Deaths in December 2018
The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2018.
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, reason for notability, cause of death, and reference.
December 2018
1
- Ken Berry, 85, American actor.
- Taramon Bibi, 62, Bangladeshi independence militant.
- Averroes Bucaram, 64, Ecuadorian politician, Speaker of National Congress and MP.
- Ennio Fantastichini, 63, Italian actor, Donatello winner, leukemia.
- Frederick Fasehun, 83, Nigerian physician and politician, founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress.
- P. M. Forni, 67, Italian-American academic, Parkinson's disease.
- Shan Goshorn, 61, American Cherokee artist, cancer.
- Anwar Hossain, 70, Bangladeshi photographer.
- Ivan Katardžiev, 92, Macedonian historian.
- Vivian Lynn, 87, New Zealand artist.
- Phineas Makhurane, Zimbabwean academic, Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Science and Technology.
- Dave Mantel, 37, Dutch actor.
- Bernd Martin, 63, German footballer.
- Judy McBurney, 70, Australian actress, cancer.
- Patricia Head Minaldi, 59, American federal judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
- Calvin Newborn, 85, American jazz guitarist.
- Maria Pacôme, 95, French actress.
- K. Punnaiah, 94, Indian judge and politician, MLA.
- Pauls Putniņš, 81, Latvian playwright, journalist and politician.
- Scott Stearney, 58, American vice admiral, Commander of the Fifth Fleet.
- Marvin Terrell, 80, American football player.
- Stefanie Tücking, 56, German radio and television presenter, pulmonary embolism.
- Jody Williams, 83, American blues musician, cancer.
- Zhang Ouying, 43, Chinese football player and coach, lung cancer.
- Shoucheng Zhang, 55, Chinese-born American physicist, member of the National Academy of Sciences.
2
- Paul 'Trouble' Anderson, 59, British DJ.
- Séry Bailly, 70, Ivorian writer and politician, Minister of Communication, complications from surgery.
- Jean-François Ballester, 53, French figure skating coach, heart attack.
- Lothar Baumgarten, 74, German conceptual artist.
- Ugo De Censi, 94, Italian-Peruvian priest.
- Martin B. Dickman, 65, American biologist.
- Wilmer Clemont Fields, 96, American Southern Baptist minister and newspaper editor.
- Al Frazier, 83, American football player.
- Sergey Nikolayevich Popov, 89, Soviet Olympic hurdler.
- Luan Qerimi, 89, Albanian actor.
- Perry Robinson, 80, American jazz musician.
- Gunwantrao Rambhau Sarode, 78, Indian politician, member of the Lok Sabha.
- Paul Sherwen, 62, English racing cyclist and sportscaster, heart failure.
- William James Lanyon Smith, 96, New Zealand naval officer.
- Michael James Snyder, 68, American business executive, CEO of Red Robin, suicide by gunshot.
3
- Markus Beyer, 47, German Olympic boxer, WBC super middleweight champion.
- Andrei Bitov, 81, Russian writer.
- Philip Bosco, 88, American actor, Tony winner, complications from dementia.
- Justin Cartwright, 75, South African-born British novelist.
- Albert Frère, 92, Belgian businessman.
- Fred Greenstein, 88, American political scientist.
- Giorgio Grilz, 88, Italian Olympic swimmer.
- Florence Hui, 44, Hong Kong politician, Undersecretary for Home Affairs, breast cancer.
- Toby Jessel, 84, British politician, MP.
- Tom Johnson, 73, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Senate, cancer.
- Kim Chol-man, 98, North Korean politician and military officer, Member of the Politburo, bladder cancer.
- Elżbieta Krysińska, 90, Polish Olympic athlete.
- Karre Mastanamma, 107, Indian internet chef.
- Roger Mercer, 74, British archaeologist.
- Mendi Msimang, 78, South African politician, Treasurer of the African National Congress.
- Mervin E. Muller, 90, American computer scientist and statistician.
- Geoff Murphy, 80, New Zealand film director.
- Josep Lluís Núñez, 87, Spanish businessman, President of F.C. Barcelona.
- Miguel Primo de Rivera y Urquijo, 84, Spanish aristocrat and politician, Mayor of Jerez and Senator.
- Robert F. Ruth, 97, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
- Hans-Günther Thalheim, 94, German linguist and writer.
- Alex Wizbicki, 97, American football player.
- Kenneth Yen, 53, Taiwanese businessman, Chairman of China Motor Corporation and Yulon, esophageal cancer.
4
- Kadyrzhan Batyrov, 62, Kyrgyz businessman and politician, heart attack.
- Nh. Dini, 82, Indonesian novelist and feminist, traffic collision.
- Selma Engel-Wijnberg, 96, Dutch Holocaust survivor, escapee from Sobibor.
