Deaths in April 2009
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The following is a list of deaths in April 2009.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
April 2009
1
- Arne Andersson, 91, Swedish middle distance runner and former world record holder (1500m).[1]
- Umberto Betti, 87, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Cardinal of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzio since 2007.[2]
- John Blankenchip, 89, American educator, theater director and designer, after short illness.[3]
- Paul Dean, Baron Dean of Harptree, 84, British politician, Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons (1982–1992).[4]
- Margreta Elkins, 78, Australian mezzo-soprano, cancer.[5]
- Duane Jarvis, 51, American guitarist and singer-songwriter, colon cancer.[6]
- Manfred Jessen-Klingenberg, 75, German historian.[7]
- Jan Kleyn, 83, Dutch sprinter.[8]
- Marsel Markulin, 72, Croatian Olympic gymnast.[9]
- Marcos Moshinsky, 88, Ukrainian-born Mexican physicist.[10]
- Daniel Joseph O'Hern, 78, American jurist, member of the New Jersey Supreme Court (1981–2000), melanoma.[11]
- Elaine Cancilla Orbach, 69, American actress, wife of Jerry Orbach, pneumonia.[12]
- Lou Perryman, 67, American actor (Poltergeist, The Blues Brothers, Boys Don't Cry), stabbed.[13]
- Miguel Ángel Suárez, 69, Puerto Rican actor, esophageal cancer.[14]
- Ian Tomlinson, 47, British pedestrian allegedly assaulted by police at 2009 G-20 London summit protests, abdominal haemorrhage.[15]
2
- Ghulam Mohammed Baloch, 50, Pakistani politician.[16]
- Exotic Dancer, 9, French-bred British racehorse, heart attack after race.[17]
- Ev Faunce, 82, American football player and coach.[18]
- Guttorm Hansen, 88, Norwegian politician, President of Parliament (1973–1981).[19]
- Taj Muhammad Jamali, 70, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Balochistan (1990–1993).[20]
- Albert Sanschagrin, 97, Canadian Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (1967–1979).[21]
- Bud Shank, 82, American alto saxophonist, pulmonary failure.[22]
- Frank Springer, 79, American comic book artist (Dazzler, Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., She-Hulk), prostate cancer.[23]
- Andrew Steiner, 100, Czechoslovak-American architect and Jewish resistance member during the Holocaust.[24]
3
- Ken Anderson, 33, American football player (Chicago Bears), heart attack.[25]
- James G. Boswell II, 86, American businessman, natural causes.[26]
- Tom Braden, 92, American journalist and author (Eight Is Enough), cardiac arrest.[27]
- Eva Evdokimova, 60, Swiss-born American ballerina, complications of cancer.[28]
- Charlie Kennedy, 81, American alto saxophonist, pulmonary disease.[29]
- John King, 55, American ukulele player, heart attack.[30]
- Victor Millan, 89, American actor (Touch of Evil, Scarface, Giant) and theatre professor.[31]
- Alexei Parshchikov, 54, Russian poet.[32]
- Crodowaldo Pavan, 89, Brazilian biologist and geneticist, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and cancer.[33]
- Tom Smith, 88, British make-up artist (Gandhi, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Return of the Jedi), heart attack.[34]
- Jerome Waldie, 84, American politician, Representative from California (1966–1975).[35]
4
- Trevor Bull, 64, British Olympic cyclist.[36]
- Jobie Dajka, 27, Australian track cyclist, 2002 Keirin world champion.[37]
- Adriano Directo Emperado, 82, American martial artist (kajukenbo).[38]
- Maxine Cooper, 84, American actress (Kiss Me Deadly), natural causes[39]
- Netherwood Hughes, 108, British fourth-to-last veteran of World War I.[40]
- Jody McCrea, 74, American actor, cardiac arrest.[41]
