Deaths in October 2015

The following is a list of notable deaths in October 2015.

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.

1

 * Božo Bakota, 64, Croatian footballer (NK Zagreb, SK Sturm Graz).
 * Jacques Brodin, 68, French fencer, Olympic bronze medalist (1964).
 * Harold Caskey, 77, American politician, member of the Missouri Senate (1977–2005), Parkinson's disease.
 * Don Edwards, 100, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1963–1995).
 * Erma Johnson Hadley, 73, American educator, Chancellor of Tarrant County College, pancreatic cancer.
 * Illtyd Harrington, 84, British politician.
 * Max Keeping, 73, Canadian broadcaster (CJOH), cancer.
 * Stanisław Kociołek, 82, Polish politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1970).
 * Cal Neeman, 86, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies).
 * Hadi Norouzi, 30, Iranian footballer (Persepolis), heart attack.
 * Frans Pointl, 82, Dutch writer, nerve disease.
 * Jacob Pressman, 95, American Conservative rabbi, co-founder of American Jewish University.
 * Alfredo Prieto, 49, Salvadoran-American serial killer, execution by lethal injection.
 * Usnija Redžepova, 69, Macedonian singer, lung cancer.
 * Angelito Sarmiento, 68, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (1992–2001), heart attack.
 * Gottfried Schatz, 79, Austrian biochemist, cancer.
 * Johnny Strange, 23, American mountain climber and adventurer, wingsuit collision.
 * Jean-Jacques Tillmann, 80, Swiss sports journalist.
 * Joe Wark, 67, Scottish footballer (Motherwell), dementia.

2

 * Willie Akins, 76, American jazz saxophonist, heart failure.
 * Naim Araidi, 65, Israeli Druze academic and poet, Ambassador to Norway (2012–2014), cancer.
 * Steve Camacho, 69, Guyanese cricketer (West Indies), cancer.
 * François Dagognet, 91, French philosopher.
 * Eric Arturo Delvalle, 78, Panamanian politician, President (1985–1988).
 * Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca, 89, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (1980–2000).
 * Brian Friel, 86, Irish dramatist (Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Dancing at Lughnasa, Translations).
 * Rodolfo Frigeri, 73, Argentine economist and politician, Minister of Economy and Public Finances (2001).
 * Coleridge Goode, 100, Jamaican-born British jazz bassist.
 * Arthur Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke, 82, British peer and politician.
 * Bill Kelley, 89, American football player (Green Bay Packers).
 * Lindsay Kline, 81, Australian cricketer.
 * Serhiy Krulykovskyi, 69, Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo Kyiv).
 * Lubomír Lipský, 92, Czech actor, pneumonia.
 * Megateo, 39, Colombian criminal.
 * James Mutende, 53, Ugandan politician, State Minister of Industry (since 2011).
 * Johnny Paton, 92, Scottish football player (Brentford, Watford, Celtic), coach and manager (Arsenal 'A').
 * Alan Prince, 100, Canadian bureaucrat, Director of the Nuclear Safety Commission (1975–1978), oversaw the clean up of Kosmos 954.
 * Hal Schacker, 90, American baseball player (Boston Braves).
 * Andy Sperandeo, 70, American magazine editor (Model Railroader), cancer.
 * Jean-Noël Tassez, 59, French journalist.

3

 * Utpal Kumar Basu, 76, Indian poet.
 * A. R. M. Abdul Cader, 78, Sri Lankan politician, MP (1989–2004).
 * Denis Healey, 98, British politician, Secretary of State for Defence (1964–1970), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1974–1979), heart attack.
 * Lloyd Hinchberger, 84, Canadian ice hockey player (New Haven Blades, Nashville Dixie Flyers).
 * Olga Hirshhorn, 95, American art collector.
 * Isao Hosoe, 73, Japanese designer.
 * Javed Iqbal, 90, Pakistani judge, Justice of the Supreme Court (1986–1989).
 * Muhammad Nawaz Khan, 71, Pakistani historian and writer, Parkinson's disease.
 * Stewart McInnes, 78, Canadian lawyer and politician, member of Parliament (1984–1988), heart failure.
 * Barbara Meek, 81, American actress (Archie Bunker's Place), heart attack.
 * Raghavan Narasimhan, 78, Indian mathematician.
 * João Leithardt Neto, 57, Brazilian footballer, Olympic silver medalist (1984), liver cancer.
 * Paul R. Norby, 102, American Navy rear admiral.
 * Dave Pike, 77, American jazz musician, emphysema.
 * Arthur A. Small, 81, American lawyer and poet, kidney failure.
 * Masjchun Sofwan, 88, Indonesian Governor of Jambi (1979–1989).
 * Gerald Squires, 77, Canadian artist, cancer.
 * Christopher Tambling, 51, British composer and choirmaster, cancer.
 * William Taylor, 77, New Zealand children's writer and politician, Mayor of Ohakune (1981–1988).
 * Peter Tillers, 72, Latvian-born American legal scholar.
 * Franciszek Walicki, 94, Polish journalist.

