1 •
Sverre Andersen, 80, Norwegian football player and manager (
Viking,
national team), cancer. •
Tina Anselmi, 89, Italian politician,
Minister of Health (1978–1979). •
Richard Ayling, 64, British Olympic rower. •
Rosanne Bailey, 66, American air force general and academic administrator. •
Auke Bloembergen, 89, Dutch jurist and legal scholar. •
Dave Broadfoot, 90, Canadian comedian (
Royal Canadian Air Farce). •
Jean-Michel Damian, 69, French music radio journalist, complications during surgery. •
Jan C. Dolan, 89, American politician, respiratory failure. •
Wim Ernes, 58, Dutch national equestrian coach. •
Tatsuya Futakami, 84, Japanese professional shogi player, pneumonia. •
Harold B. Hairston, 76, American fire commissioner. •
Rodolfo Hinostroza, 75, Peruvian poet. •
Don Kates, 75, American lawyer. •
Bap Kennedy, 54, Northern Irish singer-songwriter, pancreatic and bowel cancer. •
Pit Kroke, 80, German artist and architect. •
Pocho La Pantera, 65, Argentine singer, kidney cancer. •
Mel Larson, 87, American racing driver. •
Martin Leach, 59, British automotive executive (
NextEV Formula E Team), cancer. •
Stanford Lipsey, 89, American publisher. •
Massimo Mongai, 65, Italian author. •
Earl E. Nelson, 79, American politician. •
John Orsino, 78, American baseball player (
Baltimore Orioles). •
John L. Saksun, 94, Slovak-born Canadian tool and die maker. •
John Thompson, 92, Canadian politician. •
Zhang Benren, 87, Chinese geochemist and academician (
Chinese Academy of Sciences).
2 •
Max Alexander, 63, American comedian and actor (
Forgetting Sarah Marshall,
Trainwreck,
Punchline), head and neck cancer. •
Bob Cranshaw, 83, American jazz bassist (
Blue Note Records,
Musicians Union), cancer. •
Vern Handrahan, 79, Canadian baseball player (
Kansas City Athletics). •
Jud Kinberg, 91, American producer (
The Collector). •
Dolores Klosowski, 93, American baseball player (
Milwaukee Chicks). •
A. Thomas Kraabel, 81, American classics scholar. •
Martin Lippens, 82, Belgian footballer (
Anderlecht,
national team) and coach. •
Korkut Özal, 87, Turkish engineer and politician. •
Oleg Popov, 86, Russian clown (
Moscow State Circus), heart attack. •
Samuel Schatzmann, 61, Swiss equestrian, Olympic silver medalist (
1988). •
Jan Slepian, 95, American author and poet. •
Jean-Marie Trappeniers, 74, Belgian footballer (
Anderlecht,
national team). •
Giorgos Vasiliou, 66, Greek actor, lung cancer. •
Egon Wolff, 90, Chilean playwright.
3 •
Fat'hi Abu Taleb, 83, Jordanian army general and diplomat. •
W. D. Amaradeva, 88, Sri Lankan violinist, singer and composer. •
Misha Brusilovsky, 85, Russian artist. •
Vladimír Černý, 90, Slovak Olympic modern pentathlete (
1956). •
Clive Derby-Lewis, 80, South African politician,
MP (1987–1989), convicted of conspiracy to
murder Chris Hani, lung cancer. •
Maurice Gaffney, 100, Irish barrister. •
Yawar Hayat Khan, 73, Pakistani television producer, lung disease. •
Börje Lampenius, 94, Finnish actor and director. •
John S. Matijevich, 88, American politician, member of the
Illinois House of Representatives (1967–1992). •
Marc Michel, 83, Swiss actor (
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,
Lola). •
Walter Piludu, 66, Italian politician, President of the
Province of Cagliari (1988–1990). •
Antonio Preto, 51, Italian politician. •
Turid Karlsen Seim, 71, Norwegian theologian. •
Mangat Ram Sharma, 88, Indian politician. •
Kay Starr, 94, American singer ("
Wheel of Fortune", "
The Rock and Roll Waltz"), complications from Alzheimer's disease. •
Rick Steiner, 69, American producer (
The Producers,
Hairspray). •
Lene Tiemroth, 73, Danish actress (
Italian for Beginners). •
Xia Meng, 84, Hong Kong actress. •
Jiyuan Yu, 52, Chinese moral philosopher, cancer.
4 •
Eddie Carnett, 100, American baseball player (
Boston Braves,
Chicago White Sox,
Cleveland Indians). •
DeVan Dallas, 90, American politician, member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives (1964–1976). •
Claude de Kemoularia, 94, French diplomat and banker. •
Sylvio dos Santos, 81, Brazilian Olympic swimmer. •
Allen Eller, 39, American soccer player (
Baltimore Blast,
Ohio Vortex). •
MaDonna Grimes, 54, American choreographer and personal trainer, cancer. •
Eddie Harsch, 59, Canadian keyboardist (
The Black Crowes). •
Bent Jensen, 91, Danish Olympic rower. •
Khalid Kelly, 49, Irish Islamist (
al-Muhajiroun), suicide bombing. •
Max Mallmann, 48, Brazilian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter (
Malhação,
Coração de Estudante,
A Grande Família), lung cancer. •
Col Miller, 92, Australian politician, member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly for
Ithaca (1966–1986). •
Jeanette Miller, 84, American actress (
The Middle,
Norbit,
Four Christmases). •
Jean-Jacques Perrey, 87, French electronic music producer, lung cancer. •
Mansour Pourheidari, 70, Iranian football player and manager (
Esteghlal,
national team), cancer. •
Gunnar Sandgren, 87, Swedish novelist. •
Ziaul Haque Zia, 63, Bangladeshi politician,
Minister of Local Government (2001–2006).
