Deaths in December 2009
The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2009 .
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
December 2009
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Christoph Budde , 46, German football player (Borussia Mönchengladbach ), swine flu.[ 1] Maurice Clemmons , 37, American felon, perpetrator of the 2009 shooting of Lakewood, Washington, police officers , shot.[ 2] Neil Dougall , 88, British footballer (Plymouth Argyle ).[ 3] Tommy Henrich , 96, American baseball player (New York Yankees ).[ 4] Bilal Omer Khan , 55, Pakistani general , victim of December 2009 Rawalpindi terrorist attack [ 5] Nat Kipner , 85, American songwriter and record producer.[ 6] Bill Lister , 86, American honky tonk singer.[ 7] Alberto Martínez , 59, Uruguayan football player (FK Austria Wien ), heart failure.[ 8] Cordelia Oliver , 86, Scottish painter, journalist and art critic.[ 9] Ramses Shaffy , 76, Dutch singer and actor, esophageal cancer.[ 10] Shilendra Kumar Singh , 77, Indian politician, Governor of Rajasthan (2007–2009).[ 11] Éva Szörényi , 92, Hungarian actress, Kossuth Prize winner.[ 12] Donald Washington Sr. , 79, American jazz tenor saxophonist, lung cancer.[ 13]
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Harold A. Ackerman , 81, American federal judge, natural causes.[ 14] Luis María Bandrés , 65, Spanish leader of Basque Nationalist Party .[ 15] Elizabeth Berridge , 89, British novelist.[ 16] Foge Fazio , 71, American football coach, leukemia.[ 17] Shoji Hashimoto , 75, Japanese go master, myocardial infarction.[ 18] Ikuo Hirayama , 79, Japanese painter, stroke.[ 19] Maggie Jones , 75, British actress (Coronation Street [ 20] Jozo Križanović , 65, Bosnian politician, Croat member of the Presidency (2001–2002), complications from surgery.[ 21] Brian Morrison , 76, Australian priest and humanitarian.[ 22] Luís Lombardi Neto , 69, Brazilian announcer (Silvio Santos [ 23] Aaron Schroeder , 83, American songwriter, Alzheimer's disease.[ 24] Ian Thompson , 74, Australian politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (1971–1993).[ 25] Vjekoslav Šutej , 58, Croatian conductor, leukemia.[ 26] Eric Woolfson , 64, Scottish singer and keyboardist (The Alan Parsons Project ), cancer.[ 27]
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Ibrahim Hassan Addou , Somali Higher Education Minister, bombing .[citation needed Qamar Aden Ali , 52, Somali Health Minister, bombing .[ 28] Swadesh Bose , 81, Bangladeshi economist.[ 29] Nat Boxer , 84, American sound engineer (Apocalypse Now The Godfather Part II The Conversation Oscar winner (1980 ).[ 30] Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar , 92, Brazilian Roman Catholic Bishop of Uberlândia (1978–1992).[ 31] Paula Hawkins , 82, American politician, Senator from Florida (1981–1987), complications from a fall.[ 32] István Iglódi , 65, Hungarian actor.[ 33] Leila Lopes , 50, Brazilian actress, suicide by poisoning.[ 34] Bert Main , 90, Australian zoologist.[ 35] Brian Mason , 92, New Zealand scientist, renal failure.[ 36] Curtis Nkondo , 81, South African politician, activist and diplomat.[ 37] Pat Power , 67, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Jika Jika (1992–1999).[ 38] Sam Salt , 69, British rear admiral, captain of HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War.[ 39] Peter Scanlon , 78, American accountant and chairman (Coopers & Lybrand ), cancer.[ 40] Åsmund L. Strømnes , 82, Norwegian educationalist.[ 41] Valbjörn Þorláksson , 75, Icelandic decathlete.[ 42] Richard Todd , 90, Irish-born British Academy Award-nominated actor (The Hasty Heart The Dam Busters The Longest Day [ 43] Ahmed Abdulahi Waayeel , Somali Education Minister, bombing .[ 28] Bobby Wayne Woods , 44, American convicted rapist, kidnapper and murderer, execution by lethal injection .[ 44] Torrie Zito , 76, American pianist and arranger, emphysema.[ 45]
