1 •
Solomon Abera, 43, Eritrean journalist. •
Shingo Araki, 72, Japanese animation artist and character designer (
Yu-Gi-Oh!,
Galaxy Express 999). •
Eric Arnott, 82, British eye surgeon. •
Arthur Beetson, 66, Australian rugby league footballer, first
Indigenous Australian to captain a national team in any sport, heart attack. •
Andrei Blaier, 78, Romanian film director and screenwriter, after long illness. •
Martina Davis-Correia, 44, American civil rights activist, breast cancer. •
Ragnhild Hveger, 90, Danish swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (
1936). •
Ted Lapka, 91, American football player (
Washington Redskins). •
François Lesage, 82, French embroidery designer. •
Bill McKinney, 80, American actor (
Deliverance,
The Outlaw Josey Wales,
First Blood), esophageal cancer. •
Mr. Ebbo, 37, Tanzanian rapper, leukemia. •
Purificacion Quisumbing, 77, Filipino human rights advocate, Chairperson of
Commission on Human Rights (2002–2008), multiple myeloma. •
Louis Silverstein, 92, American artist and graphic designer. •
Alan Sues, 85, American actor and comedian (''
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''), heart attack. •
Hippolyte Van den Bosch, 85, Belgian footballer. •
Christa Wolf, 82, German writer. •
Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, 65, American psychoanalyst, biographer of
Hannah Arendt, pulmonary embolism.
2 •
Robert Lawrence Balzer, 99, American wine journalist. •
Bruno Bianchi, 56, French cartoonist and animator (
Heathcliff and The Catillac Cats,
Inspector Gadget). •
Laurent Fuahea, 84, Tongan-born
Wallisian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Wallis et Futuna (1974–2005). •
Pavle Jurina, 56, Croatian handball player and coach. •
Christopher Logue, 85, British poet. •
David Montgomery, 84, American historian, brain hemorrhage. •
Artur Quaresma, 94, Portuguese footballer. •
Patrick Sheridan, 89, American Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of
New York (1990–2001). •
Bill Tapia, 103, American
ukulelist. •
Howard Tate, 72, American soul singer.
3 •
Jalal Alamgir, 40, Bangladeshi academic, drowning. •
Dev Anand, 88, Indian actor, cardiac arrest. •
James A. Barclay, 88, Scottish Canadian engineer and executive, golfer, and golf historian, natural causes. •
Louky Bersianik, 81, Canadian novelist. •
Philip "Fatis" Burrell, 57, Jamaican record producer, stroke. •
Ernst-Jürgen Dreyer, 77, German writer. •
Sabri Godo, 82, Albanian politician, writer and scriptwriter, founder and president of the
Republican Party of Albania, lung cancer. •
Karl-Axel Karlsson, 72, Swedish Olympic sport shooter (1972, 1976). •
Sam Loxton, 90, Australian cricketer (
The Invincibles), Australian rules footballer and politician,
Victorian
MLA for
Prahran (1955–1979). •
Larry Rickles, 41, American Emmy Award-winning producer (
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project), pneumonia. •
Rafael Rodríguez Barrera, 74, Mexican politician,
Governor of Campeche (1973–1979),
President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (1992–1993). •
Rob Schroeder, 85, American racing driver.
4 •
Ahmed Haji Abdirahman, 54, Somali
cleric,
preacher, and
Islamic scholar known for his contributions to
Dawah, Assassinated by
Al-Shabab. •
Mary Ellen Avery, 84, American pediatrician. •
Antonio Barone, 72, Italian physicist. •
Allan Cameron, 94, Scottish soldier and curler. •
Ambika Charan Choudhury, 81, Indian writer. •
Marion Dougherty, 88, American casting director (
Full Metal Jacket,
Batman,
Midnight Cowboy). •
Patricia C. Dunn, 58, American businesswoman, Chairman of
Hewlett-Packard (2005–2006), ovarian cancer. •
Adam Hanuszkiewicz, 87, Polish actor and theatre director. •
Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, 63, Finnish crime fiction writer. •
Besim Kabashi, 35, Albanian kickboxer, heart attack. •
Dimitrios Kalligeris, 62, Greek footballer (
Panathinaikos F.C.,
Kalamata F.C.), traffic collision. •
Alamein Kopu, 68, New Zealand politician,
List MP (1996–1999). •
Jim Malosky, 82, American football coach (
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs), respiratory failure. •
Sonia Pierre, 48, Dominican Republic human rights advocate, winner of
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (2006), heart attack. •
RJ Rosales, 37, Filipino-born Australian singer and actor. •
Sócrates, 57, Brazilian footballer, septic shock. •
Hubert Sumlin, 80, American blues guitarist, heart failure. •
Andrei Tverdokhlebov, 71, Soviet dissident.
