Deaths in 2010

The following is a list of notable deaths in 2010. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference, language of reference if not English.

December 2010

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28

Ali-Reza Asgari, 58, Iranian politican and general, Deputy Minister of Defense (1997–2005). [1] (Arabic)
Avi Cohen, 54, Israeli footballer, motorcycle accident. [2]
Denis Dutton, 66, American entrepreneur and philosopher, creator of Arts & Letters Daily and Bad Writing Contest, prostate cancer. [3]

27

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, 61, French actor, cancer. [4] (French)
Alfred E. Kahn, 93, American economist, cancer. [5]
Jack Leslie, 90, Canadian politician, Mayor of Calgary (1965–1969). [6]
Luis Mariñas, 63, Spanish journalist. [7] (Spanish)
Michael O'Pake, 70, American politician, longest serving member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, Pennsylvania Senate, District 11 (1972-2010). [8]

26

Salvador Jorge Blanco, 84, Dominican politician, President (1982–1986). [9]
Miguel Maria Giambelli, 90, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bragança do Pará (1980–1996). [10]
Teena Marie, 54, American singer and composer. [11]
Dary Reis, 84, Brazilian actor. [12] (Portuguese)
Dino Santana, 70, Brazilian actor, prostate cancer. [13] (Portuguese)
Bernard Wilson, 64, American singer (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes). [14]

25

Gavin Brown, 68, Australian academic, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney (1996–2008). [15]
John Bulaitis, 77, British-born Lithuanian Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania (1997–2008). [16]
Mita Dunchovska, 90, Bulgarian professor, natural causes. [17] (Bulgarian)
Luis Manresa Formosa, 95, Guatemalan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán (1955–1979). [18]
Joseph Grech, 62, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Sandhurst, blood disorder [19]
Bud Greenspan, 84, American Olympic filmmaker, Parkinson's disease. [20]
Dorothy Jones, 76, American singer (The Cookies), complications of Alzheimer's disease. [21]
Artemis Kapasakali, 73, Greek theater entepreneur and film producer (Evdokia). [22] (Greek)
Eric Laakso, 54, American football player (Miami Dolphins), natural causes. [23] (body found on this date)
Jorge Mayer, 95, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Bahía Blanca (1972–1991). [24]
Iain Noble, 3rd Baronet, 75, Scottish businessman. [25]
Carlos Andrés Pérez, 88, Venezuelan politician, President (1974–1979; 1989–1993). [26]
Maurice Rioli, 53, Australian VFL player and politician, member of the NT Legislative Assembly for Arafura (1992–2001), heart attack. [27]
Ghandi Sahmarani, 45, Lebanese militant (Jund al-Sham), shot. [28]

24

Elisabeth Beresford, 84, British children's author, creator of The Wombles. [29]
Jean-Marie Charpentier, 71, French architect and urban planner. [30] (French)
Frans de Munck, 88, Dutch footballer. [31] (Dutch)
Roy Neuberger, 107, American financier and arts patron. [32]
José Orlandis, 92, Spanish church historian and priest. [33] (Russian)
Orestes Quércia, 72, Brazilian politician, Governor of São Paulo (1987–1991), prostate cancer. [34] (Portuguese)
Neil Rogers, 68, American radio personality, heart failure. [35]
Myrna Smith, 69, American singer and songwriter (Sweet Inspirations), kidney failure.[36]
Eino Tamberg, 80, Estonian composer. [37] (Estonian)
John Warhola, 85, American brother of Andy Warhol, founder of the Andy Warhol Museum, pneumonia. [38]
Bill Wilhelm, 81, American college baseball coach. [39]
Fernando Zarif, 50, Brazilian plastic artist, multiple organ failure. [40] (Portuguese)

23

Jayaben Desai, 77, Indian/British trade unionist (leader of the workers in the Grunwick dispute). [41]
Fred Hargesheimer, 94, American USAAF pilot and philanthropist. [42]
Ibrahim Ismail, 88, Malaysian soldier, Chief of the Malaysian Defence Force (1970–1977). [43]
K. Karunakaran, 92, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Kerala (1977; 1981–1987; 1991–1995), stroke. [44]
Kenneth B. Lee, 88, American politician, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1967–1968; 1973–1974), melanoma. [45]
Janine Pommy Vega, 68, American Beat Generation poet. [46]

