August 2013
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* John Amis, 91, British broadcaster, classical music critic and writer. * John Blumsky, 84, New Zealand broadcaster and journalist. * Chua Boon Huat, 33, Malaysian Olympic field hockey player, traffic collision. * John Dengate, 74, Australian folk singer and songwriter. * Arthur J. England Jr., 80, American judge, member of the Florida Supreme Court (1975–1981). * Mike Hinton, 57, American guitarist, cancer. * Dick Kazmaier, 82, American football player and businessman, List of Heisman Trophy winners, winner of the Heisman Trophy (1951), heart and lung disease. * Gail Kobe, 81, American actress (''Peyton Place (TV series), Peyton Place, Gunsmoke (TV series), Gunsmoke'') and producer (''The Bold and the Beautiful''). *Bob Livingstone, 91, American football player. * Ritham Madubun, 42, Indonesian footballer, stroke. * Babe Martin, 93, American baseball player (St. Louis Browns). * Colin McAdam (footballer), Colin McAdam, 61, Scottish footballer (Dumbarton F.C., Dumbarton). * Tomasz Nowak (boxer), Tomasz Nowak, 52, Polish Olympic boxer. * P. V. Ranga Rao, 73, Indian politician, heart disease. * Toby Saks, 71, American cellist, founder of the Seattle Chamber Music Society, pancreatic cancer. * Wilford White, 84, American football player (Chicago Bears, Toronto Argonauts), natural causes.2
* Patricia Anthony, 66, American science fiction author. * Julius L. Chambers, 76, American lawyer and civil rights activist. * V. Dakshinamoorthy, 93, Indian carnatic musician and music director. * Richard E. Dauch, 71, American automotive executive, co-founder of American Axle, cancer. * Kurt Ehrmann, 91, German Olympic footballer. * Ola Enstad, 70, Norwegian sculptor. *Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida, 97, Brazilian geologist. *Peter Goldstone, 86, British solicitor and judge. * George Hauptfuhrer, 87, American lawyer and basketball player. * Raymond E. Joslin, 76, American television executive (Hearst Corporation), stomach cancer. * Alla Kushnir, 71, Russian-born Israeli Woman Grandmaster, chess grandmaster. * Par Par Lay, 67, Burmese comedian and satirist, prostate cancer. *Thomas McAnea, 63, Scottish master counterfeiter, lung cancer. * Quincy Murphy, 60, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (since 2002), cancer. * David Nalle, 88, American diplomat, writer and lecturer, editor of the ''Central Asia Monitor''. * Joe F. Smith, 94, American politician, Mayor of Charleston, West Virginia (1980–1983), member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1997–2002). * Barbara Trentham, 68, American actress (''Rollerball (1975 film), Rollerball''), complications from leukemia. * Pixie Williams, 85, New Zealand singer, complications from dementia, diabetes and Parkinson's disease.3
* Yuri Brezhnev, 80, Russian Soviet politician. * John Coombs, 91, British racing driver and team owner. *Les Cooper, 92, American doo wop musician. * Dixie Evans, 86, American burlesque dancer, stroke. * Jack Hightower, 86, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1953–1955), Texas Senate, Senator (1965–1974), member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 13th congressional district, Texas (1975–1985). * Jack Hynes (soccer), Jack Hynes, 92, Scottish-born American footballer. * Marina Kalashnikova, Russian historian and journalist, cancer. * Eiichi Kawatei, 79, Japanese sports executive (International Tennis Federation, ITF, Asian Tennis Federation, ATF), led push to return tennis to Olympics in 1988, heart failure. * Samuel Lamb, 88, Chinese Christian pastor. *Georgine Loacker, 87, American scholar. * Rose Morat, 107, American centenarian and assault victim. * Joy Onaolapo, 30, Nigerian champion Paralympic weightlifter (Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 52 kg, 2012). (death announced on this date) * John Palmer (TV journalist), John Palmer, 77, American journalist and news anchor (NBC News), pulmonary fibrosis. * Duane J. Roth, 63, American pharmaceutical and technology executive, CEO of Connect (organization), CONNECT, complications from injuries in bicycle collision. * Dutch Savage, 78, American professional wrestler and promoter, complications from stroke. * Suthee Singhasaneh, 85, Thai politician, Senate of Thailand, Senator and MP, Ministry of Finance (Thailand), Minister of Finance (1986–1988, 1991–1992). * Ronald Siwani, 32, South African cricketer. *Donald Ungurait, 76, American acamedic. *Arline Usden, 75, British journalist. * Iryna Zhylenko, 72, Ukrainian poet.4
* Betty Babcock, 91, American politician, First Lady of Montana (1962–1969), member of Montana House of Representatives (1975–1977). * Keith H. Basso, 73, American anthropologist, cancer. * Sherko Bekas, 73, Iraqi Kurdish poet. * Yitzhak Berman, 100, Ukrainian-born Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1977–1984), Speaker of the Knesset, Speaker (1980–1981), National Infrastructure Minister of Israel, Minister of Energy and Water Resources (1981–1982). * John Billingham, 83, British-born American space executive (NASA), chief of life science at Ames Research Center. * Ronny Bruckner, 56, Belgian businessman. * Wilf Carter (footballer), Wilf Carter, 79, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle), cancer. * Inmaculada Cruz, 52, Spanish politician, member of the Senate of Spain, Senate (since 2011), cancer. * Art Donovan, 89, American football player (History of the Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Colts), inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame (List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees, 1968), respiratory ailment. * Dominick Harrod, 72, British journalist, BBC economics correspondent, complications from a fall. * Bill Hoskyns, 82, British Olympic silver-medalist fencer (Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960, Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964). * Norris Hoyt, 76, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1975–1983). * Daniel Kan, 86, Dutch mathematician. *Srđan Marilović, 45, Serbian sprint canoer. * Olavi J. Mattila, 94, Finnish politician. *Charles Molette, 95, French Roman Catholic priest and archivist. * David Plawecki, 65, American politician, member of the Michigan Senate (1970–1982). * Des Raj, 