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The following is a list of notable deaths in June 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.
June 2013
1
- Oliver Bernard, 87, English poet and translator.[1]
- Newbold Black, 83, American Olympic hockey player.[2]
- William Cartwright, 92, American Emmy Award-winning film documentarian and editor, conservationist of the Watts Towers, natural causes.[3]
- Frank Dempsey, 88, American football player (Chicago Bears, Hamilton Tiger-Cats).[4]
- Carl Elsener Sr., 90, Swiss entrepreneur.[5]
- Jelena Genčić, 76, Serbian handball and tennis player and coach.[6]
- Mott Green, 47, American chocolatier, co-founder of the Grenada Chocolate Company, electrocuted.[7]
- Bill Gunston, 86, British aviation writer.[8]
- Ian P. Howard, 85, Canadian psychologist, cancer.[9]
- James Kelleher, 82, Canadian politician, MP for Sault Ste. Marie (1984–1988), member of the Senate (1990–2005), heart failure.[10]
- Atle Kittang, 72, Norwegian literary researcher and critic.[11]
- Hanfried Lenz, 97, German mathematician.[12]
- Joseph-André Motte, 88, French furniture designer.[13]
- Alixa Naff, 93, Lebanese-born American historian, expert on Arab immigration to the United States.[14]
- Dorothy Napangardi, 60s, Australian indigenous artist, traffic collision.[15]
- Paul Olefsky, 87, American cellist (Philadelphia Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra).[16]
- Leo Piek, 85, Dutch Olympic wrestler.[17]
- Jane Purves, 63, Canadian politician and newspaper editor (Halifax Chronicle Herald), Nova Scotia MLA for Halifax Citadel (1999–2003), cancer.[18]
- Edward Cornelius Reed Jr., 88, American senior (former chief) judge, District Court for Nevada (since 1979), natural causes.[19]
- Sir Bernard Schreier, 95, Austrian-born British businessman.[20]
- Basil Soper, 74–75, British actor.[21]
- Janie Thompson, 91, American missionary and academic.[22]
2
- Mario Bernardi, 82, Canadian conductor and pianist.[23]
- Bruce Cathie, 83, New Zealand UFO author and theorist.[24]
- Marco Frascari, 68, Italian architect.[25]
- Chen Xitong, 84, Chinese politician, Mayor of Beijing, cancer.[26]
- Andrew Doughty, 96, British anaesthetist.[27]
- John Gilbert, Baron Gilbert, 86, British politician and life peer, MP for Dudley (1970–1974), Dudley East (1974–1997) and Minister for Transport (1975–1976).[28]
- Margaret Jackson, 96, British Special Operations Executive secretary.[29]
- Nick Keir, 60, Scottish musician, cancer.[30]
- Sverre Magelssen, 95, Norwegian priest.[31]
- Frank J. Magill, 86, American federal judge, member of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.[citation needed]
- Rob Morsberger, 53, American rock and roll singer and songwriter, glioblastoma.[32]
- Togrul Narimanbekov, 83, Azerbaijani artist.[33]
- Ron Smith, 70, American football player (Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams), lung cancer.[34]
- Jalaleddin Taheri, 87, Iranian Islamic cleric.[35]
- Preston Ward, 85, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics).[36]
- Keith Wilson, 96, American classical musician, teacher and conductor.[37]
- Mandawuy Yunupingu, 56, Australian musician (Yothu Yindi), kidney disease.[38]
3
- Yves Bertrand, 69, French intelligence chief (Renseignements Généraux, 1992–2004).[39]
- Will D. Campbell, 88, American Baptist minister, civil rights leader, author and lecturer, complications of a stroke.[40]
- Atul Chitnis, 51, German-born Indian IT specialist, open source advocate and editor of PCQuest, intestinal cancer.[41]
- Józef Czyrek, 84, Polish politician.[42]
- MickDeth, 35, American heavy metal bassist (Eighteen Visions, Bleeding Through), pre-existing heart condition.[43]
- G. R. Edmund, 82, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA for Tiruchendur and Tirunelveli, multiple organ failure.[44]
- Arnold Eidus, 90, American violinist.[45]
- Howard Grief, 73, Canadian–born Israeli attorney.[46]
- Shahnaz Himmeti, Afghani politician, MP for Herat, traffic collision.[47]
- Eugênio Izecksohn, 81, Brazilian herpetologist (Izecksohn's Toad), professor and author.[48]
- Deacon Jones, 74, American Hall of Fame football player (Los Angeles Rams), coined the term "sack", natural causes.[49]
- Farid Khan, Pakistani politician, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MLA for Hangu, shot.[50]
- Jiah Khan, 25, American-born Indian actress, suicide by hanging.[51]
- Frank Lautenberg, 89, American politician, member of the United States Senate for New Jersey (1982–2001, since 2003), complications of pneumonia.[52]
- Enrique Lizalde, 76, Mexican actor.[53]
- Vbos The Kentuckian, 11, Flat-Coated Retriever show dog, respiratory failure.[54]
- Stanley T. Walker, 90, American Olympic biathlete.[55]
4
- Walt Arfons, 96, American land speed record holder.[56]
- Martin Arnold, 84, American journalist, editor and columnist (The New York Times), complications of Parkinson's disease.[57]
- Auguste Cazalet, 74, French politician, Senator for Pyrénées-Atlantiques.[58]
- Rudy Clay, 77, American politician, member of the Indiana Senate (1972–1976), Mayor of Gary, Indiana (2006–2011), prostate cancer.[59]
- Joey Covington, 67, American musician (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna), traffic collision.[60]
- John Crawley, 73, American judge, member of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals (1995–2007).[61]
- Monti Davis, 54, American basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks).[62]
- Hermann Gunnarsson, 66, Icelandic broadcaster, footballer and handball player.[63]
- Pekka Hämäläinen, 74, Finnish football player and executive, President of the Football Association of Finland (1997–2009).[64]
- John B. Heilman, 92, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1953–1954).[65]
- Carlos Hoffmann, 77, Chilean footballer.[66]
- Gaston Isabelle, 92, Canadian doctor and politician, MP for Hull—Aylmer (1968–1988).[67]
- Austin M. Lee, 93, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1956–1964), Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission (1991–2001).[68]
