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The following is a list of notable deaths in August 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), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.


August 2017


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Ana-Maria Avram Ana-Maria Avram (1961–2017) was a Romanian composer, pianist, conductor and musicologist. Biography Avram was born in 1961 in Bucharest, Romania.Schell Michael. "Women in (New) Music: Remembering Ana Maria Avram (1961–2017)", Second Inversio ...
, 55, Romanian composer. * Sir Patrick Bateson, 79, English biologist, Provost of
King's College, Cambridge King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city ...
(1987–2003). *
Pushpa Mittra Bhargava Pushpa Mittra Bhargava (22 February 1928 – 1 August 2017) was an Indian scientist, writer, and administrator. He founded the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, a federally funded research institute, in Hyderabad. He was outspoken and h ...
, 89, Indian scientist, writer, and administrator. * Sir John Blelloch, 86, British civil servant, Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office (1988–1990). * Jeffrey Brotman, 74, American businessman, co-founder of
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, heart failure. * Hans Fahsl, 75, German Olympic athlete. *
Ian Graham Ian James Alastair Graham OBE (12 November 1923 – 1 August 2017) was a British Mayanist whose explorations of Maya ruins in the jungles of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize helped establish the ''Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions'' publi ...
, 93, British
Mayanist A Mayanist ( es, mayista) is a scholar specialising in research and study of the Mesoamerican pre-Columbian Maya civilisation. This discipline should not be confused with Mayanism, a collection of New Age beliefs about the ancient Maya. Mayan ...
. *
Daniel James III Daniel James III (September 7, 1945 – August 1, 2017) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as the director of the Air National Guard from June 3, 2002, to May 20, 2006. Biography James was born in Tuskegee, Alaba ...
, 71, American Lieutenant General, Director of the
Air National Guard The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the ter ...
(2002-2006), heart failure. *
Jaroslav Konečný ''For the Czech boxer with the same name see Jaroslav Konečný (boxer)'' Jaroslav Konečný (14 January 1945 in Měnín – 1 August 2017 in Újezd u Brna) was a Czechoslovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The ...
, 72, Czechoslovak Olympic handball player (
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). *
Alfie Lorenzo Alfonso Castro Lorenzo (26 January 1939 – 1 August 2017), known as Alfie Lorenzo, was a Filipino showbiz columnist, radio commentator, TV host and talent manager. Early life He was born on January 26, 1939 in Porac, Pampanga. Career Lorenzo wa ...
, 78, Filipino talent manager, heart failure. * Mariann Mayberry, 52, American actress ('' War of the Worlds''), ovarian cancer. * Goldy McJohn, 72, Canadian keyboardist ( Steppenwolf), heart attack. *
Harunur Rashid Khan Monno Harunur Rashid Khan Monno (17 August 1932 – 1 August 2017) was a Bangladeshi industrialist and politician. He served as the Chairman of his conglomerate, Monno Group of Industries. He was elected a member of parliament and a minister (withou ...
, 84, Bangladeshi industrialist and politician, MP (1991–2003). * Bud Moore, 75, American racing driver (
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). * Phil Muntz, 83, Canadian-born American aerospace engineer, physicist and Canadian football player. * Shōgorō Nishimura, 87, Japanese film director (''
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'', ''
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'', '' Apartment Wife: Affair In the Afternoon''). * John Reaves, 67, American football player (
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,
Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays ...
). * Diana Reynell, 83, English grotto designer. * Patrick Thomas, 85, Australian conductor. *
Eric Zumbrunnen Eric James Zumbrunnen (November 4, 1964 – August 1, 2017) was a film editor who won the ACE Eddie Award for the film ''Being John Malkovich'' (1999). Biography Zumbrunnen graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in jour ...
, 52, American film editor (''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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''), cancer.


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* Tore Bøgh, 93, Norwegian diplomat, Ambassador to
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(1980–1988) and
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(1988–1992). * David Caldwell, 85, Scottish footballer (
Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. They compete in the Scottish Premiership and have never been relegated from the top division of the Scottish football league system since they were ...
). * Wanda Chotomska, 87, Polish children's author and screenwriter ('' Jacek i Agatka''). *
Tony Cohen Anthony Lawrence Cohen (4 June 19572 August 2017) was an Australian music record producer and sound engineer. He worked with Nick Cave's groups the Birthday Party, and then the Bad Seeds from 1979 to 2001. In mid-1986 he had followed Cave to ...
, 60, Australian record producer (
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). * Sir Alcon Copisarow, 97, British civil servant and management consultant. *
Santosh Mohan Dev Santosh Mohan Dev (1 April 1934 – 2 August 2017), was an Indian political leader and a key member of the Indian National Congress. Mr. Dev was first elected to the Parliament of India, Parliament in 1980, the first of his seven terms in offi ...
, 83, Indian politician, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (2005–2009). * Robin Eady, 76, British dermatologist. * Alexander Gerasimenko, 71, Belarusian diplomat and politician, Mayor of
Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
(1991–1995). *
Marshall Goldman Marshall Irwin Goldman (July 26, 1930 – August 2, 2017) was an American economist and writer. He was an expert on the economy of the former Soviet Union. Goldman was a professor of economics at Wellesley College and associate director of the Ha ...
, 87, American economist. * Sir John Graham, 82, New Zealand rugby union player (
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, national team), sports administrator, and educator (
Auckland Grammar School Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about I ...
), cancer. *
Duke Harris George Francis "Duke" Harris (February 25, 1942 – August 2, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 26 games in the National Hockey League during the 1967–68 season with the Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple ...
, 75, Canadian ice hockey player ( Minnesota North Stars), complications from heart surgery. * David Ince, 96, British WWII RAF officer. *
Judith Jones Judith Jones (née Bailey; March 10, 1924 – August 2, 2017) was an American writer and editor, best known for having rescued ''The Diary of Anne Frank'' from the reject pile. Jones also championed Julia Child's ''Mastering the Art of French ...
, 93, American book editor (
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) and publishing proponent ('' Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl'', ''
Mastering the Art of French Cooking ''Mastering the Art of French Cooking'' is a two-volume French cookbook written by Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, both from France, and Julia Child, who was from the United States. The book was written for the American market and published ...
''). * Leonard H. Lavin, 97, American businessman ( Alberto-Culver) and racehorse owner. *
Daniel Licht Daniel Licht (March 13, 1957 – August 2, 2017) was an American soundtrack composer and musician, best known for writing the score of Showtime TV drama series ''Dexter''. Life and career Licht grew up in suburban Detroit and attended the Roep ...
, 60, American soundtrack composer (''
Dexter Dexter may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003 * Dexter, a fictional character in the British Diary of a Bad Man#Main, web series ''Diar ...
'', '' Thinner'', '' Dishonored'') and musician, sarcoma. *
Jim Marrs James Farrell Marrs Jr. (December 5, 1943 – August 2, 2017) was an American newspaper journalist and ''New York Times'' best-selling author of books and articles on a wide range of alleged cover-ups and conspiracies. Marrs was a prominent ...
, 73, American journalist, author, and conspiracy theorist, heart attack. * Rosemary Reed Miller, 78, American historian and boutique owner. * Ara Parseghian, 94, American football player and coach (
University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...
). * Paul Renton, 54, New Zealand rugby union player ( Manawatu,
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, Hawke's Bay), suicide. *
Erich Schwandt Erich Paul Schwandt (born July 26, 1935 in San Luis Obispo, California – 2 August 2017 in Victoria, British Columbia) was a Canadian cembalist, organist, musicologist and music educator. Schwandt studied harpsichord with Putnam Aldrich and ga ...
, 82, Canadian musician and musicologist. *
Shen Daren Shen Daren (; August 1928 – August 2, 2017) was a Chinese politician from Jiangsu province. He was best known for his terms as the Communist Party Secretary of Ningxia between 1986 and 1989 and party secretary of his home province between 1989 ...
, 89, Chinese politician, Communist Party Chief of Ningxia (1986–1989) and
Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...
(1989–1993). * Ely Tacchella, 81, Swiss football player ( national team). * Graham Wiltshire, 86, English cricket player and coach (
Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ...
).