22

Jean Chamant, 97, French minister, senator (1977–1995). [47] (French)
Fred Foy, 89, American radio and television announcer (The Lone Ranger), natural causes. [48]
Dimitris Marinopoulos, 91, Greek businessman and investor (Carrefour Marinopoulos). [49] (Greek)
Gerhard Schürer, 89, German GDR politician. [50] (German)

21

Hércules Barsotti, 96, Brazilian painter and visual artist. [51] (Portuguese)
Enzo Bearzot, 83, Italian World Cup-winning football manager and player. [52] (Italian)
W. Pete Cunningham, 81, American politician, Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1987–2008). [53]
Nikos Giannopoulos, 64, Greek union leader. [54] (Greek)
David Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham, 78, British politician and television executive. [55]
Oleksandr Kovalenko, 34, Ukrainian footballer (Dnipro, Shakhtar) and referee, suicide by jumping. [56] (Russian)
Marcia Lewis, 72, American musical theatre actress and singer, cancer. [57]
Pôncio Monteiro, 70, Portuguese sports official (F.C. Porto and Portuguese Football Federation), stroke. [58] (Portuguese)
Catalina Speroni, 72, Argentine actress. [59] (Spanish)
Jack Tracy, 83, American editor (Down Beat) and music producer (Chess, Mercury). [60]
Ernie Tripke, American police officer, first responder to James Dean crash, heart and lung problems. [61]

20

John Alldis, 81, British chorus master and conductor. [62]
Aamer Bashir, 38, Pakistani cricketer, cancer. [63]
Giovanni Ferrofino, 98, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti (1960–1965) and to Ecuador (1965–1970) [64]
Brian Hanrahan, 61, British journalist, cancer. [65]
Steve Landesberg, 74, American actor (Barney Miller, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), colorectal cancer. [66]
Jean-Pierre Leloir, 79, French photographer. [67] (French)
James Robert Mann, 90, American politician, U.S. Congressman from South Carolina (1969–1979). [68]
Magnolia Shorty, 28, American rapper, shot. [69]
Patricia Thompson, 63, American television producer, Emmy Award-winning documentary director, cerebral hemorrhage. [70]

19

Lupe Gigliotti, 84, Brazilian actress, lung cancer. [71] (Portuguese)
Anthony Howard, 76, British journalist. [72]
Murali Kuttan, 56, Indian athlete, Asian Games medalist. [73]
Ivo Padovan, 88, Croatian academic and physician. [74] (Croatian)
Trudy Pitts, 78, American jazz organist, pianist and vocalist, pancreatic cancer. [75]
Mark A. Smith, 45, British-born American professor of pathology, traffic accident. [76]

18

Armando Borrajo, 34, Argentine cyclist and former national champion, suicide by jumping. [77]
John Bukovsky, 86, Slovak-born American Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania (1990–1994) and Russia (1994–2000). [78]
Phil Cavarretta, 94, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox), complications from a stroke. [79]
Morris L. Cohen, 83, American legal librarian, leukemia. [80]
Clay Cole, 72, American television host (The Clay Cole Show) and DJ. [81]
Norberto Díaz, 57, Argentine actor. [82] (Spanish)
Sally Goodrich, 65, American eductator, ovarian cancer. [83]
Rafael Luis Fernández Álvarez, 97, Spanish politician, President of the Regional Council (1978–1981), President of Asturias (1981–1983). [84] (Spanish)
Max Jammer, 95, Israeli physicist. [85] (Hebrew)
Tasso Kavadia, 89, Greek actress and artist. [86] (Greek)
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, 70, Italian banker and politician, Minister of Economy and Finance (2006–2008), proponent of the Euro, heart attack. [87] (Italian)
Nikos Papatakis, 92, French film director. [88] (French)
James Pickles, 85, English circuit judge and tabloid columnist. [89]
Nash Roberts, 92, American television meteorologist. [90]
Jacqueline de Romilly, 97, French philologist. [91] (French)
Eric Schmertz, 84, American labor negotiator, Dean of the Hofstra University School of Law. [92]
Rodica Tapalagă, 71, Romanian actress, after long illness. [93]

17

Glen Adams, 65, Jamaican musician. [94]
Captain Beefheart, 69, American musician and artist, complications from multiple sclerosis. [95]
Ralph Coates, 64, English footballer (Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, England), stroke. [96]
Charles DeVoe, 28, American model, complications from surfing accident. [97]
Walt Dropo, 87, American baseball player (Red Sox, Tigers, White Sox). [98]
Eugene Goldwasser, 88, American scientist, first to purify EPO extracts, cancer. [99]
Martti Pennanen, 87, Finnish film and stage actor. [100] (Finnish)
Lina Romay, 91, American actress and singer. [101]
Sulaiman Taha, 59, Malaysian politician, member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly. [102]
Mikhail Umansky, 58, Russian-born German chess grandmaster. [103] (German)

