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The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2018. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.


January 2018


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* Gert Brauer, 62, German footballer ( Carl Zeiss Jena). *
Humberto Coutinho Humberto Ivar Araújo Coutinho (August 21, 1946 – January 1, 2018) was a Brazilian physician and politician. Coutinho served as the President of the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão from 2015 until his death in office on January 1, 2018. Co ...
, 71, Brazilian physician and politician, President of the
Legislative Assembly of Maranhão The Legislative Assembly of Maranhão ( pt, Assembleia Legislativa do Maranhão) is the unicameral legislature of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The assembly, which is seated in the state capital of São Luís, Maranhão, São Luís, is compose ...
(since 2015), Mayor of Caxias (2005–2013), intestinal cancer. * Peter Evans, 88, British musicologist. *
Philip Jacobson Philip Samuel Jacobson (10 September 1938 – 1 January 2018) was a British journalist and war correspondent known for his reporting for ''The Sunday Times'' Insight team of the events of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland in 1972. Early life a ...
, 79, English journalist, meningitis. * Milt Jamin, 78, American voice actor ('' Grand Theft Auto IV'', '' The Big O'', '' The Transformers''). *
Jahn Otto Johansen Jahn Otto Johansen (3 May 1934 – 1 January 2018) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, foreign correspondent and non-fiction writer. He worked for the newspaper '' Morgenposten'' from 1956 to 1966, for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp ...
, 83, Norwegian journalist. *
Robert Mann Robert Nathaniel Mann (July 19, 1920 – January 1, 2018) was a violinist, composer, Conductor (music), conductor, and founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet, as well as a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music. Mann, the fir ...
, 97, American violinist and composer, founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet. * Régis Manon, 52, Gabonese footballer ( Tours FC, FC 105 Libreville, Joué-lès-Tours). *
Dušan Mitošević Dušan Mitošević (17 December 1949 – 1 January 2018) was a Serbian football player and manager. Playing career Mitošević was a reputable striker during his playing career. He played for FK Radnički Niš in the Yugoslav First League duri ...
, 68, Serbian football player ( Radnički Niš, Smederevo,
Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,5 ...
) and manager, cancer. * Mick Murphy, 99, Irish hurler. *
Ebrahim Nafae Ebrahim Nafae ( ar, ابراهيم نافع) (12 January 1934 – 1 January 2018) was an Egyptian journalist. He was editor of the Egyptian newspaper ''Al-Ahram'' from 1979 to 2005 and chair of the General Union of Arab Journalists from 1996 to 2 ...
, 83, Egyptian journalist, cancer. *
Manuel Olivencia Manuel Olivencia Ruiz (25 July 1929 – 1 January 2018) was a Spanish lawyer with a career as a professor, economist, and diplomat. He worked at the University of Seville and organized Seville Expo '92. Early life Olivencia was born in Ronda, Pro ...
, 88, Spanish economist and diplomat, complications from a fall. *
Milton P. Rice Milton Paul Rice (September 30, 1920 – January 1, 2018) was an American politician in the state of Tennessee. He served as Attorney General of Tennessee in 1974 and as Secretary of State of Tennessee from 1989 to 1990. Biography Rice was born ...
, 97, American politician, Attorney General of Tennessee (1974). * Mauro Staccioli, 80, Italian sculptor, complications from pneumonia. *
Jon Paul Steuer Jon Paul Steuer (March 27, 1984 – January 1, 2018) was an American actor and musician, best known for being the first actor to play Alexander Rozhenko in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and for being the first actor to regularly portray Que ...
, 33, American actor ('' Grace Under Fire'', ''
Little Giants ''Little Giants'' is a 1994 American family film, family sports film, sports comedy film directed by Duwayne Dunham. The film stars Rick Moranis and Ed O'Neill as Danny and Kevin O'Shea, two brothers living in a small Ohio town who coach rival ...
'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'') and singer, suicide by gunshot. * Tim Sweeney, 88, Irish hurler ( Galway). * Katsuhikari Toshio, 75, Japanese sumo wrestler, bile duct cancer. * Wolfgang Treu, 87, German cinematographer. * Betty Willis, 76, American soul singer, strangled.


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Dee Ayuba Oladapo Kanyinsola "Dee" Ayuba (22 March 1986 – 2 January 2018) was a British Nigerian basketball player ( forward). Born in London, Ayuba spent four years of playing basketball for the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the NCAA. He began ...
, 31, British-Nigerian basketball player, heart attack. * Małgorzata Bocheńska, 69, Polish journalist. * Frank Buxton, 87, American actor ('' What's Up, Tiger Lily?''), screenwriter and director (''
The Odd Couple Odd Couple may refer to: Neil Simon play and its adaptations * ''The Odd Couple'' (play), a 1965 stage play by Neil Simon ** ''The Odd Couple'' (film), a 1968 film based on the play *** ''The Odd Couple'' (1970 TV series), a 1970–1975 televisi ...
'', '' Happy Days''). *
Tony Calder Tony Calder (27 June 1943 – 2 January 2018) was an English record manager, impresario, talent-spotter, promoter and public relations agent. He was Andrew Loog Oldham's business partner from 1963 to December 1969. During a career spanning o ...
, 74, English music promoter and executive ( The Beatles, The Rolling Stones), complications from pneumonia. * Donna Carter, 73, Trinidadian 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 ...
, High Commissioner to South Africa. * Alan Deakin, 76, English footballer (
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
, Walsall, Tamworth). *
Giovanni Di Clemente Giovanni Di Clemente (5 February 1948 in – 2 January 2018) was an Italian television and film producer. Born in Rome, Di Clemente won two David di Donatello Awards, in 1986 the award for best producer thanks to Mario Monicelli's '' Let's Hope ...
, 69, Italian film producer. * Marian Donat, 57, Polish Olympic judoka. *
Ronald R. Fieve Ronald Robert Fieve (March 5, 1930, Stevens Point – January 2, 2018, Palm Beach) was an American psychiatrist known for his work on the use of lithium in treatment of mood disorders. He has authored four popular science books, "Moodswing", "Bipol ...
, 87, American psychiatrist. *
Eugène Gerards Eugène 'Gène' Gerards (7 May 1940 − 2 January 2018) was a Dutch football player, manager and scout. As a player, Gerards played for Limburgian clubs SV Limburgia and Fortuna '54. As a manager, he spent the majority of his career in Greece, ...
, 77, Dutch football player and manager ( SV Limburgia, Fortuna Sittard, OFI Crete). * Rick Hall, 85, American record producer, songwriter and recording studio owner (
FAME Studios FAME (Florence Alabama Music Enterprises) Studios is a recording studio located at 603 East Avalon Avenue in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, an area of northern Alabama known as the Shoals. Though small and distant from the main recording locations of the ...
), prostate cancer. *
Ferdinando Imposimato Ferdinando Imposimato (9 April 1936 – 2 January 2018) was an Italian magistrate and the honorary president of the Supreme Court of Italy. Biography Imposimato was born at Maddaloni, in the province of Caserta, in 1936. He graduated in law at th ...
, 81, Italian judge. *
Durahim Jamaluddin Durahim Jamaluddin (born 13 February 1981 – 2 January 2018) was a Malaysian footballer who last played for Perlis FA. He was a member of the Malaysia national football team. He previously played for Perlis FA and won the 2005 Malaysia Super ...
, 36, Malaysian footballer, heart attack. *
Ali Kadhim Ali Kadhim Nassir Al-Tameemi ( ar, علي كاظم ناصر التميمي), 1 January 1949 – 2 January 2018) was an Iraqi football striker who played for Iraq in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup & 1976 AFC Asian Cup. He also played for Al Zawraa. ...
, 69, Iraqi Olympic footballer (
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...
). *
Lawal Kaita Lawal Kaita (4 October 1932 – 2 January 2018) was a Nigerian politician elected on the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) platform as governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria, holding office between October and December 1983, when the Nigerian Second Rep ...
, 85, Nigerian politician, Governor of Kaduna State (1983). * Jyrgalbek Kalmamatov, 45, Kyrgyz politician, MP (since 2015), heart attack. *
Rosa Kavara Rosa Kunyanda Kavara (22 February 1958 – 2 January 2018) was a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, she became Rundu town councillor after the 1992 local elections, the first woman to hold that post. In 2008 Kavara became councillor for ...
, 59, Namibian politician. * Guida Maria, 67, Portuguese actress, pancreatic cancer. * Mike McCartney, 63, Scottish footballer (
Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...
,
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...
, Southampton). *
Ali Akbar Moinfar Ali Akbar Moinfar ( fa, علی‌اکبر معین‌فر; 14 January 1928 – 2 January 2018) was an Iranian politician and the first oil minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, serving briefly from 1979 to 1980. He later served as a member o ...
, 89, Iranian politician, MP (1980–1984), Minister of Petroleum (1979–1980). *
Thomas S. Monson Thomas Spencer Monson (August 21, 1927 – January 2, 2018) was an American religious leader, author, and the 16th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). As president, he was considered by adherents of the rel ...
, 90, American religious leader and writer,
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The President of the Church is the highest office of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was the office held by Joseph Smith, the church's founder. The church's president is its leader and the head of the First Pres ...
(since 2008) and
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to ''Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised'', the ...
(1995–2008). *
Armando Monteiro Filho Armando de Queiroz Monteiro Filho (September 11, 1925 – January 2, 2018) was a Brazilian businessman, engineer and politician. He served as the country's Minister of Agriculture from 1961 until 1962, in the cabinet of President João Goul ...
, 92, Brazilian politician, Minister of Agriculture (1961–1962). *
Mountain Fiji Emily Dole (September 28, 1957 – January 2, 2018) was an American athlete, actress and professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling under the ring name Mountain Fiji (abbreviated in publicatio ...
, 60, American professional wrestler ( GLOW). * Michael Pfeiffer, 92, German football player ( national team) and manager ( Roda JC Kerkrade,
Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen () or ATSV Alemannia 1900 is a football in Germany, German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's 2. Bundesliga, second division, ''Alemannia'' enjoyed a three- ...
). * Felix Reilly, 84, Scottish footballer ( Dunfermline Athletic, East Fife). *
Sauryavong Savang Prince Sauryavong Savang (22 January 1937 – 2 January 2018) was the youngest son of King Savang Vatthana of Laos. In 1965, he married Princess Dalavan and they had four children, Sthira Sauryavong, Dayavant Sauryavong, Balavant Sauryavong, and K ...
, 80, Laotian prince. *
Željko Senečić Željko Senečić (18 January 1933 – 2 January 2018) was a Croatian film and television production designer, film director and screenwriter. Senečić studied painting at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts and scenography at the Zagreb Academy of ...
, 84, Croatian film and television production designer. *
Radha Viswanathan Radha Viswanathan (11 December 1934 – 2 January 2018) was an Indian vocalist and classical dancer. She performed extensively with her mother, Bharat Ratna Carnatic vocalist M. S. Subbulakshmi. Early life and career Born on 11 December 1934 ...
, 83, Indian vocalist, pneumonia. *
Lyndon Wainwright Lyndon Bentley Wainwright (7 December 1919 – 2 January 2018) was a British metrologist, ballroom dancer and author. He worked at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) during World War II, and was a chairman of the British Engineering Metrolo ...
, 98, British metrologist, ballroom dancer and author. *
Jim Wiste James Andrew Wiste (February 18, 1946 – January 2, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League between 1968 and 1971. He was an original member of the Vancouver Canucks upon ...
, 70, Canadian ice hockey player ( Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks). * Betty Woodman, 87, American ceramic artist and sculptor, pneumonia. *
Ye Zhemin Ye Zhemin (; 1924 – 2 January 2018), also romanized as Yeh Che-min, was a Chinese art historian and authority on the history of Chinese ceramics and Chinese calligraphy, calligraphy. He is credited with making a discovery that led to the ident ...
, 93, Chinese art historian. *
Yell Htwe Aung Yell Htwe Aung ( my, ရဲထွေးအောင်, also spelt Ye Htwe Aung; 7 April 1993 – 2 January 2018) was a Burmese internet comedian and actor who had posted dozens of sit-com style videos to Facebook and YouTube. He made his acting ...
, 24, Burmese comedian and actor, injuries sustained in an assault.


