Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference. September 2017
1 S. Anitha , 17, Indian student, suicide by hanging. Armando Aste , 91, Italian alpinist. Shelley Berman , 92, American comedian and actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm , Meet the Fockers , You Don't Mess with the Zohan ), Alzheimer's disease. Vladimír Brabec , 83, Czech actor and voice actor (Thirty Cases of Major Zeman , Desire , Návštěvníci ). Jackie Burkett , 80, American football player (Baltimore Colts ), leukemia. Jérôme Choquette , 89, Canadian lawyer and politician, MNA (1966–1976), pneumonia. Verner Dalskov , 85, Danish politician, mayor of Odense (1973–1992). Ralph Dellor , 69, British cricketer and broadcaster, sepsis. Isaac Fulwood , 77, American police officer, District of Columbia police chief (1989–1992). Bud George , 89, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1975–2013). Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond , 87, British peer. Tony Hakaoro , 53, Cook Islands broadcaster and radio talk show host (Radio Cook Islands ), stroke. Hedley Jones , 99, Jamaican musician, audio engineer and inventor. Alex Karczmar , 100, American neuroscientist. Elizabeth Kemp , 65, American actress (Love of Life , Challenger , He Knows You're Alone ), cancer. Matthew Labine , 58, American soap opera writer (General Hospital ). Peadar Lamb , 87, Irish actor (Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks , Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog , Father Ted ). Paul Moreno , 86, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1967–2008). Cormac Murphy-O'Connor , 85, English Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Arundel and Brighton (1977–2000) and Westminster (2000–2009). Paul Schaal , 74, American baseball player (Los Angeles Angels , Kansas City Royals ), cancer. Rick Shorter , 83, American folk singer, record producer and author, stroke. Mick Softley , 77, British singer, songwriter and guitarist. Štefan Vrablec , 92, Slovak Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava (1998–2004). Gin D. Wong , 94, Chinese-born American architect. 2 Shirish Atre-Pai , 87, Indian poet. Marge Calhoun , 91, American surfer. Viktor Cherepkov , 75, Russian politician, mayor of Vladivostok (1993–1994, 1996–1998), cancer. Eric Conn , 94, American biochemist. Halim El-Dabh , 96, Egyptian-born American composer and ethnomusicologist. Sybil Flory , 97, Burmese-born British teacher. Murray Lerner , 90, American documentarian and producer, Oscar winner (1981 ), kidney failure. María Cristina Orive , 86, Guatemalan photojournalist. Hugo Obwegeser , 96, Austrian oral and plastic surgeon, father of modern orthognathic surgery . Alberto Pérez Pérez , 80, Uruguayan law scholar, judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights . Ian Powe , 84, British naval officer. Sharad Rao , 60, Indian cricketer. Michael Simanowitz , 46, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (since 2011). Lucky Varela , 82, American politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1987–2016). Drew Wahlroos , 37, American football player (St. Louis Rams ), suicide by gunshot. Xiang Shouzhi , 99, Chinese general, commander of the Nanjing Military Region (1982–1990) and the Second Artillery Corps (1975–1977). 3 Tom Amundsen , 74, Norwegian Olympic rower (1972 , 1976 ). John Ashbery , 90, American poet (Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror ) and art critic, Pulitzer Prize winner (1976). Walter Becker , 67, American Hall of Fame musician (Steely Dan ), songwriter and producer, Grammy winner (2001 ), esophageal cancer. William Clauson , 87, Swedish-American singer. Joan Colom , 96, Spanish photographer. John Byrne Cooke , 76, American author and musician, throat cancer. Luis Duarte , 76, Peruvian Olympic basketball player (1964 ). Roberto Hernandez Jr. , 79, Mexican journalist and sportscaster. Jesús González , 58, Spanish Olympic rower. Dave Hlubek , 66, American guitarist and songwriter (Molly Hatchet ), heart attack. Victor Krasin , 88, Ukrainian-born Russian human rights activist, economist and Soviet dissident . Hans Nylund , 78, Norwegian footballer [1] Piet Ouderland , 84, Dutch footballer (Ajax , national team ) and basketball player (national team ). Sugar Ramos , 75, Cuban-Mexican Hall of Fame boxer, WBA/WBC featherweight champion (1963–1964), cancer. Larrington Walker , 70, Jamaican-born British actor (Taboo ). John P. White , 80, American politician, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense (1995–1997), Parkinson's disease. Peter Zobel , 81, Danish Olympic equestrian (1960 ). 