The following is a list of notable deaths in February 2016. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: *Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.

February 2016

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Wasil Ahmad Wasil Ahmad ( – February 2016) was an Afghan child soldier, who is best known for commanding a police unit and his subsequent killing by the Taliban when he was eleven years old. His uncle Samad, trained him "in the use of AK-47 and PK machi ...

, 11, Afghan child soldier, shot. * Israr Ali, 88, Pakistani Test cricketer. * Ali Beratlıgil, 84, Turkish football player and coach. * Francis Buckley, 94, Canadian business executive (

Buckley's W. K. Buckley Limited is a corporation operating in Canada that manufactures medicines for health problems such as the common cold. They also have children's medicine which are sold under the brand Jack & Jill. The company is located in Mississauga ...

). * Jon Bunch, 45, American rock musician (

Sense Field Sense Field was an American post-hardcore band from Southern California, formed in 1990. Originally consisting of vocalist Jon Bunch, guitarist Chris Evenson, guitarist Rodney Sellars, bassist John Stockberger, and drummer Scott McPherson, the ...

Further Seems Forever Further Seems Forever is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Over its initial eight-year run the band experienced several lineup changes, resulting in a different lead vocalist performing on each of their first three ...

), suicide by drug overdose. * Miguel Gutiérrez, 84, Mexican footballer (

Club Atlas Atlas Fútbol Club () is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco that currently plays in Liga MX. It plays home matches at the Estadio Jalisco. Founded in 1916, Atlas has won three league titles and four domestic cups ...

). * Li Xiuren, 94, Chinese politician. *

Murray Louis Murray Louis (November 4, 1926 – February 1, 2016) was an American modern dancer and choreographer. Life Louis was known as one of the most influential American modern dancers and choreographers. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he grew up in Manh ...

, 89, American modern dancer and choreographer. * Kelly McGarry, 33, New Zealand mountain biker, cardiac arrest. *

Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer" ...

, 85, Guatemalan military officer and politician,

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

(1983–1986). *

Francis Ormsby-Gore, 6th Baron Harlech Francis David Ormsby-Gore, 6th Baron Harlech (13 March 1954 – 1 February 2016), was a peer in the United Kingdom. Early life Lord Harlech was born in 1954, the fifth child and second son of David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech, and his wife Sy ...

, 61, British peer, member of the House of Lords (1985–1999). * Bernard Piras, 73, French politician, member of the Senate for

Drôme Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.

(1996–2014), Mayor of Bourg-lès-Valence (2001–2014), cancer. * Paul Pholeros, 62, Australian architect. * Jaime Powell, 63, Argentine paleontologist. * Tom Pugh, 78, English cricketer. * Kunigal Ramanath, 83, Indian actor. * Thomas Tigue, 70, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1981–2006), lung cancer. * Dušan Velkaverh, 72, Slovenian lyricist. * Sir Peter Whiteley, 95, British general in the Royal Marines,

Lieutenant Governor of Jersey The Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (, Jèrriais: ''Gouvèrneux d'Jèrri'') is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown. The Lieutenant Governor has his own flag in Jersey, ...

(1979–1984).

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* Robert Beiner, 65, American television sports director. *

Heinz Bohlen Heinz P. Bohlen (26 June 1935 – 2 February 2016)Heinz Bohlen
, ''Bohlen-Pierce-Confer ...

, 80, German microwave electronics and communications engineer (

Bohlen–Pierce scale The Bohlen–Pierce scale (BP scale) is a musical tuning and scale, first described in the 1970s, that offers an alternative to the octave-repeating scales typical in Western and other musics, specifically the equal-tempered diatonic scale. T ...

). *

Seth Cardew Seth Cardew (11 November 1934 – 2 February 2016) was an English studio potter. He was the eldest son of fellow potter Michael Cardew and the brother of the composer Cornelius Cardew. Cardew was born in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. He began ...

, 81, English studio potter. *

Abram Cohen Abram "Abe" Dreyer Cohen (October 25, 1924 – February 2, 2016) was an American Olympic foil, epee, and sabre fencer.Bob Wechsler''Day by Day in Jewish Sports History''/ref>Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver''Encyclopedia of Jews in ...

, 91, American Olympic fencer (

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

). * Bob Elliott, 92, American comedian (

Bob and Ray Bob and Ray were an American comedy duo whose career spanned five decades, composed of comedians Bob Elliott (1923–2016) and Ray Goulding (1922–1990). The duo's format was typically to satirize the medium in which they were performing, suc ...

) and actor ('' Get a Life''), throat cancer. * Jim Goode, 71, American restaurateur. * Dag Gundersen, 88, Norwegian linguist and lexicographer. * Halling, 24, American racehorse. *

Intizar Hussain Intizar Hussain ( ur, ; 21 December 1925 – 2 February 2016) was a Pakistani writer of Urdu novels, short stories, poetry and nonfiction. He is widely recognised as a leading literary figure of Pakistan. He was among the finalists of the Man Bo ...

, 92, Pakistani writer. *

Chris Kenny Chris Kenny (born 28 September 1962) is an Australian conservative political commentator, author and former political adviser. He is a columnist for ''The Australian'' newspaper as well as the host of a weeknight current affairs program, ''Th ...

, 78, Irish-born New Zealand boxing coach. * Luiz Felipe Lampreia, 74, Brazilian diplomat, Minister of External Relations (1995–2001). *

Aldo Bufi Landi Aldo Bufi Landi (7 April 1923 – 2 February 2016) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1947 and 2013. Selected filmography * '' Malaspina'' (1947) * '' Madunnella'' (1948) * '' Assunta Spina'' (1948) * ''L ...

, 92, Italian actor ('' Four Flies on Grey Velvet'', '' The Magliari'', ''

The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo ''The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo'' ( it, Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo) is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Pietro Germi. Plot In 1863 a company of Bersaglieri commanded by Captain Giordani, as part of the repression of banditr ...

''). * Gérald Laniel, 91, Canadian politician, MP for

Beauharnois—Salaberry Beauharnois—Salaberry is a former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 2015. Geography In 2003, the riding was re-defined to consist of the regional county municip ...

(1962–1984). *

Rebecca Masika Katsuva Rebecca Masika Katsuva (26 May 1966 – 2 February 2016) was an activist and a survivor of sexual assault from the Democratic Republic of Congo. She founded the Association des Personnes Desherites Unies pour le Development (APDUD) and defended t ...

, 49, Congolese women's rights activist. * Mubeen Mughal, 23, Pakistani cricketer. *

Yasushi Nirasawa was a Japanese illustrator, character designer, and model maker born in Tochio, Niigata. He is well known for character designs in the Kamen Rider entries ''Kamen Rider Blade'', ''Kamen Rider Kabuto'', and ''Kamen Rider Den-O'' and the creature ...

, 52, Japanese concept designer and illustrator (''

Kamen Rider Kabuto is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. The series was broadcast on TV Asa ...

'', ''

Hellboy Hellboy is a fictional superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in ''San Diego Comic-Con Comics'' #2 (August 1993), and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossover ...

'', ''

Soulcalibur is a weapon-based fighting video game franchise by Bandai Namco Entertainment. There are seven main installments of video games and various media spin-offs, including music albums and a series of manga books. The first game in the series, '' ...

''), kidney failure. *

Mike Oehler David Michael Oehler (; January 2, 1938 February 2, 2016) was an American environmentalist and author. He was a proponent and designer of affordable and sustainable alternative forms of housing. He became well known for his appearances in episodes ...

, 78, American author. * Manuel Tenenbaum, 81, Uruguayan historian, President of the Latin American Jewish Congress (1978–2007). * Marcus Turner, 59, New Zealand folk singer and television presenter.

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* Ernesto Alais, 86, Argentine Olympic sports shooter. * Joe Alaskey, 63, American voice actor ('' Looney Tunes'', ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, a ...

'', ''

Casper Casper may refer to: People * Casper (given name) * Casper (surname) * Casper (Maya ruler) (422–487?), ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque * Tok Casper, first known king of Maya city-state Quiriguá in Guatemala, ruling beginning in 426 * David ...

''), cancer. *

Big Kap Keith Carter (February 26, 1970 – February 3, 2016), also known as Big Kap and The Wardin, was an American hip-hop DJ who was born in New York City and was later based in Atlanta. Career In 1995, he was a member of hip hop supergroup The Flip ...

, 45, American hip hop DJ (

Tunnel A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, and enclosed except for the entrance and exit, commonly at each end. A pipeline is not a tunnel, though some recent tunnels have used immersed tube cons ...

), heart attack. * Mark Farren, 33, Irish football player ( Derry City), brain cancer. * Richie Giachetti, 76, American boxing trainer. * John Hirst, 73, Australian historian. * Balram Jakhar, 92, Indian politician,

Speaker of the Lok Sabha The speaker of the Lok Sabha ( IAST: ) is the presiding officer and the highest official of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general e ...

(1980–1989). * Michał Janiszewski, 89, Polish politician and army officer. *

Brandon Astor Jones Brandon Astor Jones (February 13, 1943 – February 3, 2016) was an American murderer who was executed by lethal injection by the state of Georgia on February 3, 2016. Jones, age 72, was the oldest person on Georgia's death row at the time he was ...

, 72, American criminal, execution by lethal injection. *

József Kasza József Kasza ( sr-cyr, Јожеф Каса, Jožef Kasa, 6 February 1945 – 3 February 2016) was a Serbian politician, economist, and banker. An ethnic Hungarian, he led the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians from 1995 to 2007. He was the De ...

, 70, Serbian politician and economist. * Brad Kent, 61, Canadian musician ( DOA, Avengers), complications from pneumonia. * Suat Mamat, 85, Turkish footballer (

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...

). * K. S. Paripoornan, 83, Indian judge, multiple organ failure. * Valery Postnikov, 70, Russian ice hockey player and coach. * Mercedes Richards, 60, Jamaican astronomer and physicist. * John P. Riley Jr., 95, American ice hockey player (

) and coach ( 1960 Olympic Champions US national team). * Edith Skom, 86, American novelist. * Alba Solís, 88, Argentine singer and actress. *

Saulius Sondeckis Saulius Sondeckis (11 October 1928 – 3 February 2016) was a Lithuanian violinist, conductor, orchestra leader and professor. He founded the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra in 1960 and was its artistic director and principal conductor until 2004. B ...

, 87, Lithuanian violinist and conductor. * Andy Thompson, 91, Canadian politician, Leader of the

Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party (OLP; french: Parti libéral de l'Ontario, PLO) is a political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. The party has been led by interim leader John Fraser since August 2022. The party espouses the principles of li ...

(1964–1966). * Arnold Weiberg-Aurdal, 90, Norwegian politician.

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Leslie Bassett Leslie Raymond Bassett (22 January 1923 – 4 February 2016) was an American composer of classical music. Bassett received the 1966 Pulitzer Prize in Music. Bassett had a lifelong relationship with the University of Michigan School of Music. ...

, 93, American composer, recipient of the

Pulitzer Prize for Music The Pulitzer Prize for Music is one of seven Pulitzer Prizes awarded annually in Letters, Drama, and Music. It was first given in 1943. Joseph Pulitzer arranged for a music scholarship to be awarded each year, and this was eventually converted ...

