The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2015.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
*Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
Cecil
Cecil may refer to:
People with the name
* Cecil (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)
* Cecil (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
Places Canada
*Cecil, Alberta, ...
, 13, Zimbabwean protected lion, shot.
*
David P. Craig
David Parker Craig (23 December 1919 – 1 July 2015), an Australian chemist, was the Foundation Professor of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and later Emeritus Professor in the Research School of Chemistry at the Australian National Univer ...
, 95, Australian chemist.
*
Curly Moe
Donald Chester Zalesky (April 3, 1962 – July 1, 2015), better known by his ring name Curly Moe, was a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler best known for his time in International World Class Championship Wrestling. He was a popular " ...
, 53, Canadian professional wrestler, liver cancer.
*
Val Doonican
Michael Valentine Doonican (3 February 1927 – 1 July 2015) was an Irish singer of traditional pop, easy listening, and novelty songs, who was noted for his warm and relaxed style. A crooner, he found popular success, especially in the ...
, 88, Irish singer and television presenter.
* N. Ganesan, 82, Singaporean football administrator.
*
Edward Greenfield
Edward Harry Greenfield OBE (3 July 1928 – 1 July 2015) was an English music critic and broadcaster.
Early life
Edward Greenfield was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. His father, Percy Greenfield, was a manager in a labour exchange, while his ...
, 86, English music critic and broadcaster.
* Theo Hendriks, 86, Dutch politician, member of the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
Red Lane
Red Lane, born Hollis Rudolph DeLaughter with surname pronounced ''Dee-LAW-ter'' (February 9, 1939 – July 1, 2015), was an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist who was a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1993) ...
, 76, American country singer and songwriter ("
'Til I Get It Right
"Til I Get it Right" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. It was released in December 1972 as the second single from the album '' My Man''. The song was Wynette's twelfth number one, spending one week at number one a ...
"), cancer.
* Mike Lesser, 71, British mathematical philosopher and political activist, asphyxiation.
*
Miloslava Misáková
Miloslava Misáková (25 February 1922 – 1 July 2015) was a Czech gymnast who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an internat ...
, 93, Czech Olympic gymnast ( 1948).
* Shlomo Moussaieff, 90, Israeli diamond merchant and antique collector.
* Hans Muller, 78, Dutch Olympic water polo player (
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
* Jan ...
,
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
).
*
Charles Notcutt
Charles Roger Macpherson Notcutt (30 May 1934 – 1 July 2015) was a horticulturalist and businessman. ''The Scotsman'', in its obituary, said that Notcutt was "an inspirational and popular leader of the horticultural community, establishing a ...
, 81, British horticulturalist.
*
Czesław Olech
Czesław Olech (22 May 1931 – 1 July 2015) was a Polish mathematician. He was a representative of the Kraków school of mathematics, especially the differential equations school of Tadeusz Ważewski.
Education and career
In 1954 he completed ...
, 84, Polish mathematician.
*
Overdose
A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended.
, 10, Hungarian Thoroughbred racehorse, horse colic.
* Víctor de la Peña Pérez, 81, Spanish-born Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Requena (1987–2005).
*
Sergio Sollima
Sergio Sollima (17 April 1921 – 1 July 2015) was an Italian film director and script writer.
Biography
Sollima graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 1935. During World War II he was in the Italian Resistance.
After the ...
, 94, Italian director and screenwriter ('' Face to Face'', ''
Sandokan
Sandokan is a fictional late 19th-century pirate created by Italian author Emilio Salgari. His adventures first appeared in publication in 1883. Sandokan is the protagonist of 11 adventure novels. Sandokan is known throughout the South China S ...
'', ''
The Big Gundown
''The Big Gundown'' ( it, La resa dei conti, lit=The Settling of Scores) is a 1966 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Sollima, and starring Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian.
Plot
Possessing a reputation for bringing criminals to justice, ...
Kindertransport
The ''Kindertransport'' (German for "children's transport") was an organised rescue effort of children (but not their parents) from Nazi-controlled territory that took place during the nine months prior to the outbreak of the Second World ...
'', respiratory failure.
* Russell Wood, 85, English cricketer (
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
The county town is the city of Gl ...
).
2
*
David Aronson
David Aronson (October 28, 1923 – July 2, 2015) was a painter and Professor of Art at Boston University.
Biography
Aronson was born in Šiluva, Lithuania in 1923. He taught at Boston University from 1955 to his death in 2015, where he forme ...
, 91, Lithuanian-born American painter, pneumonia and heart failure.
*
Slavko Avsenik
Slavko Avsenik (November 26, 1929 – July 2, 2015) was a Slovene composer and musician. Beginning in 1953 with the formation of the Avsenik Brothers Ensemble, Avsenik produced more than 1,000 songs and garnered success both in Slovenia and i ...
, 85, Slovene composer and musician.
* Roy C. Bennett, 96, American songwriter.
* Jim Bradley, 94, Scottish-born Australian athletics coach.
*
Frank Callaway
Sir Frank Callaway (16 May 191922 February 2003) was an influential music educator and administrator. He was born in New Zealand but spent the major part of his life and career in Perth, Western Australia, where he built the UWA School of Mus ...
The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...
'').
*
Petro Korol
Petro Kindratovych Korol ( ua, Петро Король, 2 January 1941 – 2 July 2015) was a Ukrainian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...
Charlie Sanders
Charles Alvin Sanders (August 25, 1946 July 2, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 to 1977. Sanders was chosen for the NFL's 1970s All ...
Bob Smalhout
Bob Smalhout (13 October 1927 – 2 July 2015) was a Dutch physician, professor and author. Smalhout, an anesthesiologist, worked at the Utrecht Academic Hospital and the Utrecht University. Smalhout was the Lijsttrekker (top candidate) for the ...
, 87, Dutch anesthesiologist and politician.
* Waldo Vieira, 73, Brazilian spiritualist.
* Jim Weaver, 70, American football player ( Penn State) and coach ( Iowa State),
Virginia Tech Hokies
The Virginia Tech Hokies are the athletic teams representing the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in intercollegiate athletics. The Hokies participate in the NCAA's Division I Atlantic Coast Conference in 22 v ...
Director of Athletics (1997–2014), Parkinson's disease.
* John Whitman, 71, American businessman and investment banker, First Gentleman of
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
(1994–2001), complications from a brain injury.
*
Jacobo Zabludovsky
Jacobo Zabludovsky Kraveski (May 24, 1928 – July 2, 2015) was a Mexican journalist. He was the first anchorman in Mexican television and his TV news program, ''24 Horas'' (''24 Hours'') was for decades regarded as the most important in the cou ...
, 87, Mexican news anchor, stroke.
3
* Steven Benson, 63, American convicted murderer, stabbed.
*
Diana Douglas
Diana Love Webster (née Dill; formerly Douglas and Darrid; January 22, 1923 – July 3, 2015) was an American actress who was known for her marriage to actor Kirk Douglas from 1943 until their divorce in 1951. She was the mother of Michael and ...
, 92, Bermudian-American actress (''
The Indian Fighter
''The Indian Fighter'' is a 1955 American CinemaScope and Technicolor Western (genre), Western film directed by Andre de Toth and based upon an original story by Robert L. Richards. The film was the first of star Kirk Douglas's Bryna Production ...
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' is a 1987 American comedy film written, produced and directed by John Hughes and starring Steve Martin and John Candy with supporting roles by Laila Robins and Michael McKean. It tells the story of a high-stru ...
''), cancer.
* Goran Gogić, 29, Serbian footballer.