4 Sultan Ahmed , 64, Indian politician, MP for Entally (since 2009), heart attack. Badih Chaaban , 57, South African politician, Cape Town city councilor (2006–2015), cancer. Don Cockburn , 87, Irish journalist, presenter and newsreader (RTÉ ). David Consunji , 95, Filipino engineer and industrialist. Mountaga Diallo , 74–75, Senegalese diplomat and army officer, Force Commander of MONUSCO (2000–2004), Ambassador to Russia (since 2005). Bob Kehoe , 89, American soccer player. Jomde Kena , 49, Indian politician. John Wilson Lewis , 86, American political scientist. Earl Lindo , 64, Jamaican reggae musician (Bob Marley and the Wailers ). Lev Lipatov , 77, Russian nuclear and particle physicist. Abdullah Maute , Filipino Islamist militant (Maute group ), airstrike. (death announced on this date) Les McDonald , 84, British-Canadian triathlon competitor and administrator. Harry Meshel , 93, American politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1970–1993). Gastone Moschin , 88, Italian actor (The Godfather Part II , Caliber 9 , My Friends ), cardiomyopathy. José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco , 96, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tuxtla (1965–1988) and San Juan de los Lagos (1988–1999), respiratory complications. 5 Eloísa Álvarez , 61, Spanish politician, Mayor of Soria (1999–2003), Deputy (2004–2011) and Senator for Soria (2011–2015). Nicolaas Bloembergen , 97, Dutch-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (1981 ). Holger Czukay , 79, German musician (Can ). Cedric Hassall , 97, New Zealand chemist. Robert Jenson , 87, American theologian. Mike Lair , 71, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2009–2016), heart disease. Gauri Lankesh , 55, Indian journalist and political activist, shot. Ma Kwang-soo , 66, South Korean author. Gina Mason , 57, American politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (since 2017). Arno Rink , 76, German painter. Hansford Rowe , 93, American actor (Three Days of the Condor , Dante's Peak , The Bonfire of the Vanities ), traffic collision. Bo Södersten , 86, Swedish professor and politician, MP (1979–1988). Sir Terence Streeton , 87, British diplomat, High Commissioner to Bangladesh (1983–1989). Tom Wright , 93, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox ). 6 Derek Bourgeois , 75, English composer, cancer. Sir Robert Bruce-Gardner , 74, British art conservator. Carlo Caffarra , 79, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Ferrara–Comacchio (1995–2003) and Bologna (2003–2015). Raúl Castañeda , 34, Mexican Olympic boxer (2004 ), shot. Daniel Federman , 89, American medical researcher. Walter Guralnick , 100, American dentist. Rosa Judge , 97, Maltese musician. Peter Luck , 73, Australian journalist and television presenter (This Day Tonight ), Parkinson's disease. Nicolae Lupescu , 76, Romanian football player (Rapid București , Admira Wacker Wien , national team ) and manager. Şerif Mardin , 90, Turkish sociologist. Jim McDaniels , 69, American basketball player (Seattle SuperSonics , Los Angeles Lakers , Buffalo Braves ), complications from diabetes. Eleanore Mikus , 90, American artist. Kate Millett , 82, American feminist writer (Sexual Politics ), cardiac arrest. Mike Neville , 80, British television presenter (BBC North East and Cumbria , ITV Tyne Tees ), cancer. Noel Picard , 78, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens , St. Louis Blues , Atlanta Flames ). Solomon Efimovich Shulman , 81, Belarusian writer and film director. Dimitris Varos , 68, Greek journalist and poet. Hugo Wathne , 84, Norwegian sculptor. Roy Williams , 80, American football player (San Francisco 49ers ). Lotfi A. Zadeh , 96, Azerbaijani-born American mathematician, innovator of fuzzy mathematics . 7 Türkân Akyol , 88, Turkish politician, physician and academic, Minister of Health and Social Security (1971) and rector of University of Ankara (1980–1982). Jeremiah Goodman , 94, American illustrator. Terence Harvey , 72, British actor (Hollyoaks , From Hell , The Phantom of the Opera ). Mike Hicks , 80, British politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party (1988–1998). Tsunenori Kawai , 80, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (since 2004). Kim Ki-duk , 82, South Korean film director (Five Marines ) and professor (Seoul Institute of the Arts ), lung cancer. Mark P. Mahon , 87, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1993–1998). Gene Michael , 79, American baseball player, manager and executive (New York Yankees ), World Series winner (1978 ), heart attack. Charles Owens , 85, American golfer. Jeanne Robert , 103, French WWII resistance member. Roger Gordon Strand , 83, American federal judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (1985–2000). Tomás Villanueva , 64, Spanish politician, Vice President of Castile and León region (2001–2003), heart attack. Duncan Watt , 74, Zambian-born Singaporean broadcaster and author. 8 Ann Bagnall , 90, British cookbook publisher. Lawrence Bartell , 84, American physical chemist. Pierre Bergé , 86, French businessman, co-founder of Yves Saint Laurent , myopathy. Cory Cadden , 48, Canadian ice hockey player (Knoxville Cherokees ). Parzival Copes , 93, Canadian economist. Isabelle Daniels , 80, American sprinter, Olympic bronze medalist (1956 ). A. Joseph DeNucci , 78, American boxer and politician, Massachusetts State Auditor (1987–2011), complications from Alzheimer's disease. Douglas Fitzgerald Dowd , 97, American political economist and activist. Kevin Dynon , 92, Australian football player (North Melbourne ). Troy Gentry , 50, American country singer (Montgomery Gentry ), helicopter crash. Blake Heron , 35, American actor (Shiloh , We Were Soldiers , Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher ), accidental fentanyl overdose. Connie