Deaths in March 2017


Deaths in March 2017



The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2017.

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

  • Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

March 2017

1

  • P. J. Bradley, 76, Northern Irish politician, MLA (1998–2011).
  • Tania Dalton, 45, New Zealand netball player (national team), brain aneurysm.
  • Dai Morgan Evans, 73, British archaeologist, cancer.
  • Paula Fox, 93, American writer (The Slave Dancer, Desperate Characters).
  • Pierre Guénin, 90, French journalist, magazine publisher and gay rights activist.
  • John Hampshire, 76, English cricketer (Yorkshire, national team).
  • Raajesh Johri, 64, Indian singer-songwriter, cardiac arrest.
  • Hiroshi Kamayatsu, 78, Japanese singer and guitarist (The Spiders), pancreatic cancer.
  • Richard Karron, 82, American actor (The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Ready to Rumble, History of the World, Part I).
  • Shiv K. Kumar, 95, Indian English poet, playwright, novelist, and short story writer.
  • Yasuyuki Kuwahara, 74, Japanese footballer, Olympic bronze medalist (1968), pneumonia.
  • Johannes Lahti, 64, Finnish Olympic decathlete (1976, 1980).
  • Taarak Mehta, 87, Indian playwright and humorist.
  • Gustav Metzger, 90, German-born stateless auto-destructive artist.
  • Alicia Morel, 95, Chilean author.
  • Pamela Neville-Sington, 57, American literary biographer, pancreatic cancer.
  • Shirley Palesh, 87, American baseball player (AAGPBL).
  • Michael M. Ryan, 87, American actor (Another World, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, Tootsie).
  • Jins Shamsuddin, 81, Malaysian actor (Bidasari), director and politician, member of the Dewan Negara (2004–2008), choked.
  • Alejandra Soler, 103, Spanish activist and school teacher.
  • Tomaso Staiti di Cuddia delle Chiuse, 84, Italian politician and journalist.
  • Vladimir Tadej, 91, Croatian filmmaker.
  • Joseph Vũ Duy Thống, 64, Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Phan Thiết (since 2009).
  • Ioannis Tsintsaris, 55, Greek Olympic weightlifter.

2

  • Usayd al-Adani, Yemeni Al-Qaeda leader, airstrike.
  • Jerry Baker, 85, American author.
  • Tarcisio Catanese, 49, Italian football player and manager, heart attack.
  • Édouard Close, 87, Belgian politician, Burgemeester of Liège (1976–1991).
  • Tommy Gemmell, 73, Scottish football player (Celtic, Dundee, national team) and manager.
  • Simon Hobday, 76, South African golfer.
  • Andrés Ocaña, 62, Spanish politician, Mayor of Córdoba (2009–2011).
  • Wally Pikal, 90, American musician.
  • David Rubinger, 92, Austrian-born Israeli photographer.
  • Howard Schmidt, 67, American cybersecurity advisor, cancer.
  • John D. Schneider, 80, American state legislator and attorney, member of the Missouri Senate (1971–2002).
  • Mohamed Tahar, 36–37, Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detention camp prisoner, airstrike.

3

  • Steve Adams, 57, English footballer (Boston United).
  • A. J. Baker, 94, Australian philosopher.
  • Míriam Colón, 80, Puerto Rican-American actress (Scarface, Goal!, All the Pretty Horses), pulmonary infection.
  • Bernardo Cortés, 83, Spanish humorist, street singer-songwriter and writer.
  • Bramwell Cook, 81, New Zealand gastroenterologist.
  • Jim Fuller, 69, American guitarist (The Surfaris).
  • Dame Anne Griffiths, 84, British librarian and archivist.
  • Nathan George, 80, American actor (Klute. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Short Eyes).
  • Frances Hargreaves, 62, South African-born Australian actress (Number 96).
  • Raymond Kopa, 85, French footballer (Real Madrid, national team).
  • Misha Mengelberg, 81, Ukrainian-born Dutch jazz pianist and composer.
  • Cyprian Ojwang Omollo, Kenyan politician, MP (2007–2013).
  • Tommy Page, 46, American singer-songwriter ("I'll Be Your Everything") and music industry executive (Reprise Records, Billboard), suicide.
  • Mary Parry, 87, British figure skater, European championship bronze medalist (1960).
  • Jack Petoskey, 95, American football player and coach.
  • René Préval, 74, Haitian politician, Prime Minister (1991), President (1996–2001, 2006–2011).
  • Henriette Rasmussen, 66, Greenlandic Inuit educator, women's right activist and politician.
  • Lyle Ritz, 87, American bassist and ukulelist.
  • Joe Rogers, 97, American businessman, co-founder of Waffle House.
  • Stephen Ross, 73, American economist.
  • Aquinas Ryan, 84, Canadian politician, leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island (1972–1979).
  • Danny Spooner, 80, English folk singer.
  • Anne Kristin Sydnes, 60, Norwegian politician, Minister of International Development (2000–2001), cancer.
  • Gordon Thomas, 84, Welsh investigative journalist and author.
  • Thor Tjøntveit, 80, Norwegian aviator.

4

  • Jean-Christophe Averty, 88, French television and radio director.
  • Roy Blake, Sr., 88, American politician.
  • Bonnie Burnard, 72, Canadian novelist (A Good House).
  • Valerie Carter, 64, American singer-songwriter (Howdy Moon, Just a Stone's Throw Away), heart attack.
  • Mahlon E. Doyle, 92, American cryptologist.
  • Edi Fitzroy, 62, Jamaican reggae singer.
  • Roger Hau'ofa, 73, Tongan-born Papua New Guinean radio broadcaster, kidney failure.
  • John Holliman, 72, British Anglican priest, Archdeacon of the Army (1996-1999).
  • Lawrence Holofcener, 91, American-British sculptor.
  • Irena Homola-Skąpska, 88, Polish historian.
  • Stefan Ingvarsson, 70, Swedish Olympic racewalker.
  • Takashi Inoue, 56, Japanese actor, cancer.
  • Eugene N. Kozloff, 96, American marine biologist and botanist.
  • Péter Kozma, 57, Hungarian politician and MP.
  • Bob Lee, 81, American football player (Boston Patriots).
  • Helen M. Marshall, 87, American politician, Borough President of Queens (2002–2013), member of the New York State Assembly (1983–1991).
  • Giovanni Palamara, 78, Italian politician, Mayor of Reggio Calabria (1984–1985).
  • Thomas Collier Platt Jr., 91, American jurist, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (since 1974).
  • Edna Rose Ritchings, 92, Canadian-American religious leader (International Peace Mission movement).
  • Margaret Roberts, 79–80, South African herbalist.
  • Syed Shahabuddin, 82, Indian diplomat and politician, MP (1979–1996).
  • Thomas Starzl, 90, American physician and medical researcher.
  • Lazar Stojanović, 73, Serbian film director and activist.
  • Alberto Villalta, 69, Salvadoran Olympic footballer (1968).
  • Clayton Yeutter, 86, American politician, Trade Representative (1985–1989) and Secretary of Agriculture (1989–1991), colorectal cancer.