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* Mlungisi Bali, 27, South African rugby union player (
Griffons Griffon may refer to: * Griffin, or griffon, a mythological creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle Businesses * Griffon Aerospace, an American aerospace and defense company * Griffon Corporation, a multinational cong ...
, Border Bulldogs), stabbed. * Donal Barrington, 89, Irish judge, member of the
Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
(1996–2000). *
Luigi Alberto Bianchi Luigi Alberto Bianchi (1 January 1945 – 3 January 2018) was an Italian violinist and violist. Life Bianchi was born in 1945 in Rimini, into a musical family, and from the age of six he had violin lessons.Colin Brumby Colin James Brumby (18 June 1933 – 3 January 2018) was an Australian composer and conductor. Biography Brumby was born in Melbourne and educated at the Glen Iris State School, Spring Road Central School, and Melbourne Boys' High School. He s ...
, 84, Australian composer and conductor. *
Valery Chalidze Author and publisher Valery Nikolaevich Chalidze (russian: Вале́рий Никола́евич Чали́дзе; ka, ვალერი ჭალიძე: 25 November 1938 – 3 January 2018) was a Soviet dissident and human rights activis ...
, 79, Russian-born American publisher. * Philip Eden, 66, British meteorologist, broadcaster and author. *
Dolly Everett Dolly may refer to: Tools *Dolly (tool), a portable anvil * A posser, also known as a dolly, used for laundering * A variety of wheeled tools, including: ** Dolly (trailer), for towing behind a vehicle ** Boat dolly or launching dolly, a device ...
, 14, Australian cyberbullying victim, suicide. *
Stanley Hartt Stanley Herbert Hartt, (11 November 1937 – 3 January 2018) was a Canadians, Canadian lawyer, lecturer, businessman, and civil servant. He was Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (Canada), Chief of Staff to Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulron ...
, 80, Canadian civil servant, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (1989–1990), cancer. *
Heriberto Hermes Heriberto Hermes (25 May 1933 – 3 January 2018) was an American-born Roman Catholic bishop. Hermes was ordained a priest in 1960 and consecrated a bishop in 1990. He served as bishop of Cristalândia until retirement in 2009. Hermes was born in ...
, 84, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cristalândia (1990–2009). * Keorapetse Kgositsile, 79, South African poet and journalist. * Aurelio Menéndez, 90, Spanish politician and lawyer, Minister of Education (1976–1977). * Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, 89, Maltese Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Vicar of Kuwait (1981–2005). *
Miroslav Miletić Miroslav Miletić (; (22 August 1925 – 3 January 2018) was a Croatian composer and a violin and viola player and teacher. Education Born in Sisak, Croatia, Miletić graduated violin from the Zagreb Academy of Music in 1953, in the class of Stje ...
, 92, Croatian composer. * Darci Miguel Monteiro, 49, Brazilian footballer ( Volta Redonda Futebol Clube, Widzew Łódź, Antalyaspor), heart attack. *
Rob Picciolo Robert Michael Picciolo (February 4, 1953 – January 3, 2018) was a Major League Baseball player and coach. Playing career Picciolo played nine seasons in the major leagues, from 1977–85, for the Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, and Cali ...
, 64, American baseball player (
Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...
,
Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ...
) and coach ( San Diego Padres), heart attack. * Konrad Ragossnig, 85, Austrian classical guitarist. * Alan Sagner, 97, American public servant and political fundraiser, chairman of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the CPB, cardiac amyloidosis. *
Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva Medeniyet "Maya" Shahberdiyeva ( tk, Medeniýet "Maýa" Şahberdiýewa; 23 February 1930 – 3 January 2018) was a Turkmens, Turkmen opera singer of the Soviet Union, Soviet era, known as the "Golden Voice of the Motherland" and the "Turkmen Nigh ...
, 87, Turkmen opera singer and music educator. *
Ambalavaner Sivanandan Ambalavaner Sivanandan (20 December 1923 – 3 January 2018), commonly referred to as A. Sivanandan or "Siva", was a Sri Lankan and British novelist, activist and writer, emeritus director of the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), a London-based ...
, 94, Sri Lankan author. * Serafino Sprovieri, 87, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Rossano-Cariati (1980–1991) and
Benevento Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the ...
(1991–2006). * Igor Strelbin, 43, Russian footballer ( Dynamo Bryansk,
FC Dynamo Makhachkala FC Dynamo Makhachkala (russian: ФК Динамо Махачкала) is a Russian football club based in Makhachkala. Club history In the 2006 season Dynamo finished 16th in the Russian First Division. However, the club was denied the professi ...
, Zenit Penza).


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Aharon Appelfeld Aharon Appelfeld ( he, אהרן אפלפלד; born Ervin Appelfeld; February 16, 1932 – January 4, 2018) was an Israeli novelist and Holocaust survivor. Biography Ervin Appelfeld was born in Jadova Commune, Storojineț County, in the Bukovina ...
, 85, Romanian-born Israeli writer. *
Ulhas Bapat Pandit Ulhas Bapat ( mr, उल्हास बापट; 31 August 1950 – 4 January 2018) was a santoor player from India. Bapat studied under Zarin Daruwala Sharma, K. G. Ginde and Wamanrao Sadolikar. In the film industry, he made his deb ...
, 67, Indian santoor player. *
Dick Bestwick Dick Bestwick (August 18, 1930 – January 4, 2018) was an American football coach, scout, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach of the University of Virginia from 1976 to 1981, compiling a record of 16–49–1 ...
, 87, American football coach (
Virginia Cavaliers The Virginia Cavaliers, also known as ''Wahoos'' or ''Hoos'', are the athletic teams representing the University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers compete at the NCAA Division I level ( FBS for football), in the Atlantic C ...
). * Nicola Gordon Bowe, 69, British art historian. *
Johannes Brost Edvard Johannes Brost Forssell (25 September 1946 – 4 January 2018) was a Swedish actor. He became recognized for his roles in the television programs '' Stjärnhuset'' and ''Rederiet''; in ''Rederiet'' he appeared in 318 episodes. In 20 ...
, 71, Swedish actor (''
Rederiet ''Rederiet'' (''High Seas'' or ''The Shipping Company'') was a (318 episodes) Swedish soap opera that aired on Sveriges Television between August 1992 and April 2002. The cast featured many popular and renowned Swedish actors. The 45-minute epis ...
,
Black Jack Blackjack is a popular casino-gambling card game. Black Jack or Blackjack may also refer to: Places Australia * Black Jack, Queensland, a locality in Queensland * Black Jack, a civil parish of Pottinger County, New South Wales * Black Jack H ...
,
Stjärnhuset ''Stjärnhuset'' (''"The Star House"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar in 1981. Plot Mytha, played by Sif Ruud, tells for Astro (Johannes Brost) about the constellations. Astronomy talk is mixed with stories from the Greek my ...
''), throat cancer. *
Brendan Byrne Brendan Thomas Byrne (April 1, 1924 – January 4, 2018) was an American politician, statesman, and prosecutor, serving as the 47th governor of New Jersey from 1974 to 1982. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrne started his career as a privat ...
, 93, American politician, Governor of New Jersey (1974–1982), lung infection. * Papa Camara, 66, Guinean football player (
Hafia Hafia ( Pular: 𞤂𞤫𞤧-𞤯𞤢𞤤𞤭𞥅𞤪𞤫 𞤢𞥄𞤬𞤭𞤴𞤢) is a town and sub-prefecture in the Labé Prefecture in the Labé Region of northern-central Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine ...
) and coach ( national team). * Gerard Conley Sr., 88, American politician, member of the Maine Senate (1968–1984) and House of Representatives (1964–1968), Mayor of Portland (1970–1971). * Joaquín Cortizo, 85, Spanish footballer. *
Carmen Cozza Carmen Louis "Carm" Cozza (June 10, 1930 – January 4, 2018) was an American football and baseball player and coach of football. He served as the head football coach at Yale University from 1965 to 1996, winning ten Ivy League championships and ...
, 87, American baseball and football player ( Miami Redhawks) and
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coach ( Yale Bulldogs). * Bruce Halle, 87, American auto parts executive and philanthropist, founder of Discount Tire. * Owen Hardy, 95, New Zealand WWII air force pilot. *
Lyli Herse Lysiane (Lyli) Herse (6 January 1928 – 4 January 2018) was a French racing cyclist and coach. Biography Herse competed in the first Women's Tour de France in 1955, in which she finished fourth. She won the French national road race titl ...
, 89, French racing cyclist. * Senichi Hoshino, 70, Japanese
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 ...
baseball player ( Chunichi Dragons) and manager ( Hanshin Tigers, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles), pancreatic cancer. *
Philipp Jenninger Philipp Jenninger (10 June 1932 – 4 January 2018) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union and diplomat. He was the President of the Bundestag from 1984 to 1988. He also served as Member of the German Parliament, the Bundesta ...
, 85, German politician, President of the Bundestag (1984–1988). *
Rafiatou Karimou Rafiatou Karimou (2 May 1946 – 4 January 2018) was a Beninese politician and teacher by profession. Karimou was the first female to be appointed to the position of a minister in her country. Biography Rafiatou Karimou was born in 1946 in Sak ...
, 71, Beninese politician and teacher, member of the National Assembly (1999–2006). *
Gail McIntosh Gail Helen McIntosh (1955 – 4 January 2018) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography McIntosh was an accountant. She lived in Tauranga, with her own accounting practice Gail McIntosh Accountants Ltd. She represented t ...
, 62, New Zealand politician, MP for Lyttelton (1990–1993). * Jack N. Merritt, 87, American army general. *
Emerante Morse Emerante Morse, also known as Emerante de Pradines Morse (born Emerante de Pradines; 24 September 1918 – 4 January 2018) was a Haitian singer, dancer and folklorist, and the daughter of Haitian entertainer Auguste de Pradines (better known as ...
, 99, Haitian dancer and folklorist. * Raymond Robinson, 88, South African Olympia

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Zubaida Tariq Zubaida Tariq ( ur, ; 4 April 1942– 4 January 2018), also commonly known as Zubaida Aapa, was a Pakistani chef, herbalist, and cooking expert. She was the first celebrity cook of Pakistan, appearing on numerous TV shows, and was also known f ...
, 72, Pakistani chef, complications from a heart attack. *
Ray Thomas Raymond Thomas (29 December 1941 – 4 January 2018) was an English multi-instrumentalist, flautist, singer, founding member and composer in the English progressive rock band the Moody Blues. His flute solo on the band's 1967 hit single "Night ...
, 76, English singer-songwriter ("
Veteran Cosmic Rocker "Veteran Cosmic Rocker" is a 1981 song by the progressive rock band the Moody Blues. It was written by the band's flautist Ray Thomas. "Veteran Cosmic Rocker" first appeared as the final track of the Moody Blues' 1981 album ''Long Distance Voya ...
", "
For My Lady "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" is a 1973 hit single by the English progressive rock band the Moody Blues, written by the band's bassist, John Lodge. It was first released in 1972 as the final track on the album '' Seventh Sojourn ...
") and
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 ...
musician ( The Moody Blues), prostate cancer. *
Geoffrey Vaughan Geoffrey Norman Vaughan (9 April 1933 – 4 January 2018) was an Australian rugby union player, a national representative prop forward of the 1950s. Vaughan was born in Sydney and claimed a total of 6 international rugby caps for Australia. He ...
, 84, Australian rugby union player and pharmaceutical scientist. *
Vladimir Yankilevsky Vladimir Borisovich Yankilevsky ( Russian: Владимир Борисович Янкилевский) (February 15, 1938 in Moscow – January 4, 2018 in Paris) was a Russian artist known mostly for his participation in the Soviet Nonconformist ...
, 79, Russian artist.


