1 •
Khandokar Mahbub Uddin Ahmad, 88, Bangladeshi politician. •
Ann Kiemel Anderson, 68, American religious speaker and author, cancer. •
Jean Caplin, 84, English Olympic swimmer. •
G. K. Chadha, 73, Indian economist, heart attack. •
Nancy Charest, 54, Canadian politician,
Quebec MNA for
Matane (2003–2007), hypothermia. •
J. W. Cole, 86, American football coach and player. •
Prafulla Dahanukar, 80, Indian painter. •
Dayuma, Huaorani convert to Christianity. •
A. Richard Diebold Jr., 80, American linguistic anthropologist. •
Philippe Ebly, 93, Belgian science fiction and fantasy writer. •
Andy Gilpin, 93, Canadian Olympic champion ice hockey player (
1948). •
Zdeněk Hajný, 72, Czech artist. •
Alan Heyman, 82, American-born South Korean traditional music scholar. •
Eckart Höfling, 77, German Catholic priest and missionary. •
Bangaru Laxman, 74, Indian politician, President of the
Bharatiya Janata Party (2000–2001), cardiac arrest. •
Les Layton, 92, American baseball player (
New York Giants). •
Donald Mahley, 71, American diplomat and army officer, representative to the
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, pancreatic cancer. •
Dave O'Brien, 57, American collegiate athletic director (
Long Beach State,
Temple,
Northeastern), cancer. •
Dimitrios Pappos, 74, Greek Olympic skier. •
Alain Resnais, 91, French film director (
Night and Fog,
Hiroshima mon amour). •
Tommy Ed Roberts, 73, American politician, member of the
Alabama House of Representatives (1974–1978) and
Senate (1994–2006). •
Robert L. Spencer, 94, American fashion designer, heart attack. •
Paul Tant, 68, Belgian politician, Mayor of
Kruishoutem (1977–2009). •
Barry B. Thompson, 77, American academic. •
Gyula Tóth, 72, Hungarian footballer. •
Werner Uebelmann, 92, Swiss entrepreneur and writer. •
John Wilkinson, 73, British politician, MP for
Bradford West (1970–1974) and
Ruislip-Northwood (1979–2005). •
Alejandro Zaffaroni, 91, Uruguayan-born American chemist and entrepreneur, dementia.
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Ryhor Baradulin, 79, Belarusian poet. •
Peter Bares, 78, German organist and composer. •
Ted Bergmann, 93, American sports television and entertainment producer (
NBC), complications following surgery. •
Molly Bobak, 94, Canadian war artist, recipient of the
Order of Canada (1995). •
Bhuvnesh Chaturvedi, 85, Indian politician,
State Minister (1993–1996),
MP (1978–1996) and
Rajasthan MLA for
Kota (1972–1977). •
Porky Chedwick, 96, American radio announcer. •
Sal DeRosa, 82, Italian-born American soccer coach. •
Gail Gilmore, 76, Canadian actress, lung cancer. •
Stanley Grinstein, 86, American businessman, kidney disease. •
Jacob Jervell, 88, Norwegian theologian, priest and author. •
Justin Kaplan, 88, American biographer,
Pulitzer Prize winner for
Biography or Autobiography (1967), Parkinson's disease. •
Benjamin Lambert, 77, American politician, member of the
Virginia House of Delegates (1978–1986) and
Senate (1986–2008). •
John Cyril Malloy, 83, American politician. •
Rudolph Rummel, 81, American political scientist. •
Stanley Rubin, 96, American film and television producer (
Revenge, ''
Bracken's World, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir''). •
Clément Sagna, 71, Senegalese Olympic athlete. •
Norman Scarfe, 90, English historian. •
Scott Vanstone, 66, Canadian cryptographer, cancer.
3 •
Ali Anwar, 79, Bangladeshi litterateur and translator. •
Robert Ashley, 83, American composer, complications from cirrhosis. •
Christine Buchegger, 71, Austrian actress, complications from surgery. •
George L. Caldwell, 81, American politician. •
Martin Gutzwiller, 88, Swiss-born American physicist. •
Bridget Hyem, 80, Australian Olympic equestrian. •
Stan Koziol, 48, American soccer player, leukemia. •
Kurt Chew-Een Lee, 88, American military officer, first Asian-American officer in the
Marine Corps, recipient of the
Navy Cross, suspected heart attack. •
Curtis McClarin, 44, American actor (
The Happening,
Law & Order), brain aneurysm. •
Harold Mowery, 84, American politician, member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1976–1990) and
Senate (1993–2004), pneumonia. •
Sherwin B. Nuland, 83, American
National Book Award-winning author and surgeon, prostate cancer. •
F. Edward Osborne, 89, American politician, member of the
Idaho House of Representatives (1989–1990) and
Senate (1991–1992). •
William Pogue, 84, American astronaut (
Skylab) and Air Force pilot (
Thunderbirds). •
Juan A. Rivero, 90, American Puerto Rican biologist, founder of the
Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo, cancer. •
Billy Robinson, 74, British wrestler and trainer. •
Joab Thomas, 81, American university administrator, Chancellor of
NC State (1975–1981), President of the
University of Alabama (1981–1988) and
Penn State (1990–1995). •
Aino-Maija Tikkanen, 86, Finnish actress (
The Harvest Month,
Mother of Mine), recipient of the
Order of the Lion of Finland (1983). •
Xu Chongde, 85, Chinese political scientist and professor. •
Shōji Yasui, 85, Japanese actor (
The Burmese Harp).
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Veronica Anstey, 79, English amateur golfer. •
Geneva G. Belford, 81, American computer scientist. •
Richard W. Burkhardt, 95, American academic, President of
Ball State University (1978). •
Gary Carson, 64, American poker player, academic and author, complications from vascular and renal disease. •
Jack Christie, 89, New Zealand musician. •
Renato Cioni, 84, Italian operatic tenor. •
Barrie Cooke, 83, English-born Irish artist. •
Hollie Donan, 85, American football player. •
László Fekete, 59, Hungarian footballer. •
Mark Freidkin, 60, Russian writer. •
Lawrence Patrick Henry, 79, South African Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of
Cape Town (1990–2009). •
Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman, 90, British politician and barrister, MP for Lancaster (1970–1997) and
MEP (1975–1984). •
Jack Kinzler, 94, American aeronautical engineer,
NASA technical director that helped save
Skylab. •
Chuck Kress, 92, American baseball player (
Chicago White Sox). •
John Wayne Mason, 90, American physiologist. •
Maja Petrin, 41, Croatian television and stage actress, heart failure. •
Boris Pustyntsev, 78, Russian human rights activist. •
Joan Rankin, 86, Canadian artist. •
Wu Tianming, 74, Chinese film director and producer, heart attack.