5

  • Sydney Ball, 83, Australian painter.
  • Anthony Beilenson, 84, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 23rd and 24th congressional districts (1977–1997), heart attack.
  • Gérard Corboud, 91, Swiss art collector and philanthropist.
  • Burke Day, 62, American politician, member of Georgia House of Representatives (1995–2011).
  • Joseph Charles Doumba, 81, Cameroonian politician.
  • Antal Hajba, 79, Hungarian Olympic sprint canoeist (1964).
  • Gladys Hansen, 91, American librarian, archivist and author.
  • Ivar J. Hauge, 80, Norwegian politician.
  • Douglas Henry, 90, American politician, Tennessee State Senator (1971–2014).
  • Dave Hunt, 74, American comic book artist (Legion of Super-Heroes, Supergirl, Transformers), cancer.
  • Florence S. Jacobsen, 103, American Mormon leader and missionary.
  • Octave Levenspiel, 90, American chemical engineer.
  • Jay Lynch, 72, American underground comics artist, writer and editor (Bijou Funnies, Bazooka Joe), complications from lung cancer.
  • Leonard Manasseh, 100, British architect.
  • Kurt Moll, 78, German opera singer.
  • Theodor Anton Neagu, 84, Romanian paleontologist.
  • Raymond Paternoster, 65, American criminologist.
  • Vince, 4, Dutch-born rhinoceros, shot.
  • Fred Weintraub, 88, American club owner (The Bitter End), film and television producer (Enter the Dragon).
  • Zhuang Yan, 99, Chinese diplomat, Ambassador to Bangladesh (1976–1979), Iran (1980–1982), and Greece (1983–1985).

6

  • Ritchie Adams, 78, American songwriter ("Tossin' and Turnin'", "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)", "After the Lovin'") and singer.
  • Bassel al-Araj, 31, Palestinian activist and pharmacist, shot.
  • Joachim Baxla, 62, Indian politician, MP (1996–2009), cancer.
  • David Campagna, 70, American actor and stunt double.
  • Maneck Dalal, 98, Indian executive (Air India).
  • Rudolf Deng Majak, 76, South Sudanese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Wau (since 1995).
  • Lars Diedricson, 55, Swedish singer (Snowstorm), songwriter ("Take Me to Your Heaven") and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1999.
  • Jesús Silva-Herzog Flores, 81, Mexican economist and politician.
  • Clyde Foster, 85, American scientist and mathematician.
  • Bill Hougland, 86, American basketball player (Phillips 66ers) and Olympic champion (1952, 1956).
  • T. William Lambe, 96, American civil engineer.
  • Mickey Marvin, 61, American football player (Oakland Raiders), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
  • Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi, 85, Ugandan politician, Katikkiro of Buganda (1964–1966, 1993–1994), Minister of Education (1986–1989), Finance (1989–1998) and Justice (1998–2002).
  • James Michael Moynihan, 84, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Syracuse (1995–2009).
  • Robert Osborne, 84, American film historian and television host (Turner Classic Movies).
  • Marek Ostrowski, 57, Polish footballer (Pogoń Szczecin).
  • Eddy Pauwels, 81, Belgian racing cyclist.
  • Bernt Petersen, 80, Danish furniture designer.
  • Rabi Ray, 90, Indian politician, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1989–1991).
  • Shirley Childress Saxton, 69, American sign language interpreter, complications from West Nile virus.
  • Dudley Storey, 77, New Zealand rower, Olympic champion (1968) and silver medalist (1972).
  • Geoffrey Wainwright, 79, British archaeologist.
  • Alberto Zedda, 89, Italian conductor and musicologist.

7

  • Yoshiyuki Arai, 82, Japanese politician, lung cancer.
  • Kamran Aziz, 85, Turkish Cypriot pianist, composer and pharmacist, pulmonary complications.
  • Ron Bass, 68, American professional wrestler (CWA, CWF, WWF), complications from surgery.
  • Klaus Bechgaard, 72, Danish chemist.
  • Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, 47, Indian folk singer, traffic collision.
  • Slavko Brezoski, 94, Macedonian architect.
  • Gina Calleja, 88, British-born Canadian author.
  • Edmond La Beaume Cherbonnier, 99, American theologian.
  • Henning Kramer Dahl, 54, Norwegian poet, translator, essayist and recording artist.
  • Hans Georg Dehmelt, 94, German-born American physicist, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1989).
  • Ronald Drever, 85, Scottish physicist.
  • Peter M. Gruber, 75, Austrian mathematician.
  • Julian Haines, 73, English bowler.
  • Yukinori Miyabe, 48, Japanese speed skater, Olympic bronze medalist (1992), cancer.
  • Tadeusz Rybak, 87, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Legnica (1992–2005).
  • Robert A. Sengstacke, 73, American photojournalist.
  • Syed Sajjad Ali Shah, 84, Pakistani jurist, Chief Justice (1994–1997).
  • Helen Sommers, 84, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1972–2009).
  • Lynne Stewart, 77, American defense attorney and convicted criminal, complications from breast cancer and multiple strokes.
  • Francis Thorne, 94, American composer.
  • Juan Carlos Touriño, 72, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid).
  • Ellery Williams, 90, American football player (New York Giants).
  • Xu Zuyao, 95, Chinese materials science expert.

8

  • Robert Adeyinka Adebayo, 88, Nigerian politician and military officer.
  • Ezzrett Anderson, 97, American football player (Calgary Stampeders).
  • Gerard Benderoth, 48, American strongman and police officer, suicide by gunshot.
  • Sir Clive Bossom, 99, British politician, MP for Leominster (1959–1974).
  • Lou Duva, 94, American boxing trainer and manager.
  • Kim Bong-jo, 71, South Korean Olympic swimmer (1964).
  • Yuri Koroviansky, 49, Ukrainian Olympic volleyball player (1992).
  • Lee Yuan-tsu, 93, Taiwanese politician, Vice President (1990–1996).
  • Michael Maher, 87, Irish hurler (Tipperary).
  • Danilo Mainardi, 83, Italian ethologist and author.
  • Dmitry Mezhevich, 76, Russian actor and songwriter.
  • Margaret Mitchell, 92, Canadian politician and social activist.
  • Jonathan Moore, 84, American academic and State Department official, Director of the Bureau of Refugee Programs (1987–1989).
  • Jonathan Moore, 47, American rapper, kidney failure.
  • Joseph Nicolosi, 70, American clinical psychologist, influenza complications.
  • George Andrew Olah, 89, Hungarian-born American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1994).
  • Jack Purtell, 95, Australian jockey.
  • Jonathan Strasser, 70, American violinist and conductor (Fame).
  • Dave Valentin, 64, American jazz flautist, Parkinson's disease.