Johnson , 40, Australian cancer research fundraiser, breast cancer. Harry M. Kuitert , 92, Dutch theologian (Reformed Churches in the Netherlands ). Catherine Hardy Lavender , 87, American sprinter, Olympic gold medalist (1952 ). Daniel McNeill , 70, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (since 2013). Toshihiko Nakajima , 55, Japanese voice actor (Cowboy Bebop , Inuyasha , Mobile Suit Gundam ). Jerry Pournelle , 84, American science fiction author (CoDominium ) and journalist (Byte ). Karl Ravens , 90, German politician, Federal Minister of Regional Planning, Construction and Urban Development (1974–1978). Humberto Rosa , 85, Argentine-Italian football player. Ljubiša Samardžić , 80, Serbian actor (Vruć vetar ) and director. José Antonio Souto , 78, Spanish jurist, academic and politician, Mayor of Santiago de Compostela (1979–1981). R. N. Sudarshan , 78, Indian actor (Super ), kidney disease. Don Williams , 78, American Hall of Fame country music singer ("Tulsa Time ", "I Believe in You ", "You're My Best Friend ") and songwriter, emphysema. 9 Frank Aarebrot , 70, Norwegian political scientist, complications following a heart attack. Gretta Chambers , 90, Canadian journalist (Montreal Gazette ) and Chancellor of McGill University (1991–1999). Velasio de Paolis , 81, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (2008–2011), cancer. Jim Donohue , 79, American baseball player (Los Angeles Angels ). Michael Friedman , 41, American composer and lyricist (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson ), complications from AIDS. Sir Pat Goodman , 88, New Zealand businessman (Goodman Fielder ). Mike Hodge , 70, American actor (Law & Order , All My Children , Striking Distance ) and union executive (SAG-AFTRA ). Oscar E. Huber , 100, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1961–1972). Kenneka Jenkins , 19, American teenager, hypothermia. Geoffrey Maynard , 95, British economist. Otto Meitinger , 90, German architect and preservationist, president of the Technical University of Munich (1987–1995). Dionisia Mijoba , 79, Venezuelan politician, cardiac arrest. Harold Nutter , 93, Canadian Anglican prelate, Metropolitan of Canada (1980–1989). Pierre Pilote , 85, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks ). Doug Sewell , 87, English golfer. Wang Hairong , 78, Chinese politician. 10 Hans Alfredson , 86, Swedish actor (The Apple War ), film director (The Simple-Minded Murderer ), writer and comedian (Hasse & Tage ). Xavier Atencio , 98, American animator, lyricist and Imagineer (Pirates of the Caribbean , Haunted Mansion ). Stephen Begley , 42, Scottish rugby union player (Glasgow Warriors ). Luigi Maria Burruano , 68, Italian actor (One Hundred Steps , The Return of Cagliostro , Baarìa ) , cancer. Mel Didier , 90, American baseball scout (Toronto Blue Jays , Montreal Expos ) and coach (Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns ). Nancy Dupree , 89, American historian (modern Afghanistan ). E Thi , 47, Burmese fortune teller. Sir David Ford , 82, British government official, Chief Secretary of Hong Kong (1986–1993). Kenneth I. Gross , 78, American mathematician. Harry Landers , 96, American actor (Ben Casey ). René Laurentin , 99, French theologian. Leila Mardanshina , 90, Russian oil and gas operator. Kate Murtagh , 96, American actress (Breakfast at Tiffany's , Doctor Detroit , The Twilight Zone ). James Morwood , 73, English classical scholar. Don Ohlmeyer , 72, American entertainment executive (NBC , NBC Sports , ABC Sports ), cancer. Jean Pruitt , 77, American charity worker. Konstantins Pupurs , 53, Latvian political scientist. B. V. Radha , 69, Indian actress (Thazhampoo ), heart attack. Rommel Sandoval , 38, Filipino Army officer, shot during Battle in Marawi . Grigoris Varfis , 90, Greek politician, MEP (1984–1985) and Commissioner for Regional Policy (1985–1989). Gerald Willet , 82, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1971–1988). Len Wein , 69, American comic book writer and editor (X-Men , Swamp Thing , Watchmen ), co-creator of Wolverine . 11 Abdul Halim of Kedah , 89, Malaysian sultan, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1970–1975, 2011–2016), Sultan of Kedah (since 1958). Jan Brittin , 58, English cricketer, cancer. Alfonso Caycedo , 84, Colombian medical hypnotist. Dan Currie , 82, American football player (Green Bay Packers ). J. P. Donleavy , 91, Irish-American novelist and playwright (The Ginger Man , A Fairy Tale of New York ). Alfred Gadenne , 71, Belgian politician, mayor of Mouscron (since 2006), slit throat. Sir Peter Hall , 86, British theatre, opera and film director, director of the National Theatre (1973–1988), dementia. Virgil Howe , 41, British drummer (Little Barrie ). Bruce Laming , 79, Australian politician, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mooloolah (1992–2001), dementia. Mark LaMura , 68, American actor (All My Children , Something Borrowed , City by the Sea ), lung cancer. James Madison Lee , 90, American lieutenant general. Alberto Pagani , 79, Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer (Honda , MV Agusta ). Jeff Parker , 53, American ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres ), heart and lung infections. Arnold Sagalyn , 99, American journalist (Northern Virginia Sun ). António Francisco dos Santos , 69, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Aveiro (2006–2014) and Porto (since 2014), heart attack. Malcolm Templeton , 93, New Zealand diplomat, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1973–1978). 