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2016 in the United Kingdom

March 04, 2023

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]
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    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 Britain, 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 Britain 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]
  • 17 March – Lubov Chernukhin, wife of Vladimir Chernukhin, a former Russian Finance Minister, donates £68,000 to the Conservative Party.[28]
  • 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.[29] Duncan Smith is succeeded in the post by Stephen Crabb.[30]
  • 19 March – England win the Six Nations Grand Slam—their first since 2003.[31]
  • 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.[32]
  • 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.[33]
  • 23 March – Drivers on London Underground's Piccadilly line go on strike for 24 hours over bullying allegations.[34]
  • 28 March – Storm Katie rips through parts of Britain 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.[35]
  • 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.[36]
  • 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.[37]
    • 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.[38]
  • 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.[39]
  • 7 April – A junior doctors' strike over pay disputes enters its second day, with over 5,000 operations and procedures being postponed.[40]
  • 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.[41]
  • 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.[42]
  • 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.[43]
  • 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.[44]
  • 16 April – Thousands of people take part in a protest against austerity cuts in central London, including the Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell.[45]
     
    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.[46]
    • Queen Elizabeth II marks her 90th birthday.
  • 26 April

May

June

July

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 both found guilty at the Old Bailey of "inviting 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

Publications

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 2016

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

February

 
Sir Christopher Zeeman (1925–2016) in 2009
 
Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury (1928–2016) in 2006

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"

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

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

June

 
Sir Tom Kibble (1932–2016)
 