*
Agop Jack Hacikyan Agop Jack Hacikyan (25 November 1931 – 3 July 2015) was a Canadian university Emeritus Professor of Literary Studies, historian, academic and writer. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1931. He is the author of over 30 books on literature and ling ...
, 83, Canadian author and academic.
*
Ralph Lamb
Ralph James Lamb (April 10, 1927 – July 3, 2015) was an American law enforcement officer and the 11th Sheriff of Clark County from 1961 to 1979. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Lamb was born in Alamo, Nevada, one of 11 children born ...
, 88, American lawman, Sheriff of
Clark County, Nevada
Clark County is located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,265,461. Most of the county population resides in the Las Vegas Census County Divisions, which hold 1,771,945 people as of the 2010 Census, acros ...
(1961–1978), depicted in ''
Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
'', complications from surgery.
* Arturo Longton, 67, Chilean politician, Governor of
Marga Marga Province
Marga Marga Province ( es, Provincia de Marga Marga) is one of the eight provinces in the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quilpué.
History
The province was created by Law 20,368 on August 25, 2009, and it bec ...
(2010–2012).
*
Humphrey Mwanza
Humphrey Iddoh Mwanza (22 April 1949 – 3 July 2015) was a Zambian politician. He was a member of the National Assembly for the Solwezi West constituency for the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy since the 2006 elections. He was re-elected i ...
, 66, Zambian politician, member of the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
for Solwezi West (since 2006), complications from surgery.
* Boyd K. Packer, 90, American apostle of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ch ...
, President of the
Quorum of the Twelve
In the Latter Day Saint movement, the Quorum of the Twelve (also known as the Council of the Twelve, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Council of the Twelve Apostles, or the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies or ( quorums) of the church hie ...
Can't Buy Me Love
"Can't Buy Me Love" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in March 1964 as the A-side of their sixth single. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song was included ...
'', ''
Explorers
Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians.
Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ...
''), drug overdose.
*
Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal
Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal (14 January 1942 – 3 July 2015) was the 36th Chief Justice of India.
Career
Sabharwal worked as an advocate for Indian Railways from 1969 to 1981, as an advocate for Delhi administration from 1973 to 1976-1977, later ...
, 73, Indian judge, Chief Justice (2005–2007), heart attack.
* Odd Seim-Haugen, 78, Norwegian barrister and sports official.
*
Jacques Sernas
Jokūbas Bernardas Šernas (30 July 1925 – 3 July 2015), commonly known as Jacques Sernas and sometimes credited as Jack Sernas, was a Lithuanian-born French actor with an international film career.
Biography
He was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, ...
, 89, Lithuanian-born French actor ('' Helen of Troy'', ''
The Dirty Game
''The Dirty Game'' (german: Spione unter sich, french: Guerre secrète, it, La guerra segreta) is a 1965 anthology spy film starring Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan. Robert Ryan as American General Bruce is the link between three different spy stor ...
'', ''
Midas Run
''Midas Run'' (UK title ''A Run on Gold'') is a 1969 American comedy film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood and, in one of his final big-screen roles, Fred Astaire. It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios in Tuscany. ...
'').
* Charanjit Singh, 75, Indian musician, cardiac arrest.
* Gary Smith, 74, American business analyst, pneumonia.
* György Szabad, 90, Hungarian politician and historian,
Speaker
Speaker may refer to:
Society and politics
* Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly
* Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture
* A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially:
** I ...
of the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, nicknamed the Bears, was a professional Australian rules football club based in Queensland on the Gold Coast (relocated to Brisbane in 1993). The club participated in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/ ...
) and coach (
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
), stabbed.
*
John A. Williams
John Alfred Williams (December 5, 1925 – July 3, 2015) was an African American author, journalist, and academic. His novel ''The Man Who Cried I Am'' was a bestseller in 1967. Also a poet, he won an American Book Award for his 1998 collection ' ...
Northern Borders Region
The Northern Borders Region ( ' is the least populated region of Saudi Arabia. It is located in the north of the country, bordering Iraq and Jordan. It has an area of 111,797 km2 and a population of 320,524 at the 2010 census. The region is s ...
.
* Muhammad Baqir al-Muhri, 67, Kuwaiti ayatollah.
* Dave Barber, 60, American talk radio and television host, stroke and heart attack.
*
Nedelcho Beronov
Nedelcho Krumov Beronov ( bg, Неделчо Крумов Беронов) (22 July 1928 – 4 July 2015) was a Bulgarian jurist, right-wing politician and Constitutional Court chairman, as well as a presidential candidate in the 2006 president ...
, 86, Bulgarian jurist and politician, Chairman of the
Constitutional Court
A constitutional court is a high court that deals primarily with constitutional law. Its main authority is to rule on whether laws that are challenged are in fact unconstitutional, i.e. whether they conflict with constitutionally established ...
Western Australia cricket team
The Western Australian Men’s cricket team, formerly nicknamed the Western Warriors, represent the Australian state of Western Australia in Australian Cricket in Australia, domestic cricket. The team is selected and supported by the Western A ...
Daniel Quinn
Daniel Clarence Quinn (October 11, 1935 – February 17, 2018) was an American author (primarily, novelist and fabulist), cultural critic, and publisher of educational texts, best known for his novel ''Ishmael'', which won the Turner Tomorrow ...
, 58, American actor (''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, ...
''), heart attack.
*
Valerio Ruggeri
Valerio Ruggeri (February 12, 1934 – July 4, 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Cinisello Balsamo, which is located in the city centre of Milan, Ruggeri began his career on stage with Dario Fo and Franca Rame in the e ...
, 81, Italian actor and voice actor, heart attack.
* Anthony F. Upton, 85, British historian.
* Alan Walton, 79, British biochemist and venture capitalist.
* Charles Winick, 92, American anthropologist, sociologist and author.
*
Yu Chenghui
Yu Chenghui (16 August 1939 – 4 July 2015), sometimes credited as Yue Sing-wai, was a Chinese actor, action director and martial artist.
Martial arts career
Yu started practising martial arts at the age of 11, specialising in the use of the ''j ...
Beckenham
Beckenham () is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley, in Greater London. Until 1965 it was part of the historic county of Kent. It is located south-east of Charing Cross, situated north of Elmers End and E ...
Bergen School of Architecture
Bergen School of Architecture or BAS ( no, Bergen Arkitekt Skole) is a private and academically independent school located in Bergen, Norway.
BAS offers two master's degree programs: Master of Architecture and Master of Architecture with speciali ...
.
*
Terence Kelshaw
Terence Kelshaw (4 October 1936 – 5 July 2015) was an English-born American Anglican bishop.
Kelshaw studied at Oakhill Theology College, London University, where he graduated with a degree in theology in 1967. He was ordained a deacon in 1967 ...
Premier of the Western Cape
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(1994–1998), Minister of Law and Order (1991–1994).
* Piet Malan, 96, South African rugby union player.
* James S. Marcus, 85, American philanthropist and investment banker.
* Joseph McKenzie, 86, Scottish photographer.
* Aleksandra Mróz, 80, Polish Olympic swimmer.
*
Yoichiro Nambu
was a Japanese-American physicist and professor at the University of Chicago. Known for his contributions to the field of theoretical physics, he was awarded half of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2008 for the discovery in 1960 of the mechanism ...
, 94, Japanese-born American physicist,
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
laureate.
* Burt Shavitz, 80, American beekeeper and businessman, co-founder of
Burt's Bees
Burt's Bees is an American multinational, personal care product company. The company is a subsidiary of Clorox that describes itself as an " Earth-friendly, Natural Personal Care Company"
making products for personal care, health, beauty and ...