- Luo Meizhen, 127?, Chinese unverified claimant for world's oldest person, natural causes.[69]
- Sir Patrick Nairne, 91, British civil servant, Permanent Secretary to the Department of Health and Social Security (1975–1981).[70]
- Zinia Pinto, 83, Indian Roman Catholic nun and educationalist.[71]
- Samani Pulepule, 89, Samoan religious leader, Chairman of the Samoan Assemblies of God.[72]
- S. Shamsuddin, 84, Singaporean actor.[73]
- Ben Tucker, 82, American jazz musician, traffic collision.[74]
- Will Wynn, 64, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles), heart failure.[75]
5
- Sir James Bottomley, 92, British diplomat, Ambassador to South Africa (1973–76).[76]
- Don Bowman, 75, American comedian, country singer and songwriter ("Just to Satisfy You").[77]
- Dave Elias, 43, Canadian curler, liver cancer.[78]
- Takkō Ishimori, 81, Japanese voice actor (One Piece, Magic Knight Rayearth).[79]
- Kampta Karran, 56, Guyanese sociologist and author.[80]
- Franz Kelch, 97, German singer.[81]
- Hermann Lotter, 73, German Olympic swimmer.[82]
- Helen McElhone, 80, British politician, MP for Glasgow Queen's Park (1982–83).[83]
- Scarlet Moon de Chevalier, 62, Brazilian actress, journalist and writer, multiple system atrophy.[84]
- Stanisław Nagy, 91, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Cardinal of Santa Maria della Scala (since 2003).[85]
- Lonappan Nambadan, 77, Indian politician, kidney ailment.[86]
- Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, 80, Irish politician, TD for Longford–Westmeath (1957–61), President of Sinn Féin (1970–83) and Republican Sinn Féin (1987–2009).[87]
- Michel Ostyn, 88, Belgian sports scientist.[88]
- Balan Pandit, 86, Indian cricketer.[89]
- Annabel Tollman, 39, Belgian-born American fashion journalist and magazine editor, blood clot.[90]
- Katherine Woodville, 74, English-born American actress (Posse, The Informers), cancer.[91]
6
- Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, 81, Danish cellist.[92]
- Stan Gorton, 67, Australian rugby league footballer.[93]
- Elmer Guckert, 84, American baseball umpire.[94]
- Mohamed Hachaichi, 62, Algerian Olympic wrestler.[95]
- Nada Inada, 83, Japanese psychiatrist and writer.[96]
- Jerome Karle, 94, American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1985), member of the Manhattan Project.[97]
- Elaine Laron, 83, American songwriter and lyricist (The Electric Company, Captain Kangaroo), pneumonia.[98]
- Rafael Marquina, 91, Spanish inventor, designer and architect.[99]
- Jeffrey Mathews, 70, South African cricketer.[100]
- Jack McGrath, 89, Australian footballer.[101]
- Eugen Merzbacher, 92, German-born American physicist.[102]
- Gennady Nikolayev, 76, Russian Soviet Olympic swimmer.[103]
- Jules Schwartz, 85, American computer scientist.[104]
- Tom Sharpe, 85, British author (Porterhouse Blue, Wilt), complications from diabetes.[105]
- Maxine Stuart, 94, American actress (Kitten with a Whip, Days of Wine and Roses), natural causes.[106]
- Malcolm Todd, 73, British historian and archaeologist.[107]
- Esther Williams, 91, American swimmer (Billy Rose's Aquacade) and actress (Million Dollar Mermaid, Dangerous When Wet), natural causes.[108]
7
- Rachel Abrams, 62, American writer, editor and artist, wife of Elliott Abrams, stomach cancer.[109]
- Akeyuth Anchanbutr, 58, Thai businessman and political activist, homicide.[110]
- Lesley Cantwell, 26, New Zealand racewalker, suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage.[111]
- Mirosław Car, 52, Polish footballer.[112]
- Charlie Coles, 71, American basketball coach (Central Michigan University, 1985–1991; Miami University, 1996–2012).[113]
- Harvey Dunn Jr., 81, Australian football player (Carlton).[114]
- Tom Fitzgerald, 74, Irish politician, member of the Seanad Éireann.[115]
- Donna Hartley, 58, English Olympic bronze medallist runner (1980).[116]
- Ken Kinkor, 59, American pirate historian (Whydah Galley).[117]
- David Lyon, 72, British actor.[118]
- Florin Mașala, 79, Romanian football player.[citation needed]
- Pierre Mauroy, 84, French politician, Prime Minister (1981–1984), member of Senate for Nord (1992–2011), lung cancer.[119]
- Christopher Pearson, 61, Australian journalist, political speech-writer, founder of the Adelaide Review.[120]
- J. V. Raghavulu, 82, Indian playback singer and musical director.[121]
- Richard Ramirez, 53, American serial killer, complications from B-cell lymphoma and hepatitis-C.[122]
- Malu Rocha, 65, Brazilian actress, prion.[123]
- Mark Starr, 50, American professional wrestler, heart attack.[124]
- Kenneth R. Shoulders, 86, American experimental physicist.[125]
- Joseph Michael Sullivan, 83, American Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (1980–2005), injuries sustained in a traffic collision.[126]
- Juan Ignacio Torres Landa, 57, Mexican politician, President of the Chamber of Deputies (1992), helicopter crash.[127]
- Amelia Wood, 82, American Olympic javelin thrower.[128]
8
- John Boyd, 93, American science fiction author.[129]
- Paul Cellucci, 65, American politician and diplomat, Governor of Massachusetts (1997–2001), Ambassador to Canada (2001–2005), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[130]
- Harold J. Cromer, 92, American comedian and dancer (Stump and Stumpy, DuBarry Was a Lady).[131]
- Nathan Dean, 79, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1962–1974) and Senate (1974–2004).[132]
- Niels Diffrient, 84, American industrial designer, cancer.[133]
- Charles M. Hudson, 80–81, American anthropologist.[134]
- Beril Jents, 95, Australian fashion designer.[135]
- Yoram Kaniuk, 83, Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theater critic, cancer.[136]
- Taufiq Kiemas, 70, Indonesian politician, Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (since 2009), heart attack.[137]
- Jaimie Leonard, 39, American soldier, arms-related injury.[138]
- Raymond McCormick, 82, Australian cricketer.[139]
