership in a head-to-head race.
24 July –
Chris Froome wins the
Tour de France for the second year running and third time overall. Froome's victory means that a British rider has won four of the last five editions of the race.
[78]
28 July –
EDF approves investment in the first new nuclear power plant to be built in the UK in 20 years at
Hinkley Point ,
Somerset ; however, the government delay a final decision, calling for it to be reviewed by the autumn.
[79]
August
1 August – Permission is given to enlarge the
Yorkshire Dales and
Lake District National Parks in northern England.
[80]
4 August – The
Bank of England cuts
interest rates from 0.5% to 0.25% – a record low and the first cut since 2009.
[81]
8 August – A five-day strike by workers on
Southern Rail begins, disrupting train services between
London ,
Surrey and
Sussex , the longest rail strike in the United Kingdom since 1968.
[82]
12 August – Mumin Sahin and Emin Ozmen are jailed for a total of 42 years for their part in the UK's largest ever drugs haul, in which 3.2 tonnes of
cocaine worth £512 million was seized from a vessel in the
North Sea .
[83]
16 August
The radical Islamic cleric
Anjem Choudary and his assistant Mohammed Mizahnur Rahman are found guilty at the
Old Bailey of inviting support for a proscribed terrorist organisation, Islamic State.
[84]
The world's largest ever
wind farm , consisting of 300 turbines producing 1.8 gigawatts of clean energy, is approved for construction off the Yorkshire coast.
[85]
17 August – The
Airlander 10 hybrid airship , the world's largest aircraft at 92 m (302 ft) in length and 38,000 m³ (1,300,000 cu ft) in volume, has its maiden civilian flight in Bedfordshire.
[86]
21 August –
Team GB finish competing at the
2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro ,
Brazil . They finish second in the
medal table , with 27 golds, 23 silvers, and 17 bronze medals; their best
Olympic result in over a century.
[87]
September
October
November
December
Undated
London based cloud-computing company
Carrenza is acquired by Six Degrees.
[117]
Publications
Deaths
January
Matt Hobden (1993–2016)
David Bowie (1947–2016) in 2002
Alan Rickman (1946–2016), acclaimed stage and screen actor, in 2011
Black (1962–2016)
Sir Terry Wogan (1938–2016) at his investiture in 2005
1 January –
Mark B , 45, hip-hop record producer.
2 January
3 January
4 January
Tom Allin , 28, cricket player (
Warwickshire ).
Robert Balser , 88, animator (
Yellow Submarine ,
Heavy Metal ,
The Jackson 5ive ).
Colin Butler , 102, entomologist.
John Roberts , 69, footballer (
Arsenal ,
Birmingham ,
Wrexham ).
Robert Stigwood , 81, band manager (
Bee Gees ,
Cream ) and film producer (
Grease ,
Saturday Night Fever ,
Evita ).
5 January
7 January
8 January –
Ida Gaskin , 96, teacher and quiz show contestant.
9 January
10 January
David Bowie , 69, singer-songwriter ("
Space Oddity ",
Ziggy Stardust ,
Station to Station ), record producer and actor (
Labyrinth ).
Anthony Mellows , 79, barrister and academic,
Lord Prior of the Order of St John (2008–2014).
John Stokes , 70, soldier and mountaineer.
11 January
12 January
13 January
Brian Bedford , 80, actor (
Robin Hood ,
Nixon ,
Much Ado About Nothing ).
Sir Albert McQuarrie , 98, Scottish politician,
MP for
East Aberdeenshire (1979–1983) and
Banff and Buchan (1983–1987).
Conrad Phillips , 90, television and film actor (
The Adventures of William Tell ).
Mike Salmon , 82, racing driver.
14 January
Glyn W. Humphreys , 61, neuropsychologist.
Alan Rickman , 69, actor (
Harry Potter ,
Die Hard ,
Love Actually ).
[119]
Robert Banks Stewart , 84, television writer (
Doctor Who ,
Bergerac ,
Shoestring ).