- Lester Kinsolving, 90, American political radio host.
- Michael McComie, 46, Trinidadian football player and manager, brain tumour.
- Sidy Lamine Niasse, 68, Senegalese press owner.
- Sam Nover, 77, American sportscaster.
- Nika Rurua, 50, Georgian politician, Minister of Culture, heart attack.
5
- John Armstrong, 83, New Zealand politician, MP.
- Evy Berggren, 84, Swedish gymnast, Olympic champion.
- Peter Boizot, 89, British restaurateur and football club owner.
- Alex Boraine, 87, South African politician, MP.
- Marie-Thérèse Bourquin, 102, Belgian lawyer.
- Dynamite Kid, 60, English professional wrestler.
- Thor Hansen, 71, Norwegian poker player, cancer.
- Jim House, 70, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, tractor accident.
- Jim Jamieson, 75, American professional golfer.
- Inge Johansen, 90, Norwegian engineer and educator, rector of the Norwegian Institute of Technology.
- Gary McPherson, 82, American college basketball coach.
- Lynn Schindler, 74, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives.
- Harry W. Shlaudeman, 92, American diplomat.
- José Tarciso de Souza, 67, Brazilian footballer, bone cancer.
- Bobby Treviño, 73, Mexican baseball player.
- Julia Vinograd, 74, American poet, colon cancer.
6
- José de Anchieta Júnior, 53, Brazilian politician, Governor of Roraima, heart attack.
- Thomas Baptiste, 89, Guyanese-born British actor.
- Kuslan Budiman, 83, Indonesian poet and writer, pancreatic cancer.
- Ace Cannon, 84, American saxophonist.
- José Castillo, 37, Venezuelan professional baseball player, traffic collision.
- Robin Clark, 83, New Zealand-born British chemist.
- Dónall Farmer, 81, Irish actor, film director and producer.
- Győző Forintos, 83, Hungarian chess player and economist.
- Al Gallagher, 73, American baseball player, complications from diabetes.
- Larry Hennig, 82, American professional wrestler, kidney failure.
- Ivan Hladush, 89, Ukrainian police officer and politician, Minister of Internal Affairs.
- Joseph Joffo, 87, French author.
- Laszlo Lorand, 95, Hungarian-American biochemist.
- Jim Meehan, 66, American poker player.
- Aleksandr Minayev, 64, Russian football player and manager.
- Murray Murphey, 90, American historian.
- Jerome O'Shea, 87, Irish Gaelic footballer.
- Isiah Robertson, 69, American football player, traffic collision.
- Frank Joseph Rodimer, 91, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Paterson.
- Tim Rossovich, 72, American football player and actor.
- Pete Shelley, 63, English musician and songwriter, heart attack.
- Luis Valbuena, 33, Venezuelan professional baseball player, traffic collision.
7
- Belisario Betancur, 95, Colombian politician, President, kidney infection.
- Reby Cary, 98, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives.
- Ljupka Džundeva, 84, Macedonian actress.
- Shmuel Flatto-Sharon, 88, Polish-born French-Israeli politician, member of the Knesset.
- Carlos Gallisá, 85, Puerto Rican politician and independence advocate, cancer.
- Mohammad Asrarul Haque, 76, Indian politician, member of the Lok Sabha, heart attack.
- Paul Henderson, 79, American journalist, Pulitzer Prize recipient, lung cancer.
- Ferenc Hirt, 51, Hungarian politician, MP.
- Håkan Jeppsson, 57, Swedish sports executive, chairman of Malmö FF.
- The Mascara Snake, 70, American artist and musician, traffic collision.
- Nguyễn Văn Trân, 101, Vietnamese politician, Minister of Transport.
- Paul Niedermann, 91, German-French journalist and photographer.
- Luigi Radice, 83, Italian football player and manager, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- Charles Weldon, 78, American actor and director.
8
- Lyudmila Alexeyeva, 91, Russian human rights activist.
- Evelyn Berezin, 93, American computer designer.
- Jakelin Caal, 7, Guatemalan migrant child in US custody, dehydration, shock and liver failure.
- Enrico Crispolti, 85, Italian art critic and historian.
- Rosanell Eaton, 97, American civil rights activist.
- Walter J. Floss Jr., 95, American politician, member of the New York State Senate.
- Colin Guest, 81, Australian Test cricketer.
- Rod Jones, 54, American football player, suicide by gunshot.
- Michele Monti, 48, Italian Olympic judoka, cancer.
- Jamal Nebez, 85, Iraqi Kurdish linguist, mathematician and writer.
- Roger, 12, Australian red kangaroo.
- Jolanta Szczypińska, 61, Polish politician, member of the Sejm, urinary tract disease.
- Pentti Tiusanen, 69, Finnish politician, MP.