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Richard T. Antoun , 77, American anthropologist and professor, stabbed.[ 46] Harold Bell , 90, American marketer, licensing agent and technical advisor, creator of Woodsy Owl .[ 47] Liam Clancy , 74, Irish folk singer (The Clancy Brothers ), pulmonary fibrosis.[ 48] Marjorie Kowalski Cole , 56, American writer.[ 49] Tim Costello , 64, American labor and anti-globalization advocate, pancreatic cancer.[ 50] Matthew Luo Duxi , 90, Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Jiading .[ 51] Jérôme-Michel-Francis Martin , 68, French Roman Catholic Bishop of Berbérati (1987–1991).[ 52] Bryan O'Byrne , 78, American character actor.[ 53] Vyacheslav Tikhonov , 81, Russian actor (Seventeen Moments of Spring [ 54] Stephen Toulmin , 87, British philosopher and author, heart failure.[ 55] Spyridon Trantellis , 83, Greek Metropolitan Bishop of Lagkadas , after long illness.[ 56] Jordi Solé Tura , 79, Spanish politician and lawyer, co-author of Spanish Constitution and Minister of Culture (1991–1993).[ 57] Umaga , 36, American professional wrestler (WWE ), prescription drug overdose.[ 58] Mall Vaasma , 64, Estonian mycologist.[ 59] Mary Curtis Verna , 88, American operatic soprano (Metropolitan Opera ), complications from a broken hip.[ 60] Francis Wilford-Smith , 82, British cartoonist.[ 61]
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Barrel Man , 69, American fan of the Denver Broncos , lung failure.[ 62] Jerry Birn , 86, American television writer (The Young and the Restless [ 63] Nina Fishman , 63, British historian and political activist, cancer.[ 64] Alfred Hrdlicka , 81, Austrian architect and draughtsman.[ 65] Otto Graf Lambsdorff , 82, German politician, Minister of Economics (1977–1982; 1982–1984).[ 66] William Lederer , 97, American author (The Ugly American [ 67] Kálmán Markovits , 78, Hungarian Olympic gold (1952 , 1956 ) and bronze (1960 ) medalist in water polo.[ 68] Garfield Morgan , 78, British actor (The Sweeney [ 69] Malcolm Perry , 80, American attending physician to President John F. Kennedy after his assassination, lung cancer.[citation needed Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal , 78, Spanish diplomat.[ 70] Dumitru Puntea , 66, Moldovan politician.[ 71] Jim Rohn , 79, American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker, pulmonary fibrosis.[ 72] Jack Rose , 38, American guitarist, heart attack.[ 73] Princess Vimolchatra of Thailand , 88, Thai royal, cousin of King Bhumibol Adulyadej , renal failure.[ 74] William A. Wilson , 95, American Ambassador to the Holy See (1984–1986).[ 75]
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Dennis P. Collins , 85, American politician, mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey (1974–1990).[ 76] Rupprecht Geiger , 101, German painter.[ 77] Garland Lewis , 97, American basketball player.[ 78] Dermott Monteith , 66, Irish cricketer.[ 79] John Pittenger , 79, American politician, Pennsylvania Secretary of Education (1972–1976), Parkinson's disease.[ 80] Bina Rai , 78, Indian actress (Anarkali [ 81] Daouda Sow , 76, Senegalese politician, President of National Assembly (1984–1998).[ 82]
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Frank M. Coffin , 90, American politician, Representative from Maine (1957–1961), complications of aortic aneurysm surgery.[ 83] Royden G. Derrick , 94, American general authority of the LDS Church , natural causes.[ 84] Al Dorow , 80, American football player (Washington Redskins , New York Titans ), bone cancer.[ 85] Shunkichi Hamada , 99, Japanese Olympic silver medal-winning (1932 ) field hockey player.[ 86] Lorenzo Ochoa Salas , Mexican archeologist.[ 87] Grady Patterson , 85, American politician, South Carolina state Treasurer (1966–1995; 1999–2007), natural causes.[ 88] Carlene Hatcher Polite , 77, American novelist, cancer.[ 89] Mark Ritts , 63, American actor and puppeteer (Beakman's World [ 90] Ray Solomonoff , 83, American physicist and artificial intelligence pioneer.[ 91] Pyotr Vail , 60, Russian essayist and journalist.[ 92]
