The following is a list of notable deaths in June 2017. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.

June 2017

1

* Ernie Ackerley, 73, British footballer ( South Melbourne FC). * Roy Barraclough, 81, British comedian ( Cissie and Ada) and actor (''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'') respiratory problems. *

Donald Caird Donald Arthur Richard Caird (11 December 1925 – 1 June 2017) was an Irish bishop who held three senior posts in the Church of Ireland during the last third of the 20th century. He was born in Dublin and educated at Wesley College and Tr ...

, 91, Irish Anglican prelate,

Archbishop of Dublin The Archbishop of Dublin is an archepiscopal title which takes its name after Dublin, Ireland. Since the Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic successions to the title: one in the Catholic Church and the other in the Church of Irelan ...

(1985–1996). *

J. B. Dauda Joseph Bandabla Dauda (24 December 1942. – 1 June 2017) widely known as J. B. Dauda, was a Sierra Leonean politician. He was Vice-President of Sierra Leone, Second Vice-President of Sierra Leone, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice ...

, 74, Sierra Leonean politician, MP for

Kenema Kenema is the third largest city in Sierra Leone (after Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone, Bo), and the largest city in the country's Eastern Province, Sierra Leone, Eastern Province. It is the capital of Kenema District and a major economic center of ...

(1986–1992), Second Vice-President (1991–1992), and

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

(2010–2012). *

Roberto De Vicenzo Roberto De Vicenzo (14 April 1923 – 1 June 2017) was a professional golfer from Argentina. He won a record 229 professional tournaments worldwide during his career, including seven on the PGA Tour and most famously the 1967 Open Championship. ...

, 94, Argentine golfer, Open champion (

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

). *

Tankred Dorst Tankred Dorst (19 December 1925 – 1 June 2017) was a German playwright and storyteller. Dorst lived and worked in Munich. His farces, parables, one-act-plays and adaptations were inspired by the theatre of the absurd and the works of Ionesco ...

, 91, German playwright. *

Ludvig Hope Faye Ludvig Hope Faye (4 March 1931 – 1 June 2017) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder during the term 1977–1981. He was the mayor of Mandal ...

, 86, Norwegian politician. * Viviane Gauthier, 99, Haitian dancer. *

José Greci José Greci (10 January 1941 – 1 June 2017) was an Italian film, television and stage actress. Life and career Born in Ferrara as Giuseppina Greci, the daughter of the journalist and television writer Luigi. In 1956 at just fifteen years old ...

, 76, Italian actress (''

Ben-Hur Ben-Hur or Ben Hur may refer to: Fiction *'' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'', an 1880 novel by American general and author Lew Wallace ** ''Ben-Hur'' (play), a play that debuted on Broadway in 1899 ** ''Ben Hur'' (1907 film), a one-reel silent ...

'', ''

The Ten Gladiators ''The Ten Gladiators'' ( it, I dieci gladiatori) is a 1963 Italian film directed by Gianfranco Parolini. Plot summary Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henc ...

'', ''

The Sicilian Connection ''The Sicilian Connection'' ( it, Afyon oppio, french: Action héroïne, also known as ''The Opium Connection'' and ''La filière'') is a 1972 Italian- French crime-thriller film directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Plot The Italian-American Joseph ...

''). * Sir Owen Green, 92, British chief executive ( BTR plc). * George Joseph, 66, Indian diplomat, Ambassador to

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

(1997–2001),

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

(2005–2009) and

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

(2009–2010), kidney disease. * Jack McCloskey, 91, American basketball coach (

Penn Quakers The Penn Quakers are the athletic teams of the University of Pennsylvania. The school sponsors 33 varsity sports. The school has won three NCAA national championships in men's fencing and one in women's fencing. School colors There are se ...

, Portland Trail Blazers) and executive ( Detroit Pistons), complications from Alzheimer's disease. *

Alois Mock Alois Mock (10 June 1934 – 1 June 2017) was an Austrian politician and member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He was Vice Chancellor of Austria from 1987 to 1989. As foreign minister, he helped take Austria into the European Union. Life ...

, 82, Austrian politician,

Vice-Chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and former Commonwealth n ...

(1987–1989) and

Foreign Minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

(1987–1995), complications from Parkinson's disease. *

Charles Simmons Charles Simmons may refer to: *Charles Simmons (gymnast) (1885–1945), British gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics *Charles Simmons (author) (1924–2017), American editor and novelist *Charles Simmons (author, born 1798), American cl ...

, 92, American author. *

Sonja Sutter Sonja Sutter (17 January 1931 – 1 June 2017) was a German film actress. She was one of the few actors that was allowed to appear in productions in both East and West Germany. She is remembered for her role as Fraulein Rottenmeier in the German ...

, 86, German actress ('' Derrick''). *

Rosa Taikon Rosa Sofia Ingeborg Taikon (30 July 1926 – 1 June 2017), formerly Janusch and Widegren, was a Swedish Romani silversmith and activist. From the Kalderash subgroup, Taikon first received public recognition for her work as a silversmith. Following ...

, 90, Swedish silversmith and

Romani people The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sig ...

activist. *

Raino Westerholm Raino Olavi Westerholm (20 November 1919 – 1 June 2017) was a Finnish politician. Westerholm was born in Kuusankoski. He was leader of the Finnish Christian League from 1973 to 1982. He was also member of the Finnish parliament from 1970 to 19 ...

, 97, Finnish politician.

2

* Avie Bennett, 89, Canadian executive, Chancellor of

York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...

(1998–2004). *

Gordon Christian Gordon Eugene "Gordy" Christian (November 21, 1927 – June 2, 2017) was an American ice hockey player. He played with the University of North Dakota from 1947 to 1950, tying for scoring leader on the team in both the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seas ...

, 89, American ice hockey player, Olympic silver medalist (

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

). * Walter Eggert, 76, German Olympic luger (

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

). * Iakovos Garmatis, 89, Greek-born American

Orthodox Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to: Religion * Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pag ...

hierarch, Metropolitan of

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

(since 1997), complications from surgery. * Ellen José, 66, Australian artist and photographer. *

Oskar Kaibyshev Oskar Akramovich Kaibyshev (russian: Оскар Акрамович Кайбышев; March 28, 1939 – June 2, 2017) was a Soviet and Russian metal physicist, founder and director of Institute of Metals Superplasticity Problems of the Russian Acad ...

, 78, Russian scientist. *

Jaroslav Kořán Jaroslav Kořán (17 January 1940 – 2 June 2017) was a Czech translator, actor, writer, screenwriter, and politician. A dissident and signatory of Charter 77 during Czechoslovakia's Communist era, Kořán translated over seven dozen books, most ...

, 77, Czech translator, writer and politician, Charter 77 signatory, Mayor of Prague (1990–1991). * Leon Lemmens, 63, Belgian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussels (since 2011), leukemia. *

Malcolm Lipkin Malcolm Lipkin (2 May 1932 – 2 June 2017) was an English composer. Early life and career Malcolm Leyland Lipkin was born in Liverpool. While a schoolboy at Liverpool College, he studied the piano privately with Gordon Green from 1944 to ...

, 85, English composer. *

Pierrino Mascarino Pierrino Mascarino (September 22, 1939 – June 2, 2017) was an Italian actor perhaps best known for his lead performance in the film ''Uncle Nino''. Mascarino was also known for such films and television series as ''Tears of the Sun'', ''Nip/Tu ...

, 77, Italian actor ('' Uncle Nino'', ''

Aaron's Way ''Aaron's Way'' is an American family drama series television series that aired on NBC from March 9 to May 25, 1988. It stars Merlin Olsen as Aaron Miller, the husband and father of an Amish family that moves to California. It follows the attempt ...

'', '' Tears of the Sun''). * David Mattingley, 94, Australian WWII bomber pilot. *

Jack O'Neill Jonathan J. "Jack" O'Neill is a fictional character in the MGM's military science fiction franchise ''Stargate'', primarily as one of the main characters of the television series ''Stargate SG-1''. Richard Dean Anderson played O'Neill in all th ...

, 94, American businessman (

O'Neill The O'Neill dynasty (Irish: ''Ó Néill'') are a lineage of Irish Gaelic origin, that held prominent positions and titles in Ireland and elsewhere. As kings of Cenél nEógain, they were historically the most prominent family of the Northern ...

). *

Barrie Pettman Barrie Owen Pettman, Baron of Bombie (22 February 1944 – 2 June 2017) was a British author, publisher, and philanthropist. He was the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Emerald Group Publishing. A professor emeritus at the University of Hull, ...

, 73, British author, publisher and philanthropist. *

Sharifuddin Pirzada Sharifuddin Pirzada () NI (12 June 1923 – 2 June 2017) was a noted Pakistani Barrister who served as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Personal life Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada was born in the city of Burhanpur, in what is to ...

, 93, Pakistani lawyer and politician,

(1966–1968) and Attorney-General (1968–1971, 1977–1984). *

S. Abdul Rahman Syed Abdul Rahman (9 November 1937 – 2 June 2017) was a Tamil poet from Tamil Nadu, India. He was known by the title ''Kavikko'' (lit. Emperor among poets). He was ex-chairman of Waqf board of Tamil Nadu. Biography Syed Abdul Rahman was born ...

, 79, Indian poet, urinary infection. * Peter Sallis, 96, English actor ('' Last of the Summer Wine'', '' Wallace and Gromit'', ''

The Wind in the Willows ''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets ...

''). *

Herm Starrette Herman Paul Starrette (November 20, 1936 – June 2, 2017) was an American relief pitcher; pitching and bullpen coach; and farm system official in Major League Baseball. Starrette was a native and lifelong resident of Statesville, North Carolina ...

, 80, American baseball player (

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

). * Sir Jeffrey Tate, 74, British conductor, heart attack. *

Tom Tjaarda Tom Tjaarda (born Stevens Thompson Tjaarda van Starkenburg; July 23, 1934 – June 2, 2017) was an American automobile designer noted for his work on a broad range of automobiles — estimated at over eighty — from exotic sports cars inc ...

, 82, American automobile designer. *

Sergei Vikharev Sergei Vikharev (Russian: Сергей Геннадьевич Вихарев) (15 February 1962 – 2 June 2017) was a Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and historian. Biography Sergei Vikharev was born in Saint Petersburg and trained at the ...

, 55, Russian ballet dancer, blood clot. *

Ralph Wetton Ralph Wetton (6 June 1927 – 2 June 2017) was an English professional association football, footballer who played for Cheshunt F.C., Cheshunt, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur, Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle and Aldershot F.C., ...

, 89, English footballer (

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...

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, ...

). * Stephen Williams, 90, American archaeologist. *

Aamir Zaki Aamir Zaki (April 8, 1968 – June 2, 2017) was a Saudi born Pakistani guitarist-songwriter and composer. Zaki is considered by many as one of the most influential guitarists in Pakistan's history. He is considered to be among the pioneers of Roc ...

