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Deaths in May 2014

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The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2014.

Contents

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

  • Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.

    • 1

  • Adamu Atta, 86, Nigerian politician, Governor of Kwara State (1979–1983), member of the House of Representatives (1976–1979).
  • Bjørn Barth, 83, Norwegian diplomat.
  • Juan de Dios Castillo, 63, Mexican football player and coach (Cruz Azul, Honduras, El Salvador), skin cancer.
  • Chou Meng-tieh, 92, Taiwanese poet and writer, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.
  • Clive Clark, 73, English footballer (West Bromwich Albion).
  • Mel Clark, 87, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies).
  • Radhia Cousot, 66, French computer scientist.
  • Arthur Cromarty, 94, American judge, member of the New York Supreme Court, heart failure.
  • Assi Dayan, 68, Israeli film director and actor.
  • Mark Elvins, 74, British priest and author, Warden of Greyfriars, Oxford (2007–2008).
  • Hellmut Federhofer, 102, Austrian musicologist.
  • Gordon H. Fitzgerald, 87, Canadian politician and lawyer, Nova Scotia MLA for Halifax (1960–1970), Speaker (1969–1970).
  • Juan Formell, 71, Cuban Grammy Award-winning musician, composer and director (Los Van Van).
  • Richard Percival Lister, 99, English author, poet, artist and metallurgist.
  • Spike Maynard, 71, American judge, member of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1996–2008).
  • Peggy O'Shea, 91, American Daytime Emmy Award-winning screenwriter (One Life to Live), complications from a stroke.
  • John Wash Pam, 73, Nigerian politician, Senator for Plateau State, complications from prostate cancer.
  • William F. Poe, 82, American politician, Mayor of Tampa, Florida (1974–1979).
  • Paul Ramsay, 78, Australian billionaire health care (Ramsay Health Care), football (Sydney FC) and media (Prime Television) executive and philanthropist, heart attack.
  • Peter Ruscuklic, 58, Australian VFL player (Fitzroy, Geelong).
  • Heinz Schenk, 89, German television presenter and actor.
  • Howard Smith, 77, American columnist (The Village Voice) and filmmaker (Marjoe), cancer.
  • David Stoliar, 91, Romanian World War II soldier, sole survivor of the Struma disaster.
  • Georg Stollenwerk, 83, German football player and coach (1. FC Köln).
  • Kenneth Tomlinson, 69, American magazine editor (Reader's Digest) and media executive, chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, melanoma.
  • Manfred von Richthofen, 80, German sports official, Director of the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (1994–2006).
  • Paul Whetnall, 67, English badminton player and coach.
  • Eli Woods, 91, English comedian and comic actor.
  • Barbara Worley, 79, Australian sports administrator.
  • Kōji Yada, 81, Japanese voice actor (One Piece, Dragon Ball Z), kidney failure.

    • 2

  • Tomás Balduino, 91, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Goiás (1967–1998).
  • Sir William Benyon, 84, British politician, MP for Buckingham (1970–1983) and Milton Keynes (1983–1992).
  • Chelokee, 10, American thoroughbred horse.
  • Jaroslav Cihlář, 90, Czech Olympic cyclist.
  • Jessica Cleaves, 65, American singer (The Friends of Distinction, Earth, Wind & Fire).
  • Hansel DeBartolo, 66, American surgeon, part-owner of the Chicago White Sox.
  • Martin Dent, 88, British academic, co-founder of Jubilee 2000.
  • George Digby, 96, American baseball scout (Boston Red Sox).
  • John E. Dolibois, 95, American diplomat, Ambassador to Luxembourg (1981–1985), last survivor of Nuremberg trials interrogation team.
  • John Dungs, 62, Nigerian military officer, Governor of Delta State (1996–1998).
  • Elio Guzzanti, 93, Italian doctor and politician, Minister of Health (1995–1996).
  • Anwar Ahmed Khan, 80, Pakistani Olympic field hockey player (1956, 1960, 1964).
  • Andrey Korneyev, 40, Russian swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist (1996) and European aquatics champion (1995, 1997), stomach cancer.
  • Mohammad-Reza Lotfi, 67, Iranian classical musician, cancer.
  • Charles Marowitz, 80, American playwright, stage director and theatre critic, complications from Parkinson's disease.
  • Moni Maker, 21, American trotter horse, Harness Horse of the Year (1998, 1999), complications from colic surgery.
  • Chino Montero, 52, American Hawaiian ukulele player, heart attack.
  • Marin Niculescu, 91, Romanian Olympic cyclist.[1]
  • Žarko Petan, 85, Slovene writer.
  • Pom, 94, Belgian comic writer and artist.
  • Nigel Stepney, 55, British Formula One mechanic (Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher), involved in 2007 Formula One espionage controversy, traffic collision.
  • Pauline Wagner, 103, American actress and glamour girl.
  • Efrem Zimbalist Jr., 95, American actor (The F.B.I., 77 Sunset Strip, Batman: The Animated Series).

    • 3

  • Kofi Ansah, 62, Ghanaian fashion designer.
  • Gary Becker, 83, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate in Economics (1992), complications following surgery.
  • Leslie Carlson, 81, American-born Canadian actor (A Christmas Story, The Fly, The X-Files), cancer.
  • Imre Danka, 83, Hungarian footballer.
  • James H. Daughdrill, Jr., 80, American educator, President of Rhodes College (1973–1999).
  • Bobby Gregg, 78, American drummer (Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel) and record producer.
  • Ben Hoberman, 92, American radio executive (KABC, ABC Radio), pioneered talk radio format in the United States, complications from lung cancer.
  • Francisco Icaza, 83, Mexican modernist artist and writer.
  • Chet Jastremski, 73, American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist (1964) and 100-meter breaststroke world-record holder.
  • Trine Krogh, 59, Norwegian Olympic swimmer (1972).
  • Jim Oberstar, 79, American politician, member of the US House of Representatives for Minnesota's 8th District (1975–2011).
  • John Hartley Williams, 72, British poet, cancer.