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James Bingham , 84, British artist.[ 93] Kenneth Biros , 51, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection .[ 94] Joan Bridge , 97, British costume designer (A Man for All Seasons Julia Fiddler on the Roof Oscar winner (1967 ).[ 95] Su Cruickshank , 63, Australian jazz singer and actress (Young Einstein [ 96] Luis Días , 57, Dominican musician and songwriter, heart attack.[ 97] Dean Fasano , 54, American vocalist (Prophet , Message ), coronary artery disease.[ 98] John Givens , 83, American basketball coach (Kentucky Colonels , 1967).[ 99] Arthur Glasser , 95, American missionary and theologian.[ 100] Robert Hill , Jamaican entertainer, shot.[ 101] Karel Klančnik , 92, Yugoslavian Olympic ski jumper.[ 102] Elza Medeiros , 88, Brazilian nurse, World War II veteran.[ 103] William C. McInnes , 86, American Jesuit, president of Fairfield University (1964–1973); USF (1973–1976).[ 104] Anthony Sanusi , 98, Nigerian Roman Catholic Bishop of Ijebu-Ode (1969–1990).[ 105] Fred Sheffield , 86, American basketball player.Sir Philip Watson , 90, British admiral.[ 106]
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Luiz Carlos Alborghetti , 64, Brazilian television presenter and politician, lung cancer.[ 107] Gene Barry , 90, American actor (The War of the Worlds Burke's Law Bat Masterson [ 108] Roger Jacobi , 62, British archaeologist.[ 109] Sa'ad Khair , 56, Jordanian secret service chief, heart attack.[ 110] Piotr Krzywicki , 45, Polish politician, pancreatic cancer.[ 111] Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García , 79, Guatemalan President (1974–1978), complications from cancer.[ 112] Rodrigo Carazo Odio , 82, Costa Rican politician, President (1978–1982), heart failure.[ 113] Faramarz Payvar , 77, Iranian composer and santur player, brain damage.[citation needed Onofre Cândido Rosa , 85, Brazilian Roman Catholic Bishop of Jardim (1981–1999).[ 114] Goldie Semple , 56, Canadian stage actor, breast cancer.[ 115] Norman Sykes , 73, English footballer (Bristol Rovers ).[ 116]
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Apolonia Muñoz Abarca , 89, American activist.[ 117] Gene Carpenter , 70, American football coach.[ 118] Dilip Chitre , 70, Indian poet, cancer.[ 119] Kenny Dino , 70, American pop singer.[ 120] Val Eastwood , 82, Australian businessperson.[ 121] Jean-Robert Gauthier , 80, Canadian MP for Ottawa East (1972–1974), Ottawa—Vanier (1974–1994); Senator (1994–2004), stroke.[ 122] Sir John Gingell , 84, British Air Chief Marshal and Black Rod (1985–1992).[ 123] Thomas Hoving , 78, American director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1967–1977), lung cancer.[ 124] Sir Alan Huggins , 88, British jurist, vice-president of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong (1980–1987).[ 125] Colin James , 83, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Winchester (1985–1995), chest infection.[ 126] József Kóczián , 83, Hungarian table tennis player.[ 127] William L. Reilly , 94, American Jesuit and philosophy professor, President of Le Moyne College (1964–1976).[ 128]
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Brindley Benn , 86, Guyanese politician, Deputy Prime Minister, natural causes.[ 129] Ernest E. Chabot , 87, American politician.[ 130] Francisco Piquer , 87, Spanish actor.[ 131] Ciarán Mac Mathúna , 84, Irish radio presenter and music collector.[ 132] Eric Wrinkles , 49, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection .[ 133]
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Val Avery , 85, American actor (The Killing of a Chinese Bookie )[ 134] Klavdiya Boyarskikh , 70, Russian cross-country skier, Olympic gold medalist (1964).[ 135] Charles Copland , 99, British Anglican priest, Dean of Argyll and The Isles (1977–1979).[ 136] Charles Davis , 84, American actor, heart attack.[ 137] Ali Gharbi , 54, Tunisian swimmer.[ 138] Howard Wesley Johnson , 87, American educator, president of MIT (1966–1971).[ 139] Napoleon A. Jones Jr. , 69, American federal judge.[ 140] Manuel Ruiz Sosa , 72, Spanish footballer and coach.[ 141] Eugene van Tamelen , 84, American chemist, cancer.[ 142]