16

Frank Baldino, Jr., 57, American pharmacologist, founder of the pharmaceutical firm Cephalon, leukemia. [104]
Melvin E. Biddle, 87, American Medal of Honor recipient. [105]
John David Duty, 58, American murderer, first death row inmate executed by pentobarbital, execution by lethal injection. [106]
François Gayot, 83, Haitian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien (1974–2003). [107]
Reg Hope, 83, Australian politician. [108]
Sterling Lyon, 83, Canadian politician, Premier of Manitoba (1977–1981). [109]
E. Gene Smith, 74, American Tibetologist. [110]
Karen Tuttle, 90, American viola teacher, after long illness. [111]

15

Ken Ablack, 91, Trinidadian cricket player. [112]
Gonzalo Meza Allende, 45, Chilean political scientist, grandson of Salvador Allende, suicide. [113] (Spanish)
Teclaireille Bille, 22, Equatorial Guinean football player, road accident. [114]
Domini Blythe, 63, British-born Canadian stage and film actress (Mount Royal, Search for Tomorrow), cancer. [115]
Rachel Bromwich, 95, British scholar. [116]
Peter O. Chotjewitz, 76, German author. [117] (German)
Carlos Pinto Coelho, 66, Portuguese journalist and television personality, complications from aortic surgery. [118] (Portuguese)
Bernard Patrick Devlin, 89, Irish-born Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar (1985–1998). [119]
Blake Edwards, 88, American film director, producer and screenwriter (The Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany's), pneumonia. [120]
Bob Feller, 92, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians), member of Baseball Hall of Fame, leukemia. [121]
Stan Heal, 90, Australian footballer, member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame. [122]
Rusty McNeil, 81, American folk music historian, complications from a stroke. [123]
Tom Newnham, 84, New Zealand political activist and educationalist, cancer. [124]
Anas Pshikhachev, 43, Russian mufti of Kabardino-Balkaria, shot. [125]
Jean Rollin, 72, French film director, actor and novelist, after long illness. [126]
Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, 70, American social theorist and psychoanalyst, professor of political science (UCLA), cancer. [127]
Stephanie Young, 48, American jockey, cancer. [128]

14

Håkon Christie, 88, Norwegian architect. [129]
Timothy Davlin, 53, American politician, Mayor of Springfield, Illinois (since 2003), suicide by gunshot. [130]
Robyn Dawes, 74, American psychologist and professor. [131]
Clay Duke, 56, American gunman, suicide by gunshot. [132]
Adalbert Eledui, 62, Palauan senator and conservationist, after long illness. [133]
Ruth Park, 93, New Zealand-born Australian novelist. [134]
Neva Patterson, 90, American actress (An Affair to Remember, All the President's Men), complications from a broken hip. [135]
Pascal Rakotomavo, 76, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister (1997–1998), cardiovascular attack. [136]
Dale Roberts, 24, English footballer (Rushden & Diamonds), suicide by hanging. [137]
Alberto Segado, 66, Argentine actor (Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación). [138] (Spanish)

13

Tony Castillo, 64, Singaporean child actor, jazz trumpet player, bandleader and music activist, liver cancer [139]
James Dibble, 87, Australian television news presenter, cancer. [140]
Maynard W. Glitman, 77, American diplomat, negotiator of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, complications from dementia. [141]
Rick Griffiths, Australian Aboriginal activist and ATSIC commissioner. [142]
Richard Holbrooke, 69, American diplomat, Ambassador to Germany (1993–1994) and United Nations (1999–2001), complications from aortic dissection. [143]
Enrique Morente, 67, Spanish flamenco singer. [144]
Remmy Ongala, 63, Tanzanian singer. [145]
Aldo Sassi, 51, Italian cycling coach, brain cancer. [146]
Takeshi Watabe, 74, Japanese voice actor, pneumonia. [147]
Woolly Wolstenholme, 63, British progressive rock musician (Barclay James Harvest), suicide. [148]