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Émile Belcourt Émile Belcourt (27 June 1926 – 3 August 2017) was a Canadian operatic tenor. He appeared in operas at English National Opera and elsewhere, and also appeared in musicals. Early life Belcourt was born in Lafleche, Saskatchewan, in 1926, son of ...
, 91, Canadian operatic tenor. * Giovanni Benedetti, 100, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Foligno Foligno (; Southern Umbrian: ''Fuligno'') is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is located so ...
(1976–1992). *
David James Bowen David James Bowen (1925 – 3 August 2017) was a Welsh scholar and expert on the work of Welsh poets of the nobility. He was born in Pembrokeshire, and attended grammar school in Fishguard, where he was influenced by David John Williams, one ...
, 91, Welsh academic ( University of Wales, Aberystwyth). *
Claudia Pinza Bozzolla Claudia Pinza Bozzolla (July 27, 1925 in Buenos Aires, Argentina – August 3, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was an Argentine-American operatic soprano, vocal coach, and voice teacher of Italian origin. As a singer she performed in operas thr ...
, 92, Argentine-born American opera singer and teacher. * Kevin Carton, 83, Australian Olympic hockey player. *
Ladislav Čisárik Ladislav Čisárik (29 December 1953 – 3 August 2017) was a Slovakia, Slovak heraldic artist, painter, and graphic designer. In 1990, Ladislav Čisárik and Ladislav Vrtel co-designed the Coat of arms of Slovakia, the current flag of Slovakia, ...
, 63, Slovak heraldic artist, co-designed the national coat of arms and
flag A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design empl ...
. *
Jacques Daoust Jacques Daoust (February 17, 1948 – August 3, 2017) was a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election.Québec Minister for Transport (2016) and MNA (2014–2016). *
Bonaventura Duda Bonaventura Duda (14 January 1924 – 3 August 2017) was a Croatian Franciscan, theologian, biblical scholar, and a corresponding member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Early life and education Roko Duda was born in the Free State ...
, 93, Croatian Franciscan friar and theologian. *
Richard Dudman Richard Beebe Dudman (May 3, 1918 – August 3, 2017) was an American journalist who spent 31 years with the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' during which time he covered Fidel Castro's insurgency in Cuba, the assassination of President John F. Ken ...
, 99, American journalist (''
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'', ''
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'', ''
Bangor Daily News The ''Bangor Daily News'' is an American newspaper covering a large portion of central and eastern Maine, published six days per week in Bangor, Maine. The ''Bangor Daily News'' was founded on June 18, 1889; it merged with the ''Bangor Whig and ...
''). * Hans Fahsl, 75, German Olympic athlete. * Ty Hardin, 87, American actor ('' Bronco'', ''
Berserk! ''Berserk!'' is a 1967 British horror-thriller film starring Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin, Diana Dors and Judy Geeson in a macabre mother-daughter tale about a circus plagued with murders. The screenplay was written by Herman Cohen and Aben Kandel ...
'', ''
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)''. *
Robert Hardy Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) was an English actor who had a long career in theatre, film and television. He began his career as a classical actor and later earned widespread recognition for roles such as Sieg ...
, 91, British actor ('' All Creatures Great and Small'', ''
Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...
'', ''
Sense and Sensibility ''Sense and Sensibility'' is a novel by Jane Austen, published in 1811. It was published anonymously; ''By A Lady'' appears on the title page where the author's name might have been. It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor (age 19) a ...
''). *
Julia Harrison Julia Harrison (June 10, 1920 – August 3, 2017) was an American politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the New York City Council representing Flushing, Queens, from 1986 to 2001. In 2001, newly enacted ...
, 97, American politician and activist, cancer. *
Garry Hart, Baron Hart of Chilton Garry Richard Rushby Hart, Baron Hart of Chilton (29 June 1940 – 3 August 2017), was a British Labour politician. From 1998 to 2007, he was Expert and then Special Adviser to the Lord Chancellor, first Lord Irvine of Lairg and then Lord Fal ...
, 77, British life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2004), cancer. *
Dickie Hemric Ned Dixon "Dickie" Hemric (August 29, 1933 – August 3, 2017) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player for Wake Forest University (1952–1955) and the NBA's Boston Celtics ( 1955–1957). Hemric played the first two c ...
, 83, American basketball player (
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,
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). * Souad Al-Humaidhi, 78, Kuwaiti businesswoman, banker and real estate developer ( Bank Audi,
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, Solidere). *
Eberhard von Koerber Eberhard "Ebbo" von Koerber (11 June 1938 – 3 August 2017) was a German manager. As a member of the Board of Management of BMW, he was responsible for sales and marketing from 1984 to 1986. Between 1988 and 1998, he was responsible for the ac ...
, 79, German manager, Chairman of
World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOS ...
(2003–2006) and Co-President of
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(2007–2012). * Laurent Lavigne, 81, Canadian politician, MNA (1976–1985). * Dejan Miladinović, 68, Serbian opera director. *
Ángel Nieto Ángel Nieto Roldán (25 January 1947 – 3 August 2017) was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He was one of the most accomplished motorcycle racers in the history of the sport, winning 13 World Championships and 90 Grand Prix ...
, 70, Spanish motorcycle racer, winner of 13 Grand Prix World Championships, cerebral edema. *
Iwao Ōtani was a Japanese recording engineer who worked with influential film directors Akira Kurosawa and Kenji Mizoguchi. Ōtani worked on Kurosawa's 1950 film ''Rashomon'' in Kyoto. Due to setbacks and some lost audio, the crew took the urgent step of b ...
, 98, Japanese film recording engineer. *
Alan Peckolick Alan Jay Peckolick (October 3, 1940 – August 3, 2017) was an American graphic designer, painter, and photographer. Peckolick was known for the typographic forms he created. His fascination for the graphic letter form underpinned muc ...
, 76, American graphic designer ( Revlon). * Ioan Popa, 64, Romanian Olympic fencer (
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,
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). * Çetin Şahiner, 82, Turkish Olympic hurdler. *
Chandra Sathe Chandra Kant Sathe (31 October 1947 – 3 August 2017) was an Indian cricket umpire. In his international umpiring career, he stood in five ODI games between 1993 and 2000. See also * List of One Day International cricket umpires This is ...
, 69, Indian cricket umpire.


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* Émile Baffert, 92, French racing cyclist. *
Richard Bonney Richard Bonney (1947–4 August 2017) was an English historian and priest. He was appointed Lecturer in European History at the University of Reading in 1971 and Professor of Modern History at the University of Leicester in 1984, a post from wh ...
, 70, English historian and priest. *
Laurie Brokenshire Commodore Laurence Phillip Brokenshire CBE (1952–2017), known as Laurie Brokenshire, was a Royal Naval officer, magician, and world-class puzzle solver. He is also known to have successfully fostered over 70 children in 22 years. History ...
, 64, English Royal Navy officer and magician, brain cancer. *
Erling Brøndum Erling Brøndum (11 July 1930 – 4 August 2017) was a Danish journalist and politician. Brøndum, a member of the Venstre political party, served as the defence minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Poul Hartling Poul Hartling (14 ...
, 87, Danish journalist and politician, Minister of Defence (1973–1975). * Gene Brown, 91, American professor emeritus. *
Raffaele Calabro Raffaele Calabro (10 July 1940 – 4 August 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1964, Calabro served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Andria, Italy, from 1989 to 2016. Notes

1940 births 2017 deat ...
, 77, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Andria Andria (; Barese: ) is a city and ''comune'' in Apulia ( southern Italy). It is an agricultural and service center, producing wine, olives and almonds. It is the fourth-largest municipality in the Apulia region (behind Bari, Taranto, and Fogg ...
(1988–2016). * Bruno Canfora, 92, Italian jazz composer, conductor and music arranger. * John Frame, 86, Canadian Anglican prelate, Bishop of
Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...
⋅(1968–1980). * Chuck Hay, 87, Scottish curler, world champion (
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
). * Angel G. Jordan, 86, Spanish-born American computer engineer. *
Walter Levin Walter Levin (December 6, 1924 – August 4, 2017) was the founder, first violinist, and guiding spirit of the LaSalle Quartet (active 1947–1987), which was known for its championing of contemporary composers, for its recordings of the Second V ...
, 92, German-born American violinist (
LaSalle Quartet The LaSalle Quartet was a string quartet active from 1946 to 1987. It was founded by first violinist Walter Levin. The LaSalle's name is attributed to an apartment on LaSalle Street in Manhattan, where some of its members lived during the quarte ...
). *
Luiz Melodia Luiz Carlos dos Santos (7 January 1951 – 4 August 2017), widely known by his stage name Luiz Melodia, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter whose music was a characteristic crossover of multiple Music genres including Música popular brasileira (M ...
, 66, Brazilian actor, singer and songwriter, bone marrow cancer. * Reijo Puiras, 65, Canadian Olympic cross-country skier (
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
). *
Waldemar Schreckenberger Waldemar Schreckenberger (12 November 1929 – 4 August 2017) was a German lawyer, professor emeritus, and politician born in Ludwigshafen. After his graduation from Heidelberg Law School, he earned a doctorate, and completed his habilitation a ...
, 87, German lawyer, jurist and politician, Minister of Justice (1981–1982) and Chancellery Chief of Staff (1982–1984). *
Jessy Serrata Jessy Serrata (November 2, 1953 – August 4, 2017), nicknamed "Mr. Iron Throat", was an American Tejano musician and vocalist. Jessy was born in Knox City, Texas, to Matias and Agapita Serrata. He appeared on over 17 albums. His daughter, Bran ...
, 63, American Tejano musician, kidney cancer. * Bogusław Wolniewicz, 89, Polish philosopher, professor and journalist (
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).