4

 * Yves Barsacq, 84, French film actor, pneumonia.
 * José Eduardo Dutra, 58, Brazilian businessman (Petrobras) and politician, Senator (since 1994), cancer.
 * Tove Fergo, 69, Danish politician, Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs (2001–2005), member of Folketinget (1994–2005), cancer.
 * Daniel Fletcher, 41, Australian AFL football player (Geelong), fall.
 * S. Malcolm Gillis, 74, American academic, President of Rice University (1993–2004), cancer.
 * Juan Carlos Ibáñez, 46, Argentine footballer (Independiente), beaten.
 * Jack McKee, 71, Northern Irish politician, Mayor of Larne (1984–1985).
 * J. Whyatt Mondesire, 66, American journalist and civil rights activist, brain aneurysm.
 * Eduardo Pavlovsky, 81, Argentine actor and playwright.
 * Edida Nageswara Rao, 81, Indian film producer (Sankarabharanam).
 * Job de Ruiter, 85, Dutch politician, Minister of Justice (1977–1981), Minister of Defence (1981–1986).
 * Sir John Severne, 90, British Royal Air Force officer.
 * Jim Thomas, 76, American CFL player (Edmonton Eskimos).
 * Neal Walk, 67, American basketball player (Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Jazz, New York Knicks).
 * Bob Whan, 82, Australian politician, MP for Eden-Monaro (1972–1975), cardiac arrest.
 * Oganes Zanazanyan, 68, Greek-born Armenian football player (Ararat Yerevan) and coach, Olympic bronze medalist (1972).

5

 * Chantal Akerman, 65, Belgian film director (Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles), suicide.
 * Frank Albanese, 84, American boxer and actor (The Sopranos, Goodfellas, Dead Presidents), prostate cancer.
 * Joker Arroyo, 88, Filipino politician, Senator (2001–2013), heart attack.
 * Gösta Bergkvist, 95, Swedish Olympic runner (1948).
 * Grace Lee Boggs, 100, American civil rights activist and author.
 * Larry Brezner, 73, American film producer (Good Morning Vietnam, Throw Momma From the Train, Ride Along), leukemia.
 * Michael Dean, 82, New Zealand broadcaster (Late Night Line-Up), dementia.
 * Ana Diosdado, 77, Argentine-born Spanish playwright and actress, cardiorespiratory failure.
 * Flavio Emoli, 81, Italian footballer (Juventus).
 * Mary Jane Farell, 95, American bridge player.
 * Joe Henson, 82, British farmer and conservationist.
 * Óscar Herrera, 56, Chilean footballer.
 * Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, 77, Spanish nobleman.
 * Li Yongtai, 87, Chinese lieutenant general and politician.
 * Trevor Lloyd, 91, Welsh rugby union player.
 * Henning Mankell, 67, Swedish author (Kurt Wallander), cancer.
 * John O'Leary, 82, Irish politician, TD for Kerry South (1966–1997).
 * Anna Pump, 81, German-born American baker and cookbook author, vehicle-pedestrian collision.
 * Andrew Rubin, 69, American actor (Police Academy, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Joe Bash), lung cancer.
 * Niall Rudd, 88, Irish-born British classical scholar.
 * Ales Savitsky, 91, Belarusian writer.
 * Jos Vandeloo, 90, Belgian author.
 * Peter Wespi, 72, Swiss Olympic ice hockey player (1964), cancer.

6

 * Christine Arnothy, 84, Hungarian-French writer.
 * Duncan Bluck, 88, British businessman (Swire Group).
 * Kevin Corcoran, 66, American actor and producer (Old Yeller, Pete's Dragon, Sons of Anarchy), colorectal cancer.
 * Rich Davis, 89, American businessman, creator of KC Masterpiece barbecue sauce.
 * Juan Martin Garcia, 35, American murderer, execution by lethal injection.
 * Charles Coulston Gillispie, 97, American historian, President of History of Science Society (1965–1966).
 * Árpád Göncz, 93, Hungarian writer and politician, President (1990–2000).
 * Smokey Johnson, 78, American drummer.
 * Stasys Povilaitis, 68, Lithuanian singer and poet, lung cancer.
 * Fernando Rainieri, 74–75, Dominican politician, minister of tourism.
 * Billy Joe Royal, 73, American pop and country singer ("Down in the Boondocks", "Cherry Hill Park", "Burned Like a Rocket").
 * Vladimir Shlapentokh, 88, Ukrainian-born American sociologist.
 * Sandra Spuzich, 78, American golfer.
 * William Stanley, 58, American mammalogist, director of collections at Field Museum.
 * Carmen Marina Torres, 58, Colombian actress.
 * Otto Tucker, 92, Canadian educationalist.
 * Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino, 92, Peruvian historian and jurist.
 * Ivan Vidav, 97, Slovenian mathematician.

7

 * Gene Allen, 97, American art director (My Fair Lady), President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1983–1985).
 * Ray Appleton, 74, American jazz drummer, heart failure.
 * Pushpa Bhuyan, 69, Indian classical dancer.
 * Ângelo da Cunha Pinto, 66, Brazilian-Portuguese chemist.
 * Friedrich Diedrich, 80, German Roman Catholic theologian.
 * Dominique Dropsy, 63, French footballer (Valenciennes, Strasbourg, Bordeaux), leukemia.
 * Harry Gallatin, 88, American Hall of Fame basketball player (New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons) and coach (New York Knicks, St. Louis Hawks), complications from surgery.
 * Hossein Hamadani, 60, Iranian military officer.
 * Andy Hawkins, 57, American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs).
 * Hy Hollinger, 97, American journalist (Variety) and publicist (Paramount Pictures), international editor of The Hollywood Reporter (1992–2008).
 * Hasan Jamil, 63, Pakistani cricketer, cardiac arrest.
 * Kenneth Koe, 90, American chemist.
 * Elena Lucena, 101, Argentine film actress.
 * W. R. Mitchell, 87, British writer and editor (Dalesman).
 * Julius Muthamia, 81, Kenyan politician.
 * Maria Lúcia Prandi, 70, Brazilian academic and politician, cancer.
 * Charles P. West, 94, American politician, member of the Delaware House of Representatives (1956–1958, 1978–2002).
 * Helen Wilkes, 88, American businesswoman and politician, first female Mayor of West Palm Beach, Florida (1978–1979), City Commissioner (1976–1988).
 * Arthur Woods, 86, New Zealand rugby union player (Southland, national team).
 * Clive Young, 67, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Dunwich (1999–2013), complications from surgery.
 * Gail Zappa, 70, American businesswoman, lung cancer.
 * Jurelang Zedkaia, 65, Marshallese Iroijlaplap and politician, President of the Marshall Islands (2009–2012), heart attack.

