Deaths in December 2019
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The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in December 2019. Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.
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1
- Henri Biancheri, 87, French football player (Monaco, Angers) and executive (Monaco).[1]
- Lil Bub, 8, American celebrity cat (Lil Bub & Friendz), bone infection.[2]
- Shelley Morrison, 83, American actress (Will & Grace, The Flying Nun, General Hospital), heart failure.[3]
- Paul Sirba, 59, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Duluth (since 2009), heart attack.[4]
- Pat Sullivan, 69, American Hall of Fame football player (Auburn Tigers, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins) and coach, Heisman Trophy winner (1971), problems caused by throat cancer.[5]
2
- George Atkinson III, 27, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets).[6]
- Jimmy Cavallo, 92, American rock saxophonist and actor (Rock, Rock, Rock!), heart failure.[7]
- Richard Easton, 86, Canadian actor (The Brothers, Henry V, Revolutionary Road), Tony winner (2001), congestive heart failure.[8]
- D. C. Fontana, 80, American television writer (Star Trek, The Streets of San Francisco, The Waltons), cancer.[9]
- Francesco Janich, 82, Italian football player (Lazio, Bologna, national team).[10]
- Robert K. Massie, 90, American historian (Peter the Great: His Life and World), Pulitzer Prize winner (1981), President of the Authors Guild (1987–1991), problems caused by Alzheimer’s disease.[11]
- Kenneth Allen Taylor, 65, American philosopher and radio host (Philosophy Talk), heart attack.[12]
3
- Rawshan Ara Bachchu, 86, Bangladeshi activist (Bengali language movement) and linguist.[13]
- Nosrat Karimi, 94, Iranian actor (My Uncle Napoleon) and movie director (Nikah Halala).[14]
4
- Thomas Elsaesser, 76, German movie historian and critic, cardiac arrest.[15]
- Ján Eugen Kočiš, 93, Slovak-born Czech Ruthenian Greek Catholic hierarch, Auxiliary Bishop of Apostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic (2004–2006).[16]
- Leonard Goldberg, 85, American movie and television producer (Charlie's Angels, Blue Bloods, WarGames), problems caused from a fall.[17]
- Rosa Morena, 78, Spanish flamenco pop singer ("Échale guindas al pavo"), actress (El Retorno del Hombre Lobo, Flor Salvage) and model, breast cancer.[18]
- Margaret Morgan Lawrence, 105, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.[19]
- Bob Willis, 70, English cricketer (Surrey, Warwickshire, national team).[20]
5
- Marvin Goodfriend, 69, American economist, cancer.[21]
- Sherman Howard, 95, American football player (Cleveland Browns).[22]
- George J. Laurer, 94, American engineer (IBM), inventor of the Universal Product Code.[23]
- Bruno Scipioni, 85, Italian actor (Kapo, The Pizza Triangle, La figliastra).[24]
- Natalie Trundy, 79, American actress (The Careless Years, Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes).[25]
- Robert Walker, 79, American actor (Ensign Pulver, The Ceremony, Star Trek), Golden Globe winner (1964).[26]
6
- Janusz Dzięcioł, 65, Polish reality show winner (Big Brother) and politician, MP (since 2007), car crash.[27]
- John L. Harmer, 85, American politician and writer, member of the California State Senate (1966–1974) and Lieutenant Governor of California (1974–1975).[28]
- Piet Huyg, 68, Dutch footballer (HFC Haarlem), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.[29]
- Irena Laskowska, 94, Polish actress (The Last Day of Summer, Salto, Everything for Sale).[30]
- Ron Leibman, 82, American actor (Angels in America, Norma Rae, Kaz), Emmy (1979) and Tony winner (1993), problems caused by pneumonia.[31]
- Kimmi Lewis, 62, American politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (since 2017), breast cancer.[32]
- Stoyanka Mutafova, 97, Bulgarian actress (The Tied Up Balloon, Toplo, Whale).[33]
7
- Berkley Bedell, 98, American politician and businessman, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 6th congressional district (1975–1987) and founder of Berkley, problems caused by a stroke.[34]
