1 •
Karl-Robert Ameln, 96, Swedish sailor (
1948 and
1952 Olympics). •
Aleksander Arkuszyński, 98, Polish brigadier general, WWII veteran. •
Pratyusha Banerjee, 24, Indian actress, suicide by hanging. •
Alan Carter, 86, British civil servant,
Director of Immigration of Hong Kong (1983–1989). •
Tom Coughlin, 67, American business executive and convicted fraudster (
Walmart). •
George Curry, 71, American football coach, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. •
Mame Younousse Dieng, 76, Senegalese writer. •
Alberto Fontanesi, 87, Italian footballer. •
Artur Górski, 46, Polish politician, member of
Sejm (since 2005), leukemia. •
Kao Ching-yuen, 87, Taiwanese businessman (
Uni-President Enterprises Corporation). (death announced on this date) •
Richard S. Kem, 89, American army Major-General. •
Emil Keres, 90, Hungarian actor and theatre director. •
Clarence Makwetu, 88, South African politician. •
Herbert Theodore Milburn, 84, American judge. •
John Minney, 76, English cricketer (
Cambridge University,
Northamptonshire). •
Wiebe Nijenhuis, 61, Dutch sportsman. •
Carl Nordling, 85, Swedish physicist. •
Constance-Anne Parker, 94, British sculptor. •
Marjorie Peters, 97, American baseball player (
AAGBPL). •
Geoff Portz, 85, British professional wrestler. •
Fausto Puccini, 83, Italian Olympic equestrian. •
Patricia Thompson, 89, American philosopher. •
André Villers, 85, French photographer. •
Tony Whittaker, 83, British solicitor and politician. •
Ron Wicks, 76, Canadian
NHL ice hockey referee, liver cancer.
2 •
Gato Barbieri, 83, Argentine jazz saxophonist, pneumonia. •
Rick Bartow, 69, American artist, heart failure. •
Don Beery, 96, American basketball player. •
Moreese Bickham, 98, American convicted murderer and anti-death penalty activist. •
Sergio Ferrari, 72, Italian footballer. •
Gallieno Ferri, 87, Italian comic book artist (
Zagor,
Mister No). •
Rona M. Fields, 83, American psychologist. •
Boris Hybner, 74, Czech actor and mime artist. •
Gareth Jones, 85, British legal academic. •
Martin Lampkin, 65, English
motorcycle trials rider, cancer. •
Nabil Nosair, 77, Egyptian footballer (
Zamalek). •
Amber Rayne, 31, American pornographic actress, accidental drug overdose. •
Dennis Riggin, 79, Canadian ice hockey player (
Detroit Red Wings). •
László Sárosi, 84, Hungarian football player and coach. •
Aleksandar Vasin, 82, Serbian Olympic fencer. •
Thomas Zeng Jing-mu, 95, Chinese clandestine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Yujiang (1988–2012). • Soldiers killed in the
Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes: •
Robert Abajyan, 19, Armenian (
Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army). •
Samid Imanov, 34–35, Azerbaijani (
Special Forces). •
Samir Kachayev, 22, Azerbaijani. •
Murad Mirzayev, 40, Azerbaijani (
Special Forces). •
Kyaram Sloyan, 19, Armenian (
Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army).
3 •
Abu Firas al-Suri, 65, Syrian
al-Nusra Front senior official, air strike. •
Phanor Arizabaleta-Arzayus, 78, Colombian criminal, heart attack. •
John C. Baldwin, 67, American cardiac surgeon, drowned. •
John Vane, 11th Baron Barnard, 92, British peer. •
Erik Bauersfeld, 93, American radio dramatist (
KPFA) and voice actor (
Star Wars,
A.I. Artificial Intelligence,
Crimson Peak). •
Jesse L. Cooksey, 83, American politician. •
Ward Crutchfield, 87, American politician, member of the
Tennessee Senate (1985–2007). •
Bob Ellis, 73, Australian writer (
Newsfront,
My First Wife) and journalist, liver cancer. •
Bas van Erp, 36, Dutch wheelchair tennis player, Paralympic bronze medalist (
2004). •
Leopoldo Flores, 82, Mexican artist. •
Don Francks, 84, Canadian jazz vocalist and actor (
La Femme Nikita,
Inspector Gadget, ''
I'm Not There''), lung cancer. •
Robert Guinan, 82, American painter, lymphoma. •
Lars Gustafsson, 79, Swedish writer and scholar. •
Rowley Habib, 82, New Zealand writer. •
Henry Harpending, 72, American anthropologist, stroke. •
Bill Henderson, 90, American jazz vocalist and actor (
Clue,
City Slickers, ''
White Men Can't Jump''), cancer. •
Dick Hodgins Jr., 84, American cartoonist. •
Ross Honsberger, 87, Canadian mathematician. •
Stephen Jacobsen, 75, American bioengineer. •
Alex de Jesús, 33, Puerto Rican professional and Olympic lightweight boxer (
2004), shot. •
Cesare Maldini, 84, Italian football player and manager. •
Joe Medicine Crow, 102, American
Crow historian. •
Ronald Mulkearns, 85, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Ballarat (1971–1997), colon cancer. •
Don Narrell, 87, American football player (
Edmonton Eskimos). •
Whai Ngata, 74, New Zealand
Māori broadcaster, journalist and lexicographer. •
Noh Jin-kyu, 23, South Korean short track speed skater, world champion (
2011,
2012), osteosarcoma. •
Lola Novaković, 80, Serbian singer. •
Ian Robinson, 69, Zimbabwean cricket umpire, lung cancer. •
Jules Schelvis, 95, Dutch historian and Holocaust survivor. •
Kōji Wada, 42, Japanese singer ("
Butter-Fly", "
All of My Mind"),
nasopharynx cancer. •
John Waite, 74, English footballer (
Grimsby Town). •
Clarence Clifton Young, 93, American politician, member of the
United States House of Representatives from
Nevada's at-large congressional district (1953–1957),
Nevada Senate (1966–1980) and
Supreme Court (1985–2002).