(1966). *

Sonia Borg Sonia Ingeborg Borg (20 February 1931 – 4 February 2016) was an Austrian-Australian writer and producer, one of the leading screenwriters of Australian films and TV in the 1960 and 70s. After extensive experience in theatre in Germany, India ...

, 85, Austrian-born Australian screenwriter (''

Women of the Sun ''Women of the Sun'' is an Australian historical drama television miniseries that was broadcast on SBS Television and later the Australian Broadcasting Company in 1981. The series, co-written by Sonia Borg and Hyllus Maris, was composed of four ...

'', '' Storm Boy''). *

Marlow Cook Marlow Webster Cook (July 27, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American politician who served Kentucky in the United States Senate from his appointment in December 1968 to his resignation in December 1974. He was a moderate Republican. He ...

, 89, American politician, Senator from

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

(1968–1974), complications from a heart attack. * Don Davis, 82, American gun shop owner. * Joe Dowell, 76, American pop singer ("

Wooden Heart "Wooden Heart" is a pop song recorded by Elvis Presley. The composition is based on a German folk song " Muss i denn" (''lit.'' Must I then) and it was featured in the 1960 Elvis Presley film ''G.I. Blues''. The song was a hit single for Presl ...

"), heart attack. *

William Gaskill William "Bill" Gaskill (24 June 1930 – 4 February 2016) was a British theatre director who was "instrumental in creating a new sense of realism in the theatre". Described as "a champion of new writing", he was also noted for his productions of B ...

, 85, British theatre director. *

Harry Glasgow Henry Bird "Harry" Glasgow (20 June 1939 – 4 February 2016) was a Scottish football player and manager. Glasgow began his career with Falkirk, where he made four appearances, all of which came in cup competitions. He spent a season on loan ...

, 76, Scottish footballer (

Clyde Clyde may refer to: People * Clyde (given name) * Clyde (surname) Places For townships see also Clyde Township Australia * Clyde, New South Wales * Clyde, Victoria * Clyde River, New South Wales Canada * Clyde, Alberta * Clyde, Ontario, a tow ...

). *

Harry Harpham Robert Harry Harpham (21 February 1954 – 4 February 2016) was a British Labour Party politician and coal miner. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough from the May 2015 general election until he died n ...

, 61, British politician, MP for

Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament by Gi ...

(since 2015), cancer. * Bob Harrison, 78, 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 ...

). *

Jimmie Haskell Jimmie Haskell (born Sheridan Pearlman, November 7, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American composer and arranger for motion pictures and a wide variety of popular artists, including Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Steely ...

, 79, American composer and orchestrator (''

The Color Purple ''The Color Purple'' is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.

'', ''

Big Big or BIG may refer to: * Big, of great size or degree Film and television * ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks * ''Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show * ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television show present ...

'', '' Land of the Lost''). * Paddy Kehoe, 93, Irish Gaelic football and hurling manager and player. * Galina Leontyeva, 74, Russian volleyball player, Olympic champion (

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. * Janu ...

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 mean solar tim ...

). *

Katie May Katie Beth May (March 16, 1981 – February 4, 2016) was an American model and businesswoman. Dubbed "The Queen of Snapchat", May was known as a social media star and brand ambassador before her death from a chiropractically-induced stroke at ag ...

, 34, American model, stroke. * Kristine Miller, 90, American actress (''

I Walk Alone ''I Walk Alone'' is a 1947 film noir directed by Byron Haskin and starring Burt Lancaster and Lizabeth Scott, with a supporting cast featuring Wendell Corey and Kirk Douglas. This was the first of five films that Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas ...

'', '' Jungle Patrol'', ''

Too Late for Tears ''Too Late for Tears'' is a 1949 film noir directed by Byron Haskin and starring Lizabeth Scott, Arthur Kennedy, Dan Duryea, and Don DeFore. It concerns a ruthless femme fatale's murderous attempt to hold on to a suitcase containing US$60,000 ($ ...

''). (death announced on this date) *

Dave Mirra David Michael Mirra (April 4, 1974 – February 4, 2016) was an American BMX rider who also competed in rallycross racing. He set the record for most medals in BMX Freestyle at the X Games (later tied by Scotty Cranmer) and earned at least one ...

, 41, American BMX rider, X Games winner (

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

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 S ...

, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005), suicide by gunshot. * Edgar Mitchell, 85, American astronaut ( Apollo 14). * Sir Jeremy Morse, 87, British banker and crossword compiler. * Miguel Roa, 72, Spanish conductor. *

Axl Rotten Brian Knighton (April 21, 1971 – February 4, 2016), better known by the ring name Axl Rotten, was an American professional wrestler. In the early 1990s, he was a part of the tag team The Bad Breed with Ian Rotten. He had a short stint with Wor ...

, 44, American professional wrestler ( ECW), heroin overdose. *

Haro Senft Haro Senft (27 September 1928, Budweis, Czechoslovakia (now České Budějovice, Czech Republic – 4 February 2016, Munich) was a German filmmaker who was one of the founders of the New German Cinema movement. His short documentary film '' Kah ...

, 87, German filmmaker ('' Kahl''). * David Sloan, 74, Northern Irish footballer ( Scunthorpe United,

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and t ...

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield. Walsall is th ...

). *

Ulf Söderblom Ulf Arne Söderblom (5 February 1930 – 4 February 2016) was a Finnish conductor and music professor. He was the principal conductor of the Finnish National Opera from 1973 to 1993 and was a key figure in the revival of the Savonlinna Opera Festiv ...

, 85, Finnish conductor. * Howard G. Swafford, 96, American politician. *

Dimitris Tsaloumas Dimitris Tsaloumas (13 October 1921 – 4 February 2016) was a Greek-Australian poet. Biography Tsaloumas was born in Greece on the island of Leros, one of the Dodecanese islands, which were then under Italian rule (from 1912 to 1947). Consequen ...

, 94, Greek-born Australian poet. * Lorna Jorgenson Wendt, 72, American women's equality advocate. *

Edgar Whitcomb Edgar Doud Whitcomb (November 6, 1917 – February 4, 2016) was an American attorney, writer and politician, who served as the 43rd governor of Indiana. His term as governor began a major rift in the Indiana Republican Party as urban Republica ...

, 98, American politician,

Governor of Indiana The governor of Indiana is the head of government of the State of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state governmen ...

(1969–1973). * Maurice White, 74, American songwriter and musician (

Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band whose music spans the genres of jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, big band, Latin, and Afro pop. They are among the best-selling bands of all time, with sales of over 90 million reco ...

), complications from Parkinson's disease.

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* Markand Bhatt, 87, Indian theatre director and actor. *

Bill Birchfield William O. Birchfield Jr. (December 19, 1935 – February 5, 2016) was an American politician, lawyer, and civic leader in Jacksonville, Florida. He referred to himself as the "Duke of Mayo" from the small town (population less than 1,000) where h ...

, 80, American politician, member of Florida House of Representatives for the 21st district (1971–1974). *

Ciriaco Cañete Ciriaco "Cacoy" Cañete (August 8, 1919 – February 5, 2016) was a Filipino martial artist of the Doce Pares Eskrima Club. He was the last surviving member of the club, which was founded in January 1932. He was also a 12th degree black belt. ...

, 96, Filipino martial artist, prostate cancer. *

Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum (September 16, 1929 – February 5, 2016) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education Born into a Jewish family, Cedarbaum grew up in the Crow ...

, 86, American judge,

District Court for the Southern District of New York The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case citations, S.D.N.Y.) is a United States district court, federal trial court whose geographic jurisdiction encompasses eight counties of New York (state), New York ...

(1986–1998), stroke. *

Ray Colcord Ray Colcord III (December 24, 1949 – February 5, 2016) was an American film and television composer known for TV series such as ''227'', ''Silver Spoons'', ''My Two Dads'', '' Dinosaurs'', '' Big Brother'', and ''Boy Meets World''. He is a form ...

, 66, American film and television composer (''

Boy Meets World ''Boy Meets World'' is an American coming-of-age sitcom created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly that aired on ABC for seven seasons between September1993 and May2000. The series centers on Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) and his friends and fami ...

'', '' The Facts of Life'', '' Dinosaurs''), pancreatic cancer. *

Leo Foley Leo T. Foley (October 25, 1928 – February 5, 2016) was an American politician who was a member of the Minnesota Senate representing District 49 from 1997 to 2003, and District 47 from 2003 to 2011, which includes portions of Anoka and Hen ...

, 87, American politician, Minnesota State Senator (1997–2011). *

Bodil Malmsten Bodil Malmsten (19 August 1944 – 5 February 2016) was a Swedish poet and novelist. Malmsten was born in Bjärme, Östersund Municipality. Due to her parents' early separation, she grew up at her maternal grandparents and at foster care in Vä ...

, 71, Swedish poet and novelist. *

John Lewis Mitchell Air Commodore John Lewis Mitchell (November 12, 1918 – February 5, 2016) was a pilot who flew Winston Churchill around the world in his specially fitted aircraft, ''Ascalon''. Mitchell was born in South Croydon and educated at Bancroft's Sch ...

, 97, British Royal Air Force pilot. *

Tayeb Saddiki Tayeb Saddiki (; 5 January 1939 – 5 February 2016) was a Moroccan theatre director and one of the most iconic and prominent Arab artists, and is considered among the foremost Arab dramatists of the twentieth century. Trained in classical Wes ...

, 77, Moroccan playwright. * C. V. Subramanian, 91, Indian scientist. * Carl E. Wang, 85, Norwegian politician.

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* Milton V. Backman, 88, American historian. *

Alastair Biggar Alastair Gourlay Biggar (4 August 1946 – 6 February 2016) was a Scotland international rugby union player.national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...

British and Irish Lions The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national ...

, London Scottish), cancer. * Jules Boes, 88, Belgian Olympic basketball player. * Luciano Conati, 65, Italian racing cyclist. *

David John de Laubenfels David John de Laubenfels or D. J. de Laubenfels (1925 – February 6, 2016) was an American botanist known as an expert on tropical conifers. See also * Max Walker de Laubenfels Max Walker de Laubenfels (1894–1960) was an American spon ...

, 90, American botanist. *

Robin Chandler Duke Robin Chandler Duke (born Grace Esther Tippett; October 13, 1923 – February 6, 2016) was an American women's reproductive rights advocate and diplomat. She was the United States Ambassador to Norway from 2000 to 2001. Early life Born Grace Es ...

, 92, American social advocate and diplomat, Ambassador to Norway (2000–2001). *

Dan Gerson Daniel Robert Gerson (August 1, 1966 – February 6, 2016) was an American screenwriter and voice actor, best known for his work with Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He co-wrote the screenplays of '' Monsters, Inc.'', ' ...

, 49, American screenwriter ('' Monsters, Inc.'', '' Big Hero 6'', ''

Chicken Little "Henny Penny", more commonly known in the United States as "Chicken Little" and sometimes as "Chicken Licken", is a European folk tale with a moral in the form of a cumulative tale about a chicken who believes that the world is coming to an end ...