69, Indian cricket umpire. * Renato Ruggiero, 83, Italian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Italy), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001–2002), Director General of World Trade Organization (1995–1999). * Jasjit Singh (IAF officer), Jasjit Singh, 79, Indian military officer, air commodore (Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses). * Tony Snell (RAF officer), Tony Snell, 91, British RAF fighter pilot. * Fritz Stange, 76, German Olympic wrestler. * Stanisław Targosz, 65, Polish military officer, commanding general of the Polish Air Force (2005–2007). * Charles-Omer Valois, 89, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jérôme, Saint-Jérôme (1977–1997). * Billy Ward (boxer), Billy Ward, 20, Australian Olympic boxer (Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light flyweight, 2012), suicide. * Kramer Williamson, 63, American sprint car racing driver, inducted into National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (2008), race collision. * Sandy Woodward, Sir John Forster Woodward, 81, British military officer, Royal Navy admiral (Falklands War). * Tim Wright (bassist), Tim Wright, 63, American bass guitarist (Pere Ubu, DNA (No Wave band), DNA), cancer.5
* Ruth Asawa, 87, American sculptor, natural causes. * Malcolm Barrass, 88, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers), dementia. * İnal Batu, 76, Turkish politician and diplomat, Ambassador to the UN and Italy, Grand National Assembly of Turkey, MP (1997–1999). * Shawn Burr, 47, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks), complications from a fall. * Jaime Luiz Coelho, 97, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop and Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maringá, Maringá (1956–1997). * George Duke, 67, American Grammy Award-winning jazz fusion keyboardist, chronic lymphocytic leukemia. * Willie Dunn, 71, Canadian Mi'kmaq people, Mi'kmaq folk singer, film maker, songwriter and First Nations activist. * Kenneth John Frost, 78, American astrophysicist. * Robert Häusser, 88, German photographer. *Joseph Lehner, 100, American mathematician. *Lin Chieh-liang, 55, Taiwanese physician and toxicologist, pneumonia and multiple organ failure. * Hector Luisi, 94, Uruguayan politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Uruguay), Foreign Minister (1967–1968), Ambassador of Uruguay to the United States, Ambassador to the United States (1985–1990). * Qaqambile Matanzima, 63, South African tribal leader and politician, stabbed. * Mohamed Ezzedine Mili, 95, Tunisian telecommunications engineer, International Telecommunication Union, Secretary General of ITU (1967–1982). * Quraish Pur, 81, Pakistani scholar, writer and television host. * Roy Rubin (basketball), Roy Rubin, 87, American basketball coach (Philadelphia 76ers, Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball, Long Island University). * Frank Valdor, 75, German band leader. * May Song Vang, 62, Laotian-born American Hmong people, Hmong community leader, widow of General Vang Pao, complications from cancer. * Leonard Watson, 85, New Zealand cricketer. * Rob Wyda, 54, American judge, commander of Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Navy Reserve JAG Corps, heart attack.6
* Steve Aizlewood, 60, Welsh footballer (Newport County A.F.C., Newport County, Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth). * Dino Ballacci, 89, Italian football player and manager. * Ze'ev Ben-Haim, 105, Israeli linguist. * Marco Bucci, 52, Italian Olympic discus thrower (Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw, 1984), heart attack. * Jeremy Geidt, 83, British-born American stage actor and acting coach (Harvard University), co-founder of the American Repertory Theater, heart attack. * John Kingsmill (actor), John Kingsmill, 92, Australian author. * Lidia Korsakówna, 79, Polish actress. *Luis de Jesús Lima, 68, Guatemalan radio journalist, homicide. *Martin Geoffrey Low, 63, British biologist. * Stan Lynde, 81, American cartoonist (''Rick O'Shay'', ''Latigo (comic strip), Latigo''), cancer. * Earlene Roberts, 77, American politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1989–2005). * Mava Lee Thomas, 83, American baseball player (Fort Wayne Daisies), Alzheimer's disease. * Dave Wagstaffe, 70, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester City F.C., Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers). * Jerry Wolman, 86, American football team owner (Philadelphia Eagles, 1963–1969) and hockey team owner (Philadelphia Flyers). * Selçuk Yula, 53, Turkish footballer, heart attack.7
* Samuel G. Armistead, 85, American linguist. * Zev Asher, 50, Canadian experimental musician and filmmaker, cancer. * David Braybrooke, 88, American political philosopher, complication following cancer surgery. *Buurtpoes Bledder, 1–2, domestic cat in Netherlands, motor accident. * Roy Davies (bishop), Roy Davies, 79, Welsh Anglican prelate, Bishop of Llandaff (1985–1999). * Ernest Hartmann, 79, Austrian-American psychoanalyst, heart failure. * Thomas Fee, 82, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1970–1994). * Almir Kayumov, 48, Russian football player and referee, suicide. * David Leighton, 91, American Episcopalian prelate, Bishop of Episcopal diocese of maryland, Maryland (1972–1985). *Hélène Loiselle, 85, Canadian actress, Alzheimer's disease. * Elisabeth Maxwell, 92, French holocaust scholar, widow of Robert Maxwell. * Paul Mercier (Bloc Québécois MP), Paul Mercier, 89, Canadian politician, MP for Blainville—Deux-Montagnes (1993–1997) and Terrebonne—Blainville (1997–2000). * Hiroshi Ogawa (animator), Hiroshi Ogawa, 62, Japanese animator (''Crayon Shin-chan'', ''Lupin III''), colon infection. * Anthony Pawson, 60, Canadian genetic researcher, expert in cell communication. * Margaret Pellegrini, 89, American actress (''The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), The Wizard of Oz''), complications of a stroke. * Sean Sasser, 44, American HIV activist, educator and reality TV personality (''The Real World: San Francisco''), mesothelioma. * Pat Sheahan (publican), Pat Sheahan, 85, New Zealand Rugby Union player and publican. * Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, 90, Portuguese-born Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Lichinga, Lichinga (1972–2003). * Abhay Pratap Singh, 76, Indian politician. * Keith Skillen, 65, English footballer (Workington A.F.C.), motor neurone disease. * William Stack (boxer), William Stack, 76, British Olympic boxer. * Vasily Tikhonov (ice hockey coach), Vasily Tikhonov, 55, Russian ice hockey coach, fall. * Meeli Truu, 67, Estonian architect. * Alexander Yagubkin, 52, Russian boxer, 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships, world amateur heavyweight champion (1982).8