    • 4

  • Jack Agüeros, 79, American community activist, Alzheimer's disease.
  • Eddie Andreini, 77, American stunt pilot, air crash.
  • Dick Ayers, 90, American comic book artist (Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider).
  • Elena Baltacha, 30, Ukrainian-born British tennis player, liver cancer.
  • William Bender, 83, American entertainment critic and magazine editor (Time), heart failure.
  • Edgar Cortright, 90, American scientist and engineer.
  • Pierre Derivery, 88, French sprint canoer.
  • Mike Hawker, 77, English songwriter.
  • Nestor Jacono, 89, Maltese Olympic sprinter (1948).
  • Helga Königsdorf, 75, East German physicist and author, Parkinson's disease.
  • Ross Lonsberry, 67, Canadian hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins), cancer.
  • Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, 65, Central African politician, Prime Minister (1996–1997).
  • Al Pease, 92, British-born Canadian Hall of Fame racing driver (Formula One).
  • Andrew Quintero, 51, American scientist and entrepreneur (JumpStartFund), drowned.
  • Tatiana Samoilova, 80, Soviet-born Russian actress (The Cranes Are Flying, Anna Karenina), People's Artist (1993), complications from a heart condition.
  • Dana Seetahal, 58, Trinidadian politician and legal academic, MP (2002–2010), shot.
  • Tony Settember, 87, Filipino-born American racing driver and engineer.
  • Bohdan Skaradziński, 83, Polish writer and social activist.
  • Phyllis Stern, 88, American professor and nursing theorist.
  • William Worthy, 92, American newspaper journalist, challenged travel restrictions to Communist countries, complications from Alzheimer's disease.

    • 5

  • Timothy John Byford, 72, British-born Serbian television director, multiple myeloma.
  • Butler Derrick, 77, American politician, member of the House of Representatives for South Carolina (1975–1995) and SC House of Representatives (1969–1975), cancer.
  • Dave Diamond, 77, American radio disc jockey and rock music journalist, pneumonia.
  • Billy Frank, Jr., 83, American Nisqually tribal fishing rights activist.
  • Jean Gaven, 92, French film actor.
  • Daniel R. Gernatt, Sr., 97, American businessman.
  • Elaine Green, 73, American television journalist (WCPO), recipient of the Peabody Award (1981).
  • Harold Haering, 83, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, Senator (1983–1988).
  • Amik Kasoruho, 81, Albanian author and publicist, pulmonary disease.
  • Eduardo Mac Entyre, 85, Argentine artist.
  • Lorne Maeck, 88, Canadian politician.
  • István Major, 64, Hungarian Olympic high jumper (1972, 1976).
  • Michael Otedola, 87, Nigerian politician, Governor of Lagos State (1999–2007), complications from a stroke.
  • Sven Sønsteby, 80, Norwegian illustrator.
  • Jackie Lynn Taylor, 88, American actress and television personality (Our Gang), Alzheimer's disease.
  • Lynn R. Williams, 89, Canadian labor unionist, President of the United Steelworkers (1983–1994), Parkinson's disease.

    • 6

  • Wil Albeda, 88, Dutch politician, Minister of Social Affairs (1977–1981), member of the Senate (1966–1977, 1981–1983).
  • Virginia Belmont, 92, American actress.
  • William H. "Bill" Dana, 83, American NASA test pilot (X-15 rocket), complications from Parkinson's disease.
  • Georges Delahaie, 80, French sculptor.
  • Roger Dimmock, 78, British admiral, Naval Secretary (1985–1987).
  • Jimmy Ellis, 74, American boxer, WBA heavyweight champion (1968–1970), dementia.
  • Billy Harrell, 85, American baseball (Cleveland Indians) and basketball player (Siena Saints).
  • Antony Hopkins, 93, British composer, conductor and pianist.
  • Larry Ivie, 77, American comic artist and writer, lung cancer.
  • Maria Lassnig, 94, Austrian artist.
  • Livio Maritano, 88, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Acqui (1979–2000).
  • Farley Mowat, 92, Canadian author (People of the Deer, Lost in the Barrens, Never Cry Wolf).
  • Bill Nunn, 89, American editor (Pittsburgh Courier) and football executive (Pittsburgh Steelers), complications from a stroke.
  • William Olvis, 56, American film and television music composer (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman), throat cancer.
  • Bud Osborn, 66, Canadian poet and activist.
  • Học Phi, 101, Vietnamese dramatist and scriptwriter.
  • Aziz Sattar, 88, Malaysian actor, complications from a heart attack.
  • Leslie Thomas, 83, Welsh author (The Virgin Soldiers).
  • Cedric Thornberry, 77, British lawyer, Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations.
  • Lex Watson, 71, Australian LGBT rights activist and political scientist.
  • Lois Rhame West, 92, American healthcare and physical fitness advocate (Muscular Dystrophy Association), First Lady of South Carolina (1971–1975).

    • 7

  • Al Bahathri, 32, American-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. (death announced on this date)
  • Nazim Al-Haqqani, 92, Cypriot Islamic Sufism prelate and scholar, multiple organ failure.
  • Raúl Baca Carbo, 82, Ecuadorian engineer and politician.
  • Sir George Christie, 79, British opera manager (Glyndebourne Festival Opera).
  • Stanford Darger, 93, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives.
  • Manuel Jiménez de Parga, 85, Spanish politician.
  • Tony Genaro, 72, American actor (Tremors, World Trade Center), natural causes.
  • Ramón Vega Hidalgo, 80, Chilean military officer and politician, Commander-in-chief of the Air Force (1991–1995).
  • Zundel Kroizer, 89, Israeli rabbi.
  • Sir Neville McNamara, 91, Australian defence chief.
  • Samrath Lal Meena, 79, Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA for Rajgarh, Speaker (1998–1999).
  • William Meyers, 70, South African featherweight boxer, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).
  • Colin Pillinger, 70, British planetary scientist, brain haemorrhage.
  • David Prentice, 77, British artist.
  • Wilbur Rakestraw, 85, American race car driver (NASCAR), heart failure.
  • Rashid Rehman, 55, Pakistani lawyer, shot.
  • Elaine Sturtevant, 89, American pop and minimalist artist.
  • Kelly E. Taggart, 81, American admiral and civil engineer, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps.
  • Dick Welteroth, 86, American baseball player (Washington Senators).
  • Martha Wilkinson, 72, American literacy campaigner, First Lady of Kentucky (1987–1991), natural causes.
  • Lawrence Williams, 59, Guyanese finance official, Governor for the Bank of Guyana (since 2005), cancer.

