Deaths in March 2013
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The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2013.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
March 2013
1
- Jewel Akens, 79, American R&B singer ("The Birds and the Bees"), complications from back surgery.[1]
- Janez Albreht, 87, Slovenian actor.[2]
- Campbell Armstrong, 69, Scottish author.[3]
- Chris Canavan, 84, British actor (Coronation Street).[4]
- W. Gene Corley, 77, American consulting engineer.[5]
- Helga Cranston, 91, German film editor.[6]
- Robert Danhof, 87, American judge, member (1969–1992) and Chief Judge (1976–1992) of the Michigan Court of Appeals.[7]
- Bonnie Franklin, 69, American actress (One Day at a Time, The Young and the Restless, Please Don't Eat the Daisies), pancreatic cancer.[8]
- Mukesh Gadhvi, 50, Indian politician, MP for Banaskantha, complications from a stroke.[9]
- Sammy Guillen, 88, Trinidadian-born New Zealand cricketer, represented both countries.[10]
- D. V. J. Harischandra, 74, Sri Lankan psychiatrist and Buddhist scholar, complications from a heart attack.[11]
- Margaret Johansen, 89, Norwegian novelist.[12]
- Gaynelle Griffin Jones, 64, American lawyer and judge, US Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, member of the Texas Court of Appeals, cancer.[13]
- Pat Keen, 79, English actress (Fawlty Towers, Shadowlands).[14]
- Naw Kham, 43, Burmese drug lord, execution by lethal injection.[15]
- Magic, 37, American rap vocalist (Sky's the Limit), traffic collision.[16]
- Ric Menello, 60, American writer (Two Lovers), music video director ((You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)), heart attack.[17]
- John Paul Miller, 94, American goldsmith.[18]
- Trevor Morley, 79, English cricketer.[19]
- Erich Pennekamp, 83, German Olympic water polo player.[20]
- Rafael Puyana, 81, Colombian harpsichordist.[21]
- Sir Alan Smith, 95, British World War II Spitfire fighter ace.[22]
- Ken Stanley, 91, English table tennis player.[23]
- Gabriel Vanel, 88, French Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Auch (1985–1996).[24]
- Ludwig Zausinger, 84, German footballer.[25]
2
- Phillip Bonosky, 96, American novelist and journalist.[26]
- Tom Borland, 80, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), MVP of the College World Series (1955).[27]
- Francesca Forrellad, 85, Spanish writer, aneurysm.[28]
- Walther Gerhold, 91, German Marine-Schreiber-Obergefreiter in the Kriegsmarine during World War II.[29]
- Peter Harvey, 68, Australian television journalist (Nine Network), pancreatic cancer.[30]
- William F. Hyland, 89, American politician and lawyer, New Jersey Attorney General (1974–1978).[31]
- Jimmy Jackson, 81, Scottish footballer (Notts County).[32]
- Eriya Kategaya, 67, Ugandan politician, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs.[33]
- Giorgos Kolokithas, 67, Greek basketball player, cardiac arrest.[34]
- Thomas McEvilley, 73, American art critic and academic, complications from cancer.[35]
- Master O'Reilly, 10, New Zealand-bred Australian racehorse, winner of Caulfield Cup (2007).[36]
- Bryce Rope, 90, New Zealand All Blacks rugby union coach (1983–1984).[37]
- Hans Schnitger, 97, Dutch Olympic bronze-medalist field hockey player (1936).[38]
- Shabnam Shakeel, 70, Pakistani poet and author.[39]
- Bjørn Skau, 84, Norwegian politician, Minister of Justice and the Police (1981).[40]
- Jorge Vago, 85, Argentine Olympic sailor.[41]
- Zdeněk Švestka, 87, Czech astronomer.[42]
3
- Zora Kramer Brown, 63, American breast cancer awareness advocate, ovarian cancer.[43]
- Luis Cubilla, 72, Uruguayan footballer (River Plate, Nacional), stomach cancer.[44]
- Rik De Saedeleer, 89, Belgian football player (KV Mechelen) and journalist.[45]
- Johann Eekhoff, 71, German economist.[46]
- Col Firmin, 72, Australian politician.[47]
- Jaime Guadalupe González Domínguez, 38, Mexican journalist, shot.[48]
- Plamen Goranov, 36, Bulgarian rights activist, self-immolation.[49]
- Müslüm Gürses, 59, Turkish singer and actor, complications from heart surgery.[50]
- Johnny Hanks, 78, New Zealand boxer.[51]
- Junior Heffernan, 23, Irish triathlete and racing cyclist, race collision.[52]
- Gerald D. Klee, 86, American psychiatrist and LSD expert, involved in hallucinogenic drug research for US Army, complications following surgery.[53]
- Manfred Kremser, 62, Austrian ethnologist.[54]
- Danie G. Krige, 93, South African mining engineer and geologist.[55]
- Richard Matthews, 60, South African Emmy- and BAFTA Award-winning wildlife filmmaker (BBC Natural History Unit), plane crash.[56]
- Bobby Rogers, 73, American soul singer and songwriter (The Miracles), complications from diabetes.[57]
- José Sancho, 68, Spanish actor, lung cancer.[58]
- Song Wenfei, 27, Chinese actress, uterine cancer.[59]
- James Strong, 68, Australian businessman, CEO of Qantas (1993–2001), complications from lung surgery.[60]
- George Wearring, 84, Canadian Olympic basketball player (1952).[61]
- Donald W. Zacharias, 77, American academic, President of MSU (1985–1997).[62]
4
- José Almandoz, 75, Spanish Olympic rower.[63]
- Lillian Cahn, 89, American businesswoman, co-founder of Coach, Inc. and designer of the Coach handbag[64]
- Bill Dankbaar, 60, Australian Olympic rower.[65]
- Menachem Froman, 67, Israeli settler and chief rabbi, colorectal cancer.[66]
- Dic Goodman, 93, Welsh poet.[67]
- Harry Greene, 89, Welsh actor and television personality, creator of Changing Rooms and DIY SOS.[68]
- Chick Halbert, 94, American basketball player.[69]
- Seki Matsunaga, 84, Japanese footballer.[70]
- Mickey Moore, 98, Canadian-born American actor and director, heart failure.[71]
- Maurus Nekaro, 57, Namibian politician, Governor of Kavango Region (since 2010), hypertension.[72]
- Tom Pennington, 73, American football player (Georgia Bulldogs, Dallas Texans).[73]
- George Petherbridge, 85, English footballer (Bristol Rovers).[74]
- Jérôme Savary, 70, Argentine-born French theater director and actor, cancer.[75]
- Hobart Muir Smith, 100, American herpetologist.[76]