- Gonzalo Olave, 25, Chilean actor, motorcycle accident.[42]
- Herbert Scheinberg, 89, American physician, pneumonia.[43]
- Nelly Sindayen, 59, Filipino journalist, Manila correspondent for Time magazine, complications from diabetic stroke.[44]
- Cecil Skotnes, 82, South African artist, pneumonia.[45]
- Armand Tanny, 90, American bodybuilder, natural causes.[46]
- Marvin Webster, 56, American basketball player (Seattle SuperSonics), natural causes.[47]
5
- Wouter Barendrecht, 43, Dutch film producer, heart failure.[48]
- Guy Brown, 72, Canadian politician, mayor of Springhill, Nova Scotia (2004–2008), after long illness.[49]
- Thomas R. Byrne, 86, American politician, Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota (1966–1970), cancer.[50]
- Tony D, 42, American hip hop DJ and musician, car accident.[51]
- David Eady, 84, British film director and producer.[52]
- Sir Michael Giddings, 88, British air marshal.[53]
- I. J. Good, 92, British mathematician, statistician and cryptographer, natural causes.[54]
- Sir Neil MacCormick, 67, British jurist and Scottish nationalist politician, cancer.[55]
- Alfredo Marcano, 62, Venezuelan former WBA world super featherweight (junior lightweight) champion boxer.[56]
- Rocco Morabito, 88, American Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer.[57]
- Nancy Overton, 83, American pop singer (The Chordettes), esophageal cancer.[58]
- Constantine Papadakis, 63, Greek-born American president of Drexel University, complications from lung cancer.[59]
- William Tobin, 83, American journalist, esophageal cancer.[60]
- George Tribe, 88, Australian cricketer.[61]
- Ole Gabriel Ueland, 78, Norwegian politician.[62]
- David Wheatley, 59, British film and television director, after long illness.[63]
6
- A-Sun, 34, Taiwanese singer, breast cancer.[64]
- Steve Cannon, 81, American radio personality (WCCO), cancer.[65]
- J. M. S. Careless, 90, Canadian historian.[66]
- Luigi Casola, 87, Italian cyclist.[67]
- Dwight Crandell, 86, American volcanologist, heart attack.[68]
- Dorothy Cullman, 91, American philanthropist, complications of brain injury.[69]
- Russell E. Dunham, 89, American war veteran, Medal of Honor recipient, heart failure.[70]
- Jacques Hustin, 69, Belgian singer-songwriter.[71]
- Shawn Mackay, 26, Australian rugby union player (Brumbies), cardiac arrest following car accident.[72]
- Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, 71, South African Minister of Communications (since 1999) and acting President (2008), natural causes.[73]
- Andrzej Stelmachowski, 84, Polish academic and politician.[74]
- Mari Trini, 61, Spanish pop singer and actress.[75]
- Svetlana Ulmasova, 56, Uzbekistani athlete.[76]
- Damouré Zika, 85, Nigerien film actor and traditional healer, after long illness.[77]
7
- Dave Arneson, 61, American game designer, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, cancer.[78]
- Samuel Beer, 97, American academic, expert on British government.[79]
- Raja Chelliah, 86, Indian economist, founder of Madras School of Economics, after short illness.[80]
- Stanley Jaki, 84, Hungarian-born American theologian, heart attack.[81]
- Philip Moore, Baron Moore of Wolvercote, 88, British private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II (1977–1986).[82]
- Paddy O'Hanlon, 65, Irish politician and barrister, after short illness.[83]
- Leo Prieto, 88, Filipino sports executive, PBA Commissioner (1975–1982), stroke.[84]
- Gordon Slynn, Baron Slynn of Hadley, 79, British jurist, cancer.[85]
- Michael Stern, 98, American journalist and philanthropist, co-founder of Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, pancreatic cancer.[86]