- Angus MacKay, 86, British actor (Doctor Who).[140]
- Kyle Miller, 31, Canadian lacrosse player, cancer.[141]
- Hugh Murray, 90, British historian.[142]
- Ahad Rajabli, 51, Azerbaijani martial artist, world champion in sambo, suicide by hanging.[143]
- Eugene P. Ruehlmann, 88, American politician, Mayor of Cincinnati (1967–1971).[144]
- Richard J. Seitz, 95, American army officer.[145]
- Udham Singh, Indian Maoist militant, shot.[146]
- Willi Sitte, 92, German painter.[147]
- Evert Sodergren, 92, American studio furniture maker.[148]
- José Sosa, 60, Dominican baseball player (Houston Astros).[149]
- Dobbo Townshend, 69, Zimbabwean cricketer.[150]
- Arturo Vega, 65, Mexican-born American punk graphic designer and artistic director (The Ramones), cancer.[151]
- Philip White, 89, Canadian politician, Mayor of York, Ontario (1970–1978).[152]
9
- Iain Banks, 59, Scottish author (The Wasp Factory), gallbladder cancer.[153]
- Bruno Bartoletti, 86, Italian conductor.[154]
- Martin Bernal, 76, British scholar, myelofibrosis.[155]
- Ralph Bogan, 90, American businessman and part-owner of the Atlanta Braves.[156]
- John Burke, 65, British rugby league player.[157]
- Darondo, 67, American soul singer, heart failure.[158]
- Wahab Dosunmu, 74, Nigerian politician, member of the Senate (1999–2003).[159]
- K. T. Francis, 73, Sri Lankan cricket umpire, complications of diabetes.[160]
- Ward Goodenough, 94, American anthropologist.[161]
- J. Eugene Grigsby, 94, American educator.[162]
- Franz Halberg, 93, Romanian biologist.[163]
- Walter Jens, 90, German writer and intellectual, dementia.[164]
- Harry Lewis, 93, American actor (Key Largo) and restaurateur, natural causes.[165]
- Noel McMahon, 97, New Zealand cricketer.[166]
- Chechenol Mongush, 41, Russian Olympic wrestler (1996), strangled.[167]
- Solomon Oboh, 23, Nigerian footballer (Warri Wolves), traffic collision.[168]
- Rudolf Pöder, 88, Austrian politician, President of the National Council (1989–1990).[169]
- Elías Querejeta, 78, Spanish film producer.[170]
- Zdeněk Rotrekl, 92, Czech poet.[171]
- Dilip Sarkar, 64, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA for Barabani, shot.[172]
- Seong Moy, 92, Chinese-born American painter and printmaker.[173]
- Edward Stevens, 80, American Olympic gold medal-winning rower (1952).[174]
- Joe Tereshinski Sr., 89, American football player (Washington Redskins).[175]
- Edith Thomas, 86, Chilean Olympic javelin thrower.[176]
10
- Timothy Apiyo, 70s, Tanzanian politician and civil servant.[177]
- Doug Bailey, 79, American political consultant.[178]
- Ernst H. Beutner, 89, American microbiologist.[179]
- Jacques Bialski, 83, French politician, member of the Senate for Nord (1979–1997).[180]
- Gladys Clarke, 90, British javelin thrower.[181]
- Valentin de Vargas, 79, American actor (Touch of Evil, Hatari!, To Live and Die in L.A.).[182]
- Allen Derr, 85, American lawyer, won Reed v. Reed sex discrimination case.[183]
- Jack Dye, 93, British army officer.[184]
- Ralph Graves, 88, American writer, editor and news executive (Time, Life), kidney failure.[185]
- Franz Handlos, 73, German politician, MP for Deggendorf (1972–1987).[186]
- Petrus Kastenman, 88, Swedish Olympic equestrian (1956).[187]
- Alice Kundert, 92, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1990–1994), Secretary of State of South Dakota (1979–1987).[188]
- Louis-Paul M'Fédé, 52, Cameroonian Olympic footballer, lung infection.[189]
- Ali Maher, 55, Jordanian artist, architect and teacher, stroke.[190]
- Yehoshua Neuwirth, 86, Israeli Jewish scholar and clergy, compiled the Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah.[191]
- Hector Oaxaca Acosta, 87, Mexican news photographer (Associated Press).[192]
- Enrique Orizaola, 91, Spanish footballer.[193]
- M. K. Purushothaman, 51, Indian politician, Kerala MLA for Njarackal (2006–2011), heart attack.[194]
- Don Roby, 79, English footballer (Notts County F.C., Loughborough United).[195]
- Daniel Somers, 30, American soldier, suicide by gunshot.[196]
- Pete Vonachen, 87, American baseball team owner and executive (Peoria Chiefs).[197]
- Barbara Vucanovich, 91, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada's 2nd district (1983–1997).[198]
11
- Miller Barber, 82, American professional golfer, lymphoma.[199]
- Carl W. Bauer, 79, American politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1966–1972) and Senate (1972–1976).[200]
- Sir Henry Cecil, 70, British racehorse trainer, stomach cancer.[201]
- John Frederick Clarke, 86, British aeronautical engineer.[202]
- Robert Fogel, 86, American economic academic, winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1993).[203]
- James Grimsley Jr., 91, American military officer and academic, President of The Citadel (1980–1989).[204]
- Andreas Kilingaridis, 36, Russian-born Greek Olympic kayaker (2000, 2004, 2008), leukaemia.[205]
- Olavio López Duque, 81, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Casanare (1977–1999).[206]
- Murray Mitchell, 90, American basketball player.[207]
- Rory Morrison, 48, British radio announcer and newsreader (BBC Radio 4), lymphoma.[208]
- Aleksandr Nalivkin, 26, Russian footballer, cancer.[209]
- Kristiāns Pelšs, 20, Latvian ice hockey player, drowning.[210]
- Stephen Porter, 87, American stage director.[211]
- Vidya Charan Shukla, 84, Indian politician, MP for Mahasamund, Minister of External Affairs (1990–1991), injuries sustained in a shooting.[212]
- Johnny Smith, 90, American jazz guitarist and songwriter ("Walk, Don't Run"), natural causes.[213]
- Charles Spielberger, 85–86, American clinical psychologist.[214]
- Thyra Thomson, 96, American politician, Secretary of State of Wyoming (1963–1987).[215]
- Jaakko Wallenius, 55, Finnish writer and journalist.[216]
- Billy Williams, 80, American baseball player (Seattle Pilots).[217]
12
- Laslo Babits, 55, Canadian Olympic javelin thrower (1984).[218]
- Teresita Barajuen, 105, Spanish Roman Catholic laity, believed to hold record for longest service in cloister.[219]