.
*
Abderrahmane Soukhane
Abderrahmane Soukane (13 September 1936 – 5 July 2015) was an Algerian footballer who played as a striker.
Biography
Soukane was born in 1936 in El Biar, Algiers, Algeria. Nicknamed Soukane II, he started his playing career in the junior ran ...
, 78, Algerian football player.
*
Jack Steadman
Jack W. Steadman (September 14, 1928 – July 5, 2015) was an American football executive who served as chairman, vice president, president and general manager for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.
Steadman retired as vice c ...
, 86, American football executive (
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
The ...
).
*
Gordon Thompson Jr.
Gordon Thompson Jr. (December 28, 1929 – July 5, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Education and career
Born in San Diego, California, Thompson received a Ba ...
, 85, American judge, cancer.
* Aaron E. Wasserman, 94, American food scientist.
Camille Bob
Camille Bob (November 7, 1937 – July 6, 2015), also known as Lil' Bob or Little Bob, was an American rhythm and blues singer and musician who led the dance band Lil' Bob and the Lollipops.
Biography
He was born in Arnaudville, Louisiana, a ...
, 77, American rhythm and blues singer, cancer.
*
Stan Carew
Stan Carew (August 7, 1950 – July 6, 2015) was a Canadian radio broadcaster, musician and actor,This Hour Has 22 Minutes
''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' (commonly shortened to ''22 Minutes'' since 2009) is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics w ...
'', ''
Trailer Park Boys
''Trailer Park Boys'' is a Canadian mockumentary sitcom television series created by Mike Clattenburg that began airing in 2001 as a continuation of his 1999 film bearing the same name. The show follows the misadventures of a group of trailer p ...
Victor Warren Fazio
Victor Warren Fazio AO, (2 February 1940 – 6 July 2015), an Australian, was a colorectal surgeon, a leader at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio for over 35 years. He pioneered surgical techniques and improved the quality of life for cancer patient ...
, 75, Australian surgeon.
*
Ramanathan Gnanadesikan
Ramanathan Gnanadesikan (2 November 1932 – 6 July 2015) was an Indian statistician, known for his work in multivariate data analysis and leadership in the field. He received his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina and headed research g ...
, 82, Indian statistician.
* Anne Iversen, 91, Danish Olympic athlete.
*
Masabumi Kikuchi
was a Japanese jazz pianist and composer known for his unique playing style. He worked with many diverse musicians, including Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Gary Peacock and Paul Motian, and collaborated with Gil Evans and ...
John Maxtone-Graham
John Kurtz Maxtone-Graham (August 2, 1929 – July 6, 2015) was a Scottish-American speaker and writer on ocean liners and maritime history.
Biography
Maxtone-Graham was born in Orange, New Jersey, to a Scottish father and an American mother. ...
, 85, American maritime historian, respiratory failure.
*
Rachel Margolis
Rachel Margolis (28 October 1921 – 6 July 2015) was a Holocaust survivor, partisan, biologist and Holocaust historian.
Background
Margolis was born in Vilnius, Lithuania in 1921. In 1941, when the Nazis occupied Lithuania, Margolis was sent ...
, 93, Lithuanian World War II partisan and Israeli biologist.
* Bhattam Srirama Murthy, 89, Indian politician.
*
Don Petrie
Donald John Mackay Petrie (May 22, 1922 – July 6, 2015) was a Canadian soccer player and head coach.
Career
Petrie was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He played for Vancouver St. Saviour's between 1942 and 1943, University of British C ...
, 93, Canadian soccer player and coach.
* Franco Scaglia, 71, Italian writer and journalist, won Campiello Prize (2002).
* Fraser Scott, 95, British army officer.
*
Jerry Weintraub
Jerome Charles "Jerry" Weintraub (September 26, 1937 – July 6, 2015) was an American film producer, talent manager and actor whose television films won him three Emmys.
He began his career as a talent agent, having managed relatively unknown ...
, 77, American film producer (''
Ocean's Eleven
''Ocean's Eleven'' is a 2001 American heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Ted Griffin. The first installment in the ''Ocean's'' film trilogy, it is a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film of the same name. The ...
The Karate Kid
''The Karate Kid'' is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in the ''Karate Kid'' franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue an ...
''), chairman and CEO of
United Artists
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, heart attack.
7
*
Maria Barroso
Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares, GCL (2 May 1925 – 7 July 2015) was a Portuguese politician and actress, wife of President of Portugal Mario Soares and First Lady of Portugal between 1986 and 1996.
Biography
Barroso was the daugh ...
Jodel
Société Avions Jodel is a French aircraft company started in 1946 by Édouard Joly and his son-in-law Jean Délémontez.
History
Jodel designed a range of light aeroplanes shortly after the Second World War. The popular myth is that the ...
Eva Fischer
Eva Fischer (Daruvar, 19 November 1920 – Rome, 7 July 2015) was a Croatia-born Italian artist who worked in oils, watercolours, engraving and lithography.
Life and work
Eva Fischer was born in Daruvar (present-day Croatia) in 1920. Her fath ...
, 94, Italian artist.
* Hamid Golpira, 55, American-born Iranian journalist, lung cancer.
* Renée Hugon, 84, French gymnast.
* Pierre MacDonald, 79, Canadian politician, member of the
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec (officially in french: link=no, Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; french: link=no, déput ...
(1985–1989).
* Bob MacKinnon, 87, American basketball coach (
New Jersey Nets
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created.
New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...
) and athletic director (
Canisius Golden Griffins
The Canisius College Golden Griffins are composed of 16 teams representing Canisius College in intercollegiate athletics. These teams include men's and women's basketball, cross country, track, lacrosse, soccer, and swimming and diving. Men's spo ...
).
*
Jaime Morey
Jaime García Morey (16 June 1942 – 7 July 2015) better known as Jaime Morey was a Spanish singer from Alicante, best known for representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972
The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition of ...
, 73, Spanish singer (" Amanece").
* Craig Norgate, 50, New Zealand businessman, CEO of
Fonterra
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand multinational publicly traded dairy co-operative owned by around 9,000 New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports and with revenue exce ...
(2001–2003).
*
Fons van Wissen
Fons van Wissen (21 March 19337 July 2015) was a Dutch football player.
Club career
Van Wissen made his senior debut at 15 years of age at local amateur side RKVVMPSV Eindhoven
Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, w ...
,
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
Casimir Ehrnrooth Göran Albert Casimir "Casse" Ehrnrooth, titled ''Vuorineuvos'' (April 6, 1931 – July 8, 2015), was a Finnish magnate and former chairman of the Nokia Corporation. His business career began in the forest industry, and later he was a director of ...
, 84, Finnish executive, cardiac arrest.
*
Bill Foord
Charles William Foord (11 June 1924 – 8 July 2015) was an English first-class cricketer from Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, who played 51 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1947 and 1953. He also played a first-c ...
, 91, English cricketer.
*
Daniel Kastler
Daniel Kastler (; 4 March 1926 – 4 July 2015) was a French theoretical physicist, working on the foundations of quantum field theory and on non-commutative geometry.
Biography
Daniel Kastler was born on March 4, 1926, in Colmar, a city of no ...
, 89, French theoretical physicist.
*
Irwin Keyes Irwin may refer to:
Places
;United States
* Irwin, California
* Irwin, Idaho
* Irwin, Illinois
* Irwin, Iowa
* Irwin, Nebraska
* Irwin, Ohio
* Irwin, Pennsylvania
* Irwin, South Carolina
* Irwin County, Georgia
* Irwin Township, Venango County, ...