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Dan Barton , 88, American actor, heart failure and kidney disease.[ 143] Julian Fane , 82, British author.[ 144] Moyra Fraser , 86, Australian-born British actress (As Time Goes By [ 145] Yvonne King , 89, American singer (The King Sisters ).[ 146] Börje Langefors , 94, Swedish engineer and computer scientist.[ 147] Arne Næss , 84, Norwegian politician, Mayor of Bergen.[ 148] Piergiorgio Nesti , 78, Italian Roman Catholic archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche .[ 149] Paul Samuelson , 94, American economist, Nobel Prize winner (1970).[ 150] Sha'ari Tadin , 77, Singaporean educator and public servant, Parkinson's disease.[ 151] Thomas F. Stroock , 84, American politician, Ambassador to Guatemala (1989–1992).[ 152] Larry Sultan , 63, American photographer, cancer.[ 153] Wilton , 62, Brazilian footballer.[ 154]
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Alan A'Court , 75, English footballer (Liverpool , England ), cancer.[ 155] Jack Denham , 85, Australian horse trainer, winner of 1997 Caulfield and Melbourne Cup (Might and Power ).[ 156] Chris Feinstein , 42, American bassist (The Cardinals ).[ 157] Stocker Fontelieu , 86, American actor and executive director (New Orleans theatre), complications from a fall.[ 158] Conard Fowkes , 76, American actor (Dark Shadows [ 159] Per Jensen , 79, Danish soccer player.[ 160] Miodrag Jovanović , 87, Serbian Olympic silver medal-winning (1948 ) footballer.[ 161] George McKinnon , 91, American basketball and baseball coach.[ 162] David Pecaut , 54, Canadian municipal entrepreneur, colorectal cancer.[ 163] Daniel Piscopo , 89, Maltese politician.[ 164] Sol Price , 93, American businessman, founder of Price Club , natural causes.[ 165]
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Curtis Allina , 87, American businessman, executive of Pez Candy (1955–1979), heart failure.[ 166] C. D. B. Bryan , 73, American author, cancer.[ 167] Sir Chris Clarke , 68, British politician, leader of Somerset County Council .[ 168] Milena Müllerová , 86, Czech gymnast, Olympic champion (1948 ).[ 169] Arnaldo Ribeiro , 79, Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (1988–2006).[ 170] Oral Roberts , 91, American evangelist, founder of Oral Roberts University , complications from pneumonia.[ 171] James Rossant , 81, American architect, designer of Reston, Virginia , leukemia.[ 172] Herbert Spiegel , 95, American psychiatrist.[ 173]
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Arturo Beltrán Leyva , 48, Mexican drug lord, shot.[ 174] Arthur Cores , 52, American businessman, founder of Boston Market , esophageal cancer.[ 175] Drexell R. Davis , 88, American politician, Kentucky Secretary of State and state treasurer.[ 176] Roy E. Disney , 79, American entertainment executive (The Walt Disney Company ), nephew of Walt Disney , stomach cancer.[ 177] Karel Dufek , 93, Czechoslovak diplomat, Spanish Civil War veteran.[ 178] Yegor Gaidar , 53, Russian politician, acting Prime Minister (1992), thrombus.[ 179] Dennis Herod , 86, English footballer (Stoke City ).[ 180] Fred Honsberger , 58, American radio personality.[ 181] T. G. H. James , 86, British egyptologist.[ 182] Kelly Kwalik , 53-54, Indonesian West Papua separatist leader and commander (Free Papua Movement ), shot.[ 183] Dame Victoire Ridsdale, Lady Ridsdale , 88, British politician, World War II intelligence agent, inspiration for Miss Moneypenny .[ 184] Manto Tshabalala-Msimang , 69, South African politician, Minister of Health (1999–2008), complications from a liver transplant.[ 185] Vladimir Turchinsky , 46, Russian actor, bodybuilder and showman, heart attack.[ 186] Josef Voß , 72, German Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Munster , Titular Bishop of Thisiduo (since 1988).[ 187] Bob Waldmire , 64, American Route 66 artist, cancer.[ 188]