5 •
Nana Abdullahi, 54, Nigerian judge, first female High Court judge in
Jigawa (since 2010). •
bartcop, 60, American blogger. •
Iain Donald Campbell, 72, Scottish biophysicist. •
Deep, Punjabi-American rap artist. •
Sir Robin Dunn, 96, British jurist,
Lord Justice of Appeal (1980–1984). •
Geoff Edwards, 83, American game show host (
Starcade,
Treasure Hunt) and actor (
Petticoat Junction), pneumonia. •
John Uzzell Edwards, 79, British painter. •
Nigel Groom, 89, British author and perfume connoisseur. •
Eli Hunt, 60, American
Ojibwe politician, tribal chairman of
Leech Lake Band (1996–2002). •
Scott Kalvert, 49, American director (
The Basketball Diaries), suicide. •
Little Bridge, 8, New Zealand racehorse, colic. •
Ernest Anthony Lowe, 85, British economist. •
Alexander Macdonald, 95, Canadian politician, MP (1957–1958). •
Ailsa McKay, 50, Scottish economist and government policy advisor, cancer. •
Buck Melton, 90, American politician, author and lawyer,
Mayor of
Macon, Georgia (1975–1979). •
Leopoldo María Panero, 65, Spanish poet. •
Hank Rieger, 95, American television executive, President of the
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (1973–1975, 1977–1980). •
Ros Saboeut, 72, Cambodian musician activist and film subject, complications from a fall. •
Dave Sampson, 73, English rock singer. •
Dov Schperling, 76, Latvian-born Israeli Zionist activist. •
Luis Villoro, 91, Spanish-born Mexican philosopher and writer.
6 •
Joe Abbey, 88, American football player (
Chicago Bears). •
Alemayehu Atomsa, 45, Ethiopian politician, President of
Oromia Region (2010–2014), typhoid fever. •
Jean-Louis Bertucelli, 71, French film director (
Ramparts of Clay,
Docteur Françoise Gailland). •
Christian Casadesus, 101, French actor. •
Viking Olver Eriksen, 91, Norwegian nuclear physicist. •
Maurice Faure, 92, French politician and diplomat,
Interior Minister,
Justice Minister,
MP and
Senator for
Lot, last living signatory of the
Treaty of Rome. •
Jack Finlay, 92, American football player (
Los Angeles Rams). •
Martin Gottfried, 80, American drama critic and biographer, complications from pneumonia. •
Sérgio Guerra, 66, Brazilian economist and politician, member of the
Federal Senate (2003–2011), lung cancer. •
Sven Hansell, 79, American musicologist. •
Tony Herbert, 93, Irish politician (
14th &
16th Senator) and hurler (
Limerick). •
Antonio Hidalgo, 71, Spanish footballer (
Celta Vigo). •
Gregory L. Hillhouse, 59, American inorganic chemist. •
Gurth Hoyer-Millar, 84, Scottish sportsman. •
Clarence C. Jamison, 96, American fighter pilot (
Tuskegee Airmen). •
Frank Jobe, 88, American orthopedic surgeon, invented
Tommy John surgery. •
Jojon, 66, Indonesian comedian, complications from cardiovascular disease. •
David Koff, 74, American documentary film maker and political activist, suicide. •
Barbro Kollberg, 96, Swedish actress. •
Joe Lane, 78, American politician, member of the
Arizona House of Representatives (1979–1989), Speaker (1987–1989), Parkinson's disease. •
Sheila MacRae, 92, English-born American actress (
The Honeymooners). •
Gwen Matthewman, 86, English speed knitter. •
Jagat Singh Mehta, 91, Indian diplomat and author,
Foreign Secretary (1976–1979),
High Commissioner to Tanzania (1970–1974). •
Ron Murphy, 80, Canadian ice hockey player (
New York Rangers,
Chicago Blackhawks,
Detroit Red Wings,
Boston Bruins). •
Martin Nesbitt, 67, American politician, member of the
North Carolina Senate (2004–2014), stomach cancer. •
Danny Pierce, 93, American artist. •
Georgy Rogozin, 71, Russian army officer and academic. •
Luis Rentería, 25, Panamanian footballer (
Tauro),
lupus. •
Peter Ruber, 73, American author and editor. •
Manlio Sgalambro, 89, Italian philosopher and writer. •
Speaker Knockerz, 19, American rapper and record producer. •
Margaret Spufford, 78, British historian. •
Marion Stein, 87, British pianist. •
David Talmage, 94, American immunologist.
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Lollu Sabha Balaji, 43, Indian comic actor. •
Heiko Bellmann, 63, German biologist, writer and photographer. •
Sir Richard Best, 80, British diplomat, Ambassador to Iceland (1989–1991). •
Bob Charles, 72, English footballer (
Southampton). •
Hal Douglas, 89, American voice actor and announcer, pancreatic cancer. •
Peter Dunn, 87, British engineer. •
Bernard G. Ehrlich, 85, American major general and attorney. •
Musa Geshaev, 73, Chechen poet, literary critic, songwriter, and historian. •
Sir Thomas Hinde, 88, British novelist. •
Anatoly Kuznetsov, 83, Russian actor (
White Sun of the Desert). •
Peter Laker, 87, English cricketer (
Sussex). •
Barnet M. Levy, 97, American oral pathologist. •
Arnulfo Mendoza, 59, Mexican artist and weaver, heart attack. •
Tamás Nádas, 44, Hungarian aerobatics pilot and world champion air racer, plane crash. •
Javier Naranjo Villegas, 95, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Santa Marta (1971–1980). •
Ned O'Gorman, 84, American poet, pancreatic cancer. •
Victor Shem-Tov, 99, Bulgarian-born Israeli politician,
Health Minister (1970–1977), Chairman of
Mapam. •
Uwe Timm, 82, German writer. •
Patti Wicks, 69, American jazz singer and pianist, heart failure.
8 •
Runa Akiyama, 59, Japanese voice actress, heart failure. •
Tom Barrett, 79, English footballer. •
Leo Bretholz, 93, Austrian-born American Holocaust survivor, activist and writer (
Leap into Darkness). •
Bud Bulling, 61, American baseball player (
Minnesota Twins,
Seattle Mariners). •
Jerry Corbitt, 71, American guitarist, harmonica player, singer, songwriter, and record producer, lung cancer. •
Rowan Cronjé, 76, Rhodesian politician. •
James Ellis, 82, Northern Irish actor (
Z-Cars), stroke. •
Buren Fowler, 54, American rock and roll guitarist (
Drivin' N Cryin',
R.E.M.). •
William Guarnere, 90, American World War II non-commissioned officer and author, key figure in
Band of Brothers. •
Omar Ould Hamaha, 50, Malian Islamist militia commander, air strike. •
Roy Higgins, 75, Australian jockey (
Light Fingers,
Red Handed),
Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee (1987). •
Wendy Hughes, 61, Australian
AFI Award-winning actress (
Careful, He Might Hear You), cancer. •
Helmut Koenigsberger, 95, German-born British historian. •
Evgeni Krasilnikov, 48, Russian Olympic silver-medalist volleyball player (
1988). •
Gerard Mortier, 70, Belgian opera director and administrator, pancreatic cancer. •
Park Eun Ji, 35, South Korean politician. •
Alan Rodgers, 54, American author and poet, winner of the
Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction (1987). •
Larry Scott, 75, American bodybuilder,
Mr. Olympia (
1965,
1966), Alzheimer's disease. •
David Smith, 88, American Olympic champion sailor (
1960). •
Randolph W. Thrower, 100, American politician and jurist,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1969–1971).