5 •
John Carson, 89, English actor (
Doomsday,
Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter,
Doctor Who). •
Marc de Bonte, 26, Belgian kickboxer,
Muay thai world championship silver medalist (2012). •
Israel Cavazos Garza, 93, Mexican historian. •
Ralph Cicerone, 73, American scientist, President of
National Academy of Sciences (2005–2016). •
Rolando Espinosa, 66, Filipino politician, shot. •
W. Eugene Hansen, 88, American religious leader (
LDS Church), Alzheimer's disease. •
M. R. Khan, 88, Bangladeshi paediatrician and professor. •
Mel Lawrence, 81, American filmmaker and festival promoter. •
Arnold Mesches, 93, American artist. •
Julius Oketta, 60, Ugandan army general and politician. •
Abdulla Oripov, 75, Uzbek poet, literary translator and politician, lyricist of
State Anthem of Uzbekistan. •
Laurent Pardo, 55, French bassist (
Elliott Murphy). •
Valentin Prokopov, 87, Russian Olympic water polo player. •
Rodolfo Stavenhagen, 84, Mexican sociologist. •
Marek Svatoš, 34, Slovak ice hockey player (
Colorado Avalanche,
Nashville Predators,
Ottawa Senators), mixed drug intoxication. •
Andreas Vgenopoulos, 63, Greek businessman and lawyer, heart attack. •
Giles Waterfield, 67, British art historian and curator (
Dulwich Picture Gallery), heart attack.
6 •
Roddy Evans, 81, Welsh rugby union player. •
Mick Granger, 85, English footballer (
York City), Alzheimer's disease. •
Edward Itta, 71, American
Iñupiat politician, Mayor of
North Slope Borough, Alaska (2005–2011), member of
U.S. Arctic Research Commission (2012–2015), cancer. •
Chisela Kanchela, 29, Zambian Olympic swimmer (
2004), diabetic attack. •
Biser Kirov, 74, Bulgarian pop singer. •
Zoltán Kocsis, 64, Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer. •
Rafael Francisco Martínez Sáinz, 81, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of
Guadalajara (2002–2012). •
Thomas Martyn, 69, English rugby league player (
Leigh,
Warrington,
national team). •
Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra, 52, Indian politician, multiple organ failure. •
Redovino Rizzardo, 77, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Dourados (2001–2015). •
Jos Romersa, 101, Luxembourgish Olympic gymnast (
1936). •
Marc Sleen, 93, Belgian cartoonist and comics artist (
The Adventures of Nero). •
Vautour, 7, French-born Irish-trained racehorse, euthanised.
7 •
Zdeněk Altner, 69, Czech lawyer. •
Genjiro Arato, 70, Japanese filmmaker and actor (
Zigeunerweisen), heart disease. •
May Claerhout, 77, Belgian artist, brain tumor. •
Leonard Cohen, 82, Canadian singer-songwriter ("
Hallelujah", "
Suzanne", "
First We Take Manhattan"), poet and novelist, complications from a fall. •
Kanu Gandhi, 87, Indian scientist (
NASA). •
Thomas Gardner, 93, English footballer (
Everton). •
Phil Georgeff, 85, American racetrack announcer. •
Julie Gregg, 79, American actress (
The Godfather,
The Happy Time,
Batman), cancer. •
Robert N. Hall, 96, American engineer and physicist. •
Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir, 74, Icelandic poet and translator. •
Birger Jansen, 68, Norwegian Olympic ice hockey player (
1972), (
Frisk Asker) and sailor, cancer. •
Consolata Kline, 100, American hospital administrator. •
Mohamed Masmoudi, 91, Tunisian politician,
Minister of Foreign Affairs (1970–1974). •
Jayawantiben Mehta, 77, Indian politician,
MP (1989–1991, 1996–1998, 1999–2004). •
Silvano Miniati, 82, Italian politician and trade union organizer. •
Eric Murray, 74, Scottish footballer (
Kilmarnock). •
Janet Reno, 78, American lawyer and politician, first female
U.S. Attorney General (1993–2001), Parkinson's disease. •
Joe Ryan, 80, American politician, member of the
Alaska House of Representatives (1997–1999). •
Samuel Sitta, 73, Tanzanian politician,
MP (2005–2015). •
Howard Taylor, 76, British structural engineer. •
Sir Jimmy Young, 95, British radio personality (
Radio 2) and singer ("
Unchained Melody", "
The Man from Laramie").
8 •
Peter Brixtofte, 66, Danish politician,
Tax Minister (1992–1993). •
Marlan Coughtry, 82, American baseball player (
Boston Red Sox). •
Raoul Coutard, 92, French cinematographer (
Breathless,
Z) and film director (
Hoa-Binh). •
Ian Cowan, 71, Scottish footballer (
Partick Thistle,
Falkirk,
Dunfermline Athletic). •
Yaffa Eliach, 79, Polish-born American Holocaust historian. •
Kazimír Gajdoš, 82, Slovak footballer (
Inter Bratislava,
Czechoslovakia national team). •
Aide Ganasi, Papua New Guinean politician,
MP (since 2012), heart attack. •
Giorgio Grigolli, 88, Italian politician,
President of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (1967–1974) and
Trentino (1974–1979). •
Junius Foy Guin Jr., 92, American federal judge. •
Ho Chih-chin, 64, Taiwanese politician,
Minister of Finance (2006–2008). •
Bill Lapham, 82, American football player (
Philadelphia Eagles,
Minnesota Vikings). •
N. K. Mahajan, 97, Indian adventurer. •
Touran Mirhadi, 89, Iranian educator. •
Pertti Nieminen, 79, Finnish ice hockey player (
HPK,
TPS). •
Russ Nixon, 81, American baseball player (
Boston Red Sox,
Cleveland Indians) and manager (
Atlanta Braves). •
V. P. Ramakrishna Pillai, 84, Indian politician. •
Marius Popp, 81, Romanian jazz pianist and composer. •
Eugene Roberts, 96, American neuroscientist. •
Helga Ruebsamen, 82, Dutch writer. •
Russell Schuh, 75, American linguist. •
John T. Skelly, 89, American journalist. •
Leon C. Standifer, 91, American soldier and author. •
Umberto Veronesi, 90, Italian oncologist.