* Les Ascott, 91, Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts). * Chikondi Banda, 33, Malawian footballer, complications of malaria. * Karen Black, 74, American actress (''Five Easy Pieces'', ''Nashville (film), Nashville'', ''Easy Rider''), ampullary cancer. * Johannes Bluyssen, 87, Dutch Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch, Den Bosch (1966–1983). * Fernando Castro Pacheco, 95, Mexican artist and teacher. * Jack Clement, 82, American record and film producer, songwriter and singer (Sun Records, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, U2), liver cancer. * Al Coury, 78, American music executive, complications from a stroke. * Petar Georgiev (gymnast), Petar Georgiev, 48, Bulgarian Olympic gymnast. * Nicolae Gheorghe, 66, Romanian anthropologist and Roma activist, colon cancer. * Johnny Hamilton (footballer born 1935), Johnny Hamilton, 78, Scottish footballer. * Derek Hockridge, 79, British actor and translator (''Asterix''). * Jiří Krejčík, 95, Czech film director (''Divine Emma''), screenwriter and actor (''Cosy Dens''). * Igor Kurnosov, 28, Russian chess grandmaster, traffic collision. * Jimmy McColl (Olympic footballer), Jimmy McColl, 88, Scottish Olympic footballer (1948 Summer Olympics, 1948). * Joseph M. McLaughlin, 80, American judge, member of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, US District for Eastern NY (1981–1990), United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, US Court of Appeals – Second Circuit (since 1990), pneumonia. * Barbara Mertz, 85, American mystery writer (''The Last Camel Died at Noon''). * John Rankine (writer), John Rankine, 94, British science fiction author. * Regina Resnik, 90, American operatic mezzo-soprano. * Juana Marta Rodas, 88, Paraguayan ceramist. * Jaymala Shiledar, 86, Indian singer and actor, multiple organ failure. * Léon Aimé Taverdet, 90, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Langres, Langres (1981–1999). * Ios Teper, 98, Australian Ukrainian-born Soviet military officer, awarded Order of the Red Banner for Battle of Berlin. * James Sterling Young, 85, American historian and academic.9
* Hezekiah Braxton, 79, American football player. *Lester Fuess Eastman, 85, American physicist, engineer and educator. * Harry Elliott (baseball), Harry Elliott, 89, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals). * Eduardo Falú, 90, Argentine guitarist and composer. * Leo Fraser, 86, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1985–1991), New Hampshire, Senate (1991–2001), leukemia. * Haji (actress), Haji, 67, Canadian actress (''Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!''). * Glen Hobbie, 77, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals). * Ruthe Jackson, 92, American community organizer and broadcaster. * Louisa Jo Killen, 79, British musician, folk singer (The Clancy Brothers) and songwriter, cancer. * Johnny Logan (baseball), Johnny Logan, 86, American baseball player (Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates). * William Lynch Jr., 72, American politician, complications related to kidney disease. * Brian Moll, 88, British-born Australian actor (''A Country Practice'', ''Street Fighter (1994 film), Street Fighter''). * Ishtiaq Mubarak, 65, Malaysian Olympic hurdler (Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968, Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972, Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976) and coach. * Phill Nixon, 57, British darts player, cancer. * John Oakley (cricketer), John Oakley, 88, New Zealand cricketer. * Urbano Tavares Rodrigues, 89, Portuguese academic and author. * John H. Ross, 95, American military officer, Reconnaissance Army Air Corps pilot decorated for the Battle of the Bulge. * Vladimir Vikulov, 67, Russian Olympic champion ice hockey player (Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics, 1968, Ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics, 1972). * Anup Lal Yadav, 89, Indian politician, MP for Saharsa, Bihar MLA for Triveniganj.10
* Batile Alake, 78, Nigerian waka music, waka singer. * William P. Clark Jr., 81, American civil servant, National Security Advisor (United States), National Security Advisor (1982–1983), United States Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior (1983–1985), Parkinson's disease. * László Csatáry, 98, Hungarian police commander, convicted Nazi war criminal, pneumonia. * Jonathan Dawson (director), Jonathan Dawson, 71, Australian film maker, critic and historian. * Eydie Gormé, 84, American singer ("Blame It on the Bossa Nova"). * David C. Jones, 92, American USAF general, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force (1974–1978), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1978–1982), Parkinson's disease. * Somdet Kiaw, 85, Thai Buddhist prelate, acting Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, Abbot of Wat Saket (since 2004), blood infection. * Calvin Ledbetter Jr., 84, American politician and academic, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1967–1976). * Lee Quo-wei, Sir Quo-wei Lee, 95, Hong Kong banker, chairman of Hang Seng Bank Ltd., unofficial member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Executive and Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Legislative Councils. * Ahmed Mustafa, 69, Pakistani cricketer, Parkinson's disease. * Jody Payne, 77, American musician (Willie Nelson's Family (Willie Nelson's band), Family), heart failure. * Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo, 87, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Quixadá, Quixadá (1971–1986) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Parnaíba, Parnaíba (1986–2001). * Allan Sekula, 62, American artist, cancer. * Tan Ah Eng, 58, Malaysian politician, MP for Gelang Patah (2004–2012), brain cancer. * Bob Thomas (Nevada politician), Bob Thomas, 87, American politician and newspaper columnist, member of the Nevada Assembly (1982–1988). * Amy Wallace, 58, American writer, heart condition.11