- Hyacinth Tungutalum, 62, Australian politician, heart attack.[87]
- Jack Wrangler, 62, American pornographic film actor, writer, and producer, emphysema.[88]
8
- Lennie Bennett, 70, British comedian and game show host (Lucky Ladders), after short illness.[89]
- Jane Bryan, 90, American actress, after long illness.[90]
- Willard Fuller, 93, American faith healer.[91]
- Henri Meschonnic, 76, French poet, linguist, translator and theoretician.[92]
- Dan Miller, 67, American television journalist (WSMV, KCBS), heart attack.[93]
- Piotr Morawski, 32, Polish mountain climber, mountaineering accident.[94]
- Marat Nyýazow, 75, Turkmen-born Soviet sport shooter, Olympic silver medalist (1960).[95]
- Jean Overton Fuller, 94, British writer and painter.[96]
- Tam Paton, 70, Scottish music manager and spokesperson for the Bay City Rollers, suspected heart attack.[97]
- Tori Stafford, 8, Canadian murder victim, blunt trauma.[98]
- David Winans, 74, American gospel singer, heart attack.[99]
9
- Nick Adenhart, 22, American baseball pitcher (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), car accident.[100]
- Edgar Buchwalder, 92, Swiss Olympic cyclist and silver medalist.[101]
- Randy Cain, 63, American singer (The Delfonics).[102]
- Mike Casey, 60, American college basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats) (1967–1971), heart disease.[103]
- Colin Jordan, 85, British politician and Neo-Nazi activist.[104]
- Ernest Manirumva, Burundian anti-corruption activist (OLUCOME), stabbed.[105]
- Shakti Samanta, 83, Indian film director and producer, cardiac arrest.[106]
- Dale Swann, 61, American character actor, complications of stroke.[107]
10
- Richard Arnell, 91, English composer.[108]
- John Spoor Broome, 91, American rancher and philanthropist.[109]
- Richard Cartwright, 95, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Plymouth (1972–1982).[110]
- Blake Chanslor, 88, American businessman, founder of Blake's Lotaburger.[111]
- Deborah Digges, 59, American poet, apparent suicide by jumping.[112]
- Rocky Hill, 62, American blues guitarist, singer, and bassist.[113]
- Frank Morris, 85, Canadian football player and executive, after long illness.[114]
- Naum Olev, 70, Russian lyricist.[115]
- Yevgeny Vesnik, 86, Russian actor, stroke.[116]
11
- Aida Abdullayeva, 86, Azerbaijani harpist.[117]
- Jim Brodie, 88, New Zealand geologist, oceanographer and geophysicist.[118]
- Mickey Cafagna, 65, American politician, mayor of Poway, California, complications from kidney cancer.[119]
- Simon Channing Williams, 63, British film producer, cancer.[120]
- Albert Chernenko, 74, Russian philosopher, son of Konstantin Chernenko.[121]
- Rob Dickson, 45, Australian football player, winner of Australian Survivor, car accident.[122]
- Gerda Gilboe, 94, Danish actress.[123][124]
- B. M. Idinabba, 88, Indian poet and activist, physical disorders.[125]
- Judith Krug, 69, American librarian, founder of Banned Books Week, stomach cancer.[126]
- René Monory, 85, French politician, President of the Senate (1992–1998).[127]
- Tita Muñoz, 82, Filipino actress, after long illness.[128]
- Jimmy Neighbour, 58, British footballer (Norwich City, Tottenham Hotspur), heart attack.[129]
- Vishnu Prabhakar, 97, Indian writer, after long illness.[130]
- Johnny Roadhouse, 88, British saxophonist.[131]
- Al Rosenbaum, 82, American sculptor, co-founder of the Virginia Holocaust Museum.[132]
- Corín Tellado, 81, Spanish novelist, heart failure.[133]
- Zeke Zarchy, 93, American swing music jazz trumpeter.[134]
12
- Sitara Achakzai, 52, Afghan women's rights activist and politician, shot.[135]
- Javier de Bengoechea, 89, Spanish poet.[136]