    • 8

  • Bill Coughlin, 91, American newspaper journalist (Los Angeles Times), editor (Washington Daily News) and novelist, Pulitzer Prize winner for Public Service (1990).
  • Roger L. Easton, 93, American scientist, inventor and designer of GPS.
  • Jens Christian Hansen, 82, Norwegian geographer.
  • George Kohut, 70, Ukrainian-born American camera operator (Batman Begins, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Fugitive).
  • Yago Lamela, 36, Spanish Olympic athlete (2000, 2004), heart attack.
  • Homero Leite Meira, 82, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Itabuna (1978–1980) and Irecê (1980–1983).
  • Beverly Long, 81, American actress (Rebel Without a Cause, Father Knows Best).
  • Nancy Malone, 79, American Emmy Award-winning producer, director (Dynasty) and actress (Naked City), leukemia-induced pneumonia.
  • Leo Marentette, 73, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos), heart attack.
  • Charlie Mead, 93, Canadian baseball player (New York Giants).
  • Harry Potter, 72, Australian television journalist (Ten Eyewitness News), cancer.
  • Allan Potts, 79, New Zealand Olympic track and field coach, official and runner, President of Athletics New Zealand (2002–2003), bone cancer.
  • Geoff Richards, 85, English footballer (West Brom), pneumonia.
  • Jair Rodrigues, 75, Brazilian musician and singer, heart attack.
  • Mercedes Salisachs, 97, Spanish writer.
  • Vladimir Nikolaevich Smirnov, 67, Russian footballer.
  • R. Douglas Stuart, Jr., 98, American food executive and diplomat, CEO of Quaker Oats Company (1966–1981), Ambassador to Norway (1984–1989), heart attack.
  • Robert Symms, 83, American photographer.
  • Joseph P. Teasdale, 78, American politician, Governor of Missouri (1977–1981), complications from pneumonia.
  • Dale Thorn, 71, American journalist and professor, complications from Parkinson's disease.
  • Harry Weltman, 81, American basketball executive (Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
  • Alan Woodman, 58, Australian VFL football player (Geelong).
  • Tommie Wright, 95, American pianist and composer (Florida State Seminoles fight song).

    • 9

  • Giacomo Bini, 75, Italian Franciscan priest, Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor (1997–2003).
  • Bob Duynstee, 93, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (1956–1967) and State Secretary for Defence (1967–1971).
  • Terry Farmer, 82, English footballer (Rotherham United). (death announced on this date)
  • Flossie Gomile-Chidyaonga, Malawian diplomat involved in leaked diplomatic cable controversy, High Commissioner to Tanzania (since 2011).
  • Stephen Hall, 72, American politician.
  • Bob Hoysted, 88, Australian racehorse trainer (Manikato, Rose of Kingston, Sydeston).
  • Donald Kirkpatrick, 90, American academic and author.
  • Harlan Mathews, 87, American politician, US Senator from Tennessee (1993–1994), brain cancer.
  • Galindo Mellado Cruz, 41, Mexican drug lord, a founder of Los Zetas, shot.
  • Jules Mutebusi, 54, Congolese militant.
  • Janaky Athi Nahappan, 89, Malaysian independence fighter, founding member of the MIC, pneumonia.
  • Mel Patton, 89, American sprinter, double Olympic champion (1948) and world record holder for 100- and 220-yard dashes.
  • Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy, 79, Indian politician, AP MLA (1989–1994) and Chief Minister (1990–1992), RS MP (1972–1978, 2009–2014), LS MP (1998–2009), liver disease.
  • Selim Sesler, 57, Turkish clarinet player.
  • Mary Stewart, 97, British novelist (Merlin series), heart failure.
  • Frank Strazzeri, 84, American jazz pianist.
  • Donald Tandy, 95, British actor (EastEnders).
  • Joe Wilder, 92, American jazz trumpeter, heart failure.
  • Jorge Zavala, 91, Ecuadorian politician.

    • 10

  • Carmen Alardín, 80, Mexican poet, writer and translator.
  • Yeso Amalfi, 88, Brazilian footballer (Olympique de Marseille).
  • Carmen Argibay, 74, Argentine judge, member of the Supreme Court (since 2005), heart attack.
  • Marie Dean Arrington, 80, American convicted murderer.
  • Miguel Brascó, 87, Argentine writer.
  • Andrés Carrasco, 67, Argentine neurologist, challenged Monsanto over safety of glyphosate.
  • Ronnie Caveness, 71, American football player (Arkansas Razorbacks), melanoma.
  • Brij Bihari Chaubey, 73, Indian academic.
  • Gene Chyzowych, 79, Ukrainian-born American soccer player and coach (national team, New York Apollo), cancer.
  • Lem Johns, 88, American Secret Service agent (Lyndon B. Johnson).
  • Mari Kinsigo, 67, Estonian chess player.
  • Patrick Lucey, 96, American politician and diplomat, Governor of Wisconsin (1971–1977), Ambassador to Mexico (1977–1979).
  • Nash the Slash, 66, Canadian rock musician (FM).
  • Lane Penn, 74, New Zealand rugby union executive, President of the NZRU (2001–2003).
  • André Popp, 90, French composer.
  • José Falcó Sanmartín, 97, Spanish fighter pilot.
  • Patrick Woodroffe, 74, British fantasy, surrealist and record jacket artist, Pick's disease.
  • Viktor Yerokhin, 74, Russian football coach and player.

    • 11

  • Marcel Bon, 88-89, French mycologist.
  • Gérard Drainville, 83, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Amos (1978–2004).
  • Thelma Eisen, 92, American baseball player (AAGPBL).
  • Corinne Freeman, 87, American politician, Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida (1977–1985), cancer.
  • Ed Gagliardi, 62, American bass guitarist (Foreigner), cancer.
  • Reg Gasnier, 74, Australian Hall of Fame rugby league player (St. George Dragons) and national team captain.
  • Tarakant Jha, 86, Indian politician.
  • Paul Kinsman, 83, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia MLA for West Kings (1963–1967), Kings South (1984).
  • Barbara Knudson, 86, American actress (Meet Danny Wilson, The Jayhawkers!, The Cry Baby Killer).
  • Kaare Kroppan, 81, Norwegian actor.
  • Camille Lepage, 26, French photojournalist.
  • Jeb Stuart Magruder, 79, American presidential aide (Richard Nixon), convicted for conspiracy to obstruct justice and wiretapping (Watergate scandal), complications from a stroke.
  • Guy Morton, Jr., 83, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox).
  • Celso Pereira de Almeida, 86, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Porto Nacional (1976–1995) and Itumbiara (1995–1998).
  • Margareta Pogonat, 81, Romanian actress.
  • Sir David Rowlands, 66, British civil servant.
  • Francisco Sobrino, 82, Spanish sculptor.
  • Martin Špegelj, 86, Croatian politician and army officer, Minister of Defence (1990–1991).
  • Harry Stopes-Roe, 90, British philosopher and humanist, Vice President of the British Humanist Association.
  • Ivan Wingreen, 52, South African-born Australian cricketer, brain tumour.