, 49, Pakistani guitarist, heart failure.

3

* Clifford Blackburn, 89, Canadian Olympic boxer. *

David Choby David Raymond Choby (January 17, 1947 – June 3, 2017) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Nashville in Tennessee from 2005 until his death in 2017. He previously served as dio ...

, 70, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

(since 2005), complications from a fall. *

Ignacio Echeverría Ignacio Echeverría Miralles de Imperial, (25 May 1978 – 3 June 2017) was a Spanish lawyer and banker. He fought off two of the terrorists in the 2017 London Bridge attack, before being killed by other terrorists. Biography Ignacio Echever ...

, 39, Spanish banker,

stabbed A stabbing is penetration or rough contact with a sharp or pointed object at close range. ''Stab'' connotes purposeful action, as by an assassin or murderer, but it is also possible to accidentally stab oneself or others. Stabbing differs fro ...

. * Sara Ehrman, 98, American political lobbyist and Jewish activist,

endocarditis Endocarditis is an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium. It usually involves the heart valves. Other structures that may be involved include the interventricular septum, the chordae tendineae, the mural endocardium, or the ...

. *

Stefan Gryff Stefan Gryff (5 May 1938 - 3 June 2017) was a Poland, Polish-Australian actor. He specialised in playing Poles, Russians, Greeks and other Mediterranean types. Gryff studied law at the University of Sydney and during his studies appeared in seve ...

, 79, Polish-born Australian actor ('' Julia'', ''

Surviving Picasso ''Surviving Picasso'' is a 1996 Merchant Ivory film directed by James Ivory and starring Anthony Hopkins as the famous painter Pablo Picasso. It was produced by Ismail Merchant and David L. Wolper. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's screenplay was loosely bas ...

'', ''

The Saint The Saint may refer to: Fiction * Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", the protagonist of a book series by Leslie Charteris and subsequent adaptations: ** ''The Saint'' (film series) (1938–43), starring Louis Hayward, George Sanders an ...

''). *

James E. Martin James Everett Martin (June 22, 1932 – June 3, 2017) was the President of the University of Arkansas from 1980 to 1984, and of Auburn University from 1984 to 1992. Biography James Everett Martin was born on June 22, 1932, in Vinemont, Alabama. ...

, 84, American educator, president of the

University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...

(1980–1984) and

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...

(1984–1992). *

Niels Helveg Petersen Niels Lolk Helveg Petersen (; informally Niels Helveg; 17 January 1939 – 3 June 2017) was a Danish politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 2000, having previously held the role of Minister for Economic Affairs between 1988 ...

, 78, Danish politician,

(1993–2000), MP (1966–1974, 1977–1993, 1994–2011), esophageal cancer. * Jimmy Piersall, 87, American baseball player (

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...

) and broadcaster. *

Rehman Rashid Rehman Rashid (24 October 1955 – 3 June 2017) was a prominent Malaysian journalist and writer. Personal life and career Rehman is of mixed ethnicity of Eurasian and Indian Muslim. Born in Taiping, Perak, Rehman studied in the Malay College Ku ...

, 62, Malaysian journalist (''

New Straits Times The ''New Straits Times'' is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first), having been founded as ''The Straits Times'' on 15 July 1845. It was relaunched as the ' ...

'', '' Asiaweek''). *

Shivraj Shivraj ( hi, शिवराज; 1920 - 3 June 2017) was an Indian actor. Selected filmography *''Singaar'' (1949) *'' Andolan'' (1951) (He played a key role) *'' Patita'' (1953) *''Devdas'' (1955) *'' Seema'' (1955) *''Dekh Kabira Roya'' ( ...

, 97, Indian actor ('' Patita'', '' Seema'', '' Miss Mary''). *

Eleanor Singer Eleanor Singer (March 4, 1930 – June 3, 2017) was an Austrian-born American expert on survey methodology. She edited ''Public Opinion Quarterly'' from 1975 to 1986, and with several co-authors wrote the textbook ''Survey Methodology''. From 1987 ...

, 87, Austrian-born American expert on survey methodology. *

Vincent Tshabalala Vincent Vesele Tshabalala (16 March 1942 – 3 June 2017) was a South African professional golfer. He won a number of tournaments organised by the non-white Tournament Players Association and in 1976 he won the French Open. Biography Tshabalala ...

, 75, South African golfer. *

John K. Watts John Albert Watts (later known as John K. Watts, 21 January 1937 – 3 June 2017) was an Australian rules football player and radio broadcaster and television personality. Early life John Watts was born on 21 January 1937 in East Perth, Western ...

, 80, Australian

football player A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

( East Perth) and broadcaster. *

Lawrence Weed Lawrence Leonard Weed (December 26, 1923 – June 3, 2017) was an American physician, researcher, educator, entrepreneur and author, who is best known for creating the problem-oriented medical record as well as one of the first electronic he ...

, 93, American medical researcher.

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Esmé Berman Esmé Berman (1929 - 4 June 2017) was a South African art historian. She earned a degree in visual arts from the University of the Witwatersrand The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (), is a multi-campus South African Public univ ...

, 88, South African art historian, Parkinson's disease. * Bill Butler, 83, British film editor (''

A Clockwork Orange ''A Clockwork Orange'' may refer to: * ''A Clockwork Orange'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Anthony Burgess ** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (film), a 1971 film directed by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel *** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (soundtrack), the film ...

'', '' A Touch of Class''). *

Danny Dias Danny Dias (c. 1983 – June 4, 2017) was an American activist and reality television personality. Dias starred on season 13 of MTV's ''Road Rules'', in 2004. In 2005, he competed on season 11 of ''Real World/Road Rules Challenge''. He later co-f ...

, 34, American reality television personality ('' Road Rules'', '' The Challenge''), complications from chronic substance abuse. *

Juan Goytisolo Juan Goytisolo Gay (6 January 1931 – 4 June 2017) was a Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist. He lived in Marrakesh from 1997 until his death in 2017. He was considered Spain's greatest living writer at the beginning of the 21st century, yet ...

, 86, Spanish essayist, poet and novelist. *

Bennie Hofs Bennie Hofs, also known as Ben Hofs (2 November 1946 – 4 June 2017) was a Dutch professional footballer who spent his entire career with Vitesse. He played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association footbal ...

, 70, Dutch footballer ( Vitesse). * Patrick G. Johnston, 58, Northern Irish scientist and academic administrator, Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast (2014–2017). * David Nicholls, 61, British jockey and horse trainer. *

Babatunde Osotimehin Babatunde Osotimehin (6 February 1949 – 4 June 2017) was a Nigerian physician, who served as Minister of Health, and in 2011 became the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, holding the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the ...

, 68, Nigerian politician and civil servant, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (since 2011). * Orlando Figuera, 22, Venezuelan young man, killed during the

2017 Venezuelan protests The 2017 Venezuelan protests were a series of protests occurring throughout Venezuela. Protests began in January 2017 after the arrest of multiple opposition leaders and the cancellation of dialogue between the opposition and Nicolás Maduro's g ...

. * Thomas C. Perry, 76, American politician, Mayor of Akron, New York (1987–1991). *

Washington Sixolo Washington Sixolo ( – June 4, 2017), also credited as Washington Xisolo, was a South African film and television actor best known to audiences for his role of Jwara on the long-running SABC 1 television series, ''Emzini Wezinsizwa''. He also c ...

, 83, South African actor ('' Emzini Wezinsizwa'', '' Shaka Zulu'', '' Who Am I?''). * Roger Smith, 84, American actor ('' 77 Sunset Strip'', '' Mister Roberts'', ''

Auntie Mame ''Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade'' is a 1955 novel by American author Patrick Dennis chronicling the madcap adventures of a boy, Patrick, growing up as the ward of his Aunt Mame Dennis, the sister of his dead father. The book is often desc ...

''), complications from Parkinson's disease. * Ravi Subramanian, 51, Indian cricket umpire. *

Jack Trout John Francis "Jack" Trout (January 31, 1935 – June 4, 2017) was an American advertising executive and an owner of Trout & Partners, a consulting firm. He was one of the founders and pioneers of positioning theory and also marketing warfare th ...

, 82, American marketer and author, intestinal cancer. * Zhang Tianfu, 106, Chinese agronomist and tea expert.

5

* Annette Barbier, 66, American artist, complications from a bone marrow disorder. * Kathryn Stripling Byer, 72, American poet,

North Carolina Poet Laureate The North Carolina Poet Laureate is the poet laureate for the US state of North Carolina. At first a life appointment, the term of office is now two years. The program is run by the North Carolina Arts Council. Laureates are appointed by the Governo ...

(2005–2009), lymphoma. *

Marco Coll Marcos Tulio Coll Tesillo (23 August 1935 – 5 June 2017), also known as ''El Olímpico'' was a Colombian professional footballer. He played for Junior de Barranquilla and other clubs, and represented Colombia in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He ...

, 81, Colombian footballer (

América de Cali América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...

). * Andy Cunningham, 67, British magician, puppeteer and actor (''

Bodger & Badger ''Bodger & Badger'' is a BBC children's comedy programme written by Andy Cunningham, first broadcast in 1989. It starred Cunningham as handyman Simon Bodger and his talking badger companion. The programme was spawned from some appearances the ...

''), cancer. *

Helen Dunmore Helen Dunmore FRSL (12 December 1952 – 5 June 2017) was a British poet, novelist, and short story and children's writer. Her best known works include the novels ''Zennor in Darkness'', '' A Spell of Winter'' and ''The Siege'', and her last ...

, 64, British poet and writer ('' Zennor in Darkness''), cancer. * Victor Gold, 88, American journalist and White House press secretary. *

Marilyn Hall Marilyn Hall (née Plottel born May 17, 1927 – June 5, 2017) was a Canadian television and theatre producer, as well as a television writer. She also wrote songs, a cookbook and book reviews. She supported many charities, including Jewish c ...

, 90, Canadian-born American television producer ('' A Woman Called Golda''). * Anna Jókai, 84, Hungarian writer. *

William Krisel William Krisel (November 14, 1924 – June 5, 2017) was an American architect best known for his pioneering designs of mid-century residential and commercial architecture. Most of his designs are for affordable homes, especially tract housing, wi ...

, 92, Chinese-born American architect. * Georgios Masadis, 72, Greek footballer (

Veria F.C. Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...

). *

Rita Riggs Rita Riggs (September 2, 1930 – June 5, 2017) was an American costume designer for film and television. She is probably best known for being the costume designer for Norman Lear sitcoms. Early life and education Riggs was born in Lead H ...

, 86, American costume designer ('' Psycho'', '' All in the Family'', '' The Birds''). * Giuliano Sarti, 83, Italian footballer (

Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was refounded in August 2002 fo ...

