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List of notable deaths in a month
The following is a list of notable deaths in September 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. September 2016 1 Raymond Daveluy , 89, Canadian composer, organist, music educator and arts administrator.[1] Thomas G. Doran , 80, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Rockford (1994–2012).[2] Frederick Drandua , 73, Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Arua (1986–2009), diabetes.[3] Fred Hellerman , 89, American folk singer (The Weavers ), guitarist, producer and songwriter.[4] Kerson Huang , 88, Chinese-born American theoretical physicist.[5] Ruth Hubbard , 92, Austrian-born American biologist.[6] Kacey Jones , 66, American singer-songwriter ("I'm the One Mama Warned You About "), producer and humorist, cancer.[7] Len Maddocks , 90, Australian cricketer.[8] Leif Mæhle , 89, Norwegian literary historian.[9] Zahid Malik , 78, Pakistani journalist and editor.[10] William Ole Ntimama , 88, Kenyan politician, MP (2007–2014).[11] Jon Polito , 65, American actor (Miller's Crossing , The Rocketeer , Homicide: Life on the Street ), multiple myeloma.[12] Emilio Prini , 73, Italian artist.[13] Frans ten Bos , 79, Scottish rugby union player (national team ).[14] 2 Nalinidhar Bhattacharya , 94, Indian poet and literary critic.[15] Neville Crowe , 79, Australian footballer.[16] Gary D. , 52, German trance producer and DJ, pulmonary embolism.[17] Blackie Gejeian , 90, American race car driver and hot rod builder.[18] Jerry Heller , 75, American music manager (N.W.A ), heart attack.[19] John Hostetter , 69, American actor (Murphy Brown , G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero , Heartbreak Ridge ), complications from cancer.[20] Islam Karimov , 78, Uzbek politician, President (since 1991), stroke.[21] Gerald Lehner , 48, Austrian football referee.[22] Don Minnick , 85, American baseball player (Washington Senators ).[23] Margrit Mondavi , 91, Swiss-born American businesswoman, Vice President of Cultural Affairs at Robert Mondavi Winery .[24] David Morgan , 56, Northern Irish television presenter and journalist.[25] Antonina Seredina , 87, Soviet Russian sprint canoeist, Olympic champion (1960 ).[26] Joseph Whitney , 87, British-born Canadian geographer.[27] Daniel Willems , 60, Belgian Olympic cyclist (1976 ).[28] Chilla Wilson , 85, Australian rugby union player.[29] Eileen Younghusband , 95, British World War II officer and author.[30] 3 Jack Aiken , 98, Australian politician.[31] Mir Quasem Ali , 63, Bangladeshi businessman, politician and war criminal, execution by hanging.[32] Maria Isabel Barreno , 77, Portuguese writer.[33] Kalthoum Bornaz , 71, Tunisian screenwriter, film editor and director.[34] Jane Brick , 74, Swedish journalist, brain tumor.[35] Carlos Bulgheroni , 71, Argentine businessman, CEO of Bridas .[36] Claudio Olinto de Carvalho , 74, Brazilian football player and coach (Cagliari ).[37] Anna Dewdney , 50, American children's author and illustrator, brain cancer.[38] John W. Drummond , 96, American politician, member of the South Carolina Senate (1966–2008).[39] Albert Hofstede , 75, American politician, Mayor of Minneapolis (1974–1975, 1978–1979), respiratory illness.[40] Jaakko Kolmonen , 75, Finnish chef.[41] Pran Kurup , 49, Indian entrepreneur and author, heart failure.[42] Norman Kwong , 86, Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders , Edmonton Eskimos ) and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (2005–2010).[43] Leslie H. Martinson , 101, American film and television director (Batman: The Movie , CHiPs , Fantasy Island ).[44] Fred McFarlane , 55, American songwriter ("Show Me Love ", "Don't Wanna Go Home "), record producer and musician.[45] Dabney Montgomery , 93, American pilot (Tuskegee Airmen ), bodyguard of Martin Luther King Jr. [46] Jan Nilsen , 79, Norwegian footballer (Fredrikstad FK , national team ).[47] Peter Oresick , 60, American poet, brain cancer.[48] Johnny Rebel , 77, American country singer.[49] Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor , 79, American culinary anthropologist/griot, food writer and broadcaster on public media.[50] Jean-Christophe Yoccoz , 59, French mathematician.[51] 4 Adam Bielański , 103, Polish chemist and professor.[52] Bob Bissonnette , 35, Venezuelan-born Canadian singer, ice hockey player (Hull Olympiques , Acadie–Bathurst Titan ) and baseball team owner (Québec Capitales ), helicopter crash.[53] Frank J. Barbaro , 88, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1973–1996), heart failure.[54] Gintautas Iešmantas , 86, Lithuanian politician.[55] Zvonko Ivezić , 67, Serbian footballer (Vojvodina , Sochaux , RC Paris ).[56] Peter Janich , 74, German philosopher, cancer.[57] David Jenkins , 91, English cleric and theologian, Bishop of Durham (1984–1994).[58] Klaus Katzur , 73, German swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1972 ).[59] Novella Matveyeva , 81, Russian poet and singer-songwriter.[60] Richard Neville , 74, Australian writer and editor (Oz ).[61] Isidore Okpewho , 74, Nigerian novelist and critic.