9 •
Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie, 73, Ghanaian football coach, traffic collision. •
Greg Ballard, 61, American basketball player (
Washington Bullets,
Golden State Warriors), prostate cancer. •
Jack Bodell, 76, English heavyweight boxer,
British champion (1969–1970, 1971–1972). •
Branse Burbridge, 95, British WWII fighter pilot. •
Al Caiola, 96, American guitarist and composer. •
Eugene Galanter, 92, American cognitive psychologist. •
Osamu Ishiguro, 80, Japanese tennis player, Asian Games champion (
1966). •
Irfan Shahîd, 90, Palestinian literature professor. •
Martin Stone, 69, British guitarist (
The Action) and bookseller, cancer. •
La Veneno, 52, Spanish transsexual actress, singer and gossip celebrity, fall. •
Steve Wing, 64, American environmentalist, cancer.
10 •
David Adamany, 80, American academic administrator, President of
Temple University (2000–2006). •
Ken Ballantyne, 76, Scottish runner. •
Pierre Billard, 94, French film critic. •
Carlos Alberto Cunha, 57, Brazilian judoka. •
Trevor Johnson, 81, Australian footballer (
Melbourne). •
Donald Keane, 85, Australian Olympic racewalker (
1952,
1956). •
Nikola Korabov, 87, Bulgarian director and screenwriter (
Tobacco). •
Francisco Nieva, 91, Spanish playwright. •
André Ruellan, 94, French science fiction and horror writer. •
Bill Stanfill, 69, American football player (
Miami Dolphins), complications after a fall. •
Mr. 3-2, 44, American rapper (
Blac Monks,
Screwed Up Click), shot.
11 •
Ilse Aichinger, 95, Austrian writer. •
Jum Jainudin Akbar, Filipino politician, member of the
House of Representatives (since 2016), Governor of
Basilan (2007–2016), cardiac arrest. •
Victor Bailey, 56, American bassist (
Weather Report,
Madonna,
Lady Gaga), complications from
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Uwe Bracht, 63, German footballer (
Werder Bremen). •
Alfredo Bruto da Costa, 78, Portuguese politician. •
Željko Čajkovski, 91, Croatian football player (
Dinamo Zagreb,
Werder Bremen) and coach. •
Clarence Ditlow, 72, American automotive safety advocate, colon cancer. •
Doug Edwards, 70, Canadian musician and composer ("
Wildflower"), cancer. •
Perico Fernández, 64, Spanish light-welterweight boxer,
world champion (1974–1975), diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. •
Greg Horton, 65, American football player (
Los Angeles Rams,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers). •
Saki Kaskas, 45, Greek video game music composer (
Need for Speed,
Sleeping Dogs,
Mass Effect 2), fentanyl overdose. •
Leonid Keldysh, 85, Russian physicist. •
Sir Ralph Kohn, 88, British medical scientist. •
Claire Labine, 82, American author, screenwriter and producer (''
Ryan's Hope, General Hospital, One Life to Live''). •
Bonnie Laing, 79, Canadian politician,
MLA for
Calgary-Bow (1989–2001). •
Lily, 64, Japanese singer and actress (
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade), lung cancer. •
Verna M. Linzey, 97, American evangelical theologian. •
Aileen Mehle, 98, American gossip columnist (
The Miami Daily News,
New York Journal-American, ''
Women's Wear Daily''). •
Sir James McNeish, 85, New Zealand writer. •
Ronnie Nathanielsz, 81, Sri Lankan-born Filipino sports journalist and commentator, cardiac arrest. •
A. Nayyar, 61, Pakistani playback singer, cardiac arrest. •
Pascal Posado, 91, French politician, member of the
National Assembly for
Bouches-du-Rhône (1978). •
Alfred Schmidt, 81, German footballer (
Borussia Dortmund,
national team). •
Ray Singleton, 79, American songwriter (
Motown) and record producer, brain cancer. •
Róbert Söptei, 90, Hungarian Olympic sprint canoeist. •
Muhammad Surur, 77–78, Syrian religious leader. •
Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 81–82, Saudi Arabian prince and politician. •
Sir Aubrey Trotman-Dickenson, 90, British chemist. •
Robert Vaughn, 83, American actor (
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,
The Magnificent Seven,
Bullitt),
Emmy winner (
1978), leukemia.
12 •
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, 70, Egyptian actor (
Al-Kit Kat). •
Malek Chebel, 63, Algerian anthropologist and philosopher, cancer. •
Dawn Coe-Jones, 56, Canadian golfer, chondrosarcoma. •
Punya Datta, 92, Indian cricketer (
Bengal). •
Louis Devereux, 85, English cricketer (
Worcestershire,
Glamorgan). •
Ebenezer Donkor, 78, Ghanaian actor (
2016). •
Jerry Dumas, 86, American cartoonist (
Sam and Silo). •
Bob Francis, 77, Egyptian-born Australian radio broadcaster (
5AA). •
Stanley G. Grizzle, 97, Canadian judge and political activist. •
Robert Kabel, 82, Canadian ice hockey player (
New York Rangers). •
Catherine Kerr, 52, American neuroscientist, complications from multiple myeloma. •
Frank Konigsberg, 83, American talent agent and producer (
The Tommyknockers). •
Adolf Kunstwadl, 76, German footballer (
Bayern Munich,
Wacker München). •
Sonny Levi, 90, Indian powerboat designer. •
Eivor Olson, 94, Swedish Olympic shot putter (
1948,
1952). •
James Dale Ritchie, 40, American serial killer, shot. •
Howard Ruff, 85, American economist, Parkinson's disease. •
Juan Russo, 90, Argentine Olympic weightlifter. •
Edgard Sorgeloos, 85, Belgian racing cyclist. •
Lupita Tovar, 106, Mexican-American actress (
Drácula,
Santa,
Miguel Strogoff), heart disease. •
Paul Vergès, 91, Thai-born French Réunionese politician,
MEP (2004–2010), member of the
National Assembly (1956–1958, 1986–1987, 1993–1996) and
Senate (1996–2004, since 2011). •
Jacques Werup, 71, Swedish musician and writer, cancer. •
Yu Xu, 30, Chinese air force aerobatic and fighter pilot, plane collision.