9

  • Mick Adams, 65, English rugby league player (Widnes Vikings).
  • Kasugafuji Akihiro, 51, Japanese sumo wrestler.
  • Ann Beach, 78, British actress (Fresh Fields, Notting Hill).
  • Bobby Byrne, 85, American cinematographer (Smokey and the Bandit, Bull Durham, Mad About You).
  • Anthony Delhalle, 35, French motorcycle racer, fall during test ride.
  • Jane Freeman, 81, Welsh actress (Last of the Summer Wine), lung cancer.
  • Bill Hands, 76, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs).
  • Barbara Helsingius, 79, Finnish singer, poet and Olympic fencer (1960).
  • Sir Howard Hodgkin, 84, British painter and printmaker.
  • Keith Holliday, 82, British rugby league player (Wakefield Trinity).
  • Marian Jankowski, 85, Polish Olympic weightlifter.
  • Peter Karoff, 79, American philanthropist.
  • Hla Myint, 97, Burmese economist.
  • Grethe Lovsø Nielsen, 90, Danish Olympic athlete (1948).
  • Samuel Ogbemudia, 84, Nigerian politician, Governor of Mid-Western State (1967–1975).
  • Aldo Quaglio, 85, French rugby union player.
  • Neila Sathyalingam, 78, Sri Lankan-born Singaporean dancer and choreographer.
  • Jacqueline Naze Tjøtta, 81, Norwegian mathematician.

10

  • Bob Altman, 85, American comedian, leukemia.
  • Dave Brazil, 80, American football coach (New York Giants).
  • Absalón Castellanos Domínguez, 93, Mexican politician, Governor of Chiapas (1982–1988).
  • Sir Nigel Cecil, 91, British Royal Navy officer, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (1980–1985).
  • Mari Evans, 93, American poet.
  • Carol Field, 76, American cookbook author, complications from a stroke.
  • John Forgeham, 75, British actor (The Italian Job, Sheena, Footballers' Wives), complications from a fall.
  • Christopher Gray, 66, American journalist and architectural historian.
  • Tony Haygarth, 72, English actor (Chicken Run, Emmerdale, Dracula), Alzheimer's disease.
  • Glyn Tegai Hughes, 94, Welsh academic and politician.
  • Ben Jobe, 84, American college basketball coach (Southern, South Carolina State, Alabama A&M).
  • Charles Wycliffe Joiner, 101, American jurist, member of the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (since 1972).
  • Gido Kokars, 95, Latvian conductor.
  • Kafougouna Koné, 73, Malian politician.
  • Bill Leak, 61, Australian editorial cartoonist, heart attack.
  • Alain Levoyer, 76, French politician.
  • Yngve Lundh, 92, Swedish Olympic racing cyclist (1952).
  • Maurice Lusien, 90, French Olympic swimmer (1948, 1952).
  • Alu Mendonca, 84, Kenyan Olympic hockey player.
  • Roy Mason, 83, British figure skater, European championship bronze medalist (1960).
  • Nikolay Minev, 85, Bulgarian chess player.
  • John Minson, 89, Australian radio personality.
  • Aníbal Ruiz, 74, Uruguayan football manager (Paraguay), heart attack.
  • Joni Sledge, 60, American singer (Sister Sledge).
  • John Surtees, 83, British motorcycle racer, world champion (1956, 1958, 1959, 1960) and Formula One driver, world champion (1964), respiratory failure.
  • Anna Tramontano, 59, Italian computational biologist.
  • Richard Wagamese, 61, Canadian author (Medicine Walk).
  • Robert James Waller, 77, American writer (The Bridges of Madison County), multiple myeloma.

11

  • Tommy Asher, 80, English footballer (Notts County F.C.).
  • Lloyd Conover, 93, American scientist, inventor of tetracycline, heart failure.
  • Kitty Courbois, 79, Dutch actress (Leedvermaak), brain haemorrhage.
  • Penelope Reed Doob, 73, American academic, Parkinson's disease.
  • Jean-Claude Étienne, 75, French politician.
  • Garrett G. Fagan, 54, Irish-born American historian, pancreatic cancer.
  • Evan Johns, 60, American guitarist (The LeRoi Brothers), complications from surgery.
  • András Kovács, 91, Hungarian filmmaker.
  • Paul Mitchell, 96, American football player (Los Angeles Dons).
  • Ángel Parra, 73, Chilean singer and songwriter, lung cancer.
  • Winifred Piesse, 93, Australian politician.
  • Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, 56, Bangladeshi diplomat, Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2012–2014) and Brazil (since 2014), multiple organ failure.
  • Cheyyar Ravi, 54, Indian film and television director, cardiac arrest.
  • Tsui Hsiao-ping, 94, Taiwanese radio director.
  • Don Warden, 87, American country musician and manager (Dolly Parton).
  • Manfred Weiß, 72, German politician, Justice Minister of Bavaria (1999–2003).

12

  • Pamela Sue Anderson, 61, British philosopher, cancer.
  • Murray Ball, 78, New Zealand cartoonist (Footrot Flats).
  • Luigi Barbarito, 94, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio (1969–1997).
  • Anatoly Chernyaev, 95, Russian historian and writer.
  • Horst Ehmke, 90, German politician, Minister of Justice (1969).
  • Christian Feurstein, 58, Austrian abbot.
  • Jacques Fihey, 85, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Coutances and Avranches (1989–2006).
  • Ray Hassall, 74, English politician, Lord Mayor of Birmingham (2015–2016).
  • Sir Probyn Inniss, 80, Saint Kitts and Nevis lawyer, Governor of Saint Christopher and Nevis (1975–1981).
  • Stavro Jabra, 70, Lebanese cartoonist.
  • Sverre Bergh Johansen, 77, Norwegian diplomat, Ambassador to China (1994–1999).
  • Petra Kandarr, 66, German sprinter, European champion (1969).
  • Sture Korpi, 77, Swedish politician, Secretary of state (1982–1991).
  • Patrick Nève, 67, Belgian racing driver (Formula One).
  • Joann Osterud, 71, American stunt pilot.
  • Bhuma Nagi Reddy, 53, Indian politician, heart attack.
  • Harvey Smith, 80, Canadian politician, Winnipeg City Council (1980–1986, 1998–2014), Manitoba Legislative Assembly (1986–1988).
  • Dave Taylor, 76, English footballer (Yeovil Town).

