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Deaths in December 2010
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The following is a list of notable deaths in December 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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December 2010
1
- Berlenti Abdul Hamid, 75, Egyptian actress, stroke.[1]
- W. Geoffrey Arnott, 80, British Hellenist.[2]
- Adriaan Blaauw, 96, Dutch astronomer.[3]
- Helen Boatwright, 94, American soprano, complications from a fall.[4]
- Hillard Elkins, 81, American talent manager and film producer (Alice's Restaurant, Richard Pryor: Live in Concert), heart attack.[5]
- Frank S. Emi, 94, American member of the Fair Play Committee.[6]
- Shahla Jahed, 41, Iranian convicted murderer, executed by hanging.[7]
- Charles N. Millican, 94, American academic, founding president of the University of Central Florida.[8]
- Richard P. Myers, 62, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1995–2010), prostate cancer.[9]
- Sir Peter Wakefeld, 88, British diplomat.[10]
2
- Michael Bunluen Mansap, 81, Thai Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani (1976–2006).[11]
- Michele Giordano, 80, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Naples (1987–2006).[12]
- Chane't Johnson, 34, American actress, heart attack.[13]
- Lee Huan, 93, Taiwanese politician, Premier of the Republic of China (1989–1990), cardiopulmonary failure.[14]
- Ernâni Lopes, 68, Portuguese politician, Minister of Finance (1983–1985).[15]
- Lauri Tamminen, 91, Finnish Olympic athlete.[16]
3
- Abdumalik Bahori, 83, Tajikistani writer.[17]
- Marvin Bass, 91, American college football player and coach.[18]
- Hugues Cuénod, 108, Swiss tenor.[19]
- Phil Jasner, 68, American sportswriter, cancer.[20]
- Elaine Kaufman, 81, American restaurateur, founder of Elaine's, emphysema and pulmonary hypertension.[21]
- Ma Ning, 88, Chinese major general, Commander of the PLA Air Force (1973–1977).[22]
- Donald Pass, 80, British abstract painter.[23]
- José Ramos Delgado, 75, Argentine footballer and coach, Alzheimer's disease.[24]
- Ron Santo, 70, American baseball player and broadcaster (Chicago Cubs), member of MLB Hall of Fame, complications from diabetes and bladder cancer.[25]
- Skip Young, 59, American professional wrestler.[26]
4
- Manish Acharya, 43, Indian film director and actor, fall from horse.[27]
- Mohamed Mahbub Alam, 38, Bangladeshi Olympic sprinter, road accident.[28]
- Pamela Bryant, 51, American model, actress (H.O.T.S.), and Playboy Playmate of the Month (April 1978), natural causes.[29]
- Pierre de Beaumont, 96, Franco-American founder of Brookstone.[30]
- Lia Dorana, 92, Dutch actress and comedian.[31]
- Cathy Harvin, 56, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (since 2006), breast cancer.[32]
- Torodd Hauer, 88, Norwegian Olympic speed skater.[33]
- King Curtis Iaukea, 73, American professional wrestler, after long illness.[34]
- Jacques Lafleur, 78, French politician, leader of New Caledonia anti-independence movement.[35]
- Ken Lehman, 82, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers).[36]
- Birthe Nielsen, 84, Danish Olympic sprinter.[37]
- Adrienne Simpson, 67, New Zealand broadcaster and writer.[38]
- Heather Stilwell, 66, Canadian anti-abortion activist and politician, leader of the Christian Heritage Party (1993–1994), breast cancer.[39]