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Antonio Valentín Angelillo Antonio Valentín Angelillo (; 5 September 1937 – 5 January 2018) was an Italian Argentine football forward who played the majority of his professional career in the Italian Serie A; he was a member of both the Argentine and the Italian nati ...
, 80, Italian-Argentine football player ( Inter Milan, A.S. Roma,
Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
). *
Muntazir Baba Muntazir Baba (1950 – 5 January 2018) was a Pushto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by et ...
, 68, Pakistani poet. * Emanuel Barbara, 68, Maltese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Malindi (since 2011). *
Thomas Bopp Thomas Joel Bopp (October 15, 1949 – January 5, 2018) was an American amateur astronomer. In 1995, he discovered comet Hale–Bopp; Alan Hale discovered it independently at almost the same time, and it was thus named after both of them. At t ...
, 68, American astronomer, co-discoverer of Comet Hale–Bopp, liver failure. *
Aydın Boysan Aydın Boysan (17 June 1921 – 5 January 2018) was a Turkish architect, academic, author and essayist. Life and profession Boysan was born in Istanbul; his father Esat was an accountant and his mother Nevreste was a teacher. After Pertevniyal ...
, 96, Turkish architect, multiple organ failure. *
Rasa Chughtai Rasa Chughtai (born Mirza Mohtashim Ali Baig; 1928 – 2018) was a Pakistani poet in Urdu who was known for ''Zanjeer-e-Hamsaigi'' and ''Tere Aane Ka Intezaar Raha''. Personal life Chughtai was born in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan in 1928. In 1951 ...
, 89, Indian-born Pakistani poet. *
Carlos Heitor Cony Carlos Heitor Cony (March 14, 1926 – January 5, 2018) was a Brazilian journalist and writer. He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (Portuguese: Academia Brasileira de Letras). Cony viewed himself as center-leftist and faced perse ...
, 91, Brazilian journalist and writer, multiple organ failure. *
Robert Q. Crane Robert Quentin Crane (March 21, 1926 – January 5, 2018) was an American politician who served as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1964 to 1991. He was credited with starting the Massachusetts Lottery. Early life Crane was ...
, 91, American politician,
Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts The Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts (commonly called the "treasurer") is an executive officer, elected statewide every four years. The Treasurer oversees the Office of Abandoned Property, escheated accounts, the State Retirement ...
(1965–1991); member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1957–1964). * Donald D. Evans, 90, Canadian philosopher. * Jacques Genest, 98, Canadian physician and scientist. * Carole Hart, 74, American television writer ('' Sesame Street''), cancer. * Bruce Hood, 81, Canadian hockey referee (
NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
), prostate cancer. * Henry Jean-Baptiste, 85, 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 ...
(1986–2002). * Hans Werner Kettenbach, 89, German journalist and author. * Asghar Khan, 96, Pakistani politician and military officer, Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force (1957–1965). *
Marián Labuda Marián Labuda (28 October 1944 – 5 January 2018) was a Slovak actor. He was born in Hontianske Nemce. In 1964, he graduated from the ''Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava'' (VŠMU). He became a member of the Slovak National Theatr ...
, 73, Slovak actor. *
Norman Lamb Sir Norman Peter Lamb (born 16 September 1957) is a British politician and solicitor. He was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) for North Norfolk from 2001 to 2019, and was the chair of the Science and Technology Select Committee ...
, 82, American politician, member of the
Oklahoma Senate The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.John McIntyre, 89, American Olympia

* Mick Murphy (Tipperary hurler), Mick Murphy, 77, Irish hurler ( Tipperary). *
Dhiraj Kumar Nath Dhiraj Kumar Nath (January 9, 1945 – January 5, 2018) was a Bangladeshi diplomat. He was named as an advisor of the interim caretaker government of Bangladesh in October 2006.(10 December 2009La santé, oubliée de Copenhague ''Courrier Inte ...
, 72, Bangladeshi diplomat, member of the Caretaker government panel. *
Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo (4 October 1938 – 5 January 2018) was a Ugandan Anglican bishop. He served as the Archbishop and Primate of the Church of Uganda from 1995 to 2004. He was married to Ruth Nalweyiso, since 1965 until his death, and t ...
, 80, Ugandan Anglican prelate, Archbishop of Uganda (1995–2004). *
Vincent Mojwok Nyiker Vincent Mojwok Nyiker (25 January 1933 – 5 January 2018) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Mojwok Nyiker was born in the Sudan and was ordained to the priesthood in 1962. He served as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malakal The Rom ...
, 84, Sudanese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Malakal (1979–2009). * Münir Özkul, 92, Turkish actor. * Carlo Pedretti, 89, Italian historian ( Leonardo da Vinci). * Sardar Ahmed Ali Khan Pitafi, 74, Pakistani politician, member of the
Provincial Assembly of Sindh The Provincial Assembly of Sindh ( ur, ) is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of ...
(2014–2017), cancer. * Marina Ripa di Meana, 76, Italian writer, stylist and TV personality, cancer. * Vassilios Sillis, 88, Greek Olympic athlete (
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
,
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...
). * Barry Thomas, 80, New Zealand rugby union player ( Auckland, Wellington, national team). *
Jerry Van Dyke Jerry McCord Van Dyke (July 27, 1931 – January 5, 2018) was an American actor and comedian. He was the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke. Van Dyke had a long and successful career mostly as a character actor in supporting and guest roles on pop ...
, 86, American actor and comedian (''
My Mother the Car ''My Mother the Car'' is an American fantasy comedy that aired for a single season on NBC between September 14, 1965 and April 5, 1966. Thirty episodes were produced by United Artists Television. The premise features a man whose deceased mothe ...
'', '' The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''
Coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Co ...
''), heart failure. * Peter Wells, 88, British-born New Zealand Olympic athlete (
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
,
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 ...
). *
Gihan Wikramanayake Gihan Nilendra Wikramanayake, FBCS, CITP (17 January 1960 – 5 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan academic. He was a Senior Professor in Computer Science and attached to the Department of Information Systems Engineering. He was the Director of the ...
, 57, Sri Lankan academic. * John Young, 87, American astronaut (
Apollo 16 Apollo 16 (April 1627, 1972) was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon. It was the second of Apollo's " J missions", with an extended sta ...
, STS-1), pneumonia.


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* Horace Ashenfelter, 94, American athlete, Olympic champion (
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
). * Remídio José Bohn, 67, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of
Cachoeira do Sul Cachoeira do Sul () is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southernmost Brazil. Its Marian Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/brazil/2666.htm GCatholic is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholi ...
(since 2011). *
Elza Brandeisz Erzsébet "Elza" Brandeisz (18 September 1907 – 6 January 2018) was a Hungarian dancer, teacher, and supercentenarian. She was considered a pioneer of expressionist dance in Hungary. During World War II, she hid several Jews in her family's sum ...
, 110, Hungarian dancer and teacher, conferred Righteous Among the Nations. *
Max Collie John Maxwell Collie (21 February 1931 – 6 January 2018) was an Australian trombonist who plays Dixieland. Born in Melbourne, Australia, he played with several different jazz band before forming his own group, Max Collie's Rhythm Aces, in Febru ...
, 86, Australian trombonist. *
Rita Crocker Clements Rita Crocker Clements (October 30, 1931 – January 6, 2018) was an American Republican Party organizer, an activist in historic preservation, and a First Lady of the U.S. state of Texas. Early life She was born in Newton, Kansas, on October ...
, 86, American political organizer, First Lady of Texas (1979–1983, 1987–1991), complications from Alzheimer's disease. * Walther Dürr, 85, German musicologist. *
Marjorie Holt Marjorie Sewell Holt (September 17, 1920 – January 6, 2018), a Republican, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to ...
, 97, American politician, member of the US House of Representatives for Maryland's 4th District (1973–1987). * Rod Hunter, 74, Canadian curler, world champion (
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
,
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...
). * Bob Jenson, 86, American politician, member of the
Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...
(1997–2015). * Elizabeth Meehan, 70, Scottish political scientist. * Kapil Mohan, 88, Indian beverage and food executive ( Old Monk, Mohan Meakin), cardiac arrest. *
William R. Ojala William R. "Bill" Ojala (January 23, 1925 – January 6, 2018) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Eveleth, Minnesota, Ojala served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He then received his bachelor's degree from Uni ...
, 92, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1971–1974). *
Peter Preston Peter John Preston (23 May 1938 – 6 January 2018) was a British journalist and author. He was editor of ''The Guardian'' for twenty years, from 1975 to 1995. Early life Peter Preston was born in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, the son of J ...
, 79, British journalist, editor of '' The Guardian'' (1975–1995), melanoma. * Baldev Raj, 70, Indian nuclear physicist. * Jimmy Robinson, 67, American recording engineer ( Led Zeppelin). *
Nigel Sims David Nigel Sims (9 August 1931 – 6 January 2018), known as Nigel Sims, was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Peterborough United in the 1950s and 1960s. Sim ...
, 86, English footballer (
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
, Wolverhampton, Peterborough). *
Greta Thyssen Greta Thyssen (born Grethe Karen Thygesen; 30 March 1927 – 6 January 2018) was a Danish film actress and former model, long-resident in the United States. Born in Hareskovby, Denmark, she appeared in films and television series between 1956 an ...
, 90, Danish-born American actress (''
Quiz Whizz ''Quiz Whizz'' is a 1958 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe Besser). It is the 183rd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedi ...
'', ''
Pies and Guys ''Pies and Guys'' is a 1958 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe Besser). It is the 185th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the ...
'', '' Sappy Bull Fighters''), pneumonia. * Dave Toschi, 86, American police detective ( Zodiac Killer), pneumonia. *
Frank Varrichione Frank Joseph Varrichione (pronounced "Vair-akee-oh'-nee;" January 14, 1932 – January 6, 2018) was an American athlete. Varrichione was best remembered for being part of the 1953 University of Notre Dame football team that shared the collegiate ...
, 85, American football player (
Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...
,
Los Angeles Rams The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Rams play ...
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Meshary Al-Arada Meshary Al-Arada ( ar, مشاري العرادة) was a singer and music composer from Kuwait. Career He started singing in childhood and was the first album in which he participated in 1995, then continued to participate in festivals in Kuwai ...
, 35, Kuwaiti singer and composer, traffic collision. * Jim Anderton, 79, New Zealand politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1999–2002), MP (1984–2011) and Leader of the Progressive Party (2002–2012). * Ed Bennett, 80, American Olympic sailor. *
Will Gay Bottje Will Gay Bottje (June 30, 1925; Grand Rapids, Michigan - January 7, 2018; Grand Rapids, Michigan) was an American composer known for his contributions to electronic music. Bottje was a graduate of the Juilliard School (Bachelor of Music in flute ...
, 92, American composer. * Joe Ellis Brown, 84, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1986–2006). * Marley Caribu, 70, Japanese manga writer ('' Old Boy''). *
Shiv Chopra Shiv Darshan Lal Chopra (1933 – 7 January 2018), commonly known as Shiv Chopra, was a Canadian microbiologist and human rights activist. Chopra stood for food safety and testified before the Senate of Canada in defending the public from horm ...
, 84, Canadian microbiologist and human rights activist. *
Bryn Crossley Bryn Gareth Crossley (3 August 1958 – 7 January 2018) was a Welsh jockey who competed in Flat racing. He was British flat racing Champion Apprentice in the 1981 season and rode over 200 winners in total in a career lasting from 1976 to 1993. ...
, 59, Welsh jockey, seizure. * Tom Dowling, 77, American football coach ( Georgetown Tigers, Liberty Flames), pancreatic cancer. *
Noël Estcourt Noël Sidney Dudley Estcourt (7 January 1929 – 7 January 2018) was a Rhodesian sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket. Estcourt was born in Southern Rhodesia but educated in South Africa. When he ...
, 89, Rhodesian-born English rugby union player. * France Gall, 70, French singer (" Laisse tomber les filles", " Poupée de cire, poupée de son", " Ella, elle l'a"),
Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
winner (
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
), cancer. * Anna Mae Hays, 97, American military officer and nurse, Chief of Army Nurse Corps (1967–1971), first female U.S. General, complications from a heart attack. *
Markku Into Markku Into was a Finnish poet and one of the main members in Finnish 1960s underground movement of Turku. Markku Into has written collections of poetry, prose and plays. He has also translated into Finnish such American Beat generation writers as ...
, 72, Finnish poet. *
Tom Netherton Thomas Harold Netherton Jr. (January 11, 1947 – January 7, 2018), was an American singer. He was known for his tenure on ''The Lawrence Welk Show''. Early life Netherton was born on January 11, 1947, in Munich, Germany while his father, a Un ...
, 70, American singer, pneumonia. * Nico, 56, Swiss western lowland gorilla. * Gustav Heiberg Simonsen, 82, Norwegian lawyer and politician. * Buster Stiggs, 63, British-born New Zealand drummer (
Suburban Reptiles The Suburban Reptiles were one of the first two punk bands to form in New Zealand, the other being the Scavengers. History The Suburban Reptiles were conceptualised by Auckland students Simon Grigg and Brett Salter in late 1976, with some enc ...
, The Swingers,
Models A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin ''modulus'', a measure. Models c ...
), complications from kidney disease and multiple myeloma. *
Antoni Subirà Antoni Subirà (19 February 1940 – 7 January 2018) was a Spanish politician who was a member of Parliament of Catalonia (1980–1993) and co-founder of Democratic Convergence of Catalonia.Parliament of Catalonia (1980–1993) and co-founder of
Democratic Convergence of Catalonia The Democratic Convergence of Catalonia ( ca, Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya; , CDC), frequently shortened as Convergence ( ca, Convergència; ) was a Catalan nationalist, liberal political party in Catalonia (Spain), currently still exist ...
. * Peter Sutherland, 71, Irish barrister and banker,
Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
(1981–1982, 1982–1984), founding Director-General of the World Trade Organization (1993–1995). * Chris Tsangarides, 61, British music producer ( Black Sabbath,
Judas Priest Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in th ...
, Thin Lizzy), pneumonia and heart failure. *
Bjørg Vik Bjørg Vik (11 September 1935 – 7 January 2018) was a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and journalist. Biography Bjørg Turid Vik was born in Oslo, Norway. Her parents were Sverre Thorbjørn Johansen (1903–1958) and Anna So ...
, 82, Norwegian writer, co-founder of ''
Sirene Sirene ( sq, djathë i bardhë; bg, сирене ; mk, сирење; sr, сир, italics=no/) also known as "white brine sirene" ( bg, бяло саламурено сирене, links=no) is a type of brined cheese made in the Balkans (So ...
''. *
Shrivallabh Vyas Shri Vallabh Vyas was an Indian film and television actor. He was known for films including '' Sarfarosh'' (1999), ''Lagaan'' (2001), '' Abhay'' (2001), '' Aan: Men at Work'' (2004), '' Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero'' (2005), ' ...
, 60, Indian actor ('' Lagaan''). * Saksham Yadav, 28, Indian powerlifter, traffic collision. * Dick Young, 90, 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 ...
). * Doug Young, 98, American voice actor ('' Quick Draw McGraw'', '' The Flintstones'', '' Jonny Quest'').


