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