15 January
17 January
18 January
19 January
20 January
Stuart Cowden , 90, footballer (
Stoke City ).
Brian Key , 68, politician, MEP for
Yorkshire South (1979–1984).
George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld , 96, publisher, philanthropist, and newspaper columnist.
21 January
22 January
Jack Bannister , 85, cricket player (
Warwickshire ) and commentator.
Tommy Bryceland , 76, footballer (
St Mirren ,
Norwich ,
Oldham Athletic ).
John Dowie , 60, footballer (
Fulham ,
Celtic ).
Ian Murray , 83, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Argyll and the Isles (1999–2008).
Denise Newman , 91, Olympic diver (
1948 ).
Cecil Parkinson, Lord Parkinson , 84, Conservative politician and cabinet minister,
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1983),
Energy (1987–1989), and
Transport (1989–1990), and
Chairman of the Conservative Party (1997–1998).
Anthony Simmons , 93, screenwriter and film director (
The Optimists of Nine Elms ,
Black Joy ).
Alec Wishart , 76, musician (
Hogsnort Rupert ).
23 January
24 January
26 January
27 January
28 January
Tommy O'Hara , 62, footballer (
Queen of the South ,
Washington Diplomats ,
Motherwell ).
Nigel Peel , 48, cricketer (
Cheshire ).
Nadine Senior , 76, English dance teacher.
Dave Thomson , 77, footballer (
Dunfermline Athletic ).
29 January
30 January
31 January
February
Sir Christopher Zeeman (1925–2016) in 2009
Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury (1928–2016) in 2006
1 February
2 February –
Seth Cardew , 81, studio potter.
4 February
William Gaskill , 85, theatre director.
Harry Glasgow , 76, footballer (
Clyde ).
Harry Harpham , 61, politician, MP for
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough (since 2015).
Sir Jeremy Morse , 87, banker and crossword compiler.
David Sloan , 74, footballer (
Scunthorpe United ,
Oxford United ,
Walsall ).
6 February
8 February
9 February
10 February
11 February
12 February
13 February
Flakey Dove , 30, racehorse, winner of the 1994
Champion Hurdle .
Sir Christopher Zeeman , 91, mathematician.
Members of the band
Viola Beach killed in a car accident:
Jack Dakin , 19, drummer.
Kris Leonard , 20, singer and guitarist.
Tomas Lowe , 27, bassist.
River Reeves , 19, guitarist.
Craig Tarry , 32, manager.
14 February
Ali Brownlee , 56, radio sports broadcaster (
Middlesbrough F.C. on
BBC Tees ).
Drewe Henley , 75, actor (
Star Wars ).
David Hey , 77, historian.
Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury , 87, politician, MP for
Orpington (1962–1970).
15 February –
Walter McGowan , 73, boxer,
world champion (1966).
16 February
18 February
Sir Tony Durant , 88, politician, MP (1974–1997).
Brendan Healy , 59, actor and musician.
Bruce Lacey , 89, artist and actor.
Johnny Miller , 65, footballer (
Ipswich Town ).
Don Rossiter , 80, footballer and politician.
19 February
Freddie Goodwin , 82, football player (
Manchester United ,
Leeds United ) and manager (
Birmingham City ).
Sir Anthony Hidden , 79, judge.
Sir William O'Brien , 99, admiral,
Naval Secretary (1964–1966).
Vi Subversa , 80, musician (
Poison Girls ).
20 February –
Jon Rollason , 84, actor (
The Avengers ,
Coronation Street ,
Doctor Who ).
21 February
Eric Brown , 97, test pilot.
Roger Chorley, 2nd Baron Chorley , 85, nobleman.
Vlasta Dalibor , 94, puppeteer (
Pinky and Perky ).
David Duffield , 84, sports commentator and cyclist.
Andrew Herxheimer , 90, physician and clinical pharmacologist.
[121]
Peter Marlow , 63, news photographer.