8

 * Gottfried Anglberger, 84, Austrian Olympic wrestler.
 * Richard Davies, 89, Welsh character actor (Please Sir!), Alzheimer's disease.
 * Teifion Davies, 75, Australian Olympic boxer.
 * Eric Dawe, 94, Canadian businessman and politician, member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Port de Grave (1962–1971, 1975–1979).
 * Jim Diamond, 64, Scottish singer-songwriter ("I Should Have Known Better"), pulmonary edema.
 * Dennis Eichhorn, 70, American writer and comic book artist, pneumonia.
 * Tom Goode, 76, American football player (Baltimore Colts).
 * Enrique Gratas, 71, Argentine television presenter, lung cancer.
 * Dora Holzhandler, 87, French-born British painter.
 * Lindy Infante, 75, American football coach (Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts), pneumonia.
 * Bob Jensen, 89, American football player (Chicago Rockets/Hornets, Baltimore Colts).
 * István Nemeskürty, 90, Hungarian writer and screenwriter.
 * Paul Prudhomme, 75, American chef, cookbook writer and restaurateur, recipient of the Order of Agricultural Merit (1980).
 * Elizabeth Ramsey, 83, Filipino comedian, singer and actress, hyperglycemic attack.
 * Massimo Scaglione, 84, Italian film director.
 * Hugh Scully, 72, British television presenter (Antiques Roadshow).
 * Jan Wallman, 93, American nightclub owner and producer.
 * Stephen B. Wiley, 86, American politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1973–1978).

9

 * Ben Abraham, 90, Polish-born Brazilian Holocaust survivor, author and journalist.
 * Jean Badal, 88, Hungarian cinematographer.
 * Ronald Brunskill, 86, British architectural historian.
 * Du Runsheng, 102, Chinese politician.
 * Raymond Duncan, 84, American entrepreneur and winemaker (Silver Oak Cellars).
 * Gordon Honeycombe, 79, British newscaster, author and actor, leukaemia.
 * Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, 88, British politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1979–1983), Foreign Secretary (1983–1989), heart attack.
 * Ravindra Jain, 71, Indian composer, kidney illness.
 * Julia Jones, 92, British scriptwriter (Quiet as a Nun, Our Mutual Friend).
 * Koopsta Knicca, 40, American rapper (Three 6 Mafia), stroke.
 * Blanca Magrassi Scagno, 92, Mexican women's rights activist.
 * Dave Meyers, 62, American basketball player (UCLA, Milwaukee Bucks), cancer.
 * Bruce Nazarian, 66, American musician (Brownsville Station) and producer.
 * Jerry Parr, 85, American Secret Service agent, extricated Ronald Reagan during assassination attempt, heart failure.
 * Tony Rafty, 99, Australian caricaturist, complications from pneumonia.
 * N. Ramani, 81, Indian flautist.
 * Larry Rosen, 75, American jazz producer, brain cancer.
 * Ronald Lampman Watts, 86, Canadian academic, Principal of Queen's University (1974–1984).
 * Eric Wright, 86, Canadian crime writer, kidney cancer.
 * Zdravko Zupan, 65, Yugoslav Serbian comic-book creator and historian.

10

 * Alvin P. Adams Jr., 73, American diplomat, Ambassador to Peru (1993–1996), Haiti (1989–1992), and Djibouti (1983–1985), heart attack.
 * Sam Adams, Sr., 67, American football player (New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints).
 * Nuriyya Ahmadova, 64, Azerbaijani actress, heart attack.
 * Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, 62, Nigerian politician, Governor of Bayelsa (1999–2005).
 * Kane Ashcroft, 29, English footballer (York City), cancer.
 * Hilla Becher, 81, German photographer.
 * Wes Funk, 46, Canadian author.
 * Sophie el Goulli, 83, Tunisian writer and historian.
 * Garry Hancock, 61, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics).
 * Richard F. Heck, 84, American chemist, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2010).
 * Tord Johansson, 60, Swedish businessman.
 * Lyudmila Kedrina, 54, Russian Soviet alpine skier, cancer.
 * Steve Mackay, 66, American saxophonist (The Stooges), sepsis.
 * Manorama, 78, Indian Tamil actress, heart attack.
 * Sir David Penry-Davey, 73, British jurist.
 * Rochunga Pudaite, 88, Indian writer and translator.
 * Maggie Riley, 79, British actress (Hazell, Grange Hill).
 * Tex Rudloff, 89, American sound editor (Taxi Driver, The Buddy Holly Story, The Warriors).
 * Mahmoud Sehili, 84, Tunisian artist.
 * Elias Skaff, 67, Lebanese politician.
 * Sybil Stockdale, 90, American human rights activist, co-founder of National League of Families, Parkinson's disease.
 * Stan Stoker, 71, English cricketer.
 * Robbin Thompson, 66, American singer-songwriter (Steel Mill), cancer.