* Comrade Alipio, Peruvian guerrilla leader. * George Barasch, 102, American labor union leader. * Bob Bignall, 91, Australian Olympic soccer player (Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956). * Penelope Casas, 70, American food author, pioneer of Spanish cuisine in the United States, complications from leukemia. *Charles Nelson Corey, 98, American football coach. * Raymond Delisle, 70, French racing cyclist, suicide. * Jean Bethke Elshtain, 72, American philosopher and academic, complications from heart failure. * Don Friedman (politician), Don Friedman, 83, American politician and radio talk show host, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1962–1976). * Zafar Futehally, 93, Indian ornithologist and conservationist, lung failure. * Shirley Herz, 87, American Tony Award-winning publicist (Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre, 2009), complications from a stroke. * David Howard (ballet teacher), David Howard, 76, English ballet teacher. * Matthew Kaufman, 70, British biologist. *Claire Mackay, 82, Canadian writer, cancer. * Paul McCarron, 79, American businessman and politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. * Francis Joseph Charles O'Reilly, 91, Irish businessman, banker and academic; Chancellor of the University of Dublin (1985–1998). * Denis Perera, 82, Sri Lankan army general and diplomat. * Henry Polic II, 68, American actor (''When Things Were Rotten'', ''Webster (TV series), Webster'', ''Batman: The Animated Series''), cancer. * Lamberto Puggelli, 75, Italian stage and opera director. * Gianni Rocca, 84, Italian Olympic sprinter (1948 Summer Olympics, 1948). * George Tall Chief, 96, American Sioux tribal leader, Chief of Osage Nation (1982–1990), National Native American Hall of Fame inductee. * Judit Temes, 82, Hungarian Olympic champion swimmer (Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952). * Maung Wuntha, 68, Burmese writer and activist, cancer.12
* Tereza de Arriaga, 98, Portuguese painter. *Lilian Bennett, 90, British businesswoman. * Hans-Ekkehard Bob, 96, German military pilot, World War II flying ace. * Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, 44, Dutch royal, complications following 2012 skiing accident. * F. Joseph Gossman, 83, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Diocese of Raleigh, Raleigh (1975–2006). * Jeffrey Gros, 75, American ecumenist and theologian. * I. B. Holley Jr., 94, American military historian. * Pauline Maier, 75, American historian and academic, lung cancer.Pauline Maier, Historian Who Described Jefferson as 'Overrated,' Dies at 7513
* Anatoly Albul, 77, Russian Olympic bronze medalist wrestler (Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960). * Kris Biantoro, 75, Indonesian actor and singer, kidney disease. * Lothar Bisky, 71, German politician, European Parliament, MEP (since 2009), MP for Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany), PDS (2005–2009), Landtag of Brandenburg (1990–2005). * Bert de Jong (rally driver), Bert de Jong, 56, Dutch rally driver, cancer. *Jim Evans (rugby league), Jim Evans, 83, Australian rugby league footballer. *Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, 9th Duke of Arión, 79, Spanish sailor (sport). * Tompall Glaser, 79, American country music singer. * Damon Intrabartolo, 39, American playwright (''Bare: A Pop Opera'') and orchestrator (''Superman Returns'', ''In Good Company (2004 film), In Good Company''). * Bertice Jacelon, 98, Trinidadian cricket umpire. * Laurence Kaapama, 29, Namibian footballer (Eleven Arrows F.C., Eleven Arrows, Namibia national football team, national team). (body discovered on this date) * Alfonso Lara, 67, Chilean footballer (Colo-Colo), cancer. * Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Larios, 79, Spanish Olympic sailor. *Janusz Lewandowski (diplomat), Janusz Lewandowski, 82, Polish diplomat, cancer. * Rui Moreira Lima, 94, Brazilian military fighter pilot. * Jun Sadogawa, 34, Japanese manga author (''Muteki Kanban Musume''), suicide by hanging. * Aaron Selber Jr., 85, American retail executive and philanthropist, heart failure. *Alyce Spotted Bear, 67, American Three Affiliated Tribes academic, politician and civil servant, National Advisory Council on Indian Education (since 2010), liver cancer. *Earl Stevick, 89, American linguist. * Michael Stoker, Sir Michael Stoker, 95, British physician. * Bruno Tognaccini, 80, Italian cyclist. * Sonatane Tuʻa Taumoepeau-Tupou, 70, Tongan politician and diplomat, Foreign Minister (2004–2009). * Jean Vincent, 82, French football player (Lille OSC, Stade de Reims) and coach (FC Nantes, Cameroon national football team, Cameroon, Tunisia national football team, Tunisia).14
* Gia Allemand, 29, American model and reality television star (''The Bachelor (season 14), The Bachelor''), suicide by hanging. * Stephen Easley, 60, American politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (2013), complications from an infection. * Vin Evans, 78, English cricketer (Durham County Cricket Club, Durham). * Kevin Feeney, 61, Irish judge, member of the High Court (Ireland), High Court (since 2006), suspected heart attack. *René Fernández Apaza, 89, Bolivian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre, Sucre (1983–1988) and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamba, Cochabamba (1988–1999). * John Forfar, 96, British paediatrician and academic. * Jack Garfinkel, 95, American basketball player (Boston Celtics). * Jack Germond, 85, American journalist (''Washington Star'', ''The Baltimore Sun'') and novelist, pulmonary disease. * Dilip Singh Judeo, 64, Indian politician, MP for Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur (1989–1998), Chhattisgarh MLA for Kharasia (1988–1989), kidney and lung infections. * Sándor Keresztes, 94, Hungarian diplomat and jurist, president of the Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungary), Christian Democratic People's Party (1989–1990), MP (1947–1948, 1990, 1994–1998). * Lisa Robin Kelly, 43, American actress (''That '70s Show''), multiple drug intoxication. * Allen Lanier, 67, American rock keyboardist and guitarist (Blue Öyster Cult), complications from COPD. * Min Lu, 60, Burmese humorist, poet and writer, lung cancer. *Amer Abdel Maksoud, Egyptian professional footballer, murdered. * Luciano Martino, 79, Italian film producer, director and screenwriter, pulmonary edema. * Iqbal Mirchi, 63, Indian underworld figure, heart attack. * Paddy Power (Irish politician), Paddy Power, 84, Irish politician, European Parliament, MEP (1977–1979), TD for Kildare (1969–1989). * Mack Rankin, 83, American oilman and Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers part-owner. * Mark Sutton, 42, British stuntman, parachutist at 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, stunt wing-diving accident.15