[62] Cyril C. Perera , 93, Sri Lankan author.[63] Clifford S. Perlman , 90, American businessman, CEO of Caesars Palace .[64] Melvyn Pignon , 86, English field hockey player.[65] Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr. , 82, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1973–1995).[66] Zoran Šami , 67, Serbian politician, speaker at the Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro .[67] Klaus Traube , 88, German mechanical engineer and anti-nuclear power activist.[68] Yang Jingnian , 107, Chinese economist.[69] 5 John Ball , 81, English Anglican prelate, Assistant Bishop of Central Tanganyika.[70] Arif Beg , 81, Indian politician, Bharatiya Janta Party leader.[71] Gilbert Chapron , 83, French boxer, Olympic bronze medalist (1956 ).[72] She'ar Yashuv Cohen , 88, Israeli chief rabbi of Haifa .[73] Duane Graveline , 85, American astronaut.[74] Sir Fred Holliday , 80, British marine biologist.[75] Jaroslav Jareš , 86, Czech football player and manager (Slavia Prague ).[76] Joe Hosteen Kellwood , 95, American World War II veteran, Navajo code talker .[77] George McLeod , 83, Scottish footballer.[78] Max Murray , 80, Scottish footballer (Rangers , West Bromwich Albion ).[79] Hugh O'Brian , 91, American actor (The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , The Shootist , Twins ).[80] Rudolph T. Randa , 76, American judge, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (since 1992), brain cancer.[81] Donald Ranvaud , 62, Italian-born British journalist and film producer (The Constant Gardener , Central Station , City of God ), heart attack.[82] Phyllis Schlafly , 92, American constitutional lawyer, conservative activist and author, cancer.[83] Karl Schlechta , 94, Austrian football player and coach (Austria Wien , Sturm Graz , Rapid Wien ).[84] Lindsay Tuckett , 97, South African Test cricketer.[85] Israfil Yilmaz , 29, Turkish-born Dutch ISIS trainer, militant and blogger, airstrike.[86] 6 Richard Beeman , 74, American historian, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[87] Cary Blanchard , 47, American football player (Indianapolis Colts , New York Jets ).[88] John Royston Coleman , 95, American university president (Haverford College ), Parkinson's disease.[89] Emlyn Davies , 94, Welsh rugby union player (Swansea , Aberavon , national team ).[90] H. Joel Deckard , 74, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana's 8th congressional district (1979–1983).[91] Raymond Hide , 87, British physicist.[92] Michael Ibru , 86, Nigerian businessman (Ibru Organization ).[93] Edward J. Lofgren , 102, American physicist.[94] Nauyane Ariyadhamma Mahathera , 77, Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and author.[95] Lewis Merenstein , 81, American record producer (Van Morrison ), pneumonia.[96] Dave Pacey , 79, English footballer (Luton Town ).[97] Alfredo Peña , 72, Venezuelan journalist and politician.[98] Bernard Planque , 84, French Olympic basketball player[99] Darren Seals , 29, American activist (Black Lives Matter ), shot.[100] Andrzej Szymczak , 67, Polish handball player, Olympic bronze medalist (1976 ).[101] Robert Timberg , 76, American journalist (The Baltimore Sun ) and writer (The Nightingale's Song ).[102] Lilian Uchtenhagen , 87, Swiss economist and politician.[103] Koos van Ellinckhuijzen , 74, Namibian artist.[104] Offlee Wild , 16, American Thoroughbred racehorse, heart attack.[105] 7 António Barbosa de Melo , 83, Portuguese lawyer and politician.[106] José Barluenga , 76, Spanish chemist.[107] D. J. Cameron , 83, New Zealand sports journalist.[108] Bobby Chacon , 64, American boxer, world champion (1974–1975 , 1982–1983 ), fall.[109] Maria Costa , 89, Italian poet.[110] Clifford Curry , 79, American beach music and R&B singer ("She Shot a Hole in My Soul ").[111] Bob Dailey , 63, Canadian ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks , Philadelphia Flyers ), cancer.[112] Ignacy Dybała , 90, Polish footballer [1] Massimo Felisatti , 84, Italian author and screenwriter (Silent Action , The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave ).[113] Ken Higgs , 79, English cricketer.[114] Peter Kavanagh , 63, Canadian radio producer, creator of Canada Reads , heart attack.[115] Joseph Keller , 93, American mathematician.[116] Shyamala Pappu , 82, Indian lawyer.[117] Norbert Schemansky , 92, American weightlifter, Olympic champion (1952 ).[118] Jean-Louis Schneiter , 83, French politician, Mayor of Reims (1999–2008).[119] Farhang Sharif , 84–85, Iranian musician and tar player.[citation needed ] Graham Wiggins , 53, American musician.[120] Kitty Xu Ting , 25, Chinese actress, lymphoma.[121] Ye Xiushan , 81, Chinese philosopher.[122] Vincent Zhu Wei-Fang , 90, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Yongjia (since 2007).[123] 8 Hannes Arch , 48, Austrian race pilot, world champion (2008 ), helicopter crash.[124] Johan Botha , 51, South African operatic tenor, cancer.[125] Inga Clendinnen , 82, Australian historian.[126] Jacques Dominati , 89, French politician.[127] Hazel Douglas , 92, British actress (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 ).[128] Sir Trevor Jones , 89, British politician.