4 •
Ranjan Baindoor, 66, Indian cricketer. •
Jarle Bondevik, 81, Norwegian philologist. •
Archie Dees, 80, American basketball player (
Cincinnati Royals,
Detroit Pistons). •
Eric Dott, 89, American game designer. •
Aubrey Finlay, 78, Irish cricketer. •
Georgi Hristakiev, 71, Bulgarian footballer, Olympic silver medalist (
1968). •
Shahidul Islam Khokon, 59, Bangladeshi filmmaker, motor neuron disease. •
Doug Kraner, 65, American production designer (
Uncle Buck,
Lean on Me,
Miracle on 34th Street), cancer. •
Rita Lafontaine, 76, Canadian actress, complications following surgery. •
Chus Lampreave, 85, Spanish actress (
Belle Époque,
Volver). •
Carlo Mastrangelo, 78, American bassist and doo-wop singer (
The Belmonts). •
Getatchew Mekurya, 81, Ethiopian jazz saxophonist. •
John Miller, 68, American politician, member of the
Virginia Senate (since 2008). •
Royston Nash, 82, English conductor (
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company). •
George Radosevich, 88, American football player (
Baltimore Colts). •
Mike Sandlock, 100, American baseball player (
Brooklyn Dodgers). •
Abe Segal, 85, South African tennis player, cancer. •
Song Soo-kwon, 76, South Korean writer. •
Ted Toles Jr., 90, American baseball player. •
Geoff Vanderfeen, 86, Australian rules footballer (
Footscray). •
Ken Waterhouse, 86, English footballer (
Preston North End,
Rotherham United).
5 •
Monica Asman, 95, American nun and research scientist. •
John Carlson, 82, American sportscaster. •
Richard G. Dupont, 72, American politician. •
Michael Earls-Davis, 95, English cricketer. •
Zyta Gilowska, 66, Polish politician,
Minister of Finance (2006, 2007),
Deputy Prime Minister (2006, 2007). •
Roman Gribbs, 90, American politician,
Mayor of Detroit (1970–1974). •
Leon Haywood, 74, American funk and soul singer. •
Ed Johnson, 71, American basketball player. •
Koço Kasapoğlu, 80, Turkish footballer. •
George Gelaga King, Sierra Leonean judge. •
Zena Latto, 90, American jazz saxophonist. •
Kerrie Lester, 62, Australian painter, leukaemia. •
Elsie Morison, 91, Australian soprano. •
E. M. Nathanson, 88, American author (
The Dirty Dozen), heart failure. •
Cornel Patrichi, 72, Romanian ballet dancer, choreographer and actor, lung cancer. •
Mick Sullivan, 82, English rugby league footballer (
Wigan), world champion (
1954,
1960). •
Ahmed Refai Taha, 61, Egyptian terrorist, leader of
al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, air strike. •
Barbara Turner, 79, American actress (
Soldier Blue) and screenwriter (
Pollock,
The Company). •
Frank Wainright, 48, American football player (
Miami Dolphins,
Baltimore Ravens), NFL champion (
2000).
6 •
Orison Rudolph Aggrey, 89, American diplomat,
Ambassador to the Gambia (1973–1977),
Senegal (1973–1977) and
Romania (1977–1981). •
Joe Freeman Britt, 80, American attorney and death penalty advocate. •
Marjorie V. Butcher, 90, American mathematician. •
Dennis Davis, 64, American drummer (
David Bowie,
Stevie Wonder), cancer. •
Jaime Pedro Gonçalves, 79, Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of
Beira (1976–2012). •
Adrian Greenwood, 42, British art dealer and author, stabbed. •
Merle Haggard, 79, American singer-songwriter ("
Okie from Muskogee", "
The Fightin' Side of Me", "
Carolyn"),
Grammy winner (
1984,
1998,
1999), complications from pneumonia. •
Darrell Hogan, 89, American football player (
Pittsburgh Steelers). •
Wolfgang Horak, 63, German Olympic rower. •
Bernd Hoss, 76, German football manager. •
Garry Jones, 65, English footballer (
Bolton Wanderers). •
Esa Kervinen, 86, Finnish Olympic sport shooter. •
Joel Kurtzman, 68, American economist, cancer. •
Robert MacCrate, 94, American lawyer, President of the
American Bar Association (1987–1988). •
Tomohiro Osawa, 47, Japanese Olympic sprinter. •
Ogden Mills Phipps, 75, American horse breeder. •
Norm Rowe, 90, Canadian Olympic rower. •
Prasan Suvannasith, 82, Thai Olympic footballer. •
Sherwyn Thorson, 75, American football player (
Winnipeg Blue Bombers). •
Josef Toms, 94, Czech Olympic basketball player. •
Pablo Lucio Vasquez, 38, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection. •
Murray Wier, 89, American basketball player (
Tri-Cities Blackhawks,
Waterloo Hawks).
7 •
László Bárczay, 80, Hungarian chess Grandmaster (
FIDE,
ICCF). •
Freda Briggs, 85, English-born Australian professor and child protection expert,
Senior Australian of the Year (
2000). •
A. V. Christie, 53, American poet, breast cancer. •
Frank E. Denholm, 92, American politician, member of the
United States House of Representatives from
South Dakota's 1st congressional district (1971–1975). •
Marcel Dubé, 86, Canadian playwright. •
Hendrikje Fitz, 54, German actress (
In aller Freundschaft), cancer. •
Theodore van Houten, 63, Dutch–British author and journalist. •
John J. Johnson, 89, American politician. •
Vladimir Kagan, 88, American furniture designer. •
Cyril Edel Leonoff, 91, Canadian civil engineer and historian. •
Harry Mazer, 90, American author. •
Carlo Monti, 96, Italian athlete, Olympic bronze medalist (
1948). •
Blackjack Mulligan, 73, American professional wrestler (
WWWF,
JCP,
CWF). •
Barbara Sosgórnik, 81, Polish Olympic hurdler. •
Charles Thomas, 87, British archaeologist. •
Jimmie Van Zant, 59, American singer, songwriter and guitarist, liver cancer. •
Chuck Waseleski, 61, American baseball statistician (
Boston Red Sox). •
Ruth Westbrook, 85, English cricket player and coach (
national team). •
Sir John Yocklunn, 82, Australian–Papua New Guinean librarian and government advisor.