Dave Swarbrick (1941–2016) in 2006
 
Henry McCullough (1943–2016) in 2008

July

 
Michael Beaumont (1927–2016) in 2012
 
Michael J. Elliott (1951–2016) in 2008
 
Eric Kuhne (1951–2016) in 2007

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

September

 
Sylvia Gore (1944–2016) in 2015
 
Hidayat Inayat Khan (1917–2016) in 2004

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

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

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

See also

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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 2016 in the United KingdomOther years2014 2015 2016 2016 2017 2018Countries of the United KingdomEngland Northern Ireland Scotland WalesPopular cultureFootball England Scotland Wales2016 British Grand Prix2016 English cricket season2016 in British television2016 in British music2016 in British radioUK in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 2 1 January 2 2 February 2 3 March 2 4 April 2 5 May 2 6 June 2 7 July 2 8 August 2 9 September 2 10 October 2 11 November 2 12 December 3 Publications 4 Deaths 4 1 January 4 2 February 4 3 March 4 4 April 4 5 May 4 6 June 4 7 July 4 8 August 4 9 September 4 10 October 4 11 November 4 12 December 5 See also 6 ReferencesIncumbents EditMonarch Elizabeth II Prime Minister David Cameron Conservative until 13 July Theresa May Conservative starting 13 July Parliament 56thEvents EditJanuary Edit 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 Glasgow11 January In the aftermath of Jeremy Corbyn s reshuffle of the Labour Party Shadow Attorney General Catherine McKinnell resigns citing party infighting family reasons and the desire to speak in Parliament beyond her legal portfolio 3 Arlene Foster becomes the first woman to lead the Democratic Unionist Party and becomes Northern Ireland s first female First Minister 4 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 Edit 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 Britain 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 Britain 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 Edit 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 17 March Lubov Chernukhin wife of Vladimir Chernukhin a former Russian Finance Minister donates 68 000 to the Conservative Party 28 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 29 Duncan Smith is succeeded in the post by Stephen Crabb 30 19 March England win the Six Nations Grand Slam their first since 2003 31 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 32 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 33 23 March Drivers on London Underground s Piccadilly line go on strike for 24 hours over bullying allegations 34 28 March Storm Katie rips through parts of Britain 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 35 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 36 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 37 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 Edit 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 38 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 39 7 April A junior doctors strike over pay disputes enters its second day with over 5 000 operations and procedures being postponed 40 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 41 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 42 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 43 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 44 16 April Thousands of people take part in a protest against austerity cuts in central London including the Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell 45 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 46 Queen Elizabeth II marks her 90th birthday 26 April A jury at a coroner s court in Warrington declares that the victims of the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 were unlawfully killed 47 Junior doctors go on strike again this time including those providing emergency care for the first time 48 May Edit 2 May Leicester City win the Premier League for the first time having been quoted odds as long as 5000 1 before the start of the season 49 3 May Thousands of parents take their children out of school for a day in opposition to the introduction of SAT exams for Year 2 pupils 50 5 May UK local and Police and crime commissioner elections as well as elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament are held 7 May Sadiq Khan is sworn in as mayor of London succeeding Boris Johnson and becoming London s first Muslim mayor 51 18 May The government s planned new laws are set out by the Queen in her annual speech which include a large overhaul on prison laws and support for a spaceport and driverless cars 52 June Edit 1 June Archaeologists announce identification of one of the Roman Bloomberg tablets found during 2010 13 excavations in advance of construction of new Bloomberg London offices in the City of London as the oldest known hand written document in the United Kingdom dating back to AD 57 53 12 June UEFA threatens to disqualify England from Euro 2016 after totally unacceptable violent hooliganism between England and Russia fans during an England Russia game on 11 June 54 16 June Labour MP Jo Cox dies at Leeds General Infirmary after being shot and stabbed as she prepared to hold a meeting with constituents in Birstall West Yorkshire 55 21 June Both sides of the referendum on the UK s membership of the European Union take part in the biggest live debate at Wembley Arena on a special edition of Question Time on the BBC Panelists include former Mayor of London Boris Johnson for Leave and his successor Sadiq Khan for Remain 56 Ballot for the EU referendum 23 June The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is held in the UK and Gibraltar the first of its kind since the 1975 referendum on Britain s membership of the then European Economic Community 21 24 June The United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union in a vote of 51 9 to 48 1 in a record voting turnout of 72 England and Wales vote for leave while London Scotland Northern Ireland and Gibraltar back remain 57 David Cameron resigns as leader of the Conservative Party announcing he is to step down as Prime Minister by October claiming fresh leadership is needed in the wake of a vote to leave 57 The 2016 Conservative Party leadership election is