13 •
Jehangir Bader, 72, Pakistani politician, heart attack. •
Maria Pilar Busquets, 79, Spanish Aranese writer and politician,
Síndica d'Aran (1991-1993) and member of
Catalan Parliament (1984-1992). •
Luigi Caccia Dominioni, 102, Italian architect. •
Doris Egbring-Kahn, 90, German actress. •
Konrad Enke, 82, German Olympic swimmer. •
Aslaug Fadum, 91, Norwegian politician. •
Richard Gigger Jr., 87, American music director. •
Frederick Irving, 91, American diplomat,
Ambassador to Iceland (1972-1976),
Ambassador to Jamaica (1977-1978). •
Leslie Kenton, 75, American writer. •
Lary Kuharich, 70, American football coach (
Calgary Stampeders,
BC Lions), brain cancer. •
Billy Miller, 62, American music historian, complications from multiple myeloma, kidney failure and diabetes. •
Enzo Maiorca, 85, Italian free diver, television host and politician. •
Jackie Pigeaud, 79, French historian. •
Laurent Pokou, 69, Ivorian footballer (
Rennes). •
Leon Russell, 74, American
Hall of Fame musician (
The Wrecking Crew) and songwriter ("
Tight Rope"). •
Don Rutherford, 79, English rugby union player. •
Sir Mota Singh, 86, British judge. •
Denys Smith, 92, British racehorse trainer. •
Randy Veres, 50, American baseball player (
Milwaukee Brewers,
Florida Marlins,
Detroit Tigers). •
Aloysius Ferdinandus Zichem, 83, Surinamese Roman Catholic
Redemptorist prelate, Bishop of
Paramaribo (1971–2003).
14 •
Hans Avé Lallemant, 78, Dutch-born American geologist. •
Diana Balmori, 84, American landscape designer. •
Vladimir Belov, 58, Russian handball player, Olympic silver medalist (
1980). •
Houston Conwill, 69, American sculptor, prostate cancer. •
Ibrahim Dasuki, 93, Nigerian spiritual leader,
Sultan of Sokoto (1988–1996). •
Holly Dunn, 59, American country music singer-songwriter ("
Daddy's Hands", "
Are You Ever Gonna Love Me", "
You Really Had Me Going"), ovarian cancer. •
Marti Friedlander, 88, New Zealand photographer, breast cancer. •
Bob Gain, 87, American football player (
Cleveland Browns). •
Gun Hellsvik, 74, Swedish politician,
Minister of Justice (1991–1994), cancer. •
Roger Hobbs, 28, American author, overdose. •
Gwen Ifill, 61, American journalist (
PBS NewsHour,
Washington Week),
endometrial cancer. •
Sebastian Leone, 91, American politician, pneumonia. •
Mahpiya Ska, 20, American albino buffalo. •
David Mancuso, 72, American DJ and founder of
The Loft. •
Gardnar Mulloy, 102, American tennis player, winner of the
US Open (
1942,
1945,
1946,
1948) and
Wimbledon Championships (
1957), complications from a stroke. •
Janet Wright, 71, English-born Canadian actress (
Corner Gas,
The Perfect Storm,
McCabe & Mrs. Miller).
15 •
Bob Addis, 91, American baseball player (
Chicago Cubs,
Boston Braves). •
Mose Allison, 89, American jazz pianist, singer and songwriter ("
Young Man Blues"). •
Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, 109, Ghanaian royal, Queen mother of the
Ashanti Empire. •
Cliff Barrows, 93, American music director (
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association). •
Rod Bieleski, 85, New Zealand plant physiologist. •
Ray Brady, 79, Irish footballer (
Millwall). •
Victor Brown, 95, Cuban-born British singer. •
Bobby Campbell, 60, Northern Irish footballer (
Bradford City), suicide by hanging. •
Ishwar Dass Dhiman, 82, Indian politician. •
Sixto Durán Ballén, 95, Ecuadorian politician,
President (1992–1996). •
Jules Eskin, 85, American cellist (
Boston Symphony Orchestra), cancer. •
Ken Grieve, 74, British television director (
The Bill,
Peak Practice,
Doctor Who). •
Daniel Leab, 80, German-born American historian. •
Lisa Lynn Masters, 52, American actress (
The Stepford Wives, ''
It's Complicated, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''), apparent suicide by hanging. •
Chester E. Norris, 88, American diplomat, Ambassador to
Equatorial Guinea (1988–1992). •
Milt Okun, 92, American singer and music producer. •
Mukesh Rawal, 65, Indian actor (
Ramayan),
suicide by train. •
Paul Rosche, 82, German engineer (
BMW). •
Selim Soydan, 75, Turkish Olympic footballer (
1960). •
Ignacio Tinoco Jr., 85, American chemist. •
Clift Tsuji, 75, American politician, member of the
Hawaii House of Representatives (since 2005).
16 •
Len Allchurch, 83, Welsh footballer (
Swansea City,
Sheffield United,
national team). •
Juan Amorós, 80, Spanish cinematographer. •
Dwayne Andreas, 98, American businessman. •
Jack Beckner, 86, American Olympic artistic gymnast. •
Joan Carroll, 85, American child actress (
Meet Me in St. Louis). •
Teresita Castillo, 89, Filipino nun. •
Celedonio Espinosa, 83, Filipino Olympic boxer. •
Jay Wright Forrester, 98, American computer engineer and systems scientist. •
Melvin Laird, 94, American politician and writer,
Secretary of Defense (1969–1973),
U.S. Representative from
Wisconsin's 7th congressional district (1953–1969), respiratory failure. •
Hans-Günter Neues, 66, German football player (
Fortuna Köln,
1.FC Kaiserslautern) and coach. •
Enno Penno, 86, Estonian politician. •
Daniel Prodan, 44, Romanian footballer (
Steaua Bucharest,
Atlético Madrid,
national team), heart attack. •
Guillaume Raskin, 79, Belgian footballer. •
Alex Stewart, 52, Jamaican Olympic boxer (
1984), blood clot in lung. •
Larry Tucker, 81, American politician, member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates (1970–1982) and
Senate (1983–1989). •
Mentor Williams, 70, American songwriter and producer ("
Drift Away", "
When We Make Love"), lung cancer. •
Jean Wishart, 96, New Zealand journalist, editor of ''
New Zealand Woman's Weekly'' (1952–1985). •
Yeh Changti, 82–83, Taiwanese aviator, member of the
Black Cat Squadron, heart attack.