- Dagoberto Suárez Melo, 35, Colombian politician, Governor of Guaviare (2010), car crash.[40]
5
- Albano Albanese, 88, Italian hurdler and high jumper.[41]
- Alan Armer, 88, American Emmy Award-winning television producer (The Fugitive), colon cancer.[42]
- Shamil Burziyev, 25, Russian footballer, car crash.[43]
- David French, 71, Canadian playwright, cancer.[44]
- María Ester Gatti, 92, Uruguayan human rights activist.[13][45]
- Heda Margolius Kovály, 91, Czech author and Holocaust survivor.[46]
- John Leslie, 65, American pornographic film actor and director, heart attack.[47]
- Don Meredith, 72, American football player (Dallas Cowboys) and commentator (Monday Night Football), brain hemorrhage.[48]
- John Thomas Steinbock, 73, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Santa Rosa (1987–1991) and Fresno (since 1991), lung cancer.[49]
- Virgílio Teixeira, 93, Portuguese actor (Return of the Seven, The Fall of the Roman Empire, El Cid).[50]
6
- Mariá Álvarez Rios, 91, Cuban composer, pianist and educator.[51]
- Frank Bessac, 88, American anthropologist, stroke.[52]
- Tom Crowe, 88, Irish-born British presenter (BBC Radio 3).[53]
- Hugues Cuénod, 108, Swiss tenor.[54]
- Mark Dailey, 57, American-born Canadian television journalist and announcer, cancer.[55]
- Ambrosio Echebarria Arroita, 88, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón (1974–1999).[56]
- René Hauss, 82, French footballer.[57]
- Norman Hetherington, 89, Australian cartoonist and television personality.[58]
- Ferenc Keszthelyi, 82, Hungarian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Vác (1992–2003).[59]
- James Thomas Lynn, 83, American politician, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1973–1975), complications from a stroke.[60]
- Vic Lynn, 85, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers).[61]
- Imre Mathesz, 73, Hungarian footballer and coach, car crash.[62]
- Art Quimby, 77, American college basketball player (UConn).[63]
- Hank Raymonds, 86, American college basketball coach (Marquette), cancer.[64]
- Roy R. Rubottom, Jr., 98, American diplomat.[65]
- Martin Russ, 79, American author and United States Marine.[66]
- T. E. Srinivasan, 60, Indian cricketer, brain cancer.[67]
- Júlio Tavares Rebimbas, 88, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Porto (1982–1997).[68]
- Ellen Ugland, 57, Norwegian billionaire.[69]
7
- Murat Akhedzhak, 48, Russian politician, heart attack.[70]
- Peter Andry, 83, Australian-born British record producer (Decca Records, EMI Classics), cancer.[71]
- Muzaffer Atac, 77, Turkish-American physicist.[72]
- John E. Baldwin, 79, British astronomer.[73]
- Hendrik Coetzee, 35, South African kayaker and adventurer, crocodile attack.[74]
- Cardell Camper, 58, American baseball player.[75]
- Elizabeth Edwards, 61, American author, lawyer and political activist, breast cancer.[76]
- Fan Yew Teng, 68, Malaysian politician and human rights activist, cancer.[77]
- John A. Ferraro, 64, American television actor and director, colon cancer.[78]
- Samuel Pailthorpe King, 94, American district court judge (District of Hawaii, 1972–1984), injuries from a fall.[79]
- Art Mahan, 97, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies) and college baseball coach (Villanova), heart failure.[80]
- Gus Mercurio, 82, American-born Australian boxing promoter, international boxing judge and actor.[81]
- Volha Samusik, 25, Belarusian rock singer, pneumonia.