''), brain cancer. *

Winifred Green Winifred A. Green (1937 – February 6, 2016) was an American activist from Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement. She spent her life leading grassroots movements impacting youth and education, and was a white advocate for integrated educat ...

, 78, American civil rights activist. * Dan Hicks, 74, American singer-songwriter, liver cancer. *

York Larese York Bruno Larese (July 18, 1938 – February 6, 2016) was an American basketball player and coach. Amateur career Larese was born in New York City and attended St. Ann's Academy (now Archbishop Molloy High School) in Queens. A 6'4" (1.93 m) gua ...

, 77, American basketball player (

Chicago Packers The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays ...

, Philadelphia Warriors) and coach (

New York Nets New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...

). * Anisa Makhlouf, 86, Syrian political matriarch, First Lady (1971–2000). * James Moore, 99, American baseball player (

Newark Eagles The Newark Eagles were a professional Negro league baseball team which played in the Negro National League from 1936 to 1948. They were owned by Abe and Effa Manley. History Formation The Newark Eagles were formed in 1936 when the Newark Do ...

). *

Emanuel Parzen Emanuel Parzen (April 21, 1929 – February 6, 2016) was an American statistician. He worked and published on signal detection theory and time series analysis, where he pioneered the use of kernel density estimation (also known as the Parzen w ...

, 86, American statistician. *

Sam Spence Samuel Lloyd Spence (March 29, 1927February 6, 2016) was an American soundtrack composer best known for his work with NFL Films. His music has also been in the EA Sports '' Madden NFL'' football video games and many football-related commercials. ...

, 88, American composer (

NFL Films NFL Productions, LLC, doing business as NFL Films, is the film and television production company of the National Football League. It produces commercials, television programs, feature films, and documentaries for and about the NFL, as well as ...

). * Giacomo Tachis, 82, Italian oenologist ( Super Tuscans). * Sudhir Tailang, 55, Indian cartoonist, brain cancer. * John L. Tishman, 90, American property developer (

Tishman Realty & Construction Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Inc. is an American corporation founded in 1898 that owns and develops real estate. The company is known for being the contractor that built the original World Trade Center in New York City. Tishman Constructio ...

). *

Eddy Wally Eduard Van De Walle (12 July 1932 – 6 February 2016), known by his stage name Eddy Wally, was a Belgian schlager singer from Zelzate, East Flanders, and the once self-proclaimed "Voice of Europe". As a crooner and showman, Eddy Wally toured ...

, 83, Belgian singer, cerebral hemorrhage. * David Weinrib, 91, American artist.

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Juliette Benzoni Juliette Benzoni (30 October 1920 – 7 February 2016) was a French author and international bestseller in several genres, including historical romance, historical fiction, mystery and screenwriting. In 1998, at the age of 78, she received th ...

, 95, French novelist. *

Konstantinos Despotopoulos Konstantinos Despotopoulos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Δεσποτόπουλος; 8 February 1913 – 7 February 2016) was a Greek philosopher and intellectual who became a university professor and the Minister of National Education and Religiou ...

, 102, Greek philosopher and politician. * Andrew Glaze, 95, American poet. * Andrew Hintz, 52, New Zealand cricketer. * Dogomar Martínez, 86, Uruguayan Olympic boxer. * Emilyano Ochagaviya, 70, Russian theater actor. * Redding Pitt, 71, American attorney and politician. * Thomas Rea, 86, American dermatologist and leprosy researcher, cancer. *

Roger Willemsen Roger Willemsen (15 August 1955 – 7 February 2016) was a German author, essayist and TV presenter. Biography Willemsen was born and passed his Abitur in Bonn. He studied German philology (Germanistik), philosophy and history of art in Bonn, ...

, 60, German author, essayist and TV presenter.

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* Sikiru Adesina, 44–45, Nigerian film actor and director. *

Amelia Bence Amelia Bence (born María Amelia Batvinik; 13 November 1919 – 8 February 2016) was an Argentine film actress and one of the divas of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–60). Born to Belarusian Jewish immigrants, Bence began her ...

, 101, Argentine actress (''

The Gaucho War ''The Gaucho War'' (''La guerra gaucha'') is a 1942 Argentine historical drama and epic film directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño, Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña, and Amelia Bence. The film's script, written by Homero Manz ...

'', ''

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'', '' Alfonsina''). *

Jakov Bienenfeld Jakov Bienenfeld (28 July 1948 – 8 February 2016) was a Croatian entrepreneur and developer. Life and career Bienenfeld was born in Zagreb on 28 July 1948 to a Jewish family. Most of his family perished during the Holocaust. His father, Zla ...

, 67, Croatian executive. * Michael Brick, 41, American journalist and songwriter, colon cancer. * Charles C. Campbell, 68, American army general. * Ken Delo, 77, American singer ('' The Delo and Daly Show''). *

John Disley John Ivor Disley Order of the British Empire, CBE (20 November 1928 – 8 February 2016) was a Welsh athlete. He competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase before co-founding the London Marathon and becoming active in sports promotion and ad ...

, 87, Welsh steeplechase runner, Olympic bronze medallist (

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 ...

) and co-founder of the

London Marathon The London Marathon is an annual marathon held in London, United Kingdom, and is the 2nd largest annual road race in the UK, after the Great North Run in Newcastle. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically he ...

. * Johnny Duncan, 92, American actor ('' Batman and Robin''). *

Nida Fazli Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli, known as Nida Fazli (12 October 1938 – 8 February 2016), was a prominent Indian Hindi and Urdu poet, lyricist and dialogue writer. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2013 by the government of India for his contribution t ...

, 77, Indian poet, respiratory problems. * Giuliano Ferraris, 80, Italian Olympic ice hockey player (

). *

Luigi Ferrari Bravo Luigi Ferrari Bravo (5 August 1933 – 7 February 2016) was an Italian professor and legal expert who served as judge for the International Court of Justice in the 1990s. Biography Born in Naples in 1933, Ferrari Bravo graduated in Law from the Un ...

, 82, Italian academic and judge,

International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice (ICJ; french: Cour internationale de justice, links=no; ), sometimes known as the World Court, is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN). It settles disputes between states in accordanc ...

(1995–1997). *

Margaret Forster Margaret Forster (25 May 1938 – 8 February 2016) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, historian and critic, best known for the 1965 novel ''Georgy Girl'', made into a successful film of the same name, which inspired a hit song by T ...

, 77, English novelist (''

Georgy Girl ''Georgy Girl'' is a 1966 British romantic comedy-drama, starring Lynn Redgrave in the titular role, with Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, and James Mason. Directed by Silvio Narizzano, the film was based on the 1965 novel by Margaret Forster. ...

'') and biographer, cancer. * Norman Hudis, 93, English screenwriter (''

Carry On Carry On may refer to: * ''Carry On'' (franchise), a British comedy media franchise *Carry-on luggage or hand luggage, luggage that is carried into the passenger compartment * ''Carry On'' (film), a 1927 British silent film * ''Carry On'' (novel), ...

''). * August P. Mardesich, 95, American politician, member of the

Washington House of Representatives The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, and along with the Washington State Senate makes up the legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 ...

(1950–1963) and Senate (1963–1978). * Samuel Rappaport, 83, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1971–1984). * Willie Richardson, 76, American football player ( Jackson State, Baltimore Colts,

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

). *

Viggo Rivad Viggo Reinholdt Rivad (3 July 1922 – 8 February 2016) was a Danish photographer who started as an autodidact in 1946, and went on to win numerous competitions in the 1950s and 1960s. Around 1960, he adopted his so-called "essay approach", r ...

, 93, Danish photographer. *

Roy Señeres Roy Villareal Señeres (July 6, 1947 – February 8, 2016) was a Filipino politician and diplomat who initially ran in the 2016 Philippine presidential election under the Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka party before withdrawing on February ...

, 68, Filipino politician and diplomat, Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1994–1998), complications of diabetes. * William Donald Stiehl, 90, American federal judge, District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (1986–1996). * William Stowe, 75, American rower, Olympic champion (

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

). *

Zdravko Tolimir Zdravko Tolimir (Serbian Cyrillic: Здравко Толимир; 27 November 1948 – 9 February 2016) was a Bosnian Serb military commander and war criminal, convicted of genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, extermination, murder, persecutio ...

, 67, Bosnian Serb military commander in the Bosnian War. *

Violette Verdy Violette Verdy (born Nelly Armande Guillerm; 1 December 1933 – 8 February 2016) was a French ballerina, choreographer, teacher, and writer who worked as a dance company director with the Paris Opera Ballet in France and the Boston Ballet in t ...

, 82, French ballerina. * Leon Vilaincour, 92, Polish-born British painter.

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* J. B. Danquah-Adu, 50, Ghanaian politician and MP, stabbed. * Myer Bloom, 87, Canadian physicist. *

Vittorio Di Prima Vittorio Di Prima (July 19, 1941 – February 9, 2016) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Palermo, Di Prima began his career as an actor at some point during the early 1970s. He has acted in two films and appeared in several ...

, 74, Italian actor and voice actor. *

Wayne England Wayne England (d. 9 February 2016) was an English artist whose work regularly appeared in role-playing games, wargaming rulebooks and magazines and was used on cards for collectible card games such as ''Magic: The Gathering''. He died on 9 Feb ...

, 56, English artist (''

Magic: The Gathering ''Magic: The Gathering'' (colloquially known as ''Magic'' or ''MTG'') is a Tabletop game, tabletop and Digital collectible card game, digital Collectible card game, collectable card game created by Richard Garfield. Released in 1993 by Wizards ...

''). *

Claudie Flament Claudie Flament (21 April 1930 – 9 February 2016) was a French hurdler. She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952 ...

, 85, French Olympic hurdler. * Bob Halverson, 78, Australian politician, Speaker of the House of Representatives (1996–1998), MP (1984–1998), cancer. * Michael Hanlon, 51, British science journalist, heart attack. *

Roy Harris Roy Ellsworth Harris (February 12, 1898 – October 1, 1979) was an American composer. He wrote music on American subjects, and is best known for his Symphony No. 3. Life Harris was born in Chandler, Oklahoma on February 12, 1898. His ancestr ...

, 82, British folk singer. * André van den Heuvel, 88, Dutch actor ('' Hamelen'', ''

De rode zwaan '' De rode zwaan '' is a 1999 Dutch film directed by Martin Lagestee. Cast * Liz Snoyink ... Koningin Houtvolk * Rufus Heikens ... Jacob *Pierre Bokma ... Generaal * Sanne Himmelreich ... Neeltje *Frits Lambrechts * Nick Majoor ... Vezel ...

'', '' Lifespan''), two-time winner of the

Louis d'Or The Louis d'or () is any number of French coins first introduced by Louis XIII in 1640. The name derives from the depiction of the portrait of King Louis on one side of the coin; the French royal coat of arms is on the reverse. The coin was rep ...

. *

Sushil Koirala Sushil Prasad Koirala (; 12 August 1931 – 9 February 2016) was a Nepalese politician and the Prime Minister of Nepal from 11 February 2014 to 10 October 2015. He was also President of the Nepali Congress from 2010 to 2016, having earlier serve ...

, 76, Nepalese politician,

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

(2014–2015), President of

Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...