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* Dame Helen Alexander, 60, British businesswoman, President of CBI (2009–2011), Chairwoman of
PLA PLA may refer to: Organizations Politics and military * People's Liberation Army, the armed forces of China and of the ruling Chinese Communist Party * People's Liberation Army (disambiguation) ** Irish National Liberation Army, formerly called ...
(2010–2015) and Chancellor of
University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...
(since 2011), cancer. *
Irina Berezhna Irina Berezhna ((ukr. transliteration) Iryna Hryhorivna Berezhna, (rus. transliteration) Irina Grygorievna Berezhnaya, uk, Ірина Григорівна Бережна, russian: Ирина Григорьевна Бережная ) (13 August 19 ...
, 36, Ukrainian politician, People's Deputy (2007–2014), traffic collision. * Ralph Biasi, 69, Brazilian politician, Mayor of Americana (1973–1977) and
Minister for Science and Technology A Science Ministry or Department of Science is a ministry or other government agency charged with science. The ministry is often headed by a Minister for Science. List of Ministries of Science Many countries have a Ministry of Science or Ministry ...
(1988–1989). *
Lee Blakeley Richard Lee Blakeley (16 August 1971 – 5 August 2017) was a British opera and theatre director. Born in Mirfield, West Yorkshire to Carol and Richard Blakeley, Blakeley was educated at The Mirfield Free Grammar School. He subsequently studie ...
, 45, British opera and theatre director, heart attack. * Patricia Bridges, 95, Australian golfer. * Joe Cilia, 79, Maltese footballer (
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,
Rabat Ajax Rabat Ajax Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Rabat. The last promotion to the Maltese Premier League was achieved in the 2011–12 season, when they earned promotion after finishing second behind Melita. In the 2020-21 National ...
, national team). * Martin Clark, 78, British historian of Italy, complications of Parkinson's disease. *
Theodore Frankel Theodore Frankel (June 17, 1929 – August 5, 2017) was a mathematician who introduced the Andreotti–Frankel theorem and the Frankel conjecture. Frankel received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1955. His doctoral adv ...
, 88, American mathematician. *
Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann OON (6 March 1923 – 5 August 2017) was a Dutch American art historian and professor. Career Born in Naarden, Haverkamp-Begemann spent most of his childhood in Kemerovo and Moscow in Russia, where his father worked a ...
, 94, Dutch-born American art historian. *
Doug Insole Douglas John Insole (18 April 1926 – 5 August 2017) Obit ...
, 91, English cricketer (
Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...
,
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
). *
Wojciech Krzemiński Wojciech Krzemiński (20 May 1933 – 5 August 2017) was a Polish astronomer and a retired professor of Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of Polish Academy of Sciences. He worked many years for the Carnegie Institution for Science Observato ...
, 84, Polish astronomer. *
Roy Lunn Royston Charles Lunn (June 26, 1925 – August 5, 2017) was an engineer in the automotive industry. He had forty-one years in the design development and production of vehicles and most notably served as the head of engineering at American Motors ...
, 92, American automotive engineer, stroke. *
Hélène Martini Hélène de Cressac Martini (6 August 1924 – 5 August 2017) was a Polish-born French striptease artist turned businesswoman and nightclub owner associated with the Folies Bergère, and nicknamed "The Countess" and "The Empress of the Night". Th ...
, 92, French nightclub owner (
Folies Bergères Folies () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Folies is situated on the D329 road, some southeast of Amiens. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department The following is a list o ...
). * Christian Millau, 88, French food critic and author. *
Richard O'Brien Richard Timothy Smith. known professionally as Richard O'Brien, is a British-New Zealand actor, writer, musician, composer, and television presenter. He wrote the musical stage show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' in 1973, which has remained in conti ...
, 60, American television director (
Fox News The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps, is an American multinational conservative cable news television channel based in New York City. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is owne ...
), complications from injuries sustained in traffic collision. * William S. Patout III, 84, American sugar executive. *
Marcelino Perelló Valls Marcelino Perelló Valls (1944 – 5 August 2017) was a figure of the Mexican Student Movement of 1968, and the representative of the School of Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) to the National Strike Council (CNH) ...
, 73, Mexican activist (
Mexico 68 The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
) and journalist (''
Excélsior ''Excélsior'' is a daily newspaper in Mexico City. It is the second oldest paper in the city after '' El Universal'', printing its first issue on March 18, 1917. History ''Excélsior'' was founded by Rafael Alducin and first published in Mexic ...
''). *
Doug Shave Douglas James Shave (4 January 1947 – 5 August 2017) was an Australian politician. He was born in Perth and was a hotel and business proprietor before entering politics. In 1989 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly ...
, 70, Australian politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (1989–2001). *
George Bundy Smith George Bundy Smith (April 7, 1937 – August 5, 2017) was a lawyer and judge in New York State. While he was a law student at Yale University, he participated in the Freedom Ride from Atlanta, Georgia, to Montgomery, Alabama. Early life Smi ...
, 80, American lawyer and judge,
New York Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the New York State Unified Court System. (Its Appellate Division is also the highest intermediate appellate court.) It is vested with unlimited civ ...
(1980–1992) and
Court of Appeals A court of appeals, also called a court of appeal, appellate court, appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal. In much of t ...
(1992–2006). *
Dionigi Tettamanzi Dionigi Tettamanzi (14 March 1934 – 5 August 2017) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who was named a cardinal in 1998. He was Archbishop of Genoa from 1995 to 2004 and Archbishop of Milan from 2004 to 2011. Early years Tett ...
, 83, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of
Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
(2002–2011),
Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...
(1995–2002), and Ancona-Osimo (1989–1991). * Mark White, 77, American politician,
Governor of Texas The governor of Texas heads the state government of Texas. The governor is the leader of the executive and legislative branch of the state government and is the commander in chief of the Texas Military. The current governor is Greg Abbott, who ...
(1983–1987),
Attorney General of Texas The Texas attorney general is the chief legal officer
 of the
(1979–1983), heart attack. * Ernst Zündel, 78, German Holocaust denial publisher and pamphleteer (
Samisdat Publishers Samizdat (russian: самиздат, lit=self-publishing, links=no) was a form of dissident activity across the Eastern Bloc in which individuals reproduced censored and underground makeshift publications, often by hand, and passed the documen ...
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Wolfgang H. Berger Wolfgang "Wolf" Helmut Berger (5 October 1937, Erlangen – 6 August 2017 San Diego, California) was a German-American oceanographer, geologist, micropaleontologist and emeritus professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of ...
, 79, German-American oceanographer,
geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, althou ...
and micropaleontologist, emeritus professor at
Scripps Institution of Oceanography The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (sometimes referred to as SIO, Scripps Oceanography, or Scripps) in San Diego, California, US founded in 1903, is one of the oldest and largest centers for oceanography, ocean and Earth science research ...
. *
Arthur Boyars Arthur Boyars (28 May 1925 – 6 August 2017)Nicholas Jacobs ''The Independent'', 14 August 2017. was a British poet and musicologist, who was also a translator and critic, literary editor and publisher. His ''Poems'' were published in 1944 b ...
, 92, British poet and musicologist. *
Nicole Bricq Nicole Bricq (; 10 June 1947 – 6 August 2017) was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Seine-et-Marne department. She received a degree in private law from Montesquieu University in 1970. From 1972 on Bricq was a member of the ...
, 70, French politician,
Deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spai ...
(1997–2002),
Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
(2004–2012, since 2014), Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy (2012) and Foreign Trade (2012–2014), fall. *
Betty Cuthbert Elizabeth Alyse Cuthbert, (20 April 1938 – 6 August 2017) was an Australian athlete and a four-time Olympic champion. She was nicknamed Australia's "Golden Girl". During her career, she set world records for 60 metres, 100 yards, 200 metres ...
, 79, Australian
Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...
athlete, fourfold Olympic champion (
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
(3),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
), complications from multiple sclerosis. * Darren Daulton, 55, American baseball player (
Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
, Florida Marlins),
World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...
champion (
1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...
),
glioblastoma Glioblastoma, previously known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is one of the most aggressive types of cancer that begin within the brain. Initially, signs and symptoms of glioblastoma are nonspecific. They may include headaches, personality ch ...
. *
Hugh Heclo Hugh Heclo (10 March 1943 – 6 August 2017) was born in Marion, Ohio. After receiving a Bachelor of Art's degree from George Washington University in 1965, he went on to receive an M.A. from Manchester University in 1967, and a Ph.D. from Yale Uni ...
, 74, American political scientist. * Eugene Hlywa, 91, Ukrainian-born Australian
psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...
. * Tim Homer, 43, New Zealand radio host. *
Hinrich Lehmann-Grube Hinrich Lehmann-Grube (21 December 1932 – 6 August 2017) was a German politician. He served as Mayor of Leipzig from 1990 through 1998. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He was born in Königsberg (present day Kalin ...
, 84, German politician,
Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
of
Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as wel ...
(1990–1998), cancer. *
Li Shengjiao Li Shengjiao (; January 7, 1935 – August 6, 2017) was a senior Chinese diplomat, jurist, educator, scholar, bilingual author, former Nanjing sports star and an expert on the I Ching. Being recognized as an authority on international law and U. ...
, 82, Chinese diplomat, international jurist, educator and bilingual author. * Dick Locher, 88, American cartoonist (''
Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''Detroit Mirror'', and it ...
''),
Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...
winner (1983), Parkinson's disease. * David Maslanka, 73, American composer, colon cancer. * Daniel McKinnon, 90, American ice hockey player, Olympic silver medalist (
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
). * Kevin McNamara, 82, British politician, MP for Hull North (1966–1974, 1983–2005) and Hull Central (1974–1983), pancreatic cancer. * Jack Rabinovitch, 87, Canadian real estate developer ( Trizec Properties) and philanthropist, founder of the
Scotiabank Giller Prize The Giller Prize (sponsored as the Scotiabank Giller Prize), is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried competition be ...
, fall. * Martin Roth, 62, German museologist,
Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum The Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum is the head of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, a post currently held by Tristram Hunt, who succeeded Martin Roth (museologist), Martin Roth, who died in August 2017, months after he announce ...
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* Vytautas Astrauskas, 86, Lithuanian politician, President of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (russian: Президиум Верховного Совета, Prezidium Verkhovnogo Soveta) was a body of state power in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).Don Baylor Don Edward Baylor (June 28, 1949 – August 7, 2017) was an American professional baseball player and manager. During his 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), Baylor was a power hitter known for standing very close to home plate (" crowding ...
, 68, American baseball player (
Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...
,
California Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha ...
) and manager (
Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The team plays its home baseball games at Coors Fie ...
),
World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...
champion (
1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...
), multiple myeloma. *
Chantek Chantek (December 17, 1977 – August 7, 2017), born at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center in Atlanta, Georgia, was a male hybrid Sumatran/ Bornean orangutan who mastered the use of a number of intellectual skills, including America ...
, 39, American
hybrid orangutan A hybrid orangutan or cocktail orangutan is usually an orangutan derived from interbreeding between any of the three Orangutan species: Bornean (''Pongo pygmaeus''), Sumatran (''Pongo abelii'') and Tapanuli (''Pongo tapanuliensis''), but the te ...
who learned
American Sign Language American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States of America and most of Anglophone Canadians, Anglophone Canada. ASL is a complete and organized visual lang ...
, heart disease. *
Tor Røste Fossen Tor Røste Fossen (19 June 1940 – 7 August 2017) was a Norwegian football player and coach. He played for Rosenborg from 1964 to 1971, earning two Norwegian Premier League titles and one Norwegian Cup championship. He coached several Norwegian ...
, 77, Norwegian football player and manager ( Rosenborg,
Start Start can refer to multiple topics: *Takeoff, the phase of flight where an aircraft transitions from moving along the ground to flying through the air * Starting lineup in sports *Standing start, and rolling start, in an auto race Acronyms *St ...
, national team). * David Heimbach, 78, American surgeon. *
Michael A. Lehman Michael A. Lehman (April 24, 1943 – August 7, 2017) was an American Republican politician from Wisconsin. Born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Lehman graduated from Hartford Union High School in Hartford, Wisconsin. He went to Moraine Park Technic ...
, 74, American politician, member of the Wisconsin Assembly (1989-2005). *
Haruo Nakajima was a Japanese actor best known for playing Godzilla in 12 consecutive films, starting from the original ''Godzilla'' (1954) until ''Godzilla vs. Gigan'' (1972). He also played various other giant monsters in '' kaiju'' films, including ''Mothra ...
, 88, Japanese actor (''
Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film ''Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produc ...
'', ''
Destroy All Monsters is a 1968 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film, which was produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, is the ninth film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and features eleven monster ...
'', ''
Seven Samurai is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai drama film co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The story takes place in 1586 during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. It follows the story of a village of desperate farmers who hire seven ...
''), pneumonia. *
Sigmund Sobolewski Sigmund Sobolewski (, ''Zygmunt Sobolewski''; May 11, 1923 – August 7, 2017) was a Polish Catholic Holocaust survivor and activist. He was the 88th prisoner to enter Auschwitz on the first transport to the concentration camp on June 14, 19 ...
, 94, Polish activist and Holocaust survivor, pneumonia. *
Ralf Stemmann Ralf Stemmann (21 June 1958 - 7 August 2017) was a German-born record producer, composer, remixer, keyboards player, and synthesizer programmer. Global record sales of productions he has been involved in as a composer, producer and arranger excee ...
, 59, German-born American record producer and musician. *
Patsy Ticer Patricia Keyser Ticer ( Smith; January 6, 1935 – August 7, 2017), known as Patsy Ticer, was an American politician. Ticer was born in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Alexandria, Virginia and graduated from George Washington High School. In 19 ...
, 82, American politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1996–2011) and Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia (1991–1996), complications from a fall. *
Kjellfred Weum Kjellfred Weum (30 July 1940, Hafslo – 7 August 2017) was a Norwegian hurdler. He finished seventh at the 1969 European Championships. He also participated at the 1968 Summer Olympics as well as the European Indoor Games in 1966, 1967 and 196 ...
, 77, Norwegian Olympic hurdler (
1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...
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Merv Agars Mervyn Stanley Agars (12 June 1925 – 8 August 2017) was an Australian rules footballer and journalist. He played with West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). An eight-time state representative, he went on to ...
, 92, Australian
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
( West Adelaide). * Arleta, 72, Greek singer, songwriter and book illustrator, stroke. *
Rosemary Balmford Rosemary Anne Balmford (; 15 September 1933 – 8 August 2017) was an Australian judge, barrister, solicitor and legal academic. She was the List of the first women appointed to Australian judicial positions, first female judge of the Supreme Co ...
, 83, Australian jurist. *
Jean-Marie Berthier Jean-Marie Berthier (25 June 1940 – 8 August 2017) was a French poet. He taught literature in Africa, Asia and South America, and was the author of over 20 poetry collections. Berthier won the 2010 Prix François Coppée from the Académie fra ...
, 77, French poet, traffic collision. *
Blanche Blackwell Blanche Blackwell (; 9 December 1912 – 8 August 2017) was a Jamaican heiress, mother of Chris Blackwell, and an inspirational muse to Ian Fleming and Noël Coward. Early life Blanche Lindo was born on 9 December 1912 in San José, Costa R ...
, 104, Jamaican socialite. * Julio César Bonino, 70, Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Tacuarembó Tacuarembó ( Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. Location and geography The city is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the c ...
(since 1990). *
Eugene Burger Eugene Burger (June 1, 1939 – August 8, 2017) was an American magician. He was born in 1939 and was based in Chicago, Illinois. He was reputed for his close-up skills and his work in mentalism and bizarre magic. Burger was also a philosop ...
, 78, American magician, cancer. * Glen Campbell, 81, American singer (" Rhinestone Cowboy", " By the Time I Get to Phoenix") and actor (''
True Grit True Grit may refer to: Fiction * ''True Grit'' (novel), a 1968 novel by Charles Portis ** ''True Grit'' (1969 film), a film adaptation by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne ** ''True Grit'' (2010 film), a film adaptation by the Coen Brothers, ...
''),
Grammy The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre ...
winner (
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
,
2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...
), Alzheimer's disease. * Barbara Cook, 89, American singer and actress (''
The Music Man ''The Music Man'' is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and ...
'', ''
Sondheim on Sondheim ''Sondheim on Sondheim'' is a musical revue consisting of music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim for his many shows. It is conceived and directed by James Lapine. The revue had a limited run on Broadway in 2010. Background The revue is b ...
'', ''
Candide ( , ) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled ''Candide: or, All for the Best'' (1759); ''Candide: or, The ...
''), respiratory failure. *
Roger Counsil Roger L. Counsil (January 11, 1935 – August 8, 2017) is a former American gymnastics coach and headed the United States Gymnastics Federation, now known as USA Gymnastics. Biography Counsil was born on January 11, 1935, in Wood River, Illinois. ...
, 82, American gymnastics coach. *
Max De Pree Max De Pree (October 28, 1924 – August 8, 2017) was an American businessman and writer. A son of D. J. De Pree, founder of Herman Miller office furniture company, he and his brother Hugh De Pree assumed leadership of the company in the early 196 ...
, 92, American businessman ( Herman Miller), cancer and kidney failure. *
Mike Deakin Michael Raymond Frederick Deakin (25 October 1933 – 8 August 2017) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He made 204 appearances in the Football League, for Crystal Palace, Northampton Town and Aldershot scor ...
, 83, English footballer ( Crystal Palace). * Hashem El Madani, 88–89, Lebanese photographer. * Emerson H. Fly, 82, American academic administrator, president of the University of Tennessee system (2001–2002), Parkinson's disease. *
Arlene Gottfried Arlene Harriet Gottfried (August 26, 1950 – August 8, 2017) was a New York City street photographer who was known for recording the candid scenes of ordinary daily life in some of the city's less well-to-do neighborhoods; her work was not widel ...
, 66, American photographer, breast cancer. *
Pierre Jaubert Pierre Jaubert aka Pierre Berjot (1929 – August 2017) was a record company executive and a record producer. He has produced recordings for artists such as John Lee Hooker, Krispie And Company, The Lafayette Afro Rock Band, Mal Waldron, Leroy Gom ...
, 88, French record producer. *
Ken Kaiser Kenneth John Kaiser (July 26, 1945 – August 8, 2017) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1977 to 1999. He spent 13 years in the minor leagues and 23 years in the major leagues, a total of 36 yea ...
, 72, American baseball umpire, American League (1977–1999), complications from diabetes. * Ke Jun, 100, Chinese metallurgist. * Dick MacPherson, 86, American football coach (
UMass The University of Massachusetts is the five-campus public university system and the only public research system in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The university system includes five campuses (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, and a medical ...
,
Syracuse Syracuse may refer to: Places Italy *Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa'' *Province of Syracuse United States *Syracuse, New York **East Syracuse, New York **North Syracuse, New York *Syracuse, Indiana * Syracuse, Kansas *Syracuse, Miss ...
,
New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...
). *
Cathleen Synge Morawetz Cathleen Synge Morawetz (May 5, 1923 – August 8, 2017) was a Canadian mathematician who spent much of her career in the United States. Morawetz's research was mainly in the study of the partial differential equations governing fluid flow, parti ...
, 94, Canadian mathematician. *
Pēteris Plakidis Pēteris Plakidis (4 March 1947 – 8 August 2017) was a Latvian composer and pianist. Early life Plakidis was born on 4 March 1947 in Riga, Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of ...
, 70, Latvian composer and pianist. * Rius, 83, Mexican intellectual, political cartoonist and writer. * Ken Roberts, 79, British rugby league player ( Swinton, Halifax,
Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...
). * Gonzague Saint Bris, 69, French novelist and biographer,
Prix Interallié The prix Interallié (Interallié Prize), also known simply as ''l'Interallié'', is an annual French literary award, awarded for a novel written by a journalist. History The prize was started on 3 December 1930 by about thirty or so journal ...
winner (2002), traffic collision. * Janet Seidel, 62, Australian cabaret singer, jazz vocalist, pianist and music teacher ( Sydney Girls High School), Bell Awards winner (2006), ovarian cancer. * Gyan Singh Sohanpal, 92, Indian politician,
Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly The Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the title given to the presiding officer (chair) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The Speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results ...
(2011). *
Zeny Zabala Emerenciana Ortiz Santos (July 21, 1937 – August 8, 2017), professionally known as Zeny Zabala, was a Filipina actress. Born and raised in Marikina, she was known as the villain of Sampaguita Pictures for her frequent roles as a villainess i ...
, 80, Filipina actress (
Sampaguita Pictures Sampaguita Pictures was a Philippine film production company. It was named for the Philippine national flower, sampaguita. Though no longer functioning, the company's Sampaguita Compound remains in Quezon City. History Sampaguita Pictures was es ...
). * Mattlan Zackhras, 47, Marshallese politician and diplomat, member of the
Nitijela The Legislature of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Nitijeļā ) has 33 members, elected for a four-year term in single-seat and five multi-seat constituencies. The last election was November 18, 2019. Elections in the Marshall Islands are officially ...
(since 2004), Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands (since 2016). *
Jorge Zorreguieta Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta Stefanini (28 January 1928 – 8 August 2017) was an Argentine politician who served as Secretary of Agriculture in the regime of General Jorge Rafael Videla. Zorreguieta was the father of Queen Máxima of the Netherl ...
, 89, Argentine businessman and politician, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (1979–1981), leukemia.