- Elroy Chester, 44, American criminal, execution by lethal injection.[220]
- Fatai Rolling Dollar, 86, Nigerian musician.[221]
- John Groppo, 92, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1959–1985).[222]
- Hugo Gutierrez Jr., 86, Filipino jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1982–1993), complications of diabetes.[223]
- Helen Brush Jenkins, 94, American news photographer (Los Angeles Daily News).[224]
- Michael Kasha, 92, American molecular biophysicist, complications of pneumonia.[225]
- Jiroemon Kimura, 116, Japanese supercentenarian, verified oldest man in history, oldest verified living person in the world, natural causes.[226]
- Jason Leffler, 37, American racing driver (NASCAR, IndyCar), blunt force neck injury from race collision.[227]
- José de Lima, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Itumbiara (1973–1981) and Sete Lagoas (1981–1999).[228]
- Dick Mansperger, 80, American football player and coach, cancer.[229]
- Ethel Marshall, 89, American badminton player.[230]
- Teodoro Matos Santana, 66, Brazilian footballer (São Paulo FC), pancreatic cancer.[231]
- Pa Odiase, 79, Nigerian composer ("Arise, O Compatriots").[232]
- Cheryl Peake, 47, British Olympic ice skater (1988).[233]
- Soh Hang-suen, 61, Hong Kong actress (Life Without Principle), complications of diabetes and stroke.[234]
- Gavin Taylor, 72, British television and concert film director, (The Tube, U2 at Red Rocks, Queen at Wembley), cancer.[235]
- Barry Till, 90, British scholar and educator.[236]
- Joseph A. Unanue, 88, American chief executive (Goya Foods).[237]
13
- Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi, 41, Saudi Olympic and World Cup footballer (1994, 1998), cardiac arrest.[238]
- David Deutsch, 84, American advertising executive, founder and CEO of Deutsch Inc. (1969–1989), natural causes.[239]
- Newton Lai, 62, Chinese Hong Kong actor, pneumonia.[240]
- Philippe Massu, 60, French sailor (sport).[241]
- Sam Most, 82, American jazz flautist, cancer.[242]
- Ajit Pandey, 75, Indian pop singer and politician, West Bengal MLA for Bowbazar, heart attack.[243]
- Edmund Pellegrino, 92, American bioethicist and academic, President of The Catholic University of America (1978–1982).[244]
- Hans Petersen, 83, Danish Olympic boxer.[245]
- Maxwell Nicholas Sparks, 92, New Zealand air force officer.[246]
- Brett Usher, 66, English actor, writer and ecclesiastical historian, pancreatic cancer.[247]
- Kenji Utsumi, 75, Japanese voice actor (Fist of the North Star, Dragon Ball, Fullmetal Alchemist), cancerous peritonitis.[248]
- Albert White Hat, 74, American Lakota language teacher and activist.[249]
14
- Betty Burstall, 87, Australian theatre director, founder of La Mama Theatre.[250]
- Rod Bushie, 60, Canadian Anishinaabe elder, Grand Chief of Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (1997–2000), lung cancer.[251]
- Olav Sigurd Carlsen, 82, Norwegian politician.[252]
- Geraldine Decker, 82, American operatic mezzo-soprano (Seattle Opera, Metropolitan Opera).[253]
- Pa Dillon, 75, Irish hurler.[254]
- Al Green, 57, American professional wrestler (WCW), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.[255]
- Johnny Linaker, 86, English footballer.[256]
- Martin Lowson, 75, English aeronautical engineer.[257]
- Hugh Maguire, 86, Irish violinist.[258]
- Gene Mako, 97, American tennis player, doubles winner at US Open (1936, 1938) and Wimbledon (1937, 1938), inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame (1973).[259]
- James W. Mayer, 83, American applied physicist.[260]
- Monica Ross, 62, British artist, academic, and feminist, cancer.[261]
- Elroy Schwartz, 89, American television writer (Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch, Wonder Woman), complications from surgery.[262]
- Tom Tall, 75, American rockabilly singer.[263]
- Olwen Wymark, 81, American-born British dramatist.[264]
15
- Kamu de Almeida, 73, Angolan diplomat, Ambassador to the Congo, Spain and Egypt.[265]
- Tatiana Belinky, 94, Russian-born Brazilian children's author, poet, screenwriter (Sítio do Pica-pau Amarelo, O Jardineiro Espanhol) and journalist, Prêmio Jabuti laureate (1990, 1994).[266]
- Peride Celal, 97, Turkish author.[267]
- Satyapal Dang, 93, Indian politician, Punjab MLA for Amritsar West (1967–1980).[268]
- Heinz Flohe, 65, German footballer (1. FC Köln), member of World Cup-winning team (1974), complications from a stroke.[269]
- Edgar Gilbert, 89, American mathematician.[270]
- José Froilán González, 90, Argentine racing driver, respiratory failure.[271]
- Doreen Hawkins, 93, British actress.[272]
- Joseph Hibbert, 65, Jamaican politician, MP for St. Andrew East Rural (2002–2011), Minister for Transport and Works, heart attack.[273]
- Helen Hughes, 84, Czechoslovakian-born Australian economist, complications following surgery.[274]
- Elena Ivashchenko, 28, Russian Olympic judoka, suicide by jumping.[275]
- Thomas Penfield Jackson, 76, American senior judge, member of the US District Court for D.C. (1982–2004), cancer.[276]
- Stanley A. Johnson, 88, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1968–1977).[277]
- Walter Kahn, 65, American record producer, kidney failure.[278]
- Sakaida Kakiemon XIV, 78, Japanese potter, Living National Treasure, cancer.[279]
- Stan Lopata, 87, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), complications of a cardiac condition.[280]
- Manivannan, 58, Indian actor and director, heart attack.[281]
- Evaristo Márquez, 73, Colombian actor.[282]
- Dennis O'Rourke, 67, Australian documentary film maker, cancer.[283]
- Wangnia Pongte, 60, Indian footballer and politician, Arunachal Pradesh MLA for Changlang North (1990–2009), traffic collision.[284]
- Maurice Priestley, 80, British mathematician.[285]
- Harry Rozmiarek, 74, American veterinarian.[286]
- Paul Soros, 87, Hungarian-born American mechanical engineer and philanthropist.[287]
- Kenneth G. Wilson, 77, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (1982), lymphoma.[288]