12

Manuel Caballero, 79, Venezuelan historian, journalist and author, complications following prostate surgery. [149] (Spanish)
Lachhiman Gurung, 92, Nepalese-born British soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross. [150]
Raymond Kalisz, 83, American-born Papuan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Wewak (1980–2002). [151]
Timothée Malendoma, 75, Central African politician, Prime Minister (1992–1993). [152] (French)
Ros Mey, 85, Cambodian-born American Buddhist monk and community leader, survivor of Khmer Rouge regime. [153]
Emmanuel Ogoli, 21, Nigerian footballer. [154]
Helen Roberts, 98, British singer and actress. [155]
Silvano Simeon, 65, Italian Olympic athlete. [156] (Italian)
William Thompson, 71, British politician, MP for West Tyrone (1997–2001). [157]
Tom Walkinshaw, 64, British engineer and racing team owner (Tom Walkinshaw Racing, Arrows), cancer. [158]

11

José dos Santos Garcia, 97, Portuguese-born Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Porto Amélia (1957–1975). [159] (Portuguese)
Dick Hoerner, 88, American football player (Los Angeles Rams), stroke. [160]
Mark Madoff, 46, American businessman, son of Bernard Madoff, suicide by hanging. [161]
Ronnie McMahon, 69, Irish Olympic equestrian. [162]
MacKenzie Miller, 89, American racehorse trainer, owner and breeder, Hall of Famer, complications of a stroke. [163]
Urszula Modrzyńska, 82, Polish actress. [164] (Polish)
Marina Nemet, 50, Croatian actress. [165] (Croatian)
Roger Nicole, 95, Swiss-born American Evangelical Christian theologian. [166]
Peter Risi, 60, Swiss footballer, after long illness. [167] (German)
Jordy Walker, 71, Bermudan Olympic sailor, cancer. [168]

10

Marcel Domingo, 86, French footballer. [169] (French)
John Bennett Fenn, 93, American chemist and Nobel laureate. [170]
J. Michael Hagopian, 97, Turkish-born American documentary filmmaker. [171]
Wolfgang Holst, 88, German sports official, President of Hertha BSC (1979–1985). [172] (German)
Scott Lang, 41, American basketball coach (La Roche College), youngest NCAA basketball coach. [173]
John M. Parish, 87, American columnist (The Jackson Sun), press secretary to Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander (1979–1987). [174]
George Pickow, 88, American photographer, filmmaker und music producer. [175]
Matthew Stewardson, 35, South African actor and television presenter. [176]
Jacques Swaters, 84, Belgian racing driver. [177]
Dick Turpin, 91, Turkish-born American newspaper editor (Los Angeles Times), Pulitzer-Prize winner, after long illness. [178]

9

Andy Anderson, 97, American retired Major General, Mayor of Naples, Florida (1978–1982). [179]
Sylvie Cachay, 33, American fashion designer. [180]
John du Pont, 72, American millionaire and murderer. [181]
Chuck Jordan, 83, American automobile designer (General Motors). [182]
Alexander Kerst, 86, Austrian actor. [183] (German)
James Moody, 85, American jazz saxophonist and flautist, pancreatic cancer. [184]
Nazario Moreno González, 40, Mexican drug lord (La Familia Michoacana), shot. [185]
Fausto Sarli, 83, Italian fashion designer. [186]
Tony Schilder, 73, South African jazz pianist, bandleader and composer. [187]
Dov Shilansky, 86, Israeli politician, Speaker of the Knesset (1988–1992). [188]
Jacin Sinclair, 38, Australian rugby league player. [189] (body found on this date)
Thorvald Strömberg, 79, Finnish Olympic sprint canoeist. [190] (Finnish)
Boris Tishchenko, 71, Russian composer. [191] (Russian)

8

Murray Armstrong, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (University of Denver), complications from a stroke. [192]
Marian Gibbons, 89, American philanthropist, co-founder of the Hollywood Heritage Museum, lung cancer. [193]
Walter Haeussermann, 96, German-born American rocket scientist, complications from a fall. [194]
Christopher Hibler, 68, American television director (Diagnosis: Murder, Matlock). [195]
John James, 76, Australian footballer, Brownlow Medallist, stroke. [196]
Giorgos Lebesis, 80, Greek theatre entrepreneur, after long illness. [197] (Greek)