- Reinhard Bonnke, 79, German Pentecostal evangelist, problems caused from femur surgery.[35]
- Charles Koffi Diby, 62, Ivorian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2012–2016), problems caused by anorexia.[36]
- Bump Elliott, 94, American Hall of Fame college football player (Purdue Boilermakers), coach (Michigan Wolverines, Iowa Hawkeyes) and administrator.[37]
- Giuseppe Frigo, 84, Italian politician and lawyer, Magistrate of the Constitutional Court (2008–2016).[38]
- Herbert Joos, 79, German jazz trumpeter, problems caused by surgery.[39]
- Ali Mufuruki, 60, Tanzanian businessman, Chairman of Vodacom Tanzania (since 2017).[40]
- Ron Saunders, 87, English football player (Portsmouth) and manager (Aston Villa, Birmingham City).[41]
- Zaza Urushadze, 53, Georgian movie director (Tangerines), heart attack.[42]
- Wolfgang Winkler, 76, German actor (The Rabbit Is Me, Das Mädchen auf dem Brett, I Was Nineteen).[43]
8
- René Auberjonois, 79, American actor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, MASH, Benson), Tony winner (1970), lung cancer.[44]
- Wilhelm Helms, 95, German politician, MP (1969–1972) and MEP (1979–1984).[45]
- Juice Wrld, 21, American rapper ("All Girls Are the Same", "Lucid Dreams", "Bandit"), seizure caused by opioid overdose.[46]
- Hirokazu Kanazawa, 88, Japanese karateka and teacher.[47]
- Caroll Spinney, 85, American puppeteer (Sesame Street, Shalom Sesame, Follow That Bird), comedian, writer and cartoonist, problems caused by dystonia.[48]
- Paul Volcker, 92, American economist, Chair of the Federal Reserve (1979–1987), prostate cancer.[49]
- Zvonimir Vujin, 76, Serbian amateur boxer, Olympic bronze medalist (1968, 1972).[50]
9
- John R. Broxson, 87, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1967–1971).[51]
- Pete Frates, 34, American baseball player (Boston College) and inspiration for the Ice Bucket Challenge, problems caused by ALS.[52]
- Marie Fredriksson, 61, Swedish pop rock singer-songwriter (Roxette) and pianist, problems caused by brain cancer.[53]
- Omar Graffigna, 93, Argentine Air Force officer and military junta member, Commander of the Air Force (1979–1981).[54]
- William Luce, 88, American playwright (The Belle of Amherst, Barrymore) and television writer (The Last Days of Patton), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.[55]
- Veijo Puhjo, 71, Finnish politician, MP (1995–2011).[56]
- Imre Varga, 96, Hungarian sculptor and painter.[57]
10
- Frederick B. Dent, 97, American businessman and politician, Secretary of Commerce (1973–1975) and Trade Representative (1975–1977).[58]
- Barrie Keeffe, 74, English playwright and screenwriter (The Long Good Friday, Sus).[59]
- Gershon Kingsley, 97, German-American composer and electronic musician ("Popcorn").[60]
- Yury Luzhkov, 83, Russian politician, Mayor of Moscow (1992–2010), problems caused from heart surgery.[61]
- Philip McKeon, 55, American actor (Alice).[62]
- Jim Smith, 79, English football player (Boston United) and manager (Portsmouth, Derby County).[63]
11
- David Bellamy, 86, English naturalist (Bellamy's Backyard Safari) and writer.[64]
- Jiří Jirmal, 94, Czech classical jazz guitarist and composer (Tall in the Trap).[65]
- Ted Lepcio, 90, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox).[66]
- James McCarthy, 75, American oceanographer, President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2008–2009).[67]
- William S. McFeely, 89, American historian, Pulitzer Prize recipient (1982), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.[68]
12
- Danny Aiello, 86, American actor (Do the Right Thing, The Godfather Part II, Léon: The Professional), Emmy winner (1981), problems caused by an infection.[69]
- Brian Muller, 77, New Zealand rugby union player (Taranaki, national team).[70]
- Gollapudi Maruti Rao, 80, Indian actor (Samsaram Oka Chadarangam, Yamudiki Mogudu, Aditya 369) and screenwriter.[71]
- Sir Peter Snell, 80, New Zealand middle-distance runner, Olympic champion (1960, 1964), heart disease.[72]