[129] The Lady Chablis , 59, American actress (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ), pneumonia.[130] Bert Llewellyn , 77, English footballer (Crewe , Port Vale , Wigan ).[131] William J. McCormack , 83, Mauritian-born Canadian police chief (Toronto Police Service ).[132] Antonio Nuzzi , 90, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia (1981–1988) and Teramo-Atri (1988–2002).[133] Dragiša Pešić , 62, Montenegrin politician, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2001–2003).[134] Prince Buster , 78, Jamaican ska musician ("One Step Beyond ", "Al Capone ").[135] Roman Romanchuk , 37, Ukrainian-born Russian boxer and kickboxer, heart attack.[136] John Watts , 69, British politician, MP for Slough (1983–1997).[137] Greta Zimmer Friedman , 92, American dental assistant, subject in V-J Day in Times Square photo.[138] 9 Chad Brown , 68, American football official (National Football League ).[139] Sylvia Gore , 71, English football player (national team ) and manager (Wales national team ), cancer.[140] Luke Herrmann , 84, German-born British art historian.[141] James Blyden Jenkins-Johnston , 69, Sierra Leonean lawyer.[142] Koichi Kato , 77, Japanese politician, pneumonia.[143] Lord Littlebrook , 87, British midget wrestler , trainer and booking manager.[144] Zdeněk Měřínský , 68, Czech archeologist and historian.[145] Carl Miles , 98, American baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics ).[146] Bill Nojay , 59, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (since 2013), suicide by gunshot.[147] Ben Press , 92, American tennis player, prostate cancer.[148] James Siang'a , 67, Kenyan football player and manager (Gor Mahia , national team ), diabetes.[149] Mario Spezi , 71, Italian journalist and author (The Monster of Florence: A True Story ).[150] James Stacy , 79, American actor (Lancer , The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet , Something Wicked This Way Comes ), anaphylaxis.[151] 10 Robert Eugene Allen , 81, American business executive, CEO of AT&T (1988–1997), stroke.[152] Horst Bergmann , 78, German Olympic wrestler.[153] Giuliano Carnimeo , 84, Italian director (The Case of the Bloody Iris ).[154] Pyotr Devyatkin , 39, Kazakhstani Olympic ice hockey player (1998 ).[155] Luis Eduardo González , 70, Uruguayan political scientist, cancer.[156] Mahmut Hekimoğlu , 60, Turkish actor and film producer, prostate cancer.[157] Väinö Koskela , 95, Finnish Olympic long-distance runner (1948 , 1952 ), European championship bronze medalist (1950 ).[158] Jutta Limbach , 82, German jurist and politician, President of the Federal Constitutional Court (1994–2002).[159] Frank Masley , 56, American Olympic luger (1980 , 1984 , 1988 ), cancer.[160] Jure Radić , 62, Croatian civil engineer and politician, gastric cancer.[161] Chris Stone , 81, American recording studio owner (Record Plant ) and entrepreneur, heart attack and stroke.[162] Mojmír Stuchlík , 86, Czech Olympic ski jumper[163] Vladimír Vacátko , 63, German Olympic ice hockey player (1980 ).[164] Joy Viado , 57, Filipino comedian and actress, heart attack.[165] Joe Zaleski , 89, American-born Canadian football player and coach (Winnipeg Blue Bombers ).[166] 11 İshak Alaton , 89, Turkish businessman (Alarko Holding ), heart failure.[167] Valeri Alikov , 56, Russian Hill Mari poet.[168] Alexis Arquette , 47, American actress (The Wedding Singer , Pulp Fiction , Lords of Dogtown ), cardiac arrest.[169] Geert Bekaert , 88, Belgian architectural critic.[170] Michel Bergerac , 84, French executive (Revlon ).[171] Per Brandtzæg , 80, Norwegian physician.[172] Lawrence D. Cohen , 83, American attorney, politician and judge, Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota (1972–1976).[173] Louis E. Crandall , 87, American printer and entrepreneur (Legend City ).[174] Beryl Crockford , 66, British rower, world champion (1985 ).[175] Nelson Davidyan , 66, Armenian Soviet wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (1976 ).[176] Ben Idrissa Dermé , 34, Burkinabe footballer (Sheriff Tiraspol , CA Bastia ), heart attack.[177] Mbaye-Jacques Diop , 80, Senegalese politician, member of the National Assembly (1983–2004), Mayor of Rufisque (1987–2002).[178] Gavin Frost , 86, British Wiccan author.[179] Let's Elope , 28, New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse, Melbourne Cup winner (1991).[180] Norman May , 88, Australian sports broadcaster.[181] Claude-Jean Philippe , 83, French film critic and filmmaker.[182] Bruno Poromaa , 80, Swedish politician, MP (1982–1994), municipal commissioner for Kiruna (1994–1998).[183] Dalmiro Sáenz , 90, Argentine playwright.[184] Ken Sparkes , 76, Australian radio broadcaster, heart attack.[185] Ricky Tosso , 56, Peruvian actor, cancer.[186] Lyn Wilde , 93, American singer and actress.[187] 12 Gunnila Bernadotte , 93, Swedish countess.[citation needed ] Tor Brustad , 89, Norwegian biophysicist.[188] Ellen Burka , 95, Dutch-born Canadian figure skater and coach, Dutch national champion (1946, 1947).[189] Sándor Csoóri , 86, Hungarian poet, essayist, writer, and politician.