22 February –
Douglas Slocombe , 103, cinematographer (
Indiana Jones ,
The Lion in Winter ,
Jesus Christ Superstar ).
24 February
25 February
26 February
27 February
28 February
29 February –
Louise Rennison , 64, author (
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging ).
March
Sir George Martin (1926–2016), often referred to as the "
Fifth Beatle ", in 2006
Keith Emerson (1944–2016)
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016) in 2012
Paul Daniels (1938–2016), a world renowned magician and television performer, in 2013
Ronnie Corbett (1930–2016), acclaimed for his work on
The Two Ronnies with comedy partner
Ronnie Barker
Denise Robertson (1932–2016), dubbed "the best agony aunt in the business"
1 March
2 March
3 March
Lord James Blears , 92, professional wrestler.
Anthony Carrigan , 35, academic.
Cyril Denis , 71, land developer (
London Docklands ) and hotelier.
[122]
Andrew Derbyshire , 92, architect.
Tony Dyson , 68, film prop designer (
R2-D2 ).
John Thomas , 63, guitarist (
Budgie ).
4 March
5 March
John Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton , 88, nobleman.
John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside , 85, politician, MP for
Newton (1974–1983) and
St Helens North (1983–1997).
Alan Henry , 68, motorsport journalist.
Henry Hobhouse , 91, author (
Seeds of Change: Five Plants That Transformed Mankind ).
6 March
7 March
Leonard Berney , 95, military officer, a liberator of
Bergen-Belsen .
[124]
Scott Goodall , 80, comic book writer.
Michael White , 80, film and theatre producer (
Monty Python and the Holy Grail ,
The Rocky Horror Picture Show ),
Tony Award -winner (
1971 ,
1972 and
1976 ), and subject of
The Last Impresario .
8 March
9 March
10 March
Sir Ken Adam , 95, production designer (
Dr. Strangelove ,
James Bond ,
The Madness of King George ),
Oscar winner (1975, 1994).
Anita Brookner , 87, novelist (
Hotel du Lac ) and art historian,
Man Booker Prize winner (1984).
Keith Emerson , 71, progressive rock and rock keyboardist (
The Nice ,
Emerson, Lake & Palmer ).
11 March
13 March
14 March
15 March
16 March
17 March
Paul Daniels , 77, magician and television presenter (
The Paul Daniels Magic Show ,
Odd One Out ,
Every Second Counts ,
Wipeout ,
Wizbit ).
DJ Derek , 73, disc jockey. (death reported on this date).
Sandy McDonald , 78, Church of Scotland minister,
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1997–1998).
Trevor J. Phillips , 89, educational philosopher (see
Transactionalism ).
18 March
19 March
20 March
21 March –
Robert McNeill Alexander , 81, zoologist.
22 March –
Petra Davies , 85, actress.
23 March
24 March –
Brendan Sloan , 67, Gaelic football player (
Down ).
25 March
26 March
28 March
30 March
31 March
Ian Britton , 61, footballer (
Chelsea ,
Blackpool ,
Burnley ) and manager (
Nelson ).
Ronnie Corbett , 85, actor and comedian (
The Two Ronnies ,
The Frost Report ,
Sorry! ).
Sir Robert Finch , 71,
Lord Mayor of London (2003).
Dame Zaha Hadid , 65, Iraqi-born architect.
Denise Robertson , 83, writer and television broadcaster (
This Morning ).
Jimmy Toner , 92, footballer (
Dundee ,
Leeds United ).
Kris Travis , 33, professional wrestler.
Douglas Wilmer , 96, actor (
Sherlock Holmes ,
Octopussy ,
Cleopatra ).
April
Motorcyclist
Martin Lampkin (1950–2016) at the Trial Sant Llorenç in 1978
Howard Marks (1945–2016) in 2000
Sir Arnold Wesker (1932–2016) at the Durham Book Festival in 2008
Victoria Wood (1953–2016) in
Laos
Sir Harry Kroto (1939–2016) in 2010
1 April
2 April –
Gareth Jones , 85, legal academic.