- Toren Smith, 52, Canadian manga publisher and translator.[77]
- Fran Warren, 87, American singer ("Sunday Kind of Love") and actress (Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd).[78]
5
- Paul Bearer, 58, American professional wrestling manager (WWF), upper respiratory infection.[79]
- Hugo Chávez, 58, Venezuelan politician and military officer, President (since 1999), heart attack.[80]
- Stephen Citron, 89, American composer and biographer.[81]
- Nigel Forbes, 22nd Lord Forbes, 95, Scottish soldier, businessman and politician, Minister of State for Scotland (1958–1959).[82]
- Calvin Fowler, 73, American Olympic gold medallist basketball player (1968).[83]
- Charles Galbreath, 87, American politician and judge, member of the Tennessee House (1960–1968) and Court of Appeals (1968–1978), pneumonia.[84]
- Duane Gish, 92, American creationist.[85]
- Gorō Naya, 83, Japanese voice actor (Lupin III, Kamen Rider, Space Battleship Yamato), chronic respiratory failure.[86]
- Dawn Clark Netsch, 86, American politician, member of the Illinois State Senate (1972–1990), Illinois Comptroller (1991–1995), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[87]
- Dieter Pfaff, 65, German actor, lung cancer.[88]
- Rajasulochana, 77, Indian actress and dancer, renal failure.[89]
- Robert Relyea, 82, American film producer (West Side Story, Bullitt), natural causes.[90]
- Melvin Rhyne, 76, American jazz organist.[91]
- Hikmat al-Shihabi, 82, Syrian military leader.[92]
- Tommy Smith, 75, American jockey.[93]
- Arthur Storch, 87, American theatrical director and actor, founder of Syracuse Stage.[94]
- Luc Wallays, 51, Belgian cyclist, cancer.[95]
- Tove Wallenstrøm, 98, Danish actress.[96]
- Bill Walters, 69, American politician, member of the Arkansas Senate (1982–2000), pancreatic cancer.[97]
6
- Maciej Berbeka, 58, Polish mountaineer, climbing accident.[98]
- Dave Bewley, 92, English footballer (Watford).[99]
- Sabine Bischoff, 54, German Olympic champion fencer (1984).[100]
- Chorão, 42, Brazilian singer-songwriter (Charlie Brown Jr.), skateboarder and screenwriter, cocaine overdose.[101]
- Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury, 65, Bangladeshi film journalist, screenwriter and lyricist, road accident.[102]
- W. Wallace Cleland, 83, American biochemist.[103]
- Stompin' Tom Connors, 77, Canadian country-folk singer ("The Hockey Song", "Bud the Spud"), kidney failure.[104]
- Ward de Ravet, 88, Belgian actor.[105]
- Keld Helmer-Petersen, 92, Danish art photographer.[106]
- Takashi Iwashige, 58, Japanese manga artist.[107]
- Abdul Jalil, 74, Bangladeshi politician, MP for Naogaon District.[108]
- Sir Norman King, 79, British vice admiral and naval secretary.[109]
- Alvin Lee, 68, British guitarist (Ten Years After), complications from surgery.[110]
- Carlo Lotti, 96, Italian engineer.[111]
- Jack Marshall, 86, Australian rugby player.[112]
- Paddy McIlvenny, 88, Northern Irish footballer.[113]
- Andrei Panin, 50, Russian actor.[114]
- John Spence, 83, Saint Vincent-born Trinidadian politician and botanist, member of the Trinidad Senate (1987–2000), heart attack.[115]
- Roland Trebicka, 65, Albanian actor, lung cancer.[116]
- Bernarda Vásquez Méndez, 95, Costa Rican suffragist, first country's female to vote.[117]
- Mike Walker, 101, American engineer.[118]
7
- Kenny Ball, 82, English jazz trumpeter, pneumonia.[119]
- Peter Banks, 65, English rock guitarist (Yes), heart failure.[120]
- Cleto Bellucci, 91, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Fermo (1976–1997).[121]
- Ruth Booker-Bryant, 89, American human rights activist.[122]
- John J. Byrne, 81, American insurance executive, Chairman of White Mountains Insurance Group (GEICO, Overstock.com), cancer.[123]
- Sybil Christopher, 83, Welsh actress.[124]
- Dirk Coetzee, 67, South African paramilitary commander (Vlakplaas), kidney failure.[125]
- Didier Comès, 70, Belgian comedic artist.[126]
- Beatriz Consuelo, 80, Brazilian-born Swiss ballerina and dance instructor.[127]
- Damiano Damiani, 90, Italian film director (Amityville II: The Possession).[128]
- Max Ferguson, 89, British-born Canadian radio broadcaster, heart attack.[129]
- Barbara Goldschmidt, 91, Israeli painter.[130]
- Dick Graham, 90, British football manager (Colchester United F.C.), heart condition.[131]
- Harold Hunter, 86, American basketball coach (Tennessee State University), first African-American to sign NBA contract.[132]
- Frederick B. Karl, 88, American judge and politician, member of Florida House of Representatives (1956–1964), Senate (1968–1972) and Florida Supreme Court (1976–1978).[133]
- Stan Keery, 81, English footballer (Crewe Alexandra).[134]
- Claude King, 90, American country music singer ("Wolverton Mountain").[135]
- Freda Linde, 97, South African children's writer and translator.[136]
- Ray Martin, 87, American baseball player (Boston Braves).[137]
- Willie McCulloch, 85, Scottish footballer.[138]
- Els Noordhof, 89, Dutch artist.[139]
- Ali Al Numairy, 55, Emirati plastic surgeon, traffic accident.[140]
- Alfred Post, 86, German Olympic footballer (1952).[141]
- Pao Sarasin, 83, Thai politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1992), Interior Minister (1992), blood infection.[citation needed]
- Jeffrey Skitch, 85, British opera singer and educator.[142]
- Jake Striker, 79, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox).[27]
- Willy Switkes, 83, American character actor (Tootsie), colon cancer.[143]
- Elmar Tampõld, 92, Estonian-born Canadian architect.[144]
- Carl Thomas, 80, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians).[27]
- Jacques Torczyner, 98, Belgian political leader, President of the ZOA (1968–1973).[145]
- Jan Zwartkruis, 87, Dutch football coach (national team).[146]
8
- Haseeb Ahsan, 73, Pakistani cricketer.[147]
- Rolando Bojórquez Gutiérrez, 45, Mexican politician.[148]
- Hartmut Briesenick, 63, German Olympic bronze medallist shot put athlete (1972).[149]
- Hardin Cox, 85, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1965–1975) and Missouri Senate (1975–1983).[150]
- Ricardo da Force, 45, English dance vocalist (The KLF, N-Trance), brain hemorrhage.[151]