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House of 1000 Corpses
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The Jeffersons
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The Flintstones
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''), complications from acromegaly.
* Arne Kotte, 80, Norwegian footballer.
* Paul J. Lioy, 68, American environmental scientist.
*
Ernie Maresca
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Biog ...
, 76, American songwriter ("
Runaround Sue
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The Evergreen State College
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Lloyd Reckord
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, 86, Jamaican actor and director.
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Philippe Rochat
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The restaurant, formerly owned by Frédy Girardet, won three Michelin Guide stars, and was vo ...
Lucita Soriano
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New Mexico Supreme Court
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Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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, 75, Saudi royal,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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(1975–2015).
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Christian Audigier
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Early life
Christian Audigier was born on 21 May 1958 in Avignon, France.
Career
Audigier began working in ...
, 57, French fashion designer (
Ed Hardy
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Early life
Hardy was born on January 5, 1945, in Des Moi ...
,
Von Dutch
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),
myelodysplastic syndrome
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.
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Jim Bede
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, 82, American aircraft designer, aneurysm.
* Caspar Bowden, 53, British privacy advocate, melanoma.
* Seán Foran, 84, Irish Gaelic football player (
Offaly
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).
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Paul Gebhard
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, 98, American sexologist.
* Bill Hunter, 95, British political activist and author.
* C. Fred Jones, 85, American politician.
*
Michael Masser
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Early life
Born to a Jewish family in Chicago to Ester Huff and William Masser, he attended the University of Illinois ...
, 74, American songwriter ("
Saving All My Love for You
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", "
Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
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"), complications from a stroke.
* Bashar Nawaz, 79, Indian Urdu poet and songwriter.
* Sriballav Panigrahi, 74, Indian politician, member of the
Lok Sabha
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R.J. Zwi Werblowsky
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, 91, Israeli religion scholar.
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* David Bowman, 82, American Episcopal prelate, Bishop of
Western New York
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Aldana Carraro
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, 20, Argentine gymnast.
* Rosemary Dinnage, 87, British author and reviewer, cancer.
*
Hussein Fatal
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, 38, American rapper (
Outlawz
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), traffic collision.
* Peter Jones, 85, British journalist and author, heart failure.
* Arthur Koning, 70, Dutch Olympic coxswain (
1968
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Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Janu ...
Ros na Rún
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...
Leo Muthu
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, 63, Indian educationist and businessman.
*
Muhammad Abdul Qayyum Khan
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, 91, Pakistani politician,
Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
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(1956–1957, 1970–1985, 1991–1996).
*
Roger Rees
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The West Wing
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''),
Tony
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People and fictional characters
* Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer
* Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...
Lawrence of Arabia
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'', ''
Doctor Zhivago
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The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician and poet Yuri Zhivago
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Jon Vickers
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Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was the sixth in a family of eight children. In 1950, he was awarded a ...
, 88, Canadian
heldentenor
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, Alzheimer's disease.
* Grahame Vivian, 95, British army officer.
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Claudia Alexander
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, 56, Canadian-born American geophysicist and planetary scientist (
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Giacomo Biffi
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, 87, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of
Bologna
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Patricia Crone
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, 70, Danish-American historian and author (''
Hagarism
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Salvador Dubois Leiva
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Club career
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, 79, Nicaraguan football player and coach.
* Max Fischer, 88, German politician.
* Alfred E. France, 88, American politician, member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
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(1963–1970), leukemia.
* Đuka Galović, 91, Croatian folk musician.
*
Satoru Iwata
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Peter de Klerk
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, 80, South African racing driver.
*
Roy Kurrasch
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André Leysen
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Main c ...
Thomas Piccirilli
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Career
Piccirilli sold over 150 stories in the mystery, thriller, horror, erotica, and science fiction fields. Some of his stories were include ...
, 50, American writer, brain cancer.
*
J.P.C. Roach
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, 95, British historian.
*
Bojan Udovič
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* D'Army Bailey, 73, American civil rights campaigner, judge and actor (''
The People vs. Larry Flynt
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''), founder of the
National Civil Rights Museum
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, cancer.
*
Cheng Siwei
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Omar Félix Colomé Omar Félix Colomé (December 11, 1932 – July 12, 2015) was an Argentine Roman Catholic bishop.
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, 82, Argentinian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cruz del Eje (1984–2008).
*
JaJuan Dawson
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, 37, American football player (
Cleveland Browns
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), drowned.
*
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche
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, 65, Tibetan Buddhist monk and political prisoner, cardiac arrest from respiratory failure.
*
Mahlon Duckett
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Duckett was primarily a second baseman, with occas ...
Secretary of State of West Virginia
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(1957–1959), member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates
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(1955–1957), heart failure.
* Chenjerai Hove, 59, Zimbabwean exiled author, journalist and poet, liver failure.
* Javier Krahe, 71, Spanish singer-songwriter, heart attack.
* Bosse Larsson, 81, Swedish television presenter (''
Allsång på Skansen
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CFO
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BHP Billiton
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Bundestag
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(since 2005), pulmonary embolism.
*
Arturo Paoli
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, 102, Italian Roman Catholic priest and missionary.
*
Michael Rayner
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, 82, English opera singer.
*
Ildikó Schwarczenberger
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...
, 63, Hungarian fencer, Olympic champion (
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
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).
*
Joan Sebastian
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, 64, Mexican singer and songwriter, bone cancer.
* Campbell Smith, 90, New Zealand artist, poet and playwright.
*
Martin Litchfield West
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West wrote on ancient Greek music, Gr ...
, 77, British classical scholar.
* Eric Wrixon, 68, Northern Irish keyboardist ( Them,
Thin Lizzy
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).
* Gerhard Zwerenz, 90, German writer and politician, member of the
Bundestag
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(1994–1998).
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* Willer Bordon, 66, Italian businessman and politician,
Minister of the Environment
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Yohanna Dickson
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, 64, Nigerian military officer, Governor of
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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(1982–2006).
* Wolf Gremm, 73, German film director and screenwriter, complications from cancer.
* Gerd Gudding, 63, Norwegian musician.
* Ismet Hadžić, 61, Bosnian footballer, cancer.
*
Masao Horiba
was a Japanese businessman. In 1945, he founded Horiba Radio Laboratory, now Horiba Ltd., a manufacturer of advanced analytical and measurement technology. Masao Horiba received several awards from the Japanese government including a nationa ...
, 90, Japanese businessman, founded
Horiba
is a Japanese manufacturer of precision instruments for measurement and analysis. They make instruments that measure and analyze automobile exhaust gas (80% share of the world market), and environmental, medical and scientific applications.
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Olaf Pooley
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Sunday Night Theatre
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*
Marlene Sanders
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, 84, American television news executive (''
ABC World News Tonight
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The Diamonds
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), pancreatic cancer.
* M. S. Viswanathan, 87, Indian music composer and film scorer.
Federico Cerruti
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, 93, Italian art collector.
* Alan Curtis, 80, American harpsichordist, conductor and scholar.
* Alexis FitzGerald Jnr, 70, Irish politician, member of the
Seanad Éireann
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(1982–1987) and
Teachta Dála
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(1982),
Lord Mayor of Dublin
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(1981–1982).
*
Aubrey Morris
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Early life and career
Morris was one of nine children born to Becky ( ...
, 89, British actor (''
A Clockwork Orange
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** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (film), a 1971 film directed by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel
*** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (soundtrack), the film ...
'', ''
Love and Death
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'', ''
The Wicker Man
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Sheila Ramani
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, 83, Indian actress, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
*
Howard Rumsey
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, 97, American modern jazz double bassist, bandleader and nightclub owner.