3 April
4 April
5 April
6 April –
Sid Nathan , 93, boxer and referee (death reported on this date).
7 April
Adrian Greenwood , 42, art dealer and author.
Rachel Johnson , 93, last native of the Scottish island of
St Kilda (death reported on this date).
[126]
Garry Jones , 65, footballer (
Bolton Wanderers ).
Charles Thomas , 87, archaeologist.
Ruth Westbrook , 85, cricket player and coach (
England ).
8 April
9 April
10 April
11 April
12 April
13 April
Srinivas Aravamudan , 54, academic.
Steve Quinn , 64, rugby league player (
York Wasps ,
Featherstone Rovers ).
Jock Scot , 64, poet and recording artist.
Gareth Thomas , 71, actor (
Blake's 7 ,
Children of the Stones ,
Star Maidens ).
Gwyn Thomas , 79, poet and academic,
National Poet of Wales (2006–2008).
14 April
David Collischon , 78, executive (
Filofax ).
Martin Fitzmaurice , 75, darts personality.
Ted Gundry , 81, radio broadcaster (
BBC ).
Sir David MacKay , 48, author, scientist and professor (
University of Cambridge ).
Phil Sayer , 62, voice artist ("
Mind the gap ").
15 April
16 April
18 April
Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose , 78, peer and journalist.
Barry Davies , 71, soldier and extractor of
Lufthansa Flight 181 hostages.
Karina Huff , 55, actress (
The House of Clocks ,
Time for Loving ,
Voices from Beyond ) and television personality.
Sir John Leslie, 4th Baronet , 99, aristocrat and media personality.
19 April
20 April
Cynthia Cooke , 96, nurse, Matron-in-Chief of the
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (1973–1976).
Guy Hamilton , 93, film director (
James Bond ,
Battle of Britain ,
Evil Under the Sun ).
Avril Henry , 81, academic.
Victoria Wood , 62, comedian and actress (
New Faces ,
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV ,
dinnerladies ).
Jack Tafari , 69, activist.
21 April –
John Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant , 93, peer.
22 April
23 April
Patrick George , 92, painter.
Sir Richard Parsons , 88, diplomat, Ambassador to Hungary, Spain and Sweden.
Maurice Peston, Baron Peston , 85, peer, politician and economist.
26 April –
Mark Farmer , 53, actor (
Grange Hill ,
Minder ,
Johnny Jarvis ).
27 April
28 April
29 April
30 April
May
Chris Mitchell (1988–2016) in 2009
Sally Brampton (1955–2016) discussing depression in 2010
Joe Temperley (1929–2016) (left) performing with
Gary Smulyan in 2005
David Rendel (1949–2016) at the Newbury declaration during the
2005 general election
1 May –
Richard Gilpin , 76, Anglican vicar,
Archdeacon of Totnes (1996–2005).
2 May
Basil Blackshaw , 84, artist.
Jonathan Cainer , 58, astrologer (
Daily Mail ).
Richard Davis , 66, radio astronomer.
Paul McDowell , 84, actor and singer (
The Temperance Seven ).
Roger Millward , 68, rugby league player (
Hull Kingston Rovers ,
Castleford Tigers ,
Great Britain ).
3 May –
Kristian Ealey , 38, actor (
Brookside ,
Hollyoaks ) and musician.
[128]
4 May
5 May –
Matt Irwin , 36, photographer.
6 May
7 May
8 May –
Sir Iain Glidewell , 91, jurist,
Lord Justice of Appeal (1985–1995).
9 May
Comply or Die , 17, thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the
2008 Grand National .
Gareth Gwenlan , 79, television producer (
One Foot in the Grave ,
Only Fools and Horses ,
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin ,
To the Manor Born ).
Bill MacIlwraith , 88, playwright and screenwriter (
Two's Company ).