- Stig Sollander, 93, Swedish alpine skier, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).[73]
13
- Lawrence Bittaker, 79, American serial killer.[74]
- Richard G. Hatcher, 86, American politician and lawyer, Mayor of Gary, Indiana (1968–1988) and Vice-Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (1981–1985).[75]
- Sheila Mercier, 100, English actress (Emmerdale).[76]
- Ushiomaru Motoyasu, 41, Japanese Sumo Rikishi, blood cancer.[77]
- Wolfgang Nastainczyk, 87, German theologian.[78]
- PHASE 2, 64, American graffiti artist, member of Zulu Nation, problems caused by ALS.[79]
- Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse, 101, German typographer, calligrapher and book-binder.[80] (death announced on this date)
14
- Yuri Belyayev, 85, Russian football player (PFC CSKA Moscow).[81]
- Chuy Bravo, 63, Mexican-American television personality (Chelsea Lately, After Lately), comedian and pornographic actor, heart attack caused by gastrointestinal hemorrhage.[82]
- John Briley, 94, American screenwriter (Gandhi, Cry Freedom, Marie), Oscar winner (1983).[83]
- Jack B. Farris, 84, American military officer, commander of ground forces during Operation Urgent Fury.[84]
- Anna Karina, 79, Danish-born French actress (Little Soldier, A Woman Is a Woman, Alphaville) and model, problems caused by a muscle aneurysm.[85]
- Bernard Lavalette, 93, French actor (Thomas the Impostor, Le gendarme se marie, The Apprentice Heel), singer and comedian.[86]
- Panamarenko, 79, Belgian sculptor.[87]
- Felix Rohatyn, 91, Austrian-born American banker and diplomat, Ambassador to France (1997–2000).[88]
- Jerome L. Singer, 95, American psychologist, member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[89]
- Vladimir Tsyplakov, 50, Belarusian ice hockey player (Los Angeles Kings, Buffalo Sabres).[90]
15
- Nicky Henson, 74, English actor (EastEnders, Syriana, Psychomania), lymphoma.[91]
- Chuck Peddle, 82, American electrical engineer, designer of MOS Technology 6502, KIM-1 and Commodore PET, pancreatic cancer.[92]
16
- Dmitri Chesnokov, 46, Russian footballer (FC Saturn Ramenskoye, FC Vityaz Podolsk).[93] (death announced on this date)
- Bentley Kassal, 102, American lawyer and politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1957–1962).[94]
- Sir Hans Kornberg, 91, German-born British-American biochemist.[95]
- Jürgen Kühling, 85, German politician and lawyer, Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court (1989–2001).[96]
- Bill Simpson, 79, American racing driver, businessman (Simpson Performance Products) and writer, problems caused by a stroke.[97]
17
- Karin Balzer, 81, German hurdler, Olympic champion (1964) and bronze medalist (1972).[98]
- Da Chen, 57, Chinese-born American novelist (Brothers), lung cancer.[99]
- Hayden Fry, 90, American Hall of Fame college football player (Baylor Bears) and coach (Iowa Hawkeyes), prostate cancer.[100]
- Bronco Horvath, 89, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks).[101]
- Shriram Lagoo, 92, Indian actor (Gharaonda, Thodisi Bewafaii, Maqsad), cardiac arrest.[102]
18
- Claudine Auger, 78, French actress (Thunderball, Le Masque de fer) and model, Miss France Monde (1958).[103]
- Alain Barrière, 84, French pop singer ("Elle était si jolie"), Eurovision contestant (1963), cardiac arrest.[104]
- Tunç Başaran, 81, Turkish movie director (Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde, Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite, Piano Piano Kid) and screenwriter, soft-tissue sarcoma.[105]
- Herman Boone, 84, American football coach, subject of Remember the Titans, lung cancer.[106]
- Zafar Chaudhry, 93, Pakistani military officer, businessman and human rights activist, Chief of Air Staff (1972–1974), cardiac arrest.[107]
- Geulah Cohen, 93, Israeli politician, member of Knesset (1974–1992), founder of Tehiya, Israel Prize recipient (2003).[108]
- Leandro Despouy, 72, Argentine politician and human rights activist, United Nations Special Rapporteur (2003–2009) and General Auditor (2002–2016), cancer.[109]
- Ibrahim Diarra, 36, French rugby union player (Castres Olympique), stroke.[110]