(since 2010), pneumonia. * Edwin McDonough, 72, American actor ('' Kinsey'', '' Reversal of Fortune''). *

Alethea McGrath Alethea Ada McGrath (1 June 1920 – 9 February 2016) was an Australian actress and comedian. She played Jocasta Nu in '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Her roles on television included Dot Farrar in ''Prisoner'' and three d ...

, 95, Australian actress ('' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'', ''

Prisoner A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to serving a prison sentence in a prison. ...

'', '' Knowing''). * Graham Moore, 74, Welsh footballer (

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in ...

, Cardiff City). * Quan Minyu, 12, Chinese singer,

DIPG Diffuse midline glioma (DMG), previously called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) is a fatal tumour that arises in the brainstem; most commonly in the pons or thalamus. DMG is believed to be caused by genetic mutations that cause epigenetic ...

. *

Edgar Riek Edgar Frederick Riek (1920–2016) was an Australian entomologist and invertebrate zoologist known for his research on fossil insects and the taxonomy of freshwater crayfish. He later became known as prominent viticulturist and winemaker. Aff ...

, 95, Australian entomologist and wine pioneer. * Jagnandan Singh, 87, Kenyan Olympic hockey player. *

Elizabeth Joan Smith Elizabeth Joan Smith (January 5, 1928 – February 9, 2016) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990 who represented the central Ontario riding of London South. She w ...

, 88, Canadian politician,

MPP MPP or M.P.P. may refer to: * Marginal physical product * Master of Public Policy, an academic degree * Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), Canada * Member of Provincial Parliament (Western Cape), South Africa * ''Merriweather Post Pavilio ...

for

London South London South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering ...

(1985–1990), brain injury from fall. * Donald E. Thorin, 81, American cinematographer (''

Thief Theft is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word ''theft'' is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some ...

'', '' Purple Rain'', '' Scent of a Woman''). * Leslie Thornton, 90, English sculptor. * Jan Zoon, 92, Dutch politician, Senator (1969–1991). *

Alexandru Vulpe Alexandru Vulpe (June 16, 1931 – February 9, 2016) was a Romanian historian and archaeologist, member of the Romanian Academy and director of the Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology. Life Vulpe was born in 1931 in Bucharest, the son of a ...

, 84, Romanian historian, archaeologist and academician (

Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ro, Academia Română ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life. According to its byl ...

). * Nore Westin, 78, Swedish Olympic biathlete.

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Jakob Aano Jakob Aano (10 April 1920 – 10 February 2016) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He was born in Sauda. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1965, and was re-elected on four occasions. He was n ...

, 95, Norwegian politician, MP (1965–1985). * David Boykett, 81, Australian rower, Olympic bronze medallist (

). * Claude Jeancolas, 66, French author. * Ian Cowap, 65, English cricketer ( Cheshire), cancer. * Yuriy Dumchev, 57, Russian Olympic Soviet discus thrower ( 1980,

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...

world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...

holder (1983–1986). * Leo Ehlen, 62, Dutch footballer (

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisi ...

). * Hildesuse Gaertner, 93, German alpine skier and politician. * Phil Gartside, 63, English businessman and football chairman ( Bolton Wanderers), cancer. * Rafiqul Hossain, 80, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1988). *

Anatoli Ilyin Anatoli Mikhaylovich Ilyin (russian: Анатолий Михайлович Ильин; 27 June 1931 – 10 February 2016) was a Soviet Russian footballer. Honours * Olympic champion: 1956. * Soviet Top League winner: 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 196 ...

, 84, Russian Soviet football player (

Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia: * FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club * HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team * Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club * WB ...

), Olympic champion (

). * Bayard Johnson, 63, American screenwriter (''

Tarzan and the Lost City ''Tarzan and the Lost City'' is a 1998 American adventure film directed by Carl Schenkel, and starring Casper Van Dien and Jane March with Steven Waddington. The screenplay by Bayard Johnson and J. Anderson Black is loosely based on the Tarzan s ...

''), cancer. *

Drew Lewis Andrew Lindsay Lewis Jr. (November 3, 1931 – February 10, 2016), generally known as Drew Lewis, was an American businessman and politician from the state of Pennsylvania. He was United States Secretary of Transportation in the first portion ...

, 84, American business executive and politician,

Secretary of Transportation A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a wh ...

(1981–1983), complications of pneumonia. * Asami Nagakiya, 30, Japanese musician, strangled. *

Lennie Pond Lennie Wayne Pond (August 11, 1940 – February 10, 2016) was an American NASCAR driver. He won NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors in 1973, and won his only race at Talladega Superspeedway in 1978 for Ronnie Elder and Harry Ranier. Pond ...

, 75, American race car driver, cancer. * Eliseo Prado, 86, Argentine footballer (

Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate, commonly known as River Plate, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city's estuary, Río de la ...

). * Christopher Rush, 50, American illustrator (''

''). * Günter Schröter, 88, German football player and coach. * John Spencer, 81, New Zealand businessman. *

Fatima Surayya Bajia Fatima Surayya Bajia (; 1 September 1930 – 10 February 2016) was an Urdu novelist, playwright and drama writer from Pakistan. She was awarded various awards at home and abroad including Japan's highest civil award in recognition of her works. ...

, 85, Pakistani novelist. * Richard Unis, 87, American judge, stroke. * Bob Wielinga, 70, Dutch academic. * Abdel-Bari Zamzami, 73, Moroccan religious leader, cancer.

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* Warner Batchelor, 81, Australian Olympic boxer. * Les Belshaw, 88, British rugby league player. * Sir Timothy Bevan, 88, British banker, chairman of Barclays (1981–1987). * Naushaba Burney, 83, Pakistani journalist. * Jakob Denzinger, 91, Croatian concentration camp guard. *

John Gagnon John H. Gagnon (November 22, 1931 – February 11, 2016) was a pioneering sociologist of human sexuality who wrote and edited 15 books and over 100 articles. He collaborated with William Simon to develop the piece he is perhaps best recognized ...

, 84, American sociologist, pancreatic cancer. * Charles Garabedian, 92, American artist, prostate cancer. * William Haze, 49, American actor (''

One Tree Hill One Tree Hill may refer to: * "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak * ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song ** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...

'', ''

The Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...

'', '' Jeepers Creepers''). * Thomas N. Hibbard, 86, American computer scientist. * Douglas Inman, 95, American oceanographer. * Jung Byung-tak, 75, South Korean football player and manager. *

John Baptist Kakubi John Baptist Kakubi (September 23, 1929 – February 11, 2016) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood, in 1960, for what is now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara, Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Afri ...

, 86, Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of

Mbarara Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, ...

(1969–1991). *

Ellison Kelly Ellison Lamar Kelly (May 17, 1935 – February 11, 2016) was an American and Canadian football offensive lineman for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1960–1970 and the Toronto Argonauts from 1971-1972 of the Canadian Football League. He also playe ...

, 80, American-born Canadian football player ( Hamilton Tiger-Cats,

Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...

), heart failure. * Philip A. Kuhn, 82, British-born American sinologist. * Warren Manzi, 60, American playwright (''

Perfect Crime Perfect crimes are crimes that are undetected, unattributed to an identifiable perpetrator, or otherwise unsolved or unsolvable as a kind of technical achievement on the part of the perpetrator. The term is used colloquially in law and fiction (es ...

''), pneumonia. *

Mildred Shapley Matthews Mildred Shapley Matthews (February 15, 1915 – February 11, 2016) was a book editor and writer known for astronomy books. She was the daughter of astronomers Harlow Shapley and Martha Betz Shapley; her father named the asteroid 878 Mildred for he ...

, 100, American science writer. *

Juan Mujica Juan Martín Mujica Ferreira (22 December 1943 – 11 February 2016) was a Uruguayan football player and manager who represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Career Mujica played club football for Rampla Juniors, Nacional, Lille ...

, 72, Uruguayan football player and manager. * Sohrab Rahimi, 53, Iranian-born Swedish poet. *

Kevin Randleman Kevin Christopher Randleman (August 10, 1971 – February 11, 2016) was an American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, and former UFC Heavyweight Champion. Randleman's background was in collegiate wrestling, in which he became ...

, 44, American mixed martial artist,

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(1999–2000), pneumonia and heart failure. * Ferenc Rudas, 94, Hungarian football player and manager (

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros ...

). *

Arthur Tunstall Arthur Tunstall (22 February 1922 – 11 February 2016) was an Australian and international sport administrator, particularly in relation to boxing and the Commonwealth Games. His Sport Australia Hall of Fame citation read that he was a "pioneer ...

, 93, Australian sports administrator. * John Keith Wells, 94, American Marine platoon commander ( 2nd Battalion 28th Marines). * Kim Williams, 68, American songwriter ("

Three Wooden Crosses "Three Wooden Crosses" is a song written by Kim Williams and Doug Johnson, and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in November 2002 from his album, '' Rise and Shine''. The song became Travis' 16th and fina ...

"). * Peter Wood, 90, English theatre director. * Zeng Xuelin, 86, Chinese football player and manager (

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...

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* Eddie Barry, 96, American

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

player (

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

). * Kekuni Blaisdell, 90, American Hawaii sovereign activist and professor of medicine, respiratory failure. * Oscar Camilión, 86, Argentine lawyer and diplomat, Minister of Defense (1993–1996), Foreign Minister (1981). * Dominique D'Onofrio, 62, Italian-born Belgian football coach. *

Kenny Easterday Kenneth Easterday (December 7, 1973 – February 12, 2016) was an American man born with the rare disability, Caudal regression syndrome, sacral agenesis. To improve his mobility, his legs were amputated at the hip when he was six months old. Li ...

, 42, American actor and "man with half a body" due to

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. * Braulio Manuel Fernández, 74, Mexican politician. *

Robert Frederick Froehlke Robert Frederick Froehlke (October 15, 1922 – February 12, 2016) was an American businessman, lawyer, and government official who served as Secretary of the Army from July 1971 until May 1973. Early life Froehlke was born in Neenah, Wiscons ...

, 93, American lawyer, Secretary of the Army (1971–1973). * Bergljot Hobæk Haff, 90, Norwegian novelist. * Barbara Hardy, 92, British author. *

Keith Jeffery Keith John Jeffery MRIA (11 January 1952 – 12 February 2016) was a Northern Irish historian specialising in modern British, British Imperial, and Irish history. Early life He attended Methodist College Belfast, where his father was vic ...

, 64, Northern Irish historian. * Martin Jensen, 74, Norwegian triple jumper. * Giannis Kalaitzis, 70, Greek cartoonist and caricaturist. * Sossen Krohg, 92, Norwegian actress ('' Hotel Cæsar''). *

Johnny Lattner John Joseph Lattner (October 24, 1932 – February 12, 2016) was an American football player. While playing college football for the University of Notre Dame, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1953. He also won the Maxwell Award twice, in 1952 and ...

, 83, American football player ( Notre Dame, Pittsburgh Steelers). * Yvonne Porcella, 79, American quilt artist. * Bennie Purcell, 86, American basketball player ( Murray State University,

Washington Generals The Washington Generals are an American basketball team who play exhibition games against the Harlem Globetrotters. The team has also played under several different aliases in their history as the Globetrotters' perennial opponents. Function ...