, Inter). * N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya, 90, Indian academic. *

Jimmy Thomas Jimmy Thomas (January 20, 1939 – April 25, 2022) was an American soul singer and songwriter. He was best known as a vocalist for Ike Turner. Thomas joined Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1958, and remained with the band when the Ike & Tina T ...

, 69, American football player (

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...

). * Cheick Tioté, 30, Ivorian footballer (

Twente Twente ( nl, Twente , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germ ...

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

, national team), heart attack. *

Ted Topor Teddy Peter Topor (May 1, 1930 June 5, 2017) was an American football player who played quarterback and linebacker. He played college football for the University of Michigan and professional football for the Detroit Lions. Early years Topor was ...

, 87, American football player (

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...

). * James Vance, 64, American comic book writer ('' Kings in Disguise'', ''

Omaha the Cat Dancer Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city ...

'', ''

The Crow The Crow is a supernatural superhero comic book series created by James O'Barr revolving around the titular character of the same name. The series, which was originally created by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his fiancée at t ...

''), cancer. *

Héctor Wagner Héctor Raul Guerrero Wagner (November 26, 1968 – June 5, 2017) was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1990 to 1991. Early life Wagner was born in 1968 in San Juan de la Magu ...

, 48, Dominican baseball player (

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

), stomach cancer.

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John Bower John Bower (November 8, 1940 – June 6, 2017) was an American nordic combined skier who competed in the 1960s and later went on to become a coach of the American nordic skiing team for the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympic team. He also became ...

, 87, American Nordic combined skier. *

Horace Burrell Horace G. Burrell JP OM (8 February 1950 – 6 June 2017), also known as Captain Burrell, was the president of the Jamaica Football Federation, and the Senior Vice-President of CONCACAF. He was also the founder of the Jamaican restaurant chain T ...

, 67, Jamaican soccer executive, President of the

Jamaica Football Federation The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is the governing body of football in Jamaica and is in charge of the Jamaica national football team and the Jamaica National Premier League. History Early history (1893–1962) According to the JFF, th ...

(since 2007), cancer. * Jean-Jacques Delvaux, 74, French politician, cancer. * Ainslie Embree, 96, American historian. * Andrew Francis, 70, Pakistani Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the List ...

(1999–2014). * Vin Garbutt, 69, British folk singer ('' When the Tide Turns'', '' Bandalised'', ''

Word of Mouth Word of mouth, or ''viva voce'', is the passing of information from person to person using oral communication, which could be as simple as telling someone the time of day. Storytelling is a common form of word-of-mouth communication where one pe ...

''), complications from heart surgery. *

Tony Grubb Antony Gawen Grubb (22 July 1936 – 6 June 2017) was an English professional golfer. He is remembered for winning the 1964 Schweppes PGA Close Championship. Golf career In 1958 Grubb won the Gor-Ray Cup, the Assistants' Championship, at Hart ...

, 80, English golfer. *

Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad (4 April 1939 in Grue – 6 June 2017) was a Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic ...

, 78, Norwegian politician. *

François Houtart François Houtart (7 March 1925 in Brussels – 6 June 2017 in Quito) was a Belgian marxist sociologist and Catholic priest. Houtart studied philosophy and theology at the seminary of Mechelen (Belgium) and became a priest in 1949. He earned a m ...

, 92, Belgian theologian. * Adnan Khashoggi, 81, Saudi arms dealer. * Davey Lambert, 48, English motorcycle racer, injuries sustained in crash. *

Georgie Leahy Seán "Georgie" Leahy (1938 – 6 June 2017) was an Irish hurling manager, coach, selector and player. His league and championship career with the Kilkenny senior team lasted just one season from 1970 until 1971. Leahy first played competiti ...

, 78, Irish hurling coach (

Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ...

). *

Earl Lestz Earl Spencer Lestz (August 23, 1938 June 6, 2017) was an American film studio executive who was President of the Studio Group at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles from 1985 to 2005. He was later the Master Planning Director of Plymouth Rock Stu ...

, 78, American studio executive (

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

), heart attack. *

Bruce McMaster-Smith Bruce McMaster-Smith (19 November 1939 – 6 June 2017) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, Carlton and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1960s. Originally from Diamond Valley Footba ...

, 77, Australian football player. *

Walter Noll Walter Noll (January 7, 1925 June 6, 2017) was a mathematician, and Professor Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University. He is best known for developing mathematical tools of classical mechanics, thermodynamics, and continuum mechanics. Biography B ...

, 92, German-born American mathematician. *

Peter Norburn Peter Norburn (31 December 1930 – 6 June 2017) was an English extra (actor), window cleaner and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for England, English League XIII, and La ...

, 86, English rugby league footballer. * Latifur Rahman, 81, Bangladeshi justice, Chief Justice (2000–2001) and Chief Adviser (2001). *

Sandra Reemer Barbara Alexandra "Sandra" Reemer (17 October 1950 – 6 June 2017) was an Indo-Dutch singer and television presenter. She represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions, tying with Corry Brokken for most app ...

, 66, Dutch singer ("

Als het om de liefde gaat The Netherlands was represented by duo Sandra and Andres, with the song "Als het om de liefde gaat", at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 25 March in Edinburgh. Sandra and Andres, an established act with five previous top 10 ...

", "

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

", "

The Party's Over The Party's Over may refer to: Film and TV * ''The Party's Over'' (1934 film), starring Stuart Erwin and Ann Sothern, based on the 1933 Broadway play * ''The Party's Over'' (1965 film), directed by Guy Hamilton, starring Oliver Reed, with a ...

"), breast cancer. *

Márta Rudas Márta Rudas ( Antal; 14 February 1937 – 6 June 2017) was a Hungarian javelin thrower. She competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and finished in ninth, second and fourth place, respectively. References

1937 births 2017 death ...

, 80, Hungarian javelin thrower, Olympic silver medalist (

). *

Era Sezhiyan Era Sezhiyan (28 April 1923 – 6 June 2017) or Rajagopal Seziyan was an Indian writer and politician. His original name was R.Srinivasan and changed his name to fall in line with other DMK leaders who opted for Tamil names instead of Sanskritis ...

, 94, Indian writer and politician. *

Keiichi Tahara was a Japanese photographer. Life and career Tahara was born in Kyoto. He learned photographic techniques at an early age from his grandfather, a professional photographer. In 1972, he travelled Europe with Red Buddha Theatre as a lighting a ...

, 65, Japanese photographer. *

Bill Walker Bill Walker may refer to: Australian rules football * Bill A. Walker (1886–1934), Australian rules footballer for Essendon * Bill Walker (Australian footballer, born 1883) (1883–1971), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy * Bill J. V. Wal ...

, 88, Scottish politician, MP for Perth and East Perthshire (1979–1983) and North Tayside (1983–1997). *

Rokas Žilinskas Rokas Žilinskas (20 July 1972 – 6 June 2017) was a Lithuanian journalist and politician. He was elected to the Seimas in 2008 and was a member of the Lithuanian Parliament until his death. He was the first openly gay member of the parliament. ...

, 44, Lithuanian journalist and politician, pneumonia. * Paul Zukofsky, 73, American violinist and conductor, non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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* Angela Hartley Brodie, 82, British cancer researcher. *

Irene Brown Irene Jessie "Mouse" Brown (née Young; 16 February 1919 – 7 June 2017) was an author and codebreaker who worked at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire in Hut 6 during the Second World War. She was employed as a linguist and translator worki ...

, 98, British author and codebreaker. *

Arthur Bunting Arthur Bunting (13 June 1936 – 7 June 2017) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, as a , i.e. numbe ...

, 80, English rugby league player and coach ( Hull Kingston Rovers,

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

). * Ernie Edds, 91, English footballer (

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

). * Cyril Frankel, 95, British film director ('' Make Me an Offer'', '' On the Fiddle'', '' The Witches''). * Michael Francis Gibson, 87, Belgian-born French art critic and writer. * James Hardy, 31, American football player (

Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...

), suicide by drowning. (body discovered on this date) *

Jan Høiland Jan Høiland (6 February 1939, Stavanger, Norway – 7 June 2017, Sweden) was a Norwegian singer, who lived for many years in Harstad. The song "Tiotusen röda rosor" by Thore Skogman was Høiland's biggest hit. He scored several VG lista, chart s ...

, 78, Norwegian singer. *

Holy Bull Holy Bull (January 24, 1991 – June 7, 2017) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Although he finished a disappointing twelfth in the 1994 Kentucky Derby, his major wins that year in the Florida Derby, Blue Grass Stakes, Metropolitan Handicap ...

, 26, American Thoroughbred racehorse, 1994

American Horse of the Year The American Award for Horse of the Year, one of the Eclipse Awards, is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. Because Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States has no governing body to sanction the various awards, "Hor ...

, euthanized. *

Robert S. Leiken Robert Solin Leiken (March 19, 1939 – June 7, 2017) was an American intellectual, political scientist, and historian who worked at several U.S. universities and policy centers. Early life Leiken was born in New York City in 1939. Leiken grew up ...

, 78, American political scientist and historian. * Trento Longaretti, 100, Italian painter. * Françoise Mailliard, 87, French 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 ...

). * Charles-Eugène Marin, 91, Canadian politician, MP (1984–1993). *

Tom Poole Thomas or Tom Poole may refer to: * Thomas Poole (academic), law professor at LSE * Thomas Poole (MP), member of Parliament for Cirencester, 1571 and 1572 *Thomas Poole (tanner) (1766–1837), English tanner, Radical philanthropist, and essayist * ...

, 81, British barrister. *

Eero Rislakki Eero Ensio Rislakki (25 June 1924, in Helsinki – 7 June 2017)Taskinen, Rita: Suomalainen Design From Finland, Kuka kukin on, Who’s Who in Finnish Design. Helsinki: Ornamo, 1992. . was a Finnish industrial engineer. He designed, among other thin ...

, 92, Finnish industrial engineer. *

France Rode France Rode (November 20, 1934 – June 7, 2017) was a Slovenian engineer and inventor best known for his work on the HP-35 pocket calculator.HP-35 He was one of the four lead engineers at Hewlett-Packard assigned to this project. Rode also inve ...

, 82, Slovenian engineer, inventor of the

scientific pocket calculator A scientific calculator is an electronic calculator, either desktop or handheld, designed to perform mathematical operations. They have completely replaced slide rules and are used in both educational and professional settings. In some area ...

. *

Deo Rwabiita Deo K. Rwabiita (1943 – 7 June 2017) was a Ugandan politician and diplomat. Born in Ibanda District in 1943, Rwabiita studied marketing at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. He was appointed Deputy Minister of Relief and Social Rehabilitation i ...

