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Deaths in August 2010
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The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2010.
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.
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August 2010
1
- Robert F. Boyle, 100, American art director and production designer (North By Northwest, The Birds, Fiddler on the Roof).[1]
- Bruce Garvey, 70, British-born Canadian journalist, lung cancer.[2]
- Lolita Lebrón, 90, Puerto Rican nationalist.[3]
- William MacVane, 95, American surgeon and politician, mayor of Portland, Maine (1971).[4]
- Stig Mårtensson, 87, Swedish Olympic cyclist.[5]
- K. M. Mathew, 93, Indian newspaper editor (Malayala Manorama).[6]
- Eric Tindill, 99, New Zealand cricketer and rugby union player.[7]
2
- Ian Castles, 75, Australian public servant, Australian Statistician (1986–1994).[8]
- James Hunter, 56, American football player (Detroit Lions), apparent heart attack.[9]
- Mitch Jayne, 82, American bluegrass bassist (The Dillards) and actor (The Andy Griffith Show), cancer.[10]
- Ole Ivar Lovaas, 83, Norwegian psychologist and researcher (Lovaas technique), Alzheimer's disease.[11]
- José María Silvero, 78, Argentine footballer.[12]
- Artemio Villanueva, 64, Paraguayan footballer
- Jan Wilson, 66, British politician, Leader of Sheffield City Council (1997–1999, 2002–2008), lung cancer.[13]
- Rumen Yordanov, 51, Bulgarian Olympic wrestler.[14]
3
- Kathleen Gemberling Adkison, 93, American abstract painter.[15]
- Marilyn Buck, 62, American activist and terrorist, uterine cancer.[16]
- Bruce M. Cohen, 65, American rabbi, cancer.[17]
- James L. Gray, 84, British engineer.[18]
- Bobby Hebb, 72, American singer-songwriter ("Sunny"), lung cancer.[19]
- Antonio Subirana, 78, Spanish Olympic water polo player.[20]
- Norman Walsh, 77, Zimbabwean air marshal.[21]
- Edmund Zientara, 81, Polish Olympic footballer.[22]
4
- Manuel Ayau, 84, Guatemalan businessman.[23]
- Robert E. Davis, 70, American jurist, Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court (2009–2010).[24]
- Gary Johnson, 57, American football player (San Diego Chargers), stroke.[25]
- Jim Kennan, 64, Australian lawyer and politician, Deputy Premier of Victoria (1990–1992), cancer.[26]
- Henry A. Lardy, 92, American biochemist.[27]
- Daikirin Takayoshi, 68, Japanese sumo wrestler, pancreatic cancer.[28]
5
- Robert Baker Aitken, 93, American Zen Buddhist teacher, pneumonia.[29]
- Godfrey Binaisa, 90, Ugandan politician, President (1979–1981).[30]
- Francisco María González, 92, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate.[31]
- Sue Napier, 62, Australian politician, Leader of the Tasmanian Opposition (1999–2001), breast cancer.[32]
- Jürgen Oesten, 96, German seaman, U-boat commander during World War II.[33]
- Yuri Shishlov, 65, Russian football coach, shot.[34]
6
- Ultus Álvarez, 78, Cuban baseball player.[35]
- Cacilda Borges Barbosa, 96, Brazilian electronic musician.[36]
- Julian Besag, 65, British statistician.[37]
- Catfish Collins, 66, American guitarist (James Brown, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Parliament-Funkadelic), cancer.[38]
- David C. Dolby, 64, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient.[39]
- Fredrik Ericsson, 35, Swedish mountaineer, falling accident on K2.[40]
- Constantin Guirma, 90, Burkinabé Catholic prelate, bishop of Kaya (1969–1996).[41]
- Tony Judt, 62, British historian, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[42]
- John Louis Mansi, 83, British actor, lung cancer.[43]
- Jeff McLean, 62, Australian rugby football player, cancer.[44]
- Knut Østby, 87, Norwegian sprint canoer, Olympic silver medalist (1948).[45]
- Jack Phipps, 84, British arts administrator.[46]
7
- Roberto Cantoral, 75, Mexican composer, heart attack.[47]
- Bruno Cremer, 80, French actor (Is Paris Burning?, Sorcerer, Maigret).[48]