8 •
Nicolas Abu Samah, 76–77, Lebanese actor and director. •
Dick Alban, 87, American football player (
Washington Redskins,
Pittsburgh Steelers). •
Mircea Albulescu, 81, Romanian actor and writer, heart failure. •
Harry Apted, 90, Fijian cricketer. •
Victoria Chitepo, 88, Zimbabwean politician. •
Anatol Ciobanu, 81, Moldovan linguist, writer and university professor. •
Richard D. Dean, 86, American brigadier general. •
David Dore, 75, Canadian figure skating competitor, judge and official, President (1980–1984) and Director General (1986–2004) of the
CFSA. •
Phoebus Dhrymes, 82, American economist. •
Doug France, 62, American football player (
Los Angeles Rams). •
Paul Fung Jr., 93, American cartoonist (
Blondie). •
Mildred Gordon, 92, British politician, MP for
Bow and Poplar (1987–1997). •
William Hamilton, 76, American cartoonist, traffic collision. •
Jack Hammer, 90, American musician and songwriter ("
Great Balls of Fire"). •
Charles Hirsch, 79, American forensic pathologist. •
Mimi Hirsh, 68, American author. •
Julien Hoferlin, 49, Belgian tennis coach (
national team), cancer. •
George Ilsley, 88, Australian football player (
Carlton). •
Grace Lotowycz, 99, American botanist. •
Fred Middleton, 85, English footballer (
Lincoln City). •
Elizabeth Roemer, 87, American astronomer. •
Erich Rudorffer, 98, German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II. •
Gene Salvay, 96, American aircraft engineer. •
David Swift, 85, British actor (
Drop the Dead Donkey). •
Mehmetbulent Torpil, 50, Turkish Olympic sport shooter. •
Wei Chueh, 88, Taiwanese Buddhist monk, founder of the
Chung Tai Shan. •
Nigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester, 74, British peer, member of the
House of Lords (1968–1999).
9 •
Frederic W. Allen, 89, American judge. •
Arthur Anderson, 93, American actor (
Courage the Cowardly Dog,
Midnight Cowboy), voice of
Lucky Charms leprechaun. •
Frank Baron, 93, Dominican politician. •
Paul E. Bierley, 90, American music historian. •
Duane Clarridge, 83, American
CIA official, complications from esophageal cancer. •
Tony Conrad, 76, American avant-garde musician, composer, video artist and professor (
University at Buffalo), pneumonia. •
Juris Ekmanis, 74, Latvian academic, President of Latvian Academy of Sciences (2004–2012). •
Finn Hodt, 96, Norwegian Olympic speed skating competitor (
1956) and coach. •
J. Vinton Lawrence, 76, American
CIA paramilitary officer, acute myeloid leukemia. •
Bea Maddock, 81, Australian artist. •
Lucas Martínez Lara, 70, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Matehuala (since 2006). •
Patrick J. O'Donnell, 68, Scottish academic. •
Martin Roberts, 48, English rugby union player (
Gloucester Rugby). •
Derrick Rochester, 76, Jamaican politician and trade unionist, MP for South East St Elizabeth (1972–1980, 1989–2002), member of the Senate (1980–1983). •
Harriet Shorr, 76, American artist and writer. •
Will Smith, 34, American football player (
New Orleans Saints),
Super Bowl champion (
2010), shot.
10 •
Connie M. Borror, 49, American statistician and industrial engineer. •
Alec Crikis, 71, Australian Olympic sports shooter. •
John Ferrone, 91, American book editor (
The Color Purple), complications from Parkinson's disease. •
Louis Gladstone, 88, American politician. •
Nicholas Hood, 92, American politician and civil rights activist, Detroit City Councilman (1965–1993). •
Irene Maguire, 86, American figure skater, heart failure. •
Jesse Mann, 93, American philosopher. •
Howard Marks, 70, Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer and legalisation campaigner, colorectal cancer. •
Thomas Kwaku Mensah, 81, Ghanaian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Obuasi (1995–2008) and Archbishop of
Kumasi (2008–2012). •
Wayne Southwick, 93, American surgeon and academic. •
Henryk Średnicki, 61, Polish Olympic boxer (
1976,
1980), amateur World Champion (
1978). •
N. H. Wadia, 91, Indian neurologist.
11 •
Tony Ayers, 82, Australian public servant. •
Helen Bailey, 51, British author, suffocated. •
Doug Banks, 57, American radio personality (
The Doug Banks Radio Show), diabetes. •
Elsie Charles Basque, 99, Canadian
Mi’kmaq educator. •
João Carvalho, 28, Portuguese mixed martial arts fighter, injuries sustained in match. •
Suzanne Clauser, 86, American television writer (
Bonanza). •
Albert Filozov, 78, Russian actor. •
Emile Ford, 78, Saint Lucian singer ("
What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?") and sound engineer. •
Hokie Gajan, 56, American football player and broadcaster (
New Orleans Saints), liposarcoma. •
Mohsen Gheytaslou, 25–26, Iranian soldier (
65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade). •
Ruth Gilbert, 99, New Zealand poet. •
Yura Halim, 92, Bruneian politician, Chief Minister (1967–1972) and lyricist (
national anthem). •
Anne Gould Hauberg, 98, American arts patron, founder of the
Pilchuck Glass School. •
Alan Hurd, 78, English cricketer. •
Peter J. Jannetta, 84, American neurosurgeon (
Allegheny General Hospital). •
Dame Marion Kettlewell, 102, British naval officer, Director of the
Wrens (1966–1970). •
Huntly D. Millar, 88, Canadian medical technology executive. •
Miss Shangay Lily, 53, Spanish drag queen, pancreatic cancer. •
Édgar Perea, 81, Colombian politician and football commentator. •
Steve Quinn, 64, British rugby league player (
York,
Featherstone Rovers). •
Richard Ransom, 96, American businessman (
Hickory Farms). •
Ed Snider, 83, American sports executive (
Comcast Spectacor,
Philadelphia Flyers,
Philadelphia 76ers), bladder cancer. •
A. R. Surendran, Sri Lankan lawyer,
President's Counsel (2004). •
Bounama Touré, 63, Senegalese Olympic wrestler.