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Hans Aabech Hans Vilhelm Aabech (1 November 1948 – 8 January 2018) was a Danish football player. He played for a number of clubs, including Hvidovre IF, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub and Lyngby Boldklub in Denmark, Club Brugge and K.V. Oostende in Belgium, and ...
, 69, Danish footballer (
Skovshoved IF Skovshoved Idrætsforening, or Skovshoved IF, is a Danish sports club. The football team is currently playing in the Danish 2nd Divisions. They play at Skovshoved Idrætspark (also referred to as ''Banen ved Krøyersvej'') in Klampenborg north ...
, national team). *
Agustín Bernal Agustín Bernal (born Romualdo Bucío Bucío; 1959 in the town of El Cahulote in Parácuaro, Michoacán – 8 January 2018) was a Mexican actor, film director, writer, and producer, mostly known for his frequent appearances in Mexican urban weste ...
, 59, Mexican actor. * Michael Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham, 79, British hereditary peer, company chairman (
Pearson PLC Pearson plc is a British multinational corporation, multinational publishing and education company headquartered in London, England. It was founded as a construction business in the 1840s but switched to publishing in the 1920s.J. A. Spende ...
), and environmentalist. *
Salvador Borrego Salvador Borrego Escalante (24 April 1915 – 8 January 2018) was a Mexican journalist and historical revisionist writer. Borrego began his career in journalism in 1936, as a reporter of the Mexican newspaper Excélsior where he eventually was ...
, 102, Mexican journalist and conspiracy theorist. *
Bruce Cole Bruce Milan Cole (August 2, 1938 – January 8, 2018) was a longtime professor of art history at Indiana University, a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., a member of the Eisenhower Memorial Commission, an ...
, 79, American humanist, Chairman of the
NEH The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency of the U.S. government, established by thNational Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965(), dedicated to supporting research, education, preserv ...
(2001–2009),
Presidential Citizens Medal The Presidential Citizens Medal is an award bestowed by the President of the United States. It is the second-highest civilian award in the United States and is second only to the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Established by executive order on Nov ...
recipient (2008). * Gerald Degaetano, 53, Maltese athlete. *
Yvonne Englich Yvonne Englich (née Hees; 5 December 1979 – 8 January 2018) was a German freestyle wrestler. She competed since age nine, entering junior local, national, and world competitions. She continued wrestling into adulthood, winning three national c ...
, 38, German wrestler, cancer. * Juan Carlos García, 29, Honduran footballer ( Marathón, Olimpia, national team), leukemia. * J. F. C. Harrison, 96, British historian and author. *
Paddy Harte Patrick Harte (26 July 1931 – 8 January 2018) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served for 36 years as Teachta Dála (TD) for Donegal North-East. Early life and family He was born in 1931 in Lifford, County Donegal. His son, Jimmy Harte ...
, 86, Irish politician, TD (1961–1997). *
Claude Jean-Prost Claude Jean-Prost (20 November 1936 – 7 January 2018) was a French ski jumper. He competed in the individual event at the 1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squa ...
, 81, French Olympic ski jumper. *
Jenny Joseph Jenny Joseph (7 May 1932 – 15 April 2018) was an English poet, best known for the poem "Warning". Early life and education Jennifer Ruth Joseph was born on 7 May 1932 in South Hill, Carpenter Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham to Florence (née ...
, 85, English poet. *
Frank Kreith Frank Kreith (15 December 1922 – 8 January 2018)Obituaries
American Society of Mechanical Engin ...
, 95, Austrian-born American mechanical engineer. *
Denise LaSalle Ora Denise Allen (July 16, 1934 – January 8, 2018), known by the stage name Denise LaSalle, was an American blues, R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who, since the death of Koko Taylor, had been recognized as the "Queen of ...
, 78, American blues singer ("
Trapped by a Thing Called Love "Trapped by a Thing Called Love" is the debut 1971 crossover hit single by Denise LaSalle and was written by LaSalle who also co-produced the song with Bill Jones. "Trapped by a Thing Called Love" was a gold record and her biggest hit on the US S ...
"). * Vojtěch Lindaur, 60, Czech journalist, radio host (
Radio Beat Radio Beat is a Czech radio station, broadcasting from Prague. It plays classic rock. There is thematic program every weekend. There is a program after 7:00 pm Every day. Radio Beat started broadcasting on 1 January 2002. Programme Radio Beat ...
) and record producer. *
George Lindbeck George Arthur Lindbeck (March 10, 1923 – January 8, 2018) was an American Lutheran theologian. He was best known as an ecumenicist and as one of the fathers of postliberal theology. Early life and education Lindbeck was born on March 10, 192 ...
, 94, American Lutheran theologian. * James Makumbi, 75, Ugandan physician, politician and kidnap victim, MP and Minister of Health. * Keith McKenzie, 95, Australian
VFL The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
football player and coach ( North Melbourne, Carlton Football Club). * Kynaston McShine, 82, American curator (
MoMA Moma may refer to: People * Moma Clarke (1869–1958), British journalist * Moma Marković (1912–1992), Serbian politician * Momčilo Rajin (born 1954), Serbian art and music critic, theorist and historian, artist and publisher Places ; Ang ...
). * Kapil Mohan, 88, Indian entrepreneur. *
James N. Morgan James Newton Morgan (March 1, 1918 – January 8, 2018) was an American economist. Morgan was born near Corydon, Indiana, on March 1, 1918. He obtained a bachelor's degree in economics from Northwestern University in 1939. He then worked for t ...
, 99, American economist. *
Antonio Munguía Antonio Munguía Flores (June 27, 1942 – January 8, 2018) was a Mexican football midfielder, who played for the Mexico national team The Mexico national football team () represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the M ...
, 75, Mexican footballer (
Club Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Necaxa, is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes. It plays in the Estadio Victoria. History Foundation (Light and Power Company ...
, Cruz Azul, national team). * Chuck Murphy, 70, American prelate, bishop of the
Anglican Mission in the Americas The Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMiA) or The Anglican Mission (AM) is a self-governing church inheriting its doctrine and form of worship from the Episcopal Church in the United States (TEC) and Anglican Church of Canada with members and chu ...
, brain cancer. *
Jackie Perry John "Jackie" Perry (27 May 1924 – 8 January 2018) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wheldale Colliery ARLFC, Wakefiel ...
, 93, English rugby league footballer ( Wakefield Trinity). * Donnelly Rhodes, 80, Canadian actor ('' Soap'', ''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
'', '' Da Vinci's Inquest''), cancer. *
George Maxwell Richards George Maxwell Richards (1 December 1931 – 8 January 2018) was a Trinidadian politician who served as the fourth President of Trinidad and Tobago, in office from 2003 to 2013. He was the first President of Trinidad and Tobago and hea ...
, 86, Trinidadian politician, President (2003–2013), heart failure. *
Myron Rush Myron Rush (January 1, 1922 – January 8, 2018) was an American academic. He was a professor of government at Cornell University, and "one of heworld’s foremost Kremlinologists." Rush obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Chi ...
, 96, American Kremlinologist, Cornell University professor, and CIA analyst, kidney failure. * Wojciech Rydz, 85, Polish Olympic fencer (
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
). *
David Sherwin David Sherwin-White (24 February 1942 – 8 January 2018) was a British screenwriter best known for his collaborations with film director, director Lindsay Anderson and actor Malcolm McDowell on the films ''if....'' (1968) (for which Sherwin was ...
, 75, British screenwriter ('' if....'', '' O Lucky Man!'', '' Britannia Hospital''), sepsis. * Ron Tandberg, 74, Australian cartoonist, oesophageal cancer. * Charles H. Turner, 82, American attorney. *
Tricia Walker Patricia Margaret Walker (8 February 1964 – 8 January 2018), better known as Tricia Walker, was a contemporary British author, best known for her debut novel ''Benedict's Brother'', which was voted 'Book of the Year' by Publishing News and wa ...
, 53, British author, breast cancer.


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Bob Bailey Bob Bailey may refer to: *Bob Bailey (actor) (1913–1983), American radio actor *Bob Bailey (baseball) (1942–2018), American third baseman in Major League Baseball *Bob Bailey (ice hockey) (1931–2003), Canadian ice hockey right winger *Bob Bai ...
, 75, American baseball player ( Montreal Expos,
Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...
, Los Angeles Dodgers). *
Stan Bronson Jr. The University of Memphis Tigers batboy, Stan Bronson Jr. (July 19, 1928 – January 9, 2018), was known as a living legend in Tiger baseball, and now holds a place in history as the "Most Durable Batboy" ever, as approved by the 2008 edition of ...
, 89, American baseball batboy. *
Neave Brown Neave Brown (22 May 19299 January 2018) was an American-born British architect and artist. He specialized in modernist housing. Brown is the only architect to have had all his UK work listed:Elizabeth HopkirkNeave Brown becomes first architect ...
, 88, American-born British architect, lung cancer. * Theodore V. Buttrey Jr., 88, American numismatist. * Maruja Callaved, 97, Spanish television director. * Dreaming of Anna, 14, American racehorse, ruptured aorta. *
Guan De Guan De (; 12 July 1932 – 9 January 2018) was a Chinese aeroelasticity engineer and aircraft designer. He participated in the design and development of the Shenyang JJ-1 jet trainer and the Shenyang J-8 and J8-II interceptors. He served as Chi ...
, 85, Chinese aeroelasticity engineer and aircraft designer. *
Brandon Hixon Brandon Antone Hixon (October 26, 1981 – January 9, 2018) was an American politician and an Idaho Republican Party member of the Idaho House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017, representing District 10, Seat A. He resigned in late 2017 whil ...
, 36, American politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2012–2017), suicide by gunshot. *
Nicolas Hoffmann Nicolas "Nicky" Hoffmann (19 August 1940 – 9 January 2018) was a Luxembourgian footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 50 appearances for the Luxembourg national team from 1960 to 1972. Career In 1969 the Luxembourg Football Feder ...
, 77, Luxembourgian footballe