- Kenny Lynch, 81, English rock singer-songwriter ("You Can Never Stop Me Loving You"), actor (Carry On Loving, The Playbirds) and entertainer, cancer.[111]
- Abbey Simon, 99, American classical pianist.[112]
19
- Ricardo de Aparici, 79, Argentine lawyer and politician, Governor of Jujuy Province (1987–1990), problems caused from a fall.[113]
- Francisco Brennand, 92, Brazilian sculptor, problems caused by respiratory tract infection.[114]
- Jules Deelder, 75, Dutch poet, heart attack.[115]
- Jan de Laval, 71, Swedish actor (Skilda världar, Rederiet).[116]
- Ward Just, 84, American journalist (The Washington Post) and writer (An Unfinished Season, Echo House), problems caused by Lewy body dementia.[117]
- George Metallinos, 79, Greek priest, theologian and author.[118]
- Yoshio Mochizuki, 72, Japanese politician, MP (1996–2009, since 2011), liver failure.[119]
- Shahdon Winchester, 27, Trinidadian footballer (W Connection, FF Jaro, national team), car crash.[120]
- Alba Zaluar, 77, Brazilian anthropologist, pancreatic cancer.[121]
20
- Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, 83, Bangladeshi philanthropist, founder of BRAC, respiratory failure caused by glioblastoma.[122]
- Matti Ahde, 73, Finnish businessman and politician, Minister of the Interior (1982–1983), Minister of the Environment (1983–1987) and Speaker of the Parliament (1987–1989), pancreatic cancer.[123]
- Zilda Cardoso, 83, Brazilian actress (A Praça é Nossa), emphysema.[124]
- Thomas Chandy, 72, Indian politician, MLA (since 2006) and Minister of Transport of Kerala (2017), stomach cancer.[125]
- Junior Johnson, 88, American Hall of Fame racing driver (NASCAR Cup Series) and team owner (Junior Johnson & Associates), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.[126]
- Eduard Krieger, 73, Austrian footballer (Austria Wien, LASK, national team).[127]
- Roland Matthes, 69, German swimmer, Olympic (1968, 1972) and world (1973, 1975) champion, heart attack.[128]
- Yuri Pshenichnikov, 79, Uzbek-born Soviet-Russian football player (Pakthakor Tashkent, CSKA Moscow, USSR national team) and manager.[129]
- Marko Orlandić, 89, Montenegrin politician, Prime Minister (1974–1978) and President (1983–1984).[130]
- Daniel Selvaraj, 81, Indian writer.[131]
- Woody Vasulka, 82, American filmmaker and artist.[132]
21
- Ramachandra Babu, 72, Indian cinematographer (Dweepu, Chamaram, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha), heart attack.[133]
- Jacques Bravo, 75, French politician, Councillor of Paris (1995–2014).[134]
- Martin Peters, 76, English football player (West Ham United, Norwich City, national team) and manager, World Cup winner (1966), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.[135]
- Joseph Segel, 88, American businessman (QVC, Advertising Specialty Institute, The Franklin Mint), founder of television shopping channels, congestive heart failure.[136]
- Krisztián Zahorecz, 44, Hungarian footballer (Kaposvári Rákóczi, Szolnoki MÁV, Bajai LSE).[137]
22
- Thor Bjarne Bore, 81, Norwegian newspaper editor (Romsdals Budstikke, Vårt Land, Stavanger Aftenblad) and politician, Chair of the Norwegian Church Aid (since 2000), pneumonia.[138]
- Tony Britton, 95, British actor (Operation Amsterdam, Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Day of the Jackal).[139]
- Myrtle Cagle, 94, American pilot, member of Mercury 13.[140]
- Ram Dass, 88, American spiritual teacher, psychologist and writer (Be Here Now).[141]
- Greg Kirk, 56, American politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (since 2014), bile duct cancer.[142]
- Fritz Künzli, 73, Swiss footballer (FC Zürich, national team).[143]
- Ronald Melzack, 90, Canadian psychologist, founding editor of Textbook of Pain.[144]
- Maurizio Noci, 82, Italian politician, MP (1979–1983, 1985–1992).[145]
- Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis, 85, Brazilian musician (Programa do Jô), stroke.[146]
- Édison Realpe, 23, Ecuadorian footballer (Guayaquil City, L.D.U. Quito), car crash.[147]
- Elizabeth Spencer, 98, American novelist (The Light in the Piazza), multi-O. Henry Award winner.[148]