, 74, Ugandan politician and diplomat. *

Patsy Terrell Patsy Ann Terrell (December 23, 1961 June 7, 2017) was an American politician. A Democrat, Terrell represented the 102nd district in the Kansas House of Representatives from January 9, 2017, until her death in office on June 7, 2017. She was 55 ...

, 55, American politician, member of the

Kansas House of Representatives The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for craftin ...

(since 2017). * Ed Victor, 77, American-born British literary agent, heart attack. *

Thierry Zéno Thierry Zéno (born Thierry Jonard; 22 April 1950 – 7 June 2017)
, retrieved 10 May 2009. was a

Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, 84, Nicaraguan diplomat, politician and priest, Foreign Minister of Nicaragua (1979–1990) and

President of the United Nations General Assembly The president of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis. The president is the chair and presiding officer of the General Assembly. Election ...

(2008–2009). *

Fred Fiedler Fred Edward Fiedler (July 13, 1922 - June 8, 2017) was one of the leading researchers of industrial and organizational psychology in the 20th century. He helped shape psychology and was a leading psychologist. He was born in Vienna, Austria to Vi ...

, 95, Austrian-born American psychologist. *

LeRoy Fjordbotten Edwin LeRoy Fjordbotten (November 4, 1938 June 8, 2017) was a Canadian provincial level politician, farmer and auctioneer. He served as cabinet minister in the government of Alberta serving various portfolios from 1982 to 1992. He held as seat in ...

, 78, Canadian politician, MLA of Alberta (1979–1993). *

Ervin A. Gonzalez Ervin A. Gonzalez (June 6, 1960June 8, 2017) was an American civil trial attorney whose practice focused on wrongful death, personal injury, medical negligence, product liability and class action torts. He was a partner with the law firm Colson ...

, 57, American attorney, suicide. * Marcelo Guinle, 69, Argentine 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 ...

from

Chubut Province Chubut ( es, Provincia del Chubut, ; cy, Talaith Chubut) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes ra ...

(2001–2015). *

Václav Halama Václav Halama (also ''Wenzel Halama'', (4 November 1940 – 8 June 2017) was a Czech footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association ...

, 76, Czech football player and coach. * Glenne Headly, 62, American actress ('' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', ''

Mr. Holland's Opus ''Mr. Holland's Opus'' is a 1995 American drama film directed by Stephen Herek, produced by Ted Field, Robert W. Cort, and Michael Nolin, and written by Patrick Sheane Duncan. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss in the title role of Glenn Holland, ...

'', ''

Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''Detroit Mirror'', and it ...

''), complications from pulmonary embolism. * Naseem Khan, 77, British journalist (''

Time Out Time-out, Time Out, or timeout may refer to: Time * Time-out (sport), in various sports, a break in play, called by a team * Television timeout, a break in sporting action so that a commercial break may be taken * Timeout (computing), an enginee ...

'', ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

''). * Sergo Kutivadze, 72, Georgian football player and coach (

FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, დინამო თბილისი, ) is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football. Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the mo ...

Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's third largest city. 'Torpedo Kutaisi' was founded in 1946 and in just three years the club became the winner of the Football Championship of that time. Torp ...

). * Robert Melson, 46, American murderer, executed by lethal injection. *

René Monse René Monse (28 September 1968 in Potsdam – 8 June 2017) was a German heavyweight boxer best known for having won a bronze medal at the world championships in 1995. Monse died in 2017 after what his former promoter described as a lengthy illn ...

, 48, German Olympic heavyweight boxer (

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

). *

Jan Notermans Willem II may refer to: People *William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650), stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands *William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849), King of the Netherlands Other uses *Willem II (football club) Wille ...

, 84, Dutch footballer ( Fortuna Sittard, national team). * Sam Panopoulos, 82, Greek-born Canadian cook, inventor of the Hawaiian pizza. *

Jill Singer Jill Leonie Singer (1957 – 8 June 2017) was an Australian journalist, writer and television presenter. Career Singer began her career in journalism as an ABC radio trainee in 1984. She eventually became a senior reporter for '' The 7.30 Rep ...

, 60, Australian journalist (

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

Seven 7 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 7 or seven may also refer to: * AD 7, the seventh year of the AD era * 7 BC, the seventh year before the AD era * The month of July Music Artists * Seven (Swiss singer) (born 1978), a Swiss recording artist ...

, ''

Herald Sun The ''Herald Sun'' is a conservative daily tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia, published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of the Murdoch owned News Corp. The ''Herald S ...

''), AL amyloidosis. * Sir Bernard Tomlinson, 96, English neuropathologist. *

Norro Wilson Norris Denton "Norro" Wilson (April 4, 1938 – June 8, 2017) was an American country music singer-songwriter, producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Wilson wrote or co-wrote numerous hit songs during more than 40 yea ...

, 79, American country music songwriter (" A Very Special Love Song", " The Most Beautiful Girl") and record producer,

Grammy The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre ...

winner (

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

), heart failure. * Prince Udaya Priyantha, 48, Sri Lankan artist and singer, complications from a brain infection.

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* Gazi Shahabuddin Ahmed, 78, Bangladeshi journalist, cancer. *

Natig Aliyev Natiq Aghaami oglu Aliyev ( az, Natiq Ağaəmi oğlu Əliyev; November 23, 1947 – June 9, 2017) was an Azerbaijani politician. He served as the president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic and was the Minister of Industry and Ener ...

, 69, Azerbaijani politician,

Minister of Energy An energy minister is a position in many governments responsible for energy production and regulation, developing governmental energy policy, scientific research, and natural resources conservation. In some countries, environmental responsibilities ...

(since 2004), complications from a heart attack. *

Andrzej Baturo Andrzej Baturo (16 May 1940 in Vilnius – 9 June 2017) was Artist photographer, organiser of many important photo events, publisher, General director of the FotoArtFestival in Bielsko-Biala, founder and president of the Foundation Centre of Photo ...

, 77, Polish photographer. *

Edit DeAk Edit DeAk (; formerly deAk; ; September 16, 1948 – June 9, 2017) was a Hungarian-born American art critic and writer, co-founder of the journal '' Art-Rite'' and the non-profit bookstore and artist book distributor, Printed Matter, Inc. Early l ...

, 68, Hungarian-born American art critic and writer, pneumonia and respiratory stress syndrome. * Vic Edelbrock Jr., 80, American automotive products manufacturer ( Edelbrock). * Patricia Goldsmith, 88, English artist. *

John Heyman John Heyman (27 April 1933 – 9 June 2017) was a British film and TV producer also involved in television production, consulting, and film financing. Early life and family Heyman was born in Leipzig to German-Jewish parents. His father ...

, 84, British-American producer ('' D.A.R.Y.L.''). * Romualda Hofertienė, 75, Lithuanian politician. *

Lady Mary Holborow Lady Mary Christina Holborow, DCVO (née Stopford; 19 September 1936 – 9 June 2017) was a British magistrate who was Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. She was a daughter of the 8th Earl of Courtown. On retirement as a magistrate (justice of the pe ...

, 80, British magistrate,

Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. Since 1742, all the Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall. *John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford 1552–1554 *John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath 1556–? ...

(1994–2011). * Ewald Janusz, 76, Polish Olympic sprint canoer (

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

). *

Frank A. Jenssen Frank Adolf Jenssen (21 January 1952 – 9 June 2017) was a Norwegian journalist, photographer, novelist and musician. He was born in Kjøpsvik. He made his literary début in 1981 with the novel ''Saltbingen'', for which he was awarded the Tarj ...

, 65, Norwegian writer and photographer. * S. S. Khaplang, 77, Burmese politician. *

John Liu Shi-gong John Liu Shi-gong (; 18 August 1928 – 9 June 2017) was a Chinese Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1956, Liu Shi-gong served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jining The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jining ( la, Zinimen ...

, 88, Chinese clandestine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Jining (since 1995). * Palvai Govardhan Reddy, 80, Indian politician, heart attack. * Grace Berg Schaible, 91, American lawyer and politician,

Alaska Attorney General The Alaska Attorney General is the chief legal advisor to the Government of Alaska, government of the State of Alaska and to its List of Governors of Alaska, governor. The Attorney General is appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Alaska L ...

(1987–1989). * Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, 92, Namibian anti-apartheid activist, politician and political prisoner (

SWAPO The South West Africa People's Organisation (, SWAPO; af, Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; german: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former ind ...

). * García Verdugo, 83, Spanish football player ( Xerez CD,

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

) and manager ( CD Tenerife, CA Osasuna). * Adam West, 88, American actor (''

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

'', ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

'', ''

Robinson Crusoe on Mars ''Robinson Crusoe on Mars'' is a 1964 American science fiction film directed by Byron Haskin and produced by Aubrey Schenck that stars Paul Mantee, Victor Lundin, and Adam West. It is a science fiction retelling of the classic 1719 novel ''Robins ...

''), leukemia. * Sheila Willcox, 81, British equestrian, European champion (1957). * John C. Yoder, 66, American judge and politician, member of the

West Virginia Senate The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature. There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms. Although the Democratic Party held a supermajority in the ...

(1992–1996, 2004–2008), complications of heart surgery.

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* Abu Khattab al-Tunisi, Tunisian jihadist, shot. * Ray J. Ceresa, 83, British philatelist. *

Chi Po-lin Chi Po-lin (27 December 1964 – 10 June 2017) was a Taiwanese documentary filmmaker, photographer and environmentalist, best known for his 2013 film '' Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above'', which won Best Documentary at the 2013 Golden Horse Award ...

, 52, Taiwanese aerial photographer and director ('' Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above''), helicopter crash. * Alexander M. Cruickshank, 97, American chemist. *

Austin Deasy Austin Deasy (26 August 1936 – 10 June 2017) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Agriculture from 1982 to 1987. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency from 1977 to 2002. He was a Senator from ...

, 80, Irish politician, TD (1977–2002) and Minister of Agriculture (1982–1987). *

Helen Freedhoff Helen Sarah Freedhoff (January 9, 1940 – June 10, 2017) was a Canadian theoretical physicist who studied the interaction of light with atoms. She gained her doctorate at the University of Toronto in 1965 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship ...

, 77, Canadian theoretical physicist. *

Peter Hocken Peter Hocken (22 June 1932 – 10 June 2017) was a British theologian and historian of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and the Pentecostal movement in the twentieth century. Born in Brighton, England, Hocken was ordained a priest in the Roman Cat ...

, 84, British theologian and historian. *

John R. Holman John Richard Holman FRPSL (4 February 1950 - 10 June 2017) was the editor of the '' British Philatelic Bulletin'' from 1988 to 2010 and a fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London. Holman had been a philatelist since 1957 and his collecting ...

, 67, British philatelist. *

Herma Hill Kay Herma Hill Kay (August 18, 1934 – June 10, 2017) was the Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Professor of Law at UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). She previously served as dean of Boalt from 1992 to 2000. She specialized in family law and co ...