17 •
Zenon Czechowski, 69, Polish Olympic cyclist (
1968). •
Virgilio Godoy, 82, Nicaraguan politician,
Vice President (1990–1995). •
Ruth Gruber, 105, American journalist (
New York Herald Tribune). •
Marzieh Hadidchi, 77, Iranian
Revolutionary Guard commander and politician,
MP (1984–2000). •
Babanrao Haldankar, 89, Indian classical singer and composer. •
Joseph Khoury, 80, Lebanese-born Canadian Roman Catholic hierarch, Bishop of
Saint Maron of Montreal (1996–2013). •
Angelo LiPetri, 86, American baseball player (
Philadelphia Phillies). •
Khairulla Murtazin, 75, Russian mathematician. •
Fidel Negrete, 84, Mexican Olympic long-distance runner (
1964), Pan American gold medalist (
1963). •
John Ningark, 72, Canadian politician, member of the
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories (1989–1999) and
Nunavut (2009–2013), cancer. •
Louis Pinton, 68, French politician. •
John Pridnia, 73, American politician, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Venancio Shinki, 84, Peruvian painter. •
Harry W. Shipps, 90, American Episcopal prelate,
Bishop of Georgia (1985–1994). •
Srinivas Kumar Sinha, 90, Indian army general and politician,
Governor of Assam (1997–2003),
Arunachal Pradesh (1999) and
Jammu and Kashmir (2003–2008). •
Whitney Smith, 76, American
vexillologist, designer of the
flag of Guyana, co-designer of the
flag of Bonaire. •
Steve Truglia, 54, British stuntman (
The Wolfman,
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,
Hollyoaks), fall. •
Don Waller, 65, American music journalist and singer, lung cancer. •
Gérard Weber, 67, French politician.
18 •
Haji Muhammad Adeel, 72, Pakistani politician, kidney failure. •
Denton Cooley, 96, American heart surgeon. •
Jerzy Cynk, 91, Polish-British aviation historian. •
Ed Francis, 90, American professional wrestler and promoter. •
Sharon Jones, 60, American singer (
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings), pancreatic cancer. •
Valentin Kornev, 75, Russian sport shooter, Olympic silver medalist (
1968). •
Yevgeni Lazarev, 79, Russian-American actor (
Iron Man 2,
The Sum of All Fears,
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare), heart failure. •
Liu Sung-pan, 84, Taiwanese politician, member (1973–2004) and
President (1992–1999) of the
Legislative Yuan. •
Hugh McDonald, 62, Australian musician (
Redgum), prostate cancer. •
Bob Mitchell, 80, Canadian politician. •
Francesco Parisi, 86, Italian politician, member of the
Senate (1987–1994) and
Parliament (1994–1996). •
Julio Pereyra, 53, Uruguayan Olympic basketball player. •
Kervin Piñerua, 25, Venezuelan volleyball player (
national team), heart attack. •
Freddie L. Poston, 91, American lieutenant general in the United States Air Force. •
Théophane Matthew Thannickunnel, 88, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Jabalpur (1976–2001). •
Armando Tobar, 78, Chilean footballer (
national team,
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica), Alzheimer's disease.
19 •
Sutan Bhatoegana, 59, Indonesian politician, liver cancer. •
Monk Bonasorte, 59, American football player (
Florida State Seminoles), brain cancer. •
John C. Carpenter, 86, American politician, member of the
Nevada Assembly (1986–2010). •
John Dale, 86, English cricketer (
Kent,
Lincolnshire). •
Larry Derryberry, 77, American politician. •
Martin Elkort, 87, American photographer. •
Donald Farley, 46, Canadian Olympic cross-country skier (
1998,
2002), suspected heart attack. •
S. Scott Ferebee Jr., 95, American architect. •
Irving A. Fradkin, 95, American philanthropist, founder of
Scholarship America. •
Gino Gavioli, 93, Italian comics artist and animator. •
Erwin Hecht, 83, German-born South African Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Kimberley (1974–2009). •
Jacques Henry, 74, French rally driver. •
Jan Huberts, 79, Dutch motorcycle road racer. •
Ida Levin, 53, American violinist, leukemia. •
Józef Mayer, 77, Polish chemist. •
Mike Oddy, 79, Scottish squash player. •
Aiace Parolin, 96, Italian cinematographer (
Seduced and Abandoned,
Keoma,
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians). •
Christian Salaba, 45, Austrian footballer (
Rapid Wien,
Vienna). •
Paul Sylbert, 88, American production designer (
Heaven Can Wait,
The Prince of Tides, ''
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest''),
Oscar winner (
1979). •
David Turner-Samuels, 98, British barrister. •
Hans Witsenhausen, 86, German-American control theorist. •
You Xiaozeng, 83, Chinese inorganic chemist and academician (
Chinese Academy of Sciences).
20 •
Gabriel Badilla, 32, Costa Rican footballer (
Saprissa,
New England Revolution), heart failure. •
Wimal Kumara de Costa, 68, Sri Lankan film actor (
Bambaru Awith). •
Likhit Dhiravegin, 75, Thai political scientist and politician, cancer. •
Housseyn Fardjallah, 23, Algerian weightlifter, traffic collision. •
Konrad Glas, 76, German Olympic sailor. •
Maria Glazovskaya, 104, Russian scientist and agrochemist. •
Gene Guarilia, 78, American basketball player (
Boston Celtics). •
Tim Heald, 72, British author and journalist. •
Hike Heiskell, 76, American politician. •
Janellen Huttenlocher, 84, American psychologist. •
Russell Kiefel, 65, Australian actor. •
Mita Mohi, 78, New Zealand rugby league player (
Canterbury,
national team),
traditional Māori weaponry expert. •
Hod O'Brien, 80, American jazz pianist, cancer. •
Diógenes da Silva Matthes, 83, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Franca (1971–2006). •
Donald Smythe, 92, Canadian badminton player. •
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, 90, Greek politician,
President (1995–2005), pneumonia. •
Hemant Talwalkar, 62, Indian cricketer. •
William Trevor, 88, Irish writer (
Love and Summer,
Two Lives,
The Children of Dynmouth). •
Ivan Živković, 69, Serbian diplomat, ambassador to Kenya.