launched to find his successor London s stock market plunges more than 8 in the wake of the EU referendum result with the pound falling to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985 58 26 June Several Labour Party shadow cabinet ministers quit with many more expected in protest at Jeremy Corbyn s leadership and lacklustre referendum campaign Corbyn issues a statement in response vowing to stand in any new leadership election and to reshape his shadow cabinet 59 First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon warns she could persuade the Scottish Parliament to veto the United Kingdom s exit from the European Union 60 27 June Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne makes a statement to calm the markets claiming the UK is ready to face the future from a position of strength and indicating there won t be an immediate emergency Budget 61 Ratings agency Standard amp Poor s state the referendum result could lead to a deterioration of the UK s economic performance including its large financial services sector as the United Kingdom loses its top AAA credit rating 62 England are knocked out of UEFA Euro 2016 after a shock 2 1 defeat to Iceland in the round of 16 63 England manager Roy Hodgson resigns in the wake of the result 64 28 June A motion of no confidence by Labour MPs in leader Jeremy Corbyn is passed by a 172 to 40 vote However Corbyn reiterates that he will not resign 65 Stephen Crabb becomes the first MP to announce their candidacy in the 2016 Conservative Party leadership election 30 June Michael Gove Theresa May Andrea Leadsom and Liam Fox announce their candidacies for leadership of the Conservative Party and subsequently Prime Minister 66 Boris Johnson a front runner for the job according to political analysts surprisingly declares his intentions not to campaign 67 July Edit 1 July A two minute silence is observed at 7 28 a m throughout the United Kingdom to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme 68 The art event We re Here Because We re Here is staged across the U K by Jeremy Deller to mark the same event 69 Wales qualify for the semi final of Euro 2016 after beating Belgium 3 1 the team s most significant victory since 1958 70 4 July United Kingdom Independence Party leader Nigel Farage resigns saying his political ambition had been achieved with the UK voting to leave the European Union 71 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 72 8 July Women are now permitted to serve in close combat roles in the British armed services 73 10 July Angela Eagle announces she will challenge Jeremy Corbyn for leadership of the Labour Party triggering a leadership election 74 New Prime Minister and Conservative leader Theresa May 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 David Cameron officially tenders his resignation as Prime Minister to the Queen and is succeeded by his former Home Secretary Theresa May 75 Theresa May begins to announce her cabinet with Philip Hammond as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer Amber Rudd as Home Secretary Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary and David Davis appointed in the new Exiting the European Union Secretary post 76 Owen Smith announces he will also contest the 2016 Labour Party leadership election 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 Edit 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 both found guilty at the Old Bailey of inviting 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 m 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 Edit 1 September The Francis Crick Institute Europe s largest biomedical research facility opens in London 88 89 2 September Nicholas Chamberlain the Bishop of Grantham becomes the first Church of England bishop to openly declare he is gay and in a relationship 90 12 September Former Prime Minister David Cameron resigns from the House of Commons triggering the 2016 Witney by election 91 13 September The first Bank of England polymer banknote enters circulation 92 Northern Bank in Northern Ireland had previously issued a polymer 5 note but that was not legal tender in the rest of the UK The UK experiences its hottest September day since 1911 with 34 4 C recorded in Gravesend Kent 93 15 September The government approves the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant which will cost 18bn and says it will introduce new safeguards to future projects 94 16 September Flash flooding hits parts of England as thunderstorms dump almost half a month s rainfall in some areas overnight 95 Diane James is elected the new leader of UKIP 96 24 September Jeremy Corbyn is re elected as leader of the Labour Party following an unsuccessful challenge by Owen Smith 97 October Edit 5 October Diane James quits as leader of UKIP after only 18 days in the post 98 6 October Communities Secretary Sajid Javid approves plans for fracking at Cuadrilla s Preston New Road site in Lancashire overturning an earlier decision by the local council 99 12 October Welsh footballer Ched Evans is cleared of rape in a retrial having previously been wrongfully convicted for the offence serving two and half years in prison 100 25 October The government approves a third runway at Heathrow Airport 101 Zac Goldsmith MP for Richmond Park resigns in protest 102 November Edit 2 November The High Court in London rules in favour of ClientEarth in their case against the government regarding dangerous levels of air pollution in the UK 103 5 November The British tennis player Andy Murray becomes ATP world number one the first British player of either sex to reach number one in tennis rankings in the modern era 104 9 November 2016 Croydon tram derailment Seven people die and 61 are injured when a tram derails close to Sandilands tram stop in Croydon London 105 15 November The British Medical Journal backs the legalisation of drugs for the first time arguing that the War on Drugs has failed 106 107 The second phase of the high speed rail line HS2 is confirmed by the government with lines running from Crewe to Manchester and the West Midlands to Leeds 108 17 November Tornadoes affect parts of The Midlands and Wales causing some damage 109 23 November Chancellor Philip Hammond delivers the Autumn Statement to Parliament announced to be the final such Statement being replaced by a full Budget in 2017 110 111 112 28 November Paul Nuttall is elected as