12 Frank Capp , 86, American jazz drummer. John Chambers , 86, Australian cricketer. Heiner Geißler , 87, German politician, Secretary General of the CDU (1977–1989), Federal Minister of Youth, Family and Health (1982–1985). Alex Hawkins , 80, American football player (Baltimore Colts ). Charles F. Knight , 81, American businessman (Emerson Electric ), complications from Alzheimer's disease. Siegfried Köhler , 94, German conductor (Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden , Royal Swedish Opera ). Allan MacEachen , 96, Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1977–1979, 1980–1984), MP for Inverness—Richmond (1953–1958, 1962–1968) and Cape Breton Highlands—Canso (1968–1984). Bert McCann , 84, Scottish footballer (Motherwell , national team ). Nicoletta Panni , 84, Italian opera singer. Tudor Petruș , 67, Romanian Olympic fencer. Xohana Torres , 85, Spanish Galician language writer, poet, narrator and playwright. Gary I. Wadler , 78, American physician, multiple system atrophy . Edith Windsor , 88, American mathematician and activist, lead plaintiff in United States v. Windsor . 13 Basi , 37, Chinese panda, world's oldest living, cirrhosis and renal failure. David Bey , 60, American boxer, struck by steel sheet. Peter Birch , 65, British actor (Casualty , The House of Eliott ), esophageal cancer. Pete Domenici , 85, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate for New Mexico (1973–2009), complications from abdominal surgery. Per Fugelli , 73, Norwegian author, physician and professor of medicine, colorectal cancer. Basil Gogos , 88, American magazine cover illustrator (Famous Monsters of Filmland ). Slavko Goldstein , 89, Croatian journalist, screenwriter (Signal Over the City ), publisher and politician. Grant Hart , 56, American singer, songwriter ("Turn On the News ") and drummer (Hüsker Dü ), liver cancer. Saby Kamalich , 78, Peruvian film and television actress (Simplemente María ). Stewart Moss , 79, American actor, writer, and director. Gary Otte , 45, American murderer and robber, execution by lethal injection. Edwin H. Ragsdale , 87, American politician. Kazimierz Ryczan , 78, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Kielce (1993–2014). Robert Franz Schmidt , 84, German physiologist. Frank Vincent , 80, American actor (The Sopranos , Goodfellas , Raging Bull ), complications during heart surgery. Derek Wilkinson , 82, English footballer (Sheffield Wednesday ). 14 Wolfgang Bochow , 73, German badminton player. Arnold Chan , 50, Canadian politician and lawyer, MP for Scarborough—Agincourt (since 2014), nasopharyngeal carcinoma. George Englund , 91, American film producer and director (The Ugly American , Zachariah ), fall. Michael Freeman , 85, British orthopaedic surgeon. Marcel Herriot , 83, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Verdun (1987–1999) and Soissons (1999–2008). Ermalee Hickel , 92, American philanthropist, First Lady of Alaska (1966-1969, 1990-1994). Wim Huis , 89, Dutch footballer (Ajax ). John Humphreys , 85, Australian Olympic fencer (1960 , 1964 ). Tommy Irvin , 88, American politician, Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture (1969–2011), member of the Georgia House of Representatives . Djibo Leyti Kâ , 69, Senegalese politician, Foreign Minister (1991–1993). Ata Kandó , 103, Hungarian-born Dutch photographer. Wolfgang Michels , 66, German musician (Percewood's Onagram ). Jan Niemiec , 76, Polish slalom canoeist (bronze medallist in 1961 World Championship ). Jack Teele , 87, American football executive. Otto Wanz , 74, Austrian professional wrestler (AWA , NJPW ) and promoter (CWA ). 15 Arthur Apfel , 94, British figure skater. Violet Brown , 117, Jamaican supercentenarian, world's oldest living person . Alma Evans-Freke , 85, New Zealand television presenter. Frode Granhus , 52, Norwegian author. Mircea Ionescu-Quintus , 100, Ukrainian-born Romanian politician, Minister of Justice (1991–1992) and President of the Senate (2000), heart failure. Herbert W. Kalmbach , 95, American attorney and banker, figure in the Watergate scandal . Wolfgang Klein , 76, German lawyer, football director (Hamburger SV ), and Olympic long-jumper (1964 ). Izidoro Kosinski , 85, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Três Lagoas (1981–2009). Myrna Lamb , 87, American playwright, heart disease. Leon Mestel , 90, British astronomer and astrophysicist. Albert Moses , 79, Sri Lankan actor. Nan Rendong , 72, Chinese astronomer, founder of the Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope , lung cancer. Dwijen Sharma , 88, Bangladeshi naturalist, kidney disease. Anthony Thomas Smith , 82, British lawyer. Albert Speer , 83, German architect (Expo 2000 ), complications from a fall. Harry Dean Stanton , 91, American actor (Alien , The Green Mile , Big Love ). Hans Weinberger , 88, Austrian-born American mathematician. Geoff Wragg , 87, British horse trainer (Teenoso , Pentire ). 