21 •
Kaylin Andres, 31, American blogger, cancer. •
Blakdyak, 47, Filipino reggae artist and comedian. •
Roscoe E. Dean, 80, American politician. •
Ergi Dini, 22, Albanian singer, motorcycle accident. •
Yehia El-Gamal, 86, Egyptian politician, Deputy Prime Minister (2011). •
Rose Evansky, 94, British hairdresser. •
Tom Fisher, 74, American baseball player (
Baltimore Orioles). •
Edward L. Kimball, 86, American legal scholar and biographer. •
Masatoshi Kurata, 77, Japanese politician, cancer. •
Theresa Manuel, 90, American Olympic athlete and basketball player. •
Matthias Mauritz, 92, German Olympic football player (
1952,
1956). •
John Nuraney, 79, Kenyan-born Canadian politician,
MLA of British Columbia (2001–2009). •
Jean-Claude Risset, 78, French composer. •
Hassan Sadpara, 53, Pakistani mountaineer, cancer. •
Vladimir Semyonov, 78, Russian Olympic water polo player (1960, 1964, 1968). •
Jan Sonnergaard, 53, Danish writer, heart attack. •
René Vignal, 90, French footballer. •
Maximilian Ziegelbauer, 93, German Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of
Augsburg (1983–1998).
22 •
Rainer Åkerfelt, 81, Finnish Olympic sprint canoeist. •
Tayssir Akla, 77, Syrian composer and conductor. •
M. Balamuralikrishna, 86, Indian Carnatic musician and composer. •
Donald Barker, 86, Canadian football official (
Canadian Football League). •
Dorian Boose, 42, American football player (
New York Jets,
Washington Redskins,
Edmonton Eskimos). •
Mike Burgoyne, 65, New Zealand rugby union player (
North Auckland,
national team). •
Chen Yingzhen, 79, Taiwanese writer. •
Clayton Counts, 43, American musician, drug overdose. •
Bill Dimock, 93, Canadian ice hockey player (
Sudbury Wolves). •
Carlos Fayt, 98, Argentine lawyer and politician. •
Rosa Anna Garavoglia, 83, Italian executive. •
Edward Grover, 84, American actor (
Baretta,
Serpico,
Death Wish). •
Richard Held, 94, American psychologist. •
Servaas Huys, 76, Dutch politician, member of the
House of Representatives (1986–1998). •
Gloria Lane, 91, American operatic mezzo-soprano. •
M. G. K. Menon, 88, Indian physicist. •
John C. O'Riordan, 92, Irish-born Sierra Leonean Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Kenema (1984–2002). •
Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi, 86, Pakistani politician,
Acting Prime Minister (1993), lung infection. •
Viveki Rai, 92, Indian author. •
Red Marauder, 26, British racehorse, winner of the
2001 Grand National. •
Judith Roberts, 82, American Olympic swimmer (
1952). •
Peter Sumner, 74, Australian actor (
Ned Kelly,
Star Wars,
Heartbreak High). •
Mathew Vattackuzhy, 86, Indian
Syro-Malabar Catholic hierarch, Bishop of
Kanjirappally (1986–2000). •
Ram Naresh Yadav, 90, Indian politician,
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1977–1979),
Governor of Chhattisgarh (2014) and
Madhya Pradesh (2014–2016).
23 •
Rita Barberá, 68, Spanish politician, Mayor of
Valencia (1991–2015) and
Senator (since 2015), heart attack due to cirrhosis. •
Ralph Branca, 90, American baseball player (
Brooklyn Dodgers,
Detroit Tigers). •
Brainbug, 57, Italian trance music producer and musician. •
Michel Deza, 77, Russian-born French mathematician. •
Richard Dougherty, 84, Canadian-born American ice hockey player, Olympic silver medalist (
1956). •
John Ebersole, 72, American educator, President of
Excelsior College (2006–2016),
myelodysplastic syndrome. •
Joe Esposito, 78, American author and publisher, road manager for
Elvis Presley. •
Paul Futcher, 60, English footballer (
Manchester City,
Barnsley,
Grimsby Town), cancer. •
Bill Hewitt, 86, Australian politician, member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly for
Chatsworth (1966–1977) and
Greenslopes (1977–1983). •
Ernst Hilmar, 78, Austrian musicologist. •
Stan Huntsman, 84, American
Olympic track and field coach, complications from a stroke. •
Karin Johannisson, 72, Swedish idea historian, cancer. •
Sagardeep Kaur, 35, Indian athlete, Asian champion (
2002), traffic collision. •
Peggy Kirk Bell, 95, American professional golfer (
LPGA). •
Joe Lennon, 81, Irish Gaelic footballer (
Down). •
Renato López, 33, Mexican actor and television host, shot. •
Rocky Malebane-Metsing, 67, South African politician. •
Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili, 90, Iranian cleric and jurist,
Chief Justice of Iran (1981–1989). •
Guy Rousseau, 81, Canadian ice hockey player (
Montreal Canadiens). •
Ryu Mi-yong, 95, North Korean politician, chairwoman of the
Chondoist Chongu Party, lung cancer. •
Andrew Sachs, 86, German-born British actor (
Fawlty Towers,
Coronation Street,
Hitler: The Last Ten Days), dementia. •
Fred Stobaugh, 99, American songwriter. •
K. Subash, 57, Indian director and screenwriter, kidney failure. •
Jerry Tucker, 91, American child actor (
Our Gang).