UKIP s new leader 113 29 November The Investigatory Powers Bill receives Royal assent 114 December Edit 7 December HMS Illustrious the lastInvincible class aircraft carrier makes its final voyage out of Portsmouth Harbour to a ship recycling company in Turkey 115 16 December A riot occurs at HMP Birmingham described as the worst since the Strangeways prison riot and protest of 1990 Authorities regain control of all four wings after more than 12 hours of disorder involving 600 inmates 116 Publications EditSteve Cole s Heads You Die the second novel in the Young Bond series David Stuart Davies novel The Ripper Legacy Lindsey Davis crime novel The Graveyard of the Hesperides Owen Hatherley s The Ministry of Nostalgia Deborah Levy s novel Hot Milk Stuart MacBride s novel In the Cold Dark Ground China Mieville s fantasy novella This Census Taker Tony Norfield s The City London and the Global Power of Finance Beatrix Potter s children s story The Tale of Kitty in Boots discovered after 100 years 117 Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter s novel The Long Cosmos Rosa Prince s Comrade Corbyn the biography of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn Kate Saunders Brian Sibley Jeanne Willis and Paul Bright co wrote The Best Bear in All the World the authorised sequel to Winnie the Pooh from Egmont Deaths EditMain article Deaths in 2016 January Edit 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 Matt Hobden 22 cricketer Sussex Thomas Johnstone McWiggan 97 aviation engineer Leonard White 99 television producer and actor 3 January Olwyn Hughes 87 literary agent Ted Hughes Peter Powell 83 kite maker Tommy Sale 97 rugby league player Leigh Widnes 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 Sian Blake 43 actress EastEnders body discovered Percy Freeman 70 footballer Lincoln City West Bromwich Albion Reading Albert Gubay 87 businessman Kwik Save 7 January Paddy Doherty 89 Irish civil rights activist Alan Haven 80 jazz organist Sir Christopher Wallace 73 army general Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies 2001 2005 8 January Ida Gaskin 96 teacher and quiz show contestant 9 January Ed Stewart 74 radio presenter Gareth Hoskins 48 architect Mike McGinnity football chairman Coventry City 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 Elizabeth Aston 67 author Sir Kenneth Corfield 91 camera engineer inventor of the Corfield Periflex John Easter 70 squash player and cricketer 12 January Robert Black 68 serial killer and kidnapper Tommy Mulgrew 86 footballer Southampton John Stevens 86 journalist 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 118 Robert Banks Stewart 84 television writer Doctor Who Bergerac Shoestring 15 January Robin Fletcher 93 academic administrator and Olympic field hockey player Charles Harbord Hamond 12th Baron Suffield 62 nobleman 17 January Dale Griffin 67 drummer Mott the Hoople Delphine Parrott 87 immunologist Angus Ross 49 darts player 18 January Terence Cook 88 rugby union and rugby league footballer Andy Dog Johnson 57 artist designer of The The record sleeves Mike MacDowel 83 racing driver 19 January Robert M Carter 73 marine geologist and climate skeptic Laurence Lerner 90 literary critic Sheila Sim Lady Attenborough 93 actress A Canterbury Tale Pandora and the Flying Dutchman West of Zanzibar 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 Michael Sheringham literary academic Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at Oxford University 2004 2015 Gerald Williams 86 tennis commentator 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 Jimmy Bain 68 bassist Rainbow Dio Grahame Hodgson 79 rugby union player Wales 24 January Christine Jackson 53 cellist Eric Webster 84 footballer Manchester City and football manager Stockport County Henry Worsley 55 adventurer 26 January Black 53 singer songwriter Wonderful Life Ray Pointer 79 footballer Burnley Coventry City Portsmouth 27 January Peter Baker 84 footballer Tottenham Hotspur Bernard Cookson 79 cartoonist John F G Howe 85 air marshal 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 Gordon Goody 86 criminal mastermind of the Great Train Robbery John Roper Baron Roper 80 politician Donald I Williamson 94 biologist 30 January Tony Beard 79 radio announcer BBC Radio Devon Frank Finlay 89 actor Othello The Pianist The Three Musketeers 31 January Gillian Avery 89 children s novelist and historian Sir Terry Wogan 77 broadcaster Wogan Children in Need Blankety Blank Come Dancing and BBC presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 2008 February Edit Sir Christopher Zeeman 1925 2016 in 2009 Eric Lubbock 4th Baron Avebury 1928 2016 in 2006 1 February Francis Ormsby Gore 6th Baron Harlech 61 nobleman Tom Pugh 78 cricketer Sir Peter Whiteley 95 General in the Royal Marines Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1979 1984 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 Alastair Biggar 69 rugby union player Scotland British and Irish Lions London Scottish 8 February John Disley 87 steeplechase runner Olympic bronze medallist 1952 and co founder of the London Marathon Margaret Forster 77 novelist Georgy Girl and biographer Norman Hudis 93 screenwriter Carry On 9 February Wayne England artist Magic The Gathering Michael Hanlon 51 science journalist Roy Harris 82 folk singer Graham Moore 74 footballer Charlton Athletic Cardiff City 10 February Ian Cowap 65 cricketer Cheshire Phil Gartside 63 businessman and football chairman Bolton Wanderers 11 February Les Belshaw 88 rugby league footballer of the 1950s Sir Timothy Bevan 88 banker chairman of Barclays 1981 1987 Peter Wood 90 theatre director 12 February Barbara Hardy 92 author Keith Jeffery 64 historian 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 Ronnie Blackman 90 footballer Reading Gwyneth George 95 concert cellist and music academic 119 Jim Pleass 92 cricketer Glamorgan 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 120 Peter Marlow 63 news photographer 22 February Douglas Slocombe 103 cinematographer Indiana Jones The Lion in Winter Jesus Christ Superstar 24 February Jim McFadzean 77 footballer Kilmarnock Heart of Midlothian S F C Milsom 92 barrister and legal historian 25 February John Chilton 83 jazz musician and writer Jim Clark 84 film editor The World Is Not Enough The Killing Fields Marathon Man Oscar winner 1985 26 February Antony Gibbs 90 film editor Tom Jones