*
Wan Li
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, 98, Chinese politician, Chairman of the
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Fred Wendorf
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People
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Mononym
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, 90, American archaeologist.
* Rogi Wieg, 52, Dutch writer and musician, euthanasia.
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*
Denis Avey
Denis Avey (11 January 1919 – 16 July 2015) was a British veteran of the Second World War who was held as a prisoner of war at E715, a subcamp of Auschwitz. While there he saved the life of a Jewish prisoner, Ernst Lobethal, by smuggling ciga ...
, 96, British World War II veteran and memoirist.
* Joseph Caprani, 95, Irish cricket player and umpire.
* Paul Chervet, 73, Swiss Olympic boxer.
*
Evelyn Ebsworth
Evelyn may refer to:
Places
* Evelyn, London
*Evelyn Gardens, a garden square in London
* Evelyn, Ontario, Canada
* Evelyn, Michigan, United States
* Evelyn, Texas, United States
* Evelyn, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States
* Evel ...
, 82, British chemist and university administrator, Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University (1990–1998).
*
Alcides Ghiggia
Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia Pereyra (; 22 December 1926 – 16 July 2015) was a Uruguayan-Italian football player, who played as a right winger. He achieved lasting fame for his decisive role in the final match of the 1950 World Cup, and at the ...
, 88, Uruguayan-Italian football player and manager (
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
), leukaemia.
*
Alan Kupperberg
Alan Kupperberg (May 18, 1953 – July 16, 2015) was an American comics artist known for working in both comic books and newspaper strips.
Early life
Alan Kupperberg was born on May 18, 1953 in New York City. He graduated from the High School o ...
, 62, American comic book artist (''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bimonthly per ...
'', ''
Thor
Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, an ...
Jean Lacouture
Jean Lacouture (9 June 1921 – 16 July 2015) was a journalist, historian and author. He was particularly famous for his biographies.
Career
Jean Lacouture was born in Bordeaux, France. He began his career in journalism in 1950 in ''Combat'' ...
, 94, French journalist and historian.
* Jim Mayne, 64, Canadian politician, leader of
Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island (NDP PEI) is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and a branch of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP).
CCF
The NDP's predecessor, the Co-o ...
(1983–1989).
* V. Ramakrishna, 67, Indian playback singer and film scorer, cancer.
* Moreshwar Save, 85, Indian politician, MP for
Aurangabad
Aurangabad ( is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Aurangabad is the ...
(1989–1996).
*
Veikko Savela Erkki Veikko Savela (28 June 1919 – 16 July 2015) was a Finnish agronomist, farmer and politician. He served as Minister of Transport and Public Works from 13 April 1962 to 18 December 1963. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1958 t ...
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
Maguindanao massacre
The Maguindanao massacre, also known as the Ampatuan massacre, named after the town where mass graves of victims were found, occurred on the morning of November 23, 2009, in the town of Ampatuan in then-undivided Maguindanao (which is now Magu ...
, heart attack.
*
Bill Arnsparger
William Stephen Arnsparger (December 16, 1926 – July 17, 2015) was an American college and professional football coach. He was born and raised in Paris, Kentucky, served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, and graduated from Mi ...
LSU Tigers
The LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers are the athletic teams representing Louisiana State University (LSU), a state university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU competes in NCAA Division I, Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Associat ...
) and athletic director (
University of Florida
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
), heart attack.
*
Jules Bianchi
Jules Lucien André Bianchi (; 3 August 1989 – 17 July 2015) was a French motor racing driver who drove for the Marussia F1 Team in the FIA Formula One World Championship.
Bianchi had previously raced in Formula Renault 3.5, GP2 and Form ...
, 25, French
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
Owen Chadwick
William Owen Chadwick (20 May 1916 – 17 July 2015) was a British Anglican priest, academic, rugby international,Murray Feingold, 84, American physician and medical journalist.
* Francis P. Filice, 92, American priest and academic.
* Don Fontana, 84, Canadian tennis player.
* Duff Holbrook, 92, American biologist and outdoorsman, designer of
rocket net
Rocket nets and cannon nets are types of animal traps used to trap many live animals, usually birds, but they also have been used to catch large animals such as various species of deer. Rocket nets, cannon nets, and other net launching devices a ...
for use in hunting.
*
Ray Jessel
Raymond Jessel (16 October 1929 – 17 July 2015) was a Welsh songwriter, screenwriter, orchestrator, and musical theatre composer. Born in Cardiff, he moved to Canada in 1955 and started a career as an orchestrator and composer for CBC Radio ...
, 85, Welsh scriptwriter and songwriter ('' Baker Street'').
* William C. Kuebler, 44, American military officer, appointed lawyer for
Omar Khadr
Omar Ahmed Said Khadr ( ar, عمر أحمد سعيد خضر; born September 19, 1986) is a Canadian citizen who at the age of 15 was detained by the United States at Guantanamo Bay for ten years, during which he pleaded guilty to the murder of U ...
, cancer.
* John McCluskey, 71, Scottish Olympic boxer (
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
).
*
Van Miller
Van Miller (November 22, 1927 – July 17, 2015) was an American radio and television sports announcer from Dunkirk, New York, where he began his career at Dunkirk radio station WFCB calling play-by-play for high school football games. In the 1 ...
, 87, American football announcer ( Buffalo Bills).
*
James Nyondo
James Mbowe Nyondo (14 May 1968 – 17 July 2015) was a Malawian lawyer, development worker, and presidential candidate. He was born in Chitipa, Malawi.
Education
Nyondo attended Chancellor College, Zomba, where he reversed his outspoken ...
Nova Pilbeam
Nova Margery Pilbeam (15 November 1919 – 17 July 2015) was an English film and stage actress. She played leading roles in two Alfred Hitchcock films of the 1930s, and made her last film in 1948.
Early life
Pilbeam was born in Wimbledon, Sur ...
Young and Innocent
''Young and Innocent'', released in the US as ''The Girl Was Young'', is a 1937 British crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Nova Pilbeam and Derrick De Marney. Based on the 1936 novel '' A Shilling for Candles'' by Jos ...
'', ''
Tudor Rose
The Tudor rose (sometimes called the Union rose) is the traditional floral heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the House of Tudor, which united the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The Tudor rose consists o ...
East Bengal
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, common_name = East Bengal
, status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan
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) and women's (
national team
A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport.
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) coach.
* Ron Bissett, 83, Canadian Olympic basketball player.
* Elmer Borstad, 90, Canadian politician.
*
Buddy Buie
Perry Carlton "Buddy" Buie (January 23, 1941 – July 18, 2015) was an American songwriter, producer and publisher. He is most commonly associated with Roy Orbison, the Classics IV and the Atlanta Rhythm Section.
Career
Buie was born in Marian ...
, 74, American songwriter ("
Spooky
Spooky or Spookey may refer to:
something that will cause creepiness or uncanniness.
Arts and entertainment Music Musicians
* Spooky (house music duo)
* Spookey (UK band), a 1970s soul band based in Manchester
*DJ Spooky, musician and producer
* ...
", "
Traces
Traces may refer to:
Literature
* ''Traces'' (book), a 1998 short-story collection by Stephen Baxter
* ''Traces'' series, a series of novels by Malcolm Rose
Music Albums
* ''Traces'' (Classics IV album) or the title song (see below), 1969
* ''Tra ...
"), heart attack.
*
George Coe
George Coe (born George Julian Cohen; May 10, 1929 – July 18, 2015) was an American actor. He was a cast member for the first season of ''Saturday Night Live'' and voiced the character of Woodhouse in ''Archer''.