[190] Edmund D. Edelman , 85, American politician.[191] Gerry Haywood , 70, English darts player.[192] Ali Javan , 89, Iranian-American physicist, heart attack.[193] Hidayat Inayat Khan , 99, English-French composer and conductor.[194] Peter Pettalia , 61, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (since 2011), traffic collision.[195] Tavin Pumarejo , 84, Puerto Rican actor, comedian and jíbaro singer.[196] Fred Quillan , 60, American football player (San Francisco 49ers ), NFL champion (1981 , 1984 ).[197] Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa , 92, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Macau (1976–1988).[198] Hans Rosander , 79, Swedish footballer (IFK Norrköping , national team ), complications from heart surgery.[199] William San Bento , 69, American politician, member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (1993–2015).[200] Stanley Sheinbaum , 96, American peace and human rights activist.[201] Bob Wilkinson , 88, American football player (New York Giants ), Parkinson's disease.[202] 13 Denis Atkins , 77, English footballer (Bradford City ).[203] Sunil Bardewa , 44, Nepalese pop singer.[204] Artyom Bezrodny , 37, Ukrainian-born Russian footballer (Spartak Moscow ), heart attack.[205] Ottavio Bugatti , 87, Italian footballer (Napoli , Inter Milan ).[206] Matt Gray , 80, Scottish footballer (Third Lanark , Manchester City ).[207] Jack Hofsiss , 65, American stage director (The Elephant Man ).[208] Judith Jacobs , 77, American legislator, fall.[209] Ermanno Rea , 89, Italian novelist, Viareggio Prize and Premio Campiello recipient.[210] Jonathan Riley-Smith , 78, English medieval historian.[211] Mike Roberts , 83, American radio sportscaster (New Mexico Lobos ), cancer.[212] Gérard Rondeau , 63, French photographer, cancer.[213] Arnie Schmautz , 83, Canadian ice hockey player.[214] Unto Valpas , 72, Finnish politician, MP (1999–2011).[215] 14 Valeriy Abramov , 60, Russian long-distance runner.[216] Dick Adams , 96, American baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics ).[217] Don Buchla , 79, American synthesizer designer.[218] Agostino Cossia , 79, Italian Olympic boxer.[219] Max Dunbier , 78, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Campbelltown (1968–1971).[220] Sir George Engle , 90, British barrister and civil servant.[221] Lady Caroline Faber , 93, British aristocrat.[222] Eduard Gusev , 80, Russian Soviet Olympic cyclist (1956 ).[223] Kim McGuire , 60, American actress (Cry-Baby ), pneumonia.[224] Karl Gunnar Persson , 73, Swedish economic historian.[225] Dennis Shryack , 80, American screenwriter (Turner & Hooch , Pale Rider , Code of Silence ), heart failure.[226] Hilmar Thate , 85, German actor (Veronika Voss ).[227] Dean White , 93, American billionaire advertiser and hotel developer.[228] Richard Whittington-Egan , 91, British writer and criminologist.[229] Gareth F. Williams , 61, Welsh author, cancer.[230] 15 Vera Cosgrave , 90, Irish public figure.[231] Haron Din , 76, Malaysian politician, spiritual leader of PAS (since 2014), heart illness.[232] John Gudenus , 75, Austrian politician and convicted Holocaust denier.[233] Deborah S. Jin , 47, American physicist, cancer.[234] Greg Maher , 49, Irish Gaelic football player (Mayo ).[235] Rose Mofford , 94, American politician, Governor of Arizona (1988–1991).[236] Domingos Montagner , 54, Brazilian actor (Velho Chico ), drowning.[237] Robert H. Scott , 86, American lacrosse player and coach (Johns Hopkins Blue Jays ).[238] Haakon Sørbye , 96, Norwegian engineer and resistance member.[239] 16 Tarık Akan , 66, Turkish actor (Yol ), cancer.[240] Edward Albee , 88, American playwright (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , A Delicate Balance , The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? ), Tony (1963 , 2002 ) and Pulitzer Prize winner (1967 , 1975 , 1994 ).[241] Gabriele Amorth , 91, Italian Roman Catholic priest and exorcist, pulmonary disease.[242] Don Bass , 70, American professional wrestler (CWA ), cancer.[243] Hagan Beggs , 79, Northern Irish-born Canadian actor (Danger Bay , Bordertown ).[244] Bill Bossio , 88, American Olympic boxer.[245] Gilles Carpentier , 66, French author and editor.[246] Carlo Azeglio Ciampi , 95, Italian banker and politician, President (1999–2006) and Prime Minister (1993–1994), multiple organ failure.[247] Jerry Corbetta , 68, American musician (Sugarloaf ), Pick's disease.[248] Teodoro González de León , 90, Mexican architect.[249] Reese Griffiths , 78, New Zealand rugby league player (West Coast , national team ).[250] Dorothy Cann Hamilton , 67, American chef and businesswoman, CEO of the International Culinary Center , traffic collision.[251] Oļģerts Hehts , 84, Latvian basketball player.[252] Charles H. Henry , 79, American physicist.[253] Giancarlo Iliprandi , 91, Italian graphic designer.[254] P. Kannan , 77, Indian politician.[255] Todd Kimsey , 54, American actor (The Perfect Storm ), lymphoma.[256] W. P. Kinsella , 81, Canadian writer (Shoeless Joe ), euthanasia.[257] Norbert Kröcher , 66, German terrorist (2 June Movement ), suicide by gunshot.