    • 12

  • Babis Angourakis, 63, Greek politician, MP for Athens (1997–2000), MEP for the KKE (since 2009), aneurism.
  • Cornell Borchers, 89, Lithuanian-born German actress (The Big Lift, Istanbul).
  • Isabel Carrasco, 59, Spanish politician, shot.
  • Marco Cé, 88, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Patriarch of Venice (1978–2002).
  • Jacinto Convit, 100, Venezuelan physician, scientist and researcher, developed vaccines against leprosy and leishmaniasis.
  • Lynne Cohen, 69, American-born Canadian photographer, lung cancer.
  • Terry Cook, 66, Canadian archivist, cancer.
  • Keith Crisco, 71, American politician, fall.
  • William J.D. Escher, 82, American aerospace engineer.
  • Billie Fleming, 100, English long distance cyclist.
  • H. R. Giger, 74, Swiss surrealist artist (Alien), Oscar winner (1980), injuries from a fall.
  • Svetlana Grigoryan, 83, Armenian actress.
  • Tom Hafey, 82, Australian AFL football player (Richmond) and coach (Richmond, Collingwood, Geelong, Sydney), cancer.
  • Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy, 90, American judge, 6th Cir. Court of Appeals (1979–1999), member (1970–1979) and Chief Judge (1977–1979) of the US District Court of E. Mich.
  • Ineke Lambers-Hacquebard, 68, Dutch politician, cancer.
  • Ľudovít Lehen, 88, Slovakian painter and chess composer.
  • Bhagwandas Mulchand Luthria, 70, Indian film actor (Satte Pe Satta).
  • Brian Marchinko, 65, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders).
  • Hugh McLeod, 81, Scottish rugby union player.
  • Joe Mence, 93, British cricketer (Berkshire).
  • Min Huifen, 69, Chinese erhu master and composer, cerebral hemorrhage.
  • Daud Mirza, 45, Pakistani-born Norwegian actor.
  • Pál Orosz, 80, Hungarian football player and coach, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).
  • Ralph Peduto, 72, American actor (The Rock, Mrs. Doubtfire) and playwright, leukemia.
  • Ruben T. Profugo, 76, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Lucena (1982–2003).
  • Sarat Pujari, 79, Indian actor, heart attack.
  • Leroy Serisier, 86, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1970–1978).
  • Hugh Smyth, 73, Northern Irish politician, Leader of the Progressive Unionist Party (1979–2002), Lord Mayor of Belfast (1994–1995).
  • James Walston, 65, British political scientist, cancer.
  • A. J. Watson, 90, American Hall of Fame race car builder and mechanic (Pat Flaherty).
  • Lorenzo Zambrano, 70, Mexican building material executive, CEO of Cemex.

    • 13

  • Máximo Alcócer, 81, Bolivian footballer.
  • David Malet Armstrong, 87, Australian philosopher.
  • Martin Barreras, 49, American noncommissioned officer, Army Ranger Sergeant Major in charge of the rescue of Jessica Lynch, wounds sustained in combat.
  • John Barritt, 98, British Bermudian politician, BMP for Devonshire South, Speaker (1979–1989).
  • Malik Bendjelloul, 36, Swedish documentarian (Searching for Sugar Man), Oscar winner (2013), suicide.
  • Gilles Cloutier, 85, Canadian physicist, Rector of the Université de Montréal (1985–1993).
  • J. F. Coleman, 95, American military and test pilot (Convair XFY Pogo), winner of the Harmon Trophy (1954), natural causes.
  • Dick Douglas, 82, Scottish politician, MP for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire (1970–1974), Dunfermline (1979–1983) and Dunfermline West (1983–1992).
  • Fred Dunsmore, 84, Canadian ice hockey player (Winnipeg Maroons).
  • Hamad Khalaily, 85, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1981–1984).
  • Miodrag Rakić, 39, Serbian politician.
  • Altamiro Rossato, 88, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Marabá (1985–1989), Archbishop of Porto Alegre (1991–2001).
  • Mohammad Baqer Shirazi, 82, Iranian Grand Ayatollah.
  • Rowena Spencer, 91, American pediatric surgeon.
  • Ron Stevens, 64, Canadian politician, Alberta MLA for Calgary-Glenmore (1997–2009). (death announced on this date)
  • Anthony Villanueva, 69, Filipino featherweight boxer, Olympic silver medalist (1964), heart attack.
  • Tessa Watts, 68, British music video producer ("Sledgehammer"), pancreatic cancer.
  • Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, 65, American neopagan, author and priestess (Church of All Worlds), multiple myeloma.

    • 14

  • Diane Barz, 70, American judge, first female member of the Montana Supreme Court (1989–1990), cancer.
  • Bruce Bowley, 92, Australian cricketer.
  • Douglas Cummings, 67, British cellist (London Symphony Orchestra).
  • John M. Fitzpatrick, 65, British urologist, subarachnoid haemorrhage.
  • Gisela Kessler, 78, German trade unionist.
  • Jeffrey Kruger, 83, British music business executive (Flamingo Club, Ember Records).
  • Emanuel Raymond Lewis, 85, American librarian and author.
  • Alexander Murray MacBeath, 90, British mathematician.
  • Leonard Quilty, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (1958–1975).
  • Sam W. Russell, 68, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1983–1992).
  • Morvin Simon, 70, New Zealand Māori composer, kapa haka leader and historian.
  • Warren Keith Sinclair, 90, New Zealand physicist.
  • Martin Skowroneck, 87, German harpsichord builder.
  • Stephen Sutton, 19, British charity fundraiser, colorectal cancer.
  • Terry Wire, 73, British politician, Mayor of Northampton, cancer.