Dennis Nineham , 94, theologian.
John Warr , 88, cricketer (
Middlesex ).
10 May
11 May
12 May –
Sidney Brazier , 96, army bomb disposal officer.
14 May
15 May –
Bobby McIlvenny , 89, footballer (
Oldham Athletic ).
16 May
Sir Gavyn Farr Arthur , 64, judge,
Lord Mayor of London (2002–2003).
Anthony Bird , 85, Anglican priest and academic.
Ken Cameron , 74, trade unionist.
John O. Hughes , 97, football administrator.
David Rendel , 67, politician, MP for
Newbury (1993–2005).
18 May
19 May
20 May
21 May
Jane Fawcett , 95, codebreaker at
Bletchley Park during the Second World War, and key figure in the
sinking of the Bismarck .
Sir Denys Henderson , 83, businessman, chairman of
ICI (1987–1995).
Alan Lewis , 61, footballer (
Reading ,
Derby County ,
Peterborough United ).
Chris Meek , 86, racing driver and businessman, owner of
Mallory Park .
24 May –
Burt Kwouk , 85, actor (
The Pink Panther ,
Last of the Summer Wine ,
Goldfinger ).
25 May
27 May –
Henrietta Phipps , 84, landscape gardener.
28 May
29 May
31 May
James Campbell , 81, historian.
Carla Lane , 87, television writer (
The Liver Birds ,
Butterflies ,
Bread ).
Peter Owen , 89, publisher.
Pam Royds , 91, publisher.
June
Sir Tom Kibble (1932–2016)
Dave Swarbrick (1941–2016) in 2006
Henry McCullough (1943–2016) in 2008
1 June
2 June –
Sir Tom Kibble , 83, physicist.
3 June –
Dave Swarbrick , 75, folk musician and singer-songwriter (
Fairport Convention ).
4 June
Annie Castledine , 77, theatre director.
Nicky Jennings , 70, footballer (
Portsmouth ,
Exeter City ).
Sir Brian McGrath , 90, courtier, private secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh.
Alan Rathbone , 57, rugby league player (
Bradford ,
Warrington ).
6 June
Harry Gregory , 72, footballer.
John Harding, 2nd Baron Harding of Petherton , 88, army officer and peer.
Sir Peter Shaffer , 90, playwright (
Black Comedy ,
Equus ,
Amadeus ) and screenwriter,
Tony Award winner (1975, 1981).
7 June
8 June –
Michael Manser , 87, architect.
9 June
10 June –
Alex Govan , 86, footballer (
Plymouth Argyle ,
Birmingham City ).
11 June
12 June
14 June
15 June
16 June –
Jo Cox , 41, politician, MP for
Batley and Spen (since 2015), assassinated.
17 June
19 June –
Bob Williamson , 67, songwriter and comedian.
21 June
22 June
23 June –
Peter Morley , 91, filmmaker.
24 June –
Steven Hancock , 58, Olympic kayaker (
1980 ) and business executive.
25 June
28 June –
Freddie Gilroy , 80, bantamweight boxer, Olympic bronze medallist (
1956 ).
30 June
July
Michael Beaumont (1927–2016) in 2012
Michael J. Elliott (1951–2016) in 2008
Eric Kuhne (1951–2016) in 2007
1 July
2 July
Caroline Aherne , 52, comedian, writer and actress (
The Mrs Merton Show ,
The Fast Show ,
The Royle Family ).
Euan Lloyd , 92, film producer (
The Wild Geese ).
Harold "H" Nelson , 88, cycling coach.
Robert Nye , 77, poet.
3 July
4 July –
Geoffrey Shovelton , 80, opera singer and illustrator.
5 July
Beatrice de Cardi , 102, archaeologist.
John Baillie-Hamilton, 13th Earl of Haddington , 74, peer.
David Jones , 66, politician, member of the
States of Guernsey .
Brian White , 59, politician, MP for
North East Milton Keynes (1997–2005).