- Danny Cameron, 85, Canadian politician, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (1991–1995).[137]
- Marilyn Chambers, 56, American pornographic film actress (Behind the Green Door), erotic dancer, and politician, heart disease.[138]
- Kent Douglas, 73, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), cancer[139]
- Robin Guthrie, 71, British teacher.[140]
- Gene Handley, 94, American baseball player.[141]
- Mike Keen, 69, British footballer, after short illness.[142]
- Hans Kleppen, 102, Norwegian ski jumper.[143]
- Sir Kirby Laing, 92, British civil engineer.[144]
- Louis Leysen, 77, Belgian footballer.[145]
- Sir John Maddox, 83, British science writer, editor (Nature, 1966–1973, 1980–1995).[146]
- Stephen Minarik, 49, American politician, chairman of the New York Republican State Committee (2004–2006), heart attack.[147]
- Ephraim Obot, 72, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Idah since 1977.[148]
- Franklin Rosemont, 65, American surrealist poet, labor historian and co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group.[149]
- Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, 58, American writer and critical theorist, pioneer of queer studies, breast cancer.[150]
- Ishaq Shahryar, 73, Afghan-born American scientist and ambassador.[151]
- Derek Weiler, 40, Canadian editor and writer.[152]
13
- John Armitage, 88, Australian politician, MP (1961–1963, 1969–1983).[153]
- Björn Borg, 89, Swedish Olympic swimmer.[154]
- Stefan Brecht, 84, German poet, son of Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel, after long illness.[155]
- Frank Costigan, 78, Australian lawyer and royal commissioner, head of the Costigan Commission.[156]
- Tony Eckstein, 85, American politician and veterinarian.[157]
- Mark Fidrych, 54, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), suffocation.[158]
- Jack D. Hunter, 87, American author, cancer.[159]
- Harry Kalas, 73, American sportscaster, heart attack.[160]
- Ossie Lambert, 82, Australian cricketer.[161]
- Ángel Miguel, 79, Spanish professional golfer.[162]
- Bruce Snyder, 69, American football coach, melanoma.[163]
- Alfred Swift, 77, South African Olympic cyclist.[164]
- Teo Usuelli, 78, Italian film score composer.[165]
- Kevin Walton, 90, British winner of the Albert Medal.[166]
- Zhu Min, 83, Chinese professor and daughter of Zhu De.[167]
14
- Richard Baker, 62, American surf apparel executive (Ocean Pacific), cancer.[168]
- Maurice Druon, 90, French novelist, Dean of the Académie française (French Academy), and French Resistance fighter.[169]
- Fuyuko Kamisaka, 78, Japanese historian, author and critic, cancer.[170]
- Les Keiter, 89, American sportscaster, natural causes.[171]
- Max Lake, 84, Australian winemaker, fall.[172]
- Marcus Loane, 97, Australian Anglican Primate (1978–1982), Archbishop of Sydney (1966–1982), after short illness.[173]
- Peter Rogers, 95, British film producer (Carry On series).[174]
- Royce Ryton, 84, British playwright.[175]
15
- Ed Blake, 83, American baseball player, after long illness.[176]
- Sir Clement Freud, 84, German-born British writer, broadcaster and politician, MP (1973–1987).[177]
- Merle Harmon, 82, American sportscaster, pneumonia.[178]
- Wisdom Siziba, 28, Zimbabwean cricketer, heart failure.[179]
- László Tisza, 101, Hungarian-born American physicist.[180]
16
- Patty Costello, 61, American ten-pin bowler, pancreatic cancer.[181]
- Michael Martin Dwyer, 24, Irish security guard, shot.[182]
- Sal Guarriello, 90, American politician, after short illness.[183]
- Tengiz Gudava, 55, Georgian-born Soviet dissident and journalist (RFE/RL).[184]
- Timothy J. Holst, 61, American circus ringmaster, after short illness.[185]