* Abdul Rahman Al-Sumait, 65, Kuwaiti Islamic scholar and medical practitioner, complications of a heart condition. * S. M. Laljan Basha, 56, Indian politician, MP for Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency), Guntur (1991–1996) and Andhra Pradesh (2002–2008), traffic collision. * Jane Harvey, 88, American jazz singer, stomach cancer. * Peter Huttenlocher, 82, German-born American neuroscientist, pneumonia. * Miroslav Komárek, 89, Czech historical linguist. * Beatrice Kozera, 92, American book character (''On the Road''), natural causes. * Bert Lance, 82, American civil servant and presidential advisor, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1977). * William S. Livingston, 93, American academic, President of the University of Texas at Austin (1992–1993). * Rosalía Mera, 69, Spanish textile executive (Inditex, Zara (retailer), Zara), complications from a stroke. * Sławomir Mrożek, 83, Polish playwright. * Selliah Ponnadurai, 78, Sri Lankan cricket umpire. * August Schellenberg, 77, Canadian-born American actor (''Free Willy'', ''Eight Below'', ''The New World (2005 film), The New World''), lung cancer. * Marich Man Singh Shrestha, 71, Nepali politician, Prime Minister of Nepal, Prime Minister (1986–1990), lung cancer. * Robert R. Taylor (photographer), Robert R. Taylor, 73, Canadian wildlife photographer, cancer. * Jacques Vergès, 88, Thai-born French lawyer, heart attack. * Pat Wiggins, 73, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1998–2004) and California Senate, Senate (2006–2010).16
*Ilkka Auer, 83, Finnish Olympic athlete. * Desh Azad, 75, Indian cricketer. * Roy Bonisteel, 83, Canadian journalist and television host, cancer. * Chris Hallam, 49, Welsh Paralympian swimmer and wheelchair racer, cancer. * Kalyan Mitter, 76, Indian cricketer and coach. * John Munro (sportsman), John Munro, 84, Australian cricketer and football player. * Carlos Prada Sanmiguel, 73, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso, Duitama–Sogamoso (1994–2012). * David Rees (mathematician), David Rees, 95, British mathematician. * John Ryden, 82, Scottish footballer (Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur). * Francesco Scaratti, 74, Italian footballer (A.S. Roma). * Ray B. Sitton, 89, American lieutenant general, Director of the Joint Staff (1976–1977).17
* Mayavaram Saraswathi Ammal, 91, Indian classical flautist. * Stephen Antonakos, 86, Greek-born American painter and sculptor. * Bo Bing (academic), Bo Bing, 91, Chinese English grammar academic, respiratory failure. *Chow Yam-nam, 76, Thai mystic, respiratory disease. * Jim Clark (Australian footballer), Jim Clark, 88, Australian Australian Football League, VFL footballer (Carlton Football Club). * John Connelly (baseball), John Connelly, 85, American college baseball head coach (Northeastern University). * Rod Craig, 55, American baseball player (Seattle Mariners), stabbed. * Thomas Crowley (American politician), Thomas Crowley, 77, American politician, member of the Vermont Senate (1967–1991), complications from hip surgery. * Odilia Dank, 74, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1994–2006), cancer. *Jan Ekström (author), Jan Ekström, 89, Swedish author and adman. * Devin Gray, 41, American basketball player (Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets), heart attack. * Jack Harshman, 86, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox). *Joseph Hoàng Văn Tiệm, 74, Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Bui Chu, Bui Chu (since 2001). * John Hollander, 83, American poet, pulmonary congestion. * Claus Jacobi, 86, German journalist, editor-in-chief of ''Der Spiegel'' (1962–1968). * David Landes, 89, American academic. * Kjell Lund, 86, Norwegian architect, songwriter and singer. * Frank Martínez (artist), Frank Martínez, 89, American artist, complications from diabetes and Nephropathy, renal disease. * Benjamin Mwila, 70, Zambian politician, Minister of Defence (1991–1997), MP for Luanshya, complications of malaria. *Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân, 72, Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Vĩnh Long, Vĩnh Long (since 2001). * Noel Pidding, 86, Australian rugby league player (St George Dragons). * Wallace H. Robinson, 93, American Marine Corps general. * Fernando Urdapilleta, 89, Argentine Olympic equestrian. * Gus Winckel, 100, Dutch military pilot.18
* Christopher Barton, 85, British Olympic rower (1948 Summer Olympics, 1948). *Bill Bond (tennis), Bill Bond, 71, American tennis player. * Florin Cioabă, 58, Romanian Romani people, Romani Pentecostal minister, cardiac arrest. *Robert Curtis (American football), 78, American football coach. * Wes Dakus, 75, Canadian rockabilly musician. * Josephine D'Angelo, 88, American baseball player (South Bend Blue Sox). * Keith Dollery, 88, Australian cricketer. * Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli, Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 96, Spanish noble, Duke of Medinaceli, Duchess of Medinaceli (since 1956). * Dezső Gyarmati, 85, Hungarian Olympic water polo champion (Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952, Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956, Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964), silver medalist (Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948), bronze medalist (Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960) and coach. * Jean Kahn, 84, French Jewish community leader and human rights activist. *Alberto Marsicano, 61, Brazilian musician, translator, writer, philosopher and professor. * Edith Master, 80, American Olympic equestrian (1976 Summer Olympics, 1976). * Eyob Mekonnen, 37, Ethiopian reggae singer, complications from a stroke. * Tjostolv Moland, 32, Norwegian Army officer and private security contractor, suicide by hanging. * José Luis Montes, 57, Spanish football player and coach. * Albert Murray (writer), Albert Murray, 97, American literary and jazz critic, biographer and novelist. * Elaine Sortino, 64, American softball coach (University of Massachusetts), cancer. * Rolv Wesenlund, 76, Norwegian actor and comedian.19
* Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 89–90, Saudi Arabian prince, second-oldest surviving son of King Abdulaziz. * Abdur Rahman Boyati, 74, Bangladeshi folk singer. * Pat Delaney (Kilkenny hurler), Pat Delaney, 69, Irish hurler (Kilkenny GAA). * Russell Doughten, 86, American film producer (''A Thief in the Night (film), A Thief in the Night''), renal failure. * Reha Eken, 88, Turkish footballer. * Abdelrahman El-Trabely, 23, Egyptian Olympic wrestler (2012 Summer Olympics, 2012), shot. * Abdul Rahim Hatef, 88, Afghan politician, President (1992). * Donna Hightower, 86, American singer. * Hoàng Cầm (general), Hoàng Cầm, 93, Vietnamese military officer, Senior Lieutenant General (1984–1992), recipient of the Medal of Ho Chi Minh. * Mike Tichafa Karakadzai, 56, Zimbabwean military officer and politician, car accident. * Mirko Kovač (writer), Mirko Kovač, 74, Montenegrin writer. * Wacław Kuźmicki, 92, Polish Olympic decathlete (1948 Summer Olympics, 1948). * William McDermott, 83, Irish-born Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavélica, Huancavélica (1982–2005). *R. S. McGregor, 83–84, New Zealand philologist. * Stephenie McMillan, 71, British set decorator (''The English Patient (film), The English Patient'', ''Chocolat (2000 film), Chocolat'', ''Harry Potter (film series), Harry Potter''), Academy Award, Oscar winner (70th Academy Awards, 1997), ovarian cancer. * Matti Murto, 64, Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (Ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics, 1972, Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics, 1976), esophageal cancer. * Sid Parnes, 91, American academic. * Fritz Rau, 83, German music promoter. * José Sarria, 90, American LGBT rights activist and drag queen, founder of the Imperial Court System. * Kenneth N. Stevens, 89, American computer scientist. * Olev Subbi, 83, Estonian artist. * Dagon Taya, 95, Burmese author and peace activist. * Cedar Walton, 79, American jazz pianist. * Lee Thompson Young, 29, American actor (''The Famous Jett Jackson'', ''Friday Night Lights (film), Friday Night Lights'', ''Rizzoli & Isles''), suicide by gunshot.20
* Sathima Bea Benjamin, 76, South African jazz singer, wife of Abdullah Ibrahim. *Alan Bluechel, 88, American politician. * Jim Brothers, 72, American sculptor, cancer. * Narendra Dabholkar, 67, Indian social activist, shot. * Don Hassler, 84, American jazz musician and businessman. * Wayne Hodgson, 54, New Zealand cricketer. * Mahmoud Hweimel, Jordanian politician, Member of the Parliament of Jordan, House of Representatives, cancer. * Leslie Jaeger, 87, British–born Canadian civil engineer and academic. * Bishun Khare, 80, Indian scientist (SETI Institute). *Lando (horse), Lando, 23, German Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, euthanized. * Ernest-Marie Laperrousaz, 89, French historian and archaeologist. * Elmore Leonard, 87, American author (''Get Shorty'', ''Three-Ten to Yuma'', ''Out of Sight (novel), Out of Sight''), complications from a stroke. * Jimmy Mankins, 87, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1975–1983). * Marian McPartland, 95, British jazz pianist, writer, composer, and radio host (''Piano Jazz''). * John W. Morris, 91, American army lieutenant general, List of United States Army Corps of Engineers Chiefs of Engineers, Chief of Engineers (1976—1980). * Mun Kyong-jin, North Korean head of the Unhasu Orchestra, executed by firing squad. * Ewa Petelska, 92, Polish film director (''Copernicus (film), Copernicus'') and screenwriter. * Charles Pollock (designer), Charles Pollock, 83, American furniture designer, fire. * Ted Post, 95, American director (''Hang 'Em High'', ''Magnum Force'', ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes''). * Jayant Salgaonkar, 84, Indian historian, academic and astrologer, founder of Kalnirnay almanac. * Costică Ștefănescu, 62, Romanian footballer (UEFA Euro 1984), suicide by defenestration, self-defenestration.21
*Abdul Razzaq Baloch (journalist), Abdul Razzaq Baloch, 35–42, Pakistani journalist, strangulation (body found on this date). * Jean Berkey, 74, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (2000–2004) and Washington Senate, Senate (2004–2010). * Sid Bernstein (impresario), Sid Bernstein, 95, American music producer and promoter, brought The Beatles and The Rolling Stones to the United States. * Wellington Burtnett, 82, American Olympic silver medallist ice hockey player (1956 Winter Olympics, 1956). * Rodolfo Tan Cardoso, 75, Filipino chess player, heart attack. * Malathi Chendur, 84, Indian Telugu writer, novelist and columnist. * C. Gordon Fullerton, 76, American astronaut and test pilot (Approach and Landing Tests, ALT program, STS-3, STS-51-F), complications from a stroke. * David Gilhooly, 70, American ceramicist and printmaker, cancer. *Kemaluddin Hossain, 90, Bangladeshi jurist. * Huw Jenkins (cricketer), Huw Jenkins, 68, Welsh cricket player (Glamorgan County Cricket Club, Glamorgan). *Elwyn John, 77, Welsh priest. * Matti Kasvio, 69, Finnish Olympic swimmer. * Ulvis Katlaps, 45, Latvian ice hockey player, stomach cancer. * Fred Martin (footballer, born 1929), Fred Martin, 84, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen). * Enos Nkala, 81, Zimbabwean politician, Minister of Finance (1980–1983), Minister of Defense (1985–1988), multiple organ failure. * Lew Wood, 84, American television journalist (''Today (U.S. TV program), The Today Show'', CBS News), kidney failure.22