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Michael Abbensetts, 78, Guyanese-born British playwright. •
Colonel Abrams, 67, American musician ("
Trapped"). •
Nadine Alari, 89, French actress. •
Marcos Ana, 96, Spanish communist activist, poet and veteran of the Spanish Civil War,
political prisoner (1939-1961). •
Al Brodax, 90, American film and television producer (
Yellow Submarine). •
Matthew Chan, 69, Hong Kong Olympic fencer (1972, 1976), cancer. •
Bob Chase, 90, American broadcaster (
WOWO,
Fort Wayne Komets), heart failure. •
Dave Ferriss, 94, American baseball player (
Boston Red Sox). •
Shirley Bunnie Foy, 80, American jazz musician. •
Larry W. Fullerton, 65, American inventor, brain cancer. •
Royal U. Grote Jr., 70, American prelate, Bishop of the
Reformed Episcopal Church. •
Florence Henderson, 82, American actress (
The Brady Bunch,
Song of Norway,
The Sound of Music) and singer, heart failure. •
Ian Jones, 82, English Olympic field hockey player (
1960,
1964) and cricketer. •
Prabhjot Kaur, 92, Indian author and poet. •
William Mandel, 99, American broadcast journalist, political activist and author. •
Boris Melnik, 71, Soviet Olympic sports shooter, silver medallist (
1972). •
Luis Miquilena, 97, Venezuelan politician,
Minister of Interior and Justice (2001–2002). •
Pauline Oliveros, 84, American composer and accordionist. •
George C. Royal, 95, American microbiologist. •
Sabrina, 80, British model and actress. •
Charles M. Stein, 96, American statistician. •
Tormod Petter Svennevig, 87, Norwegian diplomat and politician. •
Norm Swanson, 86, American basketball player (
Rochester Royals). •
Jules Sylvain, 90, Canadian Olympic weightlifter.
25 •
Muhammad Akhlaq Ahmed, 44, Pakistani Olympic field hockey player. •
Bernardo Álvarez Herrera, 60, Venezuelan diplomat, Ambassador to the United States (2003–2010). •
Ryan C. Amacher, 71, American economist. •
Erich Bloch, 91, German-born American electrical engineer, director of the
National Science Foundation (1984–1990). •
John A. Carver Jr., 98, American politician. •
Fidel Castro, 90, Cuban politician,
Prime Minister (1959–1976),
President (1976–2008). •
Ron Glass, 71, American actor (
Barney Miller,
Firefly,
Lakeview Terrace), respiratory failure. •
Jim Gillespie, 69, Scottish footballer (
Dunfermline Athletic). •
Trevor Goddard, 85, South African cricketer. •
David Hamilton, 83, British photographer. •
Dwan Hurt, 53, American basketball coach (
Serra Cavaliers). •
Zdzisław Konieczny, 86, Polish historian. •
Jake Krull, 77, American politician, member of the
South Dakota Senate (1973–1983). •
Burton J. Lee III, 86, American doctor, White House physician under President George H. W. Bush, bladder cancer. •
Ivan Mikoyan, 89, Russian aircraft designer (
Mikoyan MiG-29). •
Russell Oberlin, 88, American countertenor. •
Margaret Rhodes, 91, British writer, cousin of
Elizabeth II. •
Richard Dean Rogers, 94, American district court judge,
U. S. District Court for the District of Kansas (since 1975). •
Peter Schweri, 77, Swiss painter. •
Bill Skelton, 85, New Zealand jockey. •
Tom Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn, 87, British politician, injuries sustained in traffic collision. •
Alexander Yossifov, 76, Bulgarian composer.
26 •
Ida Blom, 85, Norwegian historian. •
Bill Endicott, 98, American baseball player (
St. Louis Cardinals). •
Urii Eliseev, 20, Russian chess grandmaster, fall. •
Miriam Eshkol, 87, Israeli education administrator. •
Harry Flournoy, 72, American basketball player (
UTEP). •
Alv Gjestvang, 79, Norwegian speed skater, Olympic silver medalist (
1964), cancer. •
Peter Hintze, 66, German politician, General Secretary of the
CDU (1992–1998), vice-president of the
Bundestag (2013–2016). •
Murray Jack, 84, New Zealand cricketer. •
Peter Hans Kolvenbach, 87, Dutch religious leader,
Superior General of the Society of Jesus (1983–2008). •
Jack Little, 84, American football player (
Baltimore Colts). •
James E. McClellan, 90, American politician, member of the
Maryland House of Delegates (1978–1994). •
Jean Moore, 83, Australian politician, member of the
Tasmanian Legislative Council (1992–1994). •
David Provan, 75, Scottish footballer (
Rangers). •
Chad Robinson, 36, Australian rugby league footballer (
Sydney Roosters,
Parramatta Eels), suicide by traffic collision. •
Debra Saunders-White, 59, American educator, Chancellor of
North Carolina Central University (since 2013), kidney cancer. •
Hannelore Siegel, 75, German farmer and politician, member of the
Bavarian Senate (1996–1999). •
Nils-Börje Stormbom, 91, Finnish author. •
Velko Valkanov, 88, Bulgarian politician. •
John Vanak, 83, American basketball referee. •
Charles Coster van Voorhout, 74, Dutch Olympic field hockey player. •
Fritz Weaver, 90, American actor (
Fail Safe,
Holocaust,
Creepshow),
Tony winner (
1970).
27 •
Nijolė Ambrazaitytė, 77, Lithuanian opera singer and politician. •
Joan Burke, 88, Irish politician. •
Bernard Gallagher, 87, British actor (
Casualty,
Crown Court,
Downton Abbey). •
Valerie Gaunt, 84, British actress (
The Curse of Frankenstein,
Dracula). •
Jorge Luis González Tanquero, 46, Cuban dissident and prisoner of conscience. •
Ioannis Grivas, 93, Greek politician,
Prime Minister (1989). •
Paul Guers, 88, French actor (
Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance). •
Viktor Ivannikov, 76, Russian computer scientist. •
Lim Chiew Peng, 65, Singaporean footballer, cancer. •
Graham Lay, 56, British antiques expert (
Antiques Roadshow), cystic fibrosis. •
Dick Logan, 86, American football player (
Green Bay Packers). •
Tony Martell, 90, American music industry executive. •
Bruce Mazlish, 93, American historian. •
Thomas Pazyj, 61, Danish Olympic handball player (
1976,
1980). •
Alan Preen, 81, Australian sportsman. •
S. J. Revich, 84, Canadian author. •
Stanley Reynolds, 82, American journalist. •
Wayne Smith, 66, Canadian football player (
Ottawa Rough Riders,
Toronto Argonauts). •
Brian Spalding, 93, British scientist. •
William Lay Thompson, 86, American ornithologist. •
Anand Yadav, 80, Indian
Marathi writer.
