Deaths in March 2012

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The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2012.

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 (and language of reference, if not English).

March 2012

31

• Judith Adams, 68, New Zealand-born Australian politician, Senator for Western Australia (since 2005), breast cancer. [1]
• G. Emerson Cole, 93, American radio broadcaster. [2]
• Dale R. Corson, 97, American physicist, President of Cornell University (1969–1977), heart failure. [3]
• Cosmas Desmond, 76, South African priest and activist. [4]
• Bernard O. Gruenke, 99, American stained glass artist. [5]
• Lise London, 96, French resistance fighter, widow of Artur London. [6]
• Jerry Lynch, 81, American baseball player, prostate cancer. [7]
• Galina Savenko, 46, Russian Olympic sprint canoer. [8] (Russian)
• Alberto Sughi, 83, Italian painter. [9] (Italian)
• Micah True, 58, American ultramarathon runner. [10] (body found on this date)
• Halbert White, 61, American economist, cancer. [11]

30

• Raja Ashman Shah, 53, Malaysian royal, son of the Sultan of Perak, asthma attack. [12]
• Rex Babin, 49, American cartoonist (The Sacramento Bee), cancer. [13]
• Robert R. Beezer, 83, American federal judge, lung cancer. [14]
• Jorge Carpizo McGregor, 67, Mexican jurist, complications from surgery. [15]
• Ron Gaunt, 78, Australian cricketer. [16]
• Kees Guyt, 58, Dutch footballer (AZ'67). [17] (Dutch)
• Rich Jeffries, 73, American television announcer. [18]
• Barry Kitchener, 64, English footballer (Millwall), cancer. [19]
• Viktor Kosichkin, 74, Russian Olympic speed skating medalist (1960). [20]
• Francesco Mancini, 43, Italian footballer (Foggia), heart attack. [21]
• Addie Morrow, 83, Northern Irish politician. [22]
• Janet Anderson Perkin, 90, Canadian baseball player and curler. [23]
• Emrys Roberts, 82, Welsh poet and author, Archdruid of Wales (1987–1990). [24]
• Granville Semmes, 84, American entrepreneur, founder of 1-800-Flowers. [25]
• Leonid Shebarshin, 77, Russian KGB interim Chairman (1991), suicide. [26]
• Tenga Rinpoche, 80, Tibetan lama. [27]
• Yiannis Vasiliadis, 88, Greek politician and admiral, Minister of Public Order (1990–1991). [28]

29

• P.S. Appu, 83, Indian civil servant. [29]
• Luke Askew, 80, American actor (Cool Hand Luke, Easy Rider, The Green Berets). [30]
• Ioannis Banias, 72, Greek politician. [31] (Greek)
• Borgia, 18, German racehorse, euthanized. [32]
• Jonathan Bowden, 49, British politician. [33]
• William Brett, Baron Brett, 70, British trade unionist and politician. [34]
• John S. Chase, 87, American architect. [35]
• Paulino Reale Chirina, 88, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Venado Tuerto (1989–2000). [36]
• Albert Hadley, 91, American interior decorator, cancer. [37]
• Bill Jenkins, 81, American NHRA drag racer. [38]
• Hone Kaa, 71, New Zealand church leader, cancer. [39]
• Oksana Makar, 18, Ukrainian rape and murder victim. [40]
• John Mallison, Australian pastor. [41]
• Montjeu, 16, Irish racehorse, septicemia. [42]
• Ray Narleski, 83, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians), natural causes. [43]
• Michael Peterson, 59, Australian surfer, heart attack. [44]

28

• John Arden, 81, English playwright. [45]
• Alexander Arutiunian, 91, Armenian composer. [46]
• Etel Billig, 79, American actress, brain aneurysm. [47]
• Leonard Braithwaite, 88, Canadian lawyer and politician. [48]
• Jacques Carelman, 83, French painter, illustrator and designer. [49] (French)
• Harry Crews, 76, American author, neuropathy. [50]
• T. Damodaran, 77, Indian screenwriter. [51]
• Hans van den Doel, 74, Dutch economist and politician, Member of the House of Representatives (1967–1973). [52] (Dutch)
• Jerry McCain, 81, American blues musician. [53]
• Willie May, 75, American Olympic hurdle medalist (1960), amyloidosis. [54]
• Erkki Nordberg, 65, Finnish colonel. [55] (Finnish)
• Joel Olson, 45, American political science professor. [56]
• Brian Phillips, 80, English footballer (Mansfield Town). [57]
• William Sampson, 52, Canadian author, heart attack. [58]
• Earl Scruggs, 88, American bluegrass musician, natural causes. [59]
• Eduard Steinberg, 76, Russian painter, cancer. [60] (Russian)
• Neil Travis, 75, American film editor (Dances with Wolves, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines), natural causes. [61]
• Addie L. Wyatt, 88, American labor and civil rights leader, long illness. [62]