- Kari Tapio, 65, Finnish schlager singer, heart attack.[82]
- Federico Vairo, 80, Argentine footballer and coach, stomach cancer.[83]
- Armin Weiss, 83, German chemist and politician.[84]
- Arnold Weiss, 86, German-born American soldier, helped discover Adolf Hitler's will, pneumonia.[85]
8
- Poul Andersen, 82, Danish footballer.[86]
- Murray Armstrong, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (University of Denver), complications from a stroke.[87]
- Walter Haeussermann, 96, German-born American rocket scientist, complications from a fall.[88]
- John James, 76, Australian footballer, Brownlow Medallist, stroke.[89]
- Trev Thoms, 60, British guitarist (Inner City Unit, Atomgods), pancreatic cancer.[90]
9
- Andy Anderson, 97, American retired major general, Mayor of Naples, Florida (1978–1982).[91]
- John Makepeace Bennett, 89, Australian computer scientist.[92]
- John du Pont, 72, American billionaire and murderer, natural causes.[93]
- Chuck Jordan, 83, American automobile designer (General Motors).[94]
- Alexander Kerst, 86, Austrian actor.[95]
- James Moody, 85, American jazz saxophonist and flautist ("Moody's Mood for Love"), pancreatic cancer.[96]
- Martin Rutty, 50, British entrepreneur, helicopter crash.[97]
- Fausto Sarli, 83, Italian fashion designer.[98]
- Dov Shilansky, 86, Israeli politician, Speaker of the Knesset (1988–1992).[99]
- Thorvald Strömberg, 79, Finnish Olympic sprint canoeist.[100]
- Boris Tishchenko, 71, Russian composer.[101]
- Ángel Torres, 82, Cuban author and historian.[102]
10
- Nicolas Astrinidis, 89, Romanian-born Greek composer, pianist, conductor, and educator.[103]
- Marcel Domingo, 86, French footballer.[104]
- John Fenn, 93, American chemist and Nobel laureate.[105]
- J. Michael Hagopian, 97, Ottoman-born American documentary filmmaker.[106]
- George Pickow, 88, American photographer and film-maker.[107]
- Jacques Swaters, 84, Belgian racing driver.[108]
11
- José dos Santos Garcia, 97, Portuguese-born Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Porto Amélia (1957–1975).[109]
- Dick Hoerner, 88, American football player (Los Angeles Rams), stroke.[78]
- Ronnie McMahon, 68, Irish Olympic equestrian.[110]
- MacKenzie Miller, 89, American racehorse trainer, owner and breeder, Hall of Famer, complications of a stroke.[111]
- Urszula Modrzyńska, 82, Polish actress.[112]
- Roger Nicole, 95, Swiss-born American Evangelical Christian theologian.[113]
- Peter Risi, 60, Swiss footballer, after long illness.[114]
- Gene Spangler, 88, American football player (Detroit Lions).[115]
- Guillermo Squella, 87, Chilean Olympic equestrian.[116]
12
- Manuel Caballero, 79, Venezuelan historian, journalist and author, complications following prostate surgery.[117]
- Jannie Greeff, 75, South African Olympic weightlifter.[118]
- Lachhiman Gurung, 92, Nepalese-born British soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross.[119]
- Raymond Kalisz, 83, American-born Papuan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Wewak (1980–2002).[120]
- Timothée Malendoma, 75, Central African politician, Prime Minister (1992–1993).[121]
- Ros Mey, 85, Cambodian-born American Buddhist monk and community leader, survivor of Khmer Rouge regime.[122]
- Carleton Naiche-Palmer, 63, American tribal leader, President of the Mescalero Apache (2008–2010).[123]
- Emmanuel Ogoli, 21, Nigerian footballer.[124]
- B. S. Ranga, 93, Indian film director.[125]
- Helen Roberts, 98, British singer and actress.[126]
- William Thompson, 71, British politician, MP for West Tyrone (1997–2001).[127]
- Tom Walkinshaw, 64, British engineer and racing team owner (Tom Walkinshaw Racing, Arrows), cancer.[128]
13
- James Dibble, 87, Australian television news presenter, cancer.[129]
- Claude Foussier, 85, French Olympic sports shooter.[130]
- Maynard W. Glitman, 77, American diplomat, negotiator of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, complications from dementia.[131]
- Rick Griffiths, 62, Australian Aboriginal activist and ATSIC commissioner.[132]