11

 * Ali Barraud, 97, Burkinabe politician.
 * John Berg, 83, American art director and designer, pneumonia.
 * Dean Chance, 74, American baseball player (Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers) and boxing official, heart attack.
 * S. A. David, 91, Sri Lankan Tamil political activist.
 * Jack Drake, 81, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (since 1993).
 * David Hunt, 55, British racing driver.
 * Smokin' Joe Kubek, 58, American blues guitarist, heart attack.
 * Bob Minkler, 78, American sound mixer (Star Wars, Tron, Mask), Oscar winner (1978), respiratory failure.
 * Salvador Trane Modesto, 85, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Dumaguete (1978–1987) and San Carlos (1987–2005).
 * John Murphy, 56, Australian drummer, percussionist and multi-instrumental session musician, cancer.
 * Andrew Sayers, 58, British-born Australian curator, Director of the National Portrait Gallery (1998–2010), pancreatic cancer.

12

 * Sakit Aliyev, 49, Azerbaijani football player and coach (Turan IK).
 * Mary Adrian Barrett, 86, American Roman Catholic nun.
 * Anna Campbell Bliss, 90, American artist and architect.
 * Sergio Caprari, 83, Italian boxer, Olympic silver medalist (1952).
 * Kevin Cass, 77, Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
 * Paul Costa, 73, American football player (Buffalo Bills).
 * Sam de Brito, 46, Australian author and columnist.
 * Peter Dougherty, 59, American music television executive, creator (Yo! MTV Raps) and video producer, heart attack.
 * Colleen Farrington, 79, American model and singer.
 * David Finnegan, 74, American attorney, talk show host and politician, lung cancer.
 * Ernestine Friedl, 95, American anthropologist.
 * Hal Hackady, 93, American lyricist and screenwriter.
 * Abdallah Kigoda, 61, Tanzanian politician, Minister of Industry and Trade (since 2012), cancer.
 * Levent Kırca, 67, Turkish actor, liver cancer.
 * Armin Kircher, 48, Austrian composer and conductor, heart failure.
 * Kazuo Kumakura, 88, Japanese actor.
 * Joan Leslie, 90, American actress (High Sierra, Sergeant York, Yankee Doodle Dandy).
 * Robert Leuci, 75, American police detective and writer, complications after surgery.
 * Joseph J. Minnick, 82, American politician, member of Maryland House of Delegates (1995–2015), blood disease.
 * George Mueller, 97, American space engineer, Associate Administrator of the NASA Office of Manned Space Flight (1963–1969).
 * Maksut Narikbaev, 75, Kazakh jurist, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan (1996–2000).
 * Sophie Nogler, 91, Austrian Olympic alpine skier (1948).
 * Tom Ognibene, 72, American politician, member of the New York City Council (1992–2001), cancer.
 * Leo J. Reding, 91, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1975–1995).
 * Gennady Riger, 67, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1999–2003).
 * Laurence Smart, 87, Australian cricketer.

13

 * Rosalyn Baxandall, 76, American historian and feminist activist, kidney cancer.
 * Guenther Boden, 80, German-born American endocrinologist.
 * Arsenio Chirinos, 80, Venezuelan Olympic cyclist (1956, 1960).
 * Sir James Cruthers, 90, Australian business executive, pneumonia.
 * Jim Dobbin, 88, Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders).
 * Duncan Druce, 76, English composer and musicologist.
 * Kyogon Hagiyama, 83, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives for Toyama Prefecture (1990–2009), heart failure.
 * Bruce Hyde, 74, American educator and actor (Star Trek), throat cancer.
 * Sue Lloyd-Roberts, 64, British television journalist (BBC, ITN), leukaemia.
 * Leif Mevik, 85, Norwegian diplomat.
 * Julien J. Studley, 88, Belgian-born American businessman.
 * Skatemaster Tate, 56, American musician and television show host, liver cancer.
 * K. Velayudam, 65, Sri Lankan politician and trade unionist, MP for Badulla (2001–2004, 2014–2015).
 * Michael Walsh, 88, British Army general and scouting leader, Chief Scout (1982–1988).
 * Michael John Wise, 97, British geographer.
 * Mohamed Sohel Al-Masum, 40, Bangladeshi footballer

14

 * Nurlan Balgimbayev, 67, Kazakh politician, Prime Minister (1997–1999), cancer.
 * Bobby Braithwaite, 78, Northern Irish footballer (Linfield, Middlesbrough, national team).
 * Antonio Cedrés, 87, Spanish footballer (Real Betis).
 * Marianne Dickerson, 54, American long-distance runner.
 * José Luis García, 91, Mexican baseball player and manager (Tigres de Quintana Roo).
 * Peter Hermes, 93, German diplomat.
 * Mathieu Kérékou, 82, Beninese politician, President (1972–1991, 1996–2006).
 * Margaret Keyes, 97, American historian and preserver of historic buildings.
 * Florența Mihai, 60, Romanian tennis player, coach and official, Secretary General of the RTF (1984–1989), cancer.
 * Jordi Miralles, 53, Spanish politician, member of the Parliament of Catalonia (2003–2012), meningitis.
 * Bruce Mozert, 98, American photographer.
 * Sol Roper, 79, English rugby league player (Workington Town).
 * Aubrey Rozzell, 82, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Montreal Alouettes).
 * Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, 85, Indian admiral and politician, Chief of the Naval Staff (1984–1987), Governor of Sikkim (1990–1994).
 * Paul W. Taylor, 91, American philosopher.
 * Robert M. White, 92, American meteorologist, director of the National Weather Service (1963–1965), ESSA (1965–1970), NOAA (1970–1977), complications of dementia.
 * Miranda Yap, 67, Singaporean chemical engineer.