- Keith Drumright, 55, American baseball player (Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics).[49]
- Jerry Flint, 79, American automotive journalist (Forbes), stroke.[50]
- Leonid Gorbenko, 71, Russian politician, governor of Kaliningrad Oblast (1996–2000).[51]
- Alex Johns, 43, American film producer (The Ant Bully) and television producer (Futurama), after long illness.[52]
- John Nelder, 85, British statistician, President of the Royal Statistical Society (1985–1986).[53]
- Werner Winter, 86, German linguist.[54]
8
- Sikandar Alam, 71, Indian singer.[55]
- Aleksandr Bokovikov, 53, Russian politician, governor of Evenk Autonomous Okrug (1997–2001), heart attack.[56]
- Ken Boyes, 75, English footballer (York City F.C.).[57]
- Charlie Davao, 75, Filipino actor, colorectal cancer.[58]
- David Dixon, 87, American businessman, founder of the United States Football League.[59]
- Alan Myers, 77, British translator.[60]
- Patricia Neal, 84, American actress, (Hud, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Day the Earth Stood Still), Oscar winner (1964), lung cancer.[61]
- Jack Parnell, 87, British musician and bandleader (The Muppet Show), cancer.[62]
- Bernhard Philberth, 83, German physicist, engineer, philosopher and theologian.[63]
- Matthew Simmons, 67, American businessman and economist.[64]
- Massamasso Tchangai, 32, Togolese footballer, after brief illness.[65]
9
- Tab Baker, 49, American actor (Save the Last Dance, The Ice Harvest, Prison Break), heart attack.[66]
- Lech Boguszewicz, 71, Polish Olympic athlete.[67]
- George DiCenzo, 70, American character actor (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Helter Skelter) and voice actor (She-Ra: Princess of Power), sepsis.[68]
- Fernando Fernández, 70, Spanish illustrator and comic artist, after long illness.[69]
- Robin Warwick Gibson, 66, British art historian.[70]
- Gene Hermanski, 90, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers).[71]
- Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, 84, American blues bassist and singer.[72]
- James C. Keck, 86, American physicist ane engineer.[73]
- Herbert Kirschner, 85, German Olympic sprint canoer.[74]
- Jay Larkin, 59, American television boxing executive (Showtime), brain tumor.[75]
- Harry Lindbäck, 83, Swedish Olympic sprint canoer.[76]
- Paul K. Longmore, 64, American historian and disability activist.[77]
- Mariam Baharum, 75, Singaporean actress, natural causes.[78]
- Juan Marichal, 88, Spanish historian.[79]
- Paul Milstein, 88, American real estate developer.[80]
- Roy Pinney, 98, American herpetologist, photographer, war correspondent and writer.[81]
- Ronald Reid-Daly, 83, South African army officer (Rhodesian Army), founder and commander of the Selous Scouts.[82]
- Ted Stevens, 86, American politician, Senator from Alaska (1968–2009), inventor of the term series of tubes, victim of 2010 Alaska plane crash.[83]
- Mary Anne Warren, 63, American philosopher and academic.[84]
- John Yaremko, 91, Canadian politician, MPP for Bellwoods (1951–1975).[85]
10
- Ron Allen, 62, American poet and playwright.[86]
- Gordon Robertson Cameron, 88, Canadian politician, Commissioner of Yukon (1962–1966).[87]
- Brian Clark, 67, English footballer (Cardiff City F.C.), after long illness.[88]
- Dana Dawson, 36, American actress and singer, colorectal cancer.[89]
- Séamus Dolan, 95, Irish politician, Teachta Dála (1961–1965) and Senator (1965–1969, 1973–1982).[90]
- Marie de Garis, 100, Guernseyan author.[91]
- Slavko Koletić, 60, Croatian Olympic wrestler.[92]
- Antonio Pettigrew, 42, American athletics coach, 1991 world champion and 2000 Olympic sprinter, suicide by drug overdose.[93]
- Leo Pinto, 96, Indian field hockey player, Olympic gold medalist (1948).[94]
- Thelma Pressman, 89, American microwave cooking consultant, opened first microwave cooking school in the United States.[95]