- Richard Holbrooke, 69, American diplomat, Ambassador to Germany (1993–1994) and United Nations (1999–2001), complications from aortic dissection.[133]
- Enrique Morente, 67, Spanish flamenco singer.[134]
- Remmy Ongala, 63, Tanzanian singer.[135]
- Karen Sortito, 49, American movie marketing executive, cancer.[136]
- Takeshi Watabe, 74, Japanese voice actor (Cowboy Bebop, Fist of the North Star, Naruto), pneumonia.[137]
14
- Florence Armstrong, 82, Irish teacher.[138]
- Håkon Christie, 88, Norwegian architect.[139]
- Timothy Davlin, 53, American politician, Mayor of Springfield, Illinois (since 2003), suicide by gunshot.[140]
- Robyn Dawes, 74, American psychologist and professor.[141]
- Adalbert Eledui, 62, Palauan senator and conservationist, after long illness.[142]
- Ruth Park, 93, New Zealand-born Australian novelist.[143]
- Neva Patterson, 90, American actress (An Affair to Remember, All the President's Men), complications from a broken hip.[144]
- Pascal Rakotomavo, 76, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister (1997–1998), cardiovascular attack.[145]
- Dale Roberts, 24, English footballer (Rushden & Diamonds), suicide by hanging.[146]
- Alberto Segado, 66, Argentine actor (Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación).[147]
15
- Ken Ablack, 91, Trinidadian cricket player.[148]
- Téclaire Bille, 22, Equatoguinean football player, road accident.[149]
- Domini Blythe, 63, British-born Canadian stage and film actress (Mount Royal, Search for Tomorrow), cancer.[150]
- Rachel Bromwich, 95, British scholar.[151]
- Carlos Pinto Coelho, 66, Portuguese journalist and television personality, complications from aortic surgery.[152]
- Bernard Patrick Devlin, 89, Irish-born Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar (1985–1998).[153]
- Blake Edwards, 88, American film director, producer and screenwriter (The Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany's), pneumonia.[154]
- Anthony Enahoro, 87, Nigerian political activist.[155]
- Pablo Ndong Esi, 41, Equatoguinean football player and manager, road accident.[156]
- Bob Feller, 92, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians), member of Baseball Hall of Fame, leukemia.[157]
- Teuvo Hatunen, 66, Finnish Olympic skier.[158]
- Stan Heal, 90, Australian footballer, member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame.[159]
- Solange Michel, 98, French mezzo-soprano.[160]
- Tom Newnham, 84, New Zealand political activist and educationalist, cancer.[161]
- Jean Rollin, 72, French film director, actor and novelist, after long illness.[162]
- Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, 70, American social theorist and psychoanalyst, professor of political science (UCLA), cancer.[163]
16
- Irwin Abrams, 96, American historian.[164]
- Richard Adeney, 90, British flautist.[165]
- Frank Baldino, Jr., 57, American pharmacologist, founder of the pharmaceutical firm Cephalon, leukemia.[166]
- Melvin E. Biddle, 87, American Medal of Honor recipient.[167]
- John David Duty, 58, American convicted murderer, first person executed in the US using pentobarbital, executed by lethal injection.[168]
- François Gayot, 83, Haitian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien (1974–2003).[169]
- Reg Hope, 83, Australian politician, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (1979–1997).[170]
- Sterling Lyon, 83, Canadian politician, Premier of Manitoba (1977–1981).[171]
- Mary Jane Odell, 87, American journalist, lecturer, and politician.[172]
- E. Gene Smith, 74, American Tibetologist.[173]
- A. T. Q. Stewart, 81, Northern Irish historian.[174]
- Karen Tuttle, 90, American viola teacher, after long illness.[175]
17
- Glen Adams, 65, Jamaican musician.[176]
- Silvino Barsana Agudo, 93, Filipino lawyer and businessman.[177]
- Arne Arnesen, 82, Norwegian diplomat and politician.[178]
- Captain Beefheart, 69, American rock musician and artist (Trout Mask Replica), complications from multiple sclerosis.[179]