27

• Dale Baker, 73, Australian politician, South Australian MHA for MacKillop (1985–1997); Leader of the Opposition (1990–1992), motor neurone disease. [63]
• Hugo Biermann, 95, South African admiral. [64]
• Millôr Fernandes, 87, Brazilian cartoonist, humorist, and playwright, multiple organ failure. [65] (Portuguese)
• Larry Haws, 72, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2006–2010), brain cancer. [66]
• Harold G. Hillam, 77, American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [67]
• Hilton Kramer, 84, American art critic, co-founder of The New Criterion. [68]
• Adrienne Rich, 82, American feminist poet and essayist, complications of rheumatoid arthritis. [69]
• Warren Stevens, 92, American actor (Forbidden Planet, The Barefoot Contessa), lung disease. [70]
• Garry Walberg, 90, American actor (Quincy, M.E., The Odd Couple). chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure. [71]

26

• Sisto Averno, 86, American football player (Baltimore Colts). [72]
• Michael Begley, 79, Irish politician, TD for Kerry South (1969–1989). [73]
• Thomas M. Cover, 73, American information theorist. [74]
• David Craighead, 88, American organist. [75]

25

• Priscilla Buckley, 90, American writer, managing editor of National Review, sister of William F. Buckley, Jr. [76]
• Hal Chester, 91, American film producer and former child actor. [77]
• Bob DeCourcy, 84, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers). [78]
• Tony Gordon, 63, New Zealand rugby league player and coach. [79]
• Mona Kapoor, 48, Indian television producer, cancer. [80]
• Ben-Zion Leitner, 85, Israeli soldier, Medal of Valor recipient. [81]
• Edd Gould, 23, British animator and creator of "Eddsworld", leukemia. [82]
• Lex,12, American Marine service dog, awarded honorary Purple Heart, cancer. [83]
• Tom Lodge, 75, British radio DJ, cancer. [84]
• Ralph Maxwell, 78, New Zealand politician, MP for Waitakere (1978–1984) and Titirangi (1984–1990). [85]
• Roger Molander, 71, American anti-nuclear activist, complications from liver cancer. [86]
• Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree, 74, British politician, Leader of the House of Commons (1992–1997), MP for Braintree (1974–1997). [87]
• Nathalie Perrey, 83, French actress. [88] (French)
• Larry Stevenson, 81, American skateboard innovator, pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. [89]
• Bert Sugar, 74, American boxing writer and historian, cardiac arrest. [90]
• Antonio Tabucchi, 68, Italian novelist (Indian Nocturne, Pereira Maintains). [91]

24

• Iqbal Bahu, 60, Pakistani singer, cardiac arrest. [92]
• Dennis Bennett, 72, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox). [93]
• Vigor Bovolenta, 37, Italian Olympic silver medal-winning (1996) volleyball player, heart attack. [94] (Italian)
• Sir Paul Callaghan, 64, New Zealand physicist, colon cancer. [95]
• Henry Maitland Clark, 82, British colonial administrator and politician, MP for Antrim, North (1959–1970). [96]
• Bill Cutler, 92, American baseball executive. [97]
• Vince Lovegrove, 65, Australian musician and journalist, car accident. [98]
• Marion Marlowe, 83, American singer and stage actress, natural causes. [99]
• Edward Henryk Materski, 89, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Radom (1992–1999). [100] (Polish)
• Nick Noble, 85, American pop and country singer ("The Tip of My Fingers", "Moonlight Swim"). [101]
• Jose Prakash, 86, Indian actor, heart failure. [102]
• Jocky Wilson, 62, Scottish darts player. [103]