- Toby Graham, 92, British Olympic (1956) cross-country skier and university professor.[152]
- Hakob Hakobian, 89, Armenian artist, heart attack.[153]
- Carlos Jauregui, 80, Chilean–Canadian chess master.[154]
- Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, 90, German Army officer and publisher, last surviving member of the 20 July plot.[155]
- Jürg Marmet, 85, Swiss mountaineer, third person to summit Mount Everest (1956).[156]
- Enda Marren, 78, Irish lawyer.[157]
- Sammy Masters, 82, American rockabilly musician.[158]
- Tony Maxworthy, 79, British-American physicist.[159]
- John O'Connell, 86, Irish politician, TD for Dublin South-West (1965–1993), Minister for Health (1992–1993) and MEP for European Parliament (1979–1981).[160]
- Kai Pahlman, 77, Finnish footballer.[161]
- George Saimes, 71, American football player (Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos), leukemia.[162]
- Rudolf Schiffl, 71, German Olympic archer.[163]
- Ludwig Schulze, Papua New Guinean politician.[164]
- Charles Thurstan Shaw, 98, British archaeologist.[165]
- Raymond Telles, 97, American politician and diplomat, Mayor of El Paso (1957–1961), Ambassador to Costa Rica (1961–1967).[166]
- Ian Wilson, 80, Irish cricketer.[167]
- Ginny Wood, 95, American environmentalist, founder of the Alaska Conservation Society.[168]
9
- Aasia, 60, Pakistani film actress.[169]
- Tengiz Amirejibi, 85, Georgian pianist.[170]
- Angelo J. Arculeo, 89, American politician.[171]
- Dave Bland, 83, Australian rules footballer.[172]
- Geoff Braybrooke, 77, British-born New Zealand politician, MP for Napier (1981–2002).[173]
- David Farmbrough, 83, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Bedford (1981–1993).[174]
- David Handley, 81, British Olympic cyclist (1960).[175]
- Max Jakobson, 89, Finnish diplomat and journalist.[176]
- Larry Martin, 69, American paleontologist, cancer.[177]
- Richard McIver, 71, American politician.[178]
- Paul Nassau, 83, American composer and lyricist.[179]
- Neneco Norton, 89, Paraguayan musician, composer and orchestra director.[180]
- Viren J. Shah, 86, Indian politician and industrialist, Governor of West Bengal (1999–2004), heart attack.[181]
- A. R. Shaw, 91, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives.[182]
- Merton Simpson, 84, American artist, gallery owner and African art collector, complications from stroke, diabetes and dementia.[183]
10
- Larisa Avdeyeva, 87, Russian mezzo-soprano.[184]
- Edelmiro Amante, 79, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (1987–1995, 2001–2004, 2007–2010), liver cancer.[185]
- Jim Anderson, 82, Canadian ice hockey player (Springfield Indians) and coach (Washington Capitals).[186]
- Brian Archer, 83, Australian politician, Senator for Tasmania (1975–1994).[187]
- Hugh Casey, 85, Northern Irish politician.[188]
- John Chick, 80, Australian football player (Carlton).[189]
- Robert Chrisman, 75, American poet, activist and editor (The Black Scholar), complications from heart failure.[190]
- Stanley Crowther, 87, British politician, MP for Rotherham (1976–1992).[191]
- Maurice Delarue, 93, French journalist.[192]
- Jacques Dupont, 91, French film director (Trapped by Fear).[193]
- Emilio Eiroa, 77, Spanish politician, President of the Government of Aragon (1991–1993).[194]
- Wolf Gorelik, 80, Russian conductor.[195]
- František Gregor, 74, Czech Olympic ice hockey player.[196]
- Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, 97, Welsh-born Swedish royal.[197]
- Tony Mansfield, 73, Irish hurling player and manager.[198]
- Antal Megyerdi, 73, Hungarian Olympic cyclist.[199]
- Ian Munro Ross, 85, British engineer and scientist, President of Bell Labs (1979–1991), pneumonia.[200]
- Frank Ruddle, 83, American cell and developmental biologist.[201]
- Metin Serezli, 79, Turkish actor, lung cancer.[202]
- Adalin Wichman, 91, American sculptor, designer of the Eclipse Award Trophy.[203]
- Masao Yamaguchi, 81, Japanese anthropologist, pneumonia.[204]
- Asa G. Yancey, Sr., 96, American physician and academic.[205]
- Danny Zialcita, 72, Filipino filmmaker, stroke.[206]
11
- Erica Andrews, 43, Mexican drag performer, Miss Continental (2004), lung ailment.[207]
- Helga Arendt, 48, German Olympic sprinter (1988).[208]
- Martin Adolf Bormann, 82, German theologian.[209]
- Paul Brasack, 96, German U-boat commander during World War II and Iron Cross recipient.[210]
- Ignatius Anthony Catanello, 74, American Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (1994–2010).[211]
- Doug Christie, 66, Canadian lawyer and free speech activist, leader of the Western Block Party (since 2005), liver cancer.[212]
- Simón Alberto Consalvi, 85, Venezuelan politician and author, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1977–1979; 1985–1988), Minister of Interior and Justice (1988–1989).[213]
- Tony Gubba, 69, British journalist and sports commentator, leukaemia.[214]
- Raymond Kirsch, 71, Luxembourgish businessman and politician, President of the Council of State (2000–2001).[215]
- Lisa Lynch, 33, British journalist, breast cancer.[216]
- Maya Ray, 86, Indian politician, kidney failure.[217]
- Mitchell Melton, 69, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1969–1972), prostate cancer.[218]
- Ramankutty Nair, 87, Indian Kathakali maestro, recipient of the Padma Bhushan.[219]
- Robert Pecanka, 82, Austrian Olympic hockey player.[220]
- Jacquelin Perry, 94, American orthopedic surgeon, known for her treatment of polio.[221]
- Sripada Pinakapani, 99, Indian musician.[222]
- Florian Siwicki, 88, Polish military officer and politician, Minister of Military Affairs (1981–1990).[223]
- Boris Vasilyev, 88, Russian writer.[224]
12
- John Boncore, 61, American political activist, fall.[225]
- George Burditt, 90, American politician and lawyer.[226]
- Clive Burr, 56, British drummer (Iron Maiden), complications from multiple sclerosis.[227]
- Robert Castel, 79, French sociologist.[228]
- Stanley Cole, 89, American architect (EwingCole), designed Citizens Bank Park, pneumonia.[229]