[258] Gérard Louis-Dreyfus , 84, French-born American businessman (Louis Dreyfus Company ).[259] Graeme MacKenzie , 81, Australian footballer, dementia.[260] António Mascarenhas Monteiro , 72, Cape Verdean politician, President (1991–2001).[261] John Bentley Mays , 75, Canadian journalist and novelist.[262] Marvin Mottet , 86, American Roman Catholic priest.[263] Gareth Powell , 82, Welsh writer.[264] Qiao Renliang , 28, Chinese singer and actor, suicide.[265] Severino Santiapichi , 90, Italian magistrate and writer.[266] Jean-Paul Sauthier , 74, French Olympic field hockey player[267] Joe Seng , 69, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (2001–2003) and Senate (since 2003), brain cancer.[268] Hovhannes Tcholakian , 97, Turkish Armenian Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Istanbul (1967–2015).[269] Bojja Tharakam , 77, Indian writer and social activist, brain tumour.[270] Wang Mingfang , 63, Chinese politician, Chairman of CPPCC of Anhui Province (2011–2016).[271] 17 Theodore Wilbur Anderson , 98, American mathematician and statistician, heart failure.[272] Clarence Brooks , 65, American football coach (Baltimore Ravens ), esophageal and stomach cancer.[273] Charmian Carr , 73, American actress and singer (The Sound of Music ), complications from dementia.[274] Desmond Clarke , 74, Irish philosopher.[275] C. Martin Croker , 54, American voice actor and animator (Space Ghost Coast to Coast , Aqua Teen Hunger Force , The Brak Show ), sepsis.[276] Bahman Golbarnezhad , 48, Iranian Paralympic racing cyclist (2012 , 2016 ), race collision.[277] Roman Ivanychuk , 87, Ukrainian writer.[278] Rune Larsson , 92, Swedish athlete, Olympic bronze medalist (1948 ).[279] Carmelo Morelos , 85, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Zamboanga (1994–2006).[280] Hans Mühlethaler , 86, Swiss writer.[281] Sigge Parling , 86, Swedish footballer (Djurgården ), World Cup silver medalist (1958 ).[282] Bob Suter , 88, Australian football player (Essendon ).[283] Rose Warfman , 99, French Holocaust survivor and member of the French Resistance .[284] 18 Stephanie Booth , 70, British hotelier, tractor collision.[285] Joe Browder , 78, American environmental activist, cancer.[286] Robert W. Cone , 59, American Army general, prostate cancer.[287] John J. Craighead , 100, American wildlife scientist.[288] Camille Dagenais , 95, Canadian engineer.[289] Sir Nicholas Fenn , 80, British diplomat, High Commissioner to India (1991–1996).[290] Robert L. Genillard , 87, Swiss businessman.[291] Mary Grant , 88, Ghanaian politician.[292] David Kyle , 97, American science fiction writer.[293] Lee Ho-cheol , 84, South Korean writer.[294] Mandoza , 38, South African kwaito musician, pharyngeal cancer.[295] Tom Mintier , 68, American television journalist (CNN ).[296] Remigio Molina , 45, Argentine Olympic boxer (1992 ).[297] Joan Patricia Murphy , 79, American politician, member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (since 2002), breast cancer.[298] Oddvar Nes , 77, Norwegian linguist.[299] Rose Pak , 68, Chinese-born American political activist.[300] András Prékopa , 87, Hungarian mathematician.[301] Moïse Rahmani , 72, Belgian Sephardic author.[302] Hassan Sharif , 65, Emirati artist, cancer.[303] Tara Singh , 86, Indian sculptor.[304] Lamuel A. Stanislaus , 95, Grenadian dentist and diplomat.[305] Michel Vaxès , 75, French politician, member of the National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône (2007–2012).[306] Wolfhart Zimmermann , 88, German physicist.[307] 19 Naser al-Raas , 33, Kuwaiti-born Canadian human rights activist, heart failure.[308] Burhanettin Bigalı , 89, Turkish general.[309] Karl Dietrich Bracher , 94, German political scientist and historian.[310] Bobby Breen , 88, Canadian-born American actor and singer.[311] Gerwald Claus-Brunner , 44, German politician, suicide.[312] Voula Damianakou , 102, Greek writer, translator.[313] Mike Fellows , 59, American politician, traffic collision.[314] Bill Glassford , 102, American football player and coach.[315] Amin Yunis al Husseini , 86, Jordanian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Social Welfare (1963–1965), Minister of Transport (1967–1970).[316] Jan O. Karlsson , 77, Swedish politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (2003), Minister for International Development Cooperation , Migration and Asylum Policy (2002–2003).[317] Zerka T. Moreno , 99, Dutch-born American psychotherapist.[318] Annie Pootoogook , 47, Canadian Inuit artist, drowned.[319] Frank Raab , 95, American Naval officer and insurance executive.[320] Jorge Rubinetti , 71, Argentine chess master.[321] Fehmi Sağınoğlu , 78/79, Turkish footballer.[322] Allister Sparks , 83, South African writer, journalist and political commentator.[323] Frederick D. Tinsley , 76, American classical double bass player.[324] Boris Trakhtenbrot , 95, Russian-Israeli mathematician.[325] Amy van Singel , 66, American music journalist and radio host.[326] Bill Zucker , 60, American actor and comedian, heart attack.[327] 20 Bill Barrett , 87, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska's 3rd congressional district (1991–2001).