13

  • John Andariese, 78, American broadcaster (New York Knicks).
  • Adib Boroumand, 92, Iranian poet and politician, Head of Leadership Council of National Front of Iran (since 2000).
  • Eamonn Casey, 89, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (1976–1992).
  • John Crutcher, 100, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Kansas (1965–1969).
  • Henri Cueco, 88, French painter and author (Conversations with My Gardener).
  • Danehill Dancer, 24, Irish-bred British-trained thoroughbred racehorse and sire, euthanized. (death announced on this date)
  • Kika de la Garza, 89, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 15th congressional district (1965–1997), kidney failure.
  • Morton Deutsch, 97, American social psychologist.
  • Diphan, 45, Indian film director, kidney problems.
  • Vincent Foy, 101, Canadian Roman Catholic cleric and theologian.
  • Osamu Fujimura, 89, Japanese phonetician.
  • Chris Greetham, 80, British cricketer (Somerset).
  • Morihiro Hashimoto, 40, Japanese darts player, brain haemorrhage.
  • André Jagendorf, 90, American plant biologist.
  • Sarah Jiménez, 90, Mexican artist.
  • Maxx Kidd, 75, American music producer.
  • Tommy LiPuma, 80, American music producer.
  • Hiroto Muraoka, 85, Japanese footballer.
  • Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, 82, German royal, head of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.
  • Amy Krouse Rosenthal, 51, American author, ovarian cancer.
  • Richard H. Solomon, 79, American political aide and diplomat, Ambassador to the Philippines (1992–1993), brain cancer.
  • Marvin Speight, 95, American basketball coach (Arkansas State).
  • Dennis Stamp, 68, American professional wrestler (NWA, AWA), cancer.
  • Vida Hajebi Tabrizi, 81, Iranian political activist and writer.
  • Alejandro Végh Villegas, 88, Uruguayan politician and diplomat.
  • Ed Whitlock, 86, British-born Canadian long distance runner, prostate cancer.

14

  • Rebecca Bace, 61, American computer scientist, heart attack.
  • Andrzej Biegalski, 64, Polish Olympic boxer (1976).
  • Paul Bowles, 59, English footballer (Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale, Stockport County).
  • Barbara Boxall, 84, English women's magazine editor.
  • Lillie Mae Bradford, 88, American civil rights activist.
  • Dara Fitzpatrick, 45, Irish Coast Guard helicopter pilot, helicopter crash.
  • Thomas H. Friedkin, 81, American businessman (Gulf States Toyota).
  • Donald Gilchrist, 95, Canadian figure skater.
  • Jack H. Harris, 98, American film producer (The Blob).
  • Arleene Johnson, 93, Canadian baseball player (AAGPBL).
  • Nitin Kapoor, 58, Indian film producer, suicide.
  • Luigi Mannelli, 78, Italian water polo player, Olympic champion (1960).
  • Jim McAnearney, 81, Scottish football player (Plymouth Argyle) and manager (Rotherham United).
  • Yelena Naimushina, 52, Russian gymnast, Olympic champion (1980).
  • Luigi Pascale, 93, Italian aircraft designer (Partenavia P.68).
  • Royal Robbins, 82, American rock climber.
  • André Tosel, 75, French Marxist philosopher.
  • Rodrigo Valdéz, 70, Colombian boxer, WBC middleweight champion, heart attack.
  • John Van de Kamp, 81, American politician and attorney, Los Angeles County District Attorney (1975–1981), California Attorney General (1983–1991).
  • Peter Vargo, 75, Austrian footballer [1]
  • Tsunehiko Watase, 72, Japanese actor (The Incident).
  • John Wheatcroft, 91, American writer and teacher.

15

  • Antero de Abreu, 90, Angolan lawyer, writer and diplomat.
  • Bảo Thắng, 72, Vietnamese royal, head of the Nguyễn dynasty (since 2007).
  • Fritz Briel, 82, German sprint canoeist, world champion (1958, 1963), Olympic silver medalist (1956).
  • Bob Bruce, 83, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves).
  • Stephen Cosh, 97, Scottish cricketer.
  • Imre Dimény, 94, Hungarian agrarian engineer and politician, Minister of Agriculture and Food (1967–1975).
  • Robert G. Dunn, 94, American politician.
  • Job Durupt, 86, French politician, member of the National Assembly (1981–1988), mayor of Tomblaine (1971–2001).
  • Denis Éthier, 90, Canadian politician.
  • Phil Garland, 75, New Zealand folk musician.
  • Russ Goetz, 86, American baseball umpire (American League).
  • Lucky Gordon, 85, Jamaican jazz singer, involved in the Profumo affair.
  • Valentine Joseph, 88, Sri Lankan mathematician.
  • Laurent Laplante, 83, Canadian journalist, pancreatic cancer.
  • Alberto Longarella, 93, Argentine Olympic wrestler (1948, 1952).
  • Fernand Martinaux, 88, French Olympic swimmer.
  • Michael Maule, 95, South African-born American ballet dancer and instructor.
  • Wojciech Młynarski, 75, Polish poet, singer and songwriter.
  • Enrique Morea, 92, Argentine tennis player, French Open (1950) and Pan Am Games (1951) champion.
  • Jackie Pung, 95, American golfer.
  • Sok An, 66, Cambodian politician, Deputy Prime Minister (since 2004) and MP (since 1993).
  • Dave Stallworth, 75, American basketball player (New York Knicks, Baltimore/Capital Bullets).
  • Bill Walsh, 55, American author and newspaper editor (The Washington Post), complications from bile duct cancer.
  • Chris Williams, 36, American basketball player (Virginia Cavaliers, Sydney Kings), blood clots.