5 •
Dan Biggers, 80, American actor (
In the Heat of the Night,
Glory,
Elizabethtown). •
Michel Descombey, 81, French choreographer. •
Paul M. Doty, 91, American scientist. •
Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, 75, Japanese politician,
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (2006–2008), acute pneumonia. •
Peter Gethin, 71, British
Formula One driver (1970–1974). •
Jorge Hourton, 85, French-born Chilean Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of
Temuco (1992–2001). •
Anatoly Klebanov, 59, Soviet Olympic water polo player. •
Gennady Logofet, 69, Russian footballer. •
Joe Lonnett, 84, American baseball player and coach. •
Dan Mills, 80, American animator (
Family Guy,
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe). •
Daisy Myers, 86, African-American educator. •
Pusuke, 26, Japanese dog, world's oldest known living dog at time of death. •
Bill Stits, 80, American football player (
Detroit Lions,
San Francisco 49ers,
New York Giants), complications from Alzheimer's disease. •
Darrell K. Sweet, 77, American artist. •
Georges Talbourdet, 60, French cyclist. •
Violetta Villas, 73, Belgian-born Polish singer. •
Celia Whitelaw, Viscountess Whitelaw, 94, British ATS volunteer, philanthropist/charity worker and horticulturist.
6 •
Günter Altner, 75, German interdisciplinary scientist. •
Giancarlo Badessi, 83, Italian actor, heart attack. •
John Banks, 89, American Negro league baseball player. •
Brent Darby, 30, American basketball player (
Ohio State University), blood clots. •
Tony Fell, 79, British music publisher. •
Ron Fletcher, 90, American dancer and
pilates teacher, heart failure. •
Dobie Gray, 71, American singer ("
The 'In' Crowd", "
Drift Away"), cancer. •
Paul Ramírez, 25, Venezuelan footballer, stroke. •
Lawrie Tierney, 52, Scottish footballer.
7 •
Pearse Cahill, 95, Irish aviation pioneer. •
Peter Croker, 89, English footballer (
Charlton Athletic). •
Teresa Hsu, 113, Chinese-born Singaporean social worker and
supercentenarian. •
Tom Kennedy, 63, American film trailer producer. •
Nuno Viriato Tavares de Melo Egídio, 89, Portuguese general,
Governor of Macau (1979–1981). •
Harry Morgan, 96, American actor (
M*A*S*H,
Dragnet,
December Bride), pneumonia. •
Elizabeth Ann Ray, 98, American
USAF officer. •
Jerry Robinson, 89, American comic book artist (
Batman), co-creator of
Robin and
The Joker. •
T. A. Springer, 85, Dutch mathematician.
8 •
Gilbert Adair, 66, Scottish author, film critic and journalist, brain haemorrhage. •
Mihai Botez, 89, Romanian Olympic gymnast. •
Peter Brown, 77, English footballer. •
Robert Brown, 61, American politician,
Georgia State Senator (1991–2011), suicide by gunshot. •
Lewis Bush, 42, American football player (
San Diego Chargers,
Kansas City Chiefs), apparent heart attack. •
Sir Zelman Cowen, 92, Australian constitutional lawyer and academic, 19th
Governor-General of Australia (1977–1982). •
Vinko Cuzzi, 72, Croatian footballer. •
Ladislas de Hoyos, 72, French journalist and news anchor (
TF1). •
Đơn Dương, 54, Vietnamese-born American actor (
We Were Soldiers), heart failure and brain hemorrhage. •
Gene Huff, 82, American politician, member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives (1967–1971) and
State Senator (1971–1994), lung disease. •
Peggy Makins, 95, British agony aunt. •
Giorgio Mariani, 65, Italian footballer. •
Minoru Miki, 81, Japanese composer. •
Andrew Pataki, 84, American Eastern Catholic hierarch, Bishop of
Parma for Ruthenian (1984–1995) and
Passaic for Ruthenian (1995–2007). •
Joe Restic, 85, American
NCAA and
CFL football coach (
Harvard Crimson,
Hamilton Tiger-Cats). •
Charles Ritcheson, 86, American historian and diplomat. •
Nakdimon Rogel, 86, Israeli journalist and broadcaster, author of the
Nakdi Report. •
Anthony Harbord-Hamond, 11th Baron Suffield, 89, British soldier and aristocrat.