- James D. Houston, 75, American author, cancer.[186]
- Jim Lange, 82, American editorial cartoonist (The Oklahoman), after long illness.[187]
- Svein Longva, 65, Norwegian economist, State Conciliator (2005–2009).[188]
- Michel Mondésert, 92, French Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Grenoble.[189]
- Abdel Halim Muhammad, 99, Sudanese doctor, President of the CAF (1968–1972), member of Committee of Sovereignty of The Sudan (1964–1965).[190]
- Viktor Paskov, 59, Bulgarian writer, lung cancer.[191]
- Eduardo Rózsa-Flores, 49, Hungarian journalist, writer, actor and soldier, shot.[192]
- Saensak Muangsurin, 58, Thai former WBC light welterweight champion boxer (fastest ever pro champion), intestinal complications.[193]
17
- Sir Martin Garrod, 73, British army general, Commandant General Royal Marines (1987–1990).[194]
- Väinö Hakkarainen, 76, Finnish Olympic wrestler.[195]
- Momtaj Iqbal, Bangladeshi politician.[196]
- Carmen Leggio, 82, American jazz tenor saxophonist.[197]
- Midge Miller, 86, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1971–1985), cancer.[198]
- Honoré Desmond Sharrer, 88, American artist.[199]
18
- Tissa Abeysekara, 69, Sri Lankan film director, writer and actor, brain haemorrhage.[200]
- Yvon Bourges, 87, French politician and colonial administrator, Governor-General of French Equatorial Africa.[201]
- Toi Aukuso Cain, 50, Samoan politician and murderer, liver cancer.[202]
- Peter Dennis, 75, British actor (Sideways, Hadleigh, Shrek).[203]
- Edward George, Baron George, 70, British public official, Governor of the Bank of England (1993–2003), lung cancer.[204]
- Vernon Malone, 77, American politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (2003–2009), natural causes.[205]
- Bill Orton, 60, American politician, member of the US House of Representatives from Utah (1991–1997), ATV accident.[206]
- Stephanie Parker, 22, British actress (Belonging), apparent suicide by hanging.[207]
- Charles Peebler, 72, American advertising executive, progressive supranuclear palsy.[208]
- Whitelaw Reid, 95, American journalist, complications of lung and heart failure.[209]
- Kiril Vajarov, 21, Bulgarian ice hockey goaltender, member of the national team (2006–2009), stabbed.[210]
- Elías Wessin y Wessin, 84, Dominican politician and general, cardiac arrest.[211]
19
- Hirmis Aboona, 69, Iraqi historian.[212]
- J. G. Ballard, 78, British novelist, prostate cancer.[213]
- Doc Blanchard, 84, American college football player (Army), Heisman Trophy winner (1945), pneumonia.[214]
- Tilahun Gessesse, 68, Ethiopian singer.[215]
- Robert Gillis, 82, American football coach.[216]
- Tony Kett, 57, Irish politician, cancer.[217]
- Božo Kos, 77, Slovenian illustrator and caricaturist.[218]
- Kaimar-ud-Din bin Maidin, 66, Malaysian Olympic athlete.[219]
- Tharon Musser, 84, American lighting designer, after long illness.[220]
- Dicky Robinson, 82, British footballer (Middlesbrough), after long illness.[221]
- Terrell Starr, 82, American politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (1968–2006), heart failure.[222]
20
- Beata Asimakopoulou, 77, Greek actress, cancer.[223]
- Thomas Hill, 81, American actor (The NeverEnding Story, Newhart, McCabe & Mrs. Miller).[224]
- Qian Lingxi, 92, Chinese physicist and civil engineer, President of Dalian University of Technology.[225]
- Franco Rotella, 42, Italian footballer, melanoma.[226]
21
- Iqbal Bano, 74, Indian-born Pakistani singer, after short illness.[227]
- Paul Ebert, 76, American college baseball and basketball player and surgeon, myocardial infarction.[228]
- Robin Gillett, 83, British Lord Mayor of London (1976–1977).[229]