7

Peter Andry, 83, Australian-born British record producer (Decca Records, EMI Classics), cancer. [198]
Hendrik Coetzee, 35, South African kayaker and adventurer, crocodile attack. [199]
Elizabeth Edwards, 61, American author, lawyer and political activist, breast cancer. [200]
Fan Yew Teng, Malaysian politician and human rights activist. [201]
John A. Ferraro, 64, American television actor and director, colon cancer. [202]
Samuel Pailthorpe King, 94, American district court judge (District of Hawaii, 1972–1984), injuries from a fall. [203]
Art Mahan, 97, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies) and college baseball coach (Villanova), heart failure. [204]
Gus Mercurio, 82, American-born Australian boxer and actor. [205]
Allan Robinson, 75, British Olympic weightlifter. [206]
Kari Tapio, 65, Finnish schlager singer, heart attack. [207]
Federico Vairo, 80, Argentine footballer and coach, stomach cancer. [208] (Spanish)
Armin Weiß, 83, German chemist and politician. [209] (German)

6

Richard Abruzzo, 47, American balloonist. [210] (body found on this date)
Frank Bessac, 88, American anthropologist, stroke. [211]
Mark Dailey, 57, American-born Canadian television journalist and announcer, cancer. [212]
Danny Daniels, 83, Guyanese character actor. [213]
Carol Rymer Davis, 65, American balloonist. [214] (body found on this date)
Ambrosio Echebarria Arroita, 88, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón (1974–1999). [215]
Bob Fox, 62, American concert promoter, suspected heart attack. [216]
René Hauss, 82, French footballer. [217] (French)
Norman Hetherington, 89, Australian cartoonist and television personality. [218]
Ferenc Keszthelyi, 82, Hungarian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Vác (1992–2003). [219]
Sergiu Luca, 67, Romanian-born US violinist, bile duct cancer [www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/arts/music/09luca.html]
James Thomas Lynn, 83, American politician, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1973–1975), complications from a stroke. [220]
Vic Lynn, 85, Canadian ice hockey player (Bruins, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Canadiens, Rangers, Maple Leafs). [221]
Imre Mathesz, 73, Hungarian footballer and coach, car crash. [222] (Hungarian)
Art Quimby, 77, American college basketball player (UConn). [223]
Hank Raymonds, 86, American college basketball coach (Marquette), cancer. [224]
Roy R. Rubottom, Jr., 98, American diplomat. [225]
Martin Russ, 79, American author and former United States Marine. [226]
T. E. Srinivasan, 60, Indian cricketer, brain cancer. [227]
Júlio Tavares Rebimbas, 88, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Porto (1982–1997). [228]
Ellen Ugland, 57, Norwegian billionaire. [229]

5

Alan Armer, 88, American Emmy Award-winning television producer (The Fugitive), colon cancer. [230]
Shamil Burziyev, 25, Russian footballer, car crash. [231] (Russian)
David French, 71, Canadian playwright, cancer. [232]
María Ester Gatti, 92, Uruguayan human rights activist. [233]
Salomón Jauli Dávila, 62, Mexican athlete, politician and sports promoter, suicide. [234] (Spanish)
Heda Margolius Kovály, 91, Czech author and Holocaust survivor. [235]
John Leslie, 65, American pornographic film actor, heart attack. [236]
Donald Lineberger, 71, American banjo player, injuries from a fire. [237]
Don Meredith, 72, American football player (Dallas Cowboys) and commentator (Monday Night Football), brain hemorrhage. [238]
Almir Lira Sobrinho, 54, Brazilian politician, Alagoas State Deputy-elect, former mayor of Feira Grande, stroke. [239] (Portuguese)
John Thomas Steinbock, 73, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Santa Rosa (1987–1991) and Fresno (since 1991), lung cancer. [240]
Virgilio Teixeira, 93, Portuguese actor (Return of the Seven, The Fall of the Roman Empire, El Cid). [241] (Portuguese)

4

Manish Acharya, 40, Indian film director and actor, fall from horse. [242]
Lia Dorana, 92, Dutch actress and comedienne. [243] (Dutch)
Sandra Ellis-Troy, 68, American stage actress. [244]
Cathy Harvin, 56, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (since 2006), breast cancer. [245]
Jacques Lafleur, 78, French politician, leader of New Caledonia anti-independence movement. [246] (French)
Ken Lehman, 82, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers). [247]
Jack Morris, 88, Polish-born American newscaster (KTUL, KJRH). [248]
Stu Olds, 60, American media executive, myelodysplastic syndrome. [249]
Heather Stilwell, 66, Canadian anti-abortion activist and politician, breast cancer. [250]
Dagoberto Suárez Melo, 35, Colombian politician, Governor of Guaviare