- Emanuel Ungaro, 86, French fashion designer.[149]
23
- John Cain, 88, Australian politician, Premier of Victoria (1982–1990), stroke.[150]
- Mr. Niebla, 46, Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL), problems caused from a blood infection.[151]
- Mustafa Mujezinović, 64, Bosnian politician, Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009–2011).[152]
- Fred B. Rooney, 94, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (1958–1963) and U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district (1963–1979).[153]
- Ahmed Gaid Salah, 79, Algerian military officer, Chief of Staff of the People's National Army (since 2004), heart attack.[154]
- Bob Wade, 76, American sculptor and artist, cardiac arrest.[155]
24
- Fred Emmer, 85, Dutch news anchor (NOS Journaal).[156]
- Sergei Karimov, 33, Kazakh footballer (Wolfsburg, MSV Duisburg, national team).[157]
- Noor Ali Tabandeh, 92, Iranian spiritual leader and human rights activist.[158]
- Allee Willis, 72, American Hall of Fame songwriter ("I'll Be There for You", "September") and lyricist (The Color Purple), Grammy winner (1986, 2016), cardiac arrest.[159]
25
- Dario Antoniozzi, 96, Italian politician, MP (1953–1980), Secretary of the Council of Ministers (1970–1972) and MEP (1979–1989).[160]
- Ari Behn, 47, Danish-born Norwegian writer (Trist som faen), member of the royal family, suicide.[161]
- Vladimir Bushin, 95, Russian writer and literary critic, cardiopulmonary arrest.[162]
- Táňa Fischerová, 72, Czech actress (Hotel for Strangers), civil activist and politician, MP (2002–2006), 2013 presidential candidate, cancer.[163]
- Makhmut Gareev, 96, Russian Armed Forces general, historian and military scientist, Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1984–1992) and President of the Russian Academy of Military Sciences (since 1995).[164]
- William Greider, 83, American economics journalist (The Washington Post, The Nation, Rolling Stone), political writer and commentator, problems caused by congestive heart failure.[165]
- Lee Mendelson, 86, American television producer (A Charlie Brown Christmas, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show), lung cancer.[166]
- Peter Schreier, 84, German operatic tenor and conductor.[167]
26
- Jocelyn Burdick, 97, American politician, Senator from North Dakota (1992).[168]
- Jerry Herman, 88, American composer (Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage aux Folles) and lyricist, Tony (1964, 1984) and Grammy winner (1965), lung disease.[169]
- Sleepy LaBeef, 84, American rockabilly singer ("Blackland Farmer") and guitarist.[170]
- Sue Lyon, 73, American actress (Lolita, The Night of the Iguana, 7 Women), Golden Globe winner (1963).[171]
- Kushal Punjabi, 42, Indian actor (Ishq Mein Marjawan, Ssshhhh...Koi Hai, Kaal) and reality television contestant (Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout), suicide by hanging.[172]
- Galina Volchek, 86, Russian actress (Don Quixote, Beware of the Car, Autumn Marathon) and politician, MP (1995–1999), People's Artist of the USSR (1989), pneumonia.[173]
27
- Romà Cuyàs i Sol, 81, Spanish Olympic sports commissioner and lawyer, President of Spanish Olympic Committee (1983–1984) and National Sports Council (1982–1987).[174]
- Takehiko Endo, 81, Japanese politician, MP (1986–1993, 1996–2009) and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2007), pneumonia.[175]
- Don Imus, 79, American radio personality (Imus in the Morning).[176]
- J. Charles Jones, 82, American civil rights activist (Freedom Riders) and lawyer, co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, sepsis caused by Alzheimer's disease.[177]
- Jack Sheldon, 88, American trumpeter and actor (Schoolhouse Rock!).[178]
28
- Dieter Danzberg, 79, German footballer (FC Bayern Munich, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Freiburger FC), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.[179]
- Thanos Mikroutsikos, 72, Greek composer and politician, Minister of Culture (1994–1996), lung cancer.[180]
- Amy Patterson, 107, Argentine composer, singer and poet, wrote the anthem of the Salta Province.[181]