12 •
Ruthven Blackburn, 102, Australian physician. •
James Bond, 70, Australian navy officer. •
Aquilino Bonfanti, 73, Italian footballer. •
Robbie Brennan, 68–69, Irish musician (
Skid Row,
Auto Da Fé,
Grand Slam). •
Hector A. Cafferata Jr., 86, American soldier,
Medal of Honor recipient. •
Paul Carey, 88, American radio broadcaster (
Detroit Tigers), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. •
Gianroberto Casaleggio, 61, Italian entrepreneur, co-founder of
Five Star Movement. •
Pedro de Felipe, 71, Spanish footballer (
Real Madrid,
Espanyol). •
David Gest, 62, American TV producer (
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special) and reality show contestant (''
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, Celebrity Big Brother UK''), stroke. •
Gib Guilbeau, 78, American musician (
The Flying Burrito Brothers) and composer (
Boxcar Bertha). •
Anne Jackson, 90, American actress (
The Shining,
Folks!,
Dirty Dingus Magee). •
Bryce Jordan, 91, American academic administrator,
President of the
Pennsylvania State University (1983–1990). •
Alexander Kanengoni, 65, Zimbabwean writer, heart failure. •
Alan Loveday, 88, New Zealand-born British violinist (
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,
Academy of St Martin in the Fields). •
Balls Mahoney, 44, American professional wrestler (
ECW,
WWE,
SMW), heart attack. •
André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo, 85, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Popokabaka (1979–1993). •
Tōru Ōhira, 86, Japanese voice actor (
Super Sentai,
One Piece). •
Tibor Ordina, 45, Hungarian Olympic track and field athlete (
1996), brain cancer. •
Tomaž Pandur, 53, Slovenian theatre director. •
Vagn Peitersen, 91, Danish Olympic field hockey player. •
Spec Richardson, 93, American baseball executive (
Houston Astros). •
Agha Saleem, 81, Pakistani writer. •
Sir Arnold Wesker, 83, British playwright. •
Said Zahari, 88, Singaporean journalist and political prisoner.
13 •
Srinivas Aravamudan, 54, Indian-born British academic. •
Márton Balázs, 86, Romanian mathematician. •
Jackie Carter, 62, American children's author,
lymphoma. •
Julio García Espinosa, 89, Cuban film director and screenwriter (
The Adventures of Juan Quin Quin). •
Nuri Gezerdaa, 56, Abkhaz politician. •
Kurtis Haiu, 31, New Zealand rugby union player (
Auckland,
Blues), bone cancer. •
Earl B. Hunt, 83, American psychologist. •
Matthias Joseph Isuja, 86, Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Dodoma (1972–2005). •
Lyle Jones, 92, American psychologist. •
Robert W. Lundeen, 94, American executive (
Tektronix). •
Mariano Mores, 98, Argentine tango composer and pianist. •
Eeti Nieminen, 89, Finnish Olympic Nordic skier (
1952). •
Rex Patterson, 89, Australian politician,
MP for
Dawson (1966–1975). •
Jock Scot, 63, Scottish poet and recording artist, cancer. •
Manouchehr Sotoudeh, 102, Iranian geographer and scholar of Persian literature, lung infection. •
Jeremy Steig, 73, American jazz flutist. •
Gareth Thomas, 71, Welsh actor (''
Blake's 7, Children of the Stones, Star Maidens''), heart failure. •
Gwyn Thomas, 79, Welsh poet and academic,
National Poet (2006–2008). •
Ray Thornton, 87, American attorney and politician, member of the
United States House of Representatives from Arkansas's
4th and
2nd congressional districts (1973–1979, 1991–1997). •
Nera White, 80, American
Hall of Fame basketball player. •
Bernard B. Wolfe, 101, American politician, member of the
Illinois House of Representatives (1965–1974). •
Pete Yellin, 74, American jazz saxophonist and educator. •
Sayed Zayan, 72, Egyptian actor.
14 •
Nguyễn Ánh 9, 76, Vietnamese songwriter and pianist. •
Ahmed Brahim, 69, Tunisian politician. •
David Collischon, 78, British executive (
Filofax). •
Rada Dyson-Hudson, 85, American anthropologist. •
Martin Fitzmaurice, 75, English darts personality. •
Gaetano Gagliano, 98, Canadian entrepreneur. •
Francesco Guarraci, 61, Italian-born American mobster. •
Hector Hatch, 80, Fijian boxer (
1956 Olympics), politician and civil servant. •
Fred Hayman, 90, Swiss-born American fashion retailer (
Giorgio Beverly Hills) and entrepreneur, helped develop
Rodeo Drive. •
Mary Holda, 100, American baseball player (
South Bend Blue Sox). •
James W. Huston, 62, American author and lawyer. •
Dan Ireland, 57, Canadian-born American film producer and director (
Jolene,
The Whole Wide World,
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont). •
Ilija Ivezić, 89, Croatian film actor (
Last of the Renegades,
The Golden Years, ''
Marshal Tito's Spirit''). •
Colin Knight, 81, New Zealand educationalist, principal of
Christchurch Teachers' College (1986–1995). •
Liang Sili, 91, Chinese missile control scientist and academician (
Chinese Academy of Sciences), vice-president of the
International Astronautical Federation. •
Sir David MacKay, 48, British author, physicist and professor (
University of Cambridge), stomach cancer. •
Rod Reyes, 80, Filipino broadcast executive and journalist (
The Standard), heart failure. •
Phil Sayer, 62, British voice artist, oesophageal cancer. •
Malick Sidibé, 80, Malian photographer. •
Xu Caidong, 97, Chinese metallurgist and academician (
Chinese Academy of Sciences), vice-governor of
Guizhou. •
Ron Theobald, 72, American baseball player (
Milwaukee Brewers). •
Carl M. Vogel, 61, American politician, member of the
Missouri Senate (2003–2011), pancreatic cancer.
15 •
Orville Gilbert Brim Jr., 93, American social psychologist. •
Anne Grommerch, 45, French politician, member of the
National Assembly (since 2008), Mayor of
Thionville (since 2014), breast cancer. •
Janet Hodgson, 56, English artist and filmmaker, cancer. •
Peter Janson-Smith, 93, British literary agent (
Ian Fleming). •
Byrle Klinck, 81, Canadian Olympic ice hockey player, bronze medallist (
1956). •
Laura Liu, 49, American state judge,
Cook County Circuit Court judge (2010–2014),
Illinois Appellate Court judge (since 2014), breast cancer. •
Frederick Mayer, 94, German-born American spy (
OSS). •
Derek Mayers, 81, English footballer (
Preston North End). •
A. A. Raiba, 94, Indian painter. •
Harold Shillinglaw, 88, Australian football player and cricketer. •
Morag Siller, 46, British actress (
Emmerdale,
Memphis Belle,
Casualty), breast cancer. •
Richard Smith, 84, British painter, heart failure. •
Lars-Inge Svartenbrandt, 70, Swedish criminal, apartment fire. •
Louis Van Geyt, 88, Belgian politician, chairman of
Communist Party of Belgium (1972–1989). •
Guy Woolfenden, 78, English composer and conductor.