9 •
Alf R. Bjercke, 90, Norwegian business magnate. •
Jacques Debary, 97, French actor. •
Pushpa Hans, 94, Indian playback singer and actress. •
Davida Karol, 94, Israeli actress. •
João Pereira dos Santos, 93, Brazilian martial artist (
Capoeira). •
Len Phillips, 89, English footballer (
Portsmouth,
England). •
Richard J. Rabbitt, 76, American politician,
Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives (1973–1977), heart failure. •
Roy Tattersall, 89, British Test cricketer. •
Myra Taylor, 94, American jazz singer.
10 •
Cary D. Allred, 64, American politician, member of the
North Carolina Senate (1980–1984) and
North Carolina House of Representatives (1994–2009). •
Jean Baucus, 94, American author, historian and arts patron, mother of
Max Baucus. •
Hamilton Bobby, 44, Indian footballer, heart attack. •
Alan D. B. Clarke, 89, British psychologist. •
John Gower, 70, American politician, member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly (1973–1979). •
Vida Jerman, 72, Croatian actress, lung cancer. •
Albert Overhauser, 86, American physicist. •
Stephen Schlossberg, 90, American union leader. •
Ernst Specker, 91, Swiss mathematician (
Kochen–Specker theorem). •
Frank Stephens, 98, Australian surgeon.
11 •
Rodolfo Bottino, 52, Brazilian actor (
Bambolê,
Bebê a Bordo,
O Homem do Futuro) and chef, pulmonary embolism. •
Phillip Cottrell, 43, British born New Zealand journalist (
BBC Scotland,
Radio New Zealand), assaulted. •
Mimi Darwish, 69, Egyptian Olympic footballer (1964). •
John Patrick Foley, 76, American Roman Catholic
Cardinal and
Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, leukemia. •
Susan Gordon, 62, American child actress (
The Five Pennies,
My Three Sons,
The Twilight Zone), thyroid cancer. •
J. Lynn Helms, 86, American Marine Corps officer, Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration (1981–1984), cardiopulmonary failure and pneumonia. •
Mabel Holle, 91, American baseball player (
AAGPBL). •
Hans Heinz Holz, 84, German Marxist philosopher. •
Harold Hopkins, 67, Australian actor (''
Don's Party, Gallipoli, Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities''), mesothelioma. •
Eric Howlett, 84, American inventor. •
Ke Yan, 82, Chinese poet and writer. •
Ahmed İhsan Kırımlı, 91, Turkish doctor, politician, poet and philanthropist. •
Leonida Lari, 62, Moldovan-born Romanian writer and politician, member of the
Supreme Soviet (1989–1991) and
Romanian Parliament (1992–2008), breast cancer. •
Mario Miranda, 85, Indian cartoonist. •
Bonnie Prudden, 97, American rock climber and physical fitness advocate. •
M. S. Reddy, 87, Indian film producer, long illness.
12 •
Sunday Bada, 42, Nigerian Olympic sprinter, gold medalist (2000). •
Clyde Conner, 78, American football player (
San Francisco 49ers). •
John Gardner, 94, British classical music composer. •
Heini Lohrer, 93, Swiss Olympic ice hockey player (1948). •
Alberto de Mendoza, 88, Argentine actor (
Horror Express). •
Mălina Olinescu, 37, Romanian singer (
Eurovision Song Contest 1998), suicide by jumping. •
Sir Robert Peliza, 91, Gibraltarian politician,
Chief Minister (1969–1972). •
Bert Schneider, 78, American film and television producer (
Easy Rider,
Five Easy Pieces,
The Monkees). •
Randy Stein, 58, American baseball player. •
Gene Summers, 83, American architect (
McCormick Place), liver disease.