- Jack Jones, 96, British trade union leader, veteran of the International Brigades.[230]
- H. S. S. Lawrence, 85, Indian educationalist.[231]
- Vivian Maier, 83, American street photographer.[232]
- James Byron Moran, 78, American jurist (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois), after long illness.[233]
- Santha Rama Rau, 86, Indian-born American writer, cardiac arrest.[234]
22
- Ken Annakin, 94, British film director (The Longest Day, Battle of the Bulge, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines), complications from a heart attack and stroke.[235]
- Jack Cardiff, 94, British cinematographer (A Matter Of Life And Death, Black Narcissus, The African Queen), Oscar winner (1948).[236]
- Ron Cash, 59, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers).[237]
- Marilyn Cooper, 74, American actress (Woman of the Year, The Thorns, Family Business), Tony winner (1981).[238]
- Bill Disney, 77, American Olympic silver medal-winning (1960) speed skater, emphysema.[239]
- Bob Hamm, 74, American writer and Cajun humorist, complications related to cancer.[240]
- David Kellermann, 41, American businessman, CFO of Freddie Mac since 2008, suicide by hanging.[241]
- George Rawlings, 87, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1964–1969).[242]
- Heinz Schröder, 80, German puppeteer.[243]
- Dudley Thornton, 89, British army officer.[244]
- Kim Weiskopf, 62, American television producer and writer (Married... with Children, Full House, Three's Company), pancreatic cancer.[245]
23
- William F. Barnes, 91, American football coach (UCLA), complications from pneumonia.[246]
- Kenneth Paul Block, 84, American fashion illustrator.[247]
- Sir Brian Corby, 79, British businessman, President of the CBI.[248]
- Gordon Gair, 92, Canadian lacrosse player.[249]
- Lam Sheung Yee, 74, Hong Kong footballer, coach, announcer and actor.[250]
- Ivan Madray, 74, Guyanese cricketer, hypertension.[251]
- Felipe Solís Olguín, 64, Mexican archaeologist, curator of the National Anthropology Museum, cardiac arrest.[252]
24
- Irving D. Chais, 83, American businessman, owner of the New York Doll Hospital, after long illness.[253]
- Tim Curry, 70, American attorney, District Attorney for Tarrant County, Texas, (1972–2009), lung cancer.[254]
- Margaret Gelling, 84, British toponymist.[255]
- Bo Leuf, 56, Swedish technology writer.[citation needed]
- John Michell, 76, British author, cancer.[256]
- Sixto Palavecino, 94, Argentine poet and musician.[257]
- Michael Parsons, 48, Australian footballer, brain tumour.[258]
- Orville Howard Phillips, 85, Canadian politician, member of the Senate of Canada (1963–1999), stroke.[259]
- Franciszek Sobczak, 69, Polish Olympic fencer.[260]
- Timothy Wright, 61, American pastor and gospel singer, car accident.[261]
25
- Bea Arthur, 86, American actress (Maude, The Golden Girls, Mame), Emmy winner (1977, 1988), cancer.[262]
- Yamil Chade, 88, Lebanese-born Puerto Rican sports team owner and manager.[263]
- Hassan Hathout, 84, Egyptian-born American physician and interfaith campaigner.[264]
- Germán Martínez Hidalgo, 79, Mexican scientist.[265]
- John Marchi, 87, American politician, member of the New York State Senate (1957–2006), complications from pneumonia.[266]
- William Schmidt, 83, American composer.[267]
26
- James Addy, 69, Ghanaian athlete.[268]
- Salamo Arouch, 86, Greek-born Israeli boxer and Holocaust survivor.[269]
- Barbara Birdfeather, 69, American DJ.[270]
- Alan Bristow, 84, British businessman.[271]
- Hans Holzer, 89, Austrian-born American paranormal investigator and author, after long illness.[272]
- Geir Hovig, 64, Norwegian radio host, after short illness.[273]