* Heikki Kirkinen, 90, Finnish historian. *
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, 86, British production designer (''
Doctor Zhivago ''Doctor Zhivago'' is the title of a novel by Boris Pasternak and its various adaptations. Description The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician and poet Yuri Zhivago and deals with love and loss during ...
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Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before op ...
'', '' The Shawshank Redemption''), Oscar winner (
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
,
1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
), cancer. *
Valeri Matyunin Valeri Mikhailovich Matyunin (russian: Валерий Михайлович Матюнин; 20 July 1960 – 9 January 2018) was a Russian professional footballer. Club career He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1979 for F ...
, 57, Russian footballer (Dynamo Moscow, Dnepr Mogilev, Fakel Voronezh). *Jean-Marc Mazzonetto, 34, French rugby union player (Stade Montois), traffic collision. *Cheikh Sidy Mokhtar Mbacké, 93, Senegalese religious chief, Caliph of Mouride (since 2010). *Vladimír Miko, 74, Slovak table tennis player. *Joseph Wayne Miller, 36, American actor (''Heavyweights''). *Robert Minlos, 86, Russian mathematician. *Gerald Morkel, 76, South African politician, Premier of the Western Cape (1998–2001), Mayor of Cape Town (2001–2002). *Odvar Nordli, 90, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister (1976–1981), prostate cancer. *Yılmaz Onay, 80, Turkish author. *Kato Ottio, 23, Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer (Papua New Guinea national rugby league team, national team), complications from heat stroke. *Mario Perniola, 76, Italian philosopher. *Ted Phillips (footballer), Ted Phillips, 84, English footballer (Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town, Leyton Orient, Colchester United), dementia. *Victoriano Ríos Pérez, 87, Spanish politician, member (1987–1999, 2003–2004) and List of Presidents of the Parliament of the Canary Islands, president (1987–1995) of the Parliament of the Canary Islands, Senate of Spain, Senator (1995–2003). *Milton J. Rosenberg, 92, American psychology professor (University of Chicago) and radio host (WGN (AM), WGN), pneumonia. *Reza Sheikholeslami, 76, Iranian academic. *Archie Styles (footballer, born 1939), Archie Styles, 78, English footballer (Wrexham A.F.C., Wrexham, Stourbridge F.C., Stourbridge). *Kurt Thalmann, 86, Swiss footballer (FC Basel). *Alexander Vedernikov (bass), Alexander Vedernikov, 90, Russian singer and teacher, Bolshoi Theatre soloist (1958–1990), People's Artist of the USSR (1976). *Yuan Chengye, 93, Chinese organic chemist.


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*Rocky Agusta, 67, Italian race car driver. *Damdinjavyn Bandi, 75, Mongolian Olympic boxer (1972 Summer Olympics, 1972, 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976). *Victor Brooke, 3rd Viscount Alanbrooke, 85, British peer. *Étienne Bally, 94, French Olympic sprinter (1948 Summer Olympics, 1948,
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
), European champion (1950 European Athletics Championships, 1950). *Eddie Clarke (musician), Eddie Clarke, 67, British guitarist (Motörhead, Fastway (band), Fastway), pneumonia. *Charles Davis (sport shooter), Charles Davis, 90, American Olympic sports shooter (1972 Summer Olympics, 1972). *Mikhail Derzhavin, 81, Russian actor. *Urs Fankhauser, 74, Swiss Olympic rower (Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair, 1968, Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four, 1972). *Sir Angus Farquharson of Finzean, Sir Angus Farquharson, 82, British public servant, Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire (1998–2010). *David Fisher (writer), David Fisher, 88, British television writer (''Doctor Who'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Hammer House of Horror''). *Pierre Grillet, 85, French footballer (Racing Club de France football Colombes 92, RC Paris). *Gordon Hølmebakk, 89, Norwegian publishing editor. *John Sherrill Houser, 82, American artist, heart failure. *William B. Keene, 92, American judge (Los Angeles County Superior Court) and television personality (''Divorce Court''). *Katherine Kellgren, 48, American narrator and actress, cancer. *Tommy Lawrence, 77, Scottish footballer (Liverpool F.C., Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers F.C., Tranmere Rovers, Scotland national football team, national team). *Tom Luken, 92, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio's Ohio's 1st congressional district, 1st and Ohio's 2nd congressional district, 2nd Districts (1974–1975, 1977–1991), Mayor of Cincinnati (1971–1972). *Philippe Marchand, 78, 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 ...
(1978–1991), Minister of the Interior (France), Minister of the Interior (1991–1992). *John McGlashan (footballer), John McGlashan, 50, Scottish footballer (Millwall F.C., Millwall, Peterborough United F.C., Peterborough, Rotherham United F.C., Rotherham). *Novello Novelli, 87, Italian actor (''The Pool Hustlers'', ''Dear Goddamned Friends''). *Doreen Tracey, 74, English-born American actress (''The Mickey Mouse Club''), cancer and pneumonia. *Celestine Ujang Jilan, 70, Malaysian politician, Speaker of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (1981–1987). *Gordon Wills, 83, English footballer (Notts County, Leicester City).


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*Doug Barnard Jr., 95, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 10th congressional district, Georgia's 10th district (1977–1993). *Gene Cole, 89, American athlete, Olympic silver medalist (Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, 1952). *Raúl Antonio García, 55, Salvadoran footballer (C.D. Águila, Águila), lymphoma. *Stephane Gauger, 48, Vietnamese-born American film director and screenwriter (''Owl and the Sparrow'', ''Powder Blue (film), Powder Blue''), stroke. *Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr., 88, American lawyer. *John W. Hennessey Jr, 92, American academic. *Ednyfed Hudson Davies, 88, Welsh politician, MP for Conwy (UK Parliament constituency), Conway (1966–1970) and Caerphilly (UK Parliament constituency), Caerphilly (1979–1983). *Jeremy Inkel, 34, Canadian electronic music programmer and keyboardist, complications from asthma. *Sumiko Iwao, 83, Japanese psychologist, editor-in-chief of ''Japan Echo'' (1997–2007). *Edgar Ray Killen, 92, American Ku Klux Klan leader and convicted murderer. *Noemi Lapzeson, 77, Argentinian dancer and choreographer. *Takis Loukanidis, 80, Greek footballer (Doxa Drama F.C., Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos, Greece national football team, national team). *Jan Valentin Sæther, 73, Norwegian painter and priest. *Giuseppe Secchi, 86, Italian footballer (U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918, Triestina, Udinese Calcio, A.C. Fanfulla 1874). *Noel Thornton, 74, Australian rugby league player (Western Suburbs Magpies, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks).


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*Rudy Árias, 86, Cuban baseball player (Chicago White Sox). *Peter Batkin, 65, English auctioneer, stroke. *Eddy Beugels, 73, Dutch cyclist. *Lisa Chedekel, 57, American journalist, cancer. *Bella Emberg, 80, British actress (''The Russ Abbot Show'', ''The Benny Hill Show'', ''Bear Behaving Badly''). *Frankie Muse Freeman, 101, American civil rights attorney. *Robert W. Hamilton (law professor), Robert W. Hamilton, 86, American legal scholar. *Keith Jackson, 89, American sportscaster (ABC Sports, ''Wide World of Sports (U.S. TV series), Wide World of Sports''). *Jean-Louis Koszul, 97, French mathematician. *Jim McNally (sport shooter), Jim McNally, 86, American Olympic sports shooter. *Ilkka Pastinen, 89, Finnish diplomat. *Pierre Pincemaille, 61, French organist, lung cancer. *Léon Ritzen, 78, Belgian footballer (R.W.D. Molenbeek, K. Beerschot V.A.C., Beerschot, Belgium national football team, national team). *Doodhnath Singh, 81, Indian writer, prostate cancer. *Keith Speed, Sir Keith Speed, 83, British politician, Parliament of the United Kingdom, MP (1968–1974, 1974–1997), Navy Minister (1979–1981). *John V. Tunney, 83, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 38th congressional district, California's 38th district (1965–1971) and United States Senate, U.S. Senator (1971–1977), prostate cancer. *Heinrich von Stietencron, 84, German indologist.


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*Shaukat Abbas, 71, Pakistani cricketer. *Dean Allen, 51, Canadian typographer and web developer. *Bob Beak, 92, British Anglican prelate, Assistant Bishop of Marsabit (1984–1989). *Greg Critser, 63, American writer, glioblastoma. *Kaj Czarnecki, 81, Finnish Olympic fencer (
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...
). *Hélder d'Oliveira, 83, Portuguese Olympic sailor. *John Elder (footballer), John Elder, 85, Australian football player. *Otoniel Gonzaga (tenor singer), Otoniel Gonzaga, 75, Filipino opera singer. *Doug Harvey (umpire), Doug Harvey, 87, American National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Hall of Fame baseball umpire. *Mohammed Hazzaz, 72, Moroccan footballer (MAS Fez). *Darmanto Jatman, 75, Indonesian poet. *Emmett Johns, 89, Canadian Roman Catholic priest. *Rick Jolly, 71, British Royal Navy surgeon. *Byron Langley, 91, American politician. *Jack Nel, 89, South African cricketer. *Tzimis Panousis, 63, Greek singer, comedian and actor, heart attack. *Jean Porter, 95, American actress (''Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'', ''Bathing Beauty'', ''Cry Danger''). *Julio Rocha López, 67, Nicaraguan football administrator, President of the Nicaraguan Football Federation (1987–2012) and Central American Football Union, UNCAF (2003–2017). *Aristeidis Roubanis, 85, Greek Olympic basketball player and javelin thrower (
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
). *Ernest H. Sanders, 99, German-born American music historian. *Tad Schnugg, 73, American theater director. *Walter Schuster, 88, Austrian alpine skier, Olympic bronze medalist (Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom, 1956). *Emily Anne Staples, 88, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1977–1981). *Naomi Stevens, 92, American actress (''Vega$'', ''The Apartment'', ''Valley of the Dolls (film), Valley of the Dolls''). *Eliyahu Winograd, 91, Israeli judge.


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*Geoffrey Best, 89, English historian. *Barbara Cope, 67, American rock 'n' roll groupie, house fire. *John Cullen (chemical engineer), Sir John Cullen, 91, British chemical engineer. *Paul Lustig Dunkel, 74, American flutist and conductor. *Pablo García Baena, 96, Spanish poet. *Dan Gurney, 86, American International Motorsports Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame racing driver (All American Racers), race car constructor (Eagle Mk1), and team owner (Gurney Eagle, Eagle), pneumonia. *George Haines (basketball), George Haines, 96, American basketball player. *Cecil Hoekstra, 82, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens). *Stan Hovdebo, 92, Canadian politician. *Bill Hughes (musician), Bill Hughes, 87, American jazz trombonist. *Satnam Singh Kainth, 56, Indian politician, brain hemorrhage. *Max Labovitch, 93, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers). *Erling Mandelmann, 82, Danish photographer. *Spanky Manikan, 75, Filipino actor, lung cancer. *Mario Martinez (weightlifter), Mario Martinez, 60, American weightlifter, Olympic silver medalist (Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984). *François Morel, 91, Canadian composer. *Yosuke Natsuki, 81, Japanese actor (''Storm Over the Pacific'', ''Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster'', ''The Return of Godzilla''), kidney cancer. *John Pierik, 68, Dutch Olympic shooter (Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Mixed skeet, 1980, Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Mixed skeet, 1984). *T. V. Rajeswar, 91, Indian police officer. Director of the Intelligence Bureau (1980–1983). *Anton Regh, 77, German footballer (1. FC Köln). *Cyrille Regis, 59, English footballer (West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion, Coventry City F.C., Coventry City,
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
), cardiac arrest. *Samuel A. Schreiner Jr., 96, American writer. *Milton Shadur, 93, American federal judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1980–1992). *Marlene VerPlanck, 84, American jazz singer. *Hugh Wilson (director), Hugh Wilson, 74, American screenwriter and director (''WKRP in Cincinnati'', ''Police Academy (film), Police Academy'', ''The First Wives Club''), lung cancer and emphysema.