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* Thomas A. Bird, 98, British WWII army officer and architect. *
Jerry Campbell Gerald "Soupy" Campbell (July 14, 1944 – August 9, 2017) was a professional football player, a linebacker in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders (1966–1968) and the Ottawa Rough Riders (1968–1975). Early years Born in B ...
, 73, American football player (
Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine ...
, Calgary Stampeders), heart attack. * Romdhan Chatta, 77, Tunisian actor. * Ted Corbett, 82, English cricket writer (''
The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...
''). *
Aubyn Curtiss Aubyn Curtiss (July 1, 1925 – August 9, 2017) was an American politician in the state of Montana. She served in the Montana House of Representatives and Montana State Senate The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana Legislatur ...
, 92, American politician, member of the
Montana House of Representatives The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its leadership every two years. Composition of the House :''67th Legislature – 2021 ...
(1977–1983; 1995–2002). * Patricio Echegaray, 70, Argentine politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Argentina (since 1986). *
Patricia Giles Patricia Jessie Giles (; 16 November 1928 – 9 August 2017) was a women's activist and Australian Senator. She was the President of the International Alliance of Women for three terms, the last ending in 2004. Life A qualified nurse, she fou ...
, 88, Australian women's rights activist and politician,
Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
for
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(1981–1993), dementia. *Khine Htoo, 61, Burmese singer, pancreatic cancer. *Sanwar Lal Jat, 62, Indian politician, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, MP for Ajmer (Lok Sabha constituency), Ajmer (since 2014), Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (2014–2016), kidney failure. *Beethoven Javier, 70, Uruguayan football player and coach. *Johno Johnson, 87, Australian politician, President of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1978–1991). *Tony Keady, 53, Irish hurler (Killimordaly GAA, Killimordaly), complications from a heart attack. *Kerk Kim Hock, 61, Malaysian politician, Parliament of Malaysia, MP (1986–2004), complications from deep vein thrombosis. *Malle Leis, 77, Estonian painter. *Al McCandless, 90, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from California's California's 37th congressional district, 37th and California's 44th congressional district, 44th congressional districts (1983–1995). *Raymond Damase Ngollo, 81, Congolese general. *Marcel Rué, 90, Monegasque Olympic sports shooter. *Robert Joseph Shaheen, 80, American Syriac Maronite Church, Maronite clergyman, Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, Eparch of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (2000–2013). *Janie Shores, 85, American judge, Supreme Court of Alabama, Alabama Supreme Court (1974–1999), stroke. *Marián Varga, 70, Slovak organist and composer. *Danny Walton, 70, American baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins). *Wang Xiuyun, 72, Singaporean actress. *Peter Weibel (cyclist), Peter Weibel, 66, German Olympic racing cyclist (1972 Summer Olympics, 1972, 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976), cancer. *Mac Wilson (footballer, born 1914), Mac Wilson, 103, Australian football player.