- Wang Ruilin, 88, Chinese general and politician, member of the Central Military Commission.
- Sir David Weatherall, 85, British physician and molecular geneticist.
9
- Eric Anderson, 48, American basketball player.
- Patrick Appleford, 93, British Anglican priest and hymn writer.
- Mohammed Aruwa, 70, Nigerian politician, Senator for Kaduna State.
- Yigal Bashan, 68, Israeli singer and composer.
- Tim Bassett, 67, American basketball player, cancer.
- Robert Bergland, 90, American politician, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 7th district, Secretary of Agriculture.
- William Blum, 85, American historian and author, kidney failure.
- Melvin Dummar, 74, American suspected fraudster.
- Tor Fretheim, 72, Norwegian journalist and children's writer.
- Riccardo Giacconi, 87, Italian-born American astrophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate.
- John Joseph Gibbons, 94, American judge, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
- Bob Giggie, 85, American baseball player.
- Elisapee Ishulutaq, 93, Canadian Inuit artist.
- Rodney Kageyama, 77, American actor.
- Peng Sixun, 99, Chinese medicinal chemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
- Guire Poulard, 76, Haitian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, pancreatic cancer.
- Wendy Ramshaw, 79, British artist and designer.
- Gordon Scholes, 87, Australian politician, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minister for Defence and Territories.
- Michael Seymour, 86, British production designer, BAFTA winner.
- Yumiko Shige, 53, Japanese sailor, Olympic silver medallist, breast cancer.
- Dick Van Orden, 97, American rear admiral.
10
- Alvin Epstein, 93, American actor and director.
- Sacha Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn, 72, British aristocrat.
- C. N. Balakrishnan, 84, Indian politician, kidney and heart failure.
- Bob and John, 15, American racehorse, euthanized.
- Chiang Pin-kung, 85, Taiwanese politician, Minister of Economic Affairs, Vice President of the Legislative Yuan, multiple organ failure.
- Fazio Fabbrini, 92, Italian politician, Senator and Mayor of Siena.
- Mushirul Hasan, 69, Indian historian.
- Raoul Hunter, 92, Canadian sculptor.
- Salihu Ibrahim, 83, Nigerian general, Chief of Army Staff.
- Alan Brock MacFarlane, 94, Canadian lawyer and politician.
- Johann Georg Reißmüller, 86, German journalist and publisher.
- Robert Spaemann, 91, German Roman Catholic philosopher.
- Xavier Tilliette, 97, French philosopher and theologian.
11
- Winifred Griffin, 86, New Zealand swimmer, British Empire Games silver medalist, cancer.
- Helga Henning, 81, German Olympic athlete.
- Petrus Iilonga, 71, Namibian politician and political prisoner, Deputy Minister of Defence.
- Harold L. Kahn, 88, American historian.
- Eleanor Maccoby, 101, American psychologist.
- Bill Siegel, 55, American documentary producer and director, heart attack.
- Walter Smith, 98, English land surveyor, Director General of the Ordnance Survey.
- Hiwi Tauroa, 91, New Zealand rugby union player and coach, Race Relations Conciliator.
- Walter Williams, 35, Honduran footballer, stroke.
- Lia Wyler, 84, Brazilian translator.
- Sir Jack Zunz, 94, South African-born British civil engineer.
12
- Prince Casinader, 92, Sri Lankan politician, MP.
- Carlos Cecconato, 88, Argentinian footballer.
- Iraj Danaeifard, 67, Iranian footballer, heart attack.
- Noël Duval, 88, French archaeologist.
- Wilhelm Genazino, 75, German journalist and author.
- Curtis Grimm, 65, American economist, pancreatic cancer.
- Ishwari Prasad Gupta, 87, Indian diplomat and civil servant, Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Island.
- W. Brantley Harvey Jr., 88, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
- Ferenc Kósa, 81, Hungarian film director.
- Bernard Lloyd, 84, Welsh actor.
- James Lyons, 91, American admiral, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
- Billy MacLeod, 76, American baseball player.
- Nelson Martínez, 67, Venezuelan politician, Minister of Petroleum, President of PDVSA.
- Meng Lang, 57, Chinese poet and dissident, lung cancer.
- Audrey Moore, 89, American politician, Alzheimer's disease.
- William Newsom, 84, American judge.
- Odile Rodin, 81, French actress and model.
- Vahid Sayadi Nasiri, 37, Iranian human rights activist and hunger striker, starvation.
- Pavle Strugar, 85, Montenegrin military officer and convicted war criminal.
- Jane Ellen Usher, 101, Belizean politician, MP and President of the Senate.
- Wang Lianzheng, 88, Chinese agronomist and politician, Vice Governor of Heilongjiang, Vice Minister of Agriculture.
- Joseph Zeller, 100, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
13
- Ajayan, 68, Indian film director, heart attack.