[328] Bernard Bergonzi , 87, British literary scholar.[329] Betty Birch , 93, English cricketer.[330] Curt Brunnqvist , 91, Swedish Olympic rower.[331] Jean Chabbert , 95, French Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Perpignan-Elne (1982–1996).[332] Alan Cousin , 78, Scottish footballer (Dundee , Hibernian , Falkirk ).[333] Richie Dunn , 59, American ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres , Calgary Flames , Hartford Whalers ).[334] Garry Edmundson , 84, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs ).[335] Jack Garman , 72, American computer engineer and NASA official, key figure in the Apollo 11 mission, bone marrow cancer.[336] Paule Gauthier , 72, Canadian lawyer.[337] Peter Leo Gerety , 104, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Portland (1969–1974) and Archbishop of Newark (1974–1986), world's oldest living Catholic bishop.[338] Erwin Hahn , 95, American physicist.[339] Curtis Hanson , 71, American film director and screenwriter (L.A. Confidential , 8 Mile , Wonder Boys ), Oscar winner (1998 ).[340] Dennis M. Jones , 78, American businessman (Jones Pharma ).[341] Terry Kohler , 82, American businessman, CEO of Vollrath (since 1982).[342] Clive Kolbe , 72, South African cricketer.[343] Yuri Korablin , 56, Russian politician and businessman, owner of Venezia F.C. [344] Agniva Lahiri , 37, Indian LGBT activist, liver failure.[345] Micki Marlo , 88, American singer and model.[346] David McCay , 72, South African cricketer.[347] Foil A. Miller , 100, American chemist and philatelist.[348] Geno Morosi , 96, American World War II veteran.[349] Edmund F. O'Connor , 94, American air force officer.[350] Victor Scheinman , 73, American inventor.[351] R. Heiner Schirmer , 74, German biochemist.[352] Jim Semple , 81, Northern Irish businessman.[353] 21 Mahmadu Alphajor Bah , 40, Sierra Leonean footballer (Lokeren , Chunnam , Xiamen and national team ), traffic collision.[354] Régis Barailla , 83, French politician, member of National Assembly (1983–1993).[355] Rosemary Barrow , 48, Welsh art historian.[356] Leonidas Donskis , 54, Lithuanian philosopher and politician.[357] Giuseppe Drago , 60, Italian politician, President of Sicily (1998), lung infection.[358] Ragnar Hvidsten , 89, Norwegian footballer (Sandefjord , Skeid , national team ).[359] Shawty Lo , 40, American hip-hop musician (D4L ), traffic collision.[360] John D. Loudermilk , 82, American singer and songwriter ("Tobacco Road ", "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye ", "Indian Reservation "), bone cancer.[361] John Mulvaney , 90, Australian archaeologist.[362] George T. Odom , 66, American actor (Straight Out of Brooklyn , The Hurricane , Law & Order ).[363] Kalervo Rauhala , 85, Finnish wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (1952 ).[364] Jack Rawlings , 93, English footballer (Hayes , Hendon ).[365] Earl Smith Jr. , 51, American acid house musician (Phuture ), complications from stroke.[366] Richard D. Trentlage , 87, American advertising executive and jingle writer (Oscar Mayer , V8 , National Safety Council ), heart failure.[367] 22 Kjell Albin Abrahamson , 71, Swedish journalist (Sveriges Radio ), stroke.[368] Walter Bush , 86, American Hall of Fame ice hockey administrator (USA Hockey ).[369] Georges Fonghoro , 58, Malian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mopti (since 1999).[370] Leonard I. Garth , 95, American federal judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1973–1986), U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (1969–1973).[371] Joseph Harmatz , 91, Lithuanian World War II Jewish partisan fighter and anti-Nazi avenger .[372] Svein Gunnar Morgenlien , 94, Norwegian trade unionist and politician, MP (1975–1981).[373] George Hanson , 81, American basketball coach (Minnesota Golden Gophers )[374] Gian Luigi Rondi , 94, Italian screenwriter and film director.[375] John Siddons , 88, Australian politician, Senator (1981–1983, 1985–1987).[376] Ed Temple , 89, American track and field coach (Tennessee State Lady Tigers , women's Olympic team ).[377] 23 Marcel Artelesa , 78, French footballer (Monaco , Marseille ).[378] Yngve Brodd , 86, Swedish footballer (Toulouse , Sochaux-Montbéliard , IFK Göteborg ).[379] David Coleman , 74, English footballer (Colchester United ), cancer.[380] Peter Collingwood , 96, British-born Australian actor (Picnic at Hanging Rock ).[381] Frances Dafoe , 86, Canadian pair skater, Olympic silver medalist (1956 ), world champion (1954 , 1955 ).[382] Nan Fry , 71, American poet.[383] Arnold Green , 83, New Zealand rugby league player (West Coast , national team ).[384] Carolyn Hardy , 86, British horticulturalist.[385] Larry Harmon , 75, American soccer coach.[386] Bill Johnson , 92, New Zealand actor.[387] Stephen Lawn , 50, British medical researcher, glioblastoma.[388] Rudi Lüttge , 93, German Olympic racewalker (1952 ).[389] Jeff Mackintosh , 45, Canadian graphic artist and game designer (Sailor Moon , Silver Age Sentinels ), glioblastoma multiforme .[390] Max Mannheimer , 96, Czech-born German painter, author and Holocaust survivor.