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*Jim Chandler, 76, American author. *Miroslav Ćurčić, 55, Serbian footballer (FK Vojvodina). *Katalin Csőke, 60, Hungarian Olympic discus thrower (Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw, 1980). *Sam Dryden, 67, American food security expert, multiple systems atrophy. *Alois Eisenträger, 90, German footballer. *Don Gross (baseball), Don Gross, 86, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs, Pittsburgh Pirates). *Luciano Guerzoni (born 1935), Luciano Guerzoni, 82, Italian politician, List of Presidents of Emilia-Romagna, President of Emilia-Romagna region (1987–1990) and Senate of Italy, Senator (1992–2006). *Chris Hesketh, 73, English rugby league player (Wigan Warriors, Wigan, Salford Red Devils, Salford, Great Britain national rugby league team, national team). *Inamul Haque Khan, 90, Pakistani air marshal and politician, Ministry of Interior (Pakistan), Minister of Interior (1978), Ministry of Housing and Works (Pakistan), Housing and Works (1978–1982, 1997–1999), and Minister for Water and Power (Pakistan), Water and Power (1980–1981). *Barry Myers (baseball), Barry Myers, 78, American baseball college coach. *Vijay Nambisan, 54, Indian poet. *Sheila Natusch, 91, New Zealand naturalist, writer and illustrator. *Jim Nevin, 86, Australian Olympic racing cyclist (1952 Summer Olympics, 1952, 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956). *Patrick O'Connell (actor), Patrick O'Connell, 83, Irish actor. *Sitaram Panchal, 54, Indian actor (''Peepli Live'', ''Lajja (2001 film), Lajja'', ''Slumdog Millionaire''), kidney and lung cancer. *Zygfryd Perlicki, 85, Polish Olympic sailor (1972 Summer Olympics, 1972), (''Copernicus (yacht), Copernicus''). *Ruth Pfau, 87, German-Pakistani nun and physician. *T. Jack Thompson, 74, British historian, cancer.


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*Abdulhussain Abdulredha, 78, Kuwaiti actor and writer. *Luiz Vicente Bernetti, 83, Italian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana, Apucarana (2005–2009). *Susan Brown (mathematician), Susan Brown, 79, British mathematician. *Segun Bucknor, 71, Nigerian musician, complications from multiple strokes. *Neil Chayet, 78, American lawyer and radio personality (WBZ (AM), WBZ), cancer. *Richard Gordon (English author), Richard Gordon, 95, English physician and author (''Doctor (novel series), Doctor''). *Yisrael Kristal, 113, Polish-Israeli supercentenarian and Holocaust survivor, world's oldest living man. *Jerry Janes, 82, Canadian football player (BC Lions). *Kent Lee, 94, American naval officer, Vice admiral (United States), Vice Admiral of the United States Navy, U.S. Navy. *Terele Pávez, 78, Spanish actress (''Witching & Bitching'', ''La Celestina (1996 film), La Celestina'', ''The Bar (film), The Bar''), Goya Awards, Goya winner (28th Goya Awards, 2013), stroke. *Eugenio Polgovsky, 40, Mexican filmmaker. *Daisy Sweeney, 97, Canadian music teacher. *Murder of Kim Wall, Kim Wall, 30, Swedish journalist (''The New York Times'', ''The Guardian'', ''Time (magazine), Time''), homicide.


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*Nils G. Åsling, 89, Swedish entrepreneur, politician and farmer, Minister for Enterprise (Sweden)#Ministers for Industry, Minister of Industry (1976–1978, 1979–1982). *Christopher Buxton (property developer), Christopher Buxton, 88, English property developer. *Paul Casanova, 75, Cuban baseball player (Washington Senators (1961–71), Washington Senators, Atlanta Braves), cardiorespiratory complications. *Zdravko Hebel, 74, Croatian water polo player, Olympic champion (Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968) and President of Croatian Olympic Committee (2000–2002). *Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim, 84, Sudanese writer and feminist. *Leo Kieffer, 86, American politician, member of the Maine Senate (1992–2000). *Bryan Murray (ice hockey), Bryan Murray, 74, Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager (Ottawa Senators, Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings), colon cancer. *Don Pettie, 90, Canadian Olympic sprinter. *Tudor Postelnicu, 85, Romanian politician, police officer and criminal, head of the Securitate (1978–1987), Ministry of Internal Affairs (Romania), Minister of Internal Affairs (1987–1989). *John F. Russo, 84, American politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1974–1992), President of the Senate (1986–1990), esophageal cancer.


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*Aung Shwe, 99, Burmese politician and army general. *Harry Beitzel, 90, Australian Australian rules football, football umpire and broadcaster. *Joseph Bologna, 82, American actor (''Blame It on Rio'', ''My Favorite Year'', ''The Big Bus''), pancreatic cancer. *Shobha Sen, 93, Indian actress, natural causes. *Reinhard Breymayer, 73, German philologist. *Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo, 92, Italian-Chilean Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Puerto Montt, Puerto Montt (1988–2001). *Stephen Keynes, 89, English banker. *Sylvester Li Jian-tang, 91, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan, Taiyuan (1994–2013). *Nick Mantis, 81, American basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers, St. Louis Hawks, Chicago Zephyrs). *Basilio Martín Patino, 86, Spanish film and documentary director (''Canciones para después de una guerra'', ''Caudillo (film), Caudillo''). *Victor Pemberton, 85, British writer and television producer (''Doctor Who'', ''Fraggle Rock'', ''The Adventures of Black Beauty''). *Paul Xie Ting-zhe, 86, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Apostolic Prefecture of Xinjiang-Urumqi, Xinjiang-Urumqi.