16 •
Tom Benavidez, 77, American politician. •
Ron Bonham, 73, American basketball player (
Boston Celtics,
Indiana Pacers), NBA champion (
1965,
1966). •
Jeanette Bonnier, 82, Swedish media proprietor (
Bonnier Group), journalist (
Expressen) and author. •
David R. Brown, 93, American computer scientist. •
Miloud Chaabi, 86, Moroccan businessman. •
Clare Crockett, 33, Northern Irish nun,
earthquake. •
Rod Daniel, 73, American film director (
Teen Wolf,
K-9, ''
Beethoven's 2nd''), Parkinson's disease. •
Donald B. Easum, 92, American diplomat. •
William M. Gray, 86, American meteorologist. •
Guan Guangfu, 84, Chinese politician, Communist Party Chief of
Hubei. •
Bernhard Hassenstein, 93, German biologist and behaviorist. •
Charlie Hodge, 82, Canadian ice hockey player (
Montreal Canadiens,
Vancouver Canucks) and scout. •
Clarence James, 84, Bermudian politician, Deputy Premier (1983–1989). •
Maurice Kenny, 86, American poet, heart ailment and kidney failure. •
Rubén Mendoza Ayala, 55, Mexican politician. •
Nathanael Orr, 98, Australian politician, member of the
New South Wales Legislative Council (1976–1984). •
U Pandita, 94, Burmese Buddhist monk and meditation teacher. •
Louis Pilot, 75, Luxembourgish football player (
Fola Esch,
Standard Liège,
Royal Antwerp) and manager (
national team). •
Ilias Polatidis, 50, Greek politician. •
Ismael Quintana, 78, Puerto Rican singer and composer. •
Peter Rock, 70, Austrian-born Chilean rock musician. •
Helmut Rohde, 90, German politician. •
Kit West, 79, British special effects artist (
Raiders of the Lost Ark,
Dragonheart,
Enemy at the Gates),
Oscar winner (
1982).
17 •
Ken Aldred, 70, Australian politician,
MP for
Henty (1975–1980),
Bruce (1983–1990) and
Deakin (1990–1996). •
Tiga Bayles, 62, Australian radio presenter and indigenous rights activist, cancer. •
Kong Bunchhoeun, 77, Cambodian author and songwriter, cancer. •
Bettye Caldwell, 91, American educator (
University of Arkansas at Little Rock) and child-development campaigner (
NAEYC). •
Bob Charles, 79, American-born Australian politician,
MP for
La Trobe (1990–2004). •
Chyna, 46, American professional wrestler (
WWF) and actress (
1 Night in China,
3rd Rock from the Sun,
Cougar Club), mixed drug intoxication. •
William A. Enemark, 102, American major general. •
Clifton C. Garvin, 94, American businessman, CEO of
Exxon (1975–1986). •
Luis Horacio Gomez González, 57, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of
Puerto Gaitán (2014–2016). •
Anthony Keane, 87, American Olympic fencer (
1968). •
Toshiro Konishi, 63, Japanese-born Peruvian chef, pioneer of
Japanese cuisine in
Lima, cancer. •
Bruce Mansfield, 71, Australian radio and television personality, prostate cancer. •
Scott Nimerfro, 54, American television writer and producer (
Hannibal,
Once Upon a Time,
Pushing Daisies), angiosarcoma. •
John R. Norton III, 87, American politician. •
Constantine Papastephanou, 92, Syrian Eastern Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan of Baghdad and Kuwait (1969-2014). •
Tyler Richards, 29, Canadian basketball player, shot. •
Doris Roberts, 90, American actress (
Everybody Loves Raymond,
Remington Steele, ''
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation''), five-time
Emmy winner, stroke. •
Trần Phước Thọ, 23, Vietnamese footballer (
Long An,
U23 national team), traffic collision. •
Nicolas Tikhomiroff, 89, French photographer. •
Yang Hongxun, 84, Chinese architect, architectural historian, and archaeologist.
18 •
Brian Asawa, 49, American opera singer, heart failure. •
Paul Busiek, 93, American politician. •
Yuri Bychkov, 84, Russian art historian. •
William Campbell, 75, American business executive (
Apple) and college football coach (
Columbia University), cancer. •
Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose, 78, British journalist. •
Robert Christophe, 78, French Olympic swimmer (
1956,
1960,
1964), European champion (
1958,
1962). •
Barry Davies, 71, British soldier and author, heart attack. •
Rubén Héctor di Monte, 84, Argentinian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of
Mercedes-Luján (2000–2007). •
Marwan Dudin, 79–80, Jordanian politician, Minister of Agriculture (1980–1984) and Minister of State for the Occupied Territory Affairs (1986–1988). •
Mikhail Farikh, 56, Russian helicopter pilot, helicopter crash. •
Hugh Faulkner, 83, Canadian politician, MP for
Peterborough (1965–1979), complications from surgery. •
Ben-Zion Gold, 92, Polish-born American rabbi. •
Cox Habbema, 72, Dutch actress, theater director and manager. •
Eva Henning, 95, Swedish stage and movie actress. •
Fritz Herkenrath, 87, German footballer (
Rot-Weiss Essen). •
Karina Huff, 55, British actress (
The House of Clocks,
Time for Loving,
Voices from Beyond) and television personality, breast cancer. •
Proverb Jacobs, 80, American football player (
Philadelphia Eagles,
New York Giants). •
Sir John Leslie, 4th Baronet, 99, Anglo-Irish aristocrat and media personality. •
Larry Loyie, 82, Canadian
Cree author and playwright. •
Arnulfo Mejía Rojas, 59, Mexican architect and Catholic priest. •
Johan van Minnen, 83, Dutch journalist and politician, member of the
European Parliament (1979–1984). •
Daniel Moore, 75, American poet, cancer. •
Vladimir Nemukhin, 90, Russian painter (
Bulldozer Exhibition). •
Charles J. Pilliod Jr., 97, American business executive and diplomat,
Ambassador to Mexico (1986–1989). •
Guy Prather, 58, American football player (
Green Bay Packers), cancer. •
Fulvio Roiter, 89, Italian photographer,
Prix Nadar winner (1956). •
Guy Rouxel, 90, French footballer. •
Pál Sajgó, 93, Hungarian cross country skier and biathlete. •
Gert Schramm, 87, German Holocaust survivor. •
Zoltán Szarka, 73, Hungarian football player and coach, Olympic champion (
1968). •
Tao Siju, 81, Chinese politician,
minister of Public Security. •
John Zemanek, 94, American architect.