16

  • Tony Barrow, 45, English rugby league player (Swinton Lions), cancer.
  • Hans Brattrud, 83, Norwegian furniture designer.
  • George Braziller, 101, American literary publisher.
  • James Cotton, 81, American blues harmonica player ("Hard Again"), pneumonia.
  • K. R. Indira Devi, 65, Indian actress, cardiac arrest.
  • Aleksander Einseln, 85, Estonian military officer, Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces (1993–1995).
  • Kerry Hooper, 74, Australian cricketer.
  • Arne Høivik, 85, Norwegian footballer (Eik-Tønsberg).
  • Roberta Knie, 79, American operatic soprano.
  • Torgny Lindgren, 78, Swedish writer, member of the Swedish Academy (since 1991).
  • Rodger Maus, 84, American art director (M*A*S*H, Victor/Victoria, The Time Tunnel).
  • Hasyim Muzadi, 72, Indonesian Islamic scholar and cleric, Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (1999–2010).
  • Henry Richmond, 81, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Repton (1986–1998).
  • Lewis Rowland, 91, American neurologist, stroke.
  • William Sanders, 74, American statistician.
  • Youcef Touati, 27, French-born Algerian football player (Red Star), traffic collision.
  • Skip Williamson, 72, American underground comix cartoonist (Snappy Sammy Smoot), complications of organ failure.

17

  • Robert Day, 94, British television and film director (The Green Man, First Man into Space, The Rebel).
  • Auntie Fee, 59, American Internet personality and actress (Barbershop: The Next Cut), heart attack.
  • José Luis Garzón, 70, Spanish Olympic footballer (1968).
  • Hugh Hardy, 84, American architect.
  • Maureen Haughey, 91, Irish public figure.
  • John Herbers, 93, American journalist and author.
  • Peter Kwong, 76, Taiwanese-American sociologist.
  • Léonard Legault, 82, Canadian diplomat, Ambassador to the Holy See (1993–1997).
  • George Lewith, 67, British medical researcher.
  • Lawrence Montaigne, 86, American actor (The Great Escape, Star Trek, Escape to Witch Mountain).
  • Norbert Sander, 74, American long-distance runner, winner of the New York City Marathon (1974).
  • Paul Sicula, 78, American politician.
  • Laurynas Stankevičius, 81, Lithuanian politician, Prime Minister (1996).
  • Jan Szpunar, 64, Polish Olympic biathlete.
  • Inomjon Usmonxo‘jayev, 86, Soviet politician, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan (1983–1988).
  • Sir Derek Walcott, 87, Saint Lucian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (1992).

18

  • Tom Amberry, 94, American podiatrist.
  • Chuck Berry, 90, American Hall of Fame guitarist, singer and songwriter ("Johnny B. Goode", "Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven"), heart attack.
  • George E. Bria, 101, American journalist (Associated Press).
  • Trisha Brown, 80, American choreographer and dancer.
  • Eugene Crum Foshee, 79, American politician.
  • Sergei Gimayev, 62, Russian ice hockey player (CSKA Moscow) and television sports presenter.
  • Gerry Gimelstob, 66, American basketball coach (George Washington Colonials), leukemia.
  • Don Hunstein, 88, American photographer.
  • Maureen Lines, 79, British-born Pakistani social worker and environmentalist.
  • Joe Mafela, 75, South African actor (Zulu, Shout at the Devil, Escape from Angola), traffic collision.
  • J. Donald Monan, 92, American academic administrator, President of Boston College (1972–1996).
  • Tony Russel, 91, American actor (Behind the Mask of Zorro, Wild, Wild Planet, War of the Planets).
  • Ashwin Sundar, 31, Indian racing driver, car fire.
  • Alfred Tibor, 97, Hungarian-born American sculptor and Holocaust survivor.
  • Miloslav Vlk, 84, Czech Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Prague (1991–2010), cancer.
  • Bernie Wrightson, 68, American illustrator and comic book artist (House of Mystery, Batman, Swamp Thing), brain cancer.

19

  • Zubaida Gulshan Ara, 74, Bangladeshi writer, recipient of the Ekushey Padak (1995).
  • Jimmy Breslin, 88, American journalist and author (New York Daily News, Newsday), recipient of the Pulitzer Prize (1986), complications from pneumonia.
  • Mary Maples Dunn, 85, American historian.
  • Ivan Grubišić, 80, Croatian Roman Catholic priest, sociologist, and MP (2011–2015).
  • Billy Hails, 82, English football player and manager (Peterborough United).
  • Audrey Kissel, 91, American baseball player (Minneapolis Millerettes).
  • Li Li-Hua, 92, Hong Kong actress.
  • Ryan McBride, 27, Irish footballer (Derry City).
  • John Jeremiah McRaith, 82, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Owensboro (1982–2009).
  • Len Mitzel, 71, Canadian politician, MLA (2004–2012).
  • Chinu Modi, 78, Indian poet, multiple organ failure.
  • Pyarimohan Mohapatra, 77, Indian politician, MP (2010–2016).
  • Tomiko Okazaki, 73, Japanese politician.
  • Roger Pingeon, 76, French racing cyclist, Tour de France winner (1967), heart attack.
  • John Rogan, 78, Irish actor (The Bill).
  • Eric Shanes, 72, English painter and art historian.
  • Robin Sibson, 72, British mathematician, vice-chancellor of the University of Kent, chief executive of the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
  • Pauline Smith, 83, British painter and provocateur.
  • Ian Stewart, 87, British racing driver.
  • Ken Still, 82, American professional golfer.
  • Maurice Xiberras, 80, Gibraltarian politician.

20

  • Herbert Barrie, 89, British paediatrician.
  • Bagrat de Bagration y de Baviera, 68, Spanish royal, member of the Bagrationi dynasty.
  • Daniel G. Bobrow, 81, American computer scientist.
  • John Paul Cain, 81, American golfer.
  • Andy Coan, 59, American swimmer, liver cancer.
  • Terence Finlay, 79, Canadian Anglican prelate, Metropolitan of Ontario and Archbishop of Toronto (2000–2004).
  • Louis Frémaux, 95, French conductor.
  • John Giheno, 68, Papua New Guinea politician.
  • Lucio Grotone, 88, Brazilian Olympic boxer.
  • Carlos Hermosillo Arteaga, 39, Mexican politician (PRI), Deputy (2015-2018), and public servant, traffic collision.
  • Shuntaro Hida, 100, Japanese physician, complications from pneumonia.
  • Buck Hill, 90, American jazz saxophonist.
  • Joyce Holmberg, 86, American politician and educator.
  • Betty Kennedy, 91, Canadian broadcaster (CFRB), Senator (2000–2001) and TV panelist (Front Page Challenge).
  • David Lawrence, 58, American basketball player (McNeese State, Pallacanestro Trieste, Saski Baskonia).
  • Edward Joseph McManus, 97, American politician and jurist, Lieutenant Governor of Iowa (1959–1961), member of the District Court for N.D. Iowa (since 1962), longest-serving federal judge.
  • Leticia Ramos-Shahani, 87, Filipino politician, member of the Senate (1987–1998) and President pro tempore (1993–1996), complications from colon cancer and pneumonia.
  • Poddutoori Ganga Reddy, 83, Indian politician, MP (1967–1970, 1971–1977).
  • Chandler Robbins, 98, American ornithologist.
  • David Rockefeller, 101, American banker (Chase Manhattan), globalist (Trilateral Commission) and philanthropist (Rockefeller Brothers Fund), heart failure.
  • Robert B. Silvers, 87, American editor (New York Review of Books).
  • Edgar Smith, 83, American murderer.
  • Tony Terran, 90, American trumpeter and session musician.
  • George Weinberg, 87, American psychologist, coined the term "homophobia", cancer.
  • Ed Wright, 67, American Olympic fencer.