- Michael Grigsby, 76, British documentary film maker.[230]
- John Holloway, 70, Australian public servant and diplomat, skin cancer and diabetes.[231]
- Kazzia, 13, German-foaled Irish thoroughbred horse, post-foaling complications.[232] (death announced on this date)
- Teresa Mattei, 92, Italian freedom fighter and politician, last female member of the Constituent Assembly, proposed mimosa as symbol of IWD.[233]
- George A. Norris, 84, Canadian artist and sculptor.[234]
- Gordon Pembery, 86, Welsh footballer.[235]
- Ray Perez, 74, American Olympic boxer.[236]
- Ganesh Pyne, 76, Indian painter, cardiac arrest.[237]
13
- José Guadalupe Cervantes Corona, 88, Mexican politician, Governor of Zacatecas (1980–1986).[238]
- Philip Crosfield, 88, Scottish Anglican priest.[239]
- Richard Davey, 74, Australian actor and playwright.[240]
- Léon Deladerrière, 85, French football player and coach.[241]
- Cartha DeLoach, 92, American FBI agent and author.[242]
- Ducky Detweiler, 94, American baseball player (Boston Braves).[243]
- Werner Hofmann, 84, Austrian art historian, cultural journalist, writer, curator and museum director, heart attack.[244]
- Sir Tore Lokoloko, 82, Papua New Guinean politician, Governor-General (1977–1983).[245]
- Jack Marston, 64, English rugby league player, cancer.[246]
- Delia Meulenkamp, 77, Dutch-born American Olympic swimmer (1952).[247]
- Veer Bhadra Mishra, 74, Indian mahant and environmentalist, Time magazine "Hero of the Planet" (1999), lung infection.[248]
- Hans Moretti, 84, German illusionist and escapologist.[249]
- Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu, 74, South African Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Umzimkulu (1986–1994).[250]
- Nelson Ne'e, 59, Solomon Islands politician, MP for Central Honiara (2006–2010).[251]
- Perween Rahman, 56, Pakistani activist, director of the Orangi Pilot Project, homicide.[252]
- Rolf Schult, 85, German voice actor.[253]
- Władysław Stachurski, 67, Polish football player and manager (Legia Warsaw, national team).[254]
- Malachi Throne, 84, American actor (It Takes a Thief, Star Trek, Catch Me If You Can), lung cancer.[255]
- Siegfried Weiß, 79, German Olympic skier.[256]
- Paul H. Wendler, 96, American politician.[257]
14
- William Sheridan Allen, 80, American historian.[258]
- Jim Barrett, 86, American wine pioneer and vineyard owner (Chateau Montelena).[259]
- Henry Besant, 40, English mixologist and businessman, heart attack.[260]
- Edward Bland, 86, American filmmaker and composer (The Cry of Jazz).[261]
- Walt Buck, 82, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA for Clover Bar (1967–1989), stomach cancer.[262]
- Stanford Cazier, 82, American educator, president of California State University, Chico (1971–1979) and Utah State University (1979–1992).[263]
- Norman Collier, 87, British comedian, Parkinson's disease.[264]
- Jack Curran, 82, American high school sports coach, complications from cancer and kidney failure.[265]
- Jack Greene, 83, American country music singer ("Statue of a Fool", "There Goes My Everything"), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[266]
- Subas Herrero, 69, Filipino comedian, respiratory failure.[267]
- Mirja Hietamies, 82, Finnish Olympic medal-winning (1952, 1956) cross-country skier.[268]
- Scott Kennedy, 47, American comedian.[269]
- John Konstantinos, 76, American football coach and administrator.[270]
- Harry Coleman McGehee, Jr., 89, American Episcopalian prelate, Bishop of Michigan (1973–1990).[271]
- François Narmon, 79, Belgian businessman and sports administrator.[272]
- Thomas Rhoad, Jr., 89, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1983–2007).[273]
- Paul Rose, 69, Canadian political figure, leader of PDS (1996–2002), convicted kidnapper and murderer (October Crisis), stroke.[274]
- Aramais Sahakyan, 76, Armenian writer and politician.[275]
- Ieng Sary, 87, Vietnamese-born Cambodian politician, co-founder of the Khmer Rouge.[276]
- George Sossenko, 94, Russian military veteran (Spanish Civil War).[277]
- Harry Thomson, 72, Scottish footballer (Burnley F.C.), throat cancer.[278]
- Camilo Vives, 71, Cuban film producer (Lucía, Fresa y Chocolate).[279]
15
- P Balasubramaniam, 53, Malaysian private investigator, alleged government conspiracy in the murder of Shaariibuugiin Altantuyaa, heart attack.[280]
- James Bonk, 82, American chemistry professor.[281]
- Bernard Cheese, 88, British painter and printmaker.[282]
- Docs Keepin Time, 25-26, American Quarter Horse.[283]
- Booth Gardner, 76, American politician, Governor of Washington (1985–1993), Parkinson's disease.[284]
- Hardrock Gunter, 88, American musician, complications of pneumonia.[285]
- Shannon Larratt, 39, Canadian editor and publisher (BMEzine).[286]
- Terry Lightfoot, 77, British jazz clarinettist.[287]
- Leverne McDonnell, 49, Australian actress (The Saddle Club, Phoenix), cancer.[288]
- Masamichi Noro, 78, Japanese aikidoka, founded Kinomichi.[289]
- Kallam Anji Reddy, 71, Indian chemical engineer and pharmaceutical executive, founder of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, liver cancer.[290]
- Dante Rossi, 76, Italian Olympic water polo player.[291]
- Jack Stevens, 83, Australian footballer.[292]
- Marcel van Cleemput, 86, French-born British toy designer.[293]
- Peter Worsley, 88, British sociologist.[294]
- Felipe Zetter, 89, Mexican footballer (Club Atlas, national team).[295]
16
- Trond Brænne, 59, Norwegian actor and author, stroke.[296]
- Larcenia Bullard, 65, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1992–2000) and Senate (2002–2012).[297]
- Leslie Gooday, 91, British architect.[298]
- Jamal Nazrul Islam, 74, Bangladeshi mathematical physicist and cosmologist, diabetes and heart disease.[299]
- Kong Ngai, 77, Chinese film and television actor (The Greed of Man), lung cancer.[300]
- Luchaa Mohamed Lamin, 60, Saharawi politician and diplomat, lung cancer.[301]
- Elizabeth Lindsay, 100, American track and field athlete.[302]
- José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz, 87, Argentine economist, Minister of Economy (1976–1981).[303]