- Ralph Coates, 64, English footballer (Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, England), stroke.[180]
- Walt Dropo, 87, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles).[181]
- Dick Gibson, 92, English racing driver.[182]
- Eugene Goldwasser, 88, American scientist, first to purify EPO extracts, prostate cancer.[183]
- Anton Kunz, 95, Austrian Olympic water polo player[184]
- Nikos Papatakis, 92, Greek film director.[185]
- Martti Pennanen, 87, Finnish film and stage actor.[186]
- Lina Romay, 91, American actress and singer.[187]
- María Jesús San Segundo, 52, Spanish diplomat, economist and academic, Minister of Education and Science (2004–2006), cancer.[188]
- Sulaiman Taha, 59, Malaysian politician, member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[189]
- Mikhail Umansky, 58, Russian-born German chess grandmaster.[190]
18
- Rudolf Ahlswede, 72, German mathematician.[191]
- John Bukovsky, 86, Slovak-born American Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania (1990–1994) and Russia (1994–2000).[192]
- Phil Cavarretta, 94, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox), complications from a stroke.[193]
- Ann Cindric, 88, American AAGPBL baseball player.[194]
- Morris L. Cohen, 83, American legal librarian, leukemia.[195]
- Clay Cole, 72, American television host (The Clay Cole Show) and DJ.[196]
- Norberto Díaz, 58, Argentine actor.[197]
- Rafael Fernández Álvarez, 97, Spanish politician, President of the Regional Council (1978–1981), first President of Asturias (1981–1983).[198]
- Steven W. Fisher, 64, American judge, cancer.[199]
- Max Jammer, 95, Israeli physicist.[200]
- Tasso Kavadia, 89, Greek actress and artist.[201]
- Gerard Mansell, 89, British broadcasting executive.[202]
- Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, 70, Italian banker and politician, Minister of Economy and Finance (2006–2008), proponent of the Euro, heart attack.[203]
- James Pickles, 85, English circuit judge and tabloid columnist.[204]
- Nash Roberts, 92, American television meteorologist.[205]
- Jacqueline de Romilly, 97, French philologist.[206]
- Eric Schmertz, 84, American labor negotiator, Dean of the Hofstra University School of Law.[207]
19
- Chris Condon, 88, American cinematographer (Jaws 3-D), 3D lens inventor.[208]
- LeGrand R. Curtis, 86, American Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[209]
- Lupe Gigliotti, 84, Brazilian actress, lung cancer.[210]
- Anthony Howard, 76, British journalist, broadcaster and editor (New Statesman).[211]
- Murali Kuttan, 56, Indian athlete, Asian Games medalist.[212]
- Lucien Mathys, 86, Belgian cyclist.[213]
- Trudy Pitts, 78, American jazz organist, pianist and vocalist, pancreatic cancer.[214]
- Noah al-Qudah, 71, Jordanian Muslim scholar, Grand Mufti of Jordan (2007–2010).[215]
- Roy Romain, 92, British Olympic swimmer, stroke.[216]
- Helen Maynor Scheirbeck, 75, American educator and activist, stroke.[217]
- Mark A. Smith, 45, British-born American professor of pathology, hit and run accident.[218]
20
- John Alldis, 81, British chorus master and conductor.[219]
- Donna Atwood, 85, American figure skater, respiratory problems.[220]
- Aamer Bashir, 38, Pakistani cricketer, cancer.[221]
- Jacqueline Courtney, 64, American actress (Another World, One Life to Live), metastatic melanoma.[222]
- Giovanni Ferrofino, 98, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti (1960–1965) and to Ecuador (1965–1970)[223]
- Gordon Foster, 89, Irish mathematician.[224]
- Brian Hanrahan, 61, British journalist, cancer.[225]
- Steve Landesberg, 74, American actor (Barney Miller, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), colorectal cancer.[226]
- James Mann, 90, American politician, U.S. Representative from South Carolina (1969–1979), Alzheimer's disease.[227]
- Magnolia Shorty, 28, American rapper, shot.[228]
- Gérandale Télusma, 38, Haitian lawyer and politician, deputy, car accident.[229]
- Patricia Thompson, 63, American television producer, Emmy Award-winning documentary director, cerebral hemorrhage.[230]