- Jimmy Reid, 78, Scottish trade unionist and journalist.[96]
- Armando Robles Godoy, 87, Peruvian film director, heart failure.[97]
- Radomír Šimůnek, Sr., 48, Czech racing cyclist, liver cirrhosis.[98]
- Adam Stansfield, 31, English footballer (Exeter City F.C.), colorectal cancer.[99]
- Shirley Thomson, 80, Canadian arts administrator, heart attack.[100]
- David L. Wolper, 82, American film and television producer (North and South, Roots, The Thorn Birds), heart failure and Parkinson's disease.[101]
11
- Gretel Beer, 89, Austrian-born British cookery and travel writer.[102]
- David Hull, 75, American philosopher, pancreatic cancer.[103]
- Sir Geoffrey Johnson-Smith, 86, British politician, MP for Holborn and St Pancras South (1959–1964), East Grinstead (1965–1983) and Wealden (1983–2001).[104]
- Nellie King, 82, American baseball player and public address announcer (Pittsburgh Pirates).[105]
- Ger Lagendijk, 68, Dutch footballer (Hermes DVS) and football agent, heart attack.[106]
- Markus Liebherr, 62, Swiss businessman, owner of Southampton F.C.[107]
- Kanapathy Moorthy, 77, Malaysian judoka.[108]
- Dan Rostenkowski, 82, American politician, Representative from Illinois (1959–1995), lung cancer.[109]
- Bruno Schleinstein, 78, German actor.[110]
- Sesenne, 96, Saint Lucian singer.[111]
- Lou Smit, 75, American police detective, investigated JonBenét Ramsey case, colorectal cancer.[112]
- James Mourilyan Tanner, 90, British paediatrician.[113]
- Sir Ron Trotter, 82, New Zealand businessman, cancer.[114]
- Arnold Zellner, 83, American econometrician and statistician, cancer.[115]
12
- Len Andrews, 87, Australian footballer.[116]
- Isaac Bonewits, 60, American Neopagan leader and author, colorectal cancer.[117]
- Guido de Marco, 79, Maltese politician, President (1999–2004), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1990).[118]
- Laurence Gardner, 67, British writer and academic, lecturer on historical revisionism, after long illness.[119]
- Richie Hayward, 64, American drummer (Little Feat), liver cancer.[120]
- Manfred Homberg, 77, German Olympic boxer.[121]
- André Kim, 74, South Korean fashion designer, pneumonia.[122]
- Victor Kremer, 78, Luxembourgish Olympic shooter.[123]
- Mario Laguë, 52, Canadian diplomat, Liberal Party communications director, road accident.[124]
- Artur Olech, 70, Polish boxer, Olympic silver medalist (1964, 1968).[125]
- Andrew Roth, 91, American-born British biographer and journalist, prostate cancer.[126]
- Paul Ryan Rudd, 70, American actor (Beacon Hill, The Betsy), pancreatic cancer.[127]
- Mohammad Ali Taraghijah, 67, Iranian painter.[citation needed]
- Luis Tascón, 41, Venezuelan politician, member of the National Assembly, colorectal cancer.[128]
13
- Colin François Lloyd Austin, 69, British scholar.[129]
- Panagiotis Bachramis, 34, Greek footballer (Veria F.C.), fishing accident.[130]
- Helen Berg, 78, American statistician and politician, mayor of Corvallis, Oregon (1994–2006), peritoneal mesothelioma.[131]
- Lance Cade, 29, American professional wrestler, (WWE, NWA, AJPW, HUSTLE) heart failure.[132]
- Patrick Cauvin, 77, French novelist, complications from cancer.[133]
- Jacques Faivre, 76, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Le Mans (1997–2008), heart attack.[134]
- Alejandro Febrero, 85, Spanish swimmer.[135]
- Albert Frost, 96, British businessman.[136]
- Steve Jordan, 71, American accordionist, complications from liver cancer.[137]
- Edward Kean, 85, American television writer (Howdy Doody), complications from emphysema.[138]
- Alberto Müller Rojas, 75, Venezuelan military officer and politician, adviser to Hugo Chávez.[139]
- Edwin Newman, 91, American journalist and newscaster (NBC News), pneumonia.[140]
- Isaac Passy, 82, Bulgarian philosopher and art historian.[141]
- Phil Petillo, 64, American luthier and engineer.[142]
- Jan Reinås, 66, Norwegian businessman, cancer.[143]