13 •
David Allen, 74, Northern Irish politician, stroke. •
Nordine Amrani, 33, Belgian-Moroccan terrorist, suicide by gunshot. •
T. J. Bass, 79, American writer. •
Graham Brown, 87, American actor (
Malcolm X,
The Muppets Take Manhattan), pulmonary failure. •
Kabir Chowdhury, 88, Bangladeshi writer. •
Russell Hoban, 86, American writer. •
Park Tae-joon, 84, South Korean businessman,
Prime Minister (2000), breathing difficulties. •
Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, 69, German footballer. •
Erica Wilson, 83, British-born American embroidery designer.
14 •
Roy Ash, 93, American businessman and public official, Director of the
Office of Management and Budget (1972–1975). •
Graham Booth, 71, British politician,
Member of the European Parliament for
South West England (2002–2008). •
Luigi Carpaneda, 86, Italian Olympic fencer, gold medalist (
1956). •
Boris Chertok, 99, Soviet and Russian rocket designer. •
Pedro Febles, 53, Venezuelan footballer and manager. (Spanish) •
Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, 75, German Olympic rower, gold medalist (
1960). •
Thomas C. Kelly, 80, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of
Louisville (1981–2007). •
Arthur King, 84, Canadian boxer. •
Carol Murphy, 79, American politician, member of the
New Jersey General Assembly (1993–2002). •
Mark Francis Schmitt, 88, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Marquette (1978–1992). •
Don Sharp, 90, Australian-born British film director (
Hammer horror). •
Joe Simon, 98, American comic book writer (
Captain America,
Fighting American,
Prez). •
Billie Jo Spears, 73, American country music singer ("
Blanket on the Ground"), cancer. •
George Whitman, 98, American bookstore proprietor (
Shakespeare and Company), complications of a stroke. •
James A. Zimble, 78, American Navy officer,
Surgeon General of the United States Navy (1987–1991).
15 •
Eduardo Barreto, 57, Uruguayan comic book artist (
Batman,
Superman,
Martian Manhunter). •
Emmett L. Bennett Jr., 93, American
classicist whose cataloging of
Linear B led to its decipherment. •
Bob Brookmeyer, 81, American jazz valve trombonist, cardiopulmonary arrest. •
Adriano Capuzzo, 84, Italian Olympic equestrian Adriano Capuzzo Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com •
Andy Carey, 80, American baseball player (
New York Yankees). •
Walter Giller, 84, German actor. •
Christopher Hitchens, 62, British writer (
God Is Not Great) and commentator (
Vanity Fair), esophageal cancer. •
Paula Hyman, 65, American professor of modern Jewish history (
Yale University). •
Ricardo Ibarra, 61, Argentine Olympic rower (1972, 1976, 1984). •
Guy Ignolin, 75, French professional cyclist. •
Gadzhimurat Kamalov, 46, Russian journalist, shot. •
Herbert Kesel, 80, German Olympic rower. •
Nur Khan, 88, Pakistani air marshal,
Chief of Air Staff (1965–1969) and Governor of
West Pakistan (1969–1970). •
Frank X. McDermott, 87, American politician, President of the
New Jersey Senate (1967–1973). •
James M. Quigley, 93, American politician,
Representative from
Pennsylvania (1955–1957; 1959–1961). •
Jason Richards, 35, New Zealand race car driver (
V8 Supercars), adrenocortical carcinoma. •
Carmen Rupe, 75, New Zealand transsexual entertainer, kidney failure. •
Fevzi Şeker, 49, Turkish wrestler, heart attack. •
Mario Tovar González, 78, Mexican Olympic wrestler (1952–1968), respiratory complications.
16 •
Ulf Aas, 92, Norwegian illustrator. •
Franghiz Ahmadova, 83, Azerbaijani operatic soprano and music teacher. •
Robert Easton, 81, American dialect coach and actor (
Working Girl, ''
Pete's Dragon, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country''). •
Dan Frazer, 90, American actor (
Kojak,
As the World Turns), cardiac arrest. •
Alice Glenn, 89, Irish politician,
TD for
Dublin Central (1981–1982; 1982–1987). •
Chubee Kagita, 54, Japanese politician, heart failure. •
Henry Kitchener, 3rd Earl Kitchener, 92, British soldier and aristocrat. •
Mark Kopytman, 82, Ukrainian-born Israeli composer. •
Bert Muhly, 88, American politician and academic, Mayor of
Santa Cruz, California (1974–1975), heart failure. •
Patrick V. Murphy, 91, American police chief,
New York City Police Commissioner (1970–1973), heart attack. •
Michele O'Callaghan, 48, American makeup artist, cancer. •
Shimshon Rozen, 59, Israeli air force officer, plane crash. •
Pae Ruha, 80, New Zealand Māori leader. •
Keith W. Wilcox, 90, American architect and politician, member of
LDS priesthood. •
Nicol Williamson, 75, Scottish actor (
Inadmissible Evidence,
Spawn,
Excalibur), esophageal cancer.