    • 15

  • George J. Armelagos, 77, American anthropologist, pancreatic cancer.
  • Peter Ayerst, 93, British World War II fighter and test pilot (Supermarine Spitfire).
  • Terry Bell, 69, English footballer (Reading).
  • Hans Breidbach-Bernau, 93, Austrian Olympic writer 1948.
  • Robert Burns, 77, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA for Maisonneuve (1970–1979).
  • Jean-Luc Dehaene, 73, Belgian politician, Prime Minister (1992–1999), fall.
  • M. B. Etheredge, 98, American politician and World War II army officer, awarded Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.
  • Robert J. Flynn, 76, American naval officer, Vietnam War POW held in China (1967–1973).
  • Greg Hughes, 75, Irish Gaelic football player (Offaly GAA).
  • M B Manik, 43, Bangladeshi filmmaker, shot.
  • Michael Mence, 70, British cricketer (Berkshire).
  • Jan Mucha, 72, Polish speedway motorcycle rider, cancer.
  • Jean Oury, 90, French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, pancreatic cancer.
  • I. M. Jayarama Shetty, 63, Indian politician, MP for Udupi (1998–1999).
  • Noribumi Suzuki, 80, Japanese film director (Torakku Yarō).
  • Ed Swearingen, 88, American aeronautical engineer.
  • Carlo Weber, 80, German architect (Auer+Weber+Assoziierte).
  • Nahum Zolotov, 88, Israeli architect.
  • Robert Zwanzig, 86, American physicist.

    • 16

  • Benaouda Boudjellal, Algerian footballer.
  • Vera Dajht-Kralj, 85, Croatian sculptor.
  • Dehere, 23, American Thoroughbred racehorse.
  • Chris Duckworth, 81, South African cricket player.
  • Vito Favero, 81, Italian road racing cyclist.
  • Allan Folsom, 72, American novelist (The Day After Tomorrow), metastatic melanoma.
  • Nicola Ghiuselev, 77, Bulgarian operatic bass.
  • Bud Hollowell, 71, American baseball player and manager.
  • Zil-e-Huma, 70, Pakistani singer, renal disease and diabetes.
  • Russi Mody, 96, Indian steel and airline executive, President of Tata Steel, Indian Airlines and Air India, recipient of the Padma Bhushan (1989).
  • Aleksandr Shumeyko, Kyrgyzstani Soviet football manager.
  • Clyde Snow, 86, American forensic anthropologist, cancer and emphysema.
  • Viktor Sukhodrev, 81, Soviet-born Russian interpreter (Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev).
  • Ruth Tarvydas, 66 or 68, Australian fashion designer, fall.
  • Louise Wilson, 52, British fashion academic (Central Saint Martins).

    • 17

  • Catherine Abate, 66, American politician, member of the New York Senate (1994–1998), uterine cancer.
  • David Abbott, 76, British advertising executive and copywriter.
  • Hussein al-Imam, 63, Egyptian actor and musician.
  • Olivier Chesneau, 42, French astronomer.
  • Gerald Edelman, 84, American biologist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine (1972), natural causes.
  • Clarence Ellis, 71, American computer scientist.
  • Matt Kailey, 59, American author and transgender activist.
  • Jerrold E. Lomax, 87, American architect.
  • Hiram Mann, 92, American military officer and pilot, Army Lt. Col. for the Tuskegee Airmen 332nd Fighter Group.
  • Bongani Masuku, 50, South African singer (Johnny Clegg), shot.
  • Miss Beazley, 9, American-born Scottish terrier, co-First Dog (2005–2009), euthanized due to lymphoma.
  • C. P. Krishnan Nair, 92, Indian hotelier, founder and chairman of The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, recipient of the Padma Bhushan (2010).
  • Paul Victor Obeng, 66-67, Ghanaian economic advisor, asthma.
  • Bob Odom, 78, American politician and power broker.
  • Anna Pollatou, 30, Greek rhythmic gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist (2000), traffic collision.
  • Źmicier Sidarovič, 48, Belarusian musician, singer and piper.
  • Notable Laotian people killed in the Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force An-74 crash:
  • Soukanh Mahalath, 59, Governor of Vientiane, Minister of Finance (2001–2006), Governor of the Bank of the Lao P.D.R. (1999–2001).
  • Douangchay Phichit, 70, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense (since 2001).
  • Thongbanh Sengaphone, 61, Minister of Public Security (since 2005).
  • Cheuang Sombounkhanh, Secretariat of the Central Party Committee, Governor of the Bank of the Lao P.D.R. (1997–1999).

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  • Per Almar Aas, 84, Norwegian politician.
  • Lykourgos Angelopoulos, 73, Greek cantor (Greek Byzantine Choir).
  • Arizal, 71, Indonesian director.
  • General Baker, 72, American labor unionist and politician.
  • Dobrica Ćosić, 92, Serbian writer and politician, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992–1993).
  • Hans-Peter Dürr, 84, German physicist.
  • Radu Florescu, 88, Romanian-born French historian, complications from pneumonia.
  • Hussein Isaac, Syrian Major General.
  • Kaiketsu Masateru, 66, Japanese sumo wrestler (Ozeki) and executive, Chairman of the Japan Sumo Association (2010–2012), ischemic heart disease.
  • Don Meyer, 69, American basketball coach (Hamline Pipers, Lipscomb Bisons, Northern State Wolves), carcinoid cancer.
  • Chukwuedu Nwokolo, 93, Nigerian doctor and medical researcher.
  • Wubbo Ockels, 68, Dutch physicist and astronaut, first Dutch citizen in space, renal cell cancer.
  • Francis T. Purcell, 95, American politician, member of the New York Assembly (1964–1965).
  • Claude Lavoie Richer, 84, Canadian Olympic cross country skier (1952).
  • Per Rollum, 85, Norwegian Olympic alpine skier (1952).
  • Jerry Vale, 83, American singer ("Have You Looked into Your Heart", "The Star-Spangled Banner") and actor.
  • Morris Weiss, 98, American cartoonist (Mickey Finn).
  • Gordon Willis, 82, American cinematographer (The Godfather, Annie Hall, Manhattan), cancer.