23

• Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, 77, Somali politician, President (2004–2008), liver failure. [104]
• Chico Anysio, 80, Brazilian comedian, renal and pulmonary failure. [105] (Portuguese)
• Jean-Yves Besselat, 68, French politician. [106] (French) (death announced on this date)
• Jim Duffy, 75, American animator (Rugrats, The Smurfs), cancer. [107]
• Jack Ellena, 80, American football player. [108]
• Witold Lesiewicz, 89, Polish film director. [109] (Polish)
• Eric Lowen, 60, American singer and songwriter ("We Belong", "Everything I Wanted"), complications from ALS. [110]
• Péter Pázmándy, 73, Hungarian-born Swiss footballer and coach. [111] (Hungarian)
• Naji Talib, 95, Iraqi politician, Prime Minister (1966–1967). [112]
• Lonnie Wright, 68, American football (Denver Broncos) and basketball (Denver Rockets) player, heart failure. [113]

22

• Joe Blanchard, 83, American player of Canadian football (Edmonton Eskimos), professional wrestler and promoter, squamous-cell carcinoma. [114]
• C. K. Chandrappan, 76, Indian politician, Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Kerala), member of the Lok Sabha (1977–1980; 2004–2010), cancer. [115]
• Ted Cutting, 85, British automotive engineer, designed Aston Martin DBR1. [116]
• Demir Gökgöl, 74. Turkish-born German actor. [117] (Turkish)
• Johnny McCauley, 86, Irish singer-songwriter. [118]
• Vimal Mundada, 49, Indian politician, cancer. [119]
• Jackson Narcomey, 70, American painter. [120]
• Muhammad Ibrahim Nugud, 80, Sudanese politician, Secretary General of the Sudanese Communist Party (since 1971). [121]
• Kirsten Passer, 82, Danish actress. [122] (Danish)
• John Payton, 65, American civil rights attorney (Gratz v. Bollinger). [123]
• Matthew White Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley, 86, British nobleman. [124]
• Edward Sismore, 90, British RAF officer. [125]
• Ron Stewart, 79, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins), cancer. [126]
• Mickey Sullivan, 80, American baseball coach. [127]
• David Waltz, 68, American computer scientist. [128]

21

• Lacy Banks, 68, American sports columnist (Chicago Sun Times) and author, heart disease. [129]
• Christine Brooke-Rose, 89, British writer and literary critic. [130]
• John George Chedid, 88, Lebanese-born American Maronite hierarch, first Bishop of Our Lady of Los Angeles (1994–2000). [131]
• Albrecht Dietz, 86, German entrepreneur and scientist. [132] (German)
• Ron Erhardt, 81, American football coach (New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets). [133]
• Robert Fuest, 84, English film director. [134]
• Bruno Giacometti, 104, Swiss architect, brother of Alberto and Diego Giacometti. [135] (German)
• Tonino Guerra, 92, Italian poet and screenwriter (L'Avventura, L'eclisse, Blowup, Amarcord). [136]
• Irving Louis Horowitz, 82, American sociologist (Rutgers University, Washington University), surgical complications. [137]
• Mohamed Kassas, 91, Egyptian botanist and environmentalist. [138]
• Murray Lender, 81, American entrepreneur (Lender's Bagels), complications from a fall. [139]
• José Matanhy de Saldanha, Indian politician and social activist, heart attack. [140]
• Yuri Razuvaev, 66, Russian chess player and trainer. [141] (Russian)
• Marina Salye, 77, Russian geologist and politician, heart attack. [142] (Russian)
• Shao Xianghua, 99, Chinese scientist. [143] (Chinese)
• Derick Thomson, 90, Scottish poet. [144]

20

• Lincoln Hall, 56, Australian mountaineer and author, mesothelioma. [145]
• Noboru Ishiguro, 73, Japanese animator and animation director (Space Battleship Yamato, The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Megazone 23). [146] (Japanese)
• Ante Jurić, 89, Croatian Roman Catholic prelate, Metropolitan Archbishop of Split and Makarska (1988–2000). [147]
• Mel Parnell, 89, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), cancer. [148]
• Frits de Ruijter, 94, Dutch Olympic athlete. [149] (Dutch)
• Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, 101, Polish-born Israeli Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva. [150]
• Jim Stynes, 45, Irish-born Australian football player, cancer. [151]
• Bernard Zadi Zaourou, 73, Ivorian politician and author, heart complications. [152]