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Amin al-Hafiz , 88, Syrian politician, President (1963–1966).[ 189] P. R. Anthonis , 98, Sri Lankan surgeon.[ 190] Alaina Reed Hall , 63, American actress (Sesame Street , 227 [ 191] Chris Henry , 26, American football player (Cincinnati Bengals ), blunt force trauma after fall from vehicle.[ 192] Jennifer Jones , 90, American Academy Award-winning actress (The Song of Bernadette [ 193] Michel Leblond , 77, French Olympic footballer.[ 194] Abdullah Said al Libi , Libyan al-Qaeda member, drone strike.[ 195] Miljenko Mihić , 75, Serbian football coach.[ 196] Dan O'Bannon , 63, American screenwriter (Alien Total Recall Blue Thunder [ 197] Samuel Victor Perry , 91, British biochemist.[ 198] Hans Pfenninger , 80, Swiss Olympic cyclist.[ 199] Albert Ràfols-Casamada , 86, Spanish artist.[ 200]
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Fred Bachrach , 95, Dutch art historian.[ 201] Chas Balun , 61, American artist and journalist, cancer.[ 202] José Bardina , 70, Spanish-Venezuelan actor, bladder cancer.[ 203] Oskar Danon , 96, Bosnian conductor and composer.[citation needed John Henry Fischer , 99, American educator, President of Teachers College, Columbia University (1962–1974), heart failure.[ 204] Connie Hines , 78, American actress (Mister Ed [ 205] John E. Jeuck , 93, American professor.[ 206] Harold Lundrigan , 81, Canadian businessman.[ 207] Archimandrite Joasaph , 47, American Head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem of the ROCOR , cancer.[ 208] László Nagy , 88, Hungarian-born Swiss Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (1968–1988).[ 209] Job Osacky , 63, American archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America.[ 210] Georgina Parkinson , 71, English ballet dancer and ballet mistress, cancer.[ 211] Mike Simpson , 47, American politician, Michigan state Representative (since 2006), heart attack.[ 212] Adelbert St. John , 78, Canadian-born Austrian ice hockey player.[ 213] Bob Willoughby , 82, American photographer, cancer.[ 214] Robin Wood , 78, British film critic, leukemia.[ 215] Rex Yetman , 76, Canadian bluegrass mandolin player [ 216] Jack Zilly , 88, American football player (Los Angeles Rams ).[ 217]
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Charles Birch , 91, Australian geneticist.[ 218] Tony Bukovich , 94, American ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings ).[ 219] Margaret Christensen , 88, Australian actress.[ 220] Edith Díaz , 70, Puerto Rican-born American actress, heart failure.[ 221] Lincoln Gordon , 96, American diplomat and academic, Ambassador to Brazil (1961–1966), President of Johns Hopkins University (1967–1971).[ 222] Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri , 87, Iranian cleric and dissident, natural causes.[ 223] Zeki Ökten , 68, Turkish film director, heart disease.[ 224] Kim Peek , 58, American savant, inspiration for Rain Man [ 225] Donald Pickering , 76, British actor (The Pallisers A Bridge Too Far The Man Who Knew Too Little [ 226] Roger Rawson , 70, American politician, former majority leader of the Utah House of Representatives, liver disease.[ 227] Loren Singer , 86, American novelist (The Parallax View [ 228]
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Joan Brosnan Walsh , 71, Irish actress (Fair City [ 229] Jack Brownsword , 86, British footballer (Scunthorpe United ).[ 230] James Gurley , 69, American guitarist (Big Brother and the Holding Company ), heart attack.[ 231] Jack Hixon , 88, British football scout.[ 232] Arun Krushnaji Kamble , 56, Indian Dalit activist, drowned.[ 233] Yiannis Moralis , 93, Greek visual artist.[ 234] Brittany Murphy , 32, American actress (Clueless King of the Hill 8 Mile [ 235] Shari Rhodes , 71, American casting director (Jaws Close Encounters of the Third Kind Breaking Bad [ 236] Vera Rich , 73, British poet, journalist, historian, and translator.[ 237] Lester Rodney , 98, American sports journalist.[ 238] Arnold Stang , 91, American actor (Top Cat It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World The Man with the Golden Arm [ 239] Ira Trombley , 57, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (since 2002), natural causes.[ 240]