16 Bautista Álvarez , 84, Spanish Galician nationalist politician, heart attack. Gerald Bernbaum , 81, British academic administrator, Vice-Chancellor of Southbank University (1993–2001), cancer. Penny Chenery , 95, American racehorse owner and breeder (Secretariat ). Ted Christopher , 59, American racecar driver (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour ), plane crash. Ben Dorcy , 92, American roadie . Steve Evans , 59, English rugby league player (Hull FC , Featherstone Rovers ). Mitchell Flint , 94, American fighter pilot (Navy , 101 Squadron ). José Florencio Guzmán , 88, Chilean lawyer and politician, Minister of National Defence (1998–1999). Nicolaas Jouwe , 93, Papuan politician, vice-president of New Guinea Council (1961–1962). Brenda Lewis , 96, American opera soprano and theatre actress. Madge Meredith , 96, American actress (Child of Divorce , The Falcon's Adventure ). Fred Moore , 97, French colonel and politician, MP (1958–1962) and Order of Liberation (2011). Nabeel Qureshi , 34, American Christian apologist, stomach cancer. Brendan Reilly , 38, Irish Gaelic football player (Louth GAA ). Marcelo Rezende , 65, Brazilian journalist and television presenter (Linha Direta ), pancreatic and liver cancer. Petr Šabach , 66, Czech writer (Babičky ). Bucky Scribner , 57, American football player (Green Bay Packers , Minnesota Vikings ), brain cancer. Arjan Singh , 98, Indian Air Force marshal, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi (1989–1990), heart attack. Sven Oluf Sørensen , 96, Norwegian physicist. Elżbieta Wierniuk , 66, Polish Olympic diver. 17 Bonnie Angelo , 93, American journalist (Time ), complications from dementia. Steve Baker , 79, American illusionist. Eugenio Bersellini , 81, Italian football player and manager (Inter Milan , Sampdoria ), pneumonia. Cris Bolado , 47, Filipino basketball player (Alaska Milkmen ), traffic collision. Gerd Bollmann , 69, German politician. Mahant Chandnath , 61, Indian politician, MP for Alwar (since 2014), cancer. Kirpal Singh Chugh , 84, Indian nephrologist. René Drucker Colín , 80, Mexican scientist, researcher and journalist. Mary Fairfax , 95, Polish-born Australian philanthropist. Suzan Farmer , 75, British actress (The Scarlet Blade , Doctor in Clover , Coronation Street ). Bill Goodling , 89, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district (1975–2001). Bobby Heenan , 72, American professional wrestler, manager and commentator (WWF , AWA , WCW ), organ failure. Dave Hilton , 67, American baseball player (San Diego Padres , Tokyo Yakult Swallows ). Bob Holland , 70, Australian cricketer (New South Wales , national team ), brain cancer. Per Kleiva , 84, Norwegian painter. Marc Klionsky , 90, Belarusian-born American painter. Laudir de Oliveira , 77, Brazilian percussionist (Sérgio Mendes , Marcos Valle , Chicago ) and producer. Lucy Ozarin , 103, American psychiatrist. Buster Parnell , 83, Irish jockey. Iftikhar Qaisar , 60, Pakistani actor. Uwe Storch , 77, German mathematician. Mohammed Taslimuddin , 74, Indian politician, MP for Araria (since 2014). Lionel Wilson , 84, South African rugby union player (Western Province , national team ). 18 Ronald E. Carrier , 85, American educator, President of James Madison University (1971–1998). Roger Cisneros , 93, American politician, member of the Colorado Senate (1965–1977), carbon monoxide poisoning. Paul E. Gray , 85, American professor, President of MIT (1980–1990), Alzheimer's disease. Paul Horner , 38, American fake news writer and comedian, drug overdose. Qamar ul Islam , 69, Indian politician, Member of Karnataka Parliament (1978–1983, 1989–1996, 1999–2004, since 2008), heart attack. Tony Laffey , 92, New Zealand footballer. Chuck Low , 89, American actor (Goodfellas , The Mission , Sleepers ). Jean Plaskie , 76, Belgian footballer (Anderlecht , national team ). Afzal Ahsan Randhawa , 80, Pakistani writer. Mark Selby , 56, American musician, cancer. Zurab Sotkilava , 80, Georgian-Russian footballer (Dinamo Tbilisi ) and opera singer, People's Artist of the USSR , pancreatic cancer. Sydney Starkie , 91, English cricketer. Pete Turner , 83, American photographer. Kenji Watanabe , 48, Japanese Olympic swimmer (1984 , 1988 , 1992 ). Paul Wilson , 66, Scottish footballer (Celtic , national team ). 19 Sir Brian Barder , 83, British diplomat, High Commissioner to Nigeria (1988–1991) and Australia (1991–1994). Christine Butler , 73, British politician, MP for Castle Point (1997–2001), dementia. Bernie Casey , 78, American actor (Revenge of the Nerds , Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure ) and football player (San Francisco 49ers ). Else Marie Christiansen , 96, Norwegian speed skater. Sir John Hunt , 87, British politician, MP for Bromley (1964–1974) and Ravensbourne (1974–1997). Leonid Kharitonov , 84, Russian opera singer, soloist of the Alexandrov Ensemble (1953–1972) and People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1986). Jake LaMotta , 95, American Hall of Fame boxer and comedian, inspiration for Raging Bull , complications from pneumonia. Maurice Lavigne , 86, French cyclist. Vasily Melnikov , 74, Soviet Olympic skier. Massimo Natili , 82, Italian racing driver (Formula One ). John Nicholson , 75, New Zealand racing driver (Formula Atlantic ). Sigurður Pálsson , 69, Icelandic author, cancer. José Salcedo , 68, Spanish film editor (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown , Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead , All About My Mother ), Goya winner (1989 , 1996 , 2000 ). Johnny Sandlin , 72, American record producer (The Allman Brothers Band ), cancer. David Shepherd , 86, British artist and conservationist, Parkinson's disease. Manuela Sykes , 92, British politician and activist. Helen J. Walker , 64, British space scientist. 