Victor P. Whittaker , 97, biochemist.
6 July –
Matthew Evans, Baron Evans of Temple Guiting , 74, politician and publisher (
Faber ).
7 July
8 July
Frank Dickens , 84, cartoonist (
Bristow ).
William Lucas , 91, actor (
The Adventures of Black Beauty ).
Cicely Mayhew , 92, diplomat.
Jackie McInally , 76, footballer (
Kilmarnock ,
Motherwell ,
Hamilton Academical ).
Paddy Phelan , 78, cricketer (
Essex ) (death reported on this date).
9 July
10 July –
David Stride , 58, footballer (
Chelsea ).
11 July –
Elaine Fantham , 83, classicist.
13 July –
George Allen , 84, footballer (
Birmingham City ).
14 July –
Michael J. Elliott , 65, newspaper and magazine editor (
Time ,
Newsweek ,
The Economist ).
15 July
18 July
19 July
20 July –
Jim Pressdee , 83, cricketer (
Glamorgan ).
21 July
23 July
24 July –
Keith Gemmell , 68, musician (
Audience ,
Stackridge ,
Pasadena Roof Orchestra ).
25 July
26 July
Roye Albrighton , 67, rock guitarist and singer (
Nektar ).
Anne Balfour-Fraser , 92, film producer.
Maggie Macdonald , 63, singer in Scottish Gaelic.
Sylvia Peters , 90, continuity announcer and actress (
BBC TV ).
Dave Syrett , 60, footballer (
Swindon Town ,
Mansfield Town ,
Peterborough United ).
28 July
29 July –
Ken Barrie , 83, voice actor (
Postman Pat ) and singer.
31 July
August
6th Duke of Westminster (1951–2016) in 1997
Kenny Baker (1934–2016) in 2005
Dalian Atkinson (1968–2016) in 2008
Dame Margaret Anstee (1926–2016) in Honduras in 2002
1 August
2 August
Jonathan Borwein , 65, mathematician.
Tony Chater , 86, communist activist and newspaper editor (
Morning Star ).
John Fox , 87, cricketer (
Durham ,
Warwickshire ,
Devon ).
Neil Wilkinson , 61, footballer (
Blackburn Rovers ,
Port Vale ,
Crewe Alexandra ).
3 August –
Russell Coughlin , 56, footballer (
Carlisle United ,
Plymouth Argyle ,
Swansea City ).
5 August
David Attwooll , 67, poet and publisher.
Sir Robin Chichester-Clark , 88, politician, MP for
Londonderry (1955–1974).
Joe Davis , 75, footballer (
Hibernian ,
Carlisle United ).
Harold Hillman , 85, scientist.
Sir Leonard Peach , 83–84, civil servant, Chief Executive of the
NHS (1986–1989).
John Alan Robinson , 86, philosopher, mathematician and computer scientist.
6 August
Alan Dossor , 74, theatre director.
Kenneth Durham , 62, educationalist, headmaster of
University College School .
Mel Slack , 72, footballer (
Southend United ,
Cambridge United ).
Samuel Robin Spark , 78, artist.
7 August
8 August –
Edward Daly , 82, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Derry (1974–1993).
9 August
11 August
12 August
13 August
14 August
15 August
17 August
18 August –
Michael Napier Brown , 79, actor, theatre director and playwright.
19 August
20 August
21 August
22 August
23 August –
Dennis Hackett , 87, journalist and editor (
Queen ,
Nova ,
Today ).
25 August
26 August
27 August
28 August –
Ken Purchase , 77, politician, MP for
Wolverhampton North East (1992–2010).
29 August
30 August
31 August
September
Sylvia Gore (1944–2016) in 2015
Hidayat Inayat Khan (1917–2016) in 2004
1 September –
Frans ten Bos , 79, rugby union player (
Scotland ).
2 September
4 September
5 September
7 September
8 September
9 September
11 September
12 September
13 September
14 September
18 September
20 September
21 September –
Jack Rawlings , 93, footballer (
Hayes ,
Hendon ).