- David Rowland, 86, American industrial designer.[144]
- Craig Van Tilbury, 53, American guitarist and chess master, heart attack.[145]
- Janaki Venkataraman, 89, Indian First Lady (1987–1992), after short illness.[146]
14
- Mervyn Alexander, 85, British Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Clifton (1974–2001).[147]
- Rallis Kopsidis, 81, Greek painter.[148]
- Herman Leonard, 87, American jazz photographer.[149]
- Abbey Lincoln, 80, American jazz singer and actress (For Love of Ivy, Nothing But a Man).[150]
- Lynn Lowe, 74, American politician, Chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party (1974–1980).[151]
- Terje Stigen, 88, Norwegian author.[152]
- Sherman W. Tribbitt, 87, American politician, Governor of Delaware (1973–1977).[153]
- Gloria Winters, 78, American actress (The Life of Riley, Sky King), complications from pneumonia.[154]
15
- Ahmad Alaadeen, 76, American jazz musician, bladder cancer.[155]
- Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi, 70, Saudi Minister of Labour, after long illness.[156]
- Dan Avey, 69, American radio personality, cancer.[157]
- Joe L. Brown, 91, American baseball executive (Pittsburgh Pirates), after long illness.[158]
- Denis E. Dillon, 76, American lawyer and politician, District Attorney of Nassau County, New York (1974–2005), lymphoma.[159]
- James J. Kilpatrick, 89, American columnist and grammarian.[160]
- Philip Markoff, 24, American murder suspect, suicide by exsanguination.[161]
- Harrison Price, 89, American businessman, theme park pioneer.[162]
- Alexander Prosvirnin, 46, Ukrainian Olympic Nordic combined skier.[163]
- Lionel Régal, 35, French hillclimbing racer, car accident.[164]
16
- John Amyas Alexander, 88, British archaeologist.[165]
- Sten Christer Andersson, 67, Swedish politician.[166]
- Nicola Cabibbo, 75, Italian physicist, President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, respiratory problems.[167]
- Christopher Freeman, 88, British economist.[168]
- Dimitrios Ioannidis, 87, Greek army officer, junta leader.[169]
- Meir Jacob Kister, 96, Israeli Arabist.[170]
- Frank Ryan, 50, American plastic surgeon, car crash.[171]
- Narayan Gangaram Surve, 83, Indian poet, after short illness.[172]
- Bobby Thomson, 86, Scottish-born American baseball player (Shot Heard 'Round the World), after long illness.[173]
17
- Francesco Cossiga, 82, Italian politician, Prime Minister (1979–1980) and President (1985–1992), respiratory problems.[174]
- Frank C. Garland, 60, American epidemiologist, esophageal cancer.[175]
- C. Joseph Genster, 92, American marketer (Metrecal), natural causes.[176]
- Don Graham, 96, American real estate developer (Ala Moana Center), pneumonia.[177]
- Franc Gubenšek, 72, Slovene biochemist, Alzheimer's disease.[178]
- Amin al-Hindi, 70, Palestinian intelligence chief of the National Authority, pancreatic cancer.[179]
- Sir Frank Kermode, 90, British literary critic and writer.[180]
- Ludvík Kundera, 90, Czech writer and translator, recipient of the Jaroslav Seifert Prize.[181]
- Alejandro Maclean, 41, Spanish television, film producer and aerobatics pilot, plane crash.[182]
- François Marcantoni, 90, French gangster.[183]
- Eugene McDonnell, 83, American computer scientist.[184]
- Bill Millin, 88, British soldier, bagpiper during World War II.[185]
- Edwin Morgan, 90, Scottish poet, The Scots Makar, pneumonia.[186]
- Ricardo José Weberberger, 70, Austrian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Barreiras (1979–2010).[187]
18
- William Breuer, 87, American military historian.[188]
- Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, 80, Spanish aristocrat, Carlist pretender to the Throne, cancer.[189]
- Edelmiro Cavazos Leal, 38, Mexican politician, mayor of Santiago, shot.[190] (body found on this date)
- Hal Connolly, 79, American hammer thrower, Olympic gold medalist (1956), brain trauma.[191]