- Syd Young, 95, Australian footballer (South Melbourne).[289]
16
- Sam Farber, 88, American industrial designer, co-founder of OXO, complications from a fall.[290]
- Peggy Fenton, 85, American baseball player.[291]
- T. Ed Garrison Jr., 91, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1956–1967) and Senate (1967–1986), natural causes.[292]
- Frank Greenaway, 95, British museum curator.[293]
- Roy Grow, 71, American political scientist.[294]
- Hans Hass, 94, Austrian diving pioneer.[295]
- Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, 63, Bangladesh poet and academic, heart attack.[296]
- Isaiah Jesudason, 88, Malayali bishop.[297]
- Josip Kuže, 60, Croatian football player and manager (Dinamo Zagreb), leukaemia.[298]
- Richard Marlow, 74, English organist and choral director, Non-hodgkin lymphoma.[299]
- James Massey, 79, American information theorist, cancer.[300]
- T. K. M. Bava Musliyar, 82, Indian Muslim scholar and educationalist.[301]
- Maurice Nadeau, 102, French writer and editor.[302]
- Dwight Pattison, 51, Indian musician, heart attack.[303]
- Daya Perera, Sri Lankan diplomat and lawyer, Ambassador to the United Nations (1988–1991).[304]
- B. Raman, 77, Indian intelligence officer, co-founder of the Research and Analysis Wing, cancer.[305]
- Bernard Sahlins, 90, American comedy writer and theater owner, founder of The Second City.[306]
- D. M. Schurman, 88, Canadian historian.[307]
- Yousef Madani Tabrizi, 85, Iranian Grand Ayatollah.[308]
- Colette Urban, 61, Canadian/American artist, cancer.[309]
- Ottmar Walter, 89, German footballer (1. FC Kaiserslautern), member of 1954 World Cup-winning team.[310]
17
- Michael Baigent, 65, New Zealand author (The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail), brain haemorrhage.[311]
- Carmen Carrozza, 91, Italian-born American accordionist.[312]
- Atiqul Haque Chowdhury, 82, Bangladeshi playwright and TV producer.[313]
- Pierre F. Côté, 85, Canadian civil servant, Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec (1978–1997).[314]
- Bulbs Ehlers, 90, American basketball and baseball player.[315]
- Jim Goddard, 77, English film and television director (Fox).[316]
- Michael Goldie, 81, British actor (Coronation Street, Doctor Who, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves).[317]
- Irwin Held, 87, American restaurateur (Barney's Beanery), natural causes.[318]
- James Holshouser, 78, American politician, Governor of North Carolina (1973–1977).[319]
- Fuller Kimbrell, 103, American politician, member of the Alabama Senate (1946–1955).[320]
- Werner Lang, 91, German automotive engineer.[321]
- Albert Legogie, 76, Nigerian politician, member of the Senate for Edo North, malaria.[322]
- Ma Xianda, 81, Chinese martial artist.[323]
- Peter Millar, 62, Scottish footballer (Motherwell), brain tumour.[324]
- Jalil Shahnaz, 92, Iranian maestro and Tar master, natural causes.[citation needed]
- Ray Stone, 89, American politician and educator, Mayor of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (1986–1994).[325]
- Geoff Strong, 75, English footballer (Arsenal, Liverpool).[326]
- Tom Turner, 97, American Negro league baseball player.[327]
- Rafael Valek, 80, Colombian footballer.[328]
18
- Brent F. Anderson, 80, American politician, Mayor of West Valley City, Utah (1987–1994).[329]
- Raghunath Bhattacharyya, 61, Indian judge, member of the Kolkata High Court (since 2010), COPD.[330]
- Hugh Burry, 82, New Zealand rugby union player (Canterbury).[331]
- Alastair Donaldson, 58, Scottish musician.[332]
- Vernon Fougère, 70, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Charlottetown (1991–2009).[333]
- Gene Freese, 79, American baseball player, complications of back surgery.[334]
- Garde Gardom, 88, Canadian politician, British Columbia MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey (1966–1986), Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia (1995–2001).[335]
- Brian P. Goodman, 66, Canadian civil servant, Chair of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, heart arrhythmia.[336]
- Michael Hastings, 33, American journalist (Rolling Stone, Newsweek, BuzzFeed), traffic collision.[337]
- Norman MacKenzie, 91, English journalist, educationalist and historian.[338]
- Jean Melzer, 87, Australian politician, Senator for Victoria (1974–1981).[339]
- Imran Khan Mohmand, Pakistani politician, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MLA for Mardan, bombing.[340]
- Dave Petitjean, 85, American Cajun humorist and actor, complications from Alzheimer's disease.[341]
- Alfred Planyavsky, 89, Austrian double-bassist and music historian.[342]
- Michael Potter, 89, American cancer researcher, recipient of the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1984), acute myeloid leukemia.[343]
- Claudio Rocchi, 62, Italian progressive rock singer-songwriter and musician, degenerative disease.[344]
- Hassan Saadian, 88–89, Iranian Olympic wrestler.[345]
- Ramón Sáez Marzo, 73, Spanish Olympic racing cyclist.[346]
- Kukoi Sanyang, 61, Ivorian Gambian revolutionary.[347]
- Sir Colin Stansfield Smith, 80, English architect and cricketer.[348]
- Vijay Telang, 61, Indian cricketer (Vidarbha).[349]
- David Wall, 67, British ballet dancer, cancer.[350]
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- Edward Chindori-Chininga, 58, Zimbabwean politician, MP for Guruve South, Minister of Mines and Mining Development (2000–2004), traffic collision.[351]
- Vince Flynn, 47, American author (Mitch Rapp), prostate cancer.[352]
- James Gandolfini, 51, American actor (The Sopranos, In the Loop, Crimson Tide), Emmy winner (2000, 2001, 2003), heart attack.[353]
- Parke Godwin, 84, American author, natural causes.[354]
- Michael Hodgman, 74, Australian federal and Tasmanian politician, MLC (1966–1974), MP (1975–1987), MHA (1992–1998, 2001–2010), emphysema.[355]
- Gyula Horn, 80, Hungarian politician, Prime Minister (1994–1998).[356]
- John Hughes, 78, Welsh ceramicist, creator of Grogg.[357]