Fiddler on the Roof Ronin Michael S Longuet Higgins 90 mathematician and oceanographer 27 February Michael Bowes Lyon 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 58 nobleman and soldier Dick Bradsell 56 bartender Steven Rumbelow 66 theatre and film director Autumn 28 February Paul Colinvaux 85 ecologist and author Fates of Nations John Cameron Lord Coulsfield 81 judge Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial Senator of the College of Justice 1987 1992 John Jones 91 author and academic 29 February Louise Rennison 64 author Angus Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging March Edit 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 Peter Mathias 88 economic historian Tony Warren 79 television scriptwriter Coronation Street 2 March Arthur Keily 94 marathon runner Paul Webley 62 educator president of SOAS University of London 2006 2015 3 March Lord James Blears 92 professional wrestler Anthony Carrigan 35 academic Cyril Denis 71 land developer London Docklands and hotelier 121 Andrew Derbyshire 92 architect Tony Dyson 68 film prop designer R2 D2 John Thomas 63 guitarist Budgie 4 March John Brooks Baron Brooks of Tremorfa 88 politician and boxing executive President of the British Boxing Board of Control and Welsh Sports Hall of Fame Alistair Stuart 89 newspaper editor Scotland on Sunday 122 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 Wally Bragg 86 footballer Brentford Ernest George Mardon 87 historian 7 March Leonard Berney 95 military officer a liberator of Bergen Belsen 123 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 Jack Jones 90 Olympic water polo player 1952 1956 Sir George Martin 90 record producer The Beatles composer arranger and engineer six times Grammy Award winner 9 March Bryan Coombs 81 academic and shorthand expert Pitman shorthand 124 Jon English 66 musician and actor 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 amp Palmer 11 March Doreen Massey 72 geographer Brenda Naylor 89 sculptor Billy Ritchie 79 footballer Rangers Partick Thistle 13 March Adrienne Corri 85 actress Doctor Zhivago A Clockwork Orange Doctor Who Lord Michael Jones 68 judge 14 March Sir Peter Maxwell Davies 81 composer and conductor Master of the Queen s Music 2004 2014 Lilly Dubowitz 85 paediatrician 15 March Sylvia Anderson 88 television producer and voice actress Thunderbirds Asa Briggs Baron Briggs 94 historian codebreaker and life peer Sebastian Rahtz 61 digital humanities researcher 16 March Cliff Michelmore 96 television presenter and producer Tonight 24 Hours Holiday Alan Spavin 74 footballer Preston North End Dundalk 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 Barry Hines 76 author A Kestrel for a Knave John Urry 79 sociologist 19 March David Green 76 cricketer Lancashire Gloucestershire Jack Mansell 88 footballer and football coach 20 March Jon Beazley television executive BBC and producer Strictly Come Dancing Jack Boxley 84 footballer Bristol City Coventry City Mark Sutton 46 rugby union player Dunvant 21 March Robert McNeill Alexander 81 zoologist 22 March Petra Davies 85 actress 23 March David Blackburn 76 artist Sir Richard George 71 food manufacturer Weetabix Limited Desmond McKeown 79 rugby league player Oldham death reported on this date Sir Peter Moores 83 businessman Littlewoods and chairman of Everton 1960 1965 24 March Brendan Sloan 67 Gaelic football player Down 25 March Ken Barr 83 artist Terry Brain 60 animator The Trap Door David Snellgrove 95 Tibetologist 26 March Michael MccGwire 91 foreign policy analyst Bernard Neal 93 structural engineer and croquet player 28 March Peggy Fortnum 96 illustrator Paddington Bear Derek Robertson 64 football executive Dundee United death reported on this date 30 March Denys Carnill 90 field hockey player Olympic bronze medalist 1952 John King 77 football player and manager Tranmere Andy Newman 73 pianist Thunderclap Newman 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 Edit Motorcyclist Martin Lampkin 1950 2016 at the Trial Sant Llorenc 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 Alan Carter 86 civil servant Director of Immigration of Hong Kong 1983 1989 Tony Whittaker 81 solicitor and politician 2 April Gareth Jones 85 legal academic 3 April John Vane 11th Baron Barnard 92 nobleman Martin Lampkin 65 motorcycle trials rider John Waite 74 footballer Grimsby 4 April Royston Nash 82 conductor D Oyly Carte Opera Company Ken Waterhouse 85 footballer Preston North End Rotherham United 5 April Henry Hobhouse 91 journalist and historian Seeds of Change Five Plants That Transformed Mankind Mick Sullivan 82 rugby league footballer Wigan world champion 1954 1960 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 125 Garry Jones 65 footballer Bolton Wanderers Charles Thomas 87 archaeologist Ruth Westbrook 85 cricket player and coach England 8 April Mildred Gordon 92 politician MP for Bow and Poplar 1987 1997 Fred Middleton 85 footballer Lincoln City David Swift 85 actor Drop the Dead Donkey 9 April Patrick Paddy J O Donnell 68 academic Martin Roberts 48 rugby union player Gloucester Rugby 10 April Howard Marks 70 cannabis smuggler writer and campaigner Adrian St John 22 cricketer 126 11 April Emile Ford 78 singer Emile Ford and the Checkmates Nicholas Gargano 81 boxer Olympic bronze medallist 1956 Dame Marion Kettlewell 102 naval officer Director of the Wrens 1966 1970 12 April Alan Loveday 88 violinist Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Academy of St Martin in the Fields Sir Arnold Wesker 83 playwright 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 Morag Siller 46 actress Emmerdale Memphis Belle Casualty Guy Woolfenden 78 composer and conductor 16 April Richard Smith 84 painter Kit West 79 special effects artist Raiders of the Lost Ark Dragonheart Return of the Jedi Enemy at the Gates Oscar winner 1982 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 Harry Elderfield 72 geochemist and professor University of Cambridge Billy Redmayne 25 motorcycle racer 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 David Beresford 68 journalist John Lumsden 55 footballer Stoke City Sir Denys Wilkinson 93 nuclear physicist 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 Harold Cohen 87 computer artist AARON Angela Flanders 88 perfumer Herta Groves 96 milliner 28 April Sir Edward Ashmore 96 Royal Naval officer First Sea Lord 1974 1977 Jenny Diski 68 writer