- Fiona Coyne, 45, South African television presenter (The Weakest Link), suspected suicide.[192]
- Martin Dannenberg, 94, American World War II soldier, located the Nuremberg Laws, natural causes.[193]
- Sepp Daxenberger, 48, German politician, bone marrow cancer.[194]
- Steve DeLong, 67, American football player (San Diego Chargers).[195]
- Kenny Edwards, 64, American singer-songwriter (The Stone Poneys), prostate cancer.[196]
- Rina Franchetti, 102, Italian actress.[197]
- Robert Gundlach, 84, American physicist and inventor.[198]
- Benjamin Kaplan, 99, American jurist, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1972–1981), pneumonia.[199]
- Ryszard Kosiński, 55, Polish Olympic sprint canoer.[200]
- Christopher Kovacevich, 82, American Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan of Libertyville and Chicago, cancer.[201]
- Mario G. Obledo, 78, American politician and activist, co-founder of MALDEF, heart attack.[202]
- Rodolfo Salas, 82, Peruvian Olympic basketball player.[203]
- Efraim Sevela, 82, Russian writer and screenwriter.[204]
- Rod Shealy, 56, American political consultant, cerebral hemorrhage.[205]
- Subair, 48, Indian actor, heart attack.[206]
- Héctor Velásquez, 58, Chilean Olympic boxer, stroke.[207]
- William Wilson, 97, British solicitor and politician (MP for Coventry South 1964–1974, Coventry South East 1974–1983).[208]
19
- Skandor Akbar, 75, American professional wrestler and wrestling manager.[209]
- Mitsuo Aoki, 95, American theologian.[210]
- Michael Been, 60, American musician (The Call) and actor (The Last Temptation of Christ), heart attack.[211]
- Gerhard Beil, 84, East German politician.[212]
- Zenon Bortkevich, 73, Azerbaijani Olympic bronze medal-winning (1964) water polo player.[213]
- Ahna Capri, 66, American actress (Enter the Dragon), car accident.[214]
- Jackson Gillis, 93, American television writer (Columbo, Perry Mason), pneumonia.[215]
- Suzanne Grossmann, 72, American actress and television writer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.[216]
- David D. Kpormakpor, 74, Liberian politician, Chairman of the Interim Council of State (1994–1995).[217]
- Dick Maloney, 77, Canadian singer.[218]
- Joe Matthews, 81, activist and politician. (born 1929)[219]
- Anker Sørensen, 84, Danish film editor and director.[220]
20
- Pramarn Adireksarn, 96, Thai military officer and politician, blood infection.[221]
- Johnny Bailey, 43, American football player (Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals), pancreatic cancer.[222]
- Carys Bannister, 74–75, British neurosurgeon.[223]
- James Dooge, 88, Irish politician and academic, Senator (1961–1977; 1981–1987), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1981–1982).[224]
- Samuel Gaumain, 95, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Moundou (1960–1974).[225]
- Gyda Hansen, 72, Danish actress, cancer.[226]
- Jack Horkheimer, 72, American public television host (Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer), executive director of Miami Planetarium, respiratory ailment.[227]
- Samuel Lehtonen, 89, Finnish Lutheran prelate, bishop of Helsinki.[228]
- Tiberio Murgia, 81, Italian actor.[229]
- Conny Mus, 59, Dutch journalist, cardiac arrest.[230]
- Charles S. Roberts, 80, American game designer and railroad historian.[231]
- Franz Schurmann, 84, American founder of Pacific News Service, Cold War expert on China, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.[232]
- Howard Boyd Turrentine, 96, American senior (former chief) judge of the District Court for the Southern District of California.[233]
- David J. Weber, 69, American historian and author on the American Southwest, multiple myeloma.[234]
21
- Alberto Ablondi, 85, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Livorno (1970–2000).[235]
- Magomedali Vagabov, 35, terrorist, leader of the Vilayat Dagestan, Supreme Quadi of the Caucasus Emirate, killed by Russian troops.