19 •
Gerasimos Arsenis, 84, Greek politician, Minister for National Defense (1993–1996) and National Education and Religious Affairs (1996–2000). •
William Ávila, 59, Costa Rican footballer. •
Patricio Aylwin, 97, Chilean politician,
President (1990–1994). •
Estelle Balet, 21, Swiss snowboarder, world champion (
2015, 2016), avalanche. •
Dud Beattie, 81, Australian rugby league footballer and selector (
Queensland). •
Errikos Belies, 66, Greek translator and poet. •
Moysés Blás, 79, Brazilian Olympic basketball player. •
Dorothy R. Burnley, 89, American politician, member of the
North Carolina General Assembly (1980–1984). •
Eloy Casados, 66, American actor (
Ishi: The Last of His Tribe,
Walker, Texas Ranger). •
Russell Dove, 87, Australian Olympic sports shooter (
1972). •
Harry Elderfield, 72, British geochemist and professor (
University of Cambridge). •
Ronit Elkabetz, 51, Israeli actress and film director (
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem), lung cancer. •
Solveig Ericsson, 84, Swedish Olympic athlete. •
Karl-Heinz von Hassel, 77, German actor. •
Walter Kohn, 93, Austrian-born American theoretical physicist,
Nobel laureate (1998), jaw cancer. •
Lord Tanamo, 81, Jamaican ska and mento musician. •
John McConathy, 86, American basketball player (
Milwaukee Hawks,
Northwestern State). •
Mehrdad Oladi, 30, Iranian footballer (
Malavan), heart attack. •
Milt Pappas, 76, American baseball player (
Baltimore Orioles,
Cincinnati Reds,
Chicago Cubs). •
Billy Redmayne, 25, Manx motorcycle racer, race collision. •
Igor Volchok, 84, Russian football manager. •
Pete Zorn, 65, American musician (
Steeleye Span,
Richard Thompson,
The Albion Band), cancer.
20 •
Solomon Blatt Jr., 94, American federal judge,
U.S. District Court for South Carolina (since 1971). •
Cynthia Cooke, 96, British nurse, Matron-in-Chief of the
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (1973–1976). •
Velda González, 83, Puerto Rican actress and politician. •
Guy Hamilton, 93, French-born British film director (
Goldfinger,
Battle of Britain,
Evil Under the Sun). •
Avril Henry, 81, British academic, suicide. •
Dame Leonie Kramer, 91, Australian academic, author and university administrator. •
Attila Özdemiroğlu, 73, Turkish composer, lung cancer. •
Solly Pandor, 58, Zambian football manager. •
Harry Perkowski, 93, American baseball player (
Chicago Cubs,
Cincinnati Reds). •
Qi Benyu, 85, Chinese politician and propagandist, cancer. •
Paul Selge, 94, American football player and coach. •
Paul Stahl, 75, Canadian Olympic sprint canoer. •
Richard Stansberry, 87, American politician. •
Jack Tafari, 69, British activist, liver failure. •
Giannis Voglis, 78, Greek actor. •
Mohamad Khadim Al Wajih, Yemeni politician. •
Dwayne Washington, 52, American basketball player (
New Jersey Nets,
Miami Heat,
Syracuse University), brain cancer. •
Vern Wilson, 85, American Olympic athlete. •
Victoria Wood, 62, British comedian, writer and actor (
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV,
dinnerladies,
Housewife, 49), cancer. •
Sakumi Yoshino, 57, Japanese manga artist. •
Yu Songlie, 95, Chinese agricultural scientist, educator and academician (
Chinese Academy of Engineering).
21 •
Frederick Bruce-Lyle, 62, Ghanaian-born Saint Vincentian judge in the Caribbean. •
Valeriu Cotea, 89, Romanian
oenologist, member of
Romanian Academy, cardiac arrest. •
Norbert Esnault, 87, French cyclist. •
Nade Haley, 68, American artist. •
Levi Karuhanga, 60, Ugandan major general. •
Per-Simon Kildal, 64, Swedish antenna specialist. •
Irvin Kipper, 99, American bomber pilot. •
Hans Koschnick, 87, German politician and diplomat,
Bremen Senate president and mayor (1967–1985),
President of the Bundesrat (1970–1971, 1981–1982),
MP (1987–1998). •
Marco Leto, 85, Italian film and television director (
Black Holiday,
Al piacere di rivederla). •
Franz Lorette, 80, Belgian Olympic hockey player. •
Lonnie Mack, 74, American singer-guitarist (
The Wham of that Memphis Man). •
Toshio Mashima, 67, Japanese composer, cancer. •
D. B. Nihalsinghe, 77, Sri Lankan filmmaker (
Welikathara). •
Utako Okamoto, 98, Japanese medical scientist. •
Ferenc Paragi, 62, Hungarian Olympic javelin thrower (
1976,
1980),
world record holder (1980–1983). •
Prince, 57, American musician ("
When Doves Cry", "
Little Red Corvette", "
Purple Rain") and actor,
Oscar (
1984) and four-time
Grammy winner, accidental fentanyl overdose. •
Peter Ruckman, 94, American Independent Baptist pastor. •
Smoke Glacken, 22, American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the
Hopeful Stakes (1996). •
Dene Smuts, 66, South African politician,
MP (1989–2014). •
John D. Travis, 75, American politician. •
John Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant, 93, British politician, member of the
House of Lords (since 1989).
22 •
David Beresford, 68, British journalist. •
Yvon Charbonneau, 75, Canadian politician, stroke. •
Rudolph Chimelli, 87, German journalist and author. •
Isabelle Dinoire, 49, French mauled woman, first person to undergo a partial
face transplant. •
Rex Fell, 71, New Zealand Thoroughbred breeder. •
Ojārs Grīnbergs, 73, Latvian singer, lung cancer. •
Roger Khawam, 94, Egyptian antique dealer and Egyptologist. •
John Lumsden, 55, Scottish footballer (
Stoke City). •
Ayah Pin, 74, Malaysian cult leader (
Sky Kingdom). •
Robert Price, 83, American attorney and political campaign manager. •
Jory Prum, 41, American audio engineer and video game developer (
Adaptation,
The Walking Dead,
Brütal Legend), traffic collision. •
Manfred Rein, 68, Austrian politician (
ÖVP). •
Peter Sellers, 94, New Zealand sports broadcaster. •
Soran Singh, Pakistani politician, member of the
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly (since 2013), shot. •
Sir Denys Wilkinson, 93, British nuclear physicist. •
Anne Wolden-Ræthinge, 86, Danish author and journalist.