15

 * Lennart Anderson, 87, American painter.
 * Robert D'Silva, 90, Pakistani Roman Catholic priest.
 * Sergei Filippenkov, 44, Russian football player (CSKA Moscow) and coach, heart attack.
 * Yoshihiko Funazaki, 70, Japanese writer.
 * Nate Huffman, 40, American basketball player (Toronto Raptors, Maccabi Tel Aviv), bladder cancer.
 * Harriet Klausner, 63, American book reviewer.
 * Don Livingstone, 67, Australian politician, Queensland MLA for Ipswich West (1989–1998, 2001–2006), stomach cancer.
 * Dölf Mettler, 81, Swiss yodeler and painter.
 * Joel Gustave Nana Ngongang, 33, Cameroonian LGBT rights activist.
 * Neill Sheridan, 93, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), pneumonia.
 * J. Robert Stassen, 88, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1973–1976), Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
 * Michael Stevens, 48, American television producer (Kennedy Center Honors), stomach cancer.
 * Stella Sutherland, 91, Scottish poet.
 * Kenneth D. Taylor, 81, Canadian diplomat, Ambassador to Iran (1977–1980), awarded U.S. Congressional Gold Medal for role in "Canadian Caper", colorectal cancer.
 * Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra, 83, Brazilian military officer, cancer.
 * Larry N. Vanderhoef, 74, American biochemist, Chancellor of UC Davis (1994–2009), complications from ischemic strokes.
 * Col Westaway, 79, Australian cricketer.
 * Tyrone Young, 55, American football player (New Orleans Saints), multiple myeloma.

16

 * Ralph Andrews, 87, American television producer (You Don't Say!, Liar's Club, Lingo), Alzheimer's disease.
 * Mikhail Burtsev, 59, Russian Soviet fencer, six-time world champion, two-time Olympic champion (1976, 1980).
 * Richard J. Cardamone, 90, American judge, member of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals (since 1981).
 * Francesc de Paula Burguera, 87, Spanish journalist and politician, member of the Congress of Deputies (1977–1979).
 * David Drew, 77, English ballet dancer.
 * Deo Filikunjombe, 43, Tanzanian politician, MP for Ludewa (2010–2015), helicopter crash.
 * James W. Fowler, 75, American theologian and pastoral psychologist, complications related to Alzheimer's disease.
 * Luciano García Alén, 87, Spanish physician and ethnographer.
 * Joseph E. Irenas, 75, American judge, member of the US District Court for New Jersey (since 1992), fall.
 * William James, 85, Australian soldier and military physician.
 * John Jennings, 61, American musician and music producer, kidney cancer.
 * Olimpo López, 97, Colombian pastry chef.
 * Barbara Orzechowska-Ryszel, 84, Polish Olympic fencer (1960).
 * Beny Primm, 87, American physician, HIV/AIDS researcher and activist, kidney disease.
 * Irwin Schiff, 87, American tax protester, lung cancer.
 * Memduh Ün, 95, Turkish film director.
 * Vera Williams, 88, American children's writer.
 * Julia Wilson-Dickson, 66, English dialect coach (Braveheart, The Theory of Everything, Chocolat), brain haemorrhage.

17

 * Lois Bellman, 89, American baseball player (AAGPBL).
 * Manoel da Silva Costa, 62, Brazilian footballer.
 * Danièle Delorme, 89, French actress.
 * Johnny Hamilton, 66, Scottish footballer (Hibernian, Rangers, St Johnstone).
 * Howard Kendall, 69, English football player and manager (Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Athletic Bilbao).
 * Anne-Marie Lizin, 66, Belgian politician, President of the Senate (2004–2007).
 * Morando Morandini, 91, Italian film critic and author.
 * Houston Ridge, 71, American football player (San Diego Chargers).
 * Peter Sands, 91, Irish politician.
 * Tom Smith, 67, American politician.
 * Emory Tate, 56, American chess player.
 * Rosa Tschudi, 91, Swiss chef and author.
 * Norman Vickar, 98, Canadian politician.

18

 * Franklin April, 31, Namibian footballer, asthma attack.
 * André Bourgeois, 87, Belgian politician, Minister of Agriculture (1992–1995).
 * Ignazio Cannavò, 93, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela (1986–1997).
 * Kallu Chidambaram, 70, Indian comedy actor.
 * Robert Dickerson, 91, Australian artist, cancer.
 * Gamal El-Ghitani, 70, Egyptian author, respiratory complications.
 * Robert W. Farquhar, 83, American NASA mission design specialist.
 * Walter S. Graf, 98, American cardiologist.
 * Brian Hurn, 76, Australian cricketer (South Australia).
 * Jack Johnson, 81, American football player (Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills).
 * Héctor Mario López Fuentes, 85, Guatemalan general, prostate cancer.
 * Ankaralı Namık, 38, Turkish folk singer, fall.
 * Tommy O'Keefe, 87, American basketball player (Washington Capitols, Baltimore Bullets) and coach (Georgetown Hoyas).
 * Anita Sarko, 68, American DJ and journalist, suicide by hanging.
 * Loren P. Thompson, 88, American politician.
 * Harry Verran, 85, Canadian politician, MP for South West Nova (1993–1997).
 * Frank Watkins, 47, American bassist (Obituary, Gorgoroth), cancer.
 * Paul West, 85, British-born American novelist and poet, pneumonia.

19

 * Bill Collier, 94, Australian rugby league player (St. George Dragons).
 * Bill Daley, 96, American football player.
 * Ron Greener, 81, English footballer (Darlington).
 * Ena Kadic, 26, Bosnian-born Austrian model, fall.
 * Patricia Kern, 88, British mezzo-soprano and voice teacher.
 * Fleming Mackell, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins).
 * Alessandro Plotti, 83, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Pisa (1986–2008).
 * Dick Sharples, 88, British scriptwriter.
 * Ali Treki, 78, Libyan diplomat, Foreign Minister (1976–1982, 1984–1986), President of the United Nations General Assembly (2009–2010).
 * D. C. Wilcutt, 92, American basketball player (St. Louis Bombers).
 * Roland R. Wright, 96, American Mormon missionary.