21
- Enzo Bearzot, 83, Italian World Cup-winning football manager and player.[231]
- W. Pete Cunningham, 81, American politician, Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1987–2008).[232]
- Elmo Gideon, 86, American artist and sculptor.[233]
- David Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham, 78, British politician and television executive.[234]
- Oleksandr Kovalenko, 34, Ukrainian footballer (Dnipro, Shakhtar) and referee, suicide by jumping.[235]
- Bertie Lewis, 90, British World War II RAF airman and anti-war campaigner.[236]
- Marcia Lewis, 72, American musical theatre actress and singer, cancer.[237]
- Catalina Speroni, 72, Argentine actress.[238]
- Jack Tracy, 83, American editor (Down Beat) and music producer (Chess, Mercury).[239]
22
- Jean Chamant, 97, French minister, senator (1977–1995).[240]
- David Cockayne, 68, British physicist.[241]
- Fred Foy, 89, American radio and television announcer (The Lone Ranger), natural causes.[242]
- Gianna Galli, 75, Italian operatic soprano.[243]
- Nalini Jaywant, 84, Indian actress.[244]
- John Macreadie, 64, Scottish trade unionist, brain tumour.[245]
- Vivi Markussen, 71, Danish Olympic sprinter.[246]
- Alan Shallcross, 78, British television producer.[247]
23
- Donald Allchin, 80, British Anglican priest and theologian[248]
- Gordon P. Allen, 81, American politician.[249]
- Celestino Rocha da Costa, 72, São Toméan politician, Prime Minister (1988–1991).[250]
- Jayaben Desai, 77, Indian-born British trade unionist (Grunwick dispute).[251]
- William Fones, 93, American jurist, Tennessee Supreme Court justice (1973–1990).[252]
- Fred Hargesheimer, 94, American USAAF pilot and philanthropist in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.[253]
- Ibrahim Ismail, 88, Malaysian army general.[254]
- K. Karunakaran, 92, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Kerala (1977; 1981–1987; 1991–1995), stroke.[255]
- Kenneth B. Lee, 88, American politician, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1967–1968; 1973–1974), melanoma.[256]
- José Antonio Momeñe, 70, Spanish Olympic cyclist.[257]
- Janine Pommy Vega, 68, American Beat Generation poet.[258]
24
- Edsel Albert Ammons, 86, American bishop.[259]
- Elisabeth Beresford, 84, British children's author, creator of The Wombles.[260]
- Philip Burton Jr., 76, American documentary filmmaker, Alzheimer's disease.[261]
- Jean-Marie Charpentier, 71, French architect and urban planner.[262]
- Ljubomir Ćipranić, 74, Serbian actor.[263]
- Frances Ginsberg, 55, American operatic soprano, ovarian cancer.[264]
- Per Karstensen, 95, Norwegian politician.[265]
- David Kenworthy, 11th Baron Strabolgi, 96, British peer, Member of the House of Lords.[266]
- John Matsko, 77, American football player (Michigan State Spartans).[267]
- Frans de Munck, 88, Dutch footballer.[268]
- Roy Neuberger, 107, American financier and arts patron.[269]
- José Orlandis, 92, Spanish church historian and priest.[270]
- Orestes Quércia, 72, Brazilian politician, Governor of São Paulo (1987–1991), prostate cancer.[271]
- Neil Rogers, 68, American radio personality, heart failure.[272]
- Myrna Smith, 69, American singer and songwriter (Sweet Inspirations), kidney failure.[273]
- Yuri Starunsky, 65, Russian Olympic silver (1976) and bronze (1972) medal-winning volleyball player, stroke.[274]
- Eino Tamberg, 80, Estonian composer.[275]
- Viper, 51, American pornographic actress, lung cancer.[276]
- John Warhola, 85, American museum founder (The Andy Warhol Museum), brother of Andy Warhol, pneumonia.[277]
25
- Aron Abrams, 50, American screenwriter and television producer (King of the Hill, Everybody Hates Chris, 3rd Rock from the Sun).[278]
- Joan Alexander, 98, Scottish singer.[279]
- Kevin Boyle, 67, Northern Irish law professor and human rights activist, cancer.[280]
- Gavin Brown, 68, Australian academic, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney (1996–2008).[281]