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*Romana Acosta Bañuelos, 92, American public servant, Treasurer of the United States (1971–1974), pneumonia. *Viktor Anpilov, 72, Russian politician and trade unionist, stroke. *James Ball (economist), Sir James Ball, 84, British economist. *Bob Barton, 76, American baseball player ( San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants), complications from dementia. *Anshel Brusilow, 89, American violinist and conductor. *Carl Emil Christiansen, 80, Danish footballer (Esbjerg fB). *Bogusław Cygan, 53, Polish footballer (Górnik Zabrze, Stal Mielec, Lausanne Sports). *Moussa Diagana, 71, Mauritanian writer. *Marianne Eigenheer, 72, Swiss artist. *Joe Frank, 79, French-born American radio personality (KPFA, KCRW, ''All Things Considered'') and humorist. *Joachim Gnilka, 89, German Roman Catholic theologian. *Buddhadev Das Gupta, 84, Indian sarod player, heart attack. *Edwin Hawkins, 74, American gospel pianist and singer ("Oh Happy Day", "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)"), multiple Grammy Award, Grammy winner, pancreatic cancer. *Raghunath Jha, 78, Indian politician. *Dick King (politician), Dick King, 83, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1965–1994). *Mathilde Krim, 91, Italian-born American HIV/AIDS researcher. *Karl-Heinz Kunde, 80, German racing cyclist. *Samson Kutateladze (Brigadier General), Samson Kutateladze, 53, Georgian politician and brigadier general, Parliament of Georgia, MP (2008–2012), shot. *Pitoy Moreno, 91, Filipino fashion designer. *Ava Mukherjee, 88, Indian actress (''Devdas (2002 Hindi film), Devdas'', ''Detective Naani''). *Rosalia Nghidinwa, 65, Namibian politician, Minister of Immigration and Home Affairs (2005–2012) and Gender Equality and Child Welfare (2012–2015), cancer. *Wendy Nicol, Baroness Nicol, 94, British politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1983). *Omid Nooshin, 43, English director (''Last Passenger''). *Dolores O'Riordan, 46, Irish singer and guitarist (The Cranberries, D.A.R.K.), drowning due to alcohol intoxication. *Óscar Alberto Pérez, 36, Venezuelan actor, policeman and Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas, CICPC investigator, involved in Caracas helicopter incident, shot. *Roderick Rijnders, 76, Dutch coxswain, Olympic silver medalist (Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968). *Gnani Sankaran, 64, Indian journalist and writer. *William Scharf, 90, American artist. *Mike Shanahan (ice hockey), Mike Shanahan, 78, American professional sports team owner (St. Louis Blues). *Terje Skarsfjord, 75, Norwegian football manager (Tromsø IL, Tromsø). *Sujud Sutrisno, 64, Indonesian street drummer and singer. *Wilse B. Webb, 97, American psychologist and sleep researcher. *Peter Wyngarde, 90, British actor (''Department S (TV series), Department S'', ''Jason King (TV series), Jason King'', ''Flash Gordon (film), Flash Gordon'').


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*Shammi Akhtar, 60, Bangladeshi playback singer, breast cancer. *Bill Bain (consultant), Bill Bain, 80, American management consultant, founder of Bain & Company. *Joe Baker (marine scientist), Joe Baker, 85, Australian marine scientist and rugby league player. *George Bandy, 72, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (since 1994), pulmonary and circulatory illness. *Arthur Davidson (politician), Arthur Davidson, 89, British politician, MP for Accrington (UK Parliament constituency), Accrington (1966–1983), complications from a fall. *Rubén Oswaldo Díaz, 72, Argentine footballer (Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club, Atlético Madrid). *Bradford Dillman, 87, American actor (''Compulsion (1959 film), Compulsion'', ''The Way We Were'', ''The Enforcer (1976 film), The Enforcer''), complications from pneumonia. *Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil, 67, Indian Syro-Malankala Catholic prelate, Bishop of Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Bathery, Bathery (1996–2010) and Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Puthur, Puthur (2010–2017). *Jørgen Dobloug, 72, Norwegian artist. *Ed Doolan, 76, Australian-born British radio presenter, complications of vascular dementia. *LaFayette Duckett, 99, American politician. *Rodney Fern, 69, English footballer (Leicester City, Chesterfield F.C., Chesterfield), dementia. *Anatoly Glushenkov, 75, Russian politician, Governor of Smolensk Oblast (1993–1998). *Kingdon Gould Jr., 94, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, Ambassador to Luxembourg (1969–1972) and United States Ambassador to the Netherlands, the Netherlands (1973–1976), pneumonia. *Peter Groeger, 84, German actor and director. *Tyler Hilinski, 21, American football player (Washington State Cougars football, Washington State), suicide by gunshot. *Dave Holland (drummer), Dave Holland, 69, English drummer (
Judas Priest Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in th ...
, Trapeze (band), Trapeze). *Madalena Iglésias, 78, Portuguese actress and singer. *Oliver Ivanović, 64, Kosovar politician, shot. *Eugeniusz Jureczko, 78, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokadouma, Yokadouma (1991–2017). *Liu Zhonghua, 101, Chinese navy admiral. *Julie Beth Lovins, 72, American computational linguist. *Eric Luoma, 88, Canadian Olympic cross-country skier (1964 Winter Olympics, 1964). *Wilhelm Melliger, 64, Swiss equestrian, Olympic silver medalist (Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping, 1996, Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Team jumping, 2000), stroke. *John Monteith (actor), John Monteith, 69, American actor, writer and director. *Javiera Muñoz, 40, Swedish singer, anorexia nervosa. *Timothy J. O'Connor Jr., 81, American politician, member (1969–1981) and List of Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives, Speaker (1975–1981) of the Vermont House of Representatives. *Thomas Newman O'Neill Jr., 89, American federal judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1983–1996). *Moya O'Sullivan, 91, Australian actress (''Neighbours'', ''Cop Shop'', ''Hey Dad..!''). *Harold Rosen (mayor), Harold Rosen, 92, American politician, Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida (1974–1977). *John Spellman, 91, American politician, List of Governors of Washington, Governor of Washington (1981–1985), pneumonia. *Pål Spilling, 83, Norwegian computer scientist. *Jo Jo White, 71, American List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Kansas City Kings), Olympic champion (Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968), pneumonia.


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*Jahangir Amuzegar, 98, Iranian economist, academic and politician. *John M. Andrist, 86, American journalist and politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (1993–2014), complications from a stroke. *Roy Bennett (politician), Roy Bennett, 60, Zimbabwean politician, House of Assembly (Zimbabwe), MP (2000–2006), 2018 Sapphire Aviation Bell UH-1H Iroquois crash, helicopter crash. *John Bindernagel, 76, Canadian biologist and cryptozoologist, cancer. *Landrum Bolling, 104, American political scientist and academic administrator, president of Earlham College (1958–1973). *Paul Booth (labor organizer), Paul Booth, 74, American political activist. *Denis Cuspert, 41, German rapper and jihadist, airstrike. *Guy Dupré, 89, French writer and publisher. *Jessica Falkholt, 29, Australian actress (''Home and Away'', ''Harmony (2018 film), Harmony''), injuries from a traffic collision. *Mark Genge, 90, English Anglican priest, Diocese of Central Newfoundland, Bishop of Central Newfoundland (1976–1990). *Jerzy Gros, 72, Polish Olympic long-distance runner (1976 Summer Olympics, 1976). *He Yousheng, 86, Chinese hydrodynamicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Academy of Engineering. *Edwin Lins, 54, Austrian Olympic wrestler (1984 Summer Olympics, 1984, 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988). *Ilir Luarasi, 63, Albanian footballer (FK Dinamo Tirana, Dinamo Tirana, Albania national football team, national team). *Ted McCoy, 92, New Zealand architect. *Ed Moses (artist), Ed Moses, 91, American artist and painter. *Arno Motulsky, 94, German-born American geneticist. *Bénédicte Pesle, 90, French arts patron. *Augusto Polo Campos, 85, Peruvian composer. *Claude Prouvoyeur, 91, French politician, Senate (France), Senator (1983–1992), mayor of Dunkirk (1966–1989). *Herbert Schmertz, 87, American public relations executive. *Simon Shelton, 52, British actor (''Teletubbies'', ''Incredible Games''), hypothermia.


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*Ishfaq Ahmad, 87, Pakistani nuclear physicist and professor (Abdus Salam Centre for Physics). *John Barton (director), John Barton, 89, British theatre director, co-founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company. *Luc Beyer de Ryke, 84, Belgian politician, Member of the European Parliament, MEP (1980–1989), aortic rupture. *Bob Carlton, 67, British theatre director and writer (''Return to the Forbidden Planet''), cancer. *Martine Époque, 75, French-born Canadian dance educator and choreographer. *Eppie Gibson, 90, English rugby league player and coach (Whitehaven R.L.F.C.). *Wallis Grahn, 72, Swedish actress (''
Rederiet ''Rederiet'' (''High Seas'' or ''The Shipping Company'') was a (318 episodes) Swedish soap opera that aired on Sveriges Television between August 1992 and April 2002. The cast featured many popular and renowned Swedish actors. The 45-minute epis ...
''). *Ding Guangquan, 73, Chinese comedian. *Kashinath (actor), Kashinath, 67, Indian actor and director (''Anubhava (film), Anubhava'', ''Avale Nanna Hendthi'', ''Avane Nanna Ganda''), cancer. *Chandi Lahiri, 88, Indian cartoonist. *Julius Lester, 78, American writer (''To Be a Slave'') and educator. *Lucas Mangope, 94, South African politician, List of heads of state of Bophuthatswana, President of Bophuthatswana (1977–1994). *Carla Marangoni, 102, Italian gymnast, Olympic silver medalist (Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's team, 1928). *Peter Mayle, 78, British author (''A Year in Provence'', ''A Good Year (novel), A Good Year''). *Laurie Morgan, 87, British government official, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2004–2007). *Steve Nisbett, 69, Nevisian-born British reggae drummer (Steel Pulse). *Nancy Richler, 60, Canadian novelist, cancer. *Edward C. Rochette, 90, American numismatist. *Anthony Allen Shore, 55, American serial killer and rapist, execution by lethal injection. *Henry Soles Jr., 82, American chaplain and author. *Borys Steklyar, 95, Ukrainian military officer. *Yasuo Tanaka (astronomer), Yasuo Tanaka, 86, Japanese astrophysicist. *Mae Tischer, 89, American politician. *Stansfield Turner, 94, American admiral, Director of Central Intelligence (1977–1981). *Joseph Wang Yu-jung, 86, Taiwanese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Taichung, Taichung (1986–2009). *Chick Webster, 97, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers). *Barry Wilde, 89, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Electoral district of Parramatta, Parramatta (1976–1988).


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*Dik Abed, 73, South African-born Dutch cricketer. *Munnu Bhai, 84, Pakistani journalist. *Harvey R. Blau, 82, American attorney and executive. *Ute Bock, 75, Austrian educator and humanitarian. *Lin Bolen, 76, American television executive and producer. *James C. Browne, 83, American computer scientist. *Anna Campori, 100, Italian actress (''Neapolitan Turk'', ''The Overtaxed''). *Geoffrey Caston, 91, British academic administrator and civil servant. *Olivia Cole, 75, American actress (''Roots (1977 miniseries), Roots'', ''Backstairs at the White House'', ''Brewster Place''), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, Emmy Award winner (29th Primetime Emmy Awards, 1977), heart attack. *John Conboy, 83, American television producer (''The Young and the Restless''). *Maurice Couture, 91, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, Québec (1990–2002). *Alain Devaquet, 75, French politician, Ministry of National Education (France), Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research (1986) and National Assembly (France), MP (1978–1981, 1988–1997). *Saqi Farooqi, 81, Pakistani poet. *Red Fisher (journalist), Red Fisher, 91, Canadian hockey journalist (''Montreal Star'', ''Montreal Gazette''). *Marcel Frémiot, 98, French composer and musicologist. *Célio de Oliveira Goulart, 73, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del Rei, São João del Rei (since 2010). *Pavel Kazankov, 91, Russian Olympic racewalker (
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
). *David M. Knight, 81, British historian of science. *Ferdinand Knobloch, 101, Czech-Canadian psychiatrist. *Ed LaForge, 82, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1994–2000), heart disease. *Dorothy Malone, 93, American actress (''Written on the Wind'', ''Peyton Place (TV series), Peyton Place'', ''Too Much, Too Soon''), Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Oscar winner (29th Academy Awards, 1956). *Fredo Santana, 27, American rapper, kidney failure. *Allison Shearmur, 54, American film producer (''The Hunger Games (film series), The Hunger Games'', ''Rogue One'', ''Cinderella (2015 Disney film), Cinderella''), complications from lung cancer. *Moose Stubing, 79, American baseball player (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, California Angels). *Lutho Tapela, Zimbabwean politician, Senate of Zimbabwe, Senator (2005–2013). *Sriniwas Tiwari, 93, Indian politician, Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1993–2003). *Barbara Weil, 84, American artist. *Leslie Wyche, 73, American community activist.