- Abdullah Ayub, 92, Malaysian civil servant, Chief Secretary to the Government, stroke.
- Bill Fralic, 56, American football player, cancer.
- John Fujioka, 93, American actor.
- Gao Jindian, 79, Chinese military officer.
- Seán Garland, 84, Irish politician, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Ireland.
- Christopher Hooley, 90, British mathematician.
- Matti Kassila, 94, Finnish film director.
- Sharmeen Khan, 46, Pakistani cricketer, pneumonia.
- Noah Klieger, 92, Israeli journalist and sports administrator.
- Väinö Korhonen, 91, Finnish Olympic fencer.
- Sheena Mackintosh, 90, British Olympic alpine skier.
- Timothy C. May, 67, American technical and political writer.
- Mike Montler, 74, American football player.
- Lisa Peattie, 94, American anthropologist.
- André Queillé, 87 French boxer
- Tulsi Ramsay, 74, Indian film director, heart attack.
- J. Evan Sadler, 67, American hematologist.
- Don Webster, 79, Canadian-American television host and meteorologist.
- Nancy Wilson, 81, American singer, Grammy winner, kidney cancer.
- Yuan Mu, 90, Chinese politician, Director of the State Council Research Office.
14
- Vida Chenoweth, 90, American marimbist and ethnomusicologist.
- Gilberto Duavit Sr., 84, Filipino entrepreneur and politician, founder of GMA Network Inc., member of the House of Representatives.
- Salvador Flores Huerta, 84, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas.
- Horst Herold, 95, German police officer, President of the Federal Criminal Police Office.
- Amjad Hossain, 76, Bangladeshi actor and director, complications from a stroke.
- Patrick Daniel Koroma, 68, Sierra Leonean Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Kenema.
- Li Chengxiang, 87, Chinese ballet dancer and choreographer, Director of the National Ballet.
- Remedios Loza, 69, Bolivian artisan, TV presenter and activist, member of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly, stomach cancer.
- Zainuddin Maidin, 79, Malaysian politician, Minister of Information, heart attack.
- Joe Osborn, 81, American bass guitarist.
- Johnny Reagan, 92, American college baseball coach.
- John Seedborg, 75, American football player.
- Edmond Simeoni, 84, French politician and Corsican nationalism leader.
- Joan Steinbrenner, 83, American philanthropist and sports executive, vice chairperson of the New York Yankees.
- Thomas Thennatt, 65, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Gwalior.
- Eythor Thorlaksson, 88, Icelandic guitarist and composer.
- Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, 73, Belgian economist and politician, member of the Chamber of Representatives and the Flemish Parliament.
15
- Jerry Chesnut, 87, American songwriter.
- Eryue He, 73, Chinese writer.
- Ronald Gajraj, 65, Guyanese politician, Minister of Home Affairs, heart attack.
- Ralph Koltai, 94, German-born British stage designer.
- Milunka Lazarević, 86, Serbian chess player.
- Arthur Maia, 56, Brazilian composer and musician, heart attack.
- Philippe Moureaux, 79, Belgian politician, Minister-President of the French Community.
- David Myles, 93, British politician, MP for Banffshire.
- Robert Nelson, 74, American economist.
- Dušan Nikolić, 65, Serbian footballer.
- Marc Olivier, 78, Belgian politician, MP and Flemish Councillor.
- Guy Rétoré, 94, French actor.
- Harald Stabell, 71, Norwegian lawyer.
- Jacques Verdier, 61, French writer.
- Ellsworth Wareham, 104, American surgeon.
- Girma Wolde-Giorgis, 93, Ethiopian politician, President.
16
- Lawrence Allen, 97, British Olympic racewalker.
- Chiquetete, 70, Spanish flamenco and ballad singer, heart attack.
- John H. Dorsey, 80, American politician, member of the New Jersey Senate.
- Eraldo Isidori, 78, Italian politician, Deputy, complications from surgery.
- Geeta Iyengar, 74, Indian yoga teacher, heart attack.
- Karsten Johannessen, 93, Norwegian football manager.
- Lewis Judd, 88, American psychiatrist, chair of University of California, San Diego psychiatry department, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, natural causes.
- Colin Kroll, 34, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Vine and HQ Trivia.
- Eugène Philippe LaRocque, 91, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall.
- Lee Leonard, 89, American television host.
- Juan L. Maldonado, 70, Mexican-born American education administrator, President of Laredo Community College.
- Scott Matzka, 40, American ice hockey player, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- John Ford Noonan, 77, American actor and playwright, heart failure.
- Mircea Petescu, 76, Romanian football player and manager, Alzheimer's disease.
- Giuseppe Sermonti, 93, Italian biologist and geneticist.
- Joseph Thomin, 87, French racing cyclist.