, 82, American legal scholar. *

Malang Malang (; ) is a landlocked List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of East Java. It has a history dating back to the age of Singhasari, Singhasari Kingdom. It is the second most popul ...

, 89, Filipino cartoonist, illustrator and painter. *

Oscar Mammì Oscar Mammì (25 October 1926 – 10 June 2017) was an Italian politician. A member of the Italian Republican Party (Partito Repubblicano Italian, or PRI), he was minister of Mail and Telecommunications from 1987 to 1991. Biography Mammì was bor ...

, 90, Italian politician, Minister of Mail and Telecommunications (1987–1991). *

Mihai Nedef Mihai Nedef (November 8, 1931 – 10 June 2017) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well a ...

, 85, Romanian Olympic basketball player (

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 ...

). * Jerry Nelson, 73, American astronomer. *

Julia Perez Yuli Rachmawati (15 July 1980 – 10 June 2017), better known as Julia Perez (abbreviated as Jupe), was an Indonesian actress, singer, model, announcer, and businesswoman. In the early 2010s, she became known for her outspoken statements against ...

, 36, Indonesian actress, cervical cancer. *

Samuel V. Wilson Lieutenant General Samuel Vaughan Wilson (September 23, 1923 – June 10, 2017), aka "General Sam", completed his active military career in the fall of 1977, having divided his service almost equally between special operations and intelligence a ...

, 93, American army lieutenant general, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (1976–1977).

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* Alan Campbell, 67, Northern Irish Pentecostal pastor and author. *

Errol Christie Errol Christie (29 June 1963 – 11 June 2017) was an English professional boxer and boxing trainer. He was the captain of the English amateur boxing team from 1980 to 1983 and European amateur champion in 1983. After turning professional he w ...

, 53, British boxer, lung cancer. * Herman T. Costello, 96, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1976–1982) and

Senate 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 ...

(1982–1984). *

Alice Dewey Alice Greeley Dewey (December 4, 1928 – June 11, 2017) was an American anthropologist who studied Javanese society. She was a professor of anthropology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa from 1962 until her retirement in 2005. Among her d ...

, 89, American anthropologist. *

John Friedmann John Friedmann (April 16, 1926 – June 11, 2017) was an Honorary Professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Aff ...

, 91, Austrian-born American academic. * David Fromkin, 84, American historian. * Jim Graham, 71, American politician, member of the

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(1999–2015), complications from an infection. *

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, 70, British music industry executive ( Ensign Records). * Alexandra Kluge, 80, German actress and physician. * Lois McIvor, 86, New Zealand artist. *

Norman Pollack Norman Pollack (May 29, 1933 – June 11, 2017) was an American historian. He was an emeritus professor of history at Michigan State University, where he taught for most of his career. After his retirement, Pollack was a prolific essayist whose w ...

, 84, American historian, cancer. * S. R. Ramchandra Rao, 85, Indian cricket umpire. *

Ragnar Rommetveit Ragnar Rommetveit (11 July 1924 – 11 June 2017) was a Norwegian psychologist. He was born in Stord. Rommetveit graduated as dr.philos. from the University of Oslo in 1953, with the thesis ''Social Norms and Roles''. He was appointed professo ...

, 92, Norwegian psychologist. *

Geoffrey Rowell Douglas Geoffrey Rowell (; 13 February 1943 – 11 June 2017) was an Anglican bishop, who served as Bishop of Basingstoke and then as the third Bishop in Europe until his retirement on 8 November 2013. Following his retirement he ministered as an ...

, 74, British Anglican prelate,

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(1994–2001) and

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(2001–2013). *

Clive Rushton Clive Rushton (27 October 1947 – 11 June 2017) was a British international swimmer. Career He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He later became a swimming coach. He represented England in the back ...

, 69, British Olympic swimmer (

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

) and swimming coach, cancer. * Elaine Schreiber, 78, Australian Paralympic athlete. * Rosalie Sorrels, 83, American folk singer. *

Corneliu Stroe Corneliu Stroe (22 October 1949 – 11 June 2017) was a Romanian drummer and percussionist. Born in Bucharest, he moved at the age of 2 to Mediaș, due to his father's job. He grew up there, and later became a member of several local bands, among ...

, 67, Romanian drummer and percussionist, heart attack.

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Teresa Albuquerque Teresa Albuquerque (née Moraes; 1930 – June 2017) was an Indian historian who specialised in the Goan diaspora and the colonial history of Bombay. Early life Teresa Moraes was born in Pune, India, in 1930, in a notable Goan family. Her bro ...

, 87, Indian historian. * Piotr Andrejew, 69, Polish film director ('' Shadow Man''). * Myron Atkinson, 89, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1969–1976). * Sam Beazley, 101, British actor (''

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fifth novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. It follows Harry Potter's struggles through his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witc ...

'', ''

Johnny English ''Johnny English'' is a 2003 spy Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the ...

'', ''

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''). *

Brian Bellhouse Brian J. Bellhouse (1 October 1936 – 12 June 2017) was a British academic, engineer, and entrepreneur, the inventor of PowderJect, a needle-free injection system for delivering medications and vaccines. He was also a professor at the Universi ...

, 80, British academic, engineer and entrepreneur, trampled. * Theodor Bergmann, 101, German agronomist. *

Joan Bicknell Joan Bicknell (10 April 1939 – 12 June 2017) was Britain's first female psychiatry professor. She worked at St George's, University of London and pioneered the area of learning disability. She confronted cruelty at psychiatric hospitals and was ...

, 78, English psychiatrist. *

Marike Bok Marike Bok (17 January 1943 – 12 June 2017) was a Dutch portrait painter. Life and work Bok studied at the Royal Art Academy in The Hague. Bok painted the Dutch Queen Beatrix twice. In 1995 she painted the Gentleman's Club (De heren club). ...

, 74, Dutch portrait painter. *

Robert Campeau Robert Joseph Antoine Campeau (August 3, 1923 June 12, 2017) was a Canadian financier and real estate developer. Starting from a single house constructed in 1940 in the Alta Vista neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Campeau built a large land dev ...

, 93, Canadian financier and real estate developer. * Vinod Chohan, 68, Tanzanian particle accelerator specialist and engineer. *

Morton N. Cohen Morton Norton Cohen (27 February 192112 June 2017) was a Canadian-born American author and scholar who was a professor at City University of New York. He is best known for his studies of children's author Lewis Carroll including the 1995 biography ...

, 96, American author and scholar. *

Clifford John Earle Jr. Clifford John Earle, Jr. (November 3, 1935 June 12, 2017) was an American mathematician who specialized in complex variables and Teichmüller spaces. Biography Earle was born in Racine, Wisconsin in 1935. He received his bachelor's degree from Sw ...

, 81, American mathematician. *

David W. Frank David William Frank (October 22, 1949 – June 12, 2017) was an American thespian, author, and educator, who taught in Boston, Massachusetts for 34 years at the Roxbury Latin School. Early life and education David Frank was born on October ...

, 67, American actor, author and educator, complications from cancer. *

Jim Galton James E. Galton (; November 1, 1924 June 12, 2017) was an American business executive who was the president of Marvel Entertainment Group. Life Galton grew up on Long Island in the 1930s. He attended Antioch College with a work study program ...

, 92, American businessman, CEO of Marvel Entertainment Group. * Philip Gossett, 75, American musicologist. * Gheorghe Gușet, 49, Romanian shot putter, competed in

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

, and

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, aortic dissection. *

Jagjeet Singh Kular Jagjeet Singh Kular (16 April 1942 – 12 June 2017) was a Kenyan field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and ...

, 75, Kenyan Olympic hockey player (

). *

Fernando Martínez Heredia Fernando Ramón Martínez Heredia (21 January 1939 – 12 June 2017) was a prominent Cuban revolutionary thinker and politician. Martínez was a founding member of the Cuban Communist Party, and as a member of the July 26 Movement, he took part in ...

, 78, Cuban revolutionary and politician. *

Masahide Ōta was a Japanese academic and politician who served as the governor of Okinawa Prefecture from 1990 until 1998. After starting his career as a professor at the University of the Ryūkyūs, he wrote books in English and Japanese, mostly about the Ba ...

, 92, Japanese historian and politician,

Governor of Okinawa Prefecture The is the head of the local government in Okinawa Prefecture. The governor's official residence is in Okinawa Prefecture Government Building located in Naha, the capital city of the prefecture. List of Governors of Okinawa Prefecture (1879� ...

(1990–1998), pneumonia and respiratory failure. *

Frank Pecora Frank Anthony Pecora (August 8, 1930 – June 12, 2017) was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who represented the 44th District from 1979 to 1994. Political career Pecora was first elected to the Senate in 1978. Several prominen ...

, 86, American politician, member of the

Pennsylvania Senate The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered ev ...

for the 44th District (1979–1994). *

Pessalli Jonas Henrique Pessalli (24 September 1990 – 12 June 2017) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defe ...

, 26, Brazilian footballer ( Grêmio, Angers, Paraná), traffic collision. *

C. Narayana Reddy Cingireddi Narayana Reddy (29 July 1931 – 12 June 2017), popularly known as CiNaRe, was an Indian Telugu-language poet and writer. Reddy had produced over eighty literary works including poems, prose-plays, lyrical plays, translations, a ...

, 85, Indian writer and poet, recipient of the

Jnanpith Award The Jnanpith Award is the oldest and the highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature". Instituted in 1961, the award is bestowed only on Indian w ...

(1988). *

Frans Ronnes F.H.G.M. (Frans) Ronnes (16 October 1948 – 12 June 2017) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl). From 2001 to 2013 he was mayor of the municipality of Haaren. Ronnes was born ...

, 68, Dutch politician, Mayor of Haaren (2001–2013). * David Shentow, 92, Belgian-born Canadian Holocaust survivor. * Marvin Herman Shoob, 94, American federal judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1979–1991). * Brian Taylor, 84, English cricketer (

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

). *

Charles P. Thacker Charles Patrick "Chuck" Thacker (February 26, 1943 – June 12, 2017) was an American pioneer computer designer. He designed the Xerox Alto, which is the first computer that used a mouse-driven graphical user interface (GUI). Biography Tha ...

, 74, American computer designer, co-inventor of

Ethernet Ethernet () is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 198 ...

, complications from esophageal cancer. * Karl-Heinz Weigang, 81, German football coach, heart attack. * Donald Winch, 82, British economist and academic.

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Jeffrey Arenburg Jeffrey Robert Arenburg (December 30, 1956 – June 13, 2017) was a Canadian man who shot and killed sportscaster and ex-National Hockey League player Brian Smith in Ottawa, Ontario, on August 1, 1995. Arenburg, a paranoid schizophrenic, was f ...