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*Beulah Bewley, Dame Beulah Bewley, 88, British physician. *Paul Bocuse, 91, French chef, Parkinson's disease. *Wendell Castle, 85, American furniture designer and artist. *John Coleman (meteorologist), John Coleman, 83, American meteorologist, co-founder of The Weather Channel. *William Cousins (judge), William Cousins, 90, American judge (Illinois Appellate Court), Chicago City Council member (1967–1976). *Terry Evans (musician), Terry Evans, 80, American blues and soul singer, songwriter and guitarist. *Naomi Parker Fraley, 96, American naval machinist, inspiration for the "We Can Do It!" poster. *Antonius Jan Glazemaker, 86, Dutch Old Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht, Utrecht (1982–2000). *Bill Johnson (pitcher), Bill Johnson, 57, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs). *Jerry Keeling, 78, American-born Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Rough Riders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats). *Graeme Langlands, 76, Australian rugby league footballer (St. George Dragons, Australia national rugby league team, national team). *Howard Lew Lewis, 76, English comedian and actor (''Brush Strokes'', ''Maid Marian and Her Merry Men'', ''Chelmsford 123''). *Sylvester Carmel Magro, 76, Maltese Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Vicar of Apostolic Vicariate of Benghazi, Benghazi (1997–2016). *Tracey Moore (cricketer), Tracey Moore, 76, English cricketer (Norfolk County Cricket Club, Norfolk, Minor Counties North, Minor Counties East), cancer. *Hasmukh Patel (architect), Hasmukh Patel, 84, Indian architect. *William Rees (veterinarian), William Rees, 89, British veterinarian, Chief Veterinary Officer (United Kingdom), Chief Veterinary Officer (1980–1988). *Jim Rodford, 76, English bassist (Argent (band), Argent, The Kinks, The Zombies), injuries from a fall. *Doron Rubin, 74, Israeli military officer. *Harry Selby (hunter), Harry Selby, 92, South African hunter. *Bob Smith (comedian), Bob Smith, 59, American comedian (Funny Gay Males) and author, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *Miyako Sumiyoshi, 30, Japanese Olympic speed skater (Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014). *Jack Whitten, 78, American artist.


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*Yves Afonso, 73, French actor (''The Clockmaker'', ''Weekend (1967 film), Weekend'', ''One Deadly Summer''). *Gianni Bongioanni, 96, Italian film director and screenwriter. *Chartchai Chionoi, 75, Thai boxer, List of WBC world champions#Flyweight, WBC (1968–1969, 1970) and List of WBA world champions#Flyweight, WBA World Flyweight Champion (1973–1974). *Khagen Das, 79, Indian politician, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, MP for Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency), Tripura West (2002–2004, 2004–2014), heart attack. *Bruno Giacosa, 88, Italian winemaker. *Philippe Gondet, 75, French footballer (FC Nantes, Nantes, Red Star F.C., Red Star, France national football team, national team). *Jock Haswell, 98, British military historian and intelligence officer. *Tsukasa Hosaka, 80, Japanese footballer (JEF United Chiba, Furukawa Electric), pneumonia. *A. Dean Jeffs, 89, American politician. *Jim Johannson, 53, American ice hockey player (Indianapolis Ice, Milwaukee Admirals) and executive (USA Hockey). *Jun Tae-soo, 33, South Korean actor (''All My Love For You''). *Lyle Mehrkens, 80, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1979–1982) and Minnesota Senate, Senate (1983–1992). *Jens Okking, 78, Danish actor (''The Kingdom (miniseries), The Kingdom'', ''One-Hand Clapping'') and politician, Member of the European Parliament, MEP (1999–2003). *Pasquale Panìco, 91, Italian politician, Senate of the Republic (Italy), Senator (1979–1992). *David Pithey, 81, South African cricketer. *Jose Santos Rios, 78, Northern Mariana Island politician, Mayor of Saipan (1982–1986). *Connie Sawyer, 105, American actress (''Dumb and Dumber'', ''Pineapple Express (film), Pineapple Express'', ''When Harry Met Sally...''), heart attack. *Ken Seddon, 67, British chemist. *Michael Selby, 82, British-born New Zealand geomorphologist. *Paul Sun, 80, Taiwanese politician, Council of Agriculture, Minister of Agriculture (1992–1996), pancreatic cancer.


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*Jimmy Armfield, 82, English football player (Blackpool F.C., Blackpool, England national football team, national team) and manager (Leeds United F.C., Leeds United), world champion (1966 FIFA World Cup, 1966), non-Hodgkin lymphoma. *K. B. Asante, 93, Ghanaian diplomat, Ambassador to Switzerland (1967–1972) and the European Economic Community (1976–1978). *Ian Bennett (Royal Canadian Mint President), Ian Bennett, 69, Canadian civil servant, President of the Royal Canadian Mint (2006–2014). *Carl Blair, 85, American painter and sculptor. *Andrew Carroll (ice hockey), Andrew Carroll, 32, American ice hockey player (Idaho Steelheads, Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey, Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs), suicide by jumping. *Shorty Castro, 89, Puerto Rican comedian, songwriter and entertainer, cancer. *Kudzai Chimbaira, 32, Zimbabwean actor. *Johnny Cowell, 92, Canadian trumpeter and arranger. *Peter Diversi, 85, Australian rugby league footballer (North Sydney Bears, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles). *Jack Doms, 91, New Zealand swimmer, British Empire and Commonwealth Games champion (Swimming at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1954). *Dale Engstrom, 100, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1970–1972). *Nolan Flemmer, 79, South African cricketer. *Emilio Gastón, 83, Spanish poet and politician, Congress of Deputies, MP (Second Suárez Cabinet, 1977–1979) and Justicia de Aragón (1987–1993). *Billy Hancock, 71, American musician. *Reinier Kreijermaat, 82, Dutch footballer (Feyenoord, USV Elinkwijk, Xerxes/DHC). *Ursula K. Le Guin, 88, American science fiction writer (''A Wizard of Earthsea'', ''The Left Hand of Darkness'', ''The Dispossessed''). *Ceylon Manohar, 73, Indian actor and playback singer ("Surangani"). *William Joseph McDonough, 83, American banker, List of presidents of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1993–2003). *Dahiru Musdapher, 75, Nigerian justice, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Chief Justice (2011–2012). *Preston Shannon, 70, American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist, cancer. *Kevin Tate, 74, New Zealand soil chemist. *Annie Young, 75, American politician, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.


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*Anders Åberg, 72, Swedish sculptor and painter. *Mohammed Al-Mfarah, 72, Saudi Arabian actor. *Ruth Alas, 57, Estonian economist. *Henry Dalzell-Payne, 88, British army general. *Nepal Chandra Das, 73, Indian politician. *Robert Dowdell, 85, American actor (''Stoney Burke (TV series), Stoney Burke'', ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea''). *Robert Kisanga, 84, Tanzanian judge. *Francisco Moreno Martínez, 86, Spanish cyclist. *Hugh Masekela, 78, South African jazz trumpeter ("Grazing in the Grass", "Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela), Bring Him Back Home") and composer ("Soweto Blues"), prostate cancer. *Nicanor Parra, 103, Chilean poet. *Marcelo Romo, 76, Chilean actor (''Enough Praying''). *Galen L. Stone (diplomat), Galen L. Stone, 96, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Cyprus, Ambassador to Cyprus (1978–1981), lymphoma. *Ezra Swerdlow, 64, American film producer (''Spaceballs'', ''21 Jump Street (film), 21 Jump Street'', ''Zombieland''), complications from pancreatic cancer and ALS. *Sys NS, 61, Indonesian actor, director and politician, member of the People's Consultative Assembly (1999–2004). *Wyatt Tee Walker, 88, American civil rights activist and pastor. *Lari White, 52, American country singer ("Now I Know", "That's My Baby (song), That's My Baby") and actress (''Cast Away''), Primary peritoneal carcinoma, peritoneal cancer. *Richard Woollacott, 40, British racehorse trainer, suicide.


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*Sergio Benedetti, 75, Italian art historian and curator. *Bill Budness, 74, American football player (Oakland Raiders). *Marcos Carvajal, 33, Venezuelan baseball player (Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins), pneumonia. *Gonzalo Facio Segreda, 99, Costa Rican politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Costa Rica), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1970–1978), List of Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, President of the Legislative Assembly (1953–1956), Ambassador to the United States (1956–1958, 1962–1966, 1990–1994). *Renaud Gagneux, 70, French composer. *Jack Ketchum, 71, American novelist (''The Girl Next Door (Ketchum novel), The Girl Next Door'', ''Off Season (novel), Off Season'') and screenwriter (''Offspring (2009 film), Offspring''), cancer. *Aleksandrs Kublinskis, 81, Latvian composer. *Krishna Kumari (actress), Krishna Kumari, 84, Indian actress (''Pathala Bhairavi''), bone marrow cancer. *Bruce Light, 68, Australian football player (Port Adelaide Football Club, Port Adelaide). *Douglas Lowe (RAF officer), Sir Douglas Lowe, 95, British air chief marshal. *Warren Miller (director), Warren Miller, 93, American ski and snowboarding filmmaker. *Julio Navarro (baseball), Julio Navarro, 82, Puerto Rican baseball player (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves), complications from Alzheimer's. *Raymond Nimmer, 73, American legal scholar. *Pedro Pérez Fernández (economist), Pedro Pérez Fernández, 68, Spanish economist. *Matti Rissanen, 80, Finnish philologist. *Mark E. Smith, 60, English singer and songwriter (The Fall (band), The Fall), lung and kidney cancer. *Jan Steeman, 74, Dutch comics artist (''Roel Dijkstra'', ''Noortje''), kidney failure. *Attila Verestóy, 63, Romanian politician and chemical engineer, Senate of Romania, Senator (since 1990).


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*Claribel Alegría, 93, Nicaraguan poet. *Shawkat Ali (novelist), Shawkat Ali, 81, Bangladeshi author. *Tommy Banks, 81, Canadian jazz pianist, composer and politician, Senate of Canada, Senator (2000–2011), Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year, Juno winner (Juno Awards of 1979, 1979), leukemia. *Hope Black, 98, Australian marine biologist. *Daniel M. Buechlein, 79, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indianapolis (1992–2011). *Walter Buckpesch, 93, German politician, Mayor of Offenbach am Main (1974–1980), Bundestag, MP (1983–1987). *W. P. C. Davies, 89, English rugby union player (Harlequin F.C., Harlequins, England national rugby union team, national team, British and Irish Lions). *Neagu Djuvara, 101, Romanian historian, essayist and philosopher, pneumonia. *Dan Foster (physician), Dan Foster, 87, American medical researcher. *Steve Foster (singer), Steve Foster, 71, Australian singer-songwriter, lung cancer. *Arnaud Giovaninetti, 50, French actor. *Haripal Kaushik, 83, Indian field hockey player, Olympic gold medalist (Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956, Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964), dementia. *Sabar Koti, 58, Indian singer. *Bill Logan (basketball), Bill Logan, 83, American basketball player (Iowa Hawkeyes). *Patrick Mazimhaka, 69, Rwandan politician. *Floyd Miles, 74, American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. *John Morris (composer), John Morris, 91, American film composer (''The Elephant Man (film), The Elephant Man'', ''Blazing Saddles'', ''Dirty Dancing''), respiratory infection. *Keith Pring, 74, Welsh footballer (Rotherham United, Wales national football team, national team). *Lyudmila Senchina, 67, Russian singer. *Ghassan Shakaa, 74, Palestinian politician, Mayor of Nablus (1994–2004, 2012–2015). *Giuseppe Vitucci, 67, Italian Olympic wrestler (1976 Summer Olympics, 1976). *Cliff White, 72, British music journalist, cardiac arrest. *Graham Williams (rugby union), Graham Williams, 72, New Zealand rugby union player ( Wellington, national team).