- Ron Waller, 85, American football player and coach.
- T. K. Wetherell, 72, American politician and academic administrator, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, President of Florida State University.
- John Wettaw, 79, American chemist and politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives and Senate.
- Roy Woolcott, 79, English footballer.
17
- Arun Bhaduri, 75, Indian classical vocalist, respiratory disease.
- Jon Bluming, 85, Dutch martial artist and actor.
- Warren Boyd, 91, Australian swimmer.
- Lawrence Curry, 82, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
- Gustavo L. Garcia, 84, American politician, mayor of Austin, Texas.
- Zura Karuhimbi, c. 93, Rwandan traditional healer, saved refugees during Rwandan genocide.
- Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks, 87, Paraguayan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Encarnación.
- Frank LoVuolo, 94, American football player.
- Galt MacDermot, 89, Canadian-American composer and pianist.
- Penny Marshall, 75, American actress and director, heart failure.
- Paul Meister, 92, Swiss Olympic fencer.
- Amélie Mummendey, 74, German social psychologist.
- Oribe, 62, Cuban-born American hairstylist, heart attack.
- Anca Pop, 34, Romanian-Canadian singer-songwriter, traffic collision.
- Rona Ramon, 54, Israeli educator and activist, cancer.
- Francis Roache, 82, American police officer and politician, Boston Police commissioner.
- James E. Rogers Jr., 71, American businessman and author.
- Andrey Shcharbakow, 27, Belarusian footballer, traffic collision.
- David Shepherd, 94, American producer, director, and actor.
- Raven Wilkinson, 83, American ballerina.
18
- David C. H. Austin, 92, British rose breeder.
- Alex Badeh, 61, Nigerian air force officer, Chief of the Defence Staff, shot.
- Mike Barnard, 85, English footballer and cricketer, stroke.
- Steve Daskewisz, 74, American actor and stuntman, complications from diabetes.
- Ali Ejaz, 77, Pakistani actor.
- Rick L. Farrar, 58, American attorney and politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
- Paul Frazier, 51, American football player, colon cancer.
- Tulsi Giri, 92, Nepali politician, Prime Minister, liver cancer.
- Masao Ito, 90, Japanese neuroscientist.
- Kazimierz Kutz, 89, Polish film director and politician.
- Gerald Larner, 82, English music critic, pulmonary thrombosis.
- Peter Masterson, 84, American writer, director, and actor, complications from a fall.
- Robert Neild, 94, British economist.
- María Jesús Rosa Reina, 44, Spanish boxer, WIBF world light flyweight champion, cancer.
- Lewis Ryder, 77, British theoretical physicist.
- Shinobu Sekine, 75, Japanese judoka, Olympic champion.
- Bill Slater, 91, English footballer, Alzheimer's disease.
- Saidul Anam Tutul, 68, Bangladeshi film director and editor, heart attack.
- Raimo Vartia, 81, Finnish Olympic basketball player.
19
- Ron Abegglen, 81, American college basketball coach.
- Colin Barlow, 83, English football player and executive.
- Bhai, 83, Surinamese poet.
- Russell Carollo, 63, American journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner.
- Jacques David, 87, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of La Rochelle and Saintes and Évreux.
- Tömür Dawamat, 91, Chinese politician, Chairman of the Xinjiang Autonomous region.
- Norman Gimbel, 91, American Hall of Fame songwriter, Oscar winner.
- Mike Hiss, 77, American racing driver, cancer.
- Mel Hutchins, 90, American basketball player.
- Hugh Jack, 89, Australian Olympic athlete.
- Marshall Long, 82, American politician, member of the Kentucky Legislature, mayor of Shelbyville, Kentucky.
- Raúl Mata, 71, Mexican professional wrestler.
- Guy Modeste, 64, French footballer, cancer.
- Owen M. Panner, 94, American federal judge, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Oregon.
- Barbara Gardner Proctor, 85, American advertising executive, complications from hip surgery.
- Geetha Salam, 72, Indian actor.
- Bill Sellars, 93, British television director and producer.
- Andrzej Skupiński, 66, Polish actor.
- Eva Tichauer, 100, German Holocaust survivor and author.
- Marty Zendejas, 54, American football player, beaten.
20
- F. W. Bernstein, 80, German poet and cartoonist.
- Pascal F. Calogero Jr., 87, American judge, Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice.
- Randall Carrington, 84, New Zealand cricketer.
- Trevor Chinn, 81, New Zealand glaciologist.
- Klaus Hagerup, 72, Norwegian author and actor, colorectal cancer.
- Mike Hughes, 78, Welsh football player and manager.
- Dennis Johnson, 80, American mathematician and composer, complications from dementia.
- Donald Moffat, 87, British-born American actor, complications from a stroke.