Early life
Coe was born in ...
, 86, American actor (''
Archer
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...
'', ''
Kramer vs. Kramer
''Kramer vs. Kramer'' is a 1979 American legal drama film written and directed by Robert Benton, based on Avery Corman's 1977 novel of the same name. The film stars Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, and Justin Henry.
It tells the sto ...
'', ''
The Mighty Ducks
''The Mighty Ducks'' is an American media franchise. It features a trilogy of live-action films released in the 1990s by Walt Disney Pictures, an animated television series, a live-action sequel television series, and a real-world hockey team ...
'').
* Neal Falls, 45, American murder suspect, shot.
*
Lou Gardiner
Major General Louis Joseph Gardiner, (4 August 1952 – 18 July 2015) was a New Zealand military officer. He served as Chief of Army from 2006 to 2009, and later was the chief executive of Crimestoppers New Zealand.
Early life and family
Born ...
, 62, New Zealand military officer, Chief of the New Zealand Army, Army (2003–2006), cancer.
*Priscilla Kincaid-Smith, 88, South African-Australian nephrologist, discovered the link between phenacetin and kidney cancer.
*Athanasios Moulakis, 70, Greek historian and political scientist.
*Alex Rocco, 79, American actor (''The Godfather'', ''The George Carlin Show'', ''The Facts of Life (TV series), The Facts of Life''), Primetime Emmy Award, Emmy winner (42nd Primetime Emmy Awards, 1990), pancreatic cancer.
*Hugh Stretton, 91, Australian historian.
*Per Tønder, 104, Norwegian politician.
*Wang Fuzhou, 80, Chinese mountain climber.
*Allan Willett, 78, British soldier and businessman, Lord-Lieutenant of Kent (2002–2011).
*Brock Winkless, 55, American puppeteer and visual effects technician (''Child's Play (1988 film), Child's Play'', ''Tales from the Crypt (TV series), Tales from the Crypt'', ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day''); multiple sclerosis.
*Yang Ko-han, 27, Taiwanese actress, suicide by hanging.
19
*Van Alexander, 100, American big band leader, songwriter-arranger ("A-Tisket, A-Tasket"), film and television composer (''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''Bewitched''), heart failure.
*Rugger Ardizoia, 95, Italian baseball player (New York Yankees), stroke.
*Stellan Bojerud, 70, Swedish politician, Member of parliament, MP for Dalarna County, Dalarna (2012–2015).
*Douglas S. Cook, 56, American screenwriter (''The Rock (film), The Rock'', ''Double Jeopardy (1999 film), Double Jeopardy'').
*Elio Fiorucci, 80, Italian fashion designer.
*Josh Greenberg, 28, American technology executive, co-founder of Grooveshark.
*Lalubha Jadeja, 92, Indian cricketer.
*Bernat Martínez, 35, Spanish motorcycle racer, race collision.Fallecen Bernat Martínez y Dani Rivas, pilotos españoles de motos en Laguna Seca
*Richard Ochoa, 31, Venezuelan cyclist, motorcycle collision.
*Bryan O'Linn, 87, South African-born Namibian jurist and human rights advocate, member of the High Court (1989–1999) and Supreme Court of Namibia, Supreme Court (1999–2006).
*Sybren Polet, 91, Dutch writer.
*Galina Prozumenshchikova, 66, Russian Soviet-era swimmer, Olympic champion (Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke, 1964).
*Carmino Ravosa, 85, American composer and lyricist.
*Dani Rivas, 27, Spanish motorcycle racer, race collision.
*David Roth (opera director), David Roth, 56, American opera director and manager
*Gennadiy Seleznyov, 67, Russian politician, Speaker of the Duma (1996–2003).
*Mildred Joanne Smith, 94, American actress (''No Way Out (1950 film), No Way Out'') and educator, survivor of National Airlines Flight 101 crash.
*Václav Snítil, 87, Czech violinist and teacher.
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*Jean Alfred, 75, Canadian politician.
*George Bon Salle, 80, American basketball player.
*Wayne Carson, 72, American songwriter ("The Letter (The Box Tops song), The Letter", "Always on My Mind", "Neon Rainbow").
*Fred Else, 82, English footballer (Preston North End F.C., Preston North End).
*Ron Fitch, 105, Australian railway historian.
*Inge Glashörster, 88, German Olympic sprinter.
*Sally Gross (choreographer), Sally Gross, 81, American dancer and choreographer, ovarian cancer.
*Des Horne, 75, South African footballer (Blackpool F.C., Blackpool).
*Kafumba Konneh, 71, Liberian Islamic cleric, peace activist and public servant, commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Liberia), Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
*Dieter Moebius, 71, Swiss-German electronic musician (Cluster (band), Cluster, Harmonia (band), Harmonia, Moebius & Plank), cancer.
*Tom Moore (cartoonist), Tom Moore, 86, American cartoonist (''Archie Comics, Archie''), throat cancer.
*Sieghardt Rupp, 84, Austrian actor.
*Raymond Stora, 84, French theoretical physicist.
*Shunsuke Tsurumi, 93, Japanese philosopher and anti-war activist, pneumonia.
*Giorgos Velentzas, 87, Greek actor.
*Colin Youren, 76, Australian football player (Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn), cancer.
21
*Mitch Aliotta, 71, American musician (Rotary Connection, Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
*Gigi Angelillo, 75, Italian actor and voice actor.
*Theodore Bikel, 91, Austrian-born American actor (''The Defiant Ones (film), The Defiant Ones'', ''My Fair Lady (film), My Fair Lady'', ''Fiddler on the Roof''), folk singer and composer.
*Robert Broberg, 75, Swedish singer and songwriter, Parkinson's disease.
*Luiz Paulo Conde, 80, Brazilian politician and architect, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro (1997–2001).
*Charlie Cullinane, 72, Irish hurler (Cork GAA, Cork).
*William R. Dickinson, 83, American geoscientist, member of the National Academy of Sciences.
*E. L. Doctorow, 84, American author (''Ragtime (novel), Ragtime'', ''Billy Bathgate'', ''The March (novel), The March''), complications from lung cancer.
*Buddy Emmons, 78, American steel guitarist.
*Paul Freeman (conductor), Paul Freeman, 79, American music conductor, founder of Chicago Sinfonietta.
*Günter Fronius, 107, Austrian entrepreneur.
*Gelsen Gas, 82, Mexican artist and filmmaker.
*Nicholas Gonzalez (physician), Nicholas Gonzalez, 67, American physician known for alternative cancer treatments.
*Ho Sheng-lung, 62, Taiwanese politician, Legislative Yuan, MLY (1998–1999), liver cancer.
*T. Kanakam, 88, Indian actress.
*Kang Nung-su, 85, North Korean politician.
*Alfredo Lardelli, 59, Swiss murderer and businessman, multiple organ failure.
*Czesław Marchaj, 97, Polish yachtsman and professor.
*Ernie McCullough, 89, Canadian Olympic sprinter.
*Anthony Megale, 61, American mobster.
*Mariam Mfaki, 69, Tanzanian politician, National Assembly (Tanzania), MP for Dodoma (since 2000), lung cancer.
*Dick Nanninga, 66, Dutch footballer (Roda JC Kerkrade,
national team
A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport.
The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
), complications from diabetes.
*Serhiy Omelyanovych, 37, Ukrainian footballer (R. Charleroi S.C., Charleroi).
*Don Randall (politician), Don Randall, 62, Australian politician, Parliament of Australia, MP for Division of Swan, Swan (1996–1998) and Division of Canning, Canning (since 2001), suspected heart attack.