* Robert M. Bowman, 78, American air force officer. * Keiko Fuji, 62, Japanese singer and actress, fall. * Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen, 83, Danish badminton player. * Geoffrey Inkin, Sir Geoffrey Inkin, 78, British soldier and public servant. * Petr Kment, 71, Czech Olympic bronze-medalist Greco-Roman wrestler (Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968). * William McIlroy (secularist), William McIlroy, 85, British secularist and atheist activist. * Ronald Motley, 68, American lawyer, led efforts against tobacco companies, complications of organ failure. * Jetty Paerl, 92, Dutch singer ("De vogels van Holland"). * Paul Poberezny, 91, American aviation pioneer, aircraft designer and founder of the Experimental Aircraft Association, cancer. * Jim Ramsay, 83, Australian politician, Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Electoral district of Balwyn, Balwyn (1973–1988). * Andrea Servi, 29, Italian footballer, lung cancer. * Peter Waieng, 47, Papua New Guinean politician, Minister of Defence, stabbed.23
* Alan Brown (cricketer, born 1933), Alan Brown, 80, English cricketer (Northumberland County Cricket Club, Northumberland). * Red Burns, 88, Canadian academic. * Richard J. Corman, 58, American railroad executive, owner and founder of R.J. Corman Railroad Group, multiple myeloma. * Stephen Crohn, 66, American medical research subject (HIV), suicide. * David Garrick (singer), David Garrick, 67, English singer. * William Glasser, 88, American psychiatrist and developer of reality therapy, respiratory failure from pneumonia. *Tonnie Hom, 80, Dutch swimmer. * Charles Lisanby, 89, American production designer, complications from a fall. * Henry Maxwell (rugby league), Henry Maxwell, 81, New Zealand rugby league player (Point Chevalier Pirates). * Dean Meminger, 65, American basketball player (New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks). * Konstanty Miodowicz, 62, Polish politician, member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Sejm (since 1997), complications from neurosurgery. * Peter Needham (cricketer), Peter Needham, 81, South African cricketer. * Vesna Rožič, 26, Slovene chess player, peritoneal cancer. * Irwin Russell, 87, American entertainment lawyer (Michael Eisner, Jim Henson, Dr. Seuss), complications from leukemia. * Nasser Sharify, 87, Iranian academic and librarian. * Gilbert Taylor, 99, British cinematographer (''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'', ''The Omen'', ''Dr. Strangelove''). * Javanshir Vakilov, 62, Azerbaijani diplomat and academic. * David Watkins (British politician), David Watkins, 87, British politician, MP for Consett (UK Parliament constituency), Consett (1966–1983). * Vadim Yusov, 84, Russian cinematographer (''Ivan's Childhood'', ''Andrei Rublev (film), Andrei Rublev'', ''Solaris (1972 film), Solaris''). * Tatyana Zaslavskaya, 85, Russian economic sociologist.24
* Gerry Baker, 75, Scottish-American soccer player (Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town, Manchester City F.C., Manchester City). *Sonia Coutinho, 74, Brazilian journalist, short story writer and novelist, heart attack. * Ricardo Elizondo Elizondo, 63, Mexican writer, cancer. * Julie Harris (American actress), Julie Harris, 87, American Tony Award-winning actress (''The Belle of Amherst'', ''East of Eden (film), East of Eden'', ''Knots Landing''), heart failure. * Alf Kaartvedt, 92, Norwegian historian. *Julio Marigil, 77, Spanish footballer. * Muriel Siebert, 84, American financial executive and philanthropist; first woman member of the New York Stock Exchange, cancer. * Newton de Sordi, 82, Brazilian World Cup champion footballer (1958 FIFA World Cup, 1958), multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. * Filippo Strofaldi, 73, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ischia, Ischia (1997–2012). * P. W. Vidanagamage, 79, Sri Lankan cricket umpire. * Mike Winters (comedian), Mike Winters, 82, British comedian. * José Zárate, 63, Colombian footballer.25
* Ciril Bergles, 79, Slovene poet, essayist and translator. * António Borges, 63, Portuguese economist and banker, pancreatic cancer. * Robert J. Corts, 96, American politician and judge. * Domenico Crusco, 79, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Oppido Mamertina-Palmi (1991–1999) and Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, San Marco Argentano-Scalea (1999–2011). * William Froug, 91, American television writer and producer (''Bewitched'', ''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), The Twilight Zone'', ''Gilligan's Island''). * Akio Hattori, 84, Japanese mathematician. * Bobby Hoff, 73, American poker player. * Frederick Wilfrid Lancaster, 80, British-born American information scientist. * Liu Fuzhi, 96, Chinese politician, Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (1988–1993). * Bill Nilsson, 80, Swedish motocross racer. * Rajko Pavlovec, 81, Slovenian geologist. * Raghunath Panigrahi, 79, Indian classical singer and music director. *Abdul Samad Abdulla, 67, Maldivian politician, Foreign Minister (since 2012), kidney failure. * Gylmar dos Santos Neves, 83, Brazilian World Cup champion footballer (1958 FIFA World Cup, 1958, 1962 FIFA World Cup, 1962), stroke. * Karl-Wilhelm Welwei, 82, German historian.26
*John Dawe, 85, Australian Olympic sailor. *Hélie de Saint Marc, 91, French Resistance member and military officer, participant in Algiers putsch of 1961, 1961 Generals' Putsch. * John J. Gilligan, 92, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 1st congressional district, Ohio (1965–1967), Governor of Ohio (1971–1975), heart failure. * Kauko Hänninen, 83, Finnish Olympic bronze medallist rower (1956 Summer Olympics, 1956, 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968). * Henny Knoet, 71, Dutch designer (Efteling), cancer. * Luigi Lucchini, 94, Italian steel executive, President of Confindustria (1984–1988). * Gerard Murphy (Irish actor), Gerard Murphy, 64, British actor (''Batman Begins'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Waterworld''), prostate cancer. * Bill Schmitz, 59, American football coach, United States Coast Guard Academy (1993–1996), Austin Peay University (1997–2002), suicide by jumping. * Jack Sinagra, 63, American politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1992–2002), Mayor of East Brunswick, New Jersey (1989–1991). * Sybille Verckist, 78, Belgian Olympic swimmer. * Clyde A. Wheeler, 92, American politician and lobbyist. * George Whittaker (Canadian politician), George Whittaker, 93, Canadian politician.27