[391] Herman Joseph Sahadat Pandoyoputro , 77, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Malang (1989–2016).[392] Michel Rousseau , 80, French cyclist, Olympic champion (1956 ).[393] Andrzej Tarkowski , 83, Polish embryologist.[394] 24 Christoph Albrecht , 86, German organist and conductor.[395] Donald Cartridge , 81, English cricketer (Hampshire ).[396] Mel Charles , 81, Welsh footballer (Swansea , Arsenal , national team ).[397] James Crowden , 88, British Olympic rower (1952 ).[398] Andy Gambucci , 87, American ice hockey player, Olympic silver medallist (1952 ).[399] Michael Kulich , 29, American adult entertainment executive.[400] Vladimir Kuzmichyov , 37, Russian footballer, traffic collision.[401] Wenche Lowzow , 90, Norwegian LGBT activist and politician, MP (1977–1985).[402] Arne Melchior , 91, Danish politician, MP (1973–1975, 1977–2001), Transport Minister (1982–86).[403] Klaus Moje , 79, German-Australian artist.[404] Bill Mollison , 88, Australian researcher, author, teacher and biologist.[405] Jack Nadel , 92, American entrepreneur and author.[406] Bill Nunn , 63, American actor (Do the Right Thing , Spider-Man , Sister Act ), leukemia.[407] Matti Pulli , 83, Finnish ski jumping coach, Parkinson's disease.[408] Jacek Andrzej Rossakiewicz , 59, Polish painter.[409] Buckwheat Zydeco , 68, American accordionist and bandleader, lung cancer.[410] 25 Rudy Andabaker , 88, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers ).[411] Jean Boissonnat , 87, French journalist.[412] David Budbill , 76, American poet and playwright, Parkinson's disease.[413] Henning Enoksen , 80, Danish footballer, Olympic silver medalist (1960 ).[414] José Fernández , 24, Cuban-born American baseball player (Miami Marlins ), boat collision.[415] Dawn Hampton , 88, American cabaret and jazz singer, saxophonist, dancer and songwriter (Malcolm X ).[416] Nahed Hattar , 56, Jordanian writer, shot.[417] Peter Henderson , 87, Australian public servant.[418] Hughie Jones , 89, British Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Loughborough (1986–1992).[419] Kashif , 59, American musician (B.T. Express ) and record producer.[420] Hans Korte , 87, German actor (Spider's Web ).[421] Hagen Liebing , 55, German musician (Die Ärzte ), brain tumour.[422] K. Madhavan , 101, Indian politician.[423] René Marsiglia , 57, French football player and manager (Lille , Nice ).[424] Victor Munden , 88, English cricketer (Leicestershire ).[425] David Padilla , 89, Bolivian politician, President (1978–1979).[426] Arnold Palmer , 87, American Hall of Fame professional golfer.[427] Jean Shepard , 82, American honky tonk singer-songwriter ("A Dear John Letter ", "Slippin' Away "), Parkinson's disease.[428] Sir Patrick Sissons , 71, British physician.[429] Joseph Sitruk , 71, Tunisian-born French rabbi.[430] Rod Temperton , 66, British songwriter ("Boogie Nights ", "Always and Forever ", "Thriller ") and musician, cancer.[431] Robert Weinberg , 70, American science fiction author.[432] Anthony Xu Ji-wei , 81, Chinese clandestine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Taizhou (since 2010).[433] 26 Taz Anderson , 77, American football player (St. Louis Cardinals , Atlanta Falcons ).[434] Richard Bishop , 66, American football player (New England Patriots ).[435] Don Brothwell , 83, British archaeologist.[436] Giambattista Capretti , 70, Italian Olympic boxer (1968 , 1972 ).[437] Joe Clay , 78, American rockabilly musician.[438] Jack Cotton , 91, American basketball player (Denver Nuggets ).[439] Mark Dvoretsky , 68, Russian chess player and trainer.[440] Giacomo Fornoni , 76, Italian racing cyclist, Olympic gold medalist (1960 ).[441] Hans Hoffmeister , 80, German Olympic water polo player.[442] Etim Inyang , 84, Nigerian policeman.[443] Jack Kirrane , 88, American ice hockey player, Olympic gold medalist (1960 ).[444] Lee Kwang-jong , 52, South Korean football player and coach, leukemia.[445] Herschell Gordon Lewis , 90, American film director (Blood Feast , Two Thousand Maniacs! ).[446] Jens Lothe , 84, Norwegian physicist.[447] Wilhelm Mohr , 99, Norwegian aviation officer.[448] Ioan Gyuri Pascu , 55, Romanian singer, producer, actor and comedian, heart attack.[449] Curtis Roosevelt , 86, American writer, heart attack.[450] Jan van Ruiten , 85, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (2002–2003).[451] Karel Růžička , 76, Czech jazz pianist, Anděl Award winner (1993).[452] Jackie Sewell , 89, English footballer (Notts County , Sheffield Wednesday , Aston Villa ).[453] Toughie , Panamanian frog, last surviving of the Rabbs fringe-limbed treefrog .[454] 27 Jamshid Amouzegar , 93, Iranian politician, Prime Minister (1977–1978), Minister of Finance (1965–1974).[455] Jef Billings , 71, American costume designer.[456] Jonathan David Brown , 60, American record producer and audio engineer.[457] Jacob Buksti , 69, Danish politician, Minister of Transport (2000–2001).[458] Randy Duncan , 79, American gridiron football player and lawyer.[459] Syed Shamsul Haque , 81, Bangladeshi poet and writer.[460] Ronald King Murray, Lord Murray , 94, Scottish politician and jurist, Lord Advocate (1974–1979).[461] Paddy O'Flaherty , 73, Northern Irish broadcaster.