) and tennis coach. * Henri Rey, 83, French Olympic basketball player. * Hugo Tassara, 92, Chilean football manager. *

George Tipton George Aliceson Tipton (January 23, 1932 – February 12, 2016) was an American composer, musical arranger, and conductor, who is well known for his work in television and for his collaborations with singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Among Tip ...

, 84, American composer and arranger. * Yan Su, 85, Chinese playwright and lyricist, cerebral infarction. * Xymena Zaniewska-Chwedczuk, 91, Polish scenographer, architect and fashion designer.

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Angela Bairstow Angela Bairstow (1942-2016) was an English international badminton player. Badminton career She first came to prominence in 1958 when she won the English National Junior singles title. Further wins followed in 1959 and 1960; in addition she wo ...

, 73, English badminton player. *

Nathan Barksdale Nathan "Bodie" Barksdale (1961 – February 13, 2016) was a Baltimore, Maryland, stick up kid dramatized in the HBO series ''The Wire'', although the extent to which any of the show's characters or plot lines are based on his life is disputed. His ...

, 54, American heroin dealer, dramatized in ''

The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The Wire'' premiered on June 2 ...

''. * Yvonne Barr, 83, Irish virologist, discovered

Epstein–Barr virus The Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), formally called ''Human gammaherpesvirus 4'', is one of the nine known human herpesvirus types in the herpes family, and is one of the most common viruses in humans. EBV is a double-stranded DNA virus. It is b ...

. * Avigdor Ben-Gal, 79, Israeli general, GOC Northern Command (1977–1981). * Flakey Dove, 30, British racehorse, winner of the 1994 Champion Hurdle, euthanized. *

Robin Ghosh Robin Ghosh ( bn, রবিন ঘোষ, ur, ; 13 September 1939 – 13 February 2016) was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi playback singer and film music composer, best known for singing and composing music for Lollywood films from 1961 to 1986. Pla ...

, 76, Bangladeshi composer. *

Trifon Ivanov Trifon Marinov Ivanov ( bg, Трифон Маринов Иванов; 27 July 1965 – 13 February 2016) was a Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a defender. Ivanov made his debut for Bulgaria in 1988, earning 76 caps and scoring ...

, 50, Bulgarian footballer (

), heart attack. * Barry Jones, 74, New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive ...

(since 2007). *

O. N. V. Kurup Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He receive ...

, 84, Indian 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 ...

(2007). * Edward J. McCluskey, 86, American electrical engineer. * Rafael Moreno Valle, 98, Mexican military physician and politician,

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(1969–1972),

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(1964–1968). * Giorgio Rossano, 76, Italian Olympic footballer (

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Jan ...

). *

Slobodan Santrač Slobodan Santrač (, ; 1 July 1946 – 13 February 2016) was a Serbian football manager and player. He is the all-time top scorer of the Yugoslav First League with a total of 218 goals, as well as the top scorer in the history of OFK Beograd. A ...

, 69, Serbian football player (

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

) and manager, heart attack. * Antonin Scalia, 79, American judge,

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is any member of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the chief justice of the United States. The number of associate justices is eight, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1 ...

(since 1986). * Mike Shepherdson, 85, Malaysian Olympic hockey player (

) and cricketer (

). * Bořek Šípek, 66, Czech architect and designer, cancer. *

Bud Webster Clarence Howard "Bud" Webster (July 27, 1952 – February 13, 2016) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer who is also known for his essays on both the history of science fiction and sf/fantasy anthologies as well. He is perhaps be ...

, 63, American science fiction and fantasy writer. * Sir Christopher Zeeman, 91, British mathematician.

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Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury Eric Reginald Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury (29 September 1928 – 14 February 2016), was an English politician and human rights campaigner. He served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Orpington from 1962 to 1970. He then served in the House o ...

, 87, British politician, MP for

Orpington Orpington is a town and area in south east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 13.4 miles (21.6 km) south east of Charing Cross. On the south-eastern edge of the Greater London Built-up Area, it is south of St Ma ...

(1962–1970), acute myeloid leukaemia. *

Peter Bottome Peter Bottome Deery (28 December 1937 – 14 February 2016) was a Venezuelan businessman. He was shareholder and the General Director of Venezuelan corporation Empresas 1BC. Biography His parents were Robert Bottome and Kathleen Deery. Later, ...

, 78, Venezuelan businessman (

Empresas 1BC Empresas 1BC (also known as Grupo Phelps, Centro Corporativo 1BC, and Grupo 1BC), is a privately owned Venezuelan corporation which operates diverse media enterprises such as Radio Caracas Televisión, Etheron, Radio Caracas Radio, , Sonográ ...

). *

Ali Brownlee Alastair Brownlee (14 April 1959 – 14 February 2016) was an English radio broadcaster best known for his coverage of Middlesbrough F.C. on BBC Tees from 1982 onwards. His connection to the club earned him the honorific "Voice of the Boro". ...

, 56, English radio sports broadcaster (

Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club ( ) is a professional football club in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium ...

BBC Tees BBC Radio Tees is the BBC's local radio station serving the former county of Cleveland which comprises the unitary authorities of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV ...

), bowel cancer. * Muriel Casals i Couturier, 70, Spanish economist and

Catalan independence The Catalan independence movement ( ca, independentisme català; Spanish: ''independentismo catalán'') is a social and political movement (with roots in Catalan nationalism) which seeks the independence of Catalonia from Spain. The beginning ...

leader, President of

Òmnium Cultural Òmnium Cultural () is a Catalan association based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It was originally created in the 1960s to promote the Catalan language and spread Catalan culture. Over the years it has increased its involvement in broader political is ...

(2010-2015), Catalonia MP (since 2015), brain injury. * Joanne M. Cohoon, 61, American sociologist. * Max Gruenberg, 72, American politician, member of the

Alaska House of Representatives The Alaska State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people per ...

(1985–1993, since 2003). *

Drewe Henley Gordon Drewe Henley (1940 – 14 February 2016) was an English actor. He had a variety of roles in film, television and theatre including as Red X-Wing Squadron Leader Garven Dreis in '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''. He retired from acti ...

, 75, British actor ('' Star Wars'', '' Hell Boats'', ''

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth ''When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth'' (titled ''When Dinosaurs Ruled the World'' in the U.K.) is a 1970 British prehistoric dinosaur film from Hammer Films, written and directed by Val Guest, and starring Victoria Vetri. It was produced by Aida Yo ...

''), asphyxiation. *

David Hey David G. Hey (18 July 1938 – 14 February 2016) was an English historian, and was an authority on surnames and the local history of Yorkshire. Hey was the president of the British Association for Local History, and was a published author of seve ...

, 77, English historian. * Mitchell Higginbotham, 94, American World War II veteran, member of the

Tuskegee Airmen The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Army ...

. * Anselmo López, 81, Venezuelan

bandola The bandola is one of many varieties of small pear-shape chordophones found in Venezuela and Colombia. They are related to the bandurria and mandolin. Traditional varieties Instruments known as ''bandola'' include: *Bandola llanera: tra ...

player. * Wiesław Rudkowski, 69, Polish boxer, Olympic silver medalist (

). * Steven Stucky, 66, American classical music composer, brain tumor. * L. C. Ulmer, 87, American blues musician.

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* Paul Bannon, 59, Irish footballer ( Carlisle United,

Cork City Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city's ...

). * Paulo Barreto Menezes, 90, Brazilian civil engineer and politician, Governor of

Sergipe Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at , larger only than the Federal District. Serg ...

(1971–1975). *

Piero Buscaroli Piero Buscaroli (21 August 1930 – 15 February 2016) was an Italian musicologist, journalist and essayist. Life Born in Imola, the son of a Latinist, Buscaroli studied organ, harmony and counterpoint at the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Marti ...

, 85, Italian musicologist. * Alcibíades Colón, 96, Dominican baseball player. * Mary Dodson, 83, American art director ('' Murder, She Wrote'', ''

Full House ''Full House'' is an American television Situation comedy, sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The show is about widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best ...

'', ''

Taxi A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choic ...

''), complications from Parkinson's Disease. *

Lewis Feild Lewis Feild (October 28, 1956 – February 15, 2016) was an American professional rodeo cowboy. He specialized in bareback bronc riding and saddle bronc riding and competed on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) circuit. He was the ...

, 59, American rodeo cowboy, pancreatic cancer. *

Edward T. Foote II Edward Thaddeus "Tad" Foote II (December 15, 1937 – February 15, 2016) was an American academic administrator, attorney, and journalist who served as the fourth president of the University of Miami from 1981 through 2001. Early life and educat ...

, 78, American educator, President of the

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, i ...

(1981–2001). *

George Gaynes George Gaynes (born George Jongejans; May 16, 1917 – February 15, 2016) was a Finnish-born American singer, actor, and voice artist. Born to Dutch and Russian-Finnish parents in the Grand Duchy of Finland of the Russian Empire, he served in the ...

, 98, Finnish-born American actor (''

Police Academy A police academy, also known as a law enforcement training center, police college, or police university, is a training school for police cadets, designed to prepare them for the law enforcement agency they will be joining upon graduation, or othe ...

'', ''

Punky Brewster ''Punky Brewster'' is an American Situation comedy, sitcom television series about a young girl (Soleil Moon Frye) being raised by a foster parent (George Gaynes). The show ran on NBC from September 16, 1984, to March 9, 1986, and again in Broad ...

'', ''

Tootsie ''Tootsie'' is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman. Its supporting cast includes Pollack, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Charles Durning, Geo ...

''). *

Constance Glube Constance Rachelle Glube, (November 23, 1931 – February 15, 2016) was the 21st Chief Justice of Nova Scotia and first female Chief Justice in Canada. Early life Born Constance Lepofsky in Ottawa, she was the daughter of the late Samuel (1894-1 ...

, 84, Canadian judge, Chief Justice of Nova Scotia (1998–2004). *

Victor Goldbloom Victor Charles Goldbloom (July 31, 1923 – February 15, 2016) was a Canadian pediatrician, lecturer, and politician. Early life and education He was born in Montreal, the son of Alton Goldbloom and Annie Ballon. He studied at Selwyn House Sch ...

, 92, Canadian politician. * Abdul Rahman Al-Hanaqtah, 52–53, Jordanian politician, member of the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

(2007–2013). * Virgil Jester, 88, American baseball player ( Boston Braves/ Milwaukee Braves), pneumonia. * Jerzy Kroh, 91, Polish chemist. *

Louis Lane Louis Gardner Lane (December 25, 1923 – February 15, 2016) was an American conductor. He was born in Eagle Pass, Texas. He studied composition with Kent Kennan at the University of Texas at Austin where he earned his bachelor's in music degree i ...

, 92, American conductor. *

Walter McGowan Walter McGowan, MBE (13 October 1942 – 15 February 2016), was a Scottish boxer born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. He was known for having been the world flyweight champion (Lineal champion. Recognized by European Boxing Union, British Bo ...