- Henning Palner, 86, Danish actor.
- Rocky Rees, 69, American football player and coach, cancer.
21
- Dipali Barthakur, 77, Indian singer.
- Gerard Bernacki, 76, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice.
- Lev Borodulin, 95, Soviet-born Israeli photographer.
- Carlos Feller, 96, Argentine operatic bass singer.
- Forrest Fezler, 69, American golfer and golf course designer, brain cancer.
- Edda Göring, 80, German nurse.
- Alias Guacho, 29, Ecuadorian FARC dissident and drug lord, shot.
- Lars Hindmar, 97, Swedish racewalker.
- Tom Leonard, 74, Scottish poet.
- Daniela Payssé, 72, Uruguayan politician, Deputy and Senator, heart attack.
- Prapanchan, 73, Indian writer, cancer.
- Laya Raki, 91, German actress and dancer.
22
- Paddy Ashdown, 77, British politician, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, MP, bladder cancer.
- Rodel Batocabe, 52, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives, shot.
- Jean Bourgain, 64, Belgian mathematician.
- Tom Brownlee, 83, Scottish footballer.
- Kelly Burnett, 92, Canadian ice hockey player.
- Angélica García Arrieta, 60, Mexican public accountant and politician, Senator and founder of the National Regeneration Movement.
- Dayton Hyde, 93, American conservationist.
- Don Johnston, 89, South African Olympic swimmer.
- Robert Kerketta, 86, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Dibrugarh and Tezpur.
- Gary N. Knoppers, 62, Canadian theologian, pancreatic cancer.
- Jane Langton, 95, American author.
- Jiko Luveni, 72, Fijian politician, Speaker of the Parliament.
- Roger Owen, 83, British historian.
- Sergey Psakhie, 66, Russian physicist.
- Simcha Rotem, 94, Polish-Israeli resistance fighter, last surviving Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fighter.
- Sir Peter Singer, 74, British jurist.
- Roberto Suazo Córdova, 91, Honduran politician, President.
- Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 87, Saudi prince and politician.
- Willy Taminiaux, 79, Belgian politician, Minister in the Walloon Government and Senator.
- Jimmy Work, 94, American country singer-songwriter.
- Notable Indonesians killed in the Sunda Strait tsunami:
- *Aa Jimmy, 35, actor and comedian.
- *Dylan Sahara, 25, actress and presenter.
- *Herman Sikumbang, 36, guitarist.
23
- Alfred Bader, 94, Austrian-born Canadian chemist and businessman.
- Eileen Battersby, 60, American-born Irish literary critic, traffic collision.
- Nana Chudasama, 86, Indian jurist and public servant.
- Hille Darjes, 75, German actress.
- Barbara Kloka Hackett, 90, American judge, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
- Troels Kløvedal, 75, Danish writer.
- Tonko Lonza, 88, Croatian actor.
- John Marshall, 60, Australian jockey, cancer.
- Sophie Oluwole, 83, Nigerian philosopher.
- Liza Redfield, 94, American conductor and pianist.
- Don Richardson, 83, Canadian Christian missionary.
- Elias M. Stein, 87, American mathematician.
24
- Jozef Adamec, 76, Slovak football player and manager.
- Guy Bacon, 82, Canadian politician.
- Osvaldo Bayer, 91, Argentine writer and journalist.
- Cynthia Ross Friedman, 47, Canadian biologist, aortic dissection.
- Felipe Gómez Alonzo, 8, Guatemalan migrant child in US custody.
- Patrice Martinez, 55, American actress.
- Rosario Mazzola, 94, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cefalù.
- Dwijen Mukhopadhyay, 91, Indian composer and singer.
- Jai Narain Prasad Nishad, 88, Indian politician.
- Stanko Poklepović, 80, Croatian football player and manager, kidney failure.
- Jerry Riopelle, 77, American musician, cancer.
- Dionne Rose-Henley, 49, Jamaican Olympic athlete, cancer.
- Nirupam Sen, 72, Indian politician.
- Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, 70, Iranian cleric and politician, Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council, Chief Justice, cancer.
- William C. Thompson, 94, American judge and politician, member of the New York State Senate.
- Jaime Torres, 80, Argentine charango player.
- James Calvin Wilsey, 61, American musician.
- Notable Mexican politicians killed in the 2018 Puebla helicopter crash:
- *Martha Érika Alonso, 45, Governor of Puebla.
- *Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, 50, Senator, Governor of Puebla.
25
- Bill Baillie, 84, New Zealand Olympic runner.
- Werner Braun, 100, Israeli photojournalist.
- John Briggs, 84, American baseball player.
- Nirendranath Chakravarty, 94, Indian poet and writer, creator of Bhaduri Moshai, heart attack.
- Walter Chilsen, 95, American politician, member of the Wisconsin Senate.