- Dave Jennings, 61, American football player (New York Jets, New York Giants), complications from Parkinson's disease.[358]
- Danny Kravitz, 82, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), cancer.[359]
- Sait Maden, 82, Turkish translator, poet, painter and graphic designer, pneumonia after bypass surgery.[360]
- Alexandru Mușina, 58, Romanian poet.[361]
- Paul Mees, 52, Australian academic and lawyer, cancer.[362]
- Miguel Morayta, 105, Spanish-born Mexican film director.[363]
- Ólafur Rafnsson, 50, Icelandic sports executive, president of FIBA Europe and National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland.[364]
- Alfons Schilling, 79, Swiss painter, Parkinson's disease.[365]
- Kim Thompson, 56, American comic book editor and publisher (Fantagraphics Books), lung cancer.[366]
- Filip Topol, 48, Czech musician.[367]
- Slim Whitman, 90, American country singer-songwriter ("Indian Love Call", "Rose Marie"), heart failure.[368]
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- Fernando Aguilar, 75, Spanish Olympic athlete.[369]
- Diosa Costello, 100, American Puerto Rican actress and singer.[370]
- Franz Xaver Eder, 87, German Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Passau (1984–2001).[371]
- Ibrahim Haji Jama Mee'aad, Somali militant (Al-Shabaab), shot.[372]
- Vern Pyles, 94, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1974–1980), heart disease and cancer.[373]
- Dicky Rutnagur, 82, Indian cricket journalist and author.[374]
- Ingvar Rydell, 91, Swedish Olympic footballer (1952).[375]
- Jean-Louis Scherrer, 78, French fashion designer.[376]
- Günter Seibold, 76, German footballer.[377]
- Philip Slater, 86, American sociologist and academic, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[378]
- Manuel Bernardo de Sousa, 81, Angolan diplomat.[379]
- Jeffrey Smart, 91, Australian painter, renal failure.[380]
- John David Wilson, 93, English animator and producer (Grease, Lady and the Tramp, Peter Pan), dementia.[381]
- Wu Zhengyi, 97, Chinese botanist, winner of the State Science and Technology Prize (2007).[382]
- Pu Zoduha, 73, Indian politician, Mizoram nominated MLA (1984–1987), complications from hypertension and diabetes.[383]
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- Huáscar Aparicio, 41, Bolivian folk singer, car accident.[384]
- Charles L. Campbell, 82, American sound editor (Back to the Future, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Rocketeer), Oscar winner (1983, 1986, 1989).[385]
- Mohan Lal Chakma, 101, Indian politician, Tripura MLA for Penchartal (1978–1983).[386]
- Diane Clare, 74, British actress (The Haunting).[387]
- N. Dennis, 85, Indian politician, MP for Nagercoil (1980–2003).[388]
- Jerry Dexter, 78, American actor (Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Josie and the Pussycats, Downhill Racer).[389]
- Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian, 93, Iranian architect.[390]
- Genaro García, 34, Mexican boxer, shot.[391]
- Margret Göbl, 74, German Olympic figure skater (1960).[392]
- Dame Barbara Goodman, 80, New Zealand politician.[393]
- James P. Gordon, 85, American physicist.[394]
- Marcelo Grassmann, 88, Brazilian engraver and draughtsman.[395]
- Bernard Hunt, 83, English professional golfer.[396]
- Ed Iacobucci, 59, Argentinian-born American technology executive, co-founder of Citrix Systems, pancreatic cancer.[397]
- Mina Izadyar, 63, Iranian professor and pediatrician, cancer.[398]
- Jacqueline Livingston, 69, American photographer.[399]
- Mary Love, 69, American soul and gospel singer.[400]
- Edgar Mann, 86, British Manx politician, Chairman of the Executive Council (1981–1985), complications of cancer.[401]
- Uzi Meshulam, 60, Israeli rabbi.[402]
- Milorad Mišković, 86, Serbian ballet dancer, Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.[403]
- Alen Pamić, 23, Croatian footballer (NK Istra 1961), hypercholesterolemia and coronary artery plaque.[404]
- Sajid Qureshi, 53, Pakistani politician, Sindh MLA for Karachi, shot.[405]
- Elliott Reid, 93, American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), heart failure.[406]
- Wendy Saddington, 64, Australian jazz and blues singer (Chain), oesophageal cancer.[407]
- Alfred O. Schumann, 89, American farmer and politician.[408]
- Curtis W. Tarr, 88, American civil servant and academic, head of the Selective Service System during Vietnam, pneumonia.[409]
- Per Ung, 80, Norwegian sculptor, cancer.[410]
- Zhang Guangdou, 101, Chinese hydraulic engineer and educator.[411]
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- Cameron Baird, 32, Australian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient, shot.[412]
- Robert O. Cox, 95, American politician, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale (1986–1991).[413]
- Leandro Díaz, 85, Colombian music composer (Vallenato), acute kidney infection.[414]
- Martha Mayer Erlebacher, 75, American artist.[415]
- Beverly Fawell, 82, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1981–1983) and Illinois Senate (1983–1999), chronic heart failure.[416]
- Sergio Focardi, 80, Italian physicist.[417]
- Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, 68, Scottish politician and advocate, MP (1979–1987), Lord Advocate (1989–1992), Solicitor General (1982–1989).[418]
- Gary David Goldberg, 68, American screenwriter and director (Family Ties, Must Love Dogs, Dad), Emmy winner (1979, 1987), brain cancer.[419]
- Alexander Grunauer, 91, Russian scientist.[420]
- Donald Hustad, 94, American evangelical church musician, academic and author.[421]
- Jan Jaskólski, 73, Polish Olympic athlete.[422]
- Henning Larsen, 87, Danish architect, natural causes.[423]
- Loránd Lohinszky, 88, Hungarian actor and academic.[424]
- Deric Longden, 77, British author and screenwriter, cancer.[425]
- Allan Simonsen, 34, Danish racing driver, complications from a race collision during 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans.[426]
- Javier Tomeo, 80, Spanish writer, infection and diabetes.[427]
- Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay, 73, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Celaya (1988–2003), respiratory disease.[428]
- Soccor Velho, 29, Indian footballer, cardiac arrest.[429]
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- Pat Ashton, 82, English actress (The Benny Hill Show).[430]
- Bobby Bland, 83, American blues and soul singer ("Further Up the Road", "Turn On Your Love Light").[431]
- Frank Kelso, 79, American naval officer, Chief of Naval Operations (1990–1994), complications from a fall.[432]
- Kurt Leichtweiss, 86, German mathematician.[433]
- Little Willie Littlefield, 81, American pianist and singer, cancer.[434]
- Richard Matheson, 87, American author ((I Am Legend, The Shrinking Man) and television writer (The Twilight Zone).[435]
- Ron May, 57, American technology columnist, diabetes.[436]
- Darryl Read, 61, British musician, poet and actor, motorcycle accident.[437]
- Sharon Stouder, 64, American triple gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer (1964).[438]
- Frank Stranahan, 90, American golfer, winner of The Amateur Championship (1948, 1950).[439]
- Meamea Thomas, 25, I-Kiribati Olympic weightlifter (2004), traffic collision.[440]
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- Mick Aston, 66, British archaeologist (Time Team).[441]
- Bill Atkinson, 68, English footballer (Torquay United).[442]
- Cleve Backster, 89, American polygraph expert.[443]
- Anibal Barrow, 58, Honduran journalist and news anchor, shot.[444]
- John P. Clay, 78, American translator (Clay Sanskrit Library).[445]
- Emilio Colombo, 93, Italian politician, Prime Minister (1970–1972).[446]
- Papa Malick Diop, 68, Senegalese Olympic basketball player.[447]
- Jackie Fargo, 82, American professional wrestler, congenital heart disease.[448]
- Mauro Francaviglia, 60, Italian mathematician.[449]
- Dame Phyllis Friend, 90, British nursing officer.[450]
- Joannes Gijsen, 80, Dutch-Icelandic Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roermond (1972–1993) and Reykjavík (1996–2007), cancer.[451]
- William Hathaway, 89, American politician, member of the US House (1965–1973) and US Senate for Maine (1973–1979).[452]
- Lucky Isibor, 36, Nigerian footballer.[453]
- Puff Johnson, 40, American pop singer and songwriter, cervical cancer.[454]
- James Martin, 79, British author, computer scientist and businessman, swimming accident.[455]
- Alan Myers, 58, American New Wave drummer (Devo), brain cancer.[456]
- John L. Nickels, 82, American judge, member of the Illinois Supreme Court (1992–1998).[457]
- Lutfar Rahman Sarkar, 80, Bangladeshi banker, Governor of Bangladesh Bank.[458]
- Michael Schwarzwalder, 69, American politician.[459]
- Andy Scott, 58, Canadian politician, MP for Fredericton (1993–2009), Solicitor General (1997–1998), cancer.[460]
- Vasile Tiță, 85, Romanian Olympic boxer (1952).[461]
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- Gianfranco Baldazzi, 69, Italian lyricist, record producer, author and journalist.[462]
- Giuseppe Berton, 80, Italian missionary.[463]
- George Burditt, 89, American television writer and producer (Three's Company, Silver Spoons, 227).[464]
- Jack Cantoni, 65, French rugby union player.[465]
- Sarah Charlesworth, 66, American conceptual artist and photographer, brain aneurysm.[466]
- Mark Fisher, 66, British stage designer and ceremony producer (2008, 2012).[467]
- Catherine Gibson, 82, Scottish Olympic swimmer (1948).[468]
- Robert E. Gilka, 96, American photographer and news executive, director of photography for National Geographic, complications of pneumonia.[469]
- Jim Hudson, 70, American football player (New York Jets), traumatic dementia encephalopathy.[470]
- Lau Kar-leung, 76, Chinese Hong Kong martial artist, action choreographer and film director (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin), cancer.[471]
- Eddie Liu, 91, Australian community leader.[472]
- James Lydon, 85, Irish educator and historian.[473]
- Harry Parker, 77, American Olympic rower (1960) and Olympic rowing coach (USRowing, Harvard University).[474]
- Taghi Rouhani, 93, Iranian news anchor.[475]
- Uma Shivakumar, 71, Indian actress.[476]
- Mildred Ladner Thompson, 95, American journalist (Wall Street Journal, Associated Press).[477]
- Green Wix Unthank, 90, American senior judge, member of the US District Court for Eastern Kentucky (1980–2012).[478]
- Warren Widener, 75, American lawyer.[479]
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- James Allan, 84, Canadian Anglican prelate, Bishop of Keewatin (1974–1991).[480]
- Hervé Boussard, 47, French Olympic cyclist (1992), epileptic seizure.[481]
- Antonio Jasso, 78, Mexican footballer (national team, Club América).[482]
- Edward Huggins Johnstone, 91, Brazilian-born American senior (former chief) judge, member of the US District Court for Western Kentucky (since 1977).[483]
- Sandy Knott, 75, American Olympic athlete.[484]
- Adam Koppy, 40, American mechanical engineer, traffic collision.[485]
- K. Narayana Kurup, 86, Indian politician, Kerala MLA for Vazhoor (1963–1967, 1970–1980, 1984–2005).[486]
- Byron Looper, 48, American politician and criminal, cardiac ailment.[487]
- Miguel Mansilla, 60, Uruguayan professional footballer, cardiac arrest.[488]
- Dumitru Matcovschi, 73, Romanian-born Moldovan poet, complications from brain surgery.[489]
- Mal McBean, 91, Australian rules footballer.[490]
- Kimberly McCarthy, 52, American criminal, execution by lethal injection.[491]
- Justin Miller, 35, American baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants).[492]
- Nilton Pacheco, 92, Brazilian Olympic basketball player (1948).[493]
- Abdul Rahman Mokhtar, 55, Malaysian politician, Terengganu State Representative for Kuala Besut, lung cancer.[494]
- Marc Rich, 78, Belgian-born American tax evader, commodities trader and illegal oil broker (Iran Hostage Crisis), stroke.[495]
- Bert Stern, 83, American celebrity photographer (The Last Sitting) and documentary maker (Jazz on a Summer's Day).[496]