23 •
Ron Brace, 29, American football player (
Boston College,
New England Patriots), apparent heart attack. •
Alfons Van den Brande, 88, Belgian cyclist. •
Carla Braan, 54, Dutch Olympic gymnast. •
John Collins, 93, Canadian politician. •
Gerald Crosier, 82, American politician. •
Errol Crossan, 85, Canadian soccer player (
Norwich City). •
Attila Ferjáncz, 69, Hungarian racing driver,
Hungarian Rally champion (1976–1982, 1985, 1990). •
Patrick George, 92, English painter. •
Luis González Seara, 79, Spanish politician. •
Inge King, 100, German-born Australian sculptor. •
Vjatšeslav Kobrin, 58, Russian guitarist and songwriter. •
Tom Muecke, 52, American
CFL player (
Winnipeg Blue Bombers,
Edmonton Eskimos), heart attack. •
Tony Munro, 52, Australian sports journalist, stroke. •
Sir Richard Parsons, 88, British diplomat, Ambassador to Hungary, Spain and Sweden. •
Jacques Perry, 94, French novelist. •
Maurice Peston, Baron Peston, 85, English economist and politician, member of the
House of Lords (since 1987). •
Miguel Picazo, 89, Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor (
La Tía Tula). •
John Steven Satterthwaite, 87, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Lismore (1971–2001). •
Bill Sevesi, 92, Tongan-born New Zealand musician. •
Madeleine Sherwood, 93, Canadian actress (
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,
The Flying Nun,
Sweet Bird of Youth). •
Banharn Silpa-archa, 83, Thai politician,
Prime Minister (1995–1996), asthma. •
Horace Ward, 88, American judge. •
Koji Yamamoto, 64, Japanese baseball player (
Yomiuri Giants,
Lotte Marines). •
Paul Hisao Yasuda, 94, Japanese Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of
Osaka (1978–1997).
24 •
Janette Ahrens, 90, American figure skater. •
Zafar Ishaq Ansari, 84, Pakistani Islamic scholar, heart attack. •
Paul Annear, 68, New Zealand jeweller. •
Chen Shilu, 95, Chinese flight mechanic, educator and academician (
Chinese Academy of Engineering). •
Manuel de la Torre, 94, Spanish-born American golf player and instructor. •
Robert Dolan, 87, American marine geologist. •
Walter Jackson Freeman III, 89, American biologist. •
Ivan Goodingham, 90, Australian rules footballer (
Essendon). •
Wouter van Harselaar, 86, Dutch politician, member of the
House of Representatives (1968–1971). •
Perry Hooper Sr., 91, American judge, Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Alabama (1995–2001). •
Steve Julian, 57, American radio host (
KPCC), brain cancer. •
Kiviaq, 80, Canadian lawyer, politician, boxer and football player, cancer. •
Tommy Kono, 85, American weightlifter, Olympic champion (
1952,
1956),
world champion (1953–1959), complications from liver disease. •
Thinle Lhondup, 72, Nepalese actor (
Himalaya), fall. •
Benjamin Manglona, 78, Northern Mariana Islands politician,
Lieutenant Governor (1990–1994), stroke. •
Zippy Morocco, 86, American athlete, suicide. •
Ricardo Torres Origel, 59, Mexican politician. •
Lizette Parker, 44, American politician,
Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey (since 2014), respiratory illness. •
Billy Paul, 81, American R&B singer ("
Me and Mrs. Jones"), pancreatic cancer. •
George Pieterson, 74, Dutch clarinetist. •
Terry Redlin, 78, American artist, Alzheimer's disease. •
Klaus Siebert, 60, German biathlon athlete and coach, world champion (
1978,
1979), Olympic silver medalist (
1980). •
Papa Wemba, 66, Congolese singer, seizure. •
George Alexis Weymouth, 79, American artist and conservationist, heart failure.
25 •
Bill Allison, 85, American actor (
Casino). •
Dumitru Antonescu, 71, Romanian footballer (
Farul Constanța). •
Remo Belli, 88, American drummer, developed the synthetic drumhead (
Remo), complications of pneumonia. •
Joe Blahak, 65, American football player (
Minnesota Vikings). •
Nicolae Esinencu, 76, Moldovan screenwriter and writer. •
Göte Gåård, 84, Swedish Olympic sports shooter. •
Mel George, 80, American professor and twice interim president of the University of Missouri. •
Martin Gray, 93, Polish Holocaust survivor and writer. •
Michal Hornstein, 95, Polish-born Canadian executive. •
Tom Lewis, 94, Australian politician,
Premier of New South Wales (1975–1976). •
Patrick Fabionn Lopes, 35, Brazilian football player, brain aneurysm. •
Xulhaz Mannan, 39, Bangladeshi editor, stabbed. •
Mei Baojiu, 82, Chinese
Peking opera artist,
bronchospasm. •
Poornima Arvind Pakvasa, 102, Indian social worker. •
Neculai Rățoi, 77, Romanian politician, mayor of
Pașcani (1981–2008). •
John Ridsdel, 68, Canadian journalist (
Calgary Herald), businessman (
Petro-Canada) and
Abu Sayyaf hostage, beheaded. •
Horst Sachs, 89, German mathematician. •
Samantha Schubert, 47, Malaysian actress and beauty queen,
Miss Malaysia (1991), pancreatic cancer. •
Rudolf Wessely, 91, Austrian actor.
26 •
Raymond Casey, 98, British geologist and philatelist. •
Vincent Darius, 60, Grenadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Saint George's in Grenada (since 2002), pneumonia. •
John Eiseman, 90, American Olympic sprint canoer. •
Arne Elsholtz, 71, German voice actor. •
Mark Farmer, 53, British actor (
Grange Hill,
Minder,
Johnny Jarvis), cancer. •
Winston Hill, 74, American football player (
New York Jets), Super Bowl winner (
1968). •
William H. Jarvis, 85, Canadian politician. •
Amanullah Khan, 82, Pakistani Kashmir separatism activist (
JKLF),
COPD. •
Lucy Kibaki, 82, Kenyan teacher and socialite,
First Lady (2002–2013). •
Ken Maeda, 44, Japanese comedian and actor, cardiopulmonary arrest. •
M. H. Mohamed, 94, Sri Lankan politician. •
Álvaro Pérez Treviño, 85, Mexican politician. •
Peter Propping, 73, German geneticist. •
Ozzie Silna, 83, American basketball owner (
Spirits of St. Louis), cancer. •
Martin Szipál, 91, Hungarian photographer, prostate cancer. •
Masako Togawa, 85, Japanese feminist, singer, actress and novelist. •
Dorothy Warburton, 80, Canadian geneticist. •
James H. Ware, 74, American biostatistician, cancer. •
Stephen Wheatcroft, 94, British economist. •
Willie L. Williams, 72, American police commissioner (
Los Angeles,
Philadelphia). •
Harry Wu, 79, Chinese human rights activist, founder of the
Laogai Research Foundation. •
Vladimir Yulygin, 80, Russian football player and coach.