- Larry Eisenberg, 99, American biomedical engineer and science fiction writer, acute myeloid leukemia.
- Álex Figueroa, 57, Chilean politician and physician, Minister of Health, liver cancer.
- István Levente Garai, 63, Hungarian physician and politician, MP.
- William Harbison, 96, British Royal Air Force fighter pilot during World War II.
- Thomas Hayden, 92, Irish Olympic weightlifter.
- Yoshitada Konoike, 78, Japanese politician, MP.
- Law Hieng Ding, 83, Malaysian politician, Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, MP.
- Conrad Leslie, 95, American businessman and crop forecaster.
- Michael Maclear, 89, British-Canadian journalist and documentarist.
- Sulagitti Narasamma, 98, Indian midwife, lung disease.
- Chester Nelsen Jr., 96, American cyclist.
- Vicente Pimentel Jr., 72, Filipino politician, Governor of Surigao del Sur.
- Baldur Ragnarsson, 88, Icelandic writer.
- Nancy Roman, 93, American astronomer, early developer of the Hubble Space Telescope.
- Sigi Schmid, 65, German-American Hall of Fame soccer manager, heart attack.
- Syed Ali Raza Abidi, 46, Pakistani politician, MNA, shot.
- Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, 77, American historian and author.
- Terence Wheeler, 82, British novelist and playwright.
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- Theodore Antoniou, 83, Greek composer and conductor, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- Wendy Beckett, 88, British nun and art historian.
- Gerson Camata, 77, Brazilian politician, Governor of Espírito Santo, shot.
- Fabio Carpi, 93, Italian film director and novelist, Bagutta Prize.
- Penny Cook, 61, Australian actress, cancer.
- John Culver, 86, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
- Haldane Duncan, 78, Scottish television producer and director.
- Herb Ellis, 97, American actor.
- Roy J. Glauber, 93, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate.
- Jorge Grau, 88, Spanish artist and filmmaker.
- Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 92, British aristocrat and military officer.
- Guillermo Hincapié Orozco, 92, Colombian politician, Mayor of Medellín.
- Tomokatsu Kitagawa, 67, Japanese politician, MP.
- Pete Lovrich, 76, American baseball player.
- Don McKay, 93, American actor.
- Mike Metcalf, 79, English footballer.
- Sono Osato, 99, American dancer and actress.
- Lawrence Roberts, 81, American computer scientist.
- Ronil Singh, 33, Fijian-born American police officer, shot.
- Morton Sobell, 101, American engineer and convicted Soviet spy.
- Margaret Stones, 98, Australian botanical illustrator.
- Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, 91, British mathematician.
- Elizabeth Zachariadou, 87, Greek historian.
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- Juan Bautista Agüero, 83, Paraguayan footballer.
- Frank Blaichman, 96, Polish resistance member during World War II.
- Albert Burstein, 96, American politician.
- Joe Camacho, 90, American baseball coach.
- Jim Davis, 77, American basketball player, cancer.
- Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, 93, Brazilian ialorixá and writer, stroke.
- Giorgio Degola, 95, Italian politician, Senator.
- Jean Dumontier, 83, Canadian architect, cancer.
- Brian Jordan, 86, English footballer.
- Robert Kerman, 71, American actor.
- Miúcha, 81, Brazilian singer and composer, respiratory failure.
- Cheenu Mohan, 62, Indian actor, heart attack.
- Richard Arvin Overton, 112, American supercentenarian, nation's oldest living World War II veteran, complications from pneumonia.
- Tadeusz Pieronek, 84, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Sosnowiec and Rector of Pontifical Academy of Theology.
- Sir Fenton Ramsahoye, 89, Guyanese politician, Attorney General, MP.
- Børge Ring, 97, Danish animator, Oscar winner.
- Wilfred Shuchat, 98, Canadian scholar and rabbi.
- Bumper Tormohlen, 81, American basketball player.
- Warren Wells, 76, American football player, heart failure.
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- Abdelmalek Benhabyles, 97, Algerian politician, acting President.
- Iaia Fiastri, 84, Italian screenwriter.
- Elisa Frota Pessoa, 97, Brazilian experimental physicist, pneumonia.
- Toshiko Fujita, 68, Japanese voice actress, breast cancer.
- Santiago García Aracil, 78, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Jaén and Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz.
- Al Hawkes, 88, American bluegrass musician.
- Peter Hill-Wood, 82, British businessman and football executive.
- Seydou Badian Kouyaté, 90, Malian writer and politician, lyricist of national anthem "Le Mali".
- Frank L. Lambert, 100, American chemist.
- Georges Loinger, 108, French resistance fighter.
- Edgar Maalouf, 83, Lebanese military officer and politician, MP.
- Christine McGuire, 92, American singer.