20 Greg Antonacci , 70, American television producer (The Royal Family ) and actor (The Sopranos , Boardwalk Empire ). Santanu Bhowmik , 28, Indian journalist, murdered. Ken Dean , 90, English rugby league footballer (Halifax ). William J. Ely , 105, American army officer. Richard Gendall , 93, British linguist and teacher. GK , 60, Indian art director (Avvai Shanmughi , Arunachalam , Chandramukhi ) Mickey Harrington , 82, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies ). Garry Hill , 70, American baseball player (Atlanta Braves ). Jimmy Magee , 82, Irish sports broadcaster (RTÉ ). Ene Mihkelson , 72, Estonian poet and novelist (Ahasveeruse uni ). Ed Phillips , 73, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox ), cancer. Lillian Ross , 99, American journalist (The New Yorker ) and author, stroke. Oskar Schulz , 93, Austrian Olympic cross country skier (1952 , 1956 ), mineralogist and petrologist. Shakila , 82, Indian actress (Aar Paar , C.I.D. , Alibaba Aur 40 Chor ), heart attack. Arne Solli , 79, Norwegian military officer, Chief of Defence (1994–1999). Sir Teddy Taylor , 80, British politician, MP for Glasgow Cathcart (1964–1979) and Rochford and Southend East (1980–2005). 21 Edward Allington , 66, British sculptor. David Beatson , 72–73, New Zealand broadcaster. Liliane Bettencourt , 94, French cosmetics businesswoman (L'Oréal ) and socialite, world's richest woman (since 2015). Johnny Burke , 77, Canadian country singer. Vera Burt , 90, New Zealand cricketer (national team ) and field hockey player (national team ), coach and administrator. Juan Nicolás Callejas Arroyo , 73, Mexican politician, Deputy for Veracruz (1982–1985, 2000–2003, 2009–2012). Michael Colborne , 83, British Royal Navy officer and private secretary. Warren Druetzler , 88, American Olympic athlete (1952 ). Larry J. McKinney , 73, American federal judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (1987–2009). Maurice Nivat , 79, French computer scientist, co-father of theoretical computer science . Evelyn Scott , 81, Australian Indigenous social activist, Chairwoman of the National Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation . William G. Stewart , 84, British game show host (Fifteen to One ) and television producer. 22 Mohammed Mahdi Akef , 89, Egyptian religious and political leader, head of the Muslim Brotherhood (2004–2010), cancer. Mike Bright , 79, American Olympic volleyball player (1964 ). Mike Carr , 79, English keyboard player. Thelma Chalifoux , 88, Canadian Métis teacher and politician, Senator (1997–2004). Dunc Fisher , 90, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers , Hershey Bears , Boston Bruins ). Gérard Haché , 92, Canadian politician, New Brunswick MLA (1967–1970). Vagn Hedeager , 78, footballer [2] Paavo Lonkila , 94, Finnish cross-country skier, Olympic champion (1952 ). Bill Michie , 81, British politician, MP for Sheffield Heeley (1983–2001), chest infection. Shmuel Moreh , 84, Iraqi-born Israeli writer and Arabic professor (Hebrew University of Jerusalem ). Harold Pendleton , 93, British music executive and club owner (Marquee Club ). Rick Shaw , 78, American radio disc jockey (WQAM , WAXY , WMXJ ). Elizete da Silva , 46, Brazilian heptathlete, South American champion (2001 , 2005 , 2006 ), traffic collision. Börje Vestlund , 57, Swedish politician, MP (since 2002). Sima Wali , 66, Afghan human rights advocate. John Worsdale , 68, English footballer (Stoke City , Lincoln City ). Daniel Yankelovich , 92, American social scientist, kidney failure. Stan Zajdel , 90, American football player and coach. 23 Valery Asapov , 51, Russian army general, blast injury. Charles Bradley , 68, American singer ("Changes "), stomach cancer. Loreto Carbonell , 84, Filipino Olympic basketball player (1956 ), cardiac arrest. Dorothy Eck , 93, American politician, member of the Montana Senate (1980–2000). Seth Firkins , 36, American audio engineer (Future , Jay-Z , Young Thug ). Caesar Giovannini , 92, American composer and pianist. Harvey Jacobs , 87, American author. Simon J. Kistemaker , 87, American theologian. Aline Nistad , 63, Norwegian trombonist, cancer. Charles Osborne , 89, Australian-born British music writer. Elizabeth D. Phillips , 72, American educator and academic administrator, Provost of the University of Florida (1996–1999). Samuel H. Young , 94, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 10th congressional district (1973–1975). 