23 September –
David Coleman , 73, footballer (
Colchester United ).
24 September
25 September
26 September
27 September
28 September –
Graham Hawkins , 70, footballer and football manager.
29 September
Terence Brady , 77, writer (
Upstairs, Downstairs ), and actor.
Ann Emery , 86, actress (
Rentaghost ,
Billy Elliot ,
Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde ).
Anthony Ryle , 89, doctor.
30 September
October
Sir Neville Marriner (1924–2016) in
Barcelona in 2010
Andrew Vicari (1932–2016) in 2007
Pete Burns (1959–2016) performing in
Liverpool in 2008
Jimmy Perry (1923–2016) in 2011
1 October –
David Herd , 82, footballer (
Arsenal ,
Manchester United ,
Scotland ).
2 October
3 October
4 October
5 October –
Rod Temperton , 66, keyboardist (
Heatwave ) and songwriter ("
Rock with You ", "
Give Me the Night ", "
Thriller "). (death reported on this date).
6 October
7 October
8 October
9 October
Angus Grant , 49, fiddler (
Shooglenifty ,
Swamptrash ).
Sir Anthony Grant , 91, politician, MP for
Harrow Central (1964–1983), and
Cambridgeshire South West (1983–1997).
David Konstant , 86, Roman Catholic prelate,
Bishop of Leeds (1985–2004).
10 October
Gerry Gow , 64, footballer (
Bristol City ,
Manchester City ,
Rotherham United ).
Graham C. Greene , 80, publisher (
Jonathan Cape ).
Drew Nelson , 60, solicitor, politician, and Grand Secretary of the
Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland .
Eddie O'Hara , 80, footballer (
Falkirk ,
Everton ,
Barnsley ).
11 October
12 October
13 October –
William Gilbert Chaloner , 87, palaeobotanist.
14 October
15 October
16 October
17 October –
George Peebles , 80, footballer (
Dunfermline Athletic ,
Stirling Albion ).
18 October
Dave Colclough , 52, professional poker player.
Alan Collins , 88, sculptor.
Mike Daniels , 88, jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
Marianne de Trey , 102, potter.
Huw Jones , 82, Anglican clergyman,
Bishop of St. David's (1996–2001).
William McKelvey , 82, politician, MP for
Kilmarnock and Loudoun (1983–1997).
Sir Sigmund Sternberg , 95, philanthropist, businessman and
Labour Party donor.
19 October
Mark Birch , 67, jockey.
Rough Quest , 30, racehorse, winner of the
1996 Grand National .
Norman Sherry , 91, author.
Gary Sprake , 71, footballer (
Leeds United ,
Wales ).
Sammy Smyth , 91, footballer (
Wolverhampton Wanderers ).
20 October –
Benedict Read , 71, art historian.
21 October
22 October
23 October
24 October
25 October –
Howard Davies , 71, theatre and television director.
27 October
29 October
30 October –
Jack Braughton , 95, Olympic long-distance runner (1948).
31 October
November
Bap Kennedy (1962–2016) in 2009
David Hamilton (1933–2016) in 2012
Andrew Sachs (1930–2016), best known for playing
Manuel in
Fawlty Towers , in 2004
1 November
5 November
6 November
7 November
8 November –
Ian Cowan , 71, footballer (
Partick Thistle ,
Falkirk ,
Dunfermline Athletic ).
9 November
11 November
12 November –
Louis Devereux , 85, cricketer (
Worcestershire ,
Glamorgan ).
13 November
15 November
16 November –
Len Allchurch , 83, footballer (
Swansea City ,
Sheffield United ,
Wales ).
17 November –
Steve Truglia , 54, stuntman (
The Wolfman ,
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation ,
Hollyoaks ).
18 November
19 November –
David Turner-Samuels , 98, barrister.
20 November
22 November –
Craig Gill , 44, rock drummer (
Inspiral Carpets ).