19

• Hanne Borchsenius, 76, Danish actress. [153] (Danish)
• Gene DeWeese, 78, American author. [154]
• Ulu Grosbard, 83, Belgian-born American theatre and film director (The Subject Was Roses, American Buffalo). [155] (body found on this date)
• William J. Hibbler, 65, American federal judge, District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (since 1999). [156]
• Clancy Lyall, 86, American military veteran. [157]
• Sanford N. McDonnell, 89, American businessman (McDonnell Douglas), pancreatic cancer. [158]
• Hugo Munthe-Kaas, 90, Norwegian resistance fighter and politician. [159] (Norwegian)
• Karl-Heinz Spickenagel, 80, German footballer. [160] (German)
• Knut Erik Tranøy, 93, Norwegian philosopher. [161] (Norwegian)

18

• Imra Agotić, 69, Croatian major general, commander of the Air Force. [162]
• Haim Alexander, 96, German-born Israeli composer. [163] (Hebrew)
• Furman Bisher, 93, American sports writer (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), heart attack. [164]
• William R. Charette, 79, American Medal of Honor recipient. [165]
• Shirley May France, 79, American swimmer. [166]
• António Leitão, 51, Portuguese Olympic bronze medal-winning (1984) athlete, iron overload. [167] (Portuguese)
• William G. Moore Jr., 91, American Air Force general. [168]
• Alan Pegler, 91, British railway preservationist. [169]
• Anargyros Printezis, 74, Greek Eastern Catholic hierarch, Apostolic Exarch of Greece (1975–2008). [170]
• István Suti, 72, Hungarian Olympic equestrian. [171]
• George Tupou V, 63, Tongan King (since 2006). [172]
• Eric Watson, 56, British photographer, heart attack. [173]
• Jalal Zolfonun, 74, Iranian setar player and composer, heart disease. [174]

17

• Patience Abbe, 87, American children's author. [175]
• Paul Boyer, 76, American historian. [176]
• Bernard Cohen, 87, American nuclear physicist. [177]
• John Cowles, Jr., 82, American businessman and philanthropist, lung cancer. [178]
• John Demjanjuk, 91, Ukrainian Nazi war criminal, natural causes. [179]
• René Fontaine, 78, Canadian politician, Minister of Northern Development (1987–1990). [180]
• John T. Henley, 90, American politician, President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate (1975–1978). [181]
• Famara Jatta, 53, Gambian government minister and economist, Governor of the Central Bank (2003–2007). [182]
• Jaye Radisich, 35, Australian politician, Western Australian MLA for Swan Hills (2001–2008), cancer. [183]
• Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, 88, Egyptian Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (since 1971), prostate cancer. [184]
• Margaret Whitlam, 92, Australian swimmer and activist, wife of Gough Whitlam, complications from a fall. [185]
• Chaleo Yoovidhya, 88, Thai businessman (Red Bull), natural causes. [186]
• Fakhra Younus, 33, Pakistani acid attack victim, suicide by jumping. [187]

16

• Aziz Ab'Sáber, 87, Brazilian geologist, heart attack. [188] (Portuguese)
• Lee Balterman, 91, American photographer. [189]
• M. A. R. Barker, 83, American professor, fantasy novelist, and role-playing game creator. [190]
• Estanislao Basora, 85, Spanish footballer. [191]
• Ray Gariepy, 83, Canadian ice hockey player. [192]
• John Ghindia, 86, American football player (University of Michigan). [193]
• Robert Hails, 89, American air force general, vice commander of Tactical Air Command. [194]
• Donald E. Hillman, 93, American World War II flying ace. [195]
• Bronislav Poloczek, 72, Czech theatre and television actor. [196] (Czech)
• Peter Serracino Inglott, 75, Maltese philosopher. [197]
• Anita Steckel, 82, American feminist artist. [198]
• Takaaki Yoshimoto, 87, Japanese poet, critic, and professor (Tokyo Institute of Technology), pneumonia. [199]
• Dieter Zechlin, 85, German pianist. [200] (German)

15

• Alice Amsden, 68, American economist and MIT professor. [201]
• Edvard Hagerup Bull, 89, Norwegian composer. [202] (Norwegian)
• Mervyn Davies, 65, Welsh rugby union player, cancer. [203]
• Bob Day, 67, American Olympic (1968) distance runner, bladder cancer. [204]
• Eb Gaines, 84, American businessman and diplomat, Consul General to Bermuda (1989–1992). [205]
• Lily Garafulic, 97, Chilean sculptor and professor. [206] (Spanish)
• Luis Gonzales, 81, Filipino actor, pneumonia. [207]
• Bernardino González Ruíz, 101, Panamanian politician, President (1963). [208] (Spanish)
• Nigel Napier, 14th Lord Napier, 81, British soldier and courtier. [209]
• Dave Philley, 91, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics). [210]
• Pepe Rubio, 80, Spanish actor. [211]
• Jean-Marie Souriau, 89, French mathematician. [212] (French)
• Joe Stanley, 104, American World War II pilot, commander of Eglin Air Force Base. [213]