, 73, Scottish boxer,

world champion A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

(1966). * Muhayadin Mohamed, Somali politician, Defence Minister (2008), explosion. * Salman Natour, 67, Israeli Palestinian author. * W. F. H. Nicolaisen, 88, German-born Scottish scholar. *

Joyce Paul Joyce Paul (1937 – February 15, 2016) was an American country music singer. She is best known for her 1969 hit on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, "Phone Call to Mama" from her album ''Heartaches, Laughter & Tears''. She was bor ...

, 78, American country music singer. *

Carlos Quintero Arce Carlos Quintero Arce (February 13, 1920 – February 15, 2016) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church. At his death, he was the oldest Mexican bishop. Quintero Arce was born in Etzatlán, Mexico, and was ordained a priest on April 8, 1944, ...

, 96, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of

Hermosillo Hermosillo (), formerly called Pitic (as in ''Santísima Trinidad del Pitic'' and ''Presidio del Pitic''), is a city located in the center of the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the municipal seat of the Hermosillo municipality, the ...

(1968–1996). * Hans Posthumus, 68, Dutch footballer (

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club (association football), football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names bef ...

NEC is a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics corporation, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. The company was known as the Nippon Electric Company, Limited, before rebranding in 1983 as NEC. It provides IT and network soluti ...

). *

Jean Rabier Jean Rabier (16 March 1927 – 15 February 2016) was a French cinematographer who frequently worked with director Claude Chabrol. He had almost 70 film credits spanning a career from 1961–1991. He died on 15 February 2016 at the age of 88. S ...

, 88, French cinematographer (''

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' (french: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) is a 1964 musical romantic drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music and lyrics by Michel Legrand. Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo star as two young ...

''). * Fighton Simukonda, 58, Zambian football player (

Nkana Red Devils Nkana FC is a football club based in Kitwe, Zambia. The football team is competing in the MTN/FAZ Super Division, and is regarded as one of the country's most popular teams. Nkana FC has won 13 League titles, which made it to be Zambia's most su ...

) and manager (

), diabetes. * Steve Thompson, 50, American football player. *

Vanity Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant ''futility''. The related term vainglory is now often seen as an archaic ...

, 57, Canadian singer (

Vanity 6 Vanity 6 was a short lived American female vocal trio that gained popularity in the early 1980s. They were protégés of musician Prince. Led by singer Vanity, they are known for their song " Nasty Girl." History Formation In 1981, Prince, hi ...

), actress (''

The Last Dragon ''The Last Dragon'' (sometimes listed as Berry Gordy's ''The Last Dragon'') is a 1985 American martial arts comedy film produced by Rupert Hitzig for Berry Gordy and directed by Michael Schultz. The film stars Taimak, Vanity, Julius Carry, C ...

''), and evangelist, renal failure.

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Alisa Bellettini Alisa Marie Bellettini (October 1, 1954 – February 16, 2016) was an American television producer. In 1989, Bellettini created the landmark MTV television series, '' House of Style''. The series, originally hosted by supermodel Cindy Crawford, ...

, 61, American television producer, creator of ''

House of Style ''House of Style'' is an MTV show that premiered in May 1989, focusing on America's growing fascination with the "supermodel" craze. The show focused on fashion, lives of models, the modeling industry, and topics such as eating disorders. Ove ...

''. * Ronnie Blackman, 90, English footballer (

Reading Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of letters, symbols, etc., especially by sight or touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling ...

). *

Boutros Boutros-Ghali Boutros Boutros-Ghali (; , ar, بطرس بطرس غالي ', ; 14 November 1922 – 16 February 2016) was an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) from 1992 to 1996. An academic ...

, 93, Egyptian politician and diplomat,

Secretary-General of the United Nations The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or SG) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The role of the secretary-g ...

(1992–1996), complications from a fall. * Eugenio Carmi, 95, Italian painter and sculptor. * Fred V. Cherry, 87, American military pilot, POW during the Vietnam War, heart disease. *

Mircea Costache II Mircea Costache II (2 May 1940 – 16 February 2016) was a Romanian handball player and coach who played as a pivot for Dinamo București and for the national team. He scored the winning goal in the 1961 World Championship final. After retiring ...

, 75, Romanian handball player (

Dinamo București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator. Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to: Places * Dinamo (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia * Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterin ...

) and coach (

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

), world champion (

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K ...

). * Srđan Dizdarević, 63, Bosnian diplomat and journalist. * Jack Elrod, 91, American cartoonist ('' Mark Trail''). * Gustavo Julian Garcia, 43, American criminal, execution by lethal injection.Wigglesworth, Valerie.
"McKinney man executed in 1990 capital murder of Plano store clerk"
br /

''

The Dallas Morning News ''The Dallas Morning News'' is a daily newspaper serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas, with an average print circulation of 65,369. It was founded on October 1, 1885 by Alfred Horatio Belo as a satellite publication of the '' Galvest ...

'' archive, February 16, 2016; retrieved February 20, 2016. * Douglas Haynes, 80, Canadian abstract painter. * Mahmudul Islam, 79, Bangladeshi lawyer, Attorney General (1998–2001). *

Gregorio Garavito Jiménez Gregorio Garavito Jiménez S.M.M. (March 9, 1919 – February 16, 2016) was a Colombian bishop of the Catholic Church. At the time of his death, he was one of oldest Colombian Catholic bishops. Garavito was born in Junín, Colombia and wa ...

, 96, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of

Villavicencio Villavicencio () is a city and municipality in Colombia. Capital of Meta Department, it was founded on April 6, 1840. The city had an urban population of approximately 531,275 inhabitants in 2018.https://www.dane.gov.co/files/varios/informacio ...

(1969–1994). * Mike Greenstein, 95, American strongman. *

Lou Holland Louis Alfred Holland, Sr. (December 13, 1941 – February 16, 2016) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1964. He played college football previously with the University of Wisconsin. Afte ...

, 74, American football player ( Chicago Bears,

British Columbia Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first season ...

) and investment management executive, Grey Cup champion (1964). *

Bernard Kirschenbaum Bernard Kirschenbaum (born September 3, 1924 in New York City - d. February 16, 2016) was an American artist. Biography Kirschenbaum received his bachelor's degree in design from the Chicago Institute of Design in Chicago in 1952. In 1974 he cr ...

, 91, American artist. * Herbert Louis, 87, American orthopedic surgeon. *

Arman Manaryan Arman Manaryan ( hy, Արման Մանարյան; December 15, 1929 – February 16, 2016) was an Iranian-born Armenian film director. He was the brother of actor Yervand Manaryan. He repatriated to Soviet Armenia in 1946 and graduated from the Y ...

, 86, Iranian-born Armenian film director. * Belinda Nash, 69, Canadian-born American historian, cancer. *

Jim Pleass James Edward Pleass (21 May 1923 – 16 February 2016) was a Welsh cricketer. Pleass was a right-handed batsman. Life and career Born in Cardiff, Pleass made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in the 1947 County Championship against Derbyshi ...

, 92, Welsh cricketer ( Glamorgan). *

Jože Pogačnik Jože Pogačnik (22 April 1932 – 16 February 2016) was a Slovenian film director and screenwriter. After studying film directing, Pogačnik first worked as a film critic, before becoming a prominent author of documentary films in the 1960s, ...

, 83, Slovenian film director. *

Charles Caldwell Ryrie Charles Caldwell Ryrie (March 2, 1925 – February 16, 2016) was an American Bible scholar and Christian theologian. He served as professor of systematic theology and dean of doctoral studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and as president and pro ...

, 90, American theologian. * Robert Walker, 87, American sailor, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (1975–1979).

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* Arthur J. Aasland, 82, Norwegian executive (

Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk Kongsberg Gruppen is an international technology group headquartered in Norway, that supplies high-technology systems to customers in the merchant marine, defence, aerospace, offshore oil and gas industries, and renewable and utilities industri ...

). *

Gelu Barbu Gelu Barbu (; 14 April 1932 – 17 February 2016) was a Romanian-born Spanish ballet dancer and choreographer. Life Barbu was born in Lugoj, the son of composer Filaret Barbu. He received his basic training at the ballet school of the Romanian N ...

, 83, Romanian-born Spanish ballet dancer and choreographer. * Jesús Barrero, 57, Mexican actor and voice actor (''

Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It w ...

''), lung cancer. *

Eduardo Chirinos Eduardo Alejandro Chirinos Arrieta (4 April 1960 – 17 February 2016) was a Peruvian professor of literature at the University of Montana, and a poet. He received the Premio Casa de América de Poesía Americana in 2001. Career Eduardo Chirino ...

, 55, Peruvian poet. * Elias P. Demetracopoulos, 87, Greek journalist and activist, involved in the

Watergate scandal The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration's contin ...

. * François Fourquet, 76, French economist. *

Andy Ganteaume Andrew Gordon Ganteaume (22 January 1921 – 17 February 2016) was a Trinidadian cricketer who played one Test match for the West Indies in 1948 as a batsman. He scored 112 in his only Test innings which left him with the highest Test batt ...

, 95, Trinidadian cricketer (

West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greate ...

). *

Alexander Gutman Alexander Ilyich Gutman (russian: Алекса́ндр Ильи́ч Гу́тман; 29 January 1945 – 17 February 2016), also spelt as Alexandre Goutman and Aleksandr Gutman, was a Russian film director of Jewish origin. During a 30-year ca ...

, 71, Russian film director ('' Journey Back to Youth''). * Eddie Haigh, 80, British trade unionist. *

Sophia Hawthorne Sophia Amelia Hawthorne ( Peabody; September 21, 1809 – February 26, 1871) was an American painter and illustrator as well as the wife of author Nathaniel Hawthorne. She also published her journals and various articles. Life Early life ...

, 39, New Zealand actress. *

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal Mohamed Hassanein Heikal ( ar, محمد حسنين هيكل‎; 23 September 1923 – 17 February 2016) was an Egyptian journalist. For 17 years (1957–1974), he was editor-in-chief of the Cairo newspaper ''Al-Ahram'' and was a commentator on ...

, 92, Egyptian journalist, kidney disease. * Noela Hjorth, 75, Australian artist. * Michael Jaharis, 87, American businessman and philanthropist. * Akbar Kakkattil, 61, Indian writer, lung cancer. * Archie Lang, 95, American actor (''

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

'', '' General Hospital''). * Liu Wan-lai, 89, Taiwanese translator. *

Brock Pemberton Brock Pemberton (December 14, 1885 – March 11, 1950) was an American theatrical producer, director and founder of the Tony Awards. He was the professional partner of Antoinette Perry, co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, and he was also a m ...

, 62, American baseball player (

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

). *

Tony Phillips Keith Anthony Phillips (April 25, 1959 – February 17, 2016) was an American professional baseball utility player who had an 18-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career from 1982 to 1999. He played regularly at second base, but also had signif ...

, 56, American baseball player ( Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers,

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

), World Series champion (

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...

), heart attack. *

George Redmond George Redmond (c. 1924 – 17 February 2016) was an Irish Assistant City and County Manager until his retirement on 23 June 1989 at the age of 65. He spent his entire career working for the Dublin local authorities commencing as a clerk in Dublin ...

, 92, Irish politician. * Norbert Verougstraete, 81, Belgian Olympic cyclist. * Ray West, 90, American sound mixer ('' Star Wars'', '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'', ''

Caddyshack ''Caddyshack'' is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray with supporting ...