- Rawleigh Warner Jr., 92, American oil executive, CEO and Chairman of Mobil (1969–1986), inclusion body myositis.[497]
- Subhash Yadav, 67, Indian politician, Madhya Pradesh MLA for Kasrawad (since 1993).[498]
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- Shafiq Badr, 87, Lebanese politician, MP for Chouf (1972–1992).[499]
- Stefano Borgonovo, 49, Italian footballer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[500]
- Henrik Otto Donner, 73, Finnish composer and music industry executive.[501]
- Muhammad Emin Er, c. 99, Turkish Islamic scholar.[502]
- Josef Geryk, 70, Czech footballer (FC Spartak Trnava).[503]
- Dudley Knight, 73, American drama teacher.[504]
- Liu Wenjin, 76, Chinese composer of classical Chinese music.[505]
- Alain Mimoun, 92, French Olympic runner (1948, 1952, 1956, 1960) and marathon champion (1956).[506]
- James Njiru, Kenyan politician, cancer.[507]
- Ian Scott, 68, New Zealand painter.[508]
- A. C. Shanmughadas, 74, Indian politician, Kerala MLA for Balussery (1970–2003), cardiac arrest.[509]
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- João Alves, 87, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Coimbra (1976–2001).[510]
- Yiye Ávila, 87, American Puerto Rican televangelist, heart attack.[511]
- Thérèse Blondeau, 99, French Olympic swimmer (1936).[512]
- Ari Brynjolfsson, 86, Icelandic–born American physicist.[513]
- Bhavna Chikhalia, 58, Indian politician, MP for Junagadh (1991–2004), cardiac arrest.[514]
- George Hall Dixon, 92, American banker, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.[515]
- Fred Gibson, 101, Jamaican-born English cricketer.[516]
- Ted Hood, 86, American yacht skipper (Courageous), judge and official (US Sailing), inducted into America's Cup Hall of Fame (1993), heart failure and pneumonia.[517]
- Tamás Katona, 81, Hungarian politician and historian.[518]
- Peter Lehmann, 82, Australian vineyard owner and vintner, kidney disease.[519]
- Kenneth Minogue, 83, Australian academic and political scientist.[citation needed]
- Bob Oliver, 66, American football player (Cleveland Browns), cancer.[520]
- Matt Osborne, 55, American professional wrestler (Doink the Clown), accidental overdose of hydrocodone and morphine.[521]
- Jacques Planchard, 84, Belgian politician, Governor of Luxembourg (1976–1996).[522]
- F. D. Reeve, 84, American academic and author.[523]
- David Rubitsky, 96, American World War II veteran, disputed claimant for Medal of Honor.[524]
- Charlie L. Russell, 81, American playwright (Five on the Black Hand Side), brother of Bill Russell, gastric cancer.[525]
- John Stollery, 83, British engineer and academic.[526]
- Silvi Vrait, 62, Estonian singer ("Nagu merelaine") and actress, brain tumor.[527]
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- Khalnazar Agakhanov, 61, Turkmen diplomat and politician, Ambassador to Russia, Germany and Kazakhstan.[528]
- Marge Anderson, 81, American Chippewa tribal executive, Chief of the Mille Lacs (1991–2000, 2008–2012), natural causes.[529]
- Serge Blanc, 83, French classical violinist.[530]
- Harisinh Pratapsinh Chavda, 83, Indian politician, MP for Banaskantha (2004–2008), Gujarat MLA for Danta (1975–1985).[531]
- Abdul Mutalib Mohamed Daud, 52, Malaysian journalist, stroke.[532]
- Peter Fitzgerald, 76, Irish footballer.[533]
- Jack Gotta, 83, American CFL and WFL football player, coach and general manager (Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Birmingham Americans).[534]
- Sarah Guyard-Guillot, 31, French acrobat (Cirque du Soleil), fall.[535]
- Lou Guzzo, 94, American journalist (Seattle Times), editor (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) and commentator (KIRO-TV).[536]
- Margherita Hack, 91, Italian astrophysicist and popular science writer, suspected heart failure.[537]
- Gilma Jiménez, 57, Colombian politician, member of Senate for Bogota, cervical cancer.[538]
- Jim Kelly, 67, American martial artist and actor (Enter the Dragon), cancer.[539]
- Leopoldo López Escobar, 72–73, Chilean geochemistry academic.[540]
- David Moore, 79, British botanist specialising in South American flora and fauna.[541]
- Ryūtarō Nakamura, 58, Japanese animation director and storyboard artist (Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey, Sakura Wars), pancreatic cancer.[542]
- Paul Smith, 91, American jazz pianist, heart failure.[543]
- Jørgen Sønstebø, 91, Norwegian politician.[544]
- Larry Townsend, 66, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (since 2008), cancer.[545]
- Kishor Vankawala, 70, Indian politician, Gujarat MLA for Surat West (since 2007), lung cancer.[546]
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- Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway, 96, British life peer, barrister and Colditz prisoner.[547]
- Akpor Pius Ewherido, 50, Nigerian politician, member of the Senate for Delta Central (since 2011), Delta MLA for Ughelli South (1999–2007), complications from a stroke.[548]
- Claudio Fattoretto, 57, Italian voice actor, stroke.[549]
- Richard Fehr, 73, Swiss religious leader, Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church (1988–2005).[550]
- Juggie Heen, 82, American politician, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1963–1967, 1969–1971), pancreatic and liver cancer.[551]
- William Houle, 81, American Chippewa tribal executive, Chairman of the Fond du Lac (1974–1988), instrumental to Indian gaming in the United States.[552]
- Kathryn Morrison, 71, American politician, member of the Wisconsin Senate (1975–1979), breast cancer.[553]
- Thompson Oliha, 44, Nigerian footballer (Nigeria Super Eagles), complications from malaria.[554]
- Iván Ruttkay, 87, Hungarian Olympic speed skater (1948).[555]
- Sir Keith Seaman, 93, Australian viceroy, Governor of South Australia (1977–1982).[556]
- Brian Sparks, 82, Welsh police officer and teacher.[557]
- Joyce Waley-Cohen, 93, English educationalist and public servant.[558]
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