27 •
James Arvaluk, 68, Canadian politician. •
Edward H. Burtt Jr., 68, American ornithologist. •
James Carroll, 60, American-born Canadian actor (
Wind at My Back,
Red Dead Redemption,
Death to Smoochy), small cell lung cancer. •
Harold Cohen, 87, British computer artist (
AARON). •
Angela Flanders, 88, British perfumer. •
Viktor Gavrikov, 58, Lithuanian-Swiss chess Grandmaster. •
Herta Groves, 96, Austrian-born British milliner, traffic collision. •
Ivanelle Hoe, 78, American swimmer. •
Philip Kives, 87, Canadian marketing entrepreneur, founder of
K-tel. •
Julio Xavier Labayen, 89, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate,
territorial prelate of Infanta (1966–2003). •
Liu Lianman, 82, Chinese mountain climber, made the first ascent of
Muztagh Ata. •
Umberto Magnani, 75, Brazilian theater producer and actor (
História de Amor,
Cabocla,
Páginas da Vida), stroke. •
Robert C. Mathis, 88, American air force general. •
Chris Parkinson, 74, New Zealand broadcaster, co-founder of
Radio Hauraki. •
Ray Salazar, 85, American politician,
Mayor of El Paso, Texas (1977–1979). •
Gabriele Sima, 61, Austrian opera singer. •
Toms, 87, Indian cartoonist (
Boban and Molly).
28 •
Anderson Agiru, 54, Papua New Guinean politician. •
Óscar Álvarez, 67, Argentine footballer (
Panathinaikos). •
Sir Edward Ashmore, 96, British officer in the
Royal Navy,
First Sea Lord (1974–1977). •
Conrad Burns, 81, American politician,
Senator from
Montana (1989–2007). •
Enrique Cal Pardo, 93, Spanish priest, teacher and writer. •
Ed Davender, 49, American basketball player (
Kentucky Wildcats). •
Jenny Diski, 68, English writer (
Nothing Natural,
Rainforest,
London Review of Books), lung cancer. •
Joe Durham, 84, American baseball player (
Baltimore Orioles,
St. Louis Cardinals). •
Igor Fesunenko, 83, Russian journalist, foreign affairs writer and teacher (
MGIMO). •
Charles Gatewood, 73, American photographer, suicide by jumping. •
Fredrik Grønningsæter, 92, Norwegian priest, Bishop of
Sør-Hålogaland (1982–1992). •
René Hausman, 80, Belgian comic book writer and illustrator. •
Barry Howard, 78, English actor (
Hi-de-Hi!), blood cancer. •
Georg Kronawitter, 88, German politician,
Mayor of Munich (1972–1978, 1984–1993). •
Ingram Olkin, 91, American statistics professor, colorectal cancer. •
David Page, 55, Australian composer, musical director of
Bangarra Dance Theatre. •
Mohamed Roushdi, 94, Egyptian gymnast. •
Blackie Sherrod, 96, American sportswriter.
29 •
Tim Bacon, 52, British restaurateur and actor. •
Alyson Bailes, 67, British diplomat,
Ambassador to Finland (2000–2002). •
DeCorsey E. Bolden, 91, American politician. •
Sherry Cassuto, 59, American Olympic rower. •
Chen Zhongshi, 73, Chinese writer, oral cancer. •
Jok Church, 66, American cartoonist (
You Can with Beakman and Jax). •
Renato Corona, 67, Filipino jurist,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (2010–2012), complications from a heart attack. •
Patrick Deuel, 54, American reality TV star. •
Erediauwa, 92, Nigerian
traditional royal,
Oba of Benin (since 1979). (death announced on this date) •
Harry Falk, 83, American television director (''
Three's a Crowd, The Streets of San Francisco, The Colbys''). •
Bob Fitch, 76, American photojournalist. •
Sarah Gordon, 52, Irish Olympic equestrian. •
Dmytro Hnatyuk, 91, Ukrainian baritone opera singer. •
Hilarius Moa Nurak, 73, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Pangkal-Pinang (since 1987). •
Dave Robinson, 67, English footballer (
Birmingham City,
Walsall). (death announced on this date) •
Jigdal Dagchen Sakya, 86, Tibetan Buddhist teacher. •
Don White, 89, American stock car racing driver. •
Wojciech Zagórski, 87, Polish actor.
30 •
Daniel Aaron, 103, American writer and academic (
Harvard University), co-founder of the
Library of America. •
Michael Edward Ash, 88, British brewer. •
Viktor Barinov, 77, Russian Olympic rower. •
Daniel Berrigan, 94, American Jesuit priest, poet, peace activist and ex-convict (
Catonsville Nine). •
Wayne Crawford, 69, American actor, writer and producer (
Valley Girl,
Jake Speed). •
Alphonsus F. D'Souza, 76, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Raiganj (since 1987), heart attack. •
Franco Di Giacomo, 83, Italian cinematographer. •
Marisol Escobar, 85, French-born American sculptor. •
Uwe Friedrichsen, 81, German actor (
Faust,
Schwarz Rot Gold,
Sesamstraße). •
Guido Gillarduzzi, 76, Italian Olympic speed skater. •
Fritz Janschka, 97, Austrian-born American artist. •
Sir Harry Kroto, 76, British chemist, laureate of the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1996). •
Réjean Lafrenière, 80, Canadian politician, member of the
Quebec National Assembly (1989–2007). •
Ellen Niit, 87, Estonian children's writer, poet and translator. •
Scott Rains, 59, American travel writer, brain tumor. •
Phil Ryan, 69, Welsh keyboardist (
Man). •
Tracy Scott, 46, American script supervisor (
Whiplash,
Concussion,
Garden State), cancer. •
Jervis Stokes, 88, Australian rules footballer (
Richmond). •
Peter Thomas, 91, American narrator (
Nova,
Forensic Files). •
Vasily Zvyagintsev, 71, Russian science fiction author. ==References==