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*Shambhu Bhattacharya, 83, Indian actor. *Kendall Carly Browne, 99, American actress (''Dreamscape (1984 film), Dreamscape'', ''Alligator (film), Alligator''). *Buzz Clifford, 75, American singer ("Baby Sittin' Boogie") and songwriter, complications of influenza. *Raphael Cruz, 31, American acrobat and actor (''Iris (Cirque du Soleil), Iris''), heart and lung failure. *José Gabriel Diaz Cueva, 92, Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues, Azogues (1968–1975). *Supriya Devi, 85, Indian actress (''Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960 film), Meghe Dhaka Tara''), heart attack. *Michael Gear (bishop), Michael Gear, 83, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Doncaster (1993–1999). *Elizabeth Hawley, 94, American journalist and Himalayan expedition historian. *Joe M. Haynes, 81, American politician, member of the Tennessee Senate (1985–2012). *Von G. Keetch, 57, American religious leader, General Authority of the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS Church (since 2015). *Jacques Languirand, 86, Canadian radio host, writer and actor (''Mars and April''), Alzheimer's disease. *Jack Law (footballer), Jack Law, 93, Australian Australian rules football, footballer (Western Bulldogs, Footscray). *Alfred Léonard, 78, Belgian politician, Chamber of Representatives (Belgium), MP (1985-1991), Mayor of Ferrières, Belgium, Ferrières (1977–1992). *Hiromu Nonaka, 92, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives (1983–2003), Chief Cabinet Secretary (1998–1999). *Yukiaki Okabe, 76, Japanese swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist (Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, 1964), pneumonia. *John Salas, 70, Guamanian academic and politician, President of the University of Guam, member of the Legislature of Guam (1999–2003), complications of diabetes. *Francisco Savín, 88, Mexican conductor and composer (Xalapa Symphony Orchestra). *José Arturo Sierra, 72, Guatemalan judge, President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala, Supreme Court (2013–2014), shot. *So Chau Yim-ping, 90, Hong Kong executive and politician. *Michael Wright (architect), Michael Wright, 105, Hong Kong architect, Secretary for Development, Director of Public Works (1963–69). *Cyrus Yavneh, 76, American producer (''24 (TV series), 24'', ''Supernatural (U.S. TV series), Supernatural'', ''Nothing Sacred (TV series), Nothing Sacred''), lung cancer. *Isaiah Zeldin, 97, American Reform rabbi, founder of Stephen S. Wise Temple. *Igor Zhukov, 81, Russian pianist.


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*Robert McCormick Adams Jr., 91, American anthropologist. *Niki Bettendorf, 81, Luxembourgian politician, Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg), MP (1990–2006). *Fred van der Blij, 94, Dutch mathematician. *Jerry Butler (actor), Jerry Butler, 58, American pornographic actor, cancer. *Barbara Calder, 93, British sailor, dementia. *Peter Casey (horse trainer), Peter Casey, 82, Irish horse trainer. *Alan Dawtry, Sir Alan Dawtry, 102, British local government official, chief executive of Westminster City Council (1956–1977). *Maryo J. de los Reyes, 65, Filipino director (''Magnifico (film), Magnifico''), heart attack. *Royal Galipeau, 71, Canadian politician, Parliament of Canada, MP (2006–2015), multiple myeloma. *Alfred Hübler, 60, German-born American physicist, lymphoma. *Gurcharan Singh Kalkat, 91, Indian agricultural scientist. *Ingvar Kamprad, 91, Swedish retail furniture-home design executive and philanthropist, founder of IKEA, pneumonia. *Tomasz Mackiewicz, 42, Polish mountain climber. *Göran Nicklasson, 75, Swedish footballer. *Robert Parry (journalist), Robert Parry, 68, American investigative journalist, complications of a stroke. *Edmundo Pedro, 99, Portuguese politician and political prisoner (Tarrafal camp), member of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), Assembly of the Republic (1976–1980, 1983–1985, 1987–1991). *Dennis Peron, 72, American cannabis and LGBT activist, lung cancer. *Tadashi Sawashima, 92, Japanese film director (''Shinsengumi (1969 film), Shinsengumi''), multiple organ failure. *Jerry Sneva, 68, American racing driver (Champ Car, CART). *Mereoni Vibose, 66, Fijian athlete. *Mort Walker, 94, American comics artist (''Beetle Bailey'', ''Hi and Lois'', ''Boner's Ark''), pneumonia. *John Wall (inventor), John Wall, 85, British engineer and inventor (Crayford focuser). *Lawrence Weiskrantz, 91, British psychologist.


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*Hassa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Emirati royal. *Bhanu Gupta, 87, Indian musician. *Ernest Hawkins (coach), Ernest Hawkins, 91, American football coach (Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football, East Texas State). *Hsu Hung-chih, 81, Taiwanese politician, Mayor of Taoyuan, Taoyuan County Magistrate (1981–1989), lung cancer. *Jacquie Jones, 52, American filmmaker, cancer. *Gennady Kazmin, 83, Russian politician. *Rolf Lacour, 80, German Olympic wrestler (1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968, 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972), world championship silver medalist (1965 World Wrestling Championships, 1965). *Raymond Lory, 91, French politician. *Antônio Agostinho Marochi, 92, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Presidente Prudente, Presidente Prudente (1976–2002). *József Merényi, 89, Hungarian Olympic speed skater (1952 Winter Olympics, 1952). *Maxwell Valentine Noronha, 91, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut, Calicut (1980–2002). *Dharmasena Pathiraja, 74, Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter. *Ettore Peretti, 59, Italian politician, Chamber of Deputies (Italy), Deputy (2006–2008), heart attack. *Robert Pincus-Witten, 82, American art critic, curator and art historian. *Jan Ramberg, 85, Swedish lawyer. *Dinesh Nandan Sahay, 81, Indian politician, List of governors of Chhattisgarh, Governor of Chhattisgarh (2000–2003) and List of governors of Tripura, Tripura (2003–2009). *Coco Schumann, 93, German jazz guitarist. *Ousmane Seck, 79, Senegalese politician, Ministers of the Economy and Finance (Senegal), Minister of the Economy and Finance (1978–1983). *Gene Sharp, 90, American political scientist and nonviolence advocate. *Richard H. Tomlinson, 94, Canadian chemist and philanthropist. *Ignacio Verdura, 86, Argentine Olympic equestrian (
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...
). *Reg Webb, 70, British musician. *Sergei Yakhontov, 91, Russian linguist.


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*Paul Alcock, 64, English football referee, cancer. *José Aristegui, 89, Spanish Olympic rower. *John Bickersteth, 96, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Bath and Wells (1975–1986). *Asmund Bjørken, 84, Norwegian jazz saxophonist, accordionist and bukkehorn player. *Ion Ciubuc, 74, Moldovan politician, Prime Minister of Moldova, Prime Minister (1997–1999). *Aga Syed Mohammad Fazlullah, 70, Indian Islamic scholar and cleric. *Alf Gooding, 85, Welsh executive (Catnic). *Vic Keeble, 87, English footballer (Colchester United F.C., Colchester, Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle, West Ham United F.C., West Ham). *Anthony Kemp (historian), Anthony Kemp, 78, English military historian. *Hilton McConnico, 74, American designer. *Rick McKay, 57, American filmmaker (''Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There''). *Robert D. McWethy, 98, American submarine captain. *Jinadasa Niyathapala, 88, Sri Lankan politician. *Eddie Shaw, 80, American blues saxophonist, arranger and bandleader (Howlin' Wolf). *Stewart Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood, 76, Scottish academic and life peer. *Jay Switzer, 61, Canadian television executive (Citytv), brain cancer. *Cyril Taylor (educationist), Sir Cyril Taylor, 82, British educator. *Clive van Ryneveld, 89, South African cricketer (South Africa national cricket team, national team). *Marek Wisła, 60, Polish Olympic sprint canoer (1980 Summer Olympics, 1980). *Ronald J. Wonnacott, 87, Canadian economist.


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*Bjørn Boysen, 74, Norwegian organist. *Henry Brooke (judge), Sir Henry Brooke, 81, British lawyer and judge, Lord Justice of Appeal (1996–2006), complications from cardiac surgery. *Romano Cagnoni, 82, Italian photographer. *Ian R. Gibbons, 86, British biophysicist. *Andreas Gruschke, 57, German author and sinologist. *Hannah Hauxwell, 91, English farmer. *John W. Kern III, 89, American judge, complications from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. *Charles E. Lindblom, 100, American academic. *James McCray, 79, American opera singer and teacher. *Pat McLoughney (Offaly hurler), Pat McLoughney, 68, Irish hurler (Offaly GAA). *Richard Murphy (poet), Richard Murphy, 90, Irish poet. *Joaquín Rojas, 79, Filipino Olympic basketball player (1968 Summer Olympics, 1968). *Mark Salling, 35, American actor (''Glee (TV series), Glee'') and musician, suicide by hanging. *Rolf Schafstall, 80, German football player and manager (MSV Duisburg, VfL Bochum, KFC Uerdingen 05, Bayer 05 Uerdingen). *Clyde Scott, 93, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions) and hurdler, Olympic silver medalist (Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, 1948). *Victor W. Sidel, 86, American physician. *Elisabeth Sveri, 90, Norwegian military officer. *Kevin Towers, 56, American baseball executive ( San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks), thyroid cancer. *Chintaman Vanaga, 67, Indian politician, heart attack. *Terry Van Ginderen, 86, Belgian children's TV host (''Kom Toch Eens Kijken''), theatrical producer and music producer, pneumonia. *Azeglio Vicini, 84, Italian football player (U.C. Sampdoria, Sampdoria) and manager (Udinese Calcio, Udinese, Italy national football team, national team). *Ron Walker (Australian businessman), Ron Walker, 78, Australian sports promoter, property developer and politician, Lord Mayor of Melbourne (1974–1976), melanoma. *Philip Woodward, 98, British mathematician and radar engineer. *Junji Yayoshi, 49, Japanese guitarist and record producer. *Louis Zorich, 93, American actor (''Mad About You'', ''Brooklyn Bridge (TV series), Brooklyn Bridge'', ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'').


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*Dan Alon, 72, Israeli Olympic fencer (Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil, 1972) and survivor of the Munich massacre, cancer. *Haradin Bala, 60, Kosovan war criminal, cancer. *Richard N. Berry, 102, American politician. *Piet Bleeker, 89, Dutch long-distance runner. *Pat Booth (journalist), Pat Booth, 88, New Zealand investigative journalist (Arthur Allan Thomas, Arthur Allan Thomas case, Terrance John Clark, Mr Asia crime syndicates). *Rasual Butler, 38, American basketball player (Miami Heat, New Orleans Pelicans, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers), traffic collision. *Erwin de Vries, 88, Surinamese painter and artist. *Del Delker, 93, American gospel singer (Voice of Prophecy). *Alexander Dick (cricketer), Alexander Dick, 95, Australian cricketer. *Gabriel Fackre, 91, American theologian. *Oscar Gamble, 68, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians,
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 ...
), ameloblastic carcinoma. *Ann Gillis, 90, American actress (''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'', ''Bambi'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey (film), 2001: A Space Odyssey''). *Haim Gouri, 94, Israeli poet. *Jack Halpern (chemist), Jack Halpern, 93, American chemist. *Elizabeth Hartley (archaeologist), Elizabeth Hartley, 75, American archaeologist and curator. *Hennie Hollink, 86, Dutch football player and manager. *Alf Humphreys, 64, Canadian actor (''My Bloody Valentine (film), My Bloody Valentine'', ''First Blood'', ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film), Diary of a Wimpy Kid''), brain cancer. *Hwang Byungki, 81, South Korean gayageum player, pneumonia. *Itokin, 38, Japanese Master of ceremonies, MC and track maker, lung cancer. *Leonid Kadeniuk, 67, Ukrainian first cosmonaut (STS-87). *Peter King, 5th Earl of Lovelace, 66, British peer. *Leah LaBelle, 31, Canadian-born American singer (''American Idol (season 3), American Idol''), traffic collision. *Olavi Mäenpää, 67, Finnish politician. *István Marosi, 73, Hungarian Olympic handball player (1972 Summer Olympics, 1972). *John Fitzallen Moore, 89, American physicist. *William O'Connor (artist), William O'Connor, 47, American artist (''Dungeons & Dragons'', ''Magic: The Gathering''). *Tadashi Sasaki (engineer), Tadashi Sasaki, 102, Japanese engineer.追悼、佐々木正──孫正義もジョブズも憧れたイノヴェイター、その「偶然と必然」に満ちた102年の生涯


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