14

• Gretl Aicher, 84, Austrian artistic director. [214]
• Ray Barlow, 85, English footballer (West Bromwich Albion). [215]
• Matthew G. Carter, 98, American politician and housing activist, Mayor of Montclair, New Jersey (1968–1972), Alzheimer's disease. [216]
• Josie DeCarlo, 82, French model, inspiration for Josie of Josie and the Pussycats. [217].
• Himanish Goswami, 85, Indian writer and cartoonist, prostate cancer. [218]
• Ernst-Günter Habig, 76, German Olympic footballer, stroke. [219] (German)
• Eddie King, 73, American Chicago blues musician. [220]
• Carl Rattray, 82, Jamaican jurist and politician, Attorney General (1989–1993) and President of the Court of Appeal (1993–1999). [221]
• Marcel Rohrbach, 78, French cyclist. [222] (French)
• Pierre Schoendoerffer, 83, French director (The Anderson Platoon), surgical complications. [223]
• Ted L. Strickland, 79, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado (1973–1975). [224]
• Ċensu Tabone, 98, Maltese politician, President (1989–1994) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1987–1989). [225]

13

• Princess Anna of Saxony, 82, German princess. [226]
• Michael P. Barnett, 82, British theoretical chemist and computer scientist. [227]
• Domitila Chúngara, 74, Bolivian labor leader and feminist, lung cancer. [228]
• Bodjie Dasig, 48, Filipino singer and songwriter, cancer. [229]
• Michel Duchaussoy, 73, French actor, cardiac arrest. [230] (French)
• Jock Hobbs, 52, New Zealand rugby union player and administrator, leukaemia. [231]
• Frank Jordan, 79, Australian Olympic (1952) water polo player. [232]
• Tom Johnson, 89, American astronomer and businessman, founder of Celestron. [233]
• Noel Luces, 63, Trinidadian Olympic (1968) cyclist, stroke. [234]
• Hans Ludvig Martensen, 84, Danish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Copenhagen (1965–1995). [235]
• Eileen McDonough, 49, American child actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Waltons). [236]
• Grete Nordrå, 87, Norwegian actress. [237] (Norwegian)
• Karl Roy, 43, Filipino singer (Kapatid, P.O.T.), cardiac arrest. [238]
• Lyudmila Shagalova, 88, Russian film actress (The Young Guard, Balzaminov's Marriage). [239] (Russian)
• Amusa Shittu, 75, Nigerian footballer, effects of a stroke. [240]
• Jacques Villiers, 87, French aerospace engineer. [241] (French)

12

• Hasan Gafoor, 62, Indian police commissioner, heart attack. [242]
• Samuel Glazer, 89, American entrepreneur and businessman, co-developer of Mr. Coffee, leukemia. [243]
• Dick Harter, 81, American basketball coach (Charlotte Hornets, University of Oregon), cancer. [244]
• Michael Hossack, 65, American drummer (The Doobie Brothers), cancer. [245]
• Friedhelm Konietzka, 73, German-born Swiss football player and manager, assisted suicide. [246]
• Augustin Misago, 69, Rwandan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Gikongoro (since 1992). [247]
• Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil, 67, Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador (since 2002). [248]
• Madeleine Parent, 93, Canadian union leader and women's rights activist. [249]
• Douglas Scott, 91, Australian politician, member of the Australian Senate (1970, 1974–1985). [250]