Nothing Natural Rainforest London Review of Books Barry Howard 78 actor Hi de Hi 29 April Tim Bacon 52 restaurateur and actor Sons and Daughters Alyson Bailes 67 diplomat ambassador to Finland 2000 2002 Dave Robinson 67 footballer Birmingham City Walsall 30 April Sir Harry Kroto 76 chemist winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1996 Phil Ryan 69 keyboardist Man May Edit 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 127 4 May Sir Jack Baer 91 art dealer Michael Caborn Waterfield 86 businessman Ann Summers 5 May Matt Irwin 36 photographer 6 May Lakshmi Holmstrom 81 author and translator Chris Mitchell 27 footballer Queen of the South Clyde 7 May John Krish 92 film director George Ross 73 footballer Preston North End 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 Sally Brampton 60 writer and magazine editor Elle Sarah Corp 41 television news producer Nicholas Fisk 92 children s author 11 May Seb Adeniran Olule 20 rugby union player Harlequins Bobby Carroll 77 footballer Celtic David King 73 graphic designer art collector and writer The Commissar Vanishes Joe Temperley 86 jazz saxophonist Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 12 May Sidney Brazier 96 army bomb disposal officer 14 May Tony Barrow 80 press officer The Beatles John Coyle 83 footballer Dundee United Clyde Malachi Mitchell Thomas 20 motorcycle racer Kenneth Painter 71 archaeologist and curator 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 Ethel Bush 100 police officer Adrian Flowers 89 photographer 19 May George Forty 88 army officer and author Hugh Honour 88 art historian Donald Snelgrove 91 Anglican clergyman Bishop of Hull 1981 1994 20 May Malvina Cheek 100 war artist Audrey Purton 90 Women s Royal Army Corps officer 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 Ian Gibson 73 footballer Cardiff City Coventry City Middlesbrough Peggy Spencer 96 dancer John Webster 60 theologian 27 May Henrietta Phipps 84 landscape gardener 28 May Patrick Neill Baron Neill of Bladen 89 barrister and life peer Edward O Hara 78 politician MP for Knowsley South 1990 2010 29 May Alan Devereux 75 actor The Archers Edward Morris 75 art historian Berrick Saul 91 economist and academic administrator death reported on this date 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 Edit Sir Tom Kibble 1932 2016 Dave Swarbrick 1941 2016 in 2006 Henry McCullough 1943 2016 in 2008 1 June John Taylor 87 Anglican clergyman and theologian Bishop of St Albans 1980 1995 Alan Wise 63 record producer 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 Johnny Brooks 84 footballer Tottenham Hotspur Chelsea Brentford Peter Jost 95 mechanical engineer 8 June Michael Manser 87 architect 9 June Hamza Ali 20 cricketer Hampshire Bernard Shrimsley 85 newspaper editor The Sun News of the World 10 June Alex Govan 86 footballer Plymouth Argyle Birmingham City 11 June Donald Carr 89 cricketer Derbyshire Oxford University England Alberto Remedios 81 operatic tenor 12 June Rodney Leach Baron Leach of Fairford 82 banker and politician Tom Leppard 80 tattooed man a k a The Leopard Man 14 June Ronan Costello 17 rugby league player Huddersfield Giants 128 Henry McCullough 72 guitarist Spooky Tooth Paul McCartney amp Wings The Grease Band 15 June Bob Holman 79 academic University of Bath and community worker Harry Moule 94 cricketer Worcestershire 16 June Jo Cox 41 politician MP for Batley and Spen since 2015 assassinated 17 June Audrey Disbury 82 cricketer Sam Beaver King 90 political activist Mayor of Southwark 1983 co founder of the Notting Hill Carnival Tenor Fly rapper and ragga vocalist 19 June Bob Williamson 67 songwriter and comedian 21 June Karl Dallas 85 journalist author and campaigner Bryan Edwards 85 footballer Bolton Wanderers 22 June David J Hickson 85 organizational theorist Harry Rabinowitz 100 composer Reilly Ace of Spies and conductor Chariots of Fire Cats 23 June Peter Morley 91 filmmaker 24 June Steven Hancock 58 Olympic kayaker 1980 and business executive 25 June Percy Beake 99 WWII fighter pilot Patrick Mayhew Baron Mayhew of Twysden 86 barrister and politician Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1992 1997 28 June Freddie Gilroy 80 bantamweight boxer Olympic bronze medallist 1956 30 June Geoffrey Hill 84 poet Gordon Murray 95 television producer and puppeteer Trumpton Camberwick Green Chigley July Edit Michael Beaumont 1927 2016 in 2012 Michael J Elliott 1951 2016 in 2008 Eric Kuhne 1951 2016 in 2007 1 July Tom Boulton 90 anaesthetirst Robin Hardy 86 film director The Wicker Man 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 Michael Beaumont 22nd Seigneur of Sark 88 aristocrat Jimmy Frizzell 79 footballer Greenock Morton Oldham Athletic and football manager John Middleton 59 footballer Derby County Nottingham Forest 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 Sally Beauman 71 author Rebecca s Tale The Landscape of Love James Gilbert 93 television producer The Two Ronnies Last of the Summer Wine John O Rourke 71 footballer Middlesbrough Ipswich Town 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 Gladys Hooper 113 supercentenarian oldest living person in the United Kingdom Ray Spencer 82 footballer Darlington Torquay United 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 Helen Bailey 51 author body discovered on this date Peregrine Eliot 10th Earl of St Germans 75 peer and festival founder 18 July Richard Budge 69 businessman John Hope 67 footballer Sheffield United Les Stocker 73 wildlife expert founder of Tiggywinkles 19 July Tom McCready 72 footballer Wimbledon F C John Pidgeon 69 writer and broadcaster Anthony D Smith 76 historical sociologist 20 July Jim Pressdee 83 cricketer Glamorgan 21 July John Garton 74 Anglican prelate Bishop of Plymouth 1996 2005 Des Rea 72 boxer 23 July Kate Granger 34 physician and fundraiser Sir David Goodall 84 diplomat British High Commissioner to India 1987 1991 24 July Keith Gemmell 68 musician Audience Stackridge Pasadena Roof Orchestra 25 July Tom Clegg 81 television and film director Eric Kuhne 64 architect Bluewater Shopping Centre Titanic Belfast 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 Norman Guthkelch 100 paediatric neurosurgeon Patrick Jourdain 73 bridge player and journalist 29 July Ken Barrie 83 voice actor Postman Pat and singer 31 July Gwynn ap Gwilym 61 author Bill Holdsworth 87 cricketer Yorkshire August Edit 