''),

Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...

winner ( 1978). *

Andrzej Żuławski Andrzej Żuławski (; 22 November 1940 – 17 February 2016) was a Polish film director and writer. Żuławski often went against mainstream commercialism in his films, and enjoyed success mostly with European art-house audiences. In the late 1 ...

, 75, Polish film director and writer, cancer.

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Victorico Chaves Victorico L. Chaves, also known as "Concoy" (b. 1932/1933 – February 18, 2016) was a Filipino sportsman and politician. He served as an assistant majority floor leader and representative of the 2nd district of Misamis Oriental for three consec ...

, 83, Filipino sports administrator and politician. * Harold C. Conklin, 89, American anthropologist. *

Jim Davenport James Houston Davenport (August 17, 1933 – February 18, 2016) was an American Major League Baseball infielder, primarily a third baseman, who played his entire career—over 1,500 games—with the San Francisco Giants (1958–1970). He also ma ...

, 82, American baseball player (

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Y ...

), heart failure. * Sir Tony Durant, 88, British politician, MP (1974–1997). *Jo-Ann Episkenew, 63, Canadian author and indigenous rights activist. *Rosario Ferré, 77, Puerto Rican writer, poet, and essayist, First Lady of Puerto Rico, First Lady (1970–1972). *Rudolf Fischer (historian), Rudolf Fischer, 92, Romanian historian and linguist. *Paul Gordon (musician), Paul Gordon, 52, American musician (New Radicals, The B-52's), complications from heart disease. *Brendan Healy (comedian), Brendan Healy, 59, English actor and musician, cancer. *Abdul Rashid Khan, 107, Indian Hindustani musician. *Bruce Lacey, 89, British artist and actor. *Horst Mittelstaedt, 92, German biologist. *Johnny Miller (footballer), Johnny Miller, 65, English footballer (Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich), cancer. *Tom Mullica, 67, American comedy magician and actor (''Finding Forrester''), complications from surgery. *Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar, 78, Indian religious scholar. *Pantelis Pantelidis, 32, Greek singer-songwriter, traffic collision. *Sigmund Pritchard, 86, Bahamian Olympic sailor. *Angela Raiola, 55, American television personality (''Mob Wives'', ''Big Ang (TV series), Big Ang''), lung and throat cancer. *John Reinhardt, 95, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Nigeria (1971–1975). *Don Rossiter, 80, English footballer and politician. *Karl Stirner, 92, German-born American sculptor. *Thyge Thøgersen, 89, Danish Olympic runner. *Giorgio Tinazzi, 81, Italian footballer. *Yūko Tsushima, 68, Japanese author. *Arumugam Vijiaratnam, 94, Singaporean athlete and Olympic hockey player (1956 Summer Olympics, 1956).

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*Tamerlan Aguzarov, 52, Russian politician, Head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Head of North Ossetia-Alania (since 2015), complications from pneumonia. *Humbert Allen Astredo, 86, American actor (''Dark Shadows''). *John Binotto, 96, American football player. *Mary Groves Bland, 80, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1981–1998) and Missouri Senate (1998–2005), Alzheimer's disease. *Din Joe Crowley, 70, Irish footballer (Rathmore GAA, Rathmore, East Kerry GAA, East Kerry). *Harald Devold, 51, Norwegian jazz musician, cancer. *Umberto Eco, 84, Italian philosopher and novelist (''The Name of the Rose'', ''Foucault's Pendulum'', ''Numero Zero''), pancreatic cancer. *Ariel Forman, 72, Israeli actor and voice actor, lung cancer. *Freddie Goodwin, 82, English football player (Manchester United, Leeds United A.F.C., Leeds) and manager (Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham). *Anthony Hidden, Sir Anthony Hidden, 79, British judge. *Harper Lee, 89, American author (''To Kill a Mockingbird''). *Chiaki Morosawa, 56, Japanese anime screenwriter (''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED''), aortic dissection. *William O'Brien (Royal Navy officer), Sir William O'Brien, 99, British admiral, Naval Secretary (1964–1966). *Vi Subversa, 80, British musician (Poison Girls). *Mutsuo Tahara, 72, Japanese judge. *Charlie Tuna, 71, American radio personality. *Samuel Willenberg, 93, Polish-born Israeli sculptor and painter, last survivor of the Treblinka extermination camp prisoners' revolt. *Bruno Zuppiger, 63, Swiss politician.

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*Pia Bech Mathiesen, 54, Danish designer and businesswoman, cancer. *Fernando Cardenal, 82, Nicaraguan priest and politician, Minister of Education (1984–1990). *Kevin Collins (baseball), Kevin Collins, 69, American Major League Baseball, MLB baseball player (

, Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers). *Moisés Dagdug Lützow, 65, Mexican politician, stabbed. *Ove Verner Hansen, 83, Danish actor and opera singer, heart attack. *Kim Seong-jip, 97, South Korean weightlifter, Olympic bronze medalist (Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948, Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952) and Asian Games champion (1954 Asian Games, 1954). *Steven Pirika Kama, 54, Papua New Guinean Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Bougainvillean politician, member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, National Parliament (since 2008). *Mike McCoy (cornerback), Mike McCoy, 62, American football player (Green Bay Packers). *Peter Mondavi, 101, American wine producing pioneer. *José Moës, 92, Belgian footballe

*Muhamed Mujić, 82, Bosnian Yugoslav footballer, Olympic silver medallist (1956 Summer Olympics, 1956). *Dave Needle, 68, American computer engineer. *Jon Rollason, 84, British actor (''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Doctor Who''). *Pradeep Shakthi, 60, Indian actor and restaurateur. *Renee Valente, 88, American film and television producer (''A Storm in Summer''), Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special, Emmy-winner (2001). *Xie Jialin, 95, Chinese physicist and academician (Chinese Academy of Sciences). *Nando Yosu, 76, Spanish football player and manager (Racing de Santander), Alzheimer's disease.

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*María Luisa Alcalá, 72, Mexican actress (''El Chavo del Ocho'', ''Dr. Cándido Pérez'', ''Esmeralda (Mexican TV series), Esmeralda''). *Akbar Ali (poet), Akbar Ali, 90, Indian Kannada poet. *Pascal Bentoiu, 88, Romanian composer. *Eric Brown (pilot), Eric Brown, 97, British test pilot. *John Caldwell (cartoonist), John Caldwell, 69, American comic strip artist and cartoonist (''Mad (magazine), Mad''), pancreatic cancer. *Roger Chorley, 2nd Baron Chorley, 85, British peer. *Chu Qing, 92, Chinese politician. *Vlasta Dalibor, 94, Czech-born British puppeteer (Pinky and Perky). *Jean-Pierre Detremmerie, 75, Belgian politician, suicide by hanging. *David Duffield (sports commentator), David Duffield, 84, British sports commentator and cyclist, fall. *George Robin Henderson, 74, Scottish mathematician. *Andrew Herxheimer, 90, German-born British clinical pharmacologist. *Patrick Hodgkinson, 85, British architect. *Nina Hole, 75, Danish artist. *Peter Marlow (photographer), Peter Marlow, 63, British news photographer, influenza contracted during a stem cell transplant. *Harry Hulmes, 88, American football executive. *Ivan M. Matheson, 89, American politician. *René Matte (politician), René Matte, 81, Canadian politician. *Kalanidhi Narayanan, 87, Indian Indian classical dance, classical dancer. *Miroslav Nemirov, 54, Russian poet, cancer. *Don Owen (filmmaker), Don Owen, 84, Canadian film director (''The Ernie Game''). *Albert Rhoton Jr., 83, American neurosurgeon. *Marcus George Singer, 90, American philosopher. *Debbie Smith (Nevada politician), Debbie Smith, 60, American politician, member of the Nevada Senate (since 2012), brain cancer. *Richard Horner Thompson, 89, American army general. *Betty Jane Watson, 94, American actress and singer.

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*Christian Berg-Nielsen, 95, Norwegian diplomat. *Barbara M. Clark, 76, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (since 1987). *Wesley A. Clark, 88, American computer engineer (LINC), atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. *Cristiana Corsi, 39, Italian Olympic taekwondo martial artist (2000 Summer Olympics, 2000, 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004), European Taekwondo Championships, European champion (2002). *Eileen Foley, 97, American politician, Mayor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire (1968–1971, 1984–1985, 1988–1997), seven-term member of the New Hampshire Senate. *Yolande Fox, 87, American beauty queen (Miss America 1951) and operatic soprano, lung cancer. *Steve Harris (basketball), Steve Harris, 52, American basketball player (Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Detroit Pistons), colon cancer. *Sonny James, 87, American country singer-songwriter ("Young Love (1956 song), Young Love"). *Cara McCollum, 24, American journalist and beauty queen, Miss New Jersey (2013), traffic collision. *Hans Reffert, 69, German musician and composer. *Douglas Slocombe, 103, British cinematographer (''Indiana Jones'', ''The Lion in Winter (1968 film), The Lion in Winter'', ''Julia (1977 film), Julia''), complications from a fall. *Yochanan Sofer, 93, Hungarian-born Israeli rabbi, Rebbe of Erlau (Hasidic dynasty), Erlau, pneumonia. *Lev Zbarsky, 84, Russian painter, lung cancer.

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*Waqar Ahmed (cricketer, born 1947), Waqar Ahmed, 68, Pakistani cricketer (Punjab cricket team (Pakistan), Punjab). *José Artecona, 83, Puerto Rican Olympic sports shooter. *Jaime Ornelas Camacho, 95, Portuguese politician, Presidents of the Regional Government of Madeira, President of Madeira (1976–1978). *Rey Caney, 89, Cuban musician. *Ramón Castro Ruz, 91, Cuban farmer and quartermaster (Cuban Revolution). *Bill Carmody (priest), Bill Carmody, 58, American Catholic priest, cancer. *Lies Cosijn, 84, Dutch ceramist. *Angel Gabriele, 60, American comic book artist and wrestler. *Valérie Guignabodet, 48, French film director, cardiac arrest. *László Gyöngyösi, 88, Hungarian Olympic swimmer. *Antanas Janauskas, 78, Lithuanian animated film director. *Slobodan Lang, 70, Croatian politician. *Peter Lustig, 78, German television presenter and author. *Luis Alberto Machado, 84, Venezuelan lawyer and politician. *Madison Marye, 90, American politician, member of the Senate of Virginia (1973–2002). *Jacqueline Mattson, 87, American baseball player (Kenosha Comets, Springfield Sallies). *Havo Molisale, 53, Ni-Vanuatu politician, member of Parliament of Vanuatu, Parliament (since 2008), Minister of Foreign Affairs (Vanuatu), Foreign Minister (2015–2016), Deputy Speaker (since 2016). *Burt Nodella, 91, American television producer (''Get Smart''). *Tosun Terzioğlu, 74, Turkish mathematician. *Joaquim Veà Baró, 57, Spanish Catalan primatologist. *Donald E. Williams, 74, American astronaut.