- Gheorghe Apostol, 97, Romanian politician, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (1954–1955).[236]
- Calvin Blignault, 30, South African mechanical engineer, traffic collision.[237]
- Satch Davidson, 75, American baseball umpire (National League).[238]
- Nancy Dolman, 58, Canadian actress (Soap), wife of Martin Short, natural causes.[239]
- Harold Dow, 62, American television news correspondent (48 Hours), asthma.[240]
- Rodolfo Enrique Fogwill, 69, Argentine writer, lung cancer.[241]
- Melody Gersbach, 24, Filipina beauty queen, Binibining Pilipinas International (2009), car crash.[242]
- Chloé Graftiaux, 23, Belgian rock climber, mountaineering accident.[243]
- Hugo Guerrero Marthineitz, 86, Peruvian journalist, commentator and radio host, cardiac arrest.[244]
- Sir Peter Gwynn-Jones, 70, British herald, Garter Principal King of Arms (1995–2010).[245]
- Masaru Nashimoto, 65, Japanese reporter, lung cancer.[246]
- Christoph Schlingensief, 49, German film and theatre director, lung cancer.[247]
- Lakhdar Ben Tobbal, Algerian politician.[248]
22
- A. K. Veerasami, 84, Indian film actor.[249]
- Raúl Belén, 79, Argentine footballer.[250]
- Stjepan Bobek, 86, Yugoslavian footballer (1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cups, 1948 and 1952 Olympic silver medalist).[251]
- Gheorghe Fiat, 81, Romanian Olympic bronze medal-winning (1952) boxer.[252]
- Raymond Hawkey, 80, British graphic designer.[253]
- Robert S. Ingersoll, 96, American politician, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1974), Deputy Secretary of State (1974–1976).[254]
- Bengt Lindroos, 91, Swedish architect (Kaknästornet).[255]
- Sir Donald Maitland, 88, British diplomat.[256]
- Michel Montignac, 66, French nutritionist, creator of Montignac diet.[257]
- Conny Stuart, 96, Dutch singer and actress.[258]
23
- Marcel Albert, 92, French aviator, World War II flying ace.[259]
- Tito Burns, 89, British musician, prostate cancer.[260]
- Kihachirō Kawamoto, 85, Japanese puppet designer and animator.[261]
- Dave McElhatton, 81, American television news anchor, complications of a stroke.[262]
- Carlos Mendo, 77, Spanish journalist, founder of El País newspaper, after long illness.[263]
- Natalie Nevins, 85, American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show), complications from hip surgery.[264]
- Bill Phillips, 74, American country music singer.[265]
- George T. Smith, 93, American politician and jurist, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (1967–1971), Supreme Court of Georgia (1981–1991).[266]
- George David Weiss, 89, American composer ("What a Wonderful World", "Can't Help Falling in Love", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"), natural causes.[267]
- Gareth Williams, 31, British intelligence officer (GCHQ seconded to MI6).[268] (body discovered on this date)
24
- Douglas K. Amdahl, 91, American jurist, Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1981–1989).[269]
- Barkhad Awale Adan, app. 60, Somali journalist, shot.[270]
- Maixent Coly, 60, Senegalese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ziguinchor (since 1995).[271]
- Idiris Muse Elmi, Somali politician, member of the Transitional Federal Parliament, victim of Muna Hotel attack.[272]
- Geddi Abdi Gadid, Somali politician, member of the Transitional Federal Parliament, victim of Muna Hotel attack.[272]
- Pierre Marie Gallois, 99, French brigadier general and geopolitician.[273]
- Satoshi Kon, 46, Japanese film director (Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika), pancreatic cancer.[274]
- Sir Graham Liggins, 84, New Zealand scientist, after long illness.[275]
- Ian McDougall, 65, Canadian television producer, sudden heart failure.[276]
- Bulle Hassan Mo'allim, Somali politician, member of the Transitional Federal Parliament, victim of Muna Hotel attack.[272]