9 •
Rafael Aburto, 100, Spanish architect. •
Françoise Adnet, 89, French figurative painter. •
Elving Anderson, 92, American geneticist. •
Franklin S. Billings Jr., 91, American politician (member and
Speaker of the
Vermont House of Representatives) and judge (
US District Court,
Vermont Supreme Court). •
Greg Brough, 62, Australian Olympic swimmer (
1968), cancer. •
John Christie, 84, Scottish footballer (
Southampton,
Walsall). •
Lionel Seymour Craig, 85, Barbadian politician, MP for
Saint James (1966–1986),
Cabinet Minister (1976–1986). •
Mike Dietsch, 72, Canadian politician, cancer. •
Mohammed Fahim, 56–57, Afghan politician and military commander,
Vice President (since 2009), heart attack. •
William Clay Ford Sr., 88, American businessman (
Ford Motor Company,
Detroit Lions), pneumonia. •
Valentin Fortunov, 56, Bulgarian writer, publisher and journalist. •
Melba Hernández, 92, Cuban revolutionary, politician and diplomat, Ambassador to
Vietnam and
Cambodia, complications from diabetes. •
Steve Hill, 60, American pastor and evangelist, melanoma. •
Monika Kinley, 88, British art dealer, collector and curator. •
Richard Liboff, 82, American physicist and author. •
Husein Mehmedov, 90, Bulgarian Olympic silver-medalist wrestler (
1956). •
Nazario Moreno González, 44, Mexican drug lord, shot. •
Carlos Moreno, 75, Argentine actor and director, heart attack. •
Marcel F. Neuts, 79, Belgian-born American mathematician and probability theorist. •
Guillo Pérez, 90, Dominican painter. •
Justus Pfaue, 71, German author and screenwriter. •
Joseph Sax, 78, American legal scholar, pioneer of
environmental law, stroke. •
James Schaffer, 104, American Christian leader.
10 •
Alias Ali, 75, Malaysian politician and newspaper editor (
Bernama), MP for
Hulu Terengganu (1978–1995), Chairman of
Agro Bank, colon cancer. •
Tom Ament, 76, American politician,
Milwaukee County Executive (1992–2002). •
Roldan Aquino, 71, Filipino actor, complications from a stroke. •
Juan Balboa Boneke, 75, Equatorial Guinean politician and writer, kidney failure. •
Olha Bura, 27, Ukrainian activist, blood infection. •
Eileen Colgan, 80, Irish actress (
Far and Away,
My Left Foot, ''
Angela's Ashes''). •
Francesco De Nittis, 80, Italian Roman Catholic prelate and diplomat, Apostolic Nuncio to
PNG (1981–1985), El Salvador (1985–1990) and Uruguay (1990–1999). •
Richard De Vere, 46, British illusionist (
Blackpool Pleasure Beach), pneumonia and heart attack. •
Guy Gauthier, 93, Canadian politician, member of the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec. •
Ludomir Goździkiewicz, 78, Polish politician, member of the
Sejm (1989–1991). •
Ian Haig, 78, Australian diplomat. •
Richard Hayes, 84, American singer and game show host. •
Don Ingalls, 95, American television writer and producer (
Fantasy Island,
T. J. Hooker, ''
12 O'Clock High''). •
Patricia Laffan, 94, British actress, multiple organ failure. •
Georges Lamia, 80, French footballer. •
Konrad Lienert, 81, Austrian Olympic pair skater. •
Samuel W. Lewis, 83, American diplomat,
Ambassador to
Israel (1977–1985). •
Cynthia Lynn, 77, Latvian-born American actress (''
Hogan's Heroes''), multiple organ failure. •
Allen Maxwell, 70, American politician, member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives (2004–2010), Mayor of
Monticello, Arkansas, heart attack. •
Joe McGinniss, 71, American author and political journalist, prostate cancer. •
Nicolás Mentxaka, 75, Spanish footballer (
Athletic Bilbao). •
Ambrose Peddle, 86, Canadian politician. •
Matthew Power, 39, American journalist and magazine editor (''
Harper's Magazine''), complications from heatstroke and exhaustion. •
John Pring, 86, New Zealand rugby union referee. •
Vince Radcliffe, 68, English footballer (
Portsmouth). •
Tom Shanahan, 89, American broadcaster and sportscaster. •
Paul J. Sheehy, 79, American politician, member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives (1965–1972) and
Senate (1984–1991). •
T. J. Turner, 35, American football player (
New England Patriots), cancer. •
John Baird Tyson, 85, British explorer and mountaineer. •
William H. Vernon, 69, American politician, member of the
Delaware House of Representatives (1977–1981), cancer. •
Winston Wilkinson, 73, Northern Irish badminton player. •
Rob Williams, 52, American basketball player (
Denver Nuggets), heart failure.
11 •
Dean Bailey, 47, Australian
football player (
Essendon) and coach (
Melbourne), lung cancer. •
Brett Borgen, 79, Norwegian writer. •
Joel Brinkley, 61, American journalist,
Pulitzer Prize winner for
International Reporting (1980), pneumonia. •
Len Buckeridge, 77, Australian billionaire construction executive, founder of
BGC, heart attack. •
Christine Buckley, 67, Irish activist, breast cancer. •
Marilyn Butler, 77, British literary critic and academic,
Rector of Exeter College, Oxford (1993–2004). •
Bob Crow, 52, British trade unionist, General Secretary of the
RMT (since 2002), aneurysm and heart attack. •
Vladislav David, 86, Czech lawyer and academic. •
Elisabeth Dhanens, 98, Belgian art historian. •
Berkin Elvan, 15, Turkish student, head trauma from projected tear-gas canister. •
Ronald Gora, 80, American Olympic swimmer. •
Nils Horner, 51, Swedish journalist (
Sveriges Radio), shot. •
Elroy Kahanek, 72, American songwriter. •
Edmund Levy, 72, Israeli judge, member of the
Supreme Court (2001–2012). •
Our Conor, 4, Irish Thoroughbred racehorse, fall. •
G. S. Paramashivaiah, 95, Indian irrigation engineer. •
John PiRoman, 62, American screenwriter and playwright. •
Ken Russell, 78, American football player (
Detroit Lions). •
Eric Sainsbury, 88, British social scientist. •
Hermann Schleinhege, 98, German
Luftwaffe ace during World War II and Iron Cross recipient. •
Mehmooda Ali Shah, 94, Indian educationalist. •
Marga Spiegel, 101, German writer. •
Bobby Thompson, 74, American football player (
Detroit Lions,
Montreal Alouettes). •
Doru Tureanu, 60, Romanian Olympic ice hockey player (
1976,
1980). •
David Yeagley, 62, American
Comanche political writer.