* David Barker (epidemiologist), David Barker, 75, English physician and epidemiologist. * Zelmo Beaty, 73, American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks, Utah Stars). * Helene Brandt, 77, American sculptor. * Chen Liting, 103, Chinese playwright and film director. * Kent Finell, 69, Swedish radio host (''Svensktoppen''). * Max Fuller, 68, Australian chess master. * Carl Graffunder, 94, American modernist architect. * Magnhild Holmberg, 70, Norwegian politician. * Jean Jansem, 93, Turkish-born French painter of Armenian themes. * Chris Kennedy (filmmaker), Chris Kennedy, 64, Australian film director (''Doing Time for Patsy Cline'', ''A Man's Gotta Do''), heart attack. * Zoltán Kovács (footballer born 1986), Zoltán Kovács, 26, Hungarian footballer. * Anatoly Onoprienko, 54, Ukrainian serial killer and mass murderer, heart failure. * Bill Peach, 78, Australian journalist and television presenter, cancer. * Henry Rebello, 84, Indian Olympic triple jumper (Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump, 1948) and sport administrator. * Héctor Sanabria (footballer born 1985), Héctor Sanabria, 27, Argentinian footballer (Deportivo Laferrere), heart attack. * Lucy Caroline Smith, Lucy Smith, 78, Norwegian academic, List of rectors of the University of Oslo, Rector of the University of Oslo (1993–1998), cancer. *David Stenhouse, 81, English biologist. * Dave Thomas (golfer), Dave Thomas, 79, Welsh international golfer and golf course designer.28
* Bernard Becker, 93, American ophthalmologist and glaucoma researcher (Washington University School of Medicine), lung cancer. * Lorella Cedroni, 52, Italian political philosopher. * John Bellany, 71, Scottish painter. * Matt Doust, 29, American-born Australian artist, epileptic seizure. * Edmund B. Fitzgerald, Edmund Fitzgerald, 87, American businessman. * Murray Gershenz, 91, American actor (''The Hangover'', ''I Love You, Man'', ''The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'') and entrepreneur, heart attack. * Ray Grebey, 85, American labor negotiator for Major League Baseball. * Gus (polar bear), Gus, 27, American polar bear, euthanized. (death announced on this date) * László Gyetvai, 94, Hungarian footballer (Ferencvárosi TC, Ferencváros, Hungary national football team, national team). *Ajay Jha, 57, Indian first-class cricketer, heart attack. * Francis Kajiya, 59, Zambian footballer. *Diarmuid Ó Gráinne, 63, Irish writer and journalist. * Larry Pennell, 85, American actor (''Ripcord (TV series), Ripcord'', ''The Great White Hope (film), The Great White Hope'', ''Bubba Ho-Tep''). * Frank Pulli, 78, American baseball umpire, complications from Parkinson's disease. * Brian Smith (footballer, born 1955), Brian Smith, 57, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers). * Barry Stobart, 75, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers). * Aajonus Vonderplanitz, 66, American food activist, fall. * Rafael Díaz Ycaza, 87, Ecuadorian writer.29
* Jack Beal, 82, American realist painter. * Artan Bushati, 49, Albanian football manager. *Bob Green (naturalist), Bob Green, 87, Australian naturalist, photographer and conservationist. * Peter Grzybowski, 59, Polish artist. * Joan L. Krajewski, 79, American politician, Member of the Philadelphia City Council (1980–2012), complications from COPD. * Robert MacEwen, 85, Scottish rugby player. * Darren Manzella, 36, American gay rights activist, traffic collision. *Cliff Mason, 83, English professional footballer. * Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, 81, Zambian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chipata, Chipata (1970–1996) and Cardinal Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka, Lusaka (1996–2006), cancer. * Cliff Morgan, 83, Welsh rugby player and broadcaster. * Bruce C. Murray, 81, American space scientist, Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1976–1982), complications from Alzheimer's disease. *Fernando Solijon, 47, Filipino radio journalist, shot. * Steven Tari, 41–42, Papua New Guinean cult leader, slashed. * Are Vesterlid, 92, Norwegian architect.30
* Alfredo Betancourt, 98, Salvadoran writer. * William C. Campbell (golfer), William C. Campbell, 90, American golfer, U.S. Amateur champion (1964), President of the United States Golf Association (1982–1983). * Howie Crittenden, 80, American basketball player (Murray State Racers men's basketball, Murray State University). *Eva J. Engel, 94, German-Jewish scholar. * Allan Gotthelf, 70, American philosopher, cancer. * Seamus Heaney, 74, Irish poet, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize laureate (1995). *Geresom Ilukor, 77–78, Ugandan bishop. * Romana Kryzanowska, 90, American Pilates instructor and author. * Leo Lewis (running back), Leo Lewis, 80, American football player (Lincoln University (Missouri), Lincoln Blue Tigers, Winnipeg Blue Bombers). * John "Juke" Logan, 66, American blues harmonica player, complications from esophageal cancer. * Lotfi Mansouri, 84, Iranian opera director (Canadian Opera Company, San Francisco Opera). * Glenn Terrell, 93, American academic, President of Washington State University (1967–1985). *Tokai Teio, 25, Japanese thoroughbred racehorse, heart attack.31
* Jean-Louis Beaumont, 87, French politician, National Assembly (France), Deputy (1978–1981, 1993–1997), mayor of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (1977–2008). * William John Brennan, 75, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga (1984–2002). * Peter Calder, 87, British mechanical engineer. * Alan Carrington, 79, British chemist. * David Frost, Sir David Frost, 74, British broadcaster (''That Was the Week That Was'', ''The Frost Report'', ''The Nixon Interviews''), heart attack. * Jimmy Greenhalgh, 90, British football player and manager (Darlington F.C.). *Robert Lebron, 85, American impressionist artist. * LeRoy Martin, 84, American police officer, Chicago Police Department superintendent (1987–1992). *Samuel Rovinski, 81–82, Costa Rican author of plays, novels, short stories and essays. * Donald W. Steinmetz, 88, American judge. * Jan Camiel Willems, 73, Belgian mathematician.References
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