- Fred Richmond, 96, American politician and convicted criminal, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th congressional district, pneumonia.[182]
- Erzsébet Szőnyi, 95, Hungarian composer and music educator, member (since 1964) and Vice President of the International Society for Music Education (1970–1974).[183]
- Fabien Thiémé, 67, French politician, Deputy (1988–1993) and Mayor of Marly (since 2008), problems caused by myocarditis.[184]
29
- LaDell Andersen, 90, American basketball coach (Utah State Aggies, Utah Stars, BYU Cougars).[185]
- Carla Calò, 93, Italian actress (Totò Le Mokò, Captain Falcon, One Thousand Dollars on the Black).[186]
- Sebastián Ferrat, 41, Mexican actor (Amar de nuevo, El Señor de los Cielos, El Vato), problems caused from food poisoning.[187]
- Nilcéa Freire, 66, Brazilian academic and politician, President of the Inter-American Commission of Women (2005–2007), cancer.[188]
- Alasdair Gray, 85, Scottish artist and writer (The Book of Prefaces, Lanark: A Life in Four Books, 1982, Janine), problems caused by pneumonia.[189]
- Paul X. Kelley, 91, American Marine Corps general, Commandant of the Marine Corps (1983–1987) and Chair of the American Battle Monuments Commission (1991–1994, 2001–2005), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.[190]
- Neil Innes, 75, English comedian (Monty Python), musician (The Rutles, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) and songwriter ("How Sweet to Be an Idiot"), heart attack.[191]
- Vishwesha Teertha, 88, Indian Dvaita Vedanta spiritual leader, Seer of Pejawara Matha (since 1952), pneumonia.[192]
- Manfred Stolpe, 83, German politician, Minister-President of Bradenburg (1990–2002) and Minister of Transport (2002–2005), liver cancer.[193]
- Harry Villegas, 79, Cuban Communist guerrilla and historian.[194]
30
- Marion Chesney, 83, Scottish novelist (Death of a Gossip, Death of an Outsider, Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance).[195]
- Jan Fedder, 64, German actor (Großstadtrevier, Das Boot, Soul Kitchen), oral cancer.[196]
- Jack Garfein, 89, Czechoslovakian-born American producer and director (The Strange One, Something Wild), co-founder of the Hollywood Theatre Row, problems caused by leukemia.[197]
- Prosper Grech, 94, Maltese Roman Catholic cardinal, co-founder of the Patristic Institute Augustinianum.[198]
- Gertrude Himmelfarb, 97, American historian and critic, National Humanities Medal recipient (2004), congestive heart failure.[199]
- Harry Kupfer, 84, German opera director (Komische Oper Berlin, Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar, Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler").[200]
- Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, 77, Libyan-Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli (1985–2017).[201]
- Syd Mead, 86, American concept artist (Blade Runner, Aliens, Tron) and science fiction writer, lymphoma.[202]
- Elizabeth Sellars, 98, Scottish actress (The Long Memory, The Day They Robbed the Bank of England, The Last Man to Hang).[203]
- Nils Petter Sundgren, 90, Swedish movie critic and television presenter (Filmkrönikan).[204]
- Charles Williams, Baron Williams of Elvel, 86, British businessman and cricketer (Oxford University, Essex), member of the House of Lords (since 1985).[205]
31
- Serikbolsyn Abdildin, 82, Kazakh economist and politician, Chairman of Supreme Council (1991–1993).[206]
- Djimrangar Dadnadji, 65, Chadian politician, Prime Minister (2013), stroke.[207]
- Shahla Riahi, 92, Iranian actress and movie director (Marjan).[208]
- Ratko Janev, 80, Macedonian atomic physicist, member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.[209]
- A V Swamy, 90, Indian politician, MP (2012–2018), cardiac arrest.[210]
- Basil Watts, 93, English rugby league player (York Wasps, England national team, Great Britain national team), world champion (1954).[211]
- Martin West, 82, American actor (Assault on Precinct 13, Freckles, As the World Turns).[212]
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