- John Marvel, 86, American politician, member of the Nevada Assembly (1979–2005), lung disease.[304]
- David Mills, 75, English cricketer.[305]
- Jason Molina, 39, American singer-songwriter, multiple organ failure.[306]
- Yadier Pedroso, 26, Cuban baseball player, traffic collision.[307]
- Sol Rabinowitz, 88, American recording industry executive (Baton Records).[308]
- Michael Roarty, 84, American brewing advertising executive (Anheuser-Busch), created "This Bud's for you" slogan.[309]
- Ruchoma Shain, 98, American-born teacher and author.[310]
- Bobby Smith, 76, American singer (The Spinners), complications of influenza and pneumonia.[311]
- Marina Solodkin, 60, Russian-born Israeli politician, Member of Knesset (1996–2013), stroke.[312]
- Jae Spears, 90, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1974–1980) and West Virginia Senate (1980–1992).[313]
- Frank Thornton, 92, British actor (Are You Being Served?, Last of the Summer Wine, Gosford Park).[314]
17
- Blaster Al Ackerman, 73, American writer and artist.[315]
- Rudolf Battěk, 88, Czech sociologist, dissident and politician, recipient of the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk.[316]
- Svein Blindheim, 96, Norwegian military officer, World War II resistance fighter and historian.[317]
- William B. Caldwell, III, 87, American military officer, Commander General for the Fifth Army.[318]
- Grady Clay, 96, American journalist and landscape architect.[319]
- Steve Davis, 60, American college football player (University of Oklahoma), plane crash.[320]
- Rosine Delamare, 101, French costume designer (The Earrings of Madame de...).[321]
- André Fontaine, 91, French historian and journalist.[322]
- Lawrence Fuchs, 86, American academic.[323]
- Mitchell Hooks, 89, American artist, illustrator, and movie poster artist (Dr. No, The Sand Pebbles, El Dorado).[324]
- Jan van Houwelingen, 73, Dutch politician, State Secretary for Defence (1981–1989), Mayor of Haarlemmermeer (1994–2003).[325]
- Jean-Noël Lavoie, 85, Canadian politician.[326]
- John David Merwin, 91, American politician, Governor of the Virgin Islands (1958–1961).[327]
- Olivier Metzner, 63, French criminal lawyer, apparent suicide by drowning.[328]
- Akio Johnson Mutek, 55, South Sudanese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Torit (since 2007), kidney failure.[329]
- Umm Nidal, 63, Palestinian politician, multiple organ failure.[330]
- Peter Scott, 82, British burglar.[331]
- François Sermon, 89, Belgian footballer (R.S.C. Anderlecht).[332]
- A.B.C. Whipple, 94, American journalist and author.[333]
18
- Muhammad Mahmood Alam, 77, Pakistani military officer, General and flying ace (Indo-Pakistani War of 1965).[334]
- Mindy Baha El Din, 54, Egyptian environmentalist, complications from a stroke.[335]
- Henry Bromell, 65, American screenwriter and producer (Homeland, Chicago Hope, Northern Exposure), heart attack.[336]
- Clay Ford, 74, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (since 2007), cancer.[337]
- Earl Hersh, 80, American baseball player (Milwaukee Braves).[27]
- Ali İhsan Karayiğit, 85-86, Turkish football player.[338]
- Muhammad Khan, 84, Pakistani Olympic boxer.[339]
- Mary Ellen Rudin, 88, American mathematician.[340]
- Robin Williams, 93, New Zealand mathematician, university administrator and civil servant, member of the Manhattan Project.[341]
19
- Khalid Ahmad, 69, Pakistani poet and journalist, lung cancer.[342]
- Ryan Birch, 43, British judoka, traffic collision.[343]
- Tom Clements, 58, American civil servant, head of the Colorado Department of Corrections (since 2011), shot.[344]
- Desmond Drummer, 72, South African cricketer.[345]
- Eyvind Fjeld Halvorsen, 90, Norwegian academic.[346]
- Holger Juul Hansen, 88, Danish actor.[347]
- Lester Lewis, 46, American television writer and producer (The Office, Caroline in the City, The PJs), suicide.[348]
- Valentino Macchi, 75, Italian actor.[349]
- Lori March, 90, American television actress.[350]
- Sir Fergus Montgomery, 85, British politician, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East (1959–1964), Brierley Hill (1967–1974), and Altrincham and Sale (1974–1997).[351]
- Seijin Noborikawa, 80, Japanese folk musician.[352]
- Bud Palmer, 91, American sportscaster and basketball player (New York Knicks), cancer.[353]
- David Parland, 42, Swedish musician (Dark Funeral), suicide.[354]
- Irina Petrescu, 71, Romanian actress, cancer.[355]
- Harry Reems, 65, American porn actor (Deep Throat), pancreatic cancer.[356]
- Adeline Smith, 95, American Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe elder, developed the Klallam language alphabet and first dictionary.[357]
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- George Barrow, 91, American jazz saxophonist.[358]
- Eddie Bond, 79, American rockabilly singer, complications from Alzheimer's disease.[359]
- Rena Golden, 51, Indian-born American journalist (CNN, The Weather Channel), lymphoma.[360]
- James Herbert, 69, English horror writer (The Rats).[361]
- Vasile Ianul, 67, Romanian football player and executive, Chairman of Dinamo Bucharest (1985–1994), cardiac arrest.[362]
- Robert W. Johnson, 88, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1963–1975).[363]
- George Lowe, 89, New Zealand-born British mountaineer, explorer and film director, last participant of the 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition.[364]
- Vijay A. Madgavkar, 98, Indian badminton player.[365]
- Antonio Manganelli, 62, Italian police chief, head of Polizia di Stato (since 2007), complications of cancer.[366]
- Frederic Mayer, 81, American operatic tenor.[367]
- Leslie Milnes, 90, New Zealand cricketer.[368]
- Nicholas C. Petris, 90, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1958–1966); State Senator (1966–1996), Alzheimer's disease.[369]
- Zillur Rahman, 84, Bangladeshi politician, President (since 2009).[370]
- Jesse Rogers, 79, American baseball player (Kansas City Monarchs).[371]
- Emílio Santiago, 66, Brazilian singer, complications from a stroke.[372]
- Stefano Simoncelli, 66, Italian Olympic medal-winning (1976) fencer.[373]