24 María Julia Alsogaray , 74, Argentine politician, MP for City of Buenos Aires (1985–1991) and Secretary of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (1991–1999), pancreatic cancer. Washington Benavides , 87, Uruguayan poet, professor and musician. Barbara Blaine , 61, American founder of SNAP , heart disease. Tharald Brøvig Jr. , 75, Norwegian shipowner. Gisèle Casadesus , 103, French actress (My Afternoons with Margueritte ). Al Cannava , 93, American football player (Green Bay Packers ). E.G.D. Cohen , 94, Dutch-American physicist. Fiorenzo Crippa , 91, Italian cyclist. Norman Dyhrenfurth , 99, Swiss-American mountaineer and filmmaker. Jack Good , 86, British producer. Albert Innaurato , 70, American playwright. Kito Lorenc , 79, German writer, stroke. Orville Lynn Majors , 56, American serial killer, heart failure. Manuel da Silva Martins , 90, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Setúbal (1975–1998). Joseph M. McDade , 85, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district (1963–1999). Robert J. McFarlin , 87, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1967–1970; 1973–1974). Kit Reed , 85, American science fiction and mystery writer, brain tumor. Carlos Vidal Layseca , 85, Peruvian doctor, Minister of Health (1990–1991) and Rector of Cayetano Heredia University (1994–1999). 25 Joe Bailon , 94, American car customizer, creator of candy apple red color . M. Cherif Bassiouni , 79, Egyptian lawyer and human rights activist, multiple myeloma. Richard Beckler , 77, American attorney. Tony Booth , 85, British actor (Till Death Us Do Part , Coronation Street , The Contender ). Nora Marks Dauenhauer , 90, American Tlingit author, poet, and scholar. Liz Dawn , 77, British actress (Coronation Street , Crown Court , The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club ), emphysema . Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty , 37, Egyptian woman, world's heaviest , kidney failure and intestinal shock. Helga Grebing , 87, German historian. Anatoly Gromyko , 85, Russian scientist and diplomat. Mathew Hu Xiande , 83, Chinese clandestine Roman Catholic prelate, Coadjutor Bishop (2000–2004) and Bishop of Ningbo (since 2004). Aneurin Jones , 87, Welsh painter. Bobby Knutt , 71, British actor and comedian (Coronation Street , Benidorm , Emmerdale ), heart attack. Peter Lewis , 75, Australian politician, Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly (2002–2005). David Mainse , 81, Canadian televangelist. Leonard Mashako Mamba , 66, Congolese politician, Minister of Public Health (1997–2001) and Minister of Higher Education and Universities (2008–2012). Tom Miller , 70, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Islanders ), cancer. Grant H. Palmer , 77, American educator and writer (An Insider's View of Mormon Origins ), cancer. Clarence Purfeerst , 90, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1971–1991). Tim Quill , 54, American actor (Hamburger Hill , Argo , JAG ), cancer. Folke Rabe , 81, Swedish composer. Charles Roff , 65, Scottish photographer. Arun Sadhu , 76, Indian writer (Sinhasan ), cardiomyopathy. Joe Schaffer , 79, American football player (Buffalo Bills ), progressive aphasia . Freddy Shepherd , 76, English businessman, Chairman of Newcastle United (1997–2007). Joseph W. Schmitt , 101, American spacesuit technician. Yoshitomo Tokugawa , 67, Japanese writer, head of the Tokugawa Yoshinobu-ke (since 1993). Jan Tříska , 80, Czech actor (Andersonville , 2010 , The People vs. Larry Flynt ), fall. Jim Walrod , 56, American interior design consultant. Elaine Hoffman Watts , 85, American drummer. 26 Mehmet Aksoy , 32, British filmmaker, shot. Anthony Allom , 78, English cricketer (Surrey ). Samuel Amirtham , 85, Indian Anglican prelate and theologian, Bishop of South Kerala (1990–1997). Dominador Aytona , 99, Filipino politician, Senator (1965–1971). Mario Bedogni , 93, Italian Olympic ice hockey player (1948 , 1956 ). Ludmila Belousova , 81, Russian pair skater, Olympic champion (1964 , 1968 ). Richard Boucher , 85, French footballer (Toulouse ). Donnie Corker , 65, American transvestite entertainer. Sir James Craig , 93, British diplomat, Ambassador to Syria (1976–1979) and Saudi Arabia (1979–1984). Robert Delpire , 91, French photographer, publisher and filmmaker. Barry Dennen , 79, American actor (Jesus Christ Superstar , The Shining , The Dark Crystal ), complications from a fall. Květa Fialová , 88, Czech actress (Lemonade Joe , Dinner for Adele , The Phantom of Morrisville ). Neville Furlong , 49, Irish rugby player (national team ), cancer. Günter Halm , 95, German World War II military officer. Augustine Hoey , 101, English priest. Morton Kaplan , 96, American political scientist. Fred Ryecraft , 78, English footballer (Brentford F.C. ). Sigmund Vangsnes , 91, Norwegian educationalist. Rinse Zijlstra , 90, Dutch politician, MP (1967–1973), Mayor of Smallingerland (1975-1981), and Senator (1983–1995). 