17 •
Michael Gower Coleman, 72, South African Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Port Elizabeth (1986–2011). •
Eva Ekvall, 28, Venezuelan TV news anchor and model,
Miss Venezuela 2000, breast cancer. •
Cesária Évora, 70, Cape Verdean singer, heart failure. •
Maurice Huggett, 66, English nightclub proprietor. •
Kim Jong Il, 69 or 70, North Korean Supreme Leader (1994–2011), heart attack. •
Harley Sewell, 80, American football player (
Detroit Lions,
Los Angeles Rams). •
Marian Wohlwender, 89, American
AAGPBL baseball player.
18 •
Doe Avedon, 86, American actress (
The High and the Mighty) and model, pneumonia. •
Cor Bakker, 93, Dutch cyclist. •
Jean Boucher, 85, Canadian politician,
Member of Parliament for
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie (1953–1958). •
Henry E. Catto Jr., 81, American public servant and diplomat, complications of leukemia. •
Jeremy Doyle, 28, Australian wheelchair basketball player, Paralympic gold medalist (2009), bladder cancer. •
Václav Havel, 75, Czech playwright and politician,
President of Czechoslovakia (1989–1992) and the
Czech Republic (1993–2003). •
Warren Hellman, 77, American investor, founder of
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festivals, complications from leukemia treatment. •
Evans Knowles, 97, Canadian politician,
Member of Parliament for
Norfolk (1957–1962). •
Ralph MacDonald, 67, American percussionist and songwriter, lung cancer. •
Ted Markland, 78, American actor (
The High Chaparral, ''
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Another 48 Hrs.''). •
Donald Neilson, 75, English serial killer. •
Vaso Radić, 88, Yugoslav/Bosnian politician,
mayor of Sarajevo (1963-1965). •
John Rex, 86, South African-born British sociologist. •
Johnny Silvo, 75, British folk and blues singer. •
Brian Sparkes, 70, Canadian biochemist. •
Ronald Wolfe, 89, British television writer (
The Rag Trade,
On the Buses), complications from a fall. •
Marijan Žužej, 77, Croatian Olympic silver medal-winning (
1956) water polo player. •
Lorenzo de Rodas, 81, Spanish-Mexican actor.
19 •
George Athor, 49, South Sudanese rebel leader, shot. •
Thomas H. Campbell III, 79, American politician. •
Gerard Louis Goettel, 83, American senior judge of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. •
Luciano Magistrelli, 73, Italian Olympic footballer (1960), heart attack. •
Kathleen Malach, 85, American
AAGPBL baseball player. •
Héctor Núñez, 75, Uruguayan footballer, after long illness. •
William G. Robinson, 85, American politician, member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives. •
Ron Smith, 70, American radio host (
WBAL), pancreatic cancer.
20 •
Robert Ader, 79, American psychologist, co-founder of
psychoneuroimmunology. •
Hana Andronikova, 44, Czech writer and playwright, cancer. •
Sean Bonniwell, 71, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (
The Music Machine), lung cancer. •
Howard P. Boyd, 97, American naturalist. •
Hugh Carless, 86, British diplomat and explorer. •
Jack Goldman, 90, American physicist, chief scientist at
Xerox Corporation. •
Khalifa Kambi, 56, Gambian politician, Deputy Minister of Agriculture (since 2010). •
George Lundy, 64, American priest and academic, President of
Wheeling Jesuit University (2000–2003), stroke. •
Yoshimitsu Morita, 61, Japanese film director (
The Family Game), liver failure. •
Tushar Ranganath, 37, Indian film director (
Gulama), heart attack. •
Barry Reckord, 85, Jamaican playwright. •
Leopold Unger, 89, Polish journalist. •
Kenchappa Varadaraj, 89, Indian Olympic footballer (1948). •
Václav Zítek, 79, Czech opera singer.