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*A. K. N. Ahmed, 85, Bangladeshi economist and diplomat, List of governors of the Bangladesh Bank, Governor of Bangladesh Bank (1974–1976), Bangladesh–Japan relations, Ambassador to Japan and Bangladesh–South Korea relations, South Korea, stroke. *Lennie Baker, 69, American musician and singer (Sha Na Na). *Ryszard Bender, 84, Polish politician and historian, Senate of Poland, Senator (2007–2011). *Adriana Benetti, 96, Italian actress (''Four Steps in the Clouds'', ''Teresa Venerdì'', ''Before the Postman''). *Carlos Cámara, 82, Dominican-born Mexican actor. *Miguel Ángel Coria, 78, Spanish composer. *Michael Atul D'Rozario, 90, Bangladeshi Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Khulna, Khulna (1970–2005). *Ronnie Edwards (politician), Ronnie Edwards, 63, American politician and civil rights activist, pancreatic cancer. *Eddie Einhorn, 80, American broadcasting (TVS Television Network, TVS, CBS Sports, Sportsvision) and baseball (

) executive, complications from a stroke. *Ken English, 89, New Zealand rugby league player (Wellington rugby league team, Wellington, New Zealand national rugby league team, national team). *Ragnar Gustafsson, 85, Swedish Olympic equestrian. *Rafael Iriondo, 97, Spanish international football player and manager. *Colin Low (filmmaker), Colin Low, 89, Canadian filmmaker (''Universe (1960 film), Universe''). *Nabil Maleh, 79, Syrian film director. *Ladislav Matetić, 88, Croatian Olympic rower. *Jim McFadzean, 77, Scottish footballer (Kilmarnock F.C., Kilmarnock, Heart of Midlothian F.C., Heart of Midlothian). *Peter van de Merwe, 74, Dutch footballer. *S. F. C. Milsom, 92, English barrister and legal historian. *Ove Bech Nielsen, 83, Danish footballer. *George C. Nichopoulos, 88, American physician. *Billie Nipper, 86, American painter. *Northern Spur, 25, Irish-born French and American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of Prix du Lys (1994) and Breeders' Cup Turf (1995). (death announced on this date) *James C. Russell (Missouri politician), James C. Russell, 87, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1962–1988), skin cancer. *Yordan Sokolov, 83, Bulgarian politician, Chairperson of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, Chairperson of the National Assembly (1997–2001). *Timber Country, 24, American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of Preakness Stakes (1995).

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*Sam Beall, 39, American restaurateur (Blackberry Farm (Tennessee), Blackberry Farm) and resort executive, blunt force trauma while skiing. *Bob Bryant (politician), Bob Bryant, 71, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (since 2005). *Tony Burton, 78, American actor (''Rocky (film series), Rocky'', ''Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film), Assault on Precinct 13'', ''The Shining (film), The Shining''), pneumonia. *John Chilton, 83, British jazz musician and writer. *Jim Clark (film editor), Jim Clark, 84, British film editor (''The World Is Not Enough'', ''The Killing Fields (film), The Killing Fields'', ''Marathon Man (film), Marathon Man''), Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Oscar winner (57th Academy Awards, 1985). *Ian Davis (politician), Ian Davis, 77, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Electoral district of Essendon, Essendon (1992–1996). *Brian Barnett Duff, 85, American judge and politician. *François Dupeyron, 65, French film director and screenwriter (''The Officers' Ward (film), The Officers' Ward''). *Miloš Hájek, 94, Czech historian, signatory and spokesperson of Charter 77. *Bhavarlal Jain, 78, Indian businessman (Jain Irrigation Systems). *Peter Kenilorea, Sir Peter Kenilorea, 72, Solomon Islands politician, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister (1978–1981, 1984–1986). *John Kidd (Paralympian), John Kidd, 69, Australian athlete, Paralympic silver medallist (Athletics at the 1976 Summer Paralympics, 1976). *Gillis Lundgren, 86, Swedish furniture designer (IKEA). *Alfred E. Mann, 90, American entrepreneur. *Otto-Werner Mueller, 89, German conductor. *Irén Psota, 86, Hungarian actress. *Habib-ur-Rehman (actor), Habib-ur-Rehman, 85, Pakistani actor, brain hemorrhage. *William Schaap, 75, American lawyer, author and publisher (CovertAction Quarterly), pulmonary disease. *Zdeněk Smetana, 90, Czech artist and animator. *Mark Young (wrestler), Mark Young, 48, American wrestler (WWE).

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*Mirza Mohammed Athar, 79, Indian Muslim cleric, pneumonia. *Andy Bathgate, 83, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings). *C. L. Blast, 81, American soul singer. *William Y. Cooper, 82, American artist. *Karl Dedecius, 94, Polish-born German translator. *Nina Dorda, 91, Russian singer. *Jack Forrest (rugby league), Jack Forrest, 92, New Zealand rugby league player (West Coast rugby league team, West Coast, New Zealand national rugby league team, national team). *B. K. Garudachar, 99, Indian cricket player. *Don Getty, 82, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos) and politician, Premier of Alberta (1985–1992), heart failure. *Antony Gibbs, 90, British film editor (''Tom Jones (1963 film), Tom Jones'', ''Fiddler on the Roof (film), Fiddler on the Roof'', ''Dune (1984 film), Dune''). *Eri Klas, 76, Estonian conductor. *Ivan Kristoffersen, 85, Norwegian newspaper editor (''Nordlys''). *Loh I-Cheng, 92, Taiwanese diplomat, Ambassador to Guatemala and South Africa (1990–1996). *Michael S. Longuet-Higgins, 90, British mathematician and oceanographer (Cambridge University). *Juan Conway McNabb, 90, American-born Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chulucanas, Chulucanas (1988–2000), heart failure. *Thadeo Ouano, 71, Filipino politician, mayor of Mandaue (1998–2007). *Robert Palladino, 83, American calligrapher and academic. *Robert Struble Jr., 72, American historian and author.

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*Winston Blake, 75, Jamaican record producer. *Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, 58, Scottish aristocrat, cancer. *Dick Bradsell, 56, British bartender, brain cancer. *James Z. Davis, 72, American judge, member of the Utah Court of Appeals (1993–2015). *David Douglas (offensive lineman), David Douglas, 52, American football player (Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots), brain cancer. *Yushu Kitano, 85, Japanese wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952). *Francisco Kraus Trujillo, 89, Spanish baritone. *Lúcio Lara, 86, Angolan politician. *Lee Khoon Choy, 92, Singaporean politician and diplomat, Legislative Assembly of Singapore, MLA (1959–1965), Parliament of Singapore, MP (1965–1984), ambassador to Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and Egypt. *Claude Parent, 93, French architect. *Vid Pečjak, 87, Slovene psychologist and writer. *Peter N. Perretti Jr., 84, American lawyer, Attorney General of New Jersey (1989–1990). *Rajesh Pillai, 41, Indian film director (''Traffic (2011 film), Traffic''), complications from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. *Steven Rumbelow, 66, British theatre and film director (''Autumn (2009 film), Autumn''), sepsis. *Farajollah Salahshoor, 63, Iranian film director. *Anna-Leena Siikala, 73, Finnish academic. *Bob Spicer, 90, American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics). *Rian Sukmawan, 30, Indonesian badminton player, heart attack. *Wiswa Warnapala, 79, Sri Lankan politician, Parliament of Sri Lanka, MP (2004–2010). *Elmer Wingate, 88, American lacrosse and football player ( Baltimore Colts), Alzheimer's disease. *Yi Cheol-seung, 93, South Korean politician.

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*Sengai Aaliyan, 75, Sri Lankan author. *Don Battye, 77, Australian composer and television producer. *Didier Bellens, 60, Belgian businessman, CEO of Belgacom. *Delmer Berg, 100, American resistance fighter (Spanish Civil War), last known American member of XV International Brigade. *Moisés Julio Blanchoud, 92, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta, Salta (1984–1999). *Honey Chhaya, 85, Indian film director and actor (''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel''). *Stephen Clarkson, 78, Canadian political scientist and academic (University of Toronto), sepsis following influenza and pneumonia. *Paul Colinvaux, 85, British ecologist and author (''Fates of Nations''). *John Cameron, Lord Coulsfield, 81, Scottish judge (Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial), Senator of the College of Justice (1987–1992). *Bram Goldsmith, 93, American banker, CEO and Chairman of City National Bank (California), City National Bank, philanthropist. *John Johnson (trainer), John Johnson, 98, American athletics and football trainer (New York Giants). *John Jones (academic), John Jones, 91, English author and academic. *John Philip Kassebaum, 84, American attorney and art collector. *Frank Kelly, 77, Irish actor (''Father Ted'', ''Emmerdale'', ''Evelyn (2002 film), Evelyn''), heart attack. *George Kennedy, 91, American actor (''Cool Hand Luke'', ''The Naked Gun'', ''Airport (1970 film), Airport''), Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Oscar winner (40th Academy Awards, 1968), heart disease. *Kumarimuthu, 76, Indian comedian and film actor. *Jack Lindquist, 88, American child actor and theme park executive, President of Disneyland (1990–1993). *Raúl Sánchez (footballer, born 1933), Raúl Sánchez, 82, Chilean footballer (Chile national football team, national team). *Jan H van der Merwe, 94, South African physicist. *Craig Windham, 66, American radio broadcaster (National Public Radio), pulmonary embolism. *Liliane Wouters, 86, Belgian author.

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*Alice Arlen, 75, American screenwriter (''Silkwood'', ''The Weight of Water (film), The Weight of Water''). *Stuart Beck, 69, American-Palauan diplomat, Ambassador to the United Nations for Palau (2003–2013), renal cancer. *Rudy Bukich, 85, American football player ( Chicago Bears), NFL champion (1963 NFL Championship Game, 1963). *Wenn V. Deramas, 49, Filipino film and television director, heart attack. *Helias Doundoulakis, 92, American Greek WWII resistance fighter. *Gil Hill, 84, American police officer, actor (''Beverly Hills Cop (franchise), Beverly Hills Cop'') and politician (Detroit City Council), pneumonia. *John Hofsess, 77, Canadian writer and right to die activist. *Fernand Jourdenais, 82, Canadian politician. *Hannes Löhr, 73, German football player and manager. *Josefin Nilsson, 46, Swedish singer, enlarged heart and barbiturate overdose. *José Parra Martínez, 90, Spanish footballer (RCD Espanyol, Espanyol). *Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, 80, Japanese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sendai, Sendai (2000–2004) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu, Takamatsu (2004–2011). *Mumtaz Qadri, 30–31, Pakistani convicted murderer (Salmaan Taseer), execution by hanging. *Louise Rennison, 64, British author (''Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging''). *Conrad Santos, 81, Filipino-born Canadian politician, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, MLA for Burrows (electoral district), Burrows (1981–1988), Broadway (electoral district), Broadway (1990–1999) and Wellington (Manitoba provincial electoral district), Wellington (1999–2007). *Henry Snyder, 86, American historian. *Shōichi Ueno, 79, Japanese newspaper publisher (''Asahi Shimbun'') and philanthropist, lung cancer. *Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, 90, Indian politician, Maharashtra Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, MLA (1960–1999), mayor of Malegaon. *Ana Vieira, 76, Portuguese artist. *Ranginui Walker, 83, New Zealand academic and writer.Academic and commentator Ranginui Walker dies, aged 83
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