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 Dai Dower 83 flyweight boxer Sir Derek Oulton 89 civil servant Permanent Secretary of the Lord Chancellor s Department and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery 1982 1989 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 Jack Sears 86 race and rally driver Peter Stein 90 legal scholar Roy Summersby 81 footballer Crystal Palace Millwall Portsmouth 8 August Edward Daly 82 Roman Catholic prelate Bishop of Derry 1974 1993 9 August Gerald Grosvenor 6th Duke of Westminster 64 peer Army major general and billionaire property developer Bob Kiley 80 public transport planner Commissioner of Transport for London 2001 2006 11 August Roly Bain 62 priest and clown Charles Bawden 92 Mongolist David Enthoven 72 music manager Robbie Williams T Rex Roxy Music and record label founder E G Records 12 August Keith Blunt 77 football coach Sutton United Malmo Viking Sir Swinton Thomas 85 judge 13 August Kenny Baker 81 actor Star Wars Time Bandits Flash Gordon Patricia English 84 actress 14 August Neil Black 84 oboist Robert Goff Baron Goff of Chieveley 89 judge and law lord 15 August Dalian Atkinson 48 footballer Ipswich Town Aston Villa Ieuan Roberts 66 political activist 17 August John Ellenby 75 computer scientist Barry Myers 79 advertising filmmaker 18 August Michael Napier Brown 79 actor theatre director and playwright 19 August Trevor Baker 94 meteorologist Peter Blundell Jones 66 67 architect and architectural historian Colin O Brien 76 photographer Danus Skene 72 politician 20 August Brian Rix 92 actor And the Same to You and activist Mencap Tom Searle 28 metalcore guitarist Architects 21 August Sir Antony Jay 86 broadcaster director and writer Yes Minister Derek Smith 85 jazz pianist Rab Stewart 54 footballer Dunfermline Athletic Motherwell Falkirk 22 August Michael Leader 78 actor EastEnders Star Wars Gilli Smyth 83 singer Gong 23 August Dennis Hackett 87 journalist and editor Queen Nova Today 25 August Dame Margaret Anstee 90 diplomat Director General of the UN Office in Vienna 1987 1992 G Spencer Brown 93 polymath 26 August Graham Cairns Smith 74 75 scientist J Alec Motyer 91 biblical scholar Michael Phillips ice dancer Martyn Quayle 57 politician member of the House of Keys 2001 2011 27 August Alan Cuthbert 84 pharmacologist Alan Smith 77 footballer Torquay United 28 August Ken Purchase 77 politician MP for Wolverhampton North East 1992 2010 29 August Harry Jepson 96 rugby league administrator Reg Matthewson 77 footballer Sheffield United Fulham 30 August Dave Durie 85 footballer Blackpool Chester City Zoe Tynan 18 footballer Manchester City W F C Fylde Ladies 129 31 August David H Trump 85 archaeologist Brian Wildsmith 86 artist and illustrator of children s books Miles Vaughan Williams 98 pharmacologist September Edit 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 David Morgan 56 journalist Eileen Younghusband 95 WW2 air officer and author 4 September David Jenkins 91 Anglican cleric and theologian Bishop of Durham 1984 1994 Melvyn Pignon 86 field hockey player 5 September George McLeod 83 footballer Max Murray 80 footballer Rangers West Bromwich Albion Donald Ranvaud 62 journalist and film producer The Constant Gardener Central Station City of God 7 September Emlyn Davies 94 rugby union player Swansea Aberavon Wales Ken Higgs 79 cricketer Lancashire Leicestershire Dave Pacey 79 footballer Luton Town 8 September Sir Trevor Jones 89 politician Bert Llewellyn 77 footballer Crewe Port Vale Wigan Athletic John Watts 69 politician MP for Slough 1983 1997 9 September Sylvia Gore 71 football player England and manager Wales Lord Littlebrook 87 midget wrestler 11 September Beryl Crockford 66 rower world champion 1985 Gavin Frost 86 Wiccan author 12 September Gerry Haywood 69 70 darts player Hidayat Inayat Khan 99 composer and conductor 13 September Denis Atkins 77 footballer Bradford City Matt Gray 80 footballer Third Lanark Manchester City Jonathan Riley Smith 78 historian 14 September Lady Caroline Faber 93 aristocrat Richard Whittington Egan 91 writer and criminologist Gareth F Williams 61 author 18 September Stephanie Booth 70 hotelier Sir Nicholas Fenn 80 diplomat High Commissioner to India 1991 1996 20 September Bernard Bergonzi 87 literary scholar Alan Cousin 78 footballer Dundee Hibernian Falkirk Jim Semple 81 businessman 21 September Jack Rawlings 93 footballer Hayes Hendon 23 September David Coleman 73 footballer Colchester United 24 September Mel Charles 81 footballer Swansea Town Arsenal Cardiff City James Crowden 88 Olympic rower 1952 Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire 1992 2002 25 September Hughie Jones 89 Anglican rector Archdeacon of Loughborough 1986 1992 Sir Patrick Sissons 71 professor of medicine 26 September Don Brothwell 82 83 archaeologist Jackie Sewell 89 footballer Notts County Sheffield Wednesday Aston Villa 27 September Ronald King Murray Lord Murray 94 politician and jurist Lord Advocate 1974 1979 Paddy O Flaherty 73 broadcaster Mike Taylor vocalist Quartz 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 Gordon Borrie Baron Borrie 85 lawyer and life peer Michael Casswell 53 guitarist Victor Munden 88 cricketer Leicestershire death announced on this date Mike Towell 25 professional boxer October Edit 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 Steve Byrd 61 guitarist Gillan Kim Wilde Mary Hesse 91 academician and educator Sir Neville Marriner 92 conductor and founder of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Thomas Round 100 opera singer 3 October Anthony Goodman 80 historian Andrew Vicari 84 painter 4 October Caroline Crawley singer and musician Shelleyan Orphan This Mortal Coil Stephen de Mowbray 91 counter intelligence officer Merfyn Jones 85 footballer Scunthorpe United Crewe Alexandra Chester City 5 October Rod Temperton 66 keyboardist Heatwave and songwriter Rock with You Give Me the Night Thriller death reported on this date 6 October Peter Denton 70 footballer Coventry City Luton Town Alan Hodgson 64 cricketer Northamptonshire Tony Mottram 96 tennis player Mike Tomkies 88 nature writer 7 October Anne Pashley 80 athlete and opera singer Olympic silver medalist 1956 Wolfgang Suschitzky 104 photographer and cinematographer Get Carter Alistair Urquhart 97 author and soldier in the Gordon Highlanders during World War II 8 October Dickie Jeeps 84 rugby union