- Nasser El Sonbaty, 47, German professional bodybuilder.[374]
- Risë Stevens, 99, American operatic mezzo-soprano.[375]
- Jack Stokes, 92, English animation director (Yellow Submarine, Heavy Metal).[376]
- Calvert Watkins, 80, American Indo-European linguist, Harvard professor and author.[377]
- Jerry E. Wilkerson, 68, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.[378]
21
- Chinua Achebe, 82, Nigerian poet, professor and novelist (Things Fall Apart, Anthills of the Savannah).[379]
- Terry Alderete, 67, American businesswoman, cardiac arrest.[380]
- Joseph Blewett, 87, South African cricketer.[381]
- Mohamed Said Ramadan Al-Bouti, 83, Turkish-born Syrian cleric, bombing.[citation needed]
- Angus Carmichael, 87, Scottish footballer.[382]
- Ernest Chapman, 86, Australian Olympic rower.[383]
- Jim Crowley, appr. 82, American football coach.[384]
- Isagani Cruz, 88, Filipino judge, member of the Supreme Court (1986–1994).[385]
- Yvan Ducharme, 75, Canadian humorist and actor, COPD.[386]
- David Fisher, 66, English artist, cancer.[387]
- Tyrone Gilks, 19, Australian motorcycle stunt rider, collision during practice.[388]
- Rick Hautala, 64, American horror author, heart attack.[389]
- Harlon Hill, 80, American football player (Chicago Bears), namesake of Harlon Hill Trophy, MVP (1955), Rookie of the Year (1954).[390]
- Angelo Ingrassia, 89, American judge, member of the New York Supreme Court (1982–1999).[391]
- Sir Ewan Jamieson, 82, New Zealand military officer, Chief of Air Force (1979–1983), Chief of Defence Force (1983–1986).[392]
- Cornelis H. A. Koster, 69, Dutch computer scientist, traffic collision.[393]
- Ludwig Leitner, 73, German Olympic (1964) alpine skier and world champion .[394]
- Pietro Mennea, 60, Italian Olympic medal-winning (1972, 1980) sprinter and politician, cancer.[395]
- Moondog Spike, 62, American wrestler.[396]
- Robert Nichols, 88, American character actor (Giant).[397]
- Jörgen Ohlin, 75, Swedish footballer (Malmö FF).[398]
- Max Oldmeadow, 88, Australian politician, MP for Holt (1972–1975).[399]
- Aníbal Paz, 95, Uruguayan footballer.[400]
- Herschel Schacter, 95, American rabbi, natural causes.[401]
- Joe B. Scott, 92, American baseball player, stroke.[402]
- Bruce Skeggs, 80, Australian politician and trotting commentator.[403]
- Ken Wellman, 82, Australian ice hockey player.[404]
- Giancarlo Zagni, 86, Italian director and screenwriter (La bellezza di Ippolita).[405]
22
- John U. Bascom, 87, American surgeon.[406]
- Vladimír Čech, 61, Czech actor, television presenter and politician, colorectal cancer and pneumonia.[407]
- Leszek Gondek, 74, Polish historian.[408]
- Bernard Green, 60, British priest and historian, heart attack.[409]
- Fred Jones, 75, English football player (Hereford United, Brighton).[410]
- Jimmy Lloyd, 73, English Olympic boxer, heart attack.[411]
- James Nabrit III, 80, American civil rights lawyer, lung cancer.[412]
- Thomas Qian Yurong, 99, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Xuzhou, ex-communicated then reconciled (2007).[413]
- Lee Scarpetti, 85, Italian-born American politician, member of the Connecticut Senate (1984–2000).[414]
- Christa Speck, 70, German model, Playboy Playmate (September 1961), Playmate of the Year (1962), natural causes.[415]
- Bebo Valdés, 94, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, Alzheimer's disease.[416]
- Robert D. Warren, Sr., 84, American politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1980–1988).[417]
- Derek Watkins, 68, British trumpeter, played on every James Bond soundtrack, cancer.[418]
- Ray Williams, 58, American basketball player (New York Knicks), colon cancer.[419]
23
- Sukhraj Aujla, 45, Indian folk singer, traffic collision.[420]
- Boris Berezovsky, 67, Russian business oligarch, government official and mathematician, coroner's open verdict.[421]
- David Bond, 90, British Olympic champion sailor (1948).[422]
- Muhammad Chudori, 86, Indonesian journalist, co-founder of The Jakarta Post.[423]
- Jean Crawford Cochrane, 98, Irish educator.[424]
- Onofre Corpuz, 86, Filipino academic and politician, Secretary of Education (1967–1971, 1979–1984).[425]
- Conrad Hyers, 79, American historian of religion.[426]
- Rapama Kamehozu, 63, Namibian politician, Governor of Omaheke (since 2012), Governor of Otjozondjupa (2011–2012), cancer.[427]
- Ruth A. Lucas, 92, first African American woman in the Air Force, cardiac arrest.[428]
- Norman R. Palmer, 94, American film and television editor (The Shaggy D.A., Ten Who Dared), natural causes.[429]
- Peter Sutton, 89, New Zealand Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Nelson (1965–1990).[430]
- Chandramani Tripathi, 66, Indian politician.[431]
- Virgil Trucks, 95, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers).[432]
- Joe Weider, 93, Canadian publisher, co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders, founder of Muscle & Fitness, heart ailment.[433]
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- Barbara Anderson, 86, New Zealand author.[434]
- Jo Inge Bjørnebye, 66, Norwegian Olympic ski jumper, cancer.[435]
- Walt Bodine, 92, American broadcaster.[436]
- Todd Breitenstein, 47, American game designer (Zombies!!!).[437]
- Harold Burns, 86, American politician, member (1972–2000) and Speaker of the New Hampshire House (1991–1996), Senate (2000–2002), throat cancer.[438]
- Čestmír Císař, 93, Czech politician, Chairman of the National Council (1968–1969).[439]
- Bob Colston, 84, British sports broadcaster, heart failure.[440]
- Mariana Drăgescu, 100, Romanian military pilot, natural causes.[441]
- Peter Duryea, 73, American actor (Star Trek, Bewitched, The Fugitive).[442]
- Mary Gillham, 91, English naturalist.[443]
- Hayden Griffin, 70, British scenic designer, cancer.[444]
- Derek Leaver, 82, English footballer (Blackburn Rovers).[445]
- Inge Lønning, 75, Norwegian theologian, educator, and politician.[446]
- Gury Marchuk, 87, Russian scientist.[447]
- Gerald Marwell, 76, American sociologist, social psychologist and behavioral economist.[448]