28 •
Dalva Allen, 81, American football player (
Oakland Raiders,
Houston Oilers,
Toronto Argonauts). •
Bill Bell, 87–88, Canadian Olympic basketball player. •
William Christenberry, 80, American artist, Alzheimer's disease. •
Jim Delligatti, 98, American entrepreneur, creator of the
Big Mac. •
Haruka Eigen, 70, Japanese professional wrestler (
AJPW,
NJPW) and executive (
Pro Wrestling Noah), heart attack. •
Hezi Eshel, 85, Israeli military officer. •
Angus Fletcher, 86, American literary critic and scholar. •
John C. Harkness, 99, American architect. •
Adolfo Horta, 59, Cuban featherweight boxer, Olympic silver medalist (
1980). •
Carlton Kitto, 74, Indian jazz guitarist. •
Georg Lhotsky, 79, Austrian actor and director (
Moss on the Stones). •
Mai Yinghao, 87, Chinese archaeologist (
Mausoleum of the Nanyue King), cancer. •
Ng Bi-chu, 88, Taiwanese activist, complications of diabetes. •
Lolita Rodriguez, 81, Philippine actress, heart attack. •
Bob Sayers, 99, Australian rules footballer (
Fitzroy). •
Udiramala Subramaniam, 69, Indian cricketer. •
Sir John Swire, 89, British businessman (
Swire Group). •
Mark Taimanov, 90, Russian Soviet-era chess grandmaster and concert pianist,
USSR chess champion (1956). •
Ivar Thomassen, 62, Norwegian folk singer-songwriter. •
Grant Tinker, 90, American television executive, CEO of
NBC (1981–1986). •
André Tranchemontagne, 77, Canadian politician, Member of the
Quebec National Assembly for
Mont-Royal (1998-2003). •
Burghild Wieczorek, 73, German Olympic athlete. •
Van Williams, 82, American actor (
The Green Hornet), renal failure. •
Keo Woolford, 49, American filmmaker and actor (
Hawaii Five-0,
Godzilla,
Act of Valor), complications from a stroke. •
Lyudmila Yurlova, 44, Russian ice hockey player, smoke inhalation. • Notable Brazilian people killed in the crash of
LaMia Flight 2933: •
Ananias, 27, football player (
Chapecoense,
Portuguesa). •
Dener, 25, football player (
Chapecoense). •
Guilherme Gimenez de Souza, 21, football player (
Chapecoense). •
Josimar, 30, football player (
Chapecoense). •
Everton Kempes dos Santos Gonçalves, 34, football player (
Chapecoense,
JEF United Chiba). •
Mário Sérgio, 66, football player, manager, and commentator (
Fox Sports). •
Bill Bartmann, 68, American businessman, complications from heart surgery. •
Margaret Belcher, 80, New Zealand literary scholar. •
Ray Columbus, 74, New Zealand rock singer (
Ray Columbus & the Invaders). •
James Danieley, 92, American educator, President of
Elon University (1957–1973). •
Joe Dever, 60, British author (
Lone Wolf), complications from bile duct surgery. •
Melvin Duncan, 87, American baseball player (
Kansas City Monarchs,
Detroit Stars). •
Duncan B. Forrester, 83, Scottish theologian. •
Max Lennon, 76, American academic administrator. •
David Loeb, 92, Canadian businessman, bladder cancer. •
Luis Alberto Monge, 90, Costa Rican politician,
President (1982–1986), cardiac arrest. •
Hardy Myers, 77, American politician,
Attorney General for
Oregon (1997–2009), complications from pneumonia. •
Norman Oakley, 77, English footballer (
Hartlepool United,
Doncaster Rovers,
Grimsby Town). •
Roger Parent, 63, Canadian politician, cancer. •
Claudio Pavone, 95, Italian historian. •
Börje Rendin, 95, Swedish Olympic sprinter. •
Andrew Rippin, 66, British-born Canadian Islamic historian. •
Ruta Šaca-Marjaša, 89, Latvian lawyer, writer and politician,
MP (1990–1998). •
Bert Salzman, 85, American film director (
Angel and Big Joe),
Oscar winner (
1976). •
Lana Spreeman, 61, Canadian alpine skier, Paralympic gold medalist (
1980), brain cancer. •
Richard B. Teitelman, 69, American judge (
Supreme Court of Missouri). •
Alexander Thieme, 62, German sprinter, Olympic silver medalist (
1976). •
Allan Zavod, 71, Australian pianist, brain cancer.
30 •
Alice Drummond, 88, American actress (
Ghostbusters,
Awakenings,
Doubt), complications from a fall. •
Amar Ezzahi, 75, Algerian
Chaabi singer. •
Michel Houel, 74, French politician, mayor of
Crécy-la-Chapelle (2001–2015) and member of the
Senate (since 2004). •
Kamilló Lendvay, 87, Hungarian composer and conductor. •
Leonard of Mayfair, 78, British celebrity hairdresser. •
Aleksei Maslennikov, 87, Russian tenor. •
Sigrid McCausland, 63, Australian archivist and educator, abdominal cancer. •
Peng Chang-kuei, 97, Taiwanese chef, inventor of
General Tso's Chicken, pneumonia. •
Robert Thomas Seeley, 84, American mathematician. •
Sinclair Stevens, 89, Canadian politician, Leader of the
Progressive Canadian Party (since 2007), heart attack. •
Lionel Stoléru, 79, French politician and conductor. •
Erdal Tosun, 53, Turkish actor (
G.O.R.A.,
Vizontele), traffic collision. •
Royce Womble, 85, American football player (
Baltimore Colts). ==References==