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Suryakant Acharya , 80, Indian politician, natural causes.[ 241] Jaime Agudelo , 84, Colombian comedian, respiratory failure.[ 242] Craigie Aitchison , 83, British painter.[ 243] Dick Archer , 82, Australian politician, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (1980–1992).[ 244] Ann Nixon Cooper , 107, American civil rights activist, mentioned in President Obama's election victory speech .[ 245] James Cowley , 90, British recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal .[ 246] Kenneth Gustavsson , 63, Swedish photographer.[ 247] Rick Hube , 62, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (since 1998).[ 248] David Isaacs , 63, Jamaican singer (The Itals ).[ 249] Pete King , 80, British saxophonist, co-founder of Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club .[ 250] Edwin G. Krebs , 91, American Nobel Prize-winning biochemist.[ 251] Christos Lambrakis , 75, Greek businessman, publisher and journalist, multiple organ failure.[ 252] Marianne Stone , 87, British character actress (Carry On [ 253]
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Al Bernardin , 81, American restaurateur, inventor of the Quarter Pounder , stroke.[ 254] Gilbert de Chambrun , 100, French politician.[ 255] Mick Cocks , 54, Australian guitarist (Rose Tattoo ), liver cancer.[ 256] Luis Francisco Cuéllar , 69, Colombian politician, Governor of Caqueta , assassination by cut throat.[ 257] Michael Currie , 81, American actor (Dark Shadows Sudden Impact [ 258] Bernhard Droog , 88, Dutch actor, pneumonia.[ 259] Milena Dvorská , 71, Czech film actress.[ 260] Edward Maitland-Makgill-Crichton , 93, British army general.[ 261] Andy Manson , 73, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1995–2000).[ 262] Duncan Paterson , 66, Scottish rugby union player and administrator.[ 263] Sir Bob Phillis , 64, British media executive, cancer.[ 264] Albert Scanlon , 74, English footballer (Manchester United ), survivor of Munich air disaster .[ 265] Piers Wardle , 49, British artist, brain haemorrhage.[ 266]
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Lucas Abadamloora , 71, Ghanaian Roman Catholic Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga (1994–2009).[ 267] Lilo Allgayer , 94, German Olympic fencer.[ 268] Ike Aronowicz , 86, Israeli captain of the SS Exodus .[ 269] Grigory Baklanov , 86, Russian novelist.[ 270] Charles Bullen , 90, American politician, Utah House of Representatives (1971–1977) and Senate (1977–1985).[ 271] Izhar Haider , 65, Urdu poet.[ 272] Robert L. Howard , 70, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (1971), pancreatic cancer.[ 273] Micah Naftalin , 76, American advocate for Soviet Jews.[ 274] Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme , 99, Chinese politician, Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (1964–1968; 1981–1983).[ 275] Peter O'Hagan , Irish politician.[ 276] Edward Schillebeeckx , 95, Belgian theologian.[ 277] Rainer Zepperitz , 79, Indonesian-born German double bassist.[ 278]
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Marcus Bakker , 86, Dutch politician, party leader of the Communist Party of the Netherlands (1963–1982).[ 279] Stan Benjamin , 95, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies ) and scout (Houston Astros ).[ 280] Giulio Bosetti , 79, Italian actor and film director, cancer.[citation needed Rafael Caldera , 93, Venezuelan politician, President (1969–1974; 1994–1999).[ 281] George Cowling , 89, British weatherman.[ 282] Victor Khain , 95, Russian geologist.[ 283] Terry Lawless , 76, British boxing manager and trainer.[ 284] Henry van Lieshout , 77, Dutch-born Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic Bishop of Lae (1966–2007).[ 285] George Michael , 70, American sportscaster and disc jockey, chronic lymphocytic leukemia.[ 286] Eysteinn Þórðarson , 75, Icelandic Olympic skier.Eysteinn Þórðarson Gero von Wilpert , 76, German literary scientist.[ 287] Brian Young , 79, British naval officer.[ 288]