20

 * Makis Dendrinos, 65, Greek basketball player and coach, complications from a heart attack.
 * Rufus Granderson, 79, American football player.
 * Arno Gruen, 92, German-born American psychologist.
 * Neeltje Karelse, 89, Dutch Olympic track-and-field athlete (1948).
 * Gilberto Jiménez Narváez, 78, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Riohacha (1996–2001).
 * Kazimierz Łaski, 93, Polish-born Austrian economist.
 * Yoná Magalhães, 80, Brazilian actress, complications following heart surgery.
 * Juan Negri, 90, Chilean footballer.
 * Brian Oliver, 86, Australian Olympic athlete (1956).
 * Syed Zahoor Qasim, 88, Indian marine biologist.
 * Don Rendell, 89, English jazz musician.
 * Sir John Scott, 84, New Zealand medical researcher, President of the Royal Society of New Zealand (1997–2000).
 * Ian Steel, 86, Scottish racing cyclist.
 * K. S. L. Swamy, 77, Indian film director and singer, National Film Award for Best Children's Film (1989).
 * Jane Wardle, 64, British clinical psychologist, cancer.
 * Cory Wells, 74, American singer (Three Dog Night), complications from multiple myeloma.

21

 * Peter Baldwin, 82, British actor (Coronation Street).
 * Piercarlo Beroldi, 87, Italian Olympic sports shooter.
 * France Bučar, 92, Slovene politician, Speaker of the National Assembly (1990–1992).
 * Gregory Robert Choppin, 87, American nuclear chemist.
 * E. Virgil Conway, 85, American civil servant.
 * Marty Ingels, 79, American actor (I'm Dickens, He's Fenster, Pac-Man), stroke.
 * Jim Jodat, 61, American football player, cancer.
 * Suryanath U. Kamath, 78, Indian historian.
 * Francis Kiddle, 73, British philatelist, lung cancer.
 * Ossie Langfelder, 89, Austrian-born American politician, Mayor of Springfield, Illinois (1987–1995).
 * Rhoda Leonard, 87, American baseball player (AAGPBL).
 * Michael Meacher, 75, British politician, MP for Oldham West (1970–1997) and Oldham West and Royton (since 1997).
 * Norman W. Moore, 92, British conservationist, researcher into the use of organochloride pesticides.
 * William Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield, 85, Scottish nobleman and politician, appointed MEP (1973–1975).
 * Diana Pullein-Thompson, 90, British writer.
 * Jim Robertson, 87, American baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics).
 * Yawar Saeed, 80, Pakistani cricketer and manager, brain tumour.
 * Anton Solomoukha, 69, Ukrainian-born French artist and photographer.
 * Sir Christopher Walford, 80, British solicitor and politician, Lord Mayor of London (1994–1995).
 * Sheldon Wolin, 93, American political theorist.

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 * Willem Aantjes, 92, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (1959–1978).
 * Çetin Altan, 88, Turkish writer and politician, MP (1965–1969).
 * Murphy Anderson, 89, American comic book artist (Superman, Green Lantern, Hawkman), creator of Zatanna, heart failure.
 * John Backe, 83, American television executive, President and CEO of CBS (1977–1980), heart failure.
 * Scott Barr, 99, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1977–1983) and Senate (1983–1993).
 * Larry Clarke, 90, Canadian businessman and Chancellor of York University (1986–1991).
 * Tien Feng, 87, Chinese actor.
 * Juan Ferrer, 60, Cuban judoka, Olympic silver medalist (1980).
 * Esther Geller, 93, American painter.
 * Jürgen Henkys, 85, German theologian.
 * Labh Janjua, 57, Indian singer-songwriter, suspected heart attack.
 * Louis Jung, 98, French politician, Senator for Bas-Rhin (1952–1995).
 * Bryan Lowe, 89, English cricketer (Cheshire).
 * Jerome Kass, 78, American screenwriter (Queen of the Stardust Ballroom), prostate cancer.
 * Gorden Kelley, 77, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins).
 * Arnold Klein, 70, American dermatologist.
 * Mark Murphy, 83, American jazz vocalist, complications from pneumonia.
 * Michael Margaret Stewart, 62, American lawyer, First Lady of Alaska (1986–1990), ovarian cancer.
 * Muhammad Dawood Sultanzoy, 63, Afghan politician, shot.
 * Tomás Torres Mercado, 54, Mexican politician, member of the Senate (2006–2012), plane crash.
 * John Tsitouris, 79, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics).
 * Jorge Valls, 82, Cuban activist and poet.
 * Joshua Wheeler, 39, American army soldier, shot.