11

• Henry Adefope, 85, Nigerian politician, Foreign Minister (1978–1979). [251]
• Hub Andrews, 89, American baseball player (New York Giants). [252]
• Gian Nicola Babini, 67, Italian scientist. [253]
• Faith Brook, 90, British actress. [254]
• Sid Couchey, 92, American comic book artist (Richie Rich, Little Lotta, Little Dot), Burkitt's lymphoma. [255]
• Alba Encarnación, Puerto Rican activist. [256] (Spanish)
• Wayne Frazier, 73, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs). [257]
• Hans G. Helms, 79, German experimental writer. [258]
• Philip Jenkinson, 76, English television presenter. [259]
• Tom Manastersky, 83, Canadian football player (Montreal Alouettes, Saskatchewan Roughriders) and hockey player (Montreal Canadiens). [260]
• James B. Morehead, 95, American World War II flying ace, stroke complications. [261]
• Lanier W. Phillips, 88, American civil rights activist. [262]
• Gösta Schwarck, 96, Danish composer and businessman. [263] (Danish)
• John Souza, 91, American soccer player (1950 World Cup, 1948 and 1952 Olympics). [264]
• Leon Spencer, 66, American jazz organist. [265]
• Ghiath Tayfour, 42 or 43, Syrian boxing champion, shot. [266]
• Ian Turpie, 68, Australian actor and game show host, throat cancer. [267]
• Miomir Vukobratović, 81, Serbian mechanical engineer. [268]
• Tahira Wasti, 68, Pakistani actor. [269]

10

• Sukumar Barman, Indian politician. [270]
• Jean Giraud, 73, French comic book artist (Blueberry, Métal Hurlant) and film production designer (Tron, Alien), cancer. [271]
• Julio César González, 35, Mexican Olympic boxer, injuries from a hit and run. [272]
• Jay McMullen, 90, American journalist (CBS News). [273]
• Hermín Negrón Santana, 74, Puerto Rican Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico (since 1981). [274]
• R. I. Page, 87, British historian and runologist. [275]
• Mykola Plaviuk, 86, Ukrainian politician, last President of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile (1989–1992). [276] (Ukrainian)
• Frank Sherwood Rowland, 84, American chemistry professor, Nobel laureate in Chemistry (1995), Parkinson's disease. [277]
• Domna Samiou, 83, Greek singer and traditional music researcher. [278]
• Tony Silipo, 54, Canadian politician, Ontario Minister of Education (1991–1993) and MPP for Dovercourt (1990–1999), brain tumor. [279]
• Jammu Siltavuori, 85, Finnish murderer and sex offender. [280] (Finnish)
• Tan Boon Teik, 83, Singaporean lawyer, Attorney-General (1967–1992), internal bleeding. [281]
• Jack Watson, 90, English cricketer, football coach and scout. [282]
• Richard White, 86, New Zealand rugby union player. [283]
• Ethel Winter, 87, American dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company and teacher at the Juilliard School. [284]
• Nik Zoricic, 29, Canadian ski cross racer, brain injuries from race crash. [285]

9

• Peter Bergman, 72, American comedian (The Firesign Theater), leukemia. [286]
• Dennis Bowen, 61, American actor (Caddyshack II; Welcome Back, Kotter). [287]
• Brian Bromley, 65, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Portsmouth). [288]
• Herb Carnegie, 92, Canadian ice hockey player. [289]
• Willye Dennis, 85, American civil rights activist and politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1992–1999). [290]
• John Holt, 82, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1972–1984). [291]
• Joy Mukherjee, 73, Indian actor. [292]
• Zuhir al-Qaisi, Palestinian militant leader, Secretary General of the Popular Resistance Committees (since 2011), air strike. [293]
• Selma Rubin, 96, American activist and environmentalist. [294]
• Jose Tomas Sanchez, 91, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Cardinal Priest of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna (1991–2012). [295]
• Terry Teene, 70, American singer and clown, injuries from a traffic collision. [296]
• Bill Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton, 84, British academic and politician. [297]
• Harry Wendelstedt, 73, American baseball umpire (1966–1998). [298]
• Widjojo Nitisastro, 84, Indonesian economist and government minister. [299]

8

• Kristin Bølgen Bronebakk, 61, Norwegian civil servant. [300]
• LaVerne Carter, 86, American bowler, heart failure. [301]
• S. Henry Cho, 77, Korean martial arts instructor. [302]
• Leslie Cochran, 60, American street personality, activist, and politician, head trauma. [303]
• Simin Daneshvar, 90, Iranian writer and academic, influenza. [304]
• Ursula Dronke, 91, British medievalist. [305]
• Compton Gonsalves, 85, Trinidad and Tobago Olympic cyclist. [306]
• Bugs Henderson, 68, American blues guitarist, cancer. [307]
• Charlie Hoag, 81, American Olympic gold-medal winning basketball player (1952). [308]
• Scott Huey, 88, Irish cricketer. [309]
• Elena Libera, 94 or 95, Italian Olympic (1948) fencer. [310] (Italian)
• Minoru Mori, 77, Japanese businessperson, chairman and executive director of the Mori Building Company, founder of the Mori Art Museum, heart failure. [311] (Japanese)
• Elio Pagliarani, 84, Italian poet and literary critic. [312]
• Jens Petersen, 70, Danish footballer and manager. [313] (Danish)
• Steve Romeo, 40, American ski mountaineer, avalanche. [314]
• Steven Rubenstein, 49, American anthropologist. [315] (body discovered on this date)
• Mick Walker, 69, British motorcycling writer. [316]