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*Leonard E. Baum, 85, American mathematician. *Andrzej Blumenfeld, 66, Polish actor (''The Pianist (2002 film), The Pianist'', ''Delivery Man (film), Delivery Man'', ''The Witcher (video game), The Witcher''). *Frank Broyles, 92, American college football coach and athletic director (Arkansas Razorbacks), Alzheimer's disease. *Franklin Cleckley, 77, American state judge, member of the List of justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Supreme Court of West Virginia (1994–1996). *Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad, 41, Iranian weightlifter, World Weightlifting Championships, World champion (2003 World Weightlifting Championships, 2003), kidney infection. *Abdelkrim Ghallab, 97, Moroccan politician and writer. *Winston Green, 58, Jamaican dentist and politician, Parliament of Jamaica, MP (since 2016). *Joi Harris, 40, American motorcycle racer and stuntwoman (''Deadpool 2''), motorcycle stunt accident. *Allan Hay, 88, Canadian chemist. *Benard Ighner, 72, American musician, record producer (''Who Is This Bitch, Anyway?'') and songwriter, lung cancer. *Robert Millman, 77, American physician. *Nubar Ozanyan, 61, Turkish Armenian militant, shot. *J. S. Parker, 72, New Zealand painter, lung cancer. *Lateef Raji, 54, Nigerian politician. *Thomas L. Saaty, 91, American mathematician. *Neil Smyth, 89, Australian cricketer. *Robert B. Stobaugh, 89, American economics writer. *Stephen Wooldridge, 39, Australian Olympic cyclist (Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, 2004) and world champion (2002 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 2002, 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 2003, 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 2004, 2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 2006), suicide. *Bhakti Yadav, 91, Indian doctor.


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*Abdirahman Barre, 79, Somali politician, List of Prime Ministers of Somalia, Deputy Prime Minister (1987–1991), Ministry of Finance (Somalia), Minister of Finance (1987–1991) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Somalia), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989–1990). *Gunnar Birkerts, 92, Latvian-born American architect, heart failure. *Liam Devaney, 82, Irish hurler (Tipperary GAA). *Pavel Egorov, 69, Russian pianist, cancer. *Vern Ehlers, 83, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd congressional district (1993–2011). *Tui Flower, 91, New Zealand food writer. *Brian Gibson (politician), Brian Gibson, 80, Australian politician, Australian Senate, Senator for Tasmania (1993–2002), cancer. *Roger Hendrix (biologist), Roger Hendrix, 74, American biologist. *Eberhard Jäckel, 88, German historian. *Kasatka, 41, American orca, euthanized. *Joe McGurn, 52, Scottish footballer (St Johnstone F.C., St Johnstone, Alloa Athletic, Stenhousemuir F.C., Stenhousemuir), cancer. *Mark Merlis, 67, American writer (''An Arrow's Flight''), pneumonia. *Paul Oliver, 90, British architecture and blues historian. *Diane Pearson, 85, British book editor (Transworld Publishers) and author. *Shanmugasundaram, 77, Indian actor (''Karagattakaran''). *Zhu Jian'er, 94, Chinese composer.


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*Peter Bird (IT manager), Peter Bird, 82, British computer scientist. *Jennifer Daniel, 81, Welsh actress (''The Reptile'', ''Kiss of the Vampire (film), Kiss of the Vampire''). *Vera Glagoleva, 61, Russian actress, People's Artist of Russia, People's Artist (2011), cancer. *Kira Golovko, 98, Russian actress, People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist (1957). *Tom Hawkins (basketball), Tom Hawkins, 80, American basketball player (Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Los Angeles Lakers, Cincinnati Royals). *Mike Hennessey, 89, English music journalist and jazz pianist. *Ross Johnson (politician), Ross Johnson, 77, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1978–1995) and California State Senate, Senate (1995–2004), cancer. *William Jones (sport shooter), William Jones, 88, Canadian Olympic sport shooter. *Bill Lasseter, 76, Canadian football player (BC Lions). *Wayne Lotter, 51, South African elephant conservationist and anti-poaching activist, shot. *Peter Milward, 91, British Jesuit priest and literary scholar. *Patrick O'Flaherty (writer), Patrick O'Flaherty, 78, Canadian historian and author. *John Ogston, 78, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen). *Nelia Penman, 101, British barrister and political activist. *Roger Pinto, 57, Bolivian politician, plane crash. *Jon Shepodd, 89, American actor (''Lassie (1954 TV series), Lassie'', ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962 film), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?''). *David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort, 89, British peer, member of the House of Lords (1984–1999). *Vicente Sota, 93, Chilean politician, Chamber of Deputies of Chile, Deputy (1965–1969, 1990–1998) and President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, President of the Chamber of Deputies (1994–1995). *John E. Tapscott, 87, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1967–1971) and Iowa Senate, Senate (1971–1973). *Michael Twomey (actor), Michael Twomey, 83, Irish actor. *Bill Weick, 85, American wrestler and coach. *Lester Williams, 58, American football player (
New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...
).


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*John Books, 76, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Electoral district of Parramatta, Parramatta (1988–1991). *Peter Byrne (sailor), Peter Byrne, 81, Canadian Olympic sailor. *Francis X. DiLorenzo, 75, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, Honolulu (1994–2004) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond, Richmond (since 2004). *Joseph Grimberg, 84, Singaporean lawyer and judge. *Jim Hargrove (American football), Jim Hargrove, 72, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Cardinals), complications from Alzheimer's disease. *Sonny Landham, 76, American actor (''Predator (film), Predator'', ''48 Hrs.'', ''Lock Up (1989 film), Lock Up''), heart failure. *M. T. Liggett, 86, American folk sculptor. *Parker MacDonald, 84, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars). *John Nderu, 71, Kenyan Olympic boxer. *Mohamed Refaat El-Saeed, 84, Egyptian politician and scholar. *Sirkka Selja, 97, Finnish poet. *Paulo Silvino, 78, Brazilian actor and humorist (''A Praça É Nossa'', ''Zorra Total''), stomach cancer. *Fadwa Souleimane, 47, Syrian actress and activist, cancer. *Halwa Vasu, 54, Indian comic actor (''Amaidhi Padai''), liver failure.


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*Pertti Alaja, 65, Finnish footballer (Malmö FF, Malmö), President of Football Association of Finland (since 2012), cancer. *Alfonso Azpiri, 70, Spanish videogame cover and comic artist. *Sonny Burgess, 88, American rockabilly guitarist, singer and songwriter. *Duncan Bush, 71, Welsh author. *Dave Creighton, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs). *Arthur J. Finkelstein, 72, American political consultant, lung cancer. *Bruce Forsyth, Sir Bruce Forsyth, 89, English television presenter (''The Generation Game'', ''Play Your Cards Right'', ''Strictly Come Dancing'') and entertainer, bronchial pneumonia. *Vicente Iturat, 88, Spanish racing cyclist. *William Kretschmar, 84, American lawyer and politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1973–1998, 2000–2017). *Zoe Laskari, 72, Greek actress and beauty pageant winner (Star Hellas, Miss Hellas 1959). *Mirosława Litmanowicz, 89, Polish chess player. *Liz MacKean, 52, British broadcast journalist (''Newsnight''), stroke. *Venero Mangano, 95, American bookmaker, racketeer and extortionist (Genovese crime family). *Roger D. McKellips, 94, American politician, member of the South Dakota Senate (1977–1978, 1981–1994). *Lívia Mossóczy, 81, Hungarian table tennis player, World champion (1957). *Tadayoshi Nagashima, 66, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives (since 2005), mayor of Yamakoshi, Niigata (2000–2005). *Duncan Russell, 59, English football manager (Mansfield Town F.C., Mansfield Town), cancer. *Don Shepherd, 90, Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan County Cricket Club, Glamorgan). *Sergio Zaniboni, 80, Italian comics artist (''Diabolik'').


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*Brian Aldiss, 92, British science fiction writer (''Helliconia'', ''Greybeard'', ''Supertoys Last All Summer Long'') and editor. *Charles R. Bentley, 87, American glaciologist. *Len Bracko, 73, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1993–1997). *Mario Roberto Cassari, 73, Italian Roman Catholic prelate and diplomat, Apostolic Nuncio to Apostolic Nunciature to Malta, Malta (2015–2016) and Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, South Africa (2012–2015). *Pyotr Deynekin, 79, Russian military officer, commander of the Russian Air Force (1992–1998), Hero of the Russian Federation (1997). *Salif Diallo, 60, Burkinabé politician, President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso, National Assembly (since 2015). *Gérard Férey, 76, French chemist. *Janusz Głowacki, 78, Polish-American playwright, screenwriter and essayist. *Karl Otto Götz, 103, German artist, filmmaker, and writer. *Dick Gregory, 84, American comedian and civil rights activist, heart failure. *Gary O'Callaghan, 83, Australian radio broadcaster (2UE, 2SM). *Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat, 72, Cuban-born American politician and judge, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1994–1998) and the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court (2011–2017). *Alan Sayers, 101, New Zealand athlete, journalist and writer, British Empire Games bronze medalist (New Zealand at the 1938 British Empire Games, 1938). *Ed Sharockman, 77, American football player (Minnesota Vikings), heart failure. *Shane Sieg, 34, American racing driver (
NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...
). *Concha Valdés Miranda, 89, Cuban composer. *Bea Wain, 100, American singer, heart failure.