21

  • Chuck Barris, 87, American television producer, game show creator, host (The Gong Show, The Dating Game), and songwriter ("Palisades Park").
  • Guy Bisaillon, 77, Canadian politician.
  • Colin Dexter, 86, English author (Inspector Morse).
  • Henri Emmanuelli, 71, French politician, President of National Assembly (1993–1994), complications from acute bronchitis.
  • August Englas, 92, Estonian wrestler, world champion (1953, 1954).
  • Roy Fisher, 86, British poet and jazz pianist.
  • Arne Herjuaune, 71, Norwegian Olympic speed skater (1968).
  • Larry Highbaugh, 67, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos).
  • Kalevi Häkkinen, 89, Finnish Olympic alpine skier and speed skier (1956).
  • Jerry Krause, 77, American basketball executive (Chicago Bulls).
  • Marita Lindahl, 78, Finnish model, Miss World (1957).
  • Scott McGilvray, 51, American politician, New Hampshire Senator (since 2016).
  • Martin McGuinness, 66, Northern Irish PIRA commander and politician, deputy First Minister (2007–2017), MLA (1998–2017), MP (1997–2013), complications from amyloidosis.
  • Ronald Pickvance, 86, English art historian.
  • Bill Rompkey, 80, Canadian politician, Senator from Newfoundland and Labrador (1995–2011).
  • Alfredo Reichlin, 91, Italian politician and journalist (l'Unità), deputy (1968–1994), MEP (1984–1985).
  • József Szécsényi, 85, Hungarian Olympic discus thrower (1960, 1964).
  • Tayfun Talipoğlu, 55, Turkish journalist and author, heart attack.
  • Govind Talwalkar, 92, Indian journalist and editor (Maharashtra Times).
  • Teresia Teaiwa, 48, I-Kiribati-American poet and academic, cancer.
  • José Zardón, 93, Cuban baseball player (Washington Senators).

22

  • Marilyn McCord Adams, 73, American philosopher and priest, cancer.
  • Andy Coogan, 99, Scottish author and World War II veteran.
  • Ken Currie, 91, Scottish footballer (Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic).
  • John Derrick, 54, Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan), brain tumour.
  • Dallas Green, 82, American baseball player, manager (Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets) and executive (Chicago Cubs), kidney failure and pneumonia.
  • Pete Hamilton, 74, American racecar driver, winner of the 1970 Daytona 500.
  • Sib Hashian, 67, American drummer (Boston).
  • Mark Higgins, 53, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians).
  • Francine Hughes, 69, American film subject (The Burning Bed) and domestic abuse symbol, complications from pneumonia.
  • Alexandr Kliment, 88, Czech writer, poet and playwright, Charter 77 signatory.
  • Joanne Kyger, 82, American poet, lung cancer.
  • Sven-Erik Magnusson, 74, Swedish musician (Sven-Ingvars), prostate cancer.
  • Tomas Milian, 84, Cuban-born Italian actor (The Big Gundown, Traffic, Amistad), stroke.
  • Agustí Montal Costa, 82, Spanish economist and businessman, President of FC Barcelona (1969–1977).
  • Ronnie Moran, 83, English football player and coach (Liverpool).
  • Piroska Oszoli, 98, Hungarian painter.
  • Keith Palmer, 48, British police officer, stabbed during 2017 Westminster attack.
  • Daisuke Satō, 52, Japanese game designer, novelist, and manga writer (Highschool of the Dead), ischemic heart disease.
  • Helena Štáchová, 72, Czech puppeteer (Spejbl and Hurvínek Theater) and voice actress.
  • Lembit Ulfsak, 69, Estonian actor (Tangerines), muscular dystrophy.
  • Christina Vella, 75, American writer and historian.

23

  • Lola Albright, 92, American actress (Champion, Peter Gunn, Lord Love a Duck).
  • Ashokamitran, 85, Indian writer.
  • Mirella Bentivoglio, 94, Italian artist.
  • Miroslava Breach, 54, Mexican journalist (La Jornada), murdered.
  • Donald Burgett, 91, American writer and World War II veteran.
  • John W. Darrah, 78, American jurist, member of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (since 2000).
  • Serge Doubrovsky, 88, French author.
  • Meir Einstein, 65, Israeli sports broadcaster (Channel 10), muscular dystrophy.
  • Julio Etchegoyen, 83, Argentine army officer and politician, Governor of Chubut Province (1976–1978) and La Pampa Province (1978–1981).
  • Lee Farr, 89, American actor (Thundering Jets, Lone Texan, Gunfighters of Abilene).
  • Nigel Hutchinson, 75, English-born New Zealand producer (Goodbye Pork Pie).
  • Diana Ingro, 99, Argentine actress (By the Sweat of Your Brow, The Cicada Is Not an Insect, Extraña ternura). (death announced on this date)
  • William H. Keeler, 86, American Roman Catholic cardinal, Bishop of Harrisburg (1983–1989), Archbishop of Baltimore (1989–2007).
  • Arnfinn Lund, 81, Norwegian horse trainer.
  • Clay Matthews Sr., 88, American football player (San Francisco 49ers).
  • Denis McGrath, 48, American-Canadian television writer and producer (Continuum, XIII: The Series, Republic of Doyle), cancer.
  • Nicolas Nieri, 77, Peruvian Olympic footballer (1960).
  • Mary Owen, 96, Australian feminist and trade unionist.
  • Ingeborg Rapoport, 104, German pediatrician.
  • Ian Robinson, 91, Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives for Cowper (1963–1984) and Page (1984–1990).
  • Sølvi Sogner, 85, Norwegian historian.
  • Ahmad Taufik, 51, Indonesian journalist, lung cancer.
  • Alex Tizon, 57, Filipino-born American journalist and author (The Seattle Times), recipient of the Pulitzer Prize (1997).
  • Cino Tortorella, 89, Italian television presenter (Zecchino d'Oro).
  • Denis Voronenkov, 45, Russian politician, member of the State Duma (2011–2016), shot.
  • George Woodman, 85, American artist.