, 60, Canadian killer, heart attack. * Richard Farson, 90, American behavioral psychologist, author, and educator. *

A. R. Gurney Albert Ramsdell Gurney Jr. (November 1, 1930 – June 13, 2017) (sometimes credited as Pete Gurney) was an American playwright, novelist and academic. He is known for works including ''The Dining Room'' (1982), '' Sweet Sue'' (1986/7), and ''The ...

, 86, American playwright (''

The Dining Room ''The Dining Room'' is a play by the American playwright A. R. Gurney. It was first produced Off-Broadway at the Studio Theatre of Playwrights Horizons, in 1981. Synopsis The play is a comedy of manners, set in a single dining room where 18 scen ...

'', '' Love Letters''). *

Hansel "Hansel and Gretel" (; german: Hänsel und Gretel ) is a German fairy tale collected by the German Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (KHM 15). It is also known as Little Step Brother and Little Step Sister. Hanse ...

, 29, American racehorse, winner of the 1991

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and

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, euthanized. * Richard Long, 4th Viscount Long, 88, British politician and aristocrat. * Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, 93, British peeress. * Lee Murchison, 79, American football player (

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), complications from a fall. *

Yōko Nogiwa was a Japanese actress. Nogiwa was born in Toyama, Toyama, and grew up in Suginami, Tokyo from the age of three. She graduated from Rikkyo University. In 1973, she married Sonny Chiba, with whom she co-starred in the TV series ''Key Hunter''. ...

, 81, Japanese actress (''

Yakuza Deka is a Japanese film released in 1970. It features Sonny Chiba. It is first film in the Yakuza Deka series. Cast * Sonny Chiba as * Nenji Kobayashi as Sasaki * Rinichi Yamamoto as Okura * Akira Kume as Kito * Ryoji Hayama as Goro Miura * Asao U ...

'', ''

Key Hunter is a prime-time Japanese television detective series. It aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:56 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) network from April 6, 1968 to April 7, 1973. There were a total of 262 episodes, and i ...

'', ''

Minna no Ie (also known as ''All About Our House'') is a 2001 comedy film written and directed by Japanese director Kōki Mitani. The film is about an affluent couple who decide to build a new house, and the clash between traditional Japanese and modern we ...

''). * José Odon Maia Alencar, 88, Brazilian politician, Governor of

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(1966), Mayor of

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(1959–1962). * Jack Ong, 76, American actor (''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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''), brain tumor. *

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, 87, Dutch graphic artist and banknote designer. * Anita Pallenberg, 75, Italian actress ('' Barbarella'', ''

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'', ''

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''), hepatitis. *

Pierre Papillaud Pierre Bernard Papillaud (1 July 1935 – 13 June 2017) was a French billionaire businessman. Early life Pierre Papillaud was born in Vignonet, a small village in Gironde. His grandmother owned two cows. During World War II, his father, who serv ...

, 81, French businessman. * Zahir Shah, 70, Pakistani actor. *

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, 72, Swedish author ('' Can You Whistle, Johanna?''), cancer. * Rick Tuten, 52, American football player (

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* Raziel Abelson, 95, American philosopher. *

Luis Abanto Morales Luis Abanto Morales (25 August 1923 – 14 June 2017) was a Peruvian singer and composer. Born in Trujillo, Peru, his childhood was spent in Cajabamba where, after his father died, he was cared for by his paternal grandmother. His early stud ...

, 93, Peruvian singer and composer. *

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Jacques Foix Jacques Foix (; 26 November 1930 – 14 June 2017) was a French footballer who played striker. His playing career spanned from 1951 to 1964. Foix made seven appearances for the French national team between 1953 and 1956, scoring three goals an ...

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Ann Louise Gilligan Ann Louise Gilligan (27 July 1945 – 15 June 2017) was an Irish theologian who taught at St Patrick's College, Dublin, Saint Patrick's College, Drumcondra (part of Dublin City University). A former nun, she was the wife of Katherine Zappone. I ...

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, 92, Argentine newspaper publisher ('' Clarín''). *

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, 92, American military officer,

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recipient. * Kuriakose Kunnacherry, 88, Indian

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hierarch, Archbishop of

Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-we ...

(1974–2006). * Don Matthews, 77, American-Canadian football coach ( BC Lions,

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), cancer. *

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, 24, British photographer, injuries sustained in the

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. * Hein Verbruggen, 75, Dutch sports administrator, President of the UCI (1991–2005), leukemia.

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Ibrahim Abouleish Ibrahim Abouleish (23 March 1937 – 15 June 2017) was an Egyptian philanthropist, drug designer and chemist. He began his chemistry and medicine studies at the age of 19 in Austria. He did his doctorate in 1969 in the field of pharmacology and ...

, 80, Egyptian pharmacologist and biodynamic agriculturalist (

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, 95, British archaeometrist. *

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, 75, American politician,

Mayor of Louisville The history of Louisville, Kentucky, United States, as a city is considered to have started on February 13, 1828, the date of the first city charter. From the time of its first organization as a village, on February 7, 1781, until its incorporati ...

(1999–2003). *

Ajmer Singh Aulakh Ajmer Singh Aulakh (19 August 1942 – 15 June 2017) was a renowned Punjabi playwright from Mansa district, Punjab. He was born in 1942 at Kishangarh orf Pharwahi, Mansa district, Punjab, India. Books and plays Aulakh published his first collect ...

, 74, Indian playwright, cancer. *

Aleksey Batalov Aleksey Vladimirovich Batalov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Влади́мирович Бата́лов; 20 November 1928 – 15 June 2017) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, film director, screenwriter and pedagogue acclaimed f ...

, 88, Russian actor (''

The Cranes Are Flying ''The Cranes Are Flying'' (russian: Летят журавли, translit. ''Letyat zhuravli'') is a 1957 Soviet film about the Second World War. It depicts the cruelty of war and the damage done to the Soviet psyche as a result of war, which ...

'', '' The Lady with the Dog'', ''

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears ''Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears'' (russian: Москва слезам не верит, Moskva slezam ne verit) is a 1980 Soviet romantic drama film made by Mosfilm. It was written by Valentin Chernykh and directed by Vladimir Menshov. The leadi ...

''), complications from a fall. *

P. N. Bhagwati Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati (21 December 1921 – 15 June 2017) was the 17th Chief Justice of India, serving from 12 July 1985 until his retirement on 20 December 1986. He introduced the concepts of public interest litigation and absolu ...

, 95, Indian judge, Chief Justice (1985–1986), acting

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(1967, 1973). *

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, 83, French composer and organist. * John Dalmas, 90, American science fiction writer, pneumonia. * Bill Dana, 92, American comedian, actor and screenwriter ('' The Bill Dana Show'', ''

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'', ''

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''). *

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, 72, Brazilian politician, Governor of Rio Grande do Norte (2003–2010), cancer. * Evelyn Freeman Roberts, 98, American musician, songwriter and educator. * Kyla Greenbaum, 95, British pianist. *

Stina Haage Stina Haage (3 August 1924 – 15 June 2017)
was a

, 92, Swedish Olympic gymnast (

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). * Larry Hayes, 81, American football player (

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). *

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, 82, American sports announcer. * Phyllis A. Kravitch, 96, American judge,

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(1979–1981) and

Eleventh Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (in case citations, 11th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following U.S. district courts: * Middle District of Alabama * Northern District of Alabama * ...

(1981–1996). *

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, 64, Canadian lawyer, lung cancer. * Kalamandalam Leelamma, 65, Indian classical dancer. *

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, 93, American intelligence officer, pancreatic cancer. * Dame Ngāneko Minhinnick, 77, New Zealand

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leader (

Ngāti Te Ata Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori culture, Māori society. In Māori-language, Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and ...

). *

Rumen Nenov Rumen Nenov (; 29 December 1969 – 15 June 2017) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Honours ;CSKA Sofia *A Group: 1991–92 *Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is ...

, 47, Bulgarian footballer. *

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, 97, American big band singer. *Danny Schock, 68, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers). *Olbram Zoubek, 91, Czech sculptor.

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*John G. Avildsen, 81, American film director (''Rocky'', ''The Karate Kid'', ''Save the Tiger''), Academy Award for Best Director, Oscar winner (49th Academy Awards, 1977), pancreatic cancer. *Christian Cabrol, 91, French cardiac surgeon and politician, List of members of the European Parliament for France, 1994–99, MEP (1994–1999). *Héctor Cardona, 81, Puerto Rican sports executive, president of Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (1991–2008), executive vice-president of International Amateur Boxing Association, cancer. *Eliza Clívia, 37, Brazilian singer, traffic collision. *Jim French (photographer), Jim French, 84, American photographer *Luciano Frosini, 89, Italian racing cyclist. *Stephen Furst, 63, American actor (''Babylon 5'', ''Animal House'', ''St. Elsewhere''), complications from diabetes. *Leon Garror, 69, American football player (

). *Curt Hanson, 73, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (since 2009), cancer. *Mieczysław Kalenik, 84, Polish stage and film actor (''Knights of the Teutonic Order (film), Krzyżacy''). *Edzai Kasinauyo, 42, Zimbabwean footballer (CAPS United F.C., CAPS United, Moroka Swallows F.C., Moroka Swallows). *Helmut Kohl, 87, German politician, Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor (1982–1998), List of Ministers-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate (1969–1976). *Maurice Mességué, 95, French herbalist. *Ren Rong, 99, Chinese politician, Communist Party Chief of Tibet Autonomous Region (1971–1980). *Günter Siebert (footballer), Günter Siebert, 86, German football player and executive, West German Champion (1958 German football championship, 1958) and chairman (FC Schalke 04, Schalke). *Hans Olav Tungesvik, 81, Norwegian politician, Storting, MP (1977–1985), traffic collision. *Dick Warner, 70, Irish journalist (Raidió Teilifís Éireann, RTÉ) and environmentalist.

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*Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran, 68, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe, Bontoc-Lagawe (2006–2012) and Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union, San Fernando de La Union (since 2012). *Elias Burstein, 99, American physicist. *Ken Campbell (palaeontologist), Ken Campbell, 89, Australian paleontologist. *Gailanne Cariddi, 63, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (since 2011). *Diana Cavallo, 85, American author. *Iván Fandiño, 36, Spanish bullfighter, gored. *Larry Grantham, 78, American football player (New York Jets). *Józef Grudzień, 78, Polish lightweight boxer, Olympic champion (Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Lightweight, 1964) and silver medalist (Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Lightweight, 1968). *Pierre Imhasly, 77, Swiss author and poet, cancer. *Henk van Rossum, 97, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives (1967–1986). *Baldwin Lonsdale, 68, ni-Vanuatu politician, President of Vanuatu, President (since 2014), heart attack. *Luis Lusquiños, 65, Argentine politician, member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Deputies (2005–2009), Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers (2001). *William S. Massey, 96, American mathematician. *Thara Memory, 68, American jazz trumpeter,

winner (2013). *Omar Monza, 88, Argentine Olympic basketball player (

), world champion (1950 FIBA World Championship, 1950). *Frederick P. Nickles, 69, American politician. *Venus Ramey, 92, American beauty pageant contestant (Miss America 1944) and gun rights activist. *Leopoldo S. Tumulak, 72, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran, Tagbilaran (1992–2005) and Military Ordinariate of the Philippines, Military Ordinary of the Philippines (since 2005), pancreatic cancer. *Anneliese Uhlig, 98, German actress (''Don Cesare di Bazan''). *Emil Wojtaszek, 89, Polish politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1976–1980).