- Walker David Miller, 73, American senior judge, United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1996–2011).[449]
- Paolo Ponzo, 41, Italian footballer, heart attack.[450]
- Sir Joseph Pope, 98, British engineer and academic administrator.[451]
- Ratón, 11, Spanish fighting bull.[452]
- Deke Richards, 68, American Motown songwriter ("ABC", "Mama's Pearl", "Maybe Tomorrow"), esophageal cancer.[453]
- Mohamed Yousri Salama, 38, Egyptian political leader, stomach infection.[454]
- Francis Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow, 101, British diplomat, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahamas (1968–1972).[455]
- Jessica Upshaw, 53, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (since 2004), shot.[456]
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- Léonce Bernard, 69, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (2001–2006).[457]
- Ellen Einan, 81, Norwegian poet.[458]
- Wayne Fleming, 62, Canadian ice hockey coach (Philadelphia Flyers), brain cancer.[459]
- Ben Goldfaden, 99, American basketball player (Washington Capitols).[460]
- Peter Hearn, 87, English cricketer (Kent).[461]
- Anthony Lewis, 85, American journalist (The New York Times), winner of Pulitzer Prize (1955, 1963), kidney and heart failure.[462]
- Dafydd Llywelyn, 74, Welsh composer, pianist, conductor and teacher.[463]
- Majid-ul-Haq, 86, Bangladeshi Army officer and minister.[464]
- Jean Pickering, 83, English Olympic athlete.[465]
- Jean-Marc Roberts, 58, French editor, novelist, and screenwriter, cancer.[466]
- Lou Sleater, 86, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles), lung disease.[467]
- Jack Wiley, 92, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers).[468]
26
- Margie Alexander, 64, American R&B and soul singer.[469]
- Eddie Basha, Jr., 75, American grocery businessman (Bashas').[470]
- Deepak Bharadwaj, 63, Indian politician, shot.[471]
- Tom Boerwinkle, 67, American basketball player (Chicago Bulls), myelodysplastic syndrome.[472]
- Sir Michael Gow, 88, British Army general.[473]
- Juan García Díaz, 72, Spanish footballer (Córdoba CF), complications following a stroke.[474]
- Gillian Howie, 47, British philosopher, cancer.[475]
- Krzysztof Kozłowski, 81, Polish journalist, Minister of the Interior and Administration (1990–1991), heart failure.[476]
- Martyl Langsdorf, 96, American visual artist, designer of the Doomsday Clock, lung infection.[477]
- Dave Leggett, 79, American football player (Chicago Cardinals), MVP of the 1955 Rose Bowl.[478]
- Claudio Lippi, 42, Italian sports journalist, traffic collision.[479]
- Giancarlo Martini, 65, Italian Formula One driver, co-founder and co-owner of Team Minardi.[480]
- Patricia McCormick, 83, American bullfighter.[481]
- Audrey McElmury, 70, American racing cyclist, female UCI Road World champion (1969).[482]
- Nikola Mladenov, 49, Macedonian journalist, traffic collision.[483]
- Jerzy Nowak, 89, Polish actor (Schindler's List).[484]
- Danilo Orozco, 68, Cuban musicologist.[485]
- Don Payne, 48, American television writer (The Simpsons) and screenwriter (Thor, My Super Ex-Girlfriend), bone cancer.[486]
- René Pirolley, 81, French Olympic swimmer.[487]
- Yury Rudov, 82, Soviet Olympic fencer.[488]
- Nikolai Sorokin, 61, Russian actor and director.[489]
- Sukumari, 72, Indian actress, complications from burn injury.[490]
- Archie Thompson, 93, American Yurok native elder.[491]
- Bill Walsh, 90, Irish hurler (Kilkenny GAA).[492]
- Jerzy Wyrobek, 63, Polish footballer.[493]
27
- Hjalmar Andersen, 90, Norwegian triple Olympic champion (1952) speed skater, trauma due to a fall.[494]
- Yvonne Brill, 88, Canadian aerospace engineer (NASA), National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2011), complications from breast cancer.[495]
- Keith Burch, 81, British Army major general.[496]
- Gerald Curran, 74, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1967–1998), pancreatic cancer.[497]
- Alfredo De Gasperis, 79, Italian-born Canadian businessman, founder of ConDrain.[498]
- Orozimbo Fuenzalida, 87, Chilean Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of San Bernardo (1987–2003).[499]
- Niraj Jain, 86, Indian Jain religious leader.[500]
- Roosevelt Jamison, 76, American songwriter ("That's How Strong My Love Is").[501]
- Fay Kanin, 95, American screenwriter, playwright and producer (Teacher's Pet, Friendly Fire), President of AMPAS (1979–1983).[502]
- Guillermo Luksic Craig, 57, Chilean businessman (Antofagasta Plc), lung cancer.[503]
- P. K. S. Raja, 100, Indian royal, Zamorin of Calicut.[504]
- Katharine Stewart, 98, English author, crofter, teacher and postmistress.[505]
- Paul Williams, 64, American music journalist, publisher (Crawdaddy!), and writer (Bob Dylan, Performing Artist), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[506]
- Will Zens, 92, American filmmaker.[507]
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- Gabriel M. Ambrosio, 74, American politician, member of the New Jersey Senate, cancer (1987–1992).[508]
- Jean-Paul Bonnaire, 69, French actor.[509]
- George E. P. Box, 93, British statistician.[510]
- Odis Echols, 82, American politician, member of the New Mexico Senate (1967–1976), dementia.[511]
- Manuel García Ferré, 83, Spanish-born Argentine cartoonist, complications of heart surgery.[512]
- John Findlater, 86, Scottish meteorologist.[513]
- Jerald G. Fishman, 67, American technology executive, CEO of Analog Devices (since 1996), heart attack.[514]
- Jean Floud, 97, British educational sociologist, Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge (1972–1983).[515]
- Richard Griffiths, 65, British actor (Withnail and I, The History Boys, Harry Potter), Tony winner (2006), complications from heart surgery.[516]
- Dale Hyatt, 87, American businessman.[517]
- Soraya Jiménez, 35, Mexican Olympic champion (2000) weightlifter, heart attack.[518]
- Hemed Khamis, 62, Tanzanian politician, stroke.[519]
- László Klauz, 46, Hungarian Olympic wrestler.[520]
- Hugh McCracken, 70, American rock and roll session musician, producer and arranger, leukemia.[521]