- Danny Kladis, 92, American racecar driver.[274]
- Levan Mikeladze, 52, Georgian diplomat and politician, heart attack.[275]
- Dominic Motikoe, Lesotho politician, shot.[276]
- Colwyn Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids, 70, British aristocrat and politician.[277]
- Sir Pupuke Robati, 84, Cook Islands politician and doctor, Prime Minister (1987–1989).[278]
- Perez Zagorin, 88, American historian.[279]
27
- Ernie Barnes, 70, American neo-mannerist artist and football player, after short illness.[280]
- John Crispo, 75, Canadian economist and educator, prostate cancer.[281]
- Tom Deitz, 57, American science fiction author, heart failure.[282]
- Miroslav Filip, 80, Czech chess player.[283]
- Frank Gansz, 70, American football coach (Kansas City Chiefs), complications from knee replacement surgery.[284]
- Glen Gondrezick, 53, American basketball player, complications following heart transplant.[285]
- Tomohiko Ikoma, 76, Japanese football player and manager.[286]
- Feroz Khan, 69, Indian actor, cancer.[287]
- Frankie Manning, 94, American dancer and choreographer, pneumonia.[288]
- Edwin McClellan, 83, British Japanologist.[289]
- Evgeniya Miroshnichenko, 77, Ukrainian opera and chamber singer.[290]
- Karl Mullen, 82, Irish rugby union player.[291]
- Greg Page, 50, American boxer, complications from brain injury.[292]
- Paraluman, 85, Filipina actress.[293]
- Robley Rex, 107, American World War I-era veteran.[294]
- Woo Seung-yeon, 25, South Korean actress and model, suicide by hanging.[295]
28
- Bill Bailey, 75, British surfer.[296]
- Lota Delgado, 90, Filipina actress.[297]
- U. A. Fanthorpe, 79, British poet.[298]
- Fritz Gödicke, 89, German football player and manager.[299]
- Vern Gosdin, 74, American country music singer, complications from a stroke.[300]
- Ekaterina Maximova, 70, Russian ballet dancer.[301]
- Steinar Lem, 57, Norwegian environmentalist and anti-consumerism activist, cancer.[302]
- Richard Pratt, 74, Australian businessman, prostate cancer.[303]
- Valeria Peter Predescu, 62, Romanian singer, heart attack.[304]
- Ted Reynolds, 84, Canadian sportscaster (CBC Television).[305]
- Buddy Rose, 56, American professional wrestler.[306]
- Bruno Scolari, 48, Italian Olympic equestrian.[307]
- Pearse Wyse, 81, Irish politician.[308]
29
- Günther Bahr, 87, German Luftwaffe fighter pilot.[309]
- Jack Lohrke, 85, American baseball player, stroke.[310]
- Tom McGrath, 68, British poet and playwright, liver cancer.[311]
- William A. Price, 94, American journalist.[312]
- Charles L. Young Sr., 77, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, heart attack.[313]
30
- Amparo Arozamena, 92, Mexican actress, heart attack.[314]
- Venetia Burney, 90, British teacher who named Pluto.[315]
- Maxime de la Falaise, 86, British model, socialite, fashion designer, cookbook writer and gastronome, natural causes.[316]
- Harold Fischer, 83, American Air Force officer, Korean War fighter ace and noted PoW, complications from surgery.[317]
- Mallory Horne, 84, American politician, member of Florida House of Representatives, President of Florida Senate, lung cancer.[318]
- Mark I. Levy, 59, American lawyer, apparent suicide.[319]
- Maurice Lindsay, 90, British poet and broadcaster.[320]
- McCoy McLemore, 67, American basketball player and television color analyst, cancer.[321]
- Henk Nijdam, 73, Dutch road bicycle racer, track pursuit world champion (1962).[322]
- David Picão, 85, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Santos (1996–2000).[323]
- Ron Richards, 80, British record producer.[324]
- Raymond J. Saulnier, 100, American economist.[325]
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