- Scotty Moylan, 94, Guamanian businessman and entrepreneur.[277]
- Vladimir Msryan, 72, Armenian actor.[278]
- Mohamed Hassan M. Nur, Somali politician, member of the Transitional Federal Parliament, victim of Muna Hotel attack.[272]
- Acácio Rodrigues Alves, 85, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Palmares (1962–2000).[279]
- William B. Saxbe, 94, American politician, Senator from Ohio (1969–1974) and Attorney General (1974–1975), pancreatic cancer.[280]
- Mitsuyo Seo, 98, Japanese animator.[281]
- Gibson Sibanda, 66, Zimbabwean politician, cancer.[282]
25
- Daniel P. Davison, 85, American banker and chairman (J.P. Morgan, Christie's, Metropolitan Museum, Burlington Northern), pancreatic cancer.[283]
- Esther Earl, 16, American activist and vlogger, thyroid cancer.[284]
- Andrew S. C. Ehrenberg, 84, British marketing scientist.[285]
- Norm McAtee, 89, Canadian ice hockey player.[286]
- Howard McDiarmid, 83, Canadian physician and politician, cancer.[287]
- Clive Mitchell, 91, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council (1968–1973).[288]
- Jaime Prieto Amaya, 69, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Barrancabermeja (1993–2008) and Cúcuta (since 2008).[289]
26
- Frank Baumgartl, 55, German Olympic bronze medal-winning (1976) steeplechaser, heart failure.[290]
- John Karefa-Smart, 95, Sierra Leonean politician, Foreign Minister (1961–1964).[291]
- Steve Laore, 46, Solomon Islands politician.[292]
- William B. Lenoir, 71, American NASA astronaut, head injury.[293]
- Bob Maitland, 86, British Olympic silver medal-winning (1948) cyclist, heart attack.[294]
- Cal McLish, 84, American baseball player.[295]
- Raimon Panikkar, 91, Spanish theologian.[296]
- Jack Pitney, 47, American marketing executive (BMW North America), promoter of the Mini Cooper, tractor accident.[297]
- Rustum Roy, 86, Indian physicist.[298]
- Sarah Scazzi, 15, Italian murder victim.[299]
- Charlotte Tansey, 88, Canadian educator.[300]
- Walter Wolfrum, 87, German World War II Luftwaffe fighter ace.[301]
27
- Juan Acevedo Pavez, 95, Chilean politician.[302]
- Tony Borne, 84, American professional wrestler.[303]
- John Calhoun, 85, American Olympic diver.[304]
- Fermo Camellini, 95, Italian-born French road bicycle racer.[305]
- Corinne Day, 48, British photographer (Vogue), brain tumour.[306]
- Anton Geesink, 76, Dutch judoka, 1964 Olympic gold medalist and member of the IOC.[307]
- Bernard Goldberg, 84, American businessman, co-founder of Raymour & Flanigan, Alzheimer's disease.[308]
- Hanna Grages, 87, German Olympic gymnast.[309]
- George Hitchcock, 96, American poet and publisher.[310]
- Ivan Ivanov, 73, Bulgarian Olympic wrestler.[311]
- Marampudi Joji, 67, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Hyderabad (since 2000), cardiac arrest.[312]
- Ravindra Kelekar, 85, Indian author, poet and activist, after short illness.[313]
- Andrew McIntosh, Baron McIntosh of Haringey, 77, British politician and life peer, Greater London Council member (1973–1983), Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (1997–2003).[314]
- Oscar Ntwagae, 33, South African footballer, hit by automobile.[315]
- Simone Scatizzi, 79, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Fiesole (1977–1981) and Pistoia (1981–2006).[316]
- Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, 83, Scottish noble, developer of Mustique.[317]
- Luna Vachon, 48, Canadian professional wrestler, drug overdose.[318]
- Sigurd Verdal, 83, Norwegian politician.[319]
- Thomas White, Jr., 71, American politician, member of the New York City Council (1992–2001, since 2006).[320]
28
- Mohammad Hassan Ahmadi Faqih, 58-59, Iranian grand ayatollah.[321]
- Keith Batey, 91, British codebreaker during World War II.[322]
- Pietro Chiodini, 76, Italian cyclist.[323]
- Daniel Ducarme, 56, Belgian politician, Minister-President of the Brussels Capital-Region (2003–2004), cancer.[324]