21 •
Ann-Mari Adamsson, 77, Swedish actor. •
Patrick Bashford, 82, Polish-born British professor of classical guitar. •
Bud Bloomfield, 75, American baseball player. •
Francis Braganza, 89, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Baroda (1987–1997). •
John Chamberlain, 84, American sculptor. •
P. K. Iyengar, 80, Indian nuclear scientist. •
Alastair Maitland, 95, British diplomat. •
Werner Otto, 102, German entrepreneur (
Otto GmbH). •
Olavi Rokka, 86, Finnish Olympic modern pentathlete, bronze medalist (
1952). •
Yevhen Rudakov, 69, Russian Olympic bronze medal-winning (
1972) football goalkeeper. •
Robert Simons, 89, English cricketer (
Hertfordshire). •
Jonathan Stephenson, 61, English-born Northern Irish politician. •
Roberto Szidon, 70, Brazilian classical pianist, heart attack. •
Umanosuke Ueda, 71, Japanese professional wrestler and actor, respiratory failure. •
Jean-Pierre Urkia, 93, French-born Laotian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of
Paksé (1967–1975). •
Yuval Zamir, 48, Israeli actor, voice actor, director and singer, diabetes.
22 •
Per Berlin, 90, Swedish Olympic silver (
1952) and bronze (
1956) medal-winning wrestler. •
Richard Bessière, 88, French author. •
Emanuel Bosák, 87, Czech sports official. •
Bettye Danoff, 88, American golfer, founding member of the
LPGA. •
William Duell, 88, American singer and actor (
1776, ''
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Police Squad!''). •
Bennie Ellender, 86, American college football coach (
Arkansas State,
Tulane), Alzheimer's disease. •
Michael von Grünau, 67, Canadian psychologist and neurophysiologist. •
Vasant Ranjane, 74, Indian cricketer. •
Rogelio Sánchez González, 90, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Colima (1972–1980). •
Marion Segal Freed, 77, American film producer, editor and screenwriter. •
Zithulele Sinqe, 48, South African Olympic long-distance runner, car accident. •
Ernest A. Watkinson, 99, Canadian politician.
23 •
Merrill Kenneth Albert, 88, American author and trial lawyer, heart disease. •
Denise Darcel, 87, French actress, aneurysm. •
Neil Davids, 56, English footballer. •
Cees van Dongen, 79, Dutch motorcycle road racer. •
Evelyn Handler, 78, American academic, President of the
University of New Hampshire (1980–1983) and
Brandeis University (1983–1991), traffic collision. •
Bill Klatt, 64, American ice hockey player (
Minnesota Fighting Saints), leukemia. •
Francis Nigel Lee, 77, British-born American theologian, motor neurone disease. •
Tripuraneni Maharadhi, 82, Indian screenwriter. •
Aydın Menderes, 65, Turkish politician, son of
Adnan Menderes. •
Norayr Musheghyan, 76, Armenian wrestler, coach and public activist, world champion (1958). •
Abdur Razzaq, 69, Bangladeshi politician. •
Bruce Ruxton, 85, Australian veterans' representative and advocate, President of the Victorian
RSL (1979–2002). •
Muhammad Afzal Zullah, 83, Pakistani jurist,
Chief Justice (1990–1993).
24 •
Monte Amundsen, 81, American
opera and
musical singer. •
M. Salah Baouendi, 74, Tunisian-born American mathematician. •
Armando Brambilla, 69, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of
Rome (since 1994). •
Sergio Buso, 61, Italian footballer and coach. •
Peggy R. Cook, 73, American politician. •
José Andrés Corral Arredondo, 65, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Parral (since 1992), heart attack. •
Bernard Gert, 77, American philosopher. •
Johannes Heesters, 108, Dutch actor and singer, stroke. •
István Jutasi, 82, Hungarian Olympic sailor Olympedia – István Jutasi •
Marvin Knopp, 78, American mathematician. •
Zsuzsi Mary, 64, Hungarian pop singer, suicide by drug overdose. •
Jody Rainwater, 92, American bluegrass musician and radio personality, heart disease. •
John N. Ross, 91, Irish politician. •
Lynn Samuels, 69, American radio personality (
Sirius XM). •
Walter Söhne, 98, German agronomist. •
Henri Sitek, 82, Polish-French cyclist. •
Vitaly Tseshkovsky, 67, Russian chess Grandmaster.