*Olav Riste, 82, Norwegian historian.
*James F. Rothenberg, 69, American financial executive, chairman of the Capital Group Companies, Capital Group, heart attack.
*Mike Turner (cricketer), Mike Turner, 80, English cricketer (Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Leicestershire).
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*Barbara Calvert, 89, British barrister.
*Herschal Crow, 80, American politician, member of the Oklahoma Senate (1969–1982) and Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Transportation (2001–2003), complications following hip surgery.
*Denny Ebbers, 41, Dutch Olympic judoka (Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996), brain tumor.
*Christopher M. Fairman, 54, American legal scholar (''Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties''), cardiac arrest.
*Eddie Hardin, 66, British rock musician (Spencer Davis Group) and singer-songwriter, heart attack.
*Marilyn C. Jones, 88, American baseball player (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, AAGBPL).
*Don Joyce (musician), Don Joyce, 71, American musician (Negativland) and radio personality (''Over the Edge (radio), Over the Edge)'', heart failure.
*Frank Narvo, 82, Australian rugby league player (Newtown Jets).
*Daron Norwood, 49, American country music singer.
*Roble Olhaye, 71, Djiboutian diplomat, Ambassador to the United States (since 1988), Dean of the Diplomatic Corps of Washington, D.C.
*Natasha Parry, 84, British actress (''Romeo and Juliet (1968 film), Romeo and Juliet'', ''Oh! What a Lovely War'', ''Meetings with Remarkable Men (film), Meetings with Remarkable Men''), stroke.
*Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, 64, Haitian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hinche, Hinche (since 2009).
*Josef Scheungraber, 97, German World War II army officer and convicted war criminal.
*Hoza'a Sherif, 54, Lebanese diplomat, Ambassador to Iraq (since 2006), cancer.
*Martin Storey (politician), Martin Storey, British Channel Islander politician, member of the States of Guernsey, States (since 2008), cancer.
*Gordon Stuart, 91, Canadian-born Welsh portrait artist.
*Horst Walter (footballer), Horst Walter, 76, German footballer (Dynamo Dresden).
23
*William Wakefield Baum, 88, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, Washington (1973–1980), College of Cardinals, Cardinal (1976–2015).
*Mladen Dražetin, 64, Serbian academic and poet.
*Francis Guess, 69, American civil rights advocate and public servant, member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, U. S. Civil Rights Commission (1983–1989).
*Jon the Postman, 59, English punk rock singer, burst heart valve.
*Shigeko Kubota, 77, Japanese artist, cancer.
*Mexicano 777 (Puerto Rican rapper), Mexicano 777, 43, Puerto Rican rapper, tongue and throat cancer.
*Don Oberdorfer, 84, American journalist and author, Alzheimer's disease.
*Rasoul Raeisi, 90, Iranian Olympic weightlifter ( 1948).
*José Sazatornil, 89, Spanish actor.
*Aung Thaung, 74, Burmese politician and businessman, member of the House of Representatives (Burma), Pyithu Hluttaw for Taungtha Township (since 2011).
*Cirilo Vila, 77, Chilean composer, heart attack.
*James L. White, 67, American screenwriter (''Ray (film), Ray''), complications from pancreatic cancer.
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*Irv Bauer, 82, American playwright and screenwriter.
*Corsino Fortes, 82, Cape Verdean writer, poet and diplomat, Ambassador to Portugal (1975–1981).
*Peg Lynch, 98, American comedy writer and actress (''Ethel and Albert'').
*Florenz Regalado, 86, Filipino Supreme Court of the Philippines, Supreme Court judge.
*Jürgen Rohwer, 91, German naval historian.
*Mario Sereni, 87, Italian operatic baritone.
*Ingrid Sischy, 63, South African magazine editor and critic, breast cancer.
*Dale Sturtz, 77, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1992–2002).
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*Jacques Andreani, 85, French diplomat.
*Kalpataru Das, 64, Indian politician, member of the Rajya Sabha (since 2014), Odisha Legislative Assembly, Odisha MLA for Dharmasala (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency), Dharmasala (1995–2014), cancer.
*R. S. Gavai, 85, Indian politician, List of Governors of Bihar, Governor of Bihar (2006–2008), List of Governors of Kerala, Kerala (2008–2011), member of the Rajya Sabha (2000–2006), MP for Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency), Amravati (1998).
*Silan Kadirgamar, 81, Sri Lankan academic.
*Bob Kauffman, 69, American basketball player (Seattle SuperSonics, Buffalo Braves) and coach (Detroit Pistons).
*Larbi Messari, 79, Moroccan politician and diplomat, Ministry of Communications (Morocco), Minister of Communications (1998–2000), Ambassador to Brazil (1985–1991).
*Robin Phillips, 73, British-born Canadian actor and director (''Long Day's Journey into Night'', ''Jekyll & Hyde (musical), Jekyll & Hyde'', ''The Marriage of Figaro''), artistic director of Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Stratford Festival (1975–1980).
*Scott Sims (veterinarian), Scott Sims, 59, American veterinarian and television personality (''Aloha Vet''), bladder cancer.
*Joseph Skerrett, 72, American literary critic.
*Nilo Zandanel, 77, Italian Olympic ski jumper.
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*Abu Zant, 60–61, Jordanian Muslim scholar and politician, member of the Parliament of Jordan, House of Representatives (1989–1997).
*Richard Bass, 85, American ski executive and mountaineer, co-founder of Snowbird, Utah, Snowbird Ski Resort, first person to climb the Seven Summits, pulmonary fibrosis.
*Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, American media personality and singer, water immersion and drug intoxication.
*Peter Ehrlich, 82, German actor.
*Peggy Evans, 94, British actress (''The Blue Lamp'').
*Vic Firth, 85, American musician and percussion mallet manufacturer, pancreatic cancer.
*Benita Gil, 102, Spanish teacher and exiled, Order of Isabella the Catholic (2014).
*Wolfgang Gönnenwein, 82, German conductor and music director, director of Staatstheater Stuttgart (1985–1992).
*Bijoy Krishna Handique, 80, Indian politician, MP for Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency), Jorhat (1991–2014), Rajya Sabha (1980–1986), Assam Legislative Assembly, Assam MLA for Jorhat (1971–1980).
*Lee Harwood, 76, British poet.
*Han Heijenbrock, 85, Dutch Olympic rower.
*Junichi Komori, 74, Japanese billiards player, cancer.
*Mike Kostiuk, 95, Canadian-born American football player (Cleveland Rams, Detroit Lions), heart failure.
*Jeffrey S. Lyons, 75, Canadian lawyer, lobbyist and business executive, heart attack.
*Flora MacDonald (politician), Flora MacDonald, 89, Canadian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada), Secretary of State for External Affairs (1979–1980), Parliament of Canada, MP for Kingston and the Islands (1972–1988).
*Robert Mosher, 94, American architect (San Diego–Coronado Bridge).
*Lerryn Mutton, 90, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Electoral district of Yaralla, Yaralla (1968–1978).
*Vasili Pichul, 54, Ukrainian-born Russian film director (''Little Vera'').
*Leo Reise Jr., 93, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), lung cancer.
*Ann Rule, 83, American true crime author (''The Stranger Beside Me''), heart failure.
*Pía Sebastiani, 90, Argentine pianist and composer.
*Richard Smith (diplomat), Richard Smith, 80, Australian diplomat.
*Sebastiano Vassalli, 73, Italian novelist.
*Joe Williams (film critic), Joe Williams, 56, American film critic (''St. Louis Post-Dispatch''), traffic collision.