12 •
Cecil Abbott, 89, Australian police chief,
Commissioner of
New South Wales Police (1981–1984). •
Bahram Askerov, 80, Azerbaijani physicist. •
Věra Chytilová, 85, Czech film director, recipient of the
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres,
Medal of Merit and the
Czech Lion award. •
Phil Conley, 79, American Olympic athlete. •
Myles Conte, 66, South African cricketer. •
Richard Coogan, 99, American actor (
Captain Video and His Video Rangers,
The Californians). •
Paul C. Donnelly, 90, American aerospace pioneer. •
Med Flory, 87, American saxophonist (
Supersax) and actor (
Daniel Boone, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Lassie). •
Jackie Gaughan, 93, American hotelier and casino owner (
El Cortez,
Las Vegas Club,
The Western,
Gold Spike). •
Wil Jones, 75, American basketball player and coach, pancreatic cancer. •
Art Kenney, 97, American baseball player (
Boston Bees). •
Bill Knott, 73, American poet. •
René Llense, 100, French footballer. •
Fortunatus M. Lukanima, 73, Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Arusha (1989–1998). •
Celmira Luzardo, 61, Colombian television actress. •
Ola L. Mize, 82, American army officer,
Korean War recipient of the
Medal of Honor. •
John Cullen Nugent, 93, Canadian artist, sculptor and photographer. •
Kjell Nupen, 58, Norwegian artist, cancer. •
Kyojin Onishi, 97, Japanese novelist, pneumonia. •
Calvin Palmer, 73, English footballer, cancer. •
José Policarpo, 78, Portuguese Roman Catholic cardinal, Patriarch of
Lisbon (1998–2013), aortic aneurysm. •
Jenny Romatowski, 86, American
AAGPBL baseball player. •
Zoja Rudnova, 67, Russian table tennis player. •
David Sive, 91, American environmental lawyer. •
Ray Still, 94, American classical oboist (
Chicago Symphony Orchestra). •
Jean Vallée, 72, Belgian songwriter and performer.
13 •
Reubin Askew, 85, American politician,
Governor of Florida (1971–1979), member of the
Florida House of Representatives (1958–1962) and
Senate (1962–1971). •
Bill Ballard, 67, Canadian concert promoter and sport franchise owner (
Toronto Maple Leafs), cancer. •
Chérifa, 88, Algerian singer-songwriter. •
Angelo Martino Colombo, 78, Italian footballer. •
Jan Erik Düring, 87, Norwegian director. •
Benjamin Enríquez, 83, Filipino boxer. •
Raymond Flood, 78, English cricketer (
Hampshire). •
Joseph Bacon Fraser Jr., 88, American real estate developer. •
Paulo Goulart, 81, Brazilian actor, cancer. •
Al Harewood, 90, American jazz drummer. •
Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, 70, Northern Irish politician, member of the
House of Lords, founder of the
Norbrook Group,
helicopter crash. •
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, 82, Sierra Leonean politician,
President (1996–1997, 1998–2007). •
S. Mallikarjunaiah, 82, Indian politician, MP for
Tumkur (1991–2009),
Karnataka MLA for
Tumkur (1971–1991), heart attack. •
Vince McGlone, 97, New Zealand seaman and television personality. •
Icchokas Meras, 79, Lithuanian-born Israeli writer,
recipient of the
Lithuanian National Prize (2010). •
Petar Miloševski, 40, Macedonian footballer (
Enosis Neon Paralimni), traffic collision.· •
Serge Perrault, 93, French ballet dancer and teacher. •
Pierre Prat, 84, French Olympic athlete. •
Abby Singer, 96, American production manager (
Major Dad,
Remington Steele,
St. Elsewhere), cancer. •
Len Velander, 93, American football coach. •
Wang King-ho, 97, Taiwanese physician. •
Henk Weerink, 77, Dutch football referee. •
Janusz Zabłocki, 88, Polish politician and Catholic activist,
MP (1965–1985).
14 •
John Agoglia, 76, American television executive (
NBC), instrumental in decision to replace
Johnny Carson with
Jay Leno, cancer. •
Tony Benn, 88, British politician,
Minister of Technology (1966–1970),
Secretary of State (1974–1979), MP for
Bristol South East (1950–1960, 1963–1983) and
Chesterfield (1984–2001). •
Otakar Brousek Sr., 89, Czech actor. •
Gary Burger, 72, American singer (
The Monks), pancreatic cancer. •
John Burgess, 82, British record producer and production company executive. •
Cao Shunli, 52, Chinese human rights activist, complications from pneumonia. •
Rodney M. Coe, 80, American medical sociologist. •
Ted Cohen, 74, American philosopher. •
Jiří Dadák, 88, Czech Olympic
hammer thrower. •
John de Salis, 9th Count de Salis-Soglio, 66, British major. •
Yves Delacour, 83, French Olympic rower (
1956). •
Richard Dermer, 74, American restaurateur, founder of
Hideaway Pizza. •
Jon Ewing, 77, Australian actor and director. •
Hans Fogh, 76, Danish-born Canadian Olympic sailor. •
Alec Gaskell, 81, English footballer. •
Meir Har-Zion, 80, Israeli commando. •
Vello Helk, 90, Estonian-born Danish historian. •
Bill Icke, 93, Australian rules footballer (
South Melbourne,
Geelong). •
Gašo Knežević, 60, Serbian academic and politician,
Minister of Education (2001–2004). •
Sam Lacey, 66, American basketball player (
Cincinnati Royals). •
Roger Leir, 80, American podiatric surgeon and
ufologist. •
Ioan Lewis, 84, Scottish anthropologist. •
Hugh Lunghi, 93, British military interpreter (
Winston Churchill), one of the last living
Big Three participants, first British soldier to enter
Hitler's bunker. •
Warwick Parer, 77, Australian politician,
Senator for Queensland (1984–2000),
Minister for Resources and Energy (1996–1998). •
Sam Peffer, 92, British commercial artist. •
Werner Rackwitz, 84, German opera director and politician. •
Bob Thomas, 92, American journalist (
Associated Press) and biographer. •
Manuel Torres Pastor, 83, Spanish footballer (
Real Zaragoza,
Real Madrid). •
Ken Utsui, 82, Japanese actor (
Super Giant). •
Wesley Warren Jr., 50, American scrotal elephantiasis victim, heart attack.