- Heinz Patzig, 83, German football player and manager (Eintracht Braunschweig).[522]
- Yuri Radonyak, 77, Soviet Olympic boxer.[523]
- Robert V. Remini, 91, American historian and academic, Historian of the United States House of Representatives (2005–2010), stroke.[524]
- Wolfgang Schulz, 67, Austrian concert flutist and university lecturer.[525]
- Shi Zongyuan, 66, Chinese politician.[526]
- Boris Strel, 53, Slovenian champion skier, suicide.[527]
- Bob Teague, 84, American college football player and television journalist, T-cell lymphoma.[528]
- Gus Triandos, 82, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles), heart failure.[529]
- John Charles Upton, Jr., 56, American documentary film maker, shot.[530]
- Robert Zildjian, 89, American musical instrument manufacturer (Sabian), cancer.[531]
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- Joseph W. Alton, 94, American politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1963–1965).[532]
- Lawrence Auster, 64, American traditionalist conservative author and blogger, pancreatic cancer.[533]
- Anton Bühler, 90, Swiss Olympic equestrian.[534]
- Cheryl Chow, 66, American politician, brain cancer.[535]
- Linda S. Cordell, 70, American archaeologist and anthropologist.[536]
- Mike DeCicco, 85, American fencing coach (University of Notre Dame), coached five teams to national championships, heart failure.[537]
- Barrie Dobson, 81, British historian.[538]
- Reid Flair, 25, American professional wrestler, heroin overdose.[539]
- Warren Freer, 92, New Zealand politician, MP for Mt. Albert (1947–1981).[540]
- Reginald Gray, 82, Irish painter, stomach cancer.[541]
- John J. Gumperz, 91, American linguist and academic.[542]
- Sheila Holzworth, 51, American para-alpine skier, cancer.[543]
- István Hont, 65, Hungarian-born British historian.[544]
- Brian Huggins, 81, British-born Canadian journalist and actor (Trailer Park Boys).[545]
- Enzo Jannacci, 77, Italian singer-songwriter, actor and stand-up comedian, cancer.[546]
- Ralph Klein, 70, Canadian politician, Premier of Alberta (1992–2006), MLA for Calgary-Elbow (1989–2007), Mayor of Calgary (1980–1989), COPD and dementia.[547]
- William P. Levine, 97, United States Army officer.[548]
- Art Malone, 76, American drag racer, Indy car driver, and dragstrip owner, injuries sustained in an airboat collision.[549]
- Betty Marshall, 94, American politician, first female Mayor of York, Pennsylvania (1978–1982).[550]
- Luis Martínez Noval, 64, Spanish politician, Minister of Labor (1990–1993), complications from a fall.[551]
- David McMeeking, 75, South African cricketer.[552]
- Jim Mees, 57, American Emmy-winning set designer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Perfect Strangers), pancreatic cancer.[553]
- Art Phillips, 82, Canadian politician, MP for Vancouver Centre (1979–1980), Mayor of Vancouver (1973–1977).[554]
- Ernesto Rubin de Cervin, 76, Italian composer and teacher.[555]
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- Brian Ackland-Snow, 72, British production designer (A Room with a View, The Dark Crystal, Death on the Nile), Oscar winner (1986).[556]
- Franco Califano, 74, Italian lyricist, musician, singer and actor, heart attack.[557]
- Sucharitha Gamlath, 79, Sri Lankan academic.[558]
- Eric Hertz, 58, American telecommunications executive, CEO of 2degrees (since 2009), plane crash.[559]
- Daniel Hoffman, 89, American poet, United States Poet Laureate (1973–1974).[560]
- Peter Kormos, 60, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP for Welland (1988–1999, 2007–2011) and Niagara Centre (1999–2007).[561]
- Francisco Javier López Peña, 55, Spanish Basque separatist leader (ETA), heart attack.[562]
- Mal Moore, 73, American college football player and coach, University of Alabama athletic director (1999–2013), pulmonary failure.[563]
- Samueli Naulu, 31, Fijian rugby union player, traffic collision.[564]
- Bobby Parks, 51, American basketball player and coach (Shell Turbo Chargers, University of Memphis), PBA Hall of Fame (2009), laryngeal cancer.[565]
- Phil Ramone, 79, South African-born American record producer, aortic aneurysm.[566]
- Edith Schaeffer, 98, American Christian leader and author.[567]
- Bob Turley, 82, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees), World Series MVP (1958), liver cancer.[568]
- Valeri Zolotukhin, 71, Russian actor (Bumbarash), brain tumor.[citation needed]
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- Rod Berry, 65, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1987–1991).[569]
- Charles Amarin Brand, 92, French Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Monaco (1981–1984) and Strasbourg (1984–1997).[citation needed]
- Ernie Bridge, 76, Australian politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Kimberley (1980–2001), mesothelioma.[570]
- W. E. Butts, 68, American poet, Poet Laureate of New Hampshire.[571]
- Helena Carroll, 84, Scottish actress (Rocky V, The Jerk).[572]
- Bob Clarke, 87, American illustrator (Mad magazine), complications of pneumonia.[573]
- Henry Clarke, 79, American businessman and venture capitalist, developed the Klondike bar.[574]
- Ray Drake, 78, English footballer (Stockport County).[575]
- Dick Duden, 88, American football player (New York Giants) and coach (United States Naval Academy).[576]
- Courtney Gonsalves, 62, Guyanese cricketer.[577]
- Ahmad Sayyed Javadi, 95, Iranian political activist and politician, Minister of Justice (1979), Minister of Interior (1979).[578]
- Sir Michael Jenkins, 77, British diplomat, Ambassador to the Netherlands (1988–1993).[579]
- Bebe Lee, 96, American basketball coach and administrator.[580]
- Mack McInnis, 79, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1976–1980, 1992–2000).[581]
- Gerlof Mees, 86, Dutch ichthyologist and ornithologist.[582]
- Pattycake, 40, western lowland gorilla, heart disease.[583]
- Ronnie Ray Smith, 64, American Olympic champion (1968) sprinter.[584]
- Dmitri Uchaykin, 32, Russian ice hockey player (HC Ertis-Pavlodar), cerebral hemorrhage.[585]
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