23 November
24 November
25 November
26 November –
David Provan , 75, footballer (
Rangers ,
Crystal Palace ).
27 November
28 November –
Sir John Swire , 89, businessman (
Swire Group ).
29 November
30 November –
Leonard of Mayfair , 78, hairdresser.
December
Greg Lake (1947–2016) in 2005
Bernard Fox (1927–2016) in the film
Hogan's Heroes
Richard Adams (1920–2016), author of
Watership Down , in 2008
Rick Parfitt (1948–2016) in
Sweden in 2007
George Michael (1963–2016) in 1988
1 December
2 December
3 December –
Arthur Latham , 86, politician, MP for
Paddington North (1969–1974) and
Paddington (1974–1979), Leader of the
London Borough of Havering (1990–1996).
4 December
6 December
7 December
Brian Bulless , 83, footballer (
Hull City ).
Ian Cartwright , 52, footballer (
Wolverhampton Wanderers ).
Alex Johnstone , 55, politician, MSP for
North East Scotland (since 1999).
Greg Lake , 69, singer and musician (
King Crimson ,
ELP ).
Helen Roseveare , 91, Christian missionary.
Romilly Squire of Rubislaw , 63, heraldic artist.
Allan Stewart , 74, politician, MP for
East Renfrewshire (1979–1983), and
Eastwood (1983–1997).
8 December
Gareth Griffiths , 85, rugby union player (
Cardiff ,
Wales ).
Peter Jackson , 90, animal conservationist and journalist.
Dame Sheila Quinn , 96, nurse, President of the
Royal College of Nursing (1982–1986).
Fred Secombe , 98,
Church in Wales priest and writer.
Sir Alan Urwick , 86, diplomat and public servant,
Ambassador to Egypt (1985–1987),
High Commissioner to Canada (1987–1989),
Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons (1989–1995).
10 December
11 December
12 December
Mark Fisher , 57, pop musician (
Matt Bianco ).
Gustav Jahoda , 96, psychologist.
Jim Prior, Baron Prior , 89, politician,
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1981–1984) and
Employment (1979–1981).
Walter Swinburn , 55, jockey.
14 December
15 December
18 December
19 December
Lionel Blue , 86, rabbi, journalist and broadcaster.
Annette Karmiloff-Smith , 78, neuroscientist.
Sir John Oakeley, 8th Baronet , 84, Olympic yachtsman (
1972 ).
Christopher Young , 71, rugby league player (
Hull Kingston Rovers ,
Great Britain ).
20 December
21 December
Deddie Davies , 78, actress (
The Railway Children ,
Stella ) and musician (
The Zimmers ).
John Gwilliam , 93, rugby union player (
Wales ).
Bob Jeffery , 81, Anglican priest,
Dean of Worcester (1987–1996).
Nigel Nicholls , 78, civil servant,
Clerk of the Privy Council (1992–1998).
22 December
23 December
John Aitchison , 90, statistician.
Robert Hinde , 93, zoologist,
Master of St John's College, Cambridge (1989–1994).
Piers Sellers , 61, astronaut and meteorologist.
George Thompson , 88, politician, MP for
Galloway (1974–1979).
24 December
Richard Adams , 96, author (
Watership Down ,
The Plague Dogs ,
Shardik ).
Rick Parfitt , 68, singer, songwriter and guitarist (
Status Quo ).
Liz Smith , 95, actress (
The Royle Family ,
I Didn't Know You Cared ,
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ).
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25 December
Lady Marion Fraser , 84, music educator.
John Sedgwick Gregson , 92,
George Cross recipient.
George Michael , 53, singer (
Wham! ) and songwriter ("
Careless Whisper ", "
Last Christmas ", "
Faith ").
John Nike , 81, businessman.
26 December –
Mary Wondrausch , 93, artist and potter.
29 December
30 December
31 December –
Sir Dennis Faulkner , 90, officer in the Royal Navy.
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