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*Karin Bang, 88, Norwegian writer. *Velichko Cholakov, 35, Bulgarian weightlifter, European champion (2004 European Weightlifting Championships, 2004), Olympic bronze medalist (Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's +105 kg, 2004). *Radoš Čubrić, 83, Serbian Yugoslav Olympic cyclist (1972 Summer Olympics, 1972). *Bernard Dunstan, 97, British artist. *Death of Olivia Gant, Olivia Gant, 7, American child, starvation. *Harry Haureliuk, 70, Australian bodybuilder. *Margot Hielscher, 97, German singer and film actress. *Wilhelm Killmayer, 89, German composer, conductor and lecturer. *Fredell Lack, 95, American violinist. *Jerzy Leśniak, 60, Polish journalist and historian, heart attack. *Jerry Lewis, 91, American comedian (Martin and Lewis), actor (''The Nutty Professor (1963 film), The Nutty Professor'') and humanitarian (''The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon''), cardiomyopathy. *Colin Meads, Sir Colin Meads, 81, New Zealand rugby union player, coach and manager (King Country Rugby Football Union, King Country, national team, New Zealand Cavaliers, Cavaliers), pancreatic cancer. *Nati Mistral, 88, Spanish actress and singer (''Currito of the Cross (1949 film), Currito of the Cross'', ''Cabaret (1953 film), Cabaret'', ''Mis tres amores''). *Gary West (cyclist), Gary West, 57, Australian Olympic cyclist and cycling coach, motor neurone disease. *Gordon Williams (writer), Gordon Williams, 83, Scottish writer (''The Siege of Trencher's Farm'').


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*Arturo Corcuera, 81, Peruvian poet. *Dianne de Las Casas, 47, Filipino-born American author, house fire. *Josip Despot, 64, Croatian Olympic rower. *Réjean Ducharme, 76, Canadian novelist and playwright. *Greg Evers, 62, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (2001–2010) and Florida Senate, Senate (2010–2016), traffic collision. *Roberto Gottardi, 90, Italian architect. *Bill Green (footballer, born 1950), Bill Green, 66, English football player (Hartlepool United F.C., Hartlepool United, Chesterfield F.C., Chesterfield) and manager (Scunthorpe United F.C., Scunthorpe United). *Helmut Hofmann, 91, German Olympic boxer (Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Flyweight, 1952). *Thomas Meehan (writer), Thomas Meehan, 88, American playwright (''Annie (musical), Annie'', ''The Producers (musical), The Producers'', ''Hairspray (musical), Hairspray''), Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Tony winner (31st Tony Awards, 1977), cancer. *Don Nichols, 92, American motorsport team owner. *Rikard Olsvik, 87, Norwegian politician, Storting, MP (1981–1993). *Helmut Piirimäe, 86, Estonian historian. *P. V. R. K. Prasad, 77, Indian civil servant. *Ron Previte, 73, American gangster. *Felo Ramírez, 94, Cuban-American sports broadcaster (Miami Marlins), complications from a fall. *Abdur Razzak (actor), Abdur Razzak, 75, Bangladeshi actor (''Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo''), five-time winner of Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor, National Film Award for Best Actor. *Bajram Rexhepi, 63, Kosovar politician, Prime Minister of Kosovo, Prime Minister (2002–2004), stroke. *Seija Simola, 72, Finnish singer. *Boris Spremo, 81, Yugoslav-born Canadian photojournalist (''Toronto Star'', ''The Globe and Mail''), complications from multiple myeloma. *Margaret Turner-Warwick, Dame Margaret Turner-Warwick, 92, British physician and thoracic specialist, first female president of the Royal College of Physicians. *Perch Zeytuntsyan, 79, Egyptian-born Armenian playwright, Minister of Culture (1990–1991).


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*John Abercrombie (guitarist), John Abercrombie, 72, American jazz guitarist, heart failure. *Nestor Assogba, 88, Beninese Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parakou, Parakou (1976–1999) and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou, Cotonou (1999–2005). *Alain Berbérian, 63, French film director and writer. *Feyyaz Berker, 91, Turkish executive (Tekfen Construction and Installation). *Thomas W. Blackwell, 58, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2005–2008). *Jim Blount, 82, American newspaper editor (''Hamilton Journal-News'') and historian. *Tim Bruxner, 94, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Electoral district of Tenterfield, Tenterfield (1962–1981). *Attilio Cantoni, 86, Italian Olympic rower. *Tony deBrum, 72, Marshallese politician, Foreign Minister (1979–1987, 2008–2009, 2014–2016). *Gertrude Goodrich, 102, American painter and writer. *Michael J. C. Gordon, 69, British computer scientist. *Carol Hanson, 83, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1982–1994), Mayor of Boca Raton, Florida (1995–2001). *Rishang Keishing, 96, Indian politician, List of Chief Ministers of Manipur, Chief Minister of Manipur (1980–1981, 1994–1997), multiple organ failure. *Matthew Kia Yen-wen, 92, Taiwanese Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei, Taipei (1978–1989), Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiayi, Kiayi (1970–1974) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwalien, Hwalien (1974–1978). *Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky, 86, German pianist, complications from a stroke. *Mario Milita, 94, Italian voice actor. *Pedro Pedrossian, 89, Brazilian politician, Governor of Mato Grosso (1966–1971) and List of Governors of Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul (1980–1983, 1991–1995). *Tim Poston, 72, English mathematician. *Tom Pritchard, 100, New Zealand cricketer (Wellington cricket team, Wellington, Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Warwickshire, Kent County Cricket Club, Kent). *Fejat Sejdić, 76, Serbian brass band leader. *Jim Whelan, 68, American politician, Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Mayor of Atlantic City (1990–2002), member of the New Jersey General Assembly (2006–2008) and New Jersey Senate, Senate (since 2008), heart attack.


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*Eduardo Angeloz, 85, Argentine politician, Governor of Córdoba (Argentine province), Governor of Córdoba (1983–1995) and Argentine Senate, Senator (1973–1976, 1995–2001). *Tjitze Baarda, 85, Dutch theologian. *Yossi Beinart, 61, Israeli economist, CEO of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (since 2014). *Binh Pho, 61, Vietnamese artist in wood. *Kevin Curran (cricketer, born 1928), Kevin Curran, 88, Zimbabwean cricketer. *Michael Dauncey, 97, British Army brigadier. *Viola Harris, 91, American actress (''Deconstructing Harry'', ''The Other Guys'', ''Sex and the City 2''). *Engelbert Jarek, 82, Polish footballer (Odra Opole). *George A. Keyworth II, 77, American physicist, prostate cancer. *Joe Klein (baseball executive), Joe Klein, 75, American baseball executive (Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers), complications from heart surgery. *Ronan Leprohon, 78, French Breton nationalist politician. *Izak Parviz Nazarian, 88, Iranian-American businessman (Omninet). *Sean O'Callaghan, 63, Irish Irish Republican Army, IRA member, informant and writer. *John Petty (priest), John Petty, 82, English Anglican priest. *Fiona Richardson, 50, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Electoral district of Northcote, Northcote (since 2006), breast cancer. *Jack Rosenthal (journalist), Jack Rosenthal, 82, Israeli-born American journalist. *Jeannie Rousseau, 98, French Allied spy. *Ramananda Sengupta, 101, Indian cinematographer. *Francis Thompson (historian), Francis Thompson, 92, British economic and social historian. *Susan Vreeland, 71, American author, complications from heart surgery.


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*Cecil Andrus, 85, American politician, United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1977–1981), List of Governors of Idaho, Governor of Idaho (1971–1977, 1987–1995), lung cancer. *Mark Asay, 53, American white supremacist and spree killer, execution by lethal injection. *Michael Dougall Bell, 73, Canadian diplomat, Ambassador to Israel (1990–1992, 1999–2003), liver cancer. *Axel Bernstein, 43, German politician, accidental fall. *Alan Boswell, 74, English footballer (Shrewsbury Town F.C., Shrewsbury Town, Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers). *J. D. Disalvatore, 51, American LGBT film producer (''Shelter (2007 film), Shelter''), breast cancer. *Thomas Docking, 63, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Kansas (1983–1987), cancer. *Doug Everingham, 94, Australian politician and minister, Minister for Health and Aged Care (1972–1975) and Parliament of Australia, MP (1967–1975, 1977–1984). *Pete Kuykendall, 79, American bluegrass musician. *Kai Linnilä, 75, Finnish writer and editor. *Larry Marshall (singer), Larry Marshall, 75, Jamaican reggae singer, complications from Alzheimer's disease. *Mary Montgomery, 60, American Olympic swimmer (1972 Summer Olympics, 1972). *Michael Quinn (chef), Michael Quinn, 71, British chef (The Ritz Hotel, London, The Ritz). *Houssenaly Zahid Raza, Malaysian honorary consul, shot. *Charlie Robertson (mayor), Charlie Robertson, 83, American politician, mayor of Mayor of York, Pennsylvania, York, Pennsylvania (1994–2002). *Jay Thomas, 69, American actor (''Cheers'', ''Murphy Brown'', ''Love & War (TV series), Love & War'') and radio talk show host, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Emmy winner (42nd Primetime Emmy Awards#Guest performances, 1990, 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards#Guest performances, 1991), cancer. *Amelyn Veloso, 43, Filipino journalist and broadcaster (CNN Philippines), breast cancer.