15 •
Reşat Amet, 39, Crimean Tatar activist, murdered. •
Maria Anzai, 60, Japanese singer. •
Scott Asheton, 64, American drummer (
The Stooges), heart attack. •
David Brenner, 78, American comedian, cancer. •
Charlotte Brooks, 95, American photographer (
Look). •
Andrew Kenneth Burroughs, 60, British consultant physician. •
Bo Callaway, 86, American politician,
Secretary of the Army, member of the
US House of Representatives for Georgia, complications from a brain hemorrhage. •
Mars Cramer, 85, Dutch economist. •
Paddy Cronin, 88, Irish fiddler. •
Huseyn Derya, 38, Azerbaijani rapper, traffic collision. •
Clarissa Dickson Wright, 66, English celebrity chef and television personality (
Two Fat Ladies). •
H. Hugh Fudenberg, 85, American immunologist. •
Everett L. Fullam, 82, American Episcopalian priest. •
Robert C. Horton, 87, American mining engineer. •
Miervaldis Jurševskis, 92, Latvian-Canadian chess player. •
Jürgen Kurbjuhn, 73, German footballer (
Hamburger SV). •
Jesper Langballe, 74, Danish politician,
MP for
Viborg (2001–2011). •
Ed Meyer, 77, American football player (
Buffalo Bills). •
Jim Mikol, 75, Canadian ice hockey player (
New York Rangers). •
Luca Moro, 41, Italian race car driver, brain tumor. •
Marie Nightingale, 85, Canadian cookbook author, cancer. •
Lorenzo Parente, 78, Italian-born American professional wrestler. •
Cees Veerman, 70, Dutch singer and musician (
The Cats).
16 •
George E. Barker, 83–84, British philatelist. •
Gary Bettenhausen, 72, American race car driver. •
Marc Blondel, 75, French trade union leader. •
Markus Brüderlin, 55, Swiss art historian and curator. •
Carlos Camus, 87, Chilean Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Copiapó (1968–1976) and
Linares (1976–2003). •
Donald Crothers, 77, American chemist. •
Lapiro de Mbanga, 56, Cameroonian musician, political and social activist, cancer. •
DJ Edwin, 46, Australian DJ, remixer, songwriter and producer, heart attack. •
Joseph Fan Zhongliang, 95, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate and confined dissident, Bishop of
Shanghai (since 2000). •
Sanjeeva Kaviratne, 44, Sri Lankan politician, member of the
Central Provincial Council, MP for
Matale District. •
Dzintars Krišjānis, 55, Latvian Olympic rower. •
Mitch Leigh, 86, American
Tony Award-winning composer (
Man of La Mancha), pneumonia as a complication of a stroke. •
Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy, 77, Sierra Leonean poet, playwright, novelist and political prisoner. •
Steve Moore, 64, British cartoonist and writer. •
Frank Oliver, 65, New Zealand rugby player and coach. •
Alexander Pochinok, 56, Russian economist, Minister of Taxes and Levies (1999–2000), Minister of Labor and Social Development (2000–2004), cardiac arrest. •
Renzo Ranuzzi, 89, Italian Olympic basketball player. •
Chuck Scherza, 91, Canadian ice hockey player (
Boston Bruins,
New York Rangers). •
Cesare Segre, 85, Italian philologist, semiotician and literary critic. •
Nicholas Spaeth, 64, American lawyer,
North Dakota Attorney General (1985–1992). •
Kenneth Wade, 81, British chemist. •
Denké Kossi Wazo, 55, Togolese footballer.
17 •
Robert L. Belknap, 83, American scholar. •
Mareike Carrière, 59, German actress, bladder cancer. •
Jim Compton, 72, American journalist (
NBC News), heart attack. •
José Delicado Baeza, 87, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of
Valladolid (1975–2002). •
Mercy Edirisinghe, 68, Sri Lankan actress and singer. •
Charley Feeney, 89, American sportswriter. •
Gene Feist, 91, American playwright and theatre director, co-founder of the
Roundabout Theater Company. •
Marek Galiński, 39, Polish Olympic cyclist (
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008), traffic collision. •
Joseph Kerman, 89, American musicologist. •
Donald Michael Kraig, 62, American occultist author and practitioner, pancreatic cancer. •
Paddy McGuigan, 74, Irish songwriter ("
The Men Behind the Wire", "
The Boys of the Old Brigade") and musician (
The Barleycorn). •
Rachel Lambert Mellon, 103, American horticulturalist and arts patron. •
Oswald Morris, 98, British cinematographer (
Fiddler on the Roof,
The Guns of Navarone,
Oliver!),
Oscar winner (
1972). •
Al Oeming, 88, Canadian professional wrestler and wildlife conservationist, co-founder of
Stampede Wrestling, complications following heart surgery. •
Rohan O'Grady, 91, Canadian author. •
Antoni Opolski, 100, Polish physicist. •
Mohamed Salah Jedidi, 76, Tunisian footballer (
Club Africain). •
L'Wren Scott, 49, American fashion designer and model, suicide by hanging. •
Egon Sendler, 90, German-born French Jesuit priest and art historian. •
James E. Stowers, 90, American investment management executive and philanthropist, founder of
American Century Investments. •
Roy Trantham, 73, American
stock car racing driver, leukemia. •
Quinto Vadi, 92, Italian Olympic gymnast (
1948,
1952).
18 •
Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, 62, Nigerian academic and feminist scholar, kidney failure. •
Jeffrey Anderson, 85, Canadian broadcaster, journalist and producer,
CBC London bureau chief. •
Jorge Arvizu, 81, Mexican voice actor, heart failure. •
Karl Baumgartner, 65, Italian-born German film producer (
Le Havre,
Underground). •
Albert Dormer, 88, British bridge player. •
Vernita Gray, 65, American activist, cancer. •
Kaiser Kalambo, 60, Zambian football player and coach, prostate cancer. •
Derek Knee, 91, British military interpreter (
Field Marshal Montgomery). •
Serhiy Kokurin, 36, Ukrainian soldier, shot. •
Sydney Kustu, 71, American microbiologist, suicide by
sodium azide poisoning. •
Joe Lala, 66, American musician and actor (
Monsters, Inc.,
On Deadly Ground), complications from lung cancer. •
Tivadar Monostori, 77, Hungarian footballer (
Dorogi FC). •
Ahmad Naruyi, 51, Iranian Sunni theologian, human rights activist and journalist. •
Lucius Shepard, 70, American science fiction author. •
Ara Shiraz, 72, Armenian architect and sculptor, complications from stroke. •
Ben Staartjes, 85, Dutch Olympic sailor. •
Raili Tuominen-Hämäläinen, 81, Finnish Olympic gymnast.