25 •
Alhaj Mutalib Baig, Afghan politician, suicide bombing. •
Israel Baker, 92, American violinist and concertmaster, stroke. •
Giorgio Bocca, 91, Italian essayist and journalist. •
Ben Breedlove, 18, American Internet personality, cardiac arrest. •
Sue Carroll, 58, British journalist, pancreatic cancer. •
Adrienne Cooper, 65, American
klezmer and
Yiddish vocalist, adrenal cancer. •
Satyadev Dubey, 75, Indian actor, playwright and director. •
Thomas Finnegan, 86, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Killala (1987–2002). •
Seán French, 80, Irish politician,
Lord Mayor of Cork (1976) and
TD (1967–1982). •
Jack Fulbeck, 95, American poet and academic. •
Habib Galhia, 70, Tunisian boxer, Olympic bronze medalist (1964). •
Andrew Geller, 87, American architect, kidney failure. •
Lex Gigeroff, 49, Canadian writer, actor and producer (
Lexx), heart attack. •
Khalil Ibrahim, 53–54, Sudanese
Darfuri rebel leader, air strike. •
Sir Roger Jowell, 69, British social statistician. •
John Christoffel Kannemeyer, 72, South African writer, authority on Afrikaans literature. •
Christophe Laigneau, 46, French footballer (
Stade Lavallois). •
Alexander Melnikov, 81, Soviet and Russian politician. • Sir
Moses Pitakaka, 66, Solomon Islander politician,
Governor-General (1994–1999). •
George Robb, 85, English footballer (
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.), dementia. •
Ferenc Schmidt, 70, Hungarian politician. •
Jim Sherwood, 69, American musician (
The Mothers of Invention). •
Simms Taback, 79, American author, graphic artist and illustrator.
26 •
Kennan Adeang, 69, Nauruan politician,
President (1986). •
Houston Antwine, 72, American football player (
Boston/New England Patriots,
Philadelphia Eagles),
AFL All-Star (1963–1968), heart failure. •
Pedro Armendáriz Jr., 71, Mexican actor (
Zorro), cancer. •
Sarekoppa Bangarappa, 79, Indian politician,
Chief Minister of Karnataka (1990–1992). •
Joe Bodolai, 63, American television writer (
Saturday Night Live) and producer (
The Kids in the Hall), suicide by poisoning. •
Sean Collins, 59, American surfer and surf forecaster (
Surfline), heart attack. •
Fred Fono, 49, Solomon Islander politician, Deputy Prime Minister (2006) and MP for
Central Kwara'ae (1997–2010). •
John Mackintosh Howie, 75, Scottish mathematician. •
Kiyonori Kikutake, 83, Japanese architect. •
Barbara Lea, 82, American jazz singer and actress, Alzheimer's disease. •
Lloyd Madden, 93, American football player (
Chicago Cardinals). •
Sam Rivers, 88, American jazz musician and composer, pneumonia. •
James Rizzi, 61, American pop artist. •
Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff, 81, American-born Georgian aristocrat, New York City highway commissioner, esophageal cancer.
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Frank Bourke, 89, Australian football player. •
Catê, 38, Brazilian footballer, car accident. •
Sir Clifford Darling, 89, Bahamian politician,
Governor-General (1992–1995). •
Sir Michael Dummett, 86, British philosopher. •
Helen Frankenthaler, 83, American artist. •
Julia Sampson Hayward, 77, American tennis player, won
Australian Open doubles and mixed doubles (1963). •
Rusty Hevelin, 89, American
science fiction fanzine publisher. •
Mykola Koltsov, 75, Russian-born Ukrainian footballer and youth trainer. •
Meral Menderes, 78, Turkish opera singer. •
Thinley Norbu, 81, Tibetan Buddhist writer and teacher. •
Sir Iwan Raikes, 90, British vice admiral and naval secretary. •
Betty Jane Rhodes, 90, American actress (
The Arizona Raiders,
Sweater Girl). •
Martino Scarafile, 84, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Castellaneta (1985–2003). •
Thomas Michael Shanahan, 77, American senior judge of the District Court for the District of Nebraska. •
Dan Terry, 87, American jazz trumpeter and big band leader. •
Anne Tyng, 91, American architect. •
Dennis Utter, 72, American politician,
Nebraska State Senator (since 2009). •
Johnny Wilson, 82, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (
Detroit Red Wings).