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*Atmasthananda, 98, Indian Hindu leader, president of Ramakrishna Math (since 2007). *Octavio Betancourt Arango, 89, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Garzón, Garzón (1975–1977). *Hans Breder, 81, German-born American artist, complications of ischemic colitis. *Pierluigi Chicca, 79, Italian fencer, Olympic silver (Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre, 1964, Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre, 1968) and bronze medalist (Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre, 1960). *Keith Farnham, 69, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2009–2014). *Albert Franks, 81, English footballer (

, Rangers F.C., Rangers, Greenock Morton F.C., Greenock Morton). *Roger Greenspun, 87, American journalist and film critic. *Tim Hague, 34, Canadian mixed martial artist (Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, World Series of Fighting, WSOF, King of the Cage, KOTC), brain hemorrhage. *John Wesley Hardt, 95, American Methodist prelate and author. *Joel Joffe, Baron Joffe, 85, South African-born British human rights lawyer and life peer. *Predhiman Krishan Kaw, 69, Indian plasma physicist, heart disease. *Joyce Lindores, 73, Scottish bowler, Commonwealth Games gold medalist (1998 Commonwealth Games, 1988). *Tony Liscio, 76, American football player (

), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. *Antonio Medellín, 75, Mexican actor (''Tres veces Ana'', ''Porque el amor manda'', ''Cuando me enamoro (telenovela), Cuando me enamoro''). *Chris Murrell, 61, American jazz singer. *Simon Nelson, 85, American mass murderer. *Shih Chun-jen, 93, Taiwanese neurosurgeon and politician, Minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan), Department of Health (1986–1990), heart attack. *Ola Skarholt, 77, Norwegian orienteering runner, world champion (1970 World Orienteering Championships, 1970). *Shirley Walters, 91, Australian politician, Australian Senate, Senator for Tasmania (1975–1993).

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*Wivianne Bergh, 78, Swedish Olympic discus thrower (

). *Brian Cant, 83, British actor (''Dappledown Farm'') and television presenter (''Play School (UK TV series), Play School''), complications of Parkinson's disease. *Ron Crane (engineer), Ron Crane, 67, American electrical engineer, cancer. *Ivan Dias, 81, Indian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay, Bombay (1996–2006) and Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (2006–2011). *Tony DiCicco, 68, American soccer coach (United States women's national soccer team, women's national team), Olympic champion (Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 1996) and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1999 World Cup winner. *Tabaré Hackenbruch, 88, Uruguayan politician, Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay, MP (1967–1973) and Mayor of Canelones, Uruguay, Canelones (1985–1989, 1995–2005). *Carla Fendi, 79, Italian fashion executive (Fendi). *Brian Kenny (British Army officer), Sir Brian Kenny, 83, British army general, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1990–1993). *Hedwig Leenaert, 85, Belgian Olympic athlete. *Ilse Pagé, 78, German actress (''Berlin, Schoenhauser Corner''). *Amrit Pal (actor), Amrit Pal, 76, Indian actor, cirrhosis. *Zoltan Sarosy, 110, Hungarian-born Canadian chess master. *Annikki Tähti, 87, Finnish schlager singer. *Otto Warmbier, 22, American college student, convicted of theft and imprisoned by North Korea.

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*Roger D. Abrahams, 84, American folklorist. *Herbert H. Ágústsson, 90, Austrian-born Icelandic composer and musician. *Ali Audah, 92, Indonesian author. *James Berry (poet), James Berry, 93, Jamaican-born British poet, Alzheimer's disease. *Mervyn Crossman, 82, Australian field hockey player, Olympic bronze medalist (Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964). *Bob A. Johnson, 71, American politician. *Frode Larsen, 68, Norwegian footballer (SK Brann, Norway national football team, national team). *Sergei Mylnikov, 58, Russian ice hockey player (Traktor Chelyabinsk, Quebec Nordiques), Olympic champion (Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics, 1988). *John Perry (priest), John Perry, 97, English Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Middlesex (1975–1982). *Prodigy (rapper), Prodigy, 42, American rapper (Mobb Deep), accidental choking. *R. D. Reid, 72, Canadian actor (''Nero Wolfe (2001 TV series), Nero Wolfe'', ''Dawn of the Dead (2004 film), Dawn of the Dead'', ''Capote (film), Capote''). *Héctor Ríos Ereñú, 86, Argentine military officer, Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, Chief of Defense Staff (1983–1987). *William Schull, 95, American geneticist. *Fredrik Skagen, 80, Norwegian writer.

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*Gurmit Singh Aulakh, 79, Pakistani research scientist and political activist. *Philip Coppens (chemist), Philip Coppens, 86, Dutch-born American chemist and crystallographer. *Yuri Drozdov (general), Yuri Drozdov, 91, Russian spymaster. *Kelechi Emeteole, 66, Nigerian footballer (Nigeria national football team, national team), throat cancer. *John Faull, 83, Welsh rugby union player (Swansea RFC, Swansea, British and Irish Lions, British Lions). *Leroy Jenkins (televangelist), Leroy Jenkins, 83, American televangelist. *Jean-Pierre Kahane, 90, French mathematician. *Pompeyo Márquez, 95, Venezuelan politician and guerrilla, founder of the Movement for Socialism (Venezuela), Movement for Socialism party and Minister of Borders (1994–1999). *Steffi Martin, 54, German luger, Olympic (Luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics, 1984, Luge at the 1988 Winter Olympics, 1988) and world champion (FIL World Luge Championships 1983, 1983, FIL World Luge Championships 1985, 1985), cancer. *Udit Narayan (politician), Udit Narayan, 57, Fijian politician. *Ludger Rémy, 68, German harpsichordist and conductor. *Belton Richard, 77, American singer and Cajun accordionist, pneumonia. *György Rubovszky, 73, Hungarian lawyer and politician, National Assembly (Hungary), MP (1994–2002, since 2003). *Con Sciacca, 70, Italian-born Australian politician, Parliament of Australia, MP for Division of Bowman, Bowman (1987–1996, 1998–2004), Minister for Veterans' Affairs (1994–1996), cancer. *Robert M. Shoemaker, 93, American military officer, commander of United States Army Forces Command, FORSCOM (1977–1982). *Ray Smith (English footballer, born 1929), Ray Smith, 88, English footballer (Southend United F.C.). *Alexandre Sowa, 90, French cyclist. *Brian Street, 73, British anthropologist. *Ila Teromaa, 63, Finnish motorcycle speedway rider, complications from surgery. *Gordon Voss, 79, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1973–1989), traffic collision. *Howard Witt, 85, American actor (''Death of a Salesman'').

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*Norman Ayrton, 92, British actor, director and theatre instructor. *Richard Benson (photographer), Richard Benson, 73, American photographer, heart failure. *Vincent Cooke, 81, American Jesuit and academic administrator, President of Canisius College (1993–2010), cancer. *Pavel Dalaloyan, 38, Russian footballer, traffic collision. *Paul De Rolf, 74, American actor (''The Ten Commandments (1956 film), The Ten Commandments'', ''The Beverly Hillbillies'') and choreographer (''1941 (film), 1941''), Alzheimer's disease. *Hervé Filion, 77, Canadian Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame harness racing driver, complications from COPD. *Gunter Gabriel, 75, German singer, musician and composer, fall. *Kevin Gatter, 65, English pathologist. *Necmettin Karaduman, 90, Turkish politician. *Des Hanafin, 86, Irish politician, member of Seanad Éireann (1965–2002). *Carroll N. Jones III, 72, American artist. *Mao Kobayashi (actress), Mao Kobayashi, 34, Japanese actress and television presenter (Nippon TV, NTV), breast cancer. *Frank Kush, 88, American College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame football player and coach (Arizona State Sun Devils football, Arizona State). *Keith Loneker, 46, American football player (

) and actor (''Out of Sight'', ''Superbad (film), Superbad''), cancer. *Quett Masire, 91, Botswanan politician, President of Botswana, President (1980–1998), complications from surgery. *Sheila Michaels, 78, American writer and activist, popularizer of term Ms., leukemia. *Bogoljub Mitić Đoša, 49, Serbian comedian and actor, heart attack. *Jimmy Nalls, 66, American rock guitarist (Sea Level (band), Sea Level), fall. *Hartmut Neugebauer, 74, German actor (''Charley's Nieces'', '' Derrick''). *John R. Quinn, 88, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, San Francisco (1977–1995). *Bob Ring, 70, American ice hockey player (Boston Bruins). *John E. Sarno, 93, American physician and writer. *Philip F. Smith, 84, American Coast Guard officer. *Sandy Tatum, 96, American sports administrator, president of the United States Golf Association, USGA (1978–1980). *Robert F. Tinker, 75, American physicist and educationalist. *Yevhen Vansovych, 86, Ukrainian Olympian. *Stewart Wieck, 49, American game designer (White Wolf Publishing). *Nikolai Zhugan, 100, Ukrainian-born Russian pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1944).

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*John Freeman (rugby), John Freeman, 83, Welsh rugby player (Halifax R.L.F.C.). *Ant Gyi, 94, Burmese singer. *Saman Kelegama, 58, Sri Lankan economist, stroke. *Betty Metcalf, 95, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1982–1988), vascular dementia. *Mr. Pogo, 66, Japanese professional wrestler (Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, FMW, Central States Wrestling, CSW, W*ING), cerebral infarction during back surgery. *Gabe Pressman, 93, American journalist (WNBC). *Stefano Rodotà, 84, Italian jurist and politician, Italian Chamber of Deputies, Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies (1992). *Lucy Seki, 78, Brazilian linguist. *Laird Sloan, 81, Canadian Olympic sprinter. *Tonny van der Linden, 84, Dutch footballer (VV DOS, national team).