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Christopher Bell , 35, American disability studies scholar.[ 289] Bill Burich , 92, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies ).[ 290] Charlie Capps , 84, American politician, member of Mississippi House of Representatives (1972–2005).[ 291] Vic Chesnutt , 45, American folk rock musician, muscle relaxant overdose.[ 292] Rusty Dedrick , 91, American swing and bebop jazz trumpeter.[ 293] Knut Haugland , 92, Norwegian explorer and World War II veteran, last surviving member of the Kon-Tiki expedition.[ 294] Rick Kane , 55, American football player (Detroit Lions ), pneumonia.[ 295] A. Robert Kaufman , 78, American socialist, kidney failure.[ 296] Morris E. Lasker , 92, American federal judge, cancer.[ 297] Rachel Wetzsteon , 42, American poet, suicide.[ 298]
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Charles F. Baird , 87, American politician.[ 299] Dennis Brutus , 85, South African poet and anti-Apartheid activist, prostate cancer.[ 300] Giuseppe Chiappella , 85, Italian football player and manager.[ 301] Odd Kirkeby , 84, Norwegian politician.[ 302] Peder Lunde Sr. , 91, Norwegian Olympic silver medal-winning (1952 ) sailor.[ 303] Arthur McIntyre , 91, British cricketer.[ 304] Yves Rocher , 79, French entrepreneur and mayor of La Gacilly , founder of Yves Rocher Cosmetics .[ 305] Ihor Ševčenko , 87, Polish philologist.[ 306] Percy Sutton , 89, American civil rights activist, politician and attorney, Manhattan Borough President (1966–1977).[ 307] Jacques Sylla , 63, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002–2007).[ 308] David Taylor , 63, British politician, MP for North West Leicestershire (since 1997), heart attack.[ 309] Norval White , 83, American author (AIA Guide to New York City ) , heart attack.[ 310] Felix Wurman , 51, American cellist, cancer.[ 311]
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Maryam Babangida , 61, Nigerian First Lady, wife of former President Ibrahim Babangida , ovarian cancer.[ 312] Gunnar Kemnitz , 82, Brazilian Olympic diver.[ 313] Terry L. Punt , 60, American politician, Pennsylvania State Senator (1989–2009) and State Representative (1979–1988).[ 314] Narra Venkateswara Rao , 62, Indian actor, cancer.[citation needed Isaac Schwartz , 86, Russian composer (White Sun of the Desert [ 315] Takashi Takabayashi , 78, Japanese footballer.[ 316]
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Allen Batsford , 77, British football manager (Wimbledon ), heart attack.[ 317] Habib Bourguiba Jr. , 82, Tunisian diplomat and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1964–1970).[ 318] D. F. Cartwright , 93, British businessman.[ 319] Sir Jack Harman , 89, British general.[ 320] Zoltán Horváth , 30, Romanian-born Hungarian basketball player, traffic collision.[ 321] Terry Matte , 66, Canadian television news producer, cancer.[ 322] Manfred R. Schroeder , 83, German physicist.[ 323] J. David Singer , 84, American political scientist.[ 324] Witold Skulicz , 83, Polish artist.[ 325] The Rev , 28, American hard rock and heavy metal drummer (Avenged Sevenfold ), drug overdose.[ 326]