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*Martin Biles, 98, American Olympic javelin thrower (1948 Summer Olympics, 1948). *Enzo Dara, 78, Italian opera singer. *Sharry Konopski, 49, American model and actress, pneumonia. *Ed McGaa, 81, American air force pilot and author, complications of cancer. *Drew Morphett, 69, Australian sports broadcaster (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC). *Margaret Moser, 63, American journalist, colon cancer. *Rich Piana, 45, American bodybuilder and Internet personality, complications from a heart attack and brain trauma.


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*Dagobert Banzio, 60, Ivorian politician. *Dave Bumpstead, 81, English football player (Millwall F.C., Millwall, Bristol Rovers) and manager (Chelmsford City). *Christie Davies, 75, British sociologist. *Harry Dinnel, 76, American basketball player and coach (Anaheim Amigos). *Dámaso González, 68, Spanish bullfighter, pancreatic cancer. *Tobe Hooper, 74, American film director (''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'', ''Poltergeist (1982 film), Poltergeist'', ''Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries), Salem's Lot''). *Muzaffer İzgü, 83, Turkish children's writer and teacher, cancer. *Howard Kaminsky, 77, American publisher (Random House), heart attack. *Tomasz Konina, 45, Polish theatre and opera director and stage designer. *Léonard Lévesque, 82, Canadian politician, MNA (1976–1985). *Grzegorz Miecugow, 61, Polish newscaster (''Wiadomości'', ''Fakty TVN'') and columnist (''Szkło kontaktowe''), cancer. *Josef Musil, 85, Czech volleyball player, Olympic silver (Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1964) and bronze (Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1968) medalist. *Wilson das Neves, 81, Brazilian percussionist and singer, cancer. *Bernard Pomerance, 76, American playwright (''The Elephant Man (play), The Elephant Man''), cancer. *Lacey Putney, 89, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1962–2014). *Alan Root, 80, British-born Kenyan filmmaker, glioblastoma. *Peter Ryalls, 79, British cyclist. *Larry Sherman (actor), Larry Sherman, 94, American actor (''Law & Order'') and publicist (Donald Trump, New Jersey Generals). *Rick Sowieta, 63, Belgian-born Canadian football player, cancer. *Horacio White, 90, Argentine Olympic swimmer (1948 Summer Olympics, 1948). *Adam Wójcik, 47, Polish basketball player (Śląsk Wrocław (basketball), Śląsk Wrocław), leukemia.


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*Martin Azonhiho, Beninese politician, Defence minister, Minister for Defence (2006). *Ahmed Khan (footballer), Ahmed Khan, 90, Indian Olympic footballer (Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948, Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952). *Khalid Kharal, 78, Pakistani politician. *Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte, 89, Martinican Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France–Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre and Fort-de-France (1972–2004). *James Dickson Phillips Jr., 94, American federal judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1978–1994). *José Maria Pires, 98, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí, Araçuaí (1957–1965) and Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba, Paraíba (1965–1995), pneumonia. *Yitzhak Pundak, 104, Polish-born Israeli military officer and diplomat. *Syd Silverman, 85, American publisher (''Variety (magazine), Variety''). *Helli Stehle, 109, Swiss actress and radio presenter. *Chris Winn, 90, English cricketer (Sussex County Cricket Club, Sussex, Oxford University Cricket Club, Oxford University). *Ebrahim Yazdi, 85, Iranian politician and diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1979), Deputy Prime Minister (1979), pancreatic cancer. *M. A. Zaher, 85, Bangladeshi geologist.


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*Melissa Bell (singer), Melissa Bell, 53, English singer (Soul II Soul). *Bobby Boyd, 79, American football player (Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Colts). *Bruce Collingwood, 64, Canadian politician. *Muhammad Dandamayev, 88, Russian Babylon historian. *Mireille Darc, 79, French actress (''Week End (1967 film), Week End'', ''The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'', ''Icy Breasts'') and model. *Willie Duggan, 67, Irish rugby union player (Blackrock College RFC, Blackrock College, Ireland national rugby union team, national team, British and Irish Lions). *Tore Frängsmyr, 79, Swedish historian. *Jack Geddes (curler), Jack Geddes, 92, Canadian curler. *Tsutomu Hata, 82, Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister (1994). *Jud Heathcote, 90, American National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame basketball coach (Michigan State Spartans men's basketball, Michigan State Spartans, Montana Grizzlies basketball, Montana Grizzlies), national champion (1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1979). *Gulzar Khan (politician), Gulzar Khan, Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly (since 2013). *Narendra Kumar (physicist), Narendra Kumar, 77, Indian physicist. *Kirti Kumari, 50, Indian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), MLA (since 2013), swine flu. *Angélica Mendoza de Ascarza, 87, Peruvian human rights activist. *Dean Mercer, 47, Australian ironman (surf lifesaving), ironman, four-time Ironman (surf lifesaving)#Australian Ironman Championship results, national champion (1989, 1995–1997), heart attack. *David Torrence (athlete), David Torrence, 31, Peruvian-American Olympic athlete (Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres, 2016).


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*Adnan Abu Amjad, 39–40, Syrian military officer. *Senarath Attanayake, 51, Sri Lankan politician. *A. H. M. Azwer, 80, Sri Lankan politician, Parliament of Sri Lanka, MP (2010–2015). *Mahmud Kanti Bello, 72, Nigerian politician, Senate of Nigeria, Senator (2003–2011). *Evdokia Bobyleva, 98, Russian teacher. *Janine Charrat, 93, French ballerina and dance choreographer. *Kurt Dahlmann, 99, German pilot and journalist. *Larry Elgart, 95, American jazz bandleader. *Carlos Gereda y de Borbón, 70, Spanish aristocrat. *Harold Hurley, 87, Canadian ice hockey player, Olympic silver medalist (Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1960). *Otto Kandler, 96, German botanist and microbiologist. *Léon Konan Koffi, 88, Ivorian politician. *Dmitri Kogan, 38, Russian violinist, lymphoma. *Soledad Saieh, 45, Chilean businesswoman, film producer, and cultural manager, pulmonary edema. *David Tang, Sir David Tang, 63, Hong Kong businessman (Shanghai Tang), liver cancer.


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*Elmer Acevedo, 68, Salvadoran Olympic footballer (
1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...
), (C.D. FAS). *Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara, 70, Mauritanian politician, Prime Minister of Mauritania, Prime Minister (1980–1981). *Marjorie Boulton, 93, British author and poet. *Alan Cassell, 85, Australian actor (''Special Squad (1984), Special Squad''). *Richard Sui On Chang, 75, American Episcopal prelate, bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii, Hawaii (1997–2006). *Jennie Darlington, 93, Canadian polar explorer, heart illness. *Peter Diamondstone, 82, American lawyer and politician. *Hato Hasbún, 71, Salvadoran politician, heart attack. *Louise Hay, 90, American motivational author (''You Can Heal Your Life''). *Tessa Holyoake, 54, Scottish haematologist, cancer. *Abdul Jabbar (singer), Abdul Jabbar, 79, Bangladeshi singer. *Efrain Loza, 78, Mexican Olympic footballer. *Alan MacDonald (production designer), Alan MacDonald, 61, British production designer (''The Queen (2006 film), The Queen'', ''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'', ''Philomena (film), Philomena''). *Károly Makk, 91, Hungarian film director and screenwriter. *Rollie Massimino, 82, American National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame basketball coach (Villanova Wildcats men's basketball, Villanova Wildcats, UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball, UNLV Runnin' Rebels, Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball, Cleveland State Vikings), national champion (1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1985). *Tim Mickelson, 68, American rower, Olympic silver medalist (Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's eight, 1972), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *Sam Pivnik, 90, Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor, author and memoirist. *Skip Prokop, 73, Canadian drummer (Lighthouse (band), Lighthouse, The Paupers) and disc jockey (CFNY-FM). *L. N. Shastri, 46, Indian playback singer, intestinal cancer. *Sumiteru Taniguchi, 88, Japanese anti-nuclear weapons activist, cancer.


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*Richard Anderson, 91, American actor (''The Six Million Dollar Man'', ''The Bionic Woman'', ''Forbidden Planet''). *William Beik, 76, American historian. *John Bourchier (politician), John Bourchier, 87, Australian politician, member of the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives for Division of Bendigo, Bendigo (1972–1983). *Christopher Byworth, 78, British Anglican priest. *Janne Carlsson, 80, Swedish actor (''Repmånad'', ''Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?'') and drummer (Hansson & Karlsson), liver cancer. *Mike Cockerill, 56, Australian soccer journalist, cancer. *Edward du Cann, Sir Edward du Cann, 93, British politician, MP for Taunton (UK Parliament constituency), Taunton (1956–1987). *Marco Ferraro, 62, Canadian curler, brain cancer. *Egon Günther, 90, German film director and writer (''Lotte in Weimar (film), Lotte in Weimar'', ''Morenga (film), Morenga'', ''Her Third''). *Dirk Hafemeister, 59, German equestrian, Olympic champion (Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988), heart attack. *William Ives (businessman), William Ives, 73, British executive. *Ann Jellicoe, 90, British dramatist. *Bernie Katz, 49, British night club manager (Groucho Club). *Norbert Kückelmann, 87, German film director (''Man Under Suspicion''). *Barry Liebmann, 63, American comedy writer (''Mad (magazine), Mad''), liver cancer. *Tormod MacGill-Eain, 80, Scottish comedian and singer. *Novella Nelson, 77, American actress and singer (''A Perfect Murder'', ''Birth (2004 film), Birth'', ''Antwone Fisher (film), Antwone Fisher''). *Jan Romare, 81, Swedish diplomat and comics artist. *Tamara Tchinarova, 98, French ballet dancer.Last Survivor of the Ballets Russes?
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