7

• Cris Alexander, 92, American actor and photographer. [317]
• Gary DeCramer, 67, American politician, Minnesota state senator (1983–1993). [318]
• Dave Hrechkosy, 60, Canadian ice hockey player (California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues), brain cancer. [319]
• Sir Raymond Lygo, 87, British admiral and businessman. [320]
• Félicien Marceau, 98, French novelist, member of the Académie française. [321] (French)
• Marcel Mouchel, 85, French footballer and manager. [322] (French)
• Greg Novak, 61, American writer and wargame designer. [323]
• Ravi, 86, Indian music director, cardio-respiratory arrest. [324]
• Włodzimierz Smolarek, 54, Polish footballer. [325]
• Pierre Tornade, 82, French actor. [326] (French)
• Ramaz Urushadze, 72, Georgian footballer. [327] (Russian)

6

• Marcos Alonso Imaz, 78, Spanish football player (Real Madrid). [328]
• Francisco Xavier do Amaral, 75, East Timorese politician, President (1975). [329]
• Jaap Boersma, 82, Dutch politician, Minister of Social Affairs (1971–1977), Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (1973). [330] (Dutch)
• Jan Dawidziuk, 74, Polish-born American bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church. [331]
• Lucia Mannucci, 91, Italian singer. [332] (Italian)
• Gemma McCluskie, 29, British actress (EastEnders), homicide. [333] (body found on this date)
• Louis J. Michot, 89, American businessman and politician. [334]
• Maurice Moyer, 93, American reverend and civil rights leader. [335]
• Donald M. Payne, 77, American politician, U.S. Representative from New Jersey (since 1989), colon cancer. [336]
• Arthur Anton Vogel, 88, American bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri. [337]
• Helen Walulik, 82, American baseball player (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League). [338]
• Sayuri Yamauchi, 55, Japanese voice actress (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Crayon Shin-chan), cancer. [339] (Japanese)

5

• Don Andrews, 82, Australian guitarist. [340]
• Yehuda Ben-Haim, 56, Israeli Olympic boxer. [341]
• Rafael Corporán de los Santos, 71, Dominican television producer, host, and politician, Mayor of Distrito Nacional (1990–1994), heart attack. [342]
• William Heirens, 83, American serial killer. [343]
• Rushworth Kidder, 67, American ethicist and writer, natural causes. [344]
• Marian Kuszewski, 78, Polish Olympic silver medal-winning (1956, 1960) fencer. [345] (Polish)
• Roland Lakes, 72, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants). [346]
• Philip Madoc, 77, Welsh actor (Dad's Army, The Life and Times of David Lloyd George). [347]
• Maurice Pechet, 94, American academic. [348]
• Robert B. Sherman, 86, American songwriter (Sherman Brothers). [349]
• Ken Shipp, 83, American football coach. [350]

4

• Adesh Kanwarjit Singh Brar, 62, Indian politician. [351]
• Maurice De Muer, 90, French cyclist and sports director. [352]
• Felícia Fuster, 91, Catalan painter and poet. [353] (Catalan)
• Robert Brendon Keating, 87, American diplomat, Ambassador to Madagascar and the Comoros (1983–1986), pneumonia. [354]
• Paul McBride, 46, British lawyer. [355]
• Pete McCaffrey, 74, American Olympic gold medal-winning (1964) basketball player. [356]
• Don Mincher, 73, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins, California Angels, Oakland Athletics), President of the Southern League (2000–2011). [357]
• Runako Morton, 33, Nevisian Test cricketer (West Indies), traffic collision. [358]
• John C. Reiss, 89, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Trenton (1980–1997). [359]
• Shmuel Tankus, 97, Israeli naval officer, fifth commander of the Navy. [360]
• Joan Taylor, 82, American actress (Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, The Rifleman), natural causes. [361]