24

  • Ivan Abadjiev, 85, Bulgarian weightlifter, world championship silver medalist (1957).
  • J. Allen Adams, 85, American politician and legislator.
  • Herbert Addo, 66, Ghanaian football coach.
  • Bartolo Alvarez, 102, Puerto Rican musician.
  • Piers Dixon, 88, British politician, MP for Truro (1970–1974).
  • John Doull, 94, American toxicologist.
  • Rich Fisher, 67, American news anchor (WJBK), esophageal cancer.
  • Lennox Grafton, 97, Canadian architect.
  • Hubert Hammerer, 92, Austrian sports shooter, Olympic gold medalist (1960).
  • Leo Peelen, 48, Dutch track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist (1988).
  • Jean Rouverol, 100, American actress (It's a Gift) and screenwriter (Autumn Leaves, The Guiding Light).
  • Pedro Salvatori, 83, Argentine politician, Governor of Neuquén Province (1973, 1987–1991).
  • Avraham Sharir, 84, Israeli diplomat and politician, Minister of Tourism (1981–1988) and Justice (1986–1988).
  • Pete Shotton, 75, British washboardist (The Quarrymen) and businessman (Fatty Arbuckle's, Apple Corps), suspected heart attack.
  • William Kelly Simpson, 89, American Egyptologist.
  • Wolfgang Solz, 77, German football player and coach (Eintracht Frankfurt, national team).
  • Keith Sutton, 82, English Anglican prelate, Bishop of Lichfield (1984–2003).
  • Mary Tortorich, 102, American voice teacher.
  • Avo Uvezian, 91, Armenian-American jazz pianist and cigar manufacturer.
  • Gilbert Vallanchon, 75, French Olympic rower.

25

  • Abu Umar al-Almani, 30–31, German jihadist and ISIL commander, shot.
  • Ralph Archbold, 75, American actor and impersonator (Benjamin Franklin), complications of heart failure.
  • Sheila Bond, 90, American actress (Wish You Were Here, The Marrying Kind, Damn Yankees), Tony winner (1953).
  • Giorgio Capitani, 89, Italian filmmaker (The Ruthless Four).
  • Louis Desmarais, 94, Canadian politician.
  • Gary Doak, 71, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins), cancer.
  • Jack Faszholz, 89, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals).
  • Louis Feldman, 90, American classical scholar.
  • František Gaulieder, 66, Slovak politician, MP (1994–1996), suspected suicide by train.
  • Daniel P. Gordon, 47, American politician, member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (2011–2013).
  • Paula Christine Hammond, 73, British magistrate.
  • Asbjørn Hansen, 86, Norwegian footballer (Sparta, national team).
  • Roberta L. Hazard, 82, American Navy rear admiral.
  • J. Richard Hill, 88, British Navy rear admiral.
  • Alice Hohlmayer, 92, American baseball player (Kenosha Comets).
  • Walter Meier, 89, German Olympic athlete.
  • Christy Mihos, 67, American businessman and politician, pancreatic cancer.
  • Teodor Oizerman, 102, Ukrainian-born Russian philosopher, heart failure.
  • Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira, 88, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Guarabira (1981–1989), Archbishop of Paraíba (1995–2004).
  • Miquel Roger i Casamada, 62, Spanish composer and music producer, traffic collision.
  • Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, 95, St. Kitts and Nevis politician, Governor-General (1996–2013).
  • Julian Stanczak, 88, Polish-born American Op Art painter.
  • Dave Steele, 42, American racing driver (IndyCar, NASCAR, ARCA), USAC Silver Crown Champion (2004, 2005), race collision.
  • María Esther Vázquez, 79, Argentine writer, stroke.
  • N. K. Viswanathan, 75, Indian film director and cinematographer.
  • Eric Watson, 91, New Zealand cricketer (Otago) and rugby union coach (Otago, national team).

26

  • Alessandro Alessandroni, 92, Italian composer and musician.
  • Audun Bakke, 83, Norwegian journalist.
  • Darlene Cates, 69, American actress (What's Eating Gilbert Grape).
  • Chen Uen, 58, Taiwanese manhua artist, heart attack.
  • Mai Dantsig, 86, Belarusian artist.
  • Monty Davidson, 81, Canadian politician.
  • Jimmy Dotson, 83, American blues musician.
  • Todd Frohwirth, 54, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies), stomach cancer.
  • Joe Harris, 89, American illustrator and storyboard artist (Underdog, Trix).
  • Ernest M. Henley, 92, American physicist.
  • Marie Jakober, 75, Canadian author.
  • Vladimir Kazachyonok, 64, Russian football player (Zenit) and manager (Dynamo Saint Petersburg).
  • Brian Oldfield, 71, American Olympic shot putter (1972).
  • Věra Špinarová, 65, Czech singer, heart attack.
  • Philippe d'Ursel, 96, Swiss-born Belgian Olympic alpine skier (1948).
  • Roger Wilkins, 85, American civil rights activist and journalist (The Crisis), Assistant Attorney General (1966–1969), complications from dementia.