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  • Michael Aldrich, 72, British inventor.
  • Simon Andrews, 31, British motorcycle racer, head injuries sustained in a race collision.
  • Sir Jack Brabham, 88, Australian racing driver, triple Formula One world champion (1959, 1960, 1966).
  • Count Suckle, 82, Jamaican-born British sound system operator and club owner, heart attack.
  • Peter Curtin, 70, Australian actor.
  • Franz-Paul Decker, 90, German-born Canadian conductor (Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Cologne Opera).
  • Eurico Dias Nogueira, 91, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Braga (1977–1999).
  • Terry W. Gee, 73, American businessman and politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1980–1992).
  • Sam Greenlee, 83, American writer and filmmaker (The Spook Who Sat by the Door), natural causes.
  • Vincent Harding, 82, American civil rights activist and speechwriter (Martin Luther King, Jr.), complications from a heart aneurysm.
  • April Jace, 40, American athlete, shot.
  • Sante Kimes, 79, American murderer.
  • Gabriel Kolko, 81, American historian and author, passive euthanasia.
  • Mario Missiroli, 80, Italian director.
  • Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, 79, Polish boxer, Olympic silver (1960) and bronze medalist (1956, 1964).
  • Christine Quinn-Brintnall, 62, American judge, member (2000–2014) and Chief Judge (2012–2013) of the Washington Court of Appeals, melanoma.
  • Shekar, 48, Indian cartoonist.
  • Antanas Šurna, 75, Lithuanian actor.

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  • Sandra Bem, 69, American psychologist, suicide by overdose.
  • Ross Brown, 79, New Zealand rugby union player (Taranaki, national team).
  • Robyn Denny, 83, British artist.
  • Tadeusz Dominik, 86, Polish artist.
  • Chhanda Gayen, 34, Indian mountain climber, avalanche.
  • Arthur Gelb, 90, American newspaper editor and critic (The New York Times), complications from a stroke.
  • Jim Gulley, 75, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1996–2010).
  • Herbert Klausmeier, 98, American educational psychologist.
  • Prince Rupert Loewenstein, 80, British-German financial adviser (The Rolling Stones), Bavarian aristocrat.
  • Barbara Murray, 84, English actress (Passport to Pimlico, The Plane Makers), heart attack.
  • Rupert Pate, 96, American football player (Chicago Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles).
  • Charles W. Robinson, 94, American businessman and diplomat, Deputy Secretary of State (1976–1977).
  • Phil Sharpe, 77, English cricketer (Yorkshire, national team).

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  • Poni Adams, 95, American actress (House of Dracula, Batman and Robin).
  • Tunku Annuar, 74, Malaysian royal, heart attack.
  • Samuel A. Beatty, 91, American judge, member of the Alabama Supreme Court.
  • Evelyn Blackmon, 89, American politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1984–1988).
  • Paul-Émile Charbonneau, 92, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Hull (1963–1973).
  • Duncan Cole, 55, English-born New Zealand footballer (national team).
  • Johnny Gray, 87, American baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics/Kansas City Athletics).
  • Mack Herewini, 74, New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland, New Zealand Māori, All Blacks).
  • James Jones, 87, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1987–1988).
  • Abbas Kamandi, 62, Iranian Kurdish singer.
  • Karl-Hans Kern, 81, German politician.
  • Harmon Elwood Kirby, 80, American diplomat, Ambassador to Togo (1990–1994).
  • Ray Kunze, 86, American mathematician.
  • João Filgueiras Lima, 82, Brazilian architect, prostate cancer.
  • Jaime Lusinchi, 89, Venezuelan politician, President (1984–1989).
  • Hélène Pastor, 76–77, Monégasque heiress and businesswoman, injuries sustained in a shooting.
  • Alireza Soleimani, 58, Iranian Olympic freestyle wrestler (1992), world champion (1989), heart attack.
  • Than Nyein, 76, Burmese politician, founded the National Democratic Force, liver cancer.
  • R. Umanath, 92, Indian politician and political leader (CPI(M)), MP for Pudukottai (1962–1971), Tamil Nadu MLA for Nagapattinam (1977–1984).
  • Ruth Ziolkowski, 87, American museum executive, CEO of the Crazy Horse Memorial (since 1982), cancer.

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  • Farid Aksheh, 93, Jordanian politician, Minister of Social Development and Labour (1967), Minister of Health (1972–1973).
  • Sergio Bustamante, 79, Mexican actor, heart attack.
  • Matthew Cowles, 69, American actor and playwright (All My Children, Shutter Island, Oz).
  • Edward Howel Francis, 89, British geologist.
  • Imre Gedővári, 62, Hungarian fencer, Olympic champion (1988) and bronze medalist (1980).
  • Laurie Hill, 71, Australian VFL football player (Collingwood).
  • Donald Levine, 86, American toy executive, developer of the first action figure and G. I. Joe, cancer.
  • Wes Lofts, 71, Australian VFL football player and administrator (Carlton), emphysema.
  • Dragoljub Velimirović, 72, Serbian chess grandmaster.
  • Paolo Viganò, 64, Italian footballer.
  • Saleh Wreikat, 74, Jordanian politician, MP for Amman's fifth district.

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  • Ranjit Abeysuriya, 82, Sri Lankan lawyer.
  • Mikhail Egorovich Alekseev, 64, Russian linguist.
  • Joel Camargo, 67, Brazilian footballer (Santos), renal failure.
  • Herman Dillon, 82, American Puyallup tribal executive, chairman and tribal leader, heart failure.
  • Mona Freeman, 87, American film actress.
  • Michael Gottlieb, 69, American director and screenwriter (Mannequin, Mr. Nanny), traffic collision.
  • Rolf Hermichen, 95, German Luftwaffe fighter ace, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
  • Richard Kolitsch, 24, German footballer, traffic collision.
  • Vivi Krogh, 94, Norwegian political activist.
  • Madhav Mantri, 92, Indian cricketer, was oldest-living Indian Test player, heart attack.
  • John McCormack, 79, Scottish professional light middleweight boxer, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).
  • Anand Modak, 63, Indian musician and film composer, heart attack.
  • Gerald O'Leary, 81, American politician.
  • Andy Olsen, 83, American baseball umpire.
  • Nikolai Pastukhov, 91, Russian actor.
  • Panagiotis Poikilidis, 49, Greek Olympic wrestler (1984, 1992, 1996), stroke as a complication of an aortic aneurysm.
  • Uña Ramos, 80, Argentine musician.
  • Walter Romberg, 85, East German politician, Minister of Finance (1990).
  • Hugh Roy, 78, South African cricketer.
  • John Satterthwaite, 88, English Anglican prelate, Bishop of Gibraltar (1970–1993).