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Roberto Amadei , 76, Italian Roman Catholic monsignor, bishop of Bergamo (1991–2009).[ 327] C. Ashwath , 71, Indian Kannada singer, liver and renal failure.[ 328] Carlo Cerioni , 84, Italian Olympic basketball player.[ 329] Chemogoh Kevin Dzang , 68, Ghanaian soldier.[ 330] David Levine , 83, American caricaturist (The New York Review of Books [ 331] Paul Sapsford , 60, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago , national team ), injuries sustained in a jetboat accident.[ 332] Akmal Shaikh , 53, Pakistani-born British drug trafficker, executed by lethal injection.[ 333] M. S. Sivasankariah , 82, Indian cricket umpire.[ 334] Robert H. Smith , 81, American real estate developer and philanthropist, creator of Crystal City, Virginia , stroke.[ 335] Steve Williams , 49, American professional wrestler, throat cancer.[ 336]
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Anthony Alaimo , 89, American federal judge (Southern District of Georgia ).[ 337] Bessie Blount Griffin , 95, American inventor and forensic scientist.[ 338] Peter Corren , 62, Canadian gay rights activist, cancer.[ 339] Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu , 86, Ugandan Roman Catholic Bishop of Masaka .[ 340] Maldwyn Evans , 72, Welsh bowler, world champion (1972 ).[ 341] Rowland S. Howard , 50, Australian musician and songwriter (The Birthday Party ), liver cancer.[ 342] Michelle Lang , 34, Canadian reporter (Calgary Herald [ 343] Ruth Lilly , 94, American philanthropist (Eli Lilly and Company ), heart failure.[ 344] Alberto Lysy , 74, Argentine violinist and composer.[ 345] Jennifer Matthews , 45, American CIA officer, suicide bombing.[ 346] Gloria Nord , 87, American skater.[ 347] Walter Pérez , 85, Uruguayan Olympic sprinter.[ 348] Vasily Shandybin , 68, Russian politician.[ 349] Peter Shirayanagi , 81, Japanese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.[ 350] Jacquie Sturm , 82, New Zealand writer and poet.[ 351] Vishnuvardhan , 59, Indian Kannada actor, cardiac arrest.[ 352] Abdurrahman Wahid , 69, Indonesian politician, President (1999–2001), heart failure.[ 353] Norman Walker , 74, Australian rules footballer.[ 354] Perry Wilson , 93, American actress (Fear Strikes Out ).[ 355] Jeremy Wise , 35, American CIA contractor, terrorist attack.[ 356] Leon Yao Liang , 86, Chinese bishop.[ 357] Ivan Zulueta , 66, Spanish designer and film director.[ 358]
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Arthur E. Bartlett , 76, American realtor, co-founder of Century 21 , Alzheimer's disease.[ 359] Umalat Magomedov , 30, leader of the Vilayat Dagestan , terrorist, killed by Russian troops.Tod Campeau , 86, Canadian ice hockey player.[ 360] Giulio Corsini , 76, Italian football player and manager.[ 361] John Cushnie , 66, Irish gardening expert and radio presenter, heart attack.[ 362] Cahal Daly , 92, Irish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic church, Primate of All Ireland (1990–1996).[ 363] Maurice Dupras , 86, Canadian politician.[ 364] Ann Linnea Sandberg , 71, American immunologist.[ 365] George M. Holmes , 80, American politician, member of the North Carolina General Assembly (1975–1977, 1979–2009).[ 366] Ross Johnstone , 83, Canadian ice hockey player.[ 367] Rashidi Kawawa , 83, Tanzanian politician, Prime Minister of Tanganyika (1962) and Tanzania (1972–1977).[ 368] Justin Keating , 79, Irish humanist and Labour Party politician (Minister for Industry and Commerce, 1973–1977).[ 369] Helen Lewis , 93, Czech -born British dancer and concentration camp survivor.[ 370] Guido Lorraine , 97, Polish-born British actor.[ 371] William May , 56, American-born Australian artistic director (Walking with Dinosaurs – The Live Experience [ 372] Glauco Onorato , 73, Italian actor and voice actor.[citation needed Bill Powell , 93, American golf course designer, stroke.[ 373] Qian Xinzhong , 98, Chinese politician, Minister of Health (1965–1973, 1979–1983).[ 374] Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf , 69, Egyptian Chaldean Bishop of Cairo (since 1984).[ 375] Frans Seda , 83, Indonesian economist, Minister of Finance (1966–1968).[ 376] William Tuohy , 83, American journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent, complications from heart surgery.[ 377] Mikhail Vartanov , 72, Russian actor.[citation needed
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