- John Bulaitis, 77, British-born Lithuanian Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania (1997–2008).[282]
- Bud Greenspan, 84, American Olympic filmmaker, Parkinson's disease.[283]
- Robert E. Kennedy, 95, American university president (California Polytechnic).[284]
- Eric Laakso, 54, American football player (Miami Dolphins), natural causes.[285] (body found on this date)
- Luis Manresa Formosa, 95, Guatemalan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán (1955–1979).[286]
- Jorge Mayer, 95, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Bahía Blanca (1972–1991).[287]
- Sir Iain Noble, 75, Scottish businessman.[288]
- Karl Olson, 80, American baseball player.[289]
- Carlos Andrés Pérez, 88, Venezuelan politician, President (1974–1979; 1989–1993), heart attack.[290]
- Qian Yunhui, 53, Chinese dissident.[291]
- A. N. Ray, 98, Indian jurist, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India (1973–1977).[292]
- Maurice Rioli, 53, Australian VFL player and politician, member of the NT Legislative Assembly for Arafura (1992–2001), heart attack.[293]
- Irina Zuykova, 52, Soviet Olympic equestrian.[294]
26
- John Archibald Armstrong, 93, Canadian business executive.[295]
- Salvador Jorge Blanco, 84, Dominican Republic politician, President (1982–1986).[296]
- Wade Crane, 66, American pool player, automobile accident.[297]
- Geraldine Doyle, 86, American factory worker, possible inspiration for the "We Can Do It!" poster.[298]
- Jonas Falk, 66, Swedish character actor.[299]
- Eugene K. Garfield, 74, American founder of the Auto-Train Corporation, esophageal cancer.[300]
- Albert Ghiorso, 95, American nuclear scientist, co-discovered twelve chemical elements.[301]
- Miguel Maria Giambelli, 90, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bragança do Pará (1980–1996).[302]
- Bill Jones, 89, English international footballer, natural causes.[303]
- Matthew Lipman, 87, American educator.[304]
- Robert Macauley, 87, American manufacturer, founder of AmeriCares, emphysema.[305]
- Teena Marie, 54, American singer and composer.[306]
- Ian Samuel, 95, British Royal Air Force pilot and diplomat.[307]
- Jessie Rae Scott, 81, American gubernatorial First Lady (1969–1973), widow of North Carolina governor Bob Scott, after long illness.[308]
- Bernard Wilson, 64, American singer (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes), stroke and heart attack.[309]
27
- Keith Andrew, 81, English cricketer.[310]
- Walter Balmer, 62, Swiss footballer.[311]
- Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, 61, French actor, cancer.[312]
- Raphael Hillyer, 96, American violist, founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet, heart failure.[313]
- Alfred E. Kahn, 93, American economist, cancer.[314]
- Maureen Lehane, 78, British singer and music festival organiser.[315]
- Jack Leslie, 90, Canadian politician, Mayor of Calgary (1965–1969).[316]
- Grant McCune, 67, American visual effects artist (Star Wars, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Speed), Oscar winner (1978), pancreatic cancer.[317]
- Michael O'Pake, 70, American politician, longest serving member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (since 1973), complications from surgery.[318]
- Sir David Scott, 91, British diplomat.[319]
28
- Atina Bojadži, 66, Macedonian marathon swimmer, first Yugoslavian woman to swim across the English Channel.[320]
- Frank Bonilla, 85, American academic of Puerto Rican descent, long illness.[321]
- Bennie Briscoe, 67, American boxer.[322]
- Avi Cohen, 54, Israeli footballer, motorcycle accident.[323]
- Chris Colmer, 30, American college football player (NC State)[324]
- Denis Dutton, 66, American-born entrepreneur and philosopher, creator of Arts & Letters Daily and Bad Writing Contest, prostate cancer.[325]
- Donald Fraser, 83, American politician.[326]
- Joseph Grech, 62, Maltese-born Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Sandhurst (since 2001), blood disorder[327]