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  • Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat, 97, Indian author and politician, MP (1972–1978) and Rajasthan MLA (1962–1971) for Devgarh, recipient of Padma Shri (1984), lung infection.
  • Stormé DeLarverie, 93, American LGBT activist, involved in the Stonewall Riots, dementia.
  • Arthur Getagazhev, 38, Russian Ingush militant leader, shot.
  • Klaus Herm, 89, German actor.
  • Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, 45, Iranian billionaire industrialist, convicted of embezzlement, execution by hanging.
  • Maurizio Mannelli, 84, Italian Olympic water polo player (1952).
  • Andrei Nikolaevich Mironov, 60, Russian journalist and human rights activist, mortar attack.
  • Steve Moore, 59, American comedian.
  • Knowlton Nash, 86, Canadian journalist, author and news anchor (The National).
  • Nitya Pibulsonggram, 72, Thai diplomat, Foreign Minister (2006–2008), Ambassador to the United States (1984–2000) and United Nations, stroke.
  • Andrea Rocchelli, 30, Italian photojournalist, mortar attack.
  • Mark Selbee, 45, American kickboxer, drowning.
  • Roger Stanley, 71, American politician and informant, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1977–1982), informant in George Ryan corruption case.
  • E. Don Taylor, 76, Jamaican Anglican prelate, Bishop of the Virgin Islands (1986–1994), Vicar of New York City (1994–2009), heart disease.
  • John Vasconcellos, 82, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1966–1996) and Senate (1996–2004), organ failure.

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  • David Allen, 78, English cricketer (Gloucestershire, national team).
  • Tommy Blom, 67, Swedish radio host and singer (Tages).
  • Lee Chamberlin, 76, American actress (The Electric Company, All My Children), cancer.
  • John Cole, 81, South African cricketer.
  • Marcel Côté, 71, Canadian economist and politician.
  • Peter Dunfield, 82, Canadian figure skater and Olympic coach (Elizabeth Manley).
  • Bertha Gilkey, 65, American community activist, cancer.
  • Wojciech Jaruzelski, 90, Polish military officer and politician, Prime Minister (1981–1985), Chairman of the Council of State (1985–1989), President (1989–1990).
  • Herb Jeffries, 100, American actor and jazz and traditional pop singer, heart failure.
  • Sir Toaripi Lauti, 85, Tuvaluan politician, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1978–1981), Governor-General of Tuvalu (1990–1993).
  • John Maginnis, 66, American political writer, commentator and journalist.
  • Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani, 81, Argentinian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Catamarca (1989–2007).
  • Matthew Saad Muhammad, 59, American Hall of Fame light heavyweight boxer, WBC champion (1979–1980), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
  • Jhonny Perozo, 29, Venezuelan footballer, shot.
  • Sir Robert Porter, 90, Northern Irish politician, Minister of Home Affairs and Health and Social Services (1969), MP (NI) for Queen's University of Belfast (1966–1969) and Lagan Valley (1969–1973).
  • Washington César Santos, 54, Brazilian footballer (national team), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
  • Malcolm Simmons, 68, British motorcycle speedway racer (Poole Pirates), World Team Cup Winner (1974, 1975, 1977), World Pairs Champion (1976, 1977, 1978), emphysema.
  • Robert Steinberg, 92, American mathematician.
  • Tang Yuhan, 101, Hong Kong oncologist.
  • Bunny Yeager, 85, American model and photographer, heart failure.

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  • Albert Attalla, 82, American nuclear physicist.
  • Anna Berger, 91, American actress (Ghost World, The Sopranos, You Don't Mess with the Zohan).
  • Baselios Thoma Didymos I, 92, Indian Orthodox Church hierarch, Catholicos of The East and Malankara Metropolitan (2005–2010).
  • Roland Dille, 89, American educator, President of Minn. St. Moorhead (1968–1994).
  • Mike Gordon, 60, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), acute myeloid leukemia.
  • Sir John Gorman, 91, Northern Irish politician, MLA for North Down (1998–2003).
  • Princess Jin Moyu, 95, Chinese Manchurian royal (Qing dynasty).
  • Frances Kornbluth, 93, American painter.
  • Ma Man-kei, 94, Chinese Macanese politician.
  • Marcial Mes, 64, Belizean politician, first Mayan appointed to cabinet, member of the House of Representatives for Toledo West, traffic collision.
  • William R. Roy, 88, American politician and physician, member of the U.S. House of Reps for Kansas's 2nd District (1971–1975), complications following heart surgery.
  • Hooshang Seyhoun, 93, Iranian architect.
  • Manuel Uribe, 48, Mexican obese man, was world's third-heaviest person, liver failure.
  • Westmead Hawk, 10-11, English Greyhound, winner of the English Greyhound Derby (2005, 2006).
  • Peter Williams, 56, South African cricketer.
  • Shinichi Yamaji, 50, Japanese racing car driver.
  • Yu Chen Yueh-ying, 87, Taiwanese politician and judge, MP for Kaohsiung (1982–1985).

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  • Dagfinn Aarskog, 85, Norwegian physician.
  • Shehu Abubakar, 76, Nigerian chieftain, Emir of Gombe (since 1984).
  • Giancarlo Bacci, 82, Italian footballer.
  • Harold Baer, Jr., 81, American judge, S.D.N.Y. federal judge (since 1994), New York Supreme Court justice (1982–1992), internal bleeding after a fall.
  • Aurora Bretón, 65, Mexican Olympic archer (1972, 1984, 1988, 1992) and executive, President of the Mexican Archery Federation.
  • Hugh Austin Curtis, 81, Canadian politician, British Columbia MLA for Saanich and the Islands (1972–1986), cancer.
  • Ruth Flowers, 74, British disc jockey.
  • Robert Genn, 78, Canadian landscape artist.
  • Jack Joyce, 71, American business executive (Nike, Inc.), co-founder of Rogue Ales.
  • Kōji Kojima, 83, Japanese Olympic volleyball coach (1972), pneumonia.
  • Lochsong, 26, British thoroughbred sprinter racehorse, Horse of the Year (1993), Champion Sprinter (1993, 1994), colic.
  • Malcolm MacDonald, 66, Scottish music critic.
  • Mosoeu Magalefa, 65, South African navy officer, Chief of Naval Staff (2005–2009).
  • Miodrag Radulovacki, 81, Serbian medical research scientist.
  • Alf Ramsøy, 88, Norwegian long-distance runner, cross-country skier and actor.
  • Helma Sanders-Brahms, 73, German film director (Germany, Pale Mother).
  • Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng, 79, Norwegian philosopher.
  • Janice Scroggins, 58, American jazz pianist.
  • Charles Swithinbank, 87, British glaciologist.
  • Roberto Vargas, 84, American Puerto Rican baseball player (Milwaukee Braves).
  • Massimo Vignelli, 83, Italian graphic designer (New York City Subway map, American Airlines).