27

  • Leoncio Afonso, 100, Spanish scientist.
  • Mizu Ahmed, 63, Bangladeshi actor, heart attack.
  • Shirley Annan, 76, New Zealand netball player (national team).
  • Peter Bastian, 73, Danish bassoonist.
  • Richard Beale, 96, British actor (Doctor Who, Emmerdale, The Bill).
  • Romolo Bizzotto, 92, Italian football player and manager (Verona, Juventus).
  • Arthur Blythe, 76, American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, Parkinson's disease.
  • Chelsea Brown, 74, American-Australian actress (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Number 96), pneumonia.
  • Jose Antonio N. Carrion, 68, Filipino politician, Governor of Marinduque (2007–2010, 1995–1998).
  • Zaida Catalán, 36, Swedish lawyer and politician, Chairman of Young Greens of Sweden (2001–2005), shot. (body found on this date)
  • Leone Cimpellin, 90, Italian cartoonist (Jonny Logan).
  • Stanley Cohen, 90, American physicist.
  • Clem Curtis, 76, Trinidadian-born British singer, lung cancer.
  • Beau Dick, 61, Canadian Kwakwaka'wakw activist and carver, complications from a stroke.
  • Kaljo Ellik, 68, Estonian politician.
  • Jean-Michel Guilcher, 102, French ethnologist.
  • Cherry, Lady Hambro, 83, British journalist and aviator.
  • John D. Herbert, 86, American attorney, Ohio State Treasurer (1963–1971).
  • Velik Kapsazov, 81, Bulgarian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).
  • Rainer Kussmaul, 70, German violinist, conductor and concertmaster, Grammy Award winner (2005).
  • Eduard Mudrik, 77, Ukrainian-born Russian football player (Dynamo Moscow).
  • Charles Murphy, 56, American investor and hedge fund manager.
  • Ali H. Nayfeh, 83, Palestinian-born American aerospace engineer.
  • John A. Newton, 86, British Methodist minister.
  • Armando Nieto, 85, Peruvian Roman Catholic priest and historian.
  • Robert Parr, 95, American theoretical chemist.
  • Sean Roberts, 48, New Zealand cricketer.
  • Arun Sarma, 85, Indian playwright.
  • David Storey, 83, English novelist (Saville), screenwriter (This Sporting Life) and playwright (Home), Parkinson's disease and dementia.
  • Harold Neville Vazeille Temperley, 102, British applied mathematician.
  • Steve Vaillancourt, 65, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1996–2014, since 2016).
  • Elizabeth Wagele, 77, American writer and musician, neuroendocrine cancer.

28

  • Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, 99, Austro-Hungarian-born Spanish and Italian noblewoman.
  • T. R. Andhyarujina, 83, Indian lawyer, Solicitor General (1996–1998).
  • Jean-Pierre Cave, 65, French politician.
  • Ronald Hines, 87, British actor (Not in Front of the Children).
  • Deane R. Hinton, 94, American diplomat and ambassador.
  • Ahmed Kathrada, 87, South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, MP (1994–1999), complications from cerebral embolism.
  • Christine Kaufmann, 72, Austrian-born German actress (Town Without Pity, Bagdad Café, The Last Days of Pompeii), leukemia.
  • Liévin Lerno, 89, Belgian bicycle racer, Olympic champion (1948), world championship silver medalist (1948).
  • William McPherson, 84, American journalist (The Washington Post) and author, Pulitzer Prize winner (1977), complications from heart failure and pneumonia.
  • Bill Minor, 94, American journalist.
  • Gwilym Prys Prys-Davies, Baron Prys-Davies, 93, Welsh lawyer and politician.
  • Gurdev Singh Badal, 85, Indian politician.
  • Janine Sutto, 95, French-born Canadian actress (Kamouraska, Congorama, Route 132).
  • Enn Vetemaa, 80, Estonian writer.

29

  • Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, 88, Russian-American theoretical physicist, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physics (2003).
  • Raudha Athif, 20, Maldivian model, suicide by hanging.
  • Mireille Cébeillac-Gervasoni, 74, French historian.
  • John Collias, 98, American Western artist.
  • Wayne Duke, 88, American collegiate athletic executive, commissioner of the Big Ten Conference (1971–1988).
  • Valeri Glushakov, 58, Kazakh-born Russian football player (Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow) and manager.
  • Alan Johnston, 63, Irish cricketer.
  • Steen Miles, 70, American journalist and politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (2005–2007), lung cancer.
  • João Gilberto Noll, 70, Brazilian writer.
  • Ernst Ogris, 49, Austrian football player (Hertha BSC) and manager.
  • Linwood Sexton, 90, American football player (Wichita State Shockers, Los Angeles Dons).
  • Katherine Smith, 98, American Navajo activist.
  • Ken Sparks, 73, American football coach and player (Carson–Newman Eagles), prostate cancer.
  • Bonno Spieker, 81, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (1977–1981, 1981–1994).

30

  • Thomas Brandis, 81, German violinist and concertmaster.
  • Richard Bustillo, 75, American martial arts instructor.
  • Sir John Fretwell, 86, British diplomat, Ambassador to France (1982–1987).
  • James Hadnot, 59, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs), heart attack.
  • Paul Hamilton, 75, Nigerian Olympic football player (1968) and manager (national team).
  • Rosie Hamlin, 71, American singer (Rosie and the Originals).
  • Donald Harvey, 64, American serial killer, beaten.
  • Phillip Ko, 67, Hong Kong actor and director.
  • Nina Lowry, 91, British barrister and judge.
  • Robert Mahoney, 95, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1955–1972).
  • Alfred C. Marble Jr., 80, American Episcopal prelate, Bishop of Mississippi (1993–2003).
  • Neelamana Madhavan Nampoothiri, 73, Indian historian and writer.
  • Hattie Peterson, 86, American baseball player (Rockford Peaches), lung cancer.
  • Dick Potts, 77, British ecologist.
  • Alec Ross, 80, Australian tour guide.
  • Tom Savage, 76, Irish broadcasting executive, chairman of the RTÉ Board (2009–2014).
  • Mary White, 91, English physician and chairwoman of the Bromsgrove Festival.

31

  • Halit Akçatepe, 79, Turkish actor.
  • Rubén Amaro Sr., 81, Mexican baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees) and coach, World Series champion (1980).
  • John Arnott, 84, English footballer (Bournemouth, Gillingham).
  • Abul Kalam Azad, 45, Bangladeshi military officer, injuries sustained in bomb explosion.
  • Gilbert Baker, 65, American artist and gay activist, creator of the rainbow flag.
  • Richard Nelson Bolles, 90, American writer (What Color Is Your Parachute?).
  • William Thaddeus Coleman Jr., 96, American lawyer (Brown v. Board of Education), federal judge and politician, Secretary of Transportation (1975–1977), Alzheimer's disease.
  • Rupert Cornwell, 71, British journalist (The Independent).
  • Jerrier A. Haddad, 94, American computer engineer.
  • Mike Hall, 35, British endurance cyclist, traffic collision.
  • James Clinkscales Hill, 93, American jurist, member of the District Court for N.D. Georgia (1974–1976), 5th Cir. (1976–1981), and 11th Cir. (since 1981).
  • Radley Metzger, 88, American pornographic filmmaker (I, a Woman, Camille 2000, The Lickerish Quartet).
  • John Phillips, 65, Welsh footballer (Chelsea, national team).
  • Amy Ridenour, 57, American conservative political activist, cancer.
  • James Rosenquist, 83, American artist.
  • Gordon H. Sato, 89, American cell biologist.
  • Roland W. Schmitt, 93, American technology executive (General Electric) and academic administrator (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).
  • Nigel Sitwell, 81, British conservationist and writer, Alzheimer's disease.
  • Évelyne Sullerot, 92, French feminist.

References


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