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*Andrey Dvinyaninov, 31, Russian sledge hockey player, Paralympic silver medalist (2014 Winter Paralympics, 2014). *Paul Fitzgerald (painter), Paul Fitzgerald, 94, Australian painter. *Amir Hassanpour, 73, Iranian-born Canadian academic. *Loren Janes, 85, American stuntman (''Back to the Future'', ''Hook (film), Hook'', ''The Abyss''), Alzheimer's disease. *Mats Johansson (politician), Mats Johansson, 65, Swedish journalist and politician, Riksdag, MP (2006–2014). *Nick Kirk, 59, New Zealand priest, motor neuron disease. *Tom Kremer, 87, Romanian-born British game designer and publisher. *Parker Lee McDonald, 93, American jurist, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida (1979–1994). *Maria Mutagamba, 64, Ugandan economist and politician, Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (Uganda), Minister of Tourism (2012–2016), liver cancer. *Nils Nilsson (ice hockey), Nils Nilsson, 81, Swedish ice hockey player (Sweden men's national ice hockey team, national team), Olympic silver medalist (Ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics, 1964). *Monica Nordquist, 76, Swedish actress (''Du är inte klok, Madicken''). *Tomasi Rabaka, 51, Fijian rugby union player. *Véronique Robert, 54, French-Swiss journalist, injuries sustained in explosion. *Anand Pal Singh, 40, Indian gangster, shot. *Martin J. Steinbach, 75, Canadian ophthalmologist. *Alberto Zerain, 55, Spanish mountaineer, avalanche. *Meir Zlotowitz, 73, American rabbi and publisher (ArtScroll).

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*Elsa Daniel, 80, Argentine film actress (''The Grandfather (1954 film), The Grandfather, The House of the Angel, La mano en la trampa''). *Agha Shahbaz Khan Durrani, Pakistani politician, Senate of Pakistan, Senator (since 2015), heart attack. *Dave Evans (bluegrass), Dave Evans, 66, American bluegrass musician. *Olga Feliú, 84, Chilean lawyer, academic and politician, Senate of Chile, Senator (1990–1998). *Walter Fillmore, 84, American United States Marine Corps, marines Brigadier general (United States), brigadier general. *Hal Fryar, 90, American actor and TV show host (''The Three Stooges''), bladder cancer. *Harry Gorringe, 89, Australian cricketer (Western Australia cricket team, Western Australia). *Skip Homeier, 86, American actor (''Tomorrow, the World!'', ''Boys' Ranch (film), Boys' Ranch'', ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek''), spinal myelopathy. *Sunil Lal Joshi, 51, Nepalese Olympic weightlifter (Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's +108 kg, 1996), heart attack. *Lorna McDonald (historian), Lorna McDonald, 100, Australian historian and author. *Denis McQuail, 82, British communication theorist. *K. R. Mohanan, 69, Indian film director (''Swaroopam''), stomach illness. *Félix Mourinho, 79, Portuguese football player and manager (Vitória F.C., Vitória Setúbal, Rio Ave F.C., Rio Ave). *Meir Nimni, 68, Israeli Olympic footballer. *Robert Overend, 86, Northern Irish farmer and politician. *Richard Paniguian, Sir Richard Paniguian, 67, British civil servant and industrialist. *Alain Senderens, 77, French chef. *Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician), Gordon Wilson, 79, Scottish politician, leader of the Scottish National Party (1979–1990), Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP (1974–1987). *Eduard Zeman, 69, Czech politician, Minister of Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Czech Republic), Education, Youth and Sports (1998–2002).

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*David Bleakley, 92, Northern Irish politician, Parliament of Northern Ireland, MP (1958–1965). *Jimmy Chi, 69, Australian playwright and composer (''Bran Nue Dae''). *Jean Delahaye, 87, French cyclist. *Claude Fagedet, 89, French photographer. *Desh Bandhu Gupta, 79, Indian billionaire businessman, founder of Lupin Limited. *Janet Lunn, 88, American-born Canadian children's writer (''The Root Cellar'', ''The Hollow Tree''). *Rex Makin, 91, British solicitor, coined the term "Beatlemania". *Duncan McMullin, Sir Duncan McMullin, 90, New Zealand jurist. *Guy Ngan, 91, New Zealand artist. *Doug Peterson (yacht designer), Doug Peterson, 71, American yacht designer, cancer. *Isaías Pimentel, 84, Venezuelan tennis player. *Habib Thiam, 84, Senegalese politician, Prime Minister of Senegal, Prime Minister (1981–1983, 1991–1998). *Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister, 91, Swedish countess, Chief Court Mistress (1994-2015).

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*Bridget Allchin, 90, British archaeologist. *Geri Allen, 60, American jazz pianist, composer and educator, cancer. *Dušan T. Bataković, 60, Serbian historian and diplomat. *Peter L. Berger, 88, American sociologist (Boston University). *Better Talk Now, 18, American racehorse, winner of the 2004 Breeders' Cup Turf, euthanized. *Piotr Bikont, 62, Polish journalist, publicist, culinary critic, and theatre director, traffic collision. *Michael Bond, 91, British children's author (''Paddington Bear''). *Jacinta Coleman, 42, New Zealand Olympic cyclist (Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000), bowel cancer. *Pierre Combescot, 77, French journalist and writer. *Tom Corcoran (skier), Tom Corcoran, 85, American Olympic alpine skier (1956 Winter Olympics, 1956, 1960 Winter Olympics, 1960). *Sudhin Das, 87, Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet musician. *Mary Blagg Huey, 95, American educator, president of Texas Woman's University (1976–1986). *Rae Desmond Jones, 75, Australian poet, novelist and politician. *Paolo Limiti, 77, Italian journalist, television/radio writer/presenter and songwriter ("Silent Voices (Dionne Warwick song), Silent Voices"), brain cancer. *João Oneres Marchiori, 84, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Caçador, Caçador (1977–1983) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Lages, Lages (1987–2009). *Michael Nyqvist, 56, Swedish actor (''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009 film), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'', ''Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'', ''John Wick (film), John Wick''), lung cancer. *Stéphane Paille, 52, French football player and manager (FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Sochaux, France national football team, national team). *Fernando Picó, 75, Puerto Rican academic, historian and Jesuit priest, specialist on the history of Puerto Rico. *Valentín Pimstein, 91, Chilean television producer (''María la del Barrio'', ''Marimar (Mexican telenovela), Marimar'', ''Carrusel''), respiratory arrest. *Maksym Shapoval, 38, Ukrainian chief intelligence officer, car bomb. *Ric Suggitt, 58, Canadian rugby union coach (Canada national rugby union team, national team). *Suh Yun-bok, 94, South Korean Olympic athlete (Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, 1948), winner of the Boston Marathon (1947). *Mustafa Tlass, 85, Syrian military officer and politician, Ministry of Defense (Syria), Minister of Defense (1972–2004). *Roger Toulson, Lord Toulson, 70, British lawyer and Supreme Court judge. *Toytown (horse), Toytown, 24, British eventing horse. *Anthony Young (baseball), Anthony Young, 51, American baseball player (New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros), brain cancer.

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*Russ Adams (tennis photographer), Russ Adams, 86, American tennis photographer. *Robert Bockstael (politician), Robert Bockstael, 94, Canadian politician. *Peter Paul Busuttil, 73, Maltese politician, Mayor of Safi, Malta, Hal Safi (1994-2012) and involved in Raymond Caruana murder. *Phil Cohran, 90, American jazz trumpeter. *Christopher Colclough, 70, English economist. *Michael Lindsay Coulton Crawford, 100, British submariner. *C. O. Erickson, 93, American producer and production manager (''Rear Window'', ''Chinatown (1974 film), Chinatown'', ''Blade Runner''), heart complications. *John Higgins (footballer, born 1930), John Higgins, 87, Scottish footballer (Hibernian F.C., Hibernian), Alzheimer's disease. *Nazmul Huda Bachchu, 78, Bangladeshi actor. *Shinji Mori, 42, Japanese baseball player and coach, sepsis. *Bernard Nottage, 71, Bahamian politician and Olympic sprinter (1968 Summer Olympics, 1968). *Wally O'Connell, 94, Australian rugby league footballer and coach (Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Manly-Warringah). *Ola Mildred Rexroat, 99, American Women Airforce Service Pilots, Airforce Service pilot during World War II. *Bruce Stewart (playwright), Bruce Stewart, 80, New Zealand author and playwright. *Danbaba Suntai, 55, Nigerian politician, List of Governors of Taraba State, Governor of Taraba State (2007–2012), brain injury.

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*Ai Mingzhi, 92, Chinese writer. *James Davidson (British politician), James Davidson, 90, British politician, Parliament of the United Kingdom, MP for West Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency), West Aberdeenshire (1966–1970). *Aline Hanson, 67, Saint Martin politician, cancer. *Ken Hopper, 93, Australian football player (Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn). *Carl W. Kroening, 89, American politician. *Miriam Marx, 90, American author. *John Monckton (swimmer), John Monckton, 78, Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke, 1956) and Commonwealth Games champion (1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1958). *Louis Nicollin, 74, French entrepreneur, Chairman of Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (since 1974), heart attack. *Pan Qingfu, Chinese martial artist. *Chuck Renslow, 87, American businessman and LGBT activist. *Marrion Roe, 82, New Zealand Olympic swimmer (1956 Summer Olympics, 1956). *Antonio Sagona, 61, Australian archaeologist. *William Sanders (writer), William Sanders, 75, American author and editor (Helix SF). *Dave Semenko, 59, Canadian ice hockey player and scout (Edmonton Oilers), liver and pancreatic cancer. *Achille Tramarin, 70, Italian politician. *Suna Venter, 32, South African journalist and radio producer (SABC), heart failure. *Michael Vickery, 86, American historian.

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*Ramiro Alejandro Celis, 25, Mexican bullfighter, gored. *Minaketan Das, 56, Indian actor, pancreatic cancer. *Karunamaya Goswami, 74, Bangladeshi musicologist. *Mitchell Henry (American football), Mitchell Henry, 24, American football player (Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers,

), leukemia. *Colin Hughes, 87, Bahamian-born Australian political scientist. *Darrall Imhoff, 78, American basketball player (New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers), Olympic gold medalist (Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960), heart attack. *Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki, 79, Kenyan politician, National Assembly (Kenya), MP (2003–2007) and Senate of Kenya, Senator (since 2013). *Bahadur Nariman Kavina, 80, Indian naval officer, commanding officer of the ''INS Nipat (K86), Nipat''. *László Kovács (footballer), László Kovács, 66, Hungarian football player (Videoton FC, Videoton, Győri ETO FC, ETO, Hungary national football team, national team) and coach. *Barry Norman, 83, British film critic and television presenter (''Film... (TV programme), Film...''). *Max Runager, 61, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles,

). *Ramon Schwartz Jr., 92, American politician. *Jake Tordesillas, 68, Filipino screenwriter (''Bagets'', ''Captain Barbell (2011 TV series), Captain Barbell'', ''Magpakailanman''), complications from a fall. *Simone Veil, 89, French lawyer and politician, President of the European Parliament (1979–1982), Minister of Health (France), Minister of Health (1974–1979, 1993–1995), and Sh'erit ha-Pletah, Holocaust survivor.Mort de Simone Veil, mère de la loi sur l'IVG et académicienne

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