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  • Maya Angelou, 86, American author (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings), poet ("On the Pulse of Morning") and civil rights activist.
  • Fauzi Ayub, 47, Lebanese-Canadian militant (Hezbollah), FBI most wanted terrorist. (death announced on this date)
  • Azlan Shah of Perak, 86, Malaysian royal, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1989–1994), Sultan of Perak (since 1984), Lord President of the Supreme Court (1982–1984), Chief Justice (1979–1982).
  • Pierre Bernard, 81, French footballer.
  • Rachel Berman, 68, American-born Canadian painter.
  • Stan Crowther, 78, English footballer.
  • Ciro de Quadros, 74, Brazilian physician, cancer.
  • Christine Daure-Serfaty, 87, French human rights activist and writer.
  • Oscar Dystel, 101, American book publishing executive (Bantam Books), pioneered mass marketing of paperbacks.
  • Malcolm Glazer, 85, American real estate executive (First Allied Corporation) and sports franchise owner (Manchester United, Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
  • Dave Herman, 78, American radio personality (WNEW-FM), aneurysm.
  • Bob Houbregs, 82, Canadian Hall of Fame basketball player (University of Washington, Milwaukee Hawks, Detroit Pistons).
  • Ertuğrul Işınbark, 73, Turkish stage magician.
  • Isaac Kungwane, 43, South African football player (Kaizer Chiefs, national team) and commentator (SuperSport), complications from diabetes.
  • David Nadien, 88, American violinist.
  • Wyc Orr, 67, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1988–1992).
  • Lawrence Paul, 79, Canadian Mi'kmaq politician, Chief and Chairman of Millbrook First Nation (1984–2012).
  • Jāzeps Pīgoznis, 79, Latvian landscape artist and academic, recipient of the Order of the Three Stars (2011).
  • Mordechai Piron, 92, Austrian-born Israeli chief military rabbi (Israel Defense Forces, 1969–1980).
  • James K. Randall, 84, American composer.
  • Jimmy Saxton, 74, American Hall of Fame football player (Texas Longhorns), dementia.
  • Peter Van de Wetering, 82, Dutch-born American horticulturist (Park Avenue, United Nations Plaza).

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  • Bern Bennett, 92, American radio and television announcer.
  • Karlheinz Böhm, 86, Austrian actor (Peeping Tom, The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm).
  • Christine Charbonneau, 70, Canadian singer and songwriter.
  • Walter Jakob Gehring, 75, Swiss developmental biologist.
  • Peter Glaser, 90, Czech-born American scientist and aerospace engineer.
  • Maxine Greene, 96, American educational philosopher.
  • Stefans Grové, 91, South African composer.
  • Alfred Jaretzki III, 94, American surgeon and academic.
  • Rafael Mendiluce, 74, Spanish footballer.
  • Grigori Mints, 74, Russian philosopher and mathematician.
  • Ian Norman, 75, Australian businessman and retail executive, co-founder of Harvey Norman.
  • Miljenko Prohaska, 88, Croatian composer.
  • Herman Rattliff, 88, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1968–1986).
  • William M. Roth, 97, American shipping executive (Matson, Inc.), conservationist (Ghirardelli Square) and diplomat, U.S. Trade Representative (1967–1969).
  • Ken Schram, 66, American television (KOMO-TV) and radio journalist (KOMO-AM), infection.
  • Tito Torbellino, 31, American banda singer and musician, shot.
  • Willem van Asselt, 68, Dutch theologian.
  • Felisa Vanoff, 89, American dancer, choreographer, and theatrical producer, cancer.

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  • Don Barry, 82, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos).
  • Hienadz Buraukin, 77, Belarusian poet, journalist and diplomat, Ambassador to the United Nations (1990–1994), cancer.
  • Henning Carlsen, 86, Danish Bodil Award-winning film director (Hunger, People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart).
  • Richard Dürr, 75, Swiss footballer (Lausanne Sports).
  • Tod Ensign, American military veteran's rights lawyer.
  • Peter Hall, 86, New Zealand cricketer.
  • Jacques-André Hochart, 65, French cyclist.
  • Ron Kleemann, 76, American photorealist painter.
  • Joan Lorring, 88, British Hong Kong-born American actress (The Corn Is Green, Three Strangers).
  • Lyudmila Makarova, 92, Soviet-born Russian actress, People's Artist of the USSR (1977).
  • Hanna Maron, 90, German-born Israeli actress, recipient of the Israel Prize (1973).
  • Brad Mooney, 83, American admiral, Chief of Naval Research (1983–1987).
  • Satao, 45–46, Kenyan African elephant, poisoned arrow.
  • Michael Szameit, 64, German science fiction writer.
  • Idrissa Timta, Nigerian chieftain, Emir of Gwoza (since 1981), shot.
  • Leonidas Vasilikopoulos, 82, Greek naval officer, Admiral and Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff (1986–1989) and the National Intelligence Service (1993–1996).

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  • Mary Anthony, 97, American choreographer, modern dancer and dance teacher (Arthur Mitchell, Donald McKayle).
  • Marilyn Beck, 85, American syndicated entertainment journalist and columnist, lung cancer.
  • Jiří Bruder, 86, Czech actor.
  • Jack Casley, 88, English football player (Torquay, Headington) and scout.
  • Marinho Chagas, 62, Brazilian footballer (Botafogo, national team), gastrointestinal bleeding.
  • Jack Dittmer, 86, American baseball player (Boston Braves/Milwaukee Braves).
  • Hoss Ellington, 79, American race car driver and team owner (NASCAR), cancer.
  • Martha Hyer, 89, American actress (Some Came Running, Sabrina).
  • Lewis Katz, 72, American media (The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, YES Network) and sport franchise owner (New Jersey Nets and Devils), plane crash.
  • Pat McDonagh, 80, British-born Canadian fashion designer, cancer.
  • Brajanath Ratha, 78, Indian Oriya poet.
  • Margaret Rodgers, 75, Australian deaconess.
  • Jon Sandsmark, 72, Norwegian textile artist.
  • Steven H. Scheuer, 88, American film and television historian and critic, heart failure.
  • Mary Soames, Baroness Soames, 91, British aristocrat.
  • Sir Godfrey Taylor, 88, British local government leader.

    • References

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