- William P. Foster, 91, American marching band director (Florida A&M University).[325]
- John Freeborn, 90, British fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II, age-related complications.[326]
- Sinan Hasani, 88, Kosovar writer and politician, President of Yugoslavia (1986–1987).[327]
- Isa Bakar, 58, Malaysian footballer.[328]
- Augoustinos Kantiotes, 103, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Florina (1967–2000), renal failure.[329]
- Robin Loh, 81, Singaporean businessman, founder of Robina, Queensland, breathing difficulties.[330]
- Sir Richard Peek, 96, British admiral.[331]
- Bill Strum, 72, American world champion curler.[332]
29
- A. C. Baantjer, 86, Dutch author.[333]
- Louis Bastide, 67, Malian judge and diplomat, President of the Supreme Court.[334]
- Totti Cohen, 78, Australian educational activist.[335]
- James Deuter, 71, American actor (Early Edition, Major League).[336]
- Ary Fernandes, 79, Brazilian filmmaker, stroke.[337]
- Gwen Gaze, 95, Australian-born American actress (I Cover the War).[338]
- Lowell Jack, 85, American historian and broadcaster, cancer.[339]
- Peter Lenz, 13, American motorcycle racer, racetrack crash.[340]
- Victoria Longley, 49, Australian actress, breast cancer.[341]
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- Jairo Aníbal Niño, 68, Colombian writer.[342]
- J. C. Bailey, 27, American professional wrestler, brain aneurysm.[343]
- Dejene Berhanu, 29, Ethiopian Olympic runner, suicide.[344]
- Franklin Brito, 49, Venezuelan agricultural producer and protester, starvation due to hunger strike.[345]
- Louis Calebout, 82, Belgian Olympic boxer.[346]
- Alain Corneau, 67, French filmmaker, cancer.[347]
- Henryk Czapczyk, 88, Polish footballer.[348]
- Patrick Dougherty, 78, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Bathurst (1983–2008).[349]
- Myrtle Edwards, 89, Australian cricketer and softball player.[350]
- Owen Edwards, 76, British television executive, Director of BBC Wales (1974–1981).[351]
- Lakshman Jayakody, 80, Sri Lankan politician, Minister of Buddhist Affairs (1994–2000), after short illness.[352]
- Nicholas Lyell, Baron Lyell of Markyate, 71, British politician, MP (1979–2001), Solicitor General (1987–1992), Attorney General (1992–1997) and life peer, cancer.[353]
- Jim MacLaren, 47, American triathlete.[354]
- Irvin Rockman, 72, Australian politician and businessman, Lord Mayor of Melbourne (1977–1979), eye cancer.[355]
- Mikhail Sado, 76, Russian Assyrian dissident, politician and scholar.[356]
- Philip Tisson, 24, Saint Lucian footballer, shot.[357]
- Lynn Turner, 42, American murderer, suicide by overdose of prescription medication.[358]
- Francisco Varallo, 100, Argentine footballer, last surviving participant in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.[359]
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- Vance Bourjaily, 87, American novelist.[360]
- Laurent Fignon, 50, French road bicycle racer, winner of 1983 and 1984 Tour de France, lung cancer.[361]
- Jean-Marie Kélétigui, 78, Ivorian Bishop Emeritus of Katiola.[362]
- Gail Koff, 65, American lawyer and partner in Jacoby & Meyers, leukemia.[363]
- Mick Lally, 64, Irish actor (Glenroe, The Secret of Kells, Alexander), heart failure and emphysema.[364]
- Andreas Miaoulis, 72, Greek basketball executive, cancer.[365]
- Ken Orsatti, 78, American director of the Screen Actors Guild (1981–2000), pulmonary disease.[366]
- Vladimir Raitz, 88, Russian-born British entrepreneur.[367]
- Sid Rawle, 64, British campaigner.[368]
- John Rowswell, 55, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[369]
- Vladimir Shkodrov, 80, Bulgarian astronomer, politician, professor and rector.[370]
- Jef Ulburghs, 88, Belgian priest and politician.[371]
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