player Northampton Saints and administrator Sports Council Michael Horace Miller 88 RAF air commodore 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 Peter Reynolds 58 composer Ewen Whitaker 94 astronomer 12 October Mark Fisher 57 pop musician Matt Bianco Leo Harrison 94 cricketer Hampshire 13 October William Gilbert Chaloner 87 palaeobotanist 14 October Jean Alexander 90 actress Coronation Street Last of the Summer Wine John Mone 87 Roman Catholic prelate Bishop of Paisley 1988 2004 15 October Colin George 87 actor and director John Spanswick 83 cricketer Kent 16 October Valerie Hunter Gordon 94 inventor of the disposable nappy Molly Rose 95 World War II aviator 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 Dave Cash 74 radio presenter Roy Jennings 84 footballer Brighton and Hove Albion Richard Nicoll 39 fashion designer Raine Spencer Countess Spencer 87 socialite and politician 22 October Martin Aitchison 96 illustrator Eagle Steve Dillon 54 comic book artist Preacher The Punisher Hellblazer Gordon Hamilton 50 climate scientist 23 October Pete Burns 57 singer songwriter Dead or Alive Jimmy Perry 93 actor and scriptwriter Dad s Army It Ain t Half Hot Mum Hi De Hi You Rang M Lord 24 October Benjamin Creme 93 artist author and esotericist Roland Dobbs 91 physicist 25 October Howard Davies 71 theatre and television director 27 October Brian Hill 75 footballer Coventry City David Nash 77 rugby union player Bobby Wellins 80 jazz saxophonist 29 October Raymond Gilmour 56 or 57 undercover agent infiltrated INLA and PIRA death reported on this date Dave Lanning 78 sports commentator 30 October Jack Braughton 95 Olympic long distance runner 1948 31 October Victor Cannings 97 cricketer Hampshire Jimmy Gray 90 cricketer Hampshire Ray Mabbutt 80 footballer Lionel Morrison 81 journalist and trade unionist November Edit 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 Bap Kennedy 54 singer songwriter Martin Leach 59 automotive executive NextEV Formula E Team 5 November John Carson 89 actor Doomsday Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter Doctor Who Giles Waterfield 67 art historian and curator Dulwich Picture Gallery 6 November Roddy Evans 81 rugby union player Mick Granger 85 footballer York City Thomas Martyn 69 rugby league player Leigh Warrington England 7 November Thomas Gardner 93 footballer Everton Sir Jimmy Young 95 singer Unchained Melody More The Man from Laramie and radio broadcaster Radio 2 8 November Ian Cowan 71 footballer Partick Thistle Falkirk Dunfermline Athletic 9 November Jack Bodell 76 heavyweight boxer British champion 1969 1970 1971 1972 Branse Burbridge 95 World War Two fighter pilot Martin Stone 69 guitarist The Action and bookseller 11 November Sir Ralph Kohn 88 medical scientist Sir Aubrey Trotman Dickenson 90 chemist 12 November Louis Devereux 85 cricketer Worcestershire Glamorgan 13 November Don Rutherford 79 rugby union player Sir Mota Singh 86 judge Denys Smith 92 racehorse trainer 15 November Bobby Campbell 60 footballer Bradford City Ken Grieve 74 television director The Bill Peak Practice Doctor Who 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 Jerzy Cynk 91 aviation historian Paul Newbold 71 econometrist 19 November David Turner Samuels 98 barrister 20 November Sally Grace 78 actress The Animals of Farthing Wood and voice teacher Tim Heald 72 author and journalist 22 November Craig Gill 44 rock drummer Inspiral Carpets 23 November Joe Lennon 80 81 Gaelic footballer Down Andrew Sachs 86 actor Fawlty Towers Coronation Street Hitler The Last Ten Days 130 24 November Michael Abbensetts 78 playwright Paul Futcher 60 footballer Manchester City Barnsley Grimsby Town 25 November David Hamilton 83 photographer Margaret Rhodes 91 writer and cousin of Elizabeth II Thomas Taylor Baron Taylor of Blackburn 87 Labour politician 26 November David Provan 75 footballer Rangers Crystal Palace 27 November Bernard Gallagher 87 actor Casualty Crown Court Downton Abbey Valerie Gaunt 84 actress The Curse of Frankenstein Dracula John Mansfield 108 oldest man in the United Kingdom 131 28 November Sir John Swire 89 businessman Swire Group 29 November Joe Dever 60 author Lone Wolf Duncan B Forrester 83 theologian Norman Oakley 77 footballer Hartlepool United Doncaster Rovers Grimsby Town 30 November Leonard of Mayfair 78 hairdresser December Edit 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 Micky Fitz punk singer The Business Barry Lloyd 63 cricketer Glamorgan 2 December Coral Atkins 80 actress A Family at War Emmerdale Jean Stead 90 journalist The Guardian 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 Lady Moyra Browne 98 nursing administrator Peter Latham 91 air marshal Patricia Robins 95 novelist 6 December Dave MacLaren 82 football player and manager Plymouth Argyle Peter Vaughan 93 actor Game of Thrones Porridge Brazil 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 Peter Brabrook 79 footballer A A Gill 62 writer and restaurant critic The Sunday Times Ian McCaskill 78 television weatherman and meteorologist 132 Tommy McCulloch 82 footballer Clyde 11 December Valerie Gell 71 singer and guitarist The Liverbirds Charlie McNeil 53 footballer Stirling Albion John Moffat 97 Royal Navy pilot during the Second World War and veteran of the sinking of the Bismarck Michael Nicholson 79 journalist and war correspondent 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 Bernard Fox 89 actor Bewitched Titanic The Mummy Sir Dudley Smith 90 politician MP for Brentford and Chiswick 1959 1966 and Warwick and Leamington 1968 1997 Jeremy Summers 85 film and television director 15 December Albert Bennett 72 footballer Rotherham United Newcastle United Norwich City Dave Shepherd 87 jazz clarinetist 18 December Rachel Owen 48 academic and printmaker Jack V Lunzer 92 industrial diamond merchant and museum curator Valmadonna Trust Library 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 Patrick Jenkin Baron Jenkin of Roding 90 politician Secretary of State for Social Services 1979 1981 Industry 1981 1983 and Environment 1983 1985 Dame Frances Patterson 62 judge 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 John Buckingham 76 jockey Philip Saville 86 actor television director and screenwriter 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 133 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 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