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 * Jake Bailey, 37, American make-up artist, suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.
 * Bill Berezowski, 87, Canadian football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argonauts).
 * Leon Bibb, 93, American folk singer.
 * John Bossy, 82, British historian.
 * Michel Couriard, 61, British Channel Islander civil servant, cancer.
 * Roger De Clerck, 91, Belgian chief executive (Beaulieu International Group).
 * Arthur Gilbert, 94, British nonagenarian triathlete.
 * Reggie Hannah, 56, American basketball player, cancer.
 * Guðbjartur Hannesson, 65, Icelandic politician, cancer.
 * Antony Hignell, 87, British sportsman.
 * Krunoslav Hulak, 64, Croatian chess grandmaster, lung cancer.
 * Roar Johansen, 80, Norwegian footballer (Fredrikstad, national team).
 * Bill Keith, 75, American banjo player, cancer.
 * Albert Kish, 78, Hungarian-born Canadian film director.
 * Takis Papageorgopoulos, 81, Greek army general and politician.
 * Peter Price, 83, Scottish footballer (Ayr United, St Mirren).
 * Jim Roberts, 75, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues), cancer.
 * Fred Sands, 77, American real estate mogul, stroke.
 * Thomas G. Stemberg, 66, American office supply executive (Staples Inc.) and philanthropist, stomach cancer.
 * Paride Tumburus, 76, Italian footballer, heart attack.
 * Lyubov Tyurina, 72, Russian Soviet volleyball player, Olympic champion (1972).
 * Zhu Muzhi, 98, Chinese politician.

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 * Sir Michael Beetham, 92, British marshal of the air force, Chief of the Air Staff (1977–1982).
 * Carlos Bousoño, 92, Spanish poet and literary critic.
 * Alvin Bronstein, 87, American lawyer and prisoner rights activist, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
 * Christopher Chapman, 88, Canadian writer, director, editor and cinematographer (A Place to Stand), creator of the multi-dynamic image technique.
 * Hasset Go, 29, Filipino chef, liver cancer.
 * Kirsty Howard, 20, British hospice fundraiser, complications from a kidney infection and heart attack.
 * Shamshad Hussain, 69, Indian painter, liver cancer.
 * Margarita Khemlin, 55, Ukrainian author.
 * Edythe Kirchmaier, 107, American centenarian, oldest known Facebook user.
 * Ján Chryzostom Korec, 91, Slovak Roman Catholic prelate, Jesuit Cardinal and Bishop of Nitra (1990–2005).
 * Eteiwi Majali, 64–65, Jordanian politician, member of the House of Representatives (since 2013).
 * Maureen O'Hara, 95, Irish-American actress (How Green Was My Valley, Miracle on 34th Street, The Quiet Man).
 * Nat Peck, 90, American jazz trombonist.
 * Sandra Peterson, 79, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2005–2013).
 * Gaston Poulain, 88, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Périgueux (1988–2004).
 * William John Quinn, 104, American railroad executive.
 * Bhaskar Save, 93, Indian farmer and activist.
 * Thomas Sunesson, 56, Swedish footballer (Malmö FF).
 * Ryszard Wcisło, 82, Polish scout leader.

25

 * Cao Ying, 92, Chinese translator of Russian literature.
 * David Cesarani, 58, British Jewish historian, Holocaust specialist, complications from spinal surgery.
 * Fehmi Demir, 58, Turkish politician, leader of the Rights and Freedoms Party, traffic collision.
 * Wojciech Fangor, 92, Polish artist.
 * Pijush Ganguly, 50, Indian actor, multiple organ failure following traffic collision.
 * Ken Graveney, 90, English cricketer (Gloucestershire).
 * Marlo Henderson, 67, American session guitarist.
 * Lisa Jardine, 71, British early modern historian, cancer.
 * Vladimír Kobranov, 88, Czech ice hockey player, Olympic silver medalist (1948).
 * Cecil Lolo, 27, South African footballer (Ajax Cape Town), traffic collision.
 * Dennis Morgan, 63, American football player (Dallas Cowboys), heart attack.
 * Georg Müller, 64, German-born Norwegian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Trondheim (1997–2009).
 * Flip Saunders, 60, American basketball coach (Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards, Minnesota Timberwolves), lymphoma.
 * Lee Shaw, 89, American jazz pianist.
 * Matt Watson, 79, Scottish footballer (Kilmarnock).
 * Basil Williams, 65, Jamaican cricketer (West Indies), heart attack.

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 * Willis Carto, 89, American white supremacist and Holocaust denier, founder of the American Free Press.
 * S. Barry Cooper, 72, British mathematician, computational theorist, author and activist.
 * Robert P. DeVecchi, 85, American rescue foundation executive, Director of International Rescue Committee.
 * Peter Farquhar, 69, English novelist, homicide.
 * Steve Goss, 65, American politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (2006–2010), cancer.
 * Zeke Hogeland, 89, American college basketball coach (Northern Iowa).
 * Penelope Houston, 88, British film critic, editor of Sight & Sound (1956–1990).
 * Leo Kadanoff, 78, American physicist (University of Chicago), President of American Physical Society (2006–2008), respiratory failure.
 * Robert Light, 88, American politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1985–1996).
 * Giuseppe Nazzaro, 77, Italian-born Syrian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo (2002–2013).
 * David Rodriguez, 63, American singer-songwriter.
 * Sam Sarpong, 40, British-born American model and actor (Love Don't Cost a Thing, Farm House, Anchor Baby), suicide by jumping.
 * Ed Walker, 83, American radio personality (Joy Boys), cancer.

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 * Eric Allen, 66, American football player (Toronto Argonauts, Michigan State).
 * Mitzura Arghezi, 90, Romanian actress, journalist and politician, MP (1996–2004).
 * Helen Astin, 83, Greek-born American scholar and feminist.
 * Ayerdhal, 56, French author, cancer.
 * Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, 84, Indian pharmacologist.
 * Betsy Drake, 92, American actress and writer.
 * Philip French, 82, British film critic (The Observer) and BBC radio producer, heart attack.
 * Herbie Goins, 76, American R&B singer.
 * Henry Hook, 60, American crossword compiler.
 * Miyu Matsuki, 38, Japanese voice actress, lymphoma due to chronic active EBV infection.
 * Tshepo Ngwane, 39, South African actor.
 * Gulam Noon, Baron Noon, 79, Indian-born British food production businessman, chancellor of University of East London, liver cancer.
 * Noriyoshi Ohrai, 79, Japanese illustrator, pneumonia.
 * Stanley Philips, 95, English cricketer.
 * Rajendra Singh Rana, 54, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA for Deoband (2002–2007, 2012–2015), cancer.
 * Ralph Richeson, 63, American actor (Deadwood, Hancock), heart failure.
 * Yoshito Takamine, 89, American politician and labor leader, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1959–1984).
 * Tillman, 10, American skateboarding English bulldog, heart disease.
 * Irving Ungerman, 92, Canadian boxing manager (George Chuvalo, Clyde Gray), promoter, poultry executive and philanthropist, stroke.