[462] Luis Ossio , 86, Bolivian politician, Vice President (1989–1993).[463] Sebastian Papaiani , 80, Romanian film and television actor.[464] Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa , 73, Malagasy Olympic athlete (1964 , 1968 , 1972 ).[465] Charles Schultze , 91, American economist and public policy analyst, complications from sepsis.[466] Hannan Shah , 74, Bangladeshi politician and army officer.[467] Serigne Abdou Thiam , 21, Qatari footballer (Al-Khor ), cancer.[468] Haruko Wakita , 82, Japanese historian.[469] Rod Woodward , 72, Canadian football player (Ottawa Rough Riders ).[470] 28 Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev , 32, Russian-born Azeri Olympic freestyle wrestler (2008 ) and ISIS terrorist, air strike.[471] Joseph V. Charyk , 96, Canadian-born American engineer, Under Secretary of the Air Force (1960–1963).[472] Seamus Dunne , 86, Irish footballer (Luton Town , national team ).[473] Ann Emery , 86, British actress (Billy Elliot , Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde ).[474] Johan Fischerström , 72, Swedish Olympic handball player.[475] Werner Friese , 70, German footballer (GDR national team ).[476] Gary Glasberg , 50, American television producer and writer (NCIS , Crossing Jordan , Bones ).[477] John F. Good , 80, American FBI agent who created the Abscam sting operation.[478] Graham Hawkins , 70, English football player (Wolverhampton Wanderers , Blackburn Rovers ) and manager.[479] Michael Javaid , 65, Pakistani politician, heart attack.[480] Malcolm Lucas , 89, American judge, Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court (1987–1996), U.S. District Court Judge for the Central District of California (1971–1984).[481] Larkin Malloy , 62, American actor (The Edge of Night , Guiding Light , All My Children ) and announcer, complications from a heart attack.[482] Sreten Mirković , 58, Serbian boxer, lung cancer.[483] Gloria Naylor , 66, American novelist (The Women of Brewster Place ), heart attack.[484] Agnes Nixon , 93, American television writer and producer (One Life to Live , All My Children , Guiding Light ).[485] Shimon Peres , 93, Polish-born Israeli statesman, President (2007–2014), Prime Minister (1977, 1984–1986, 1995–1996), Nobel Laureate (1994), stroke.[486] Timothy Pesci , 72, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1989-2000).[487] Max Walker , 68, Australian Test cricketer and football player, myeloma .[488] 29 Raúl Águila , 86, Chilean footballer.[489] Terence Brady , 77, British writer (Upstairs, Downstairs ) and actor.[490] Cheng Yu-tung , 91, Hong Kong businessman (Chow Tai Fook ).[491] Nora Dean , 72, Jamaican singer.[492] Miriam Defensor Santiago , 71, Filipino politician and judge, Senator (1995–2001, 2004–2016), International Criminal Court Judge (2012–2014), lung cancer.[493] Gilles Dubé , 89, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings , Montreal Canadiens ).[494] Hidden Lake , 23, American thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized.[495] Shirley Jaffe , 93, American painter and sculptor.[496] Jim Kilroy , 94, American sport-sailor and maxi yacht racer.[497] Joni Madraiwiwi , 59, Fijian lawyer and politician, Vice President of Fiji (2004–2006), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nauru (since 2014).[498] Herbert Martin , 91, German footballer (1. FC Saarbrücken , Saarland national team ).[499] Sandra Morgen , 66, American feminist anthropologist.[500] Ashok Pai , 69, Indian psychiatrist and film producer, cardiac arrest.[501] Isabel Piczek , 88, Hungarian ecclesiastical artist.[502] Joseph Verner Reed Jr. , 78, American banker and diplomat.[503] Mark Ricks , 92, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Idaho (2006–2007) and State Senator (1979–1994).[504] Anthony Ryle , 89, English medical doctor.[505] Otto ter Haar , 73, Dutch Olympian[506] Laura Troschel , 71, Italian actress (Four Flies on Grey Velvet ), singer, and model.[507] Ralph V. Whitworth , 60, American businessman, cancer.[508] Brahim Zniber , 96, Moroccan businessman and vintner.[509] 30 George Barris , 94, American photographer (Marilyn Monroe ).[510] Ted Benoit , 69, French comics artist and graphic novelist.[511] Gordon Borrie, Baron Borrie , 85, English lawyer and life peer.[512] Charles Brading , 81, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1993–2000).[513] Oscar Brand , 96, Canadian-born American folk singer-songwriter, author and radio broadcaster (WNYC ).[514] Michael Casswell , 53, English guitarist, drowned.[515] Herawati Diah , 99, Indonesian journalist.[516] Paul Frantz , 89, French football player and manager (Strasbourg ).[517] Frederic C. Hamilton , 89, American oilman and arts philanthropist.[518] Hanoi Hannah , 85, Vietnamese radio personality.[519] Arthur Harnden , 92, American sprinter, Olympic gold medalist (1948 ).[520] Bjarni Jónsson , 96, Icelandic mathematician.[521] Lilleba Lund Kvandal , 76, Norwegian opera singer.[522] Mike Towell , 25, Scottish professional boxer, injuries sustained in a bout.[523] Jim Zapp , 92, American baseball player (Baltimore Elite Giants ).[524] References