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*Tom Boyd (Idaho politician), Tom Boyd, 86, American politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (1977–1992).
*Edward Campbell (rugby league), Edward Campbell, 71, English rugby league player.
*J. W. S. Cassels, 93, British mathematician, fall.
*Rickey Grundy, 56, American gospel musician.
*A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, 83, Indian scientist and politician, President of India (2002–2007), heart attack.
*Paul Langford, 69, British historian, Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford (2000–2012).
*Chris Lazari, 69, Cypriot-born British property developer, heart attack.
*Ivan Moravec, 84, Czech concert pianist.
*Clyde M. Narramore, 98, American author and psychologist.
*Rafael Navarro Núñez, 69, Spanish painter.
*Samuel Pisar, 86, Polish-born American lawyer, writer and Holocaust survivor, pneumonia.
*Alina Rodríguez, 63, Cuban actress, cancer.
*Anthony Shaw (British Army officer), Anthony Shaw, 85, British army general, Director General Army Medical Services (1988–1990).
*Tony Vogel, 73, British actor (''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', ''Mission: Impossible (film), Mission: Impossible'', ''Miracle (2004 film), Miracle'').
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*James H. Allen, 87, American clown and children's television personality, heart failure.
*Diego Barisone, 26, Argentine footballer (Unión de Santa Fe), traffic collision.
*Claude M. Bolton Jr., 69, American army general.
*David Faber (author), David Faber, 86, Polish-born Holocaust survivor and author (''Because of Romek'').
*Rip Hawkins, 76, American football player (Minnesota Vikings), Dementia with Lewy bodies, Lewy body dementia.
*John M. Hull, 80, British theologian.
*Barry Hunter (bishop), Barry Hunter, 87, Australian Anglican prelate, Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Riverina, Riverina (1971–1992).
*James Jude, 87, American thoracic surgeon, developer of CPR, neurological disorder.
*Carolyn Kaelin, 54, American cancer surgeon, cancer.
*Jan Kulczyk, 65, Polish businessman (Kulczyk Investments), wealthiest person in Poland, complications of heart surgery.
*David Leaning, 78, British Anglican priest.
*Edward Natapei, 61, Ni-Vanuatu politician, President of Vanuatu, President (1999), Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Prime Minister (2001–2004, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2011), Parliament of Vanuatu, MP (1983–2008).
*Olubuse II, 85, Nigerian traditional List of rulers of Ife, ruler of Ife.
*Fred Otnes, 89, American artist.
*Josef Pecanka, 90, Austrian field hockey player, football player and coach.
*Franciscus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, 83, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjarmasin, Banjarmasin (1983–2008), kidney failure.
*Clive Rice, 66, South African cricketer, brain tumour.
*Shawn Robinson, 41, American stunt performer (''Guardians of the Galaxy (film), Guardians of the Galaxy'', ''Transformers (film series), Transformers'', ''Hook (film), Hook'').
*Suniti Solomon, 76, Indian doctor and AIDS researcher.
*Jack Boynton Strong, 85, American politician, member of the Texas Senate (1963–1971), Alzheimer's disease.
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*Giorgio Albani, 86, Italian cyclist.
*Harry B. Brock Jr., 90, American banker.
*Antony Holland, 95, British-born Canadian actor, playwright, and theatre director.
*Malik Ishaq, 55–56, Pakistani Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader, shot.
*Vasundhara Komkali, 84, Indian classical musician.
*Peter O'Sullevan, Sir Peter O'Sullevan, 97, Irish-born British horse racing commentator, cancer.
*Charles Pous, 66, French Olympic hockey player.
*Mike Pyle (American football), Mike Pyle, 76, American football player (Chicago Bears), 1963 NFL Championship Game, 1963 NFL Champion, brain hemorrhage.
*Jemera Rone, 71, American human rights activist, ovarian cancer.
*Liya Shakirova, 94, Soviet and Russian linguist.
*Peter Sim, 98, Australian politician, Senator for Western Australia (1964–1981).
*Tamarillo (horse), Tamarillo, 23, British eventing horse, euthanised. (death announced on this date)
*John Todd (businessman), Sir John Todd, 88, New Zealand businessman (Todd Corporation) and philanthropist.
*Alfredo Vernacotola, 37, Italian poet.
*Franklin H. Westervelt, 85, American computer scientist.
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*Oleg Alekseev, 62, Russian Soviet wrestler.
*Lynn Anderson, 67, American country singer ("Rose Garden (Lynn Anderson song), Rose Garden"), heart attack.
*Stuart Baggs, 27, English entrepreneur and ''The Apprentice (British TV series), The Apprentice'' candidate.
*John Bitove, Sr., 87, Canadian businessman.
*Louise Crossley, 72–73, Australian environmentalist and scientist.
*Clifford Earl, 81, British actor ('' Doctor Who'', ''The Sea Wolves'').
*Harry Gast, 94, American politician, member of the Michigan Senate (1979–2002).
*Kenneth Irby, 78, American poet.
*Endel Lippmaa, 84, Estonian scientist and politician.
*Yakub Memon, 53, Indian terrorist and chartered accountant, convicted of financing the 1993 Bombay bombings, execution by hanging.
*Francis Paul Prucha, 94, American historian.
*Louis Sokoloff, 93, American neuroscientist.
*Alena Vrzáňová, 84, Czech figure skater, World Figure Skating Championships, World Champion (1949, 1950) and European Figure Skating Championships, European Champion (1950).
*John Weinert, 83, American college basketball coach (Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball, Bowling Green Falcons).
*Ernst K. Zinner, 78, Austrian-born American astrophysicist.
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*Charles P. Bowers, 86, American baseball scout (Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies), Parkinson's disease.
*Curtis Brown (running back, born 1954), Curtis Brown, 60, American football player ( Buffalo Bills), heart attack.
*Alan Cheuse, 75, American writer and critic, traffic collision.
*Ruud Sesink Clee, 84, Dutch rower.
*Coralie de Burgh, 90, British painter.
*Rubén Espinosa, 31, Mexican photographer and journalist. murdered.
*Robert Hemenway, 73, American educator, Chancellor of the University of Kansas (1995–2009).
*Howard W. Jones, 104, American physician, Invitro fertilisation, IVF pioneer, respiratory failure.
*Takeshi Katō (actor), Takeshi Katō, 86, Japanese actor (''Ran (film), Ran'').
*Gerald S. O'Loughlin, 93, American actor (''The Rookies'', ''In Cold Blood (film), In Cold Blood'', ''Ice Station Zebra (film), Ice Station Zebra'').
*Sasi Perumal, 59, Indian Gandhian and anti-alcohol activist.
*Billy Pierce, 88, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants), gallbladder cancer.
*Roddy Piper, 61, Canadian professional wrestler (WWE, National Wrestling Alliance, NWA, World Championship Wrestling, WCW) and actor (''They Live'', ''Hell Comes to Frogtown'', ''Body Slam (film), Body Slam''), complications from hypertension.
*Red Dragon (musician), Red Dragon, 49, Jamaican reggae singer.
*Richard Schweiker, 89, American politician, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of HHS (1981–1983), United States Senate, Senator from Pennsylvania (1969–1981), United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Penn 13th district (1961–1969), infection.
*László Sinkó, 75, Hungarian actor.
*Derek Turner, 82, English rugby league player (Wakefield Trinity).
*W. Eugene Wilson, 86, American politician.
*Zhang Jingfu, 101, Chinese politician, Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China, Finance Minister (1975–1979), State Councilor (1978–1988).Late Chinese leader Zhang Jinfu cremated /ref>
References
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