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 * Pazuzu Algarad, 36–37, American murderer, suicide by exsanguination.
 * Peter Barrett, 59, Irish Anglican prelate, Bishop of Cashel and Ossory (2002–2006).
 * Jack A. Brown, 86, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1963–1974, 1987–1996, 2005–2011) and Senate (1999–2004).
 * Diane Charlemagne, 51, British singer (Urban Cookie Collective), cancer.
 * Joseph Dergham, 85, Lebanese-born Egyptian Maronite Catholic hierarch, Bishop of Cairo (1989–2005).
 * Nancy Dye, 56, American historian and educator, President of Oberlin College (1994–2007).
 * Bruce L. Edwards, 63, American literary scholar, expert on C.S. Lewis, ruptured aortic aneurysm.
 * Nicolás Fuentes, 74, Peruvian footballer (national team), pulmonary failure as a complication of diabetes.
 * Tom Hosier, 73, American college football coach (Eureka, Macalester, Winona State).
 * Attila Kálmán, 77, Hungarian educator and politician, MP (1990–1994).
 * Sir Gerry Neale, 74, British politician, MP for North Cornwall (1979–1992).
 * Gyang Pwajok, 48, Nigerian politician, member of the Senate for Plateau (2012–2015), complications from hepatocellular carcinoma.
 * Jorge Scarso, 99, Italian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Patos de Minas (1967–1992).
 * Tadeusz Sobolewicz, 92, Polish actor and author, survivor of Nazi concentration camps.
 * Scott James Wells, 54, American actor (Superboy) and model.

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 * Nick Bolkovac, 87, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers).
 * Per Brunvand, 78, Norwegian newspaper editor.
 * Luther Burden, 62, American basketball player (Virginia Squires, New York Knicks), heart failure.
 * Jacques Delécluse, 82, French percussionist.
 * Kenneth Gilbert, 84, British actor (Doctor Who, House of Cards).
 * Ernesto Herrera, 73, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (1998–2001) and Senate (1987–1998), heart attack.
 * Tassie Johnson, 77, Australian football player (Melbourne).
 * Peter Knott, 59, Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives for Gilmore (1993–1996).
 * Lowell B. Komie, 87, American lawyer and author.
 * Boris Kristančič, 82, Slovene Olympic basketball player (1960) and coach.
 * Oddvar Kruge, 89, footballer
 * Franz Thaler, 90, Italian author.
 * Ranko Žeravica, 85, Serbian basketball coach (Partizan).

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 * Mel Daniels, 71, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Indiana Pacers).
 * Haliru Dantoro, 77, Nigerian traditional ruler and politician, Emir of Borgu (since 2000), member of the Senate (1993).
 * Zehra Deović, 76, Bosnian sevdalinka folk singer.
 * Wallace Dollase, 78, American horse trainer.
 * Joel Elkes, 101, American medical researcher.
 * Colin Hilton, 78, English cricketer (Lancashire).
 * John McCollum, 93, American opera singer.
 * Al Molinaro, 96, American actor (The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi), complications from infected gall bladder.
 * Lucídio Portela Nunes, 93, Brazilian politician, Governor of Piauí (1979–1983).
 * Wallace E. Oates, 78, American economist.
 * Sinan Şamil Sam, 41, German-born Turkish professional boxer, liver failure.
 * Double Shah, 51, Pakistani fraudster.
 * Norm Siebern, 82, American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles).

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 * Ants Antson, 76, Estonian speed skater, Olympic champion (1964).
 * Thomas Blatt, 88, Polish writer and Holocaust survivor following escape from Sobibór, complications from dementia.
 * Sergio Donadoni, 101, Italian Egyptologist.
 * Patricia Farrar, 84, American educator, First Lady of South Dakota (1969–1971), Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.
 * Ivan Frgić, 62, Serbian Yugoslav Olympic silver medallist wrestler (1976).
 * Howard Green, 90, Canadian-American physician and clinical researcher (MIT, Harvard Medical School), pioneer in skin regeneration, respiratory failure.
 * Hroar Hansen, 68, Norwegian politician, newspaper owner and editor (Morgenbladet).
 * Charles Herbert, 66, American actor (Wagon Train, 13 Ghosts, The Fly), heart attack.
 * Tadeusz Jodłowski, 90, Polish artist.
 * Pinky Kravitz, 88, American radio broadcaster (WOND).
 * Dick Lane, 88, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1966–1994).
 * Colin Nicholson, 79, New Zealand lawyer and jurist, judge of the High Courts of New Zealand (1998–2009) and the Cook Islands (2005–2012).
 * Ryūzō Saki, 78, Japanese writer, throat cancer.
 * Gus Savage, 90, American newspaper executive and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Illinois's 2nd district (1981–1993).
 * David Shugar, 100, Polish-born Canadian physicist.
 * Benjamin Drake Wright, 89, American psychometrician.
 * T. M. Wright, 68, American author, Parkinson's disease.