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James Earl Baumgartner, 68, American mathematician. •
Bruce Fine, 74, American sports team part-owner. •
Larry Hamilton, 60, American blues singer and songwriter. •
Charlotte Kerr, 84, German film director and producer. •
Razia Khan, 75, Bangladeshi writer and educationist. •
Don Mueller, 84, American baseball player (
New York Giants,
Chicago White Sox),
MLB All-Star (1954, 1955). •
Hasan Mutlucan, 85, Turkish folk singer. •
Lucia Rikaki, 50, Greek stage, film and television director, cancer. •
Jon Roberts, 63, American drug trafficker, cancer. •
Myron Roderick, 77, American Olympic wrestler (1956) and coach. •
Kaye Stevens, 79, American singer and actress, breast cancer and blood clots. •
Teruo Sugihara, 74, Japanese golfer, prostate cancer.
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Ivan Andonov, 77, Bulgarian film director and actor. •
Paul Antaki, 84, Egyptian
Melkite Catholic hierarch, Auxiliary Archbishop of
Antioch (1968–2001). •
Rosman García, 32, Venezuelan baseball player (
Texas Rangers), traffic collision. •
Leopold Hawelka, 100, Austrian coffee house owner (
Café Hawelka). •
John Robert Holmes, 84, Canadian politician,
MP for
Lambton—Kent (1972–1980). •
Ron Howells, 84, Welsh footballer. •
Ken Johnson, 80, English footballer. •
Aamir Hayat Khan Rokhri, 55, Pakistani politician, heart attack. •
Svein Krøvel, 65, Norwegian cinematographer. •
Tyron Perez, 26, Filipino actor (
StarStruck), shot. •
Amichand Rajbansi, 69, South African politician,
Minister without portfolio (1984–1988), Leader of the
Minority Front (since 1994). •
Bob Wasserman, 77, American police chief and politician, Mayor of
Fremont, California (2004–2011), respiratory complications. •
Milton Wong, 72, Canadian businessman and philanthropist, pancreatic cancer.
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Ted Beard, 90, American baseball player (
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Chicago White Sox). •
Garnet Campbell, 84, Canadian curler. •
Mike Colalillo, 86, American soldier,
Medal of Honor recipient. •
Dezső Garas, 77, Hungarian actor. •
Mona Guérin, 77, Haitian writer and playwright. •
Muhammad Hamidullah Khan, 74, Bangladeshi politician. •
Sir Robert Horton, 72, British businessman. •
Kim Geun-tae, 64, South Korean politician,
Minister of Health and Welfare (2004–2006), pneumonia and kidney failure. •
Richard Lainhart, 58, American artist and composer, complications after surgery. •
Ricardo Legorreta, 80, Mexican architect,
UIA Gold Medal recipient, cancer. •
Ronald Searle, 91, British cartoonist (
St Trinian's School,
Molesworth). •
Doug Sellars, 50, Canadian television executive (
Fox Sports Media Group,
CBC Sports), heart attack. •
Vasily Starodubtsev, 80, Russian politician, Governor of
Tula Oblast (1997–2005), member of the
Gang of Eight (1991). •
Eleanor Ross Taylor, 91, American poet. •
Mirko Tremaglia, 85, Italian politician,
Minister without portfolio (2001–2006). •
Eva Zeisel, 105, Hungarian-born American ceramic artist and designer.
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Kanati Allen, 64, American Olympic gymnast. •
Murray Barnes, 57, Australian soccer player (
Sydney Hakoah), national captain (1980–1981). •
Celia Dale, 99, British crime writer. •
Alfonso Gómez-Lobo, 71, Chilean-born American academic, professor of metaphysics and moral philosophy (
Georgetown University). •
Roy Greenwood, 80, English footballer (
Crystal Palace F.C.). •
Sir David Hirst, 86, British jurist. •
Rex Jackson, 83, Australian politician and convicted criminal, New South Wales
MLA for
Bulli (1955–1971) and
Heathcote (1971–1986). •
Penny Jordan, 65, British romantic novelist. •
Jerzy Kluger, 90, Polish businessman, bronchitis. •
Stanley Kwan, 86, Hong Kong banker, creator of the
Hang Seng Index, heart failure. •
Glenn Lord, 80, American editor. •
Michael Mann, 87, British Anglican prelate,
Dean of Windsor (1976–1989). == References ==