- Fred Heron, 66, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals).[328]
- Brandon Joyce, 26, American football player (St. Louis Rams, Minnesota Vikings), shot.[329]
- Gene Kelton, 55, American blues, rock and rockabilly singer and guitarist, multiple injuries from vehicle collision.[330]
- Bill Lajoie, 76, American baseball scout and executive (Detroit Tigers).[331]
- Zeferino Nandayapa, 79, Mexican classical marimbist, injuries from a fall.[332]
- Terry Peder Rasmussen, 67, American serial killer.[333]
- Hideko Takamine, 86, Japanese actress.[334]
- Billy Taylor, 89, American jazz pianist and composer (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free), heart attack.[335]
- Jeff Taylor, 80, English footballer.[336]
- Agathe von Trapp, 97, Austrian-born American singer, member of the Trapp family (The Sound of Music).[337]
- Peter Walker, 91, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Ely (1977–1989).[338]
29
- Gratien Ananda, 53, Sri Lankan singer, composer, songwriter and lyricist.[339]
- Vladan Batić, 61, Serbian politician and lawyer, Minister of Justice (2001–2003), throat cancer.[340]
- Steve Boros, 74, American baseball player (Tigers) and manager (Athletics, Padres), complications from multiple myeloma.[341]
- Jimmy Coffey, 101, Irish hurler.[342]
- John Doyle, 80, Irish hurler.[343]
- Bill Erwin, 96, American actor (Seinfeld, Falcon Crest, The Twilight Zone).[344]
- Mondine Garcia, 75, French Gypsy jazz guitarist.[345]
- Pavel Kolchin, 80, Russian Olympic gold (1956) and bronze (1956, 1964) medal-winning cross-country skier.[346]
- Ramón Montesinos, 67, Spanish footballer.[347]
- Sören Wibe, 64, Swedish economist and politician, Junilistan party leader, member of the European Parliament and the Riksdag.[348]
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- Nikolay Abramov, 26, Russian footballer.[349]
- Michael Allinson, 90, British-American actor.[350]
- Paul Calle, 82, American artist, postage stamp designer, melanoma.[351]
- Donald Carroll, 70, American author.[352]
- Sir Ellis Clarke, 93, Trinidadian politician, Governor-General (1972–1976) and President (1976–1987), complications from a stroke.[353]
- V. Balakrishna Eradi, 88, Indian jurist, judge of the Supreme Court of India.[354]
- Bobby Farrell, 61, Aruba-born dancer and entertainer (Boney M.).[355]
- Thomas Funck, 91, Swedish author, composer and director.[356]
- Miranda Guinness, Countess of Iveagh, 71, British aristocrat.[357]
- Roger Milliken, 95, American textile executive (Milliken & Company).[358]
- Tony Proudfoot, 61, Canadian CFL football player, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[359]
- Malcolm Spence, 73, South African Olympic bronze medal-winning (1960) athlete.[360]
- Eric Teed, 84, Canadian politician, Mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick (1960–1964).[361]
- Tom Vandergriff, 84, American politician, Mayor of Arlington, Texas (1951–1977) and U.S. Congressman from Texas (1983–1985).[362]
- Gina Wilkinson, 50, Canadian actress (Hangin' In), cervical cancer.[363]
- Jenny Wood-Allen, 99, Scottish athlete and politician, world record holder for the oldest female marathon finisher.[364]
- Betty Yahr, 87, American baseball player.[365]
- Barry Zorthian, 90, American press officer during Vietnam War.[366]
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- Jesús María Coronado Caro, 92, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Girardot (1973–1981) and Duitama–Sogamoso (1981–1994).[367]
- Raymond Impanis, 85, Belgian professional cyclist.[368]
- William Harding le Riche, 94, South African-born Canadian epidemiologist.[369]
- Tove Maës, 89, Danish actress.[370]
- Per Oscarsson, 83, Swedish actor, injuries sustained in a fire.[371]
- Shi Tiesheng, 59, Chinese writer, cerebral hemorrhage.[372]
- Syd Ward, 103, New Zealand cricketer.[373]
- John P. Wheeler III, 66, American presidential aide, first chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.[374] (body found on this date)
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