- Attila Miklósházy, 87, Hungarian-born Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of the Hungarian Emigrants.
- Robert Edward Mulvee, 88, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Providence and Wilmington.
- Amos Oz, 79, Israeli author and journalist, cancer.
- Bre Payton, 26, American conservative writer, complications from meningitis and swine flu.
- Shehu Shagari, 93, Nigerian politician, President.
- Colleen Smith, 93, American baseball player.
- Tom Weisner, 69, American politician, mayor of Aurora, Illinois, cancer.
- Oliver Wright, 71, Jamaican Olympic boxer, heart attack.
- Yevgeni Zimin, 71, Russian Hall of Fame ice hockey player, Olympic champion.
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- Bill Brundige, 70, American football player.
- David Cavanagh, British music writer and journalist.
- Scott Doran, 44, Irish Gaelic footballer.
- Agneta Eckemyr, 68, Swedish actress, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- Brian Garfield, 79, American author, Parkinson's disease.
- Yehoshua Glazer, 91, Israeli footballer.
- Judith Rich Harris, 80, American psychology researcher and author.
- Syed Jahangir, 83, Bangladeshi painter.
- Norbert Kox, 73, American outsider artist, heart attack.
- Ringo Lam, 63, Hong Kong film director, heart attack.
- Liang Weiyan, 89, Chinese electrical engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
- Ling Te-Sheng, 90, Taiwanese Olympic athlete.
- Rosenda Monteros, 83, Mexican actress.
- Aldo Parisot, 100, Brazilian-born American cellist.
- Maria Isaura Pereira de Queiróz, 100, Brazilian sociologist.
- Carlos Sánchez, 83, Colombian actor.
- Roy Skeggs, 84, British film producer.
- Ted Urness, 81, Canadian football player.
- Bill Watson, 87, Australian Test cricketer.
- Dame June Whitfield, 93, English actress.
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- Cameron M. Alexander, 86, American Baptist minister.
- Larry Austin, 88, American composer.
- Seymour S. Cohen, 101, American biochemist.
- Karel Engel, 78, Czech Olympic wrestler.
- Pepita Ferrari, 66, Canadian documentary film director.
- Claude Gingras, 87, Canadian journalist and music critic.
- Marc Hauser, 66, American photographer.
- Dick Helling, 68, Dutch footballer.
- Edgar Hilsenrath, 92, German writer, complications from pneumonia.
- Jack Kahl, 78, American businessman.
- Joan Kaufman, 83, American baseball player.
- Don Lusk, 105, American animator and director.
- Warren Plunkett, 98, American football player, complications from pneumonia.
- Ron Reiffel, 86, Australian footballer.
- Anthony Revell, 83, British Royal Navy medical officer, Surgeon-General of the British Armed Services, cancer.
- Ambrose Schindler, 101, American football player and actor.
- Mrinal Sen, 95, Indian film director, heart attack.
- Calvin Stamp, 60, Jamaican Olympic weightlifter
- Héctor Timerman, 65, Argentine journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs, liver cancer.
- Blandine Verlet, 76, French harpsichordist.
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- Maya Casabianca, 77, French-Israeli singer.
- Dean Ford, 72, Scottish singer and songwriter.
- Etty Fraser, 87, Brazilian actress, heart failure.
- Urbie Green, 92, American jazz trombonist.
- Kató Havas, 98, Hungarian classical violinist and teacher.
- Keylla Hernandéz, 45, Puerto Rican journalist, liver cancer.
- Kobi Kambon, 75, American psychologist.
- Kader Khan, 81, Afghan-born Indian-Canadian actor and screenwriter, complications from progressive supranuclear palsy.
- Mark Killilea Jnr, 79, Irish politician, MEP, TD.
- Elazar Mordechai Koenig, 73, Israeli Orthodox rabbi.
- Nicola L, 81, French-Moroccan multidisciplinary artist.
- Loknath, 91, Indian actor.
- Warren MacKenzie, 94, American potter.
- Richard Marks, 75, American film editor.
- Christian Mohn, 92, Norwegian ski jumper and sports official, president of the Norwegian Ski Federation.
- Nils Oskar Nilsson, 83, Swedish politician, Riksdagen.
- Gennaro Papa, 93, Italian politician, Deputy.
- Al Reinert, 71, American screenwriter and documentarian, cancer.
- Simon Britto Rodrigues, 64, Indian politician, MLA, heart attack.
- Ray Sawyer, 81, American singer.
- Eric L. Schwartz, 71, American neuroscientist.
- István Seregély, 87, Hungarian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Eger.
- Antônio Salvador Sucar, 79, Brazilian basketball player, world champion and Olympic bronze medalist.
- Gülriz Sururi, 89, Turkish actress and author.
- Peter Thompson, 76, English footballer.