3

• Viv Bingham, 79, British political activist. [362]
• Steve Bridges, 48, American impressionist. [363]
• Dave Charnley, 76, British boxer. [364]
• Leonardo Cimino, 94, American actor (Moonstruck, Dune), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [365]
• A R Shamsud Doha, 83, Bangladeshi politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1982–1984). [366]
• Henryk Grabowski, 82, Polish Olympic athlete. [367]
• Lloyd Hittle, 88, American baseball player (Washington Senators). [368]
• Per J. Husabø, 83, Norwegian politician. [369] (Norwegian)
• Lutfullah Khan, 95, Pakistani writer and sound archivist. [370]
• Franklin McMahon, 90, American artist and reporter. [371]
• Ralph McQuarrie, 82, American conceptual designer and illustrator (Star Wars, Cocoon). [372]
• Frank Marocco, 81, American accordionist, arranger and composer. [373]
• Ronnie Montrose, 64, American guitarist (Montrose), suicide. [374]
• Jim Obradovich, 62, American baseball player (Houston Astros). [375]
• Norris Stevenson, 72, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions), cancer. [376]
• Kason Sugioka, 98, Japanese calligrapher, Order of Culture recipient, heart failure. [377]
• Stephen M. Tiru, 74, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Dumka (1986–1995) and Khunti (since 1995). [378]
• Alex Webster, 80, American football player (New York Giants, Montreal Alouettes) and coach (New York Giants). [379]

2

• Lawrence Anthony, 61, South African conservationist and environmentalist, heart attack. [380]
• Van T. Barfoot, 92, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient, head injuries from a fall. [381]
• Gerry Bridgwood, 67, English footballer (Stoke City), heart attack. [382]
• George Firestone, 80, American politician, Secretary of State of Florida (1978–1987), Alzheimer's disease. [383]
• Doug Furnas, 52, American professional wrestler, heart disease. [384]
• Vera Galushka-Duyunova, 66, Russian volleyball player, cardiac arrest. [385] (Russian)
• Brajamohan Jamatia, 106, Indian politician. [386]
• Sir Keith Jones, 100, Australian medical practitioner and surgeon. [387]
• Gary Kubly, 68, American politician, Minnesota State Senator (since 2002), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. [388]
• José Adolfo Mojica Morales, 75, Salvadorian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Sonsonate (1989–2011). [389]
• John Panelli, 85, American football player (Detroit Lions, Chicago Cardinals). [390]
• Gérard Rinaldi, 69, French actor and singer (Les Charlots). [391] (French)
• Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, 82, British politician and author, Leader of the House of Commons (1979–1981). [392]
• Stan Stearns, 76, American photographer (John F. Kennedy, Jr. salute), lung cancer. [393]
• James Q. Wilson, 80, American political scientist, co-author of the broken windows theory, leukemia. [394]
• Isagani Yambot, 77, Filipino journalist, publisher of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (since 1994), heart attack. [395]

1

• Blagoje Adžić, 79, Serbian politician. [396] (Serbian)
• Phillip R. Allen, 72, American actor. [397]
• Alice Arden, 97, American Olympic (1936) high jumper. [398]
• Henryk Bałuszyński, 39, Polish footballer, heart attack. [399] (Polish)
• Andrew Breitbart, 43, American publisher and political commentator, apparent heart attack. [400]
• Jerome Courtland, 85, American actor, director, and producer, heart disease. [401]
• Lucio Dalla, 68, Italian singer-songwriter and musician, heart attack. [402]
• Peter Graeme, 90, British oboist. [403]
• Robert Mills Grant, 85, American politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives (1983-1992). [404]
• Fathulla Jameel, 69, Maldivian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1978–2005), heart disease. [405]
• 9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu, 80, Tibetan-born Mongolian Buddhist spiritual leader. [406]
• Archie Kalokerinos, 85, Australian physician. [407]
• Thomas J. Lydon, 84, American federal judge, sepsis and car accident complications. [408]
• Germano Mosconi, 79, Italian sportswriter and news presenter. [409] (Italian)
• Callan Pinckney, 72, American fitness professional, created Callanetics. [410]
• Randy Primas, 62, American politician, Mayor of Camden, New Jersey (1981–1990), bone marrow cancer. [411]