page_title: 2016 in the United Kingdom
section_title: March
hierarchical_section_title: 2016 in the United Kingdom / Deaths / March
caption_attribution_description: English: Ronnie Corbett arriving at Premiere of Burke and Hare, Chelsea, London, United Kingdom
context_page_description: Events from the year 2016 in the United Kingdom.
context_section_description: 1 March
  Peter Mathias, 88, economic historian.
  Louise Plowright, 59, actress (Mamma Mia!, EastEnders, Families).
  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.
  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).
  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.
  Scott Goodall, 80, comic book writer.
  Bryan Knights, 72, radio commentator (BBC Radio Suffolk) and football broadcaster (Ipswich Town).
  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).
  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 & 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,
caption: Ronnie Corbett (1930–2016), acclaimed for his work on The Two Ronnies with comedy partner Ronnie Barker
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