27 Edmond Abelé , 92, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Monaco (1972–1980) and Digne (1980–1987). K.R. Aravindakshan , 66, Indian politician. Dwijen Bandyopadhyay , 68, Indian actor (Jaatishwar ), heart attack. Raymond Buckland , 83, English Wiccan writer. CeDell Davis , 90, American blues musician. Joy Fleming , 72, German singer (Eurovision Song Contest 1975 ). Hans Gerschwiler , 96, Swiss figure skater, Olympic silver medalist (1948 ). Sir Richard Greenbury , 81, British businessman, Chairman of Marks and Spencer (1988–1999). Hiromi Hayakawa , 34, Japanese-born Mexican actress (El Chema ) and singer (La Academia ), liver hemorrhage during childbirth. Hugh Hefner , 91, American magazine publisher (Playboy ), businessman (Playboy Enterprises ) and reality television personality (The Girls Next Door ), cardiac arrest due to sepsis . Anne Jeffreys , 94, American actress (General Hospital , Topper , Dick Tracy ). Manuel Jiménez , 77, Spanish Olympic archer. Vann Johnson , 56, American singer, cancer. Red Miller , 89, American football coach (Denver Broncos ), complications from a stroke. Stanley M. Rumbough Jr. , 97, American businessman (Colgate-Palmolive ). Zuzana Růžičková , 90, Czech harpsichordist, cancer. Antonio Spallino , 92, Italian fencer and politician, Olympic champion (1956 ) and Mayor of Como (1970–1985). Alfred Stepan , 81, American political scientist. 28 Aleksey Arifullin , 46, Russian footballer (Lokomotiv Moscow ). Jerry Balmuth , 93, American philosopher. Chyung Jinkyu , 77, South Korean writer. Makhan Lal Fotedar , 85, Indian politician. Balys Gajauskas , 91, Lithuanian politician and prisoner of conscience , member of the Seimas (1990–1992). Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi , 90, Spanish film director and producer (That Man in Istanbul , The Summertime Killer , They Came to Rob Las Vegas ). Lee Hsin , 64, Taiwanese politician, member of the National Assembly (1996–1998) and the Taipei City Council (since 1998), suicide by jumping. Marietta Marich , 87, American radio personality and actress (Rushmore , The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ). Donald Mitchell , 92, British musicologist. Steven Marshall , 60, British chief executive (Railtrack ). Vann Molyvann , 90, Cambodian architect (Chaktomuk Conference Hall , Independence Monument , Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium ). Daniel Pe'er , 74, Israeli television host, complications from a stroke. Željko Perušić , 81, Croatian football player and manager. Jürgen Roth , 71, German journalist. Andreas Schmidt , 53, German actor (Summer in Berlin , The Counterfeiters ) and director, cancer. Spikeld , 23–24, Norwegian racehorse, euthanized. Alan Thompson , 54, British broadcaster (BBC Radio Wales ). Benjamin Whitrow , 80, British actor (Pride and Prejudice , Chicken Run , Quadrophenia ), brain hemorrhage 29 Abu Tahsin al-Salhi , 63, Iraqi sniper, shot. Tom Alter , 67, Indian actor, skin cancer. Joep Baartmans-van den Boogaart , 77, Dutch politician. Keith Bush , 87, British army officer and intelligence analyst. Lorenz Funk , 70, German ice hockey player and manager (EC Bad Tölz , BSC Preussen ), Olympic bronze medalist (1976 ), cancer. Tim Hackworth , 84, British army officer. Rolf Herings , 77, German Olympic javelin thrower (1964 , 1968 ) and football coach (1. FC Köln ). Tore Lindbekk , 84, Norwegian sociologist and politician. Philippe Médard , 58, French handball player, Olympic bronze medalist (1992 ). Wiesław Michnikowski , 95, Polish actor. Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris , 85, Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Kurunegala (1987–2009). Oliver Press , American cancer researcher and physician . Magdalena Ribbing , 77, Swedish etiquette expert, writer and journalist, complications from a fall. Ryūji Saikachi , 89, Japanese voice actor (Castle in the Sky , Dragon Ball Z , Anne of Green Gables ), heart failure. Jarvis Scott , 70, American Olympic sprinter (1968 ). Ian Smith , 76, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago , national team ). Dmitry Smolsky , 80, Belarusian composer and teacher (Belarusian State Conservatory ). 30 Alan K. Adlington , 92, Canadian economist. Hortense Aka-Anghui , 83, Ivorian politician and pharmacist, MP (1965–1990), Mayoress of Port-Bouët (since 1980) and Minister of Women's Affairs (1986–1990). Apex , 36, British drum and bass music producer, suicide. John Arenhold , 86, South African cricketer. Elizabeth Baur , 69, American actress (Ironside , Lancer , The Boston Strangler ). Francis Harold Brown , 73, American geologist. Alan Carroll , 84, British RAF officer and engineer. Max Haines , 86, Canadian crime columnist and author, progressive supranuclear palsy. Monty Hall , 96, Canadian-American game show host (Let's Make a Deal ), heart failure. Frank Hamblen , 70, American basketball coach (Milwaukee Bucks , Los Angeles Lakers ), heart attack. Donald Malarkey , 96, American soldier (Easy Company ), depicted in Band of Brothers . Jimmy McDonnell , 90, Irish Gaelic footballer . Glen Newey , 56, British political philosopher, boating accident. Tom Paley , 89, American folk musician (New Lost City Ramblers ). Lou Reda , 92, American documentary filmmaker. Stig Stenholm , 78, Finnish physicist. Joe Taruc , 70, Filipino news anchor and radio broadcaster (DZRH ). Gunnar Thoresen , 97, Norwegian footballer (Larvik Turn , national team ). Joe Tiller , 74, American football coach (University of Wyoming , Purdue University ). Vladimir Voevodsky , 51, Russian-American mathematician, 2002 Fields medalist , aneurysm. References
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