19 •
Robert Butler, 70, American artist, member of
The Highwaymen, complications from diabetes. •
Ken Forsse, 77, American inventor and television producer, creator of the
Teddy Ruxpin, heart failure. •
Rodney E. Gutzler, 67, American politician. •
Patrick Joseph McGovern, 76, American technology executive, founder and chairman of
IDG. •
Ernest Mühlen, 87, Luxembourgish politician,
MEP (1984–1989),
MP (1989–1991). •
Fred Phelps, 84, American pastor and anti-gay activist, founder of the
Westboro Baptist Church. •
Enric Ribelles, 80, Spanish footballer. •
Heather Robertson, 72, Canadian journalist (
Winnipeg Free Press) and author, cancer. •
Philip Saliba, 82, Lebanese-born American Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan of the
AOCANA (since 1966). •
Robert S. Strauss, 95, American politician and diplomat,
Ambassador to
Russia (1991–1992). •
László Szőke, 83, Hungarian footballer. •
Hank Utley, 89, American author and historian, executive director of
Boys Club. •
Idly Walpoth, 93, Swiss Olympian •
Lawrence Walsh, 102, American lawyer and judge,
Independent Counsel for the
Iran–Contra affair, member of the
US District Court for Southern New York (1954–1957). •
Joseph F. Weis Jr., 91, American judge,
U.S. Court of Appeals – Third Circuit (1973–1988),
U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania (1970–1973), kidney failure.
20 •
Ragesh Asthana, 51, Ugandan-born Indian actor, heart attack. •
Hennie Aucamp, 80, South African poet, short story writer,
cabaretist and academic. •
Iñaki Azkuna, 71, Spanish Basque politician, Mayor of
Bilbao (since 1999) and
World Mayor (2012), prostate cancer. •
Hilderaldo Bellini, 83, Brazilian footballer, two-time World Cup winner (
1958,
1962), complications from a heart attack. •
Andrzej Grzegorczyk, 91, Polish mathematician. •
Judy Harrow, 69, American author and Wiccan priestess. •
Dick Heller, 76, American sportswriter (
The Washington Times). •
Dennis Jackson, 82, English footballer (
Aston Villa). •
Thomas Jolley, 70, American anti–war protester. •
Joseph Kenton, 92, American politician. •
Mohamed Mjid, 97, Moroccan politician. •
Kristian Mosegaard, 83, Danish footballer. •
Tonie Nathan, 91, American politician, first woman to receive an electoral vote in a
presidential election, Alzheimer's disease. •
Tommy O'Connell, 83, American football player (
Cleveland Browns,
Buffalo Bills). •
Ahmad Sardar, 40, Afghan journalist (
Agence France-Presse),
shot. •
Khushwant Singh, 99, Indian journalist and author (
Train to Pakistan). •
Roland Svensson, 68, Swedish Olympic wrestler. •
William Toomath, 88, New Zealand architect. •
Marc-Adélard Tremblay, 91, Canadian anthropologist. •
Murray Weidenbaum, 87, American economist, Chairperson of the
Council of Economic Advisers (1981–1982).
21 •
Deborah Backer, 54, Guyanese politician, Deputy Speaker of the
National Assembly. •
Qoriniasi Bale, 85, Fijian lawyer and politician,
Attorney-General (1984–1987, 2001–2006). •
David Beaglehole, 76, New Zealand physicist. •
Bill Boedeker, 90, American football player (
Cleveland Browns). •
Jim Brasco, 83, American basketball player. •
Jack Fleck, 92, American professional golfer, winner of the
U.S. Open (
1955). •
Linda Gerard, 75, American cabaret artist, cancer. •
Michael Henley, 76, British Anglican prelate,
Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane (1995–2004). •
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, 80, Iraqi religious leader,
Patriarch of the
Syriac Orthodox Church (since 1980). •
Terry David Jones, 75, Canadian politician. •
Vincent Lamberti, 86, American medical researcher, developed the original
Dove Soap bar, complications from heart failure. •
André Lavagne, 100, French composer. •
Edward E. Masters, 89, American diplomat,
Ambassador to Bangladesh (1976–1977) and
Indonesia (1977–1981). •
Julian Moynahan, 89, American academic. •
Simeon Oduoye, 68, Nigerian politician,
Senator for
Osun (2003–2007). •
Kiril Pandov, 85, Bulgarian footballer (
PFC Spartak Varna). •
Kostis Papagiorgis, 66, Greek writer and translator. •
Nenad Petrović, 88, Serbian writer. •
Jorge Pontual, 89, Brazilian Olympic sailor. •
James Rebhorn, 65, American actor (
Scent of a Woman,
Independence Day,
Homeland), melanoma. •
Oddvar Rønnestad, 78, Norwegian Olympic alpine skier. •
Adrian Taylor, 60, American television news producer (
60 Minutes,
The Early Show),
winner of the
Peabody Award (2013), pancreatic cancer. •
Sir Colin Turner, 92, British politician, MP for
Woolwich West (1959–1964). •
William Vahey, 64, American schoolteacher and child molester, suicide by stabbing.
22 •
Hermann Buhl, 78, German Olympic runner. •
Yashwant Vithoba Chittal, 85, Indian
Sahitya Akademi Award-winning author (
The Boy who Talked to Trees). •
Mickey Duff, 84, Polish-born British boxing manager and promoter,
International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee (1999). •
Kurt Rudolf Fischer, 92, Austrian philosopher. •
Riina Gerretz, 74, Estonian pianist. •
Hamza Abu al-Haija, 22, Palestinian militant (
Hamas), shot. •
Yngve A. A. Larsson, 97, Swedish pediatrician, professor of medicine and diabetologist. •
Thor Listau, 75, Norwegian politician, Minister of Fisheries (1981–1985),
MP for
Finnmark (1973–1985). •
Lavinia Loughridge, 83, Northern Irish physician. •
Charles Magel, 93, American philosopher and animal rights activist. •
Robert Meyers, 89, Canadian Olympic champion ice hockey player (1952). •
Tasos Mitsopoulos, 48, Cypriot politician,
Defence Minister (2014),
MP (2006–2013), complications from a brain haemorrhage. •
Ken Plant, 88, English footballer (
Nuneaton Borough,
Colchester United). •
Antoine Porcel, 76, French Olympic boxer. •
Lou Rell, 73, American Naval and commercial aviator,
First Gentleman of
Connecticut (2004–2011), cancer. •
Siddakatte Chennappa Shetty, 62, Indian
Yakshagana orator. •
Patrice Wymore, 87, American actress (''
Ocean's 11, Tea for Two, The Big Trees'') and philanthropist.
23 •
Valentina Ballod, 76, Uzbekistani Olympic high jumper (
1956,
1960). •
Ashley Booth, 76, Scottish footballer (
St Johnstone,
East Fife). •
Carmelo Bossi, 74, Italian Olympic silver-medalist boxer (
1960) and world junior middleweight champion (1970–1971). •
Dave Brockie, 50, Canadian-born American heavy metal singer (
Gwar), heroin overdose. •
Jack Clancy, 79, Australian football player. •
Bobby Croft, 68, Canadian basketball player (
Kentucky Colonels,
Texas Chaparrals), first Canadian to get a full scholarship to NCAA school for basketball. •
Miller M. Duris, 86, American politician,
Mayor of
Hillsboro, Oregon (1973–1977). •
Walter Ewbank, 96, British Anglican prelate,
Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness (1971–1977),
Archdeacon of Carlisle (1978–1984). •
John M. Goshko, 80, American journalist (
The Washington Post), kidney failure. •
Abdul Hakim, Bangladeshi politician. •
David Henshaw, 74, New Zealand cartoonist. •
Roy Peter Martin, 83, British author. •
Jürg Neuenschwander, 67, Swiss organist and composer, cerebral hemorrhage. •
Peter Oakley, 86, British Internet
vlogger, cancer. •
B. Palaniappan, 83, Indian gynaecologist. •
William Peters, 90, British diplomat and activist (
Jubilee 2000). •
Parviz C. Radji, 77, Iranian diplomat,
Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1976–1979). •
Jaroslav Šerých, 86, Czech painter, printmaker and illustrator. •
Miroslav Štěpán, 68, Czech politician, member of the Central Committee for the Communist Party (1988–1989), complications from cancer. •
Adolfo Suárez, 81, Spanish politician and lawyer,
Prime Minister (1976–1981) and leader of
Spanish transition to democracy,
Duke of Suárez (since 1981), respiratory infection.
24 •
Giuseppe Agostino, 85, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of
Crotone-Santa Severina (1973–1998) and
Cosenza-Bisignano (1998–2004). •
Geoff Bradford, 80, English guitarist. •
Victor Hugo Caula, 86, Argentinian cameraman and director of photography. •
Robert F. Coleman, 59, American mathematician. •
Margaret di Menna, 90, New Zealand microbiologist. •
Rusi Dinshaw, 86, Pakistani cricketer. •
Gerald Lamb, 89, American politician. •
Arne Løvlie, 83, Norwegian zoologist. •
Jean-François Mattéi, 73, French philosopher. •
Tom Mikula, 87, American football player (
Brooklyn Dodgers). •
Oleksandr Muzychko, 51, Ukrainian political activist, shot. •
Bryan Orritt, 77, Welsh footballer (
Birmingham City,
Middlesbrough), stroke. •
Kuldeep Pawar, 65, Indian actor, kidney failure. •
Paulo Schroeber, 40, Brazilian guitarist (
Almah), heart failure. •
William R. Stoeger, 71, American astronomer and theologian. •
John Rowe Townsend, 91, British children's author (
The Intruder). •
David A. Trampier, 59, American fantasy gaming artist (
Dungeons & Dragons). •
David Walker, 81, British Olympic rower. •
Rodney Wilkes, 89, Trinidadian Olympic silver- and bronze-medalist weightlifter (
1948,
1952).
25 •
Lorna Arnold, 98, British nuclear historian and author, stroke. •
Harm de Blij, 78, Dutch-born American geographer. •
Meredith Bordeaux, 101, American politician, member of the
Maine House of Representatives (1979–1982). •
Dil Bahadur Lama, 84, Nepali politician and police official, cardiac arrest. •
Jeffery Dench, 85, British actor (
First Knight). •
Harley Dow, 88, American football player (
San Francisco 49ers). •
Hank Lauricella, 83, American
Hall of Fame football player (
Tennessee Volunteers) and politician, member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives (1966–1972) and
Senate (1972–1996). •
Eddie Lawrence, 95, American actor, comedian and singer. •
Mon Levinson, 88, American sculptor. •
Jon Lord, 57, Canadian politician,
Alberta MLA for
Calgary-Currie (2001–2004), heart attack. •
Nicky McFadden, 51, Irish politician,
TD for
Longford–Westmeath (since 2011), complications from motor neurone disease. •
Ángel César Mendoza Arámburo, 79, Mexican politician,
Governor of Baja California Sur (1975–1981). •
Nanda, 75, Indian actress (
Teen Devian,
Gumnaam,
Chhoti Bahen), heart attack. •
Frank O'Keeffe, 91, Irish Gaelic football player (
Kerry). •
Mohammad Ebrahim Bastani Parizi, 89, Iranian historian and author. •
Reinhold Pommer, 79, German Olympic cyclist (
1956). •
Joseph Purtill, 86, American politician and judge, member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives (1959–1961). •
Jerry Roberts, 93, British wartime codebreaker, member of the
Testery unit. •
Sonny Ruberto, 68, American baseball player (
San Diego Padres), cancer. •
Jonathan Schell, 70, American author, journalist and anti-war activist, cancer. •
Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran, 88, Indian
Sahitya Akademi Award-winning author and literary critic. •
Robert Slater, 70, American author and journalist, complications from influenza. •
Ralph Wilson, 95, American
Hall of Fame football team owner (
Buffalo Bills) and racehorse breeder (
Arazi), co-founder of the
AFL. •
Lode Wouters, 84, Belgian Olympic gold- and bronze-medalist cyclist (
1948).
26 •
Roger Birkman, 95, American organizational psychologist. •
George Bookasta, 96, American child actor, pneumonia. •
Gangaram Choudhary, 92, Indian politician. •
Chu Teh-Chun, 93, Chinese-born French painter. •
Shun Lien Chuang, 59, American engineer. •
John Garry Clifford, 72, American historian. •
John Disney, 94, Australian ornithologist. •
Warren Forma, 90, American documentary filmmaker and author. •
Barbara Halloran Gibbons, 80, American cookbook author and columnist. •
Dick Guidry, 84, American politician, member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives (1950–1954, 1964–1976). •
Ann Howard, 79, English mezzo-soprano, pulmonary embolism. •
Tom Jones, 90, Australian politician, Member for
Collie (1968–1989). •
Marcus Kimball, 85, British politician, MP for
Gainsborough (1956–1983). •
Wolfgang Kirchgässner, 85, German Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of
Freiburg im Breisgau (1979–1998). •
Thomas Landauer, 81, American experimental psychologist. •
George Lerchen, 91, American baseball player (
Detroit Tigers,
Cincinnati Redlegs). •
Noriko Matsumoto, 78, Japanese actress, interstitial pneumonia. •
Mark Stock, 62, American artist, enlarged heart.
27 •
Francine Beers, 89, American actress (
Law & Order,
Three Men and a Baby,
Keeping the Faith). •
Bertrando, 25, American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse (
Woodward Stakes,
Goodwood Breeder's Cup Handicap,
Pacific Classic Stakes). •
Al Cihocki, 89, American baseball player (
Cleveland Indians). •
Kent Cochrane, 62, Canadian amnesiac, had one of the most studied human brains. •
Max Coll, 82, American politician, member of the
New Mexico House of Representatives (1972–2004), stroke. •
John Cornes, 66, Australian rugby player. •
Jean-Claude Colliard, 68, French political scientist and politician, member of the
Constitutional Council (1998–2007). •
Nevio de Zordo, 71, Italian Olympic silver-medalist bobsledder (
1972). •
Augustin Deleanu, 69, Romanian footballer (
Dinamo București). •
Richard N. Frye, 94, American scholar of Armenian studies. •
Hal M. Lattimore, 93, American judge, member of the
Texas Court of Appeals. •
Per Lillo-Stenberg, 85, Norwegian actor. •
Joseph Madachy, 87, American research chemist and mathematician, editor of
Journal of Recreational Mathematics. •
Derek Martinus, 82, British television director (
Doctor Who, ''
Blake's 7, Z-Cars''), Alzheimer's disease. •
Robert Ojo, 72, Nigerian Olympic sprinter. •
Gina Pellón, 87, Cuban painter. •
P. Ramdas, 83, Indian film director, winner of the
J. C. Daniel Award (2007). •
Joseph Rigano, 80, American actor (
Casino,
Mickey Blue Eyes,
Analyze This), throat cancer. •
James R. Schlesinger, 85, American government official,
Director of the CIA (1973),
Secretary of Defense (1973–1975),
Secretary of Energy (1977–1979), pneumonia. •
Michael Schofield, 94, British sociologist and campaigner. •
Arsenio Valdez, 71, Paraguayan footballer.
28 •
GOK Ajayi, 82, Nigerian lawyer. •
Mayada Ashraf, appr. 22, Egyptian journalist, shot. •
Rawle Barrow, 79, Trinidad and Tobago Olympic sailor. •
Carlos Miguel Benn, 89, Argentine yacht racer. (death announced on this date) •
Jeremiah Denton, 89, American politician and military officer,
Senator from
Alabama (1981–1987), recipient of the
Navy Cross, complications from a heart ailment. •
Robin Gibson, 83, Australian architect (
Queensland Cultural Centre). (death announced on this date) •
Barbara Gray, 87, American politician. •
Edwin Kagin, 73, American lawyer, national legal director for the
American Atheists, heart disease. •
Michael F. Lappert, 85, British chemist. •
Billy "The Texan" Longley, 88, Australian criminal. •
Sam McAughtry, 93, Northern Irish writer and broadcaster. •
Godfrey Mdimi Mhogolo, 62, Tanzanian Anglican prelate, Bishop of
Central Tanganyika (since 1989), lung infection. •
Reiko Mori, 85, Japanese novelist and playwright, pancreatic cancer. •
Michael Putney, 67, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Townsville (since 2001), stomach cancer. •
Lorenzo Semple Jr., 91, American screenwriter (
Batman,
Flash Gordon,
Three Days of the Condor). •
Avraham Yaski, 86, Romanian-born Israeli architect and academic,
recipient of the
Israel Prize (1982).
29 •
Hobart Alter, 80, American surfer and boat designer (
Hobie cat). •
Lelio Antoniotti, 86, Italian footballer. •
Catherine Hayes Bailey, 92, American plant geneticist. •
Roderick Bell, 66, Canadian diplomat. •
Mark Chamberlain, 82, American educator, President of
Rowan University (1969–1984). •
James Churgin, 85, American geologist and oceanographer. •
Yosef Hamadani Cohen, 98, Iranian Jewish prelate, Chief Rabbi of
Iran (since 1994). •
Karl Spillman Forester, 73, American senior (former chief) judge, member of the
US District Court for Eastern Kentucky (since 1988). •
Elbert Gill, 82, American politician, member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives (1966–1986). •
Butch Maples, 73, American football player (
Baltimore Colts). •
Billy Mundi, 71, American drummer (
The Mothers of Invention,
Rhinoceros), complications from diabetes. •
Marc Platt, 100, American dancer and actor (
Oklahoma!,
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers). •
Oldřich Škácha, 72, Czech photographer and dissident. •
Ron Stott, 76, American politician, member of the
New York State Assembly (1975–1977), Mayor of
North Syracuse, New York (1971–1974). •
Birgitta Valberg, 97, Swedish actress. •
Dane Witherspoon, 56, American actor (
Santa Barbara,
Capitol).
30 •
Muhammadu Kudu Abubakar, 52, Nigerian Emir of
Agaie (since 2004). •
Robert Billingham, 56, American Olympic silver medal-winning sailor (
1988), official and skipper, member of
1992 America's Cup winning team. •
Richard Black, 92, American commercial artist and landscape painter, creator of the
Mr. Clean and
Smokey Bear mascots. •
Thomas Ryan Byrne, 91, American historian, economist, and diplomat. •
Sean Cusack, 87, Irish soccer player. •
Gerardo D'Ambrosio, 83, Italian politician and magistrate. •
Michael Edmonds, 87, British artist, co-founder of
56 Group Wales. •
Victor Gankin, 78, Russian-American scientist. •
Sir David Gibbons, 85, Bermudian politician,
Premier (1977–1982). •
Jan de Graaff, 70, Dutch television journalist. •
Keizō Kanie, 69, Japanese actor, stomach cancer. •
Lyman Kipp, 84, American sculptor and painter. •
Kate O'Mara, 74, English actress (
Dynasty,
Doctor Who, ''
Howards' Way''), ovarian cancer. •
Alice Raftary, 86, American educator of blind adults. •
Phuntsok Wangyal, 92, Chinese Tibetan politician, military leader and government critic, led
invasion of Tibet (1950–1951). •
Fred Stansfield, 96, Welsh international footballer. •
Patricia A. Weitsman, 49, American political scientist, leukemia.
31 •
Gonzalo Anes, 82, Spanish historian, Director of
Real Academia de la Historia (since 1998). •
Anthony Beattie, 69, British civil servant, complications from a fall. •
Stanley L. Englebardt, 88, American journalist. •
Irene Fernandez, 67, Malaysian advocate for women and
migrant workers, heart failure. •
Władysław Filipowiak, 87, Polish archaeologist and historian. •
Bryan Gahol, 36, Filipino basketball player, traffic collision. •
David Hannay, 74, Australian film producer. •
Edmond Harjo, 96, American
Seminole Code Talker during World War II, recipient of the
Congressional Gold Medal (2013), heart attack. •
Ben Johnson, 74, American
Makah tribal politician and fisheries expert, heart attack. •
Charles Keating, 90, American banker, key figure in the
savings and loan crisis. •
Frankie Knuckles, 59, American disc jockey and record producer, complications from diabetes. •
Bob Larbey, 79, British television writer (
Please Sir!,
The Good Life,
As Time Goes By). •
Ferdinand Masset, 93, Swiss politician. •
Jimmy Newton, 35–36, American Southern Ute tribal chief, Chairman of the
Reservation (since 2011). •
Renée Richard, 85, French cheesemonger. •
Bob Ringma, 85, Canadian politician and army officer. •
Max Robinson, 81, Australian politician, member of the
Tasmanian House of Assembly (1976–1979). •
Hermann von Siebenthal, 79, Swiss Olympic equestrian. •
Enrique Plancarte Solís, 43, Mexican drug lord, shot. •
Roger Somville, 90, Belgian painter. •
Asep Sunandar Sunarya, 58, Indonesian
wayang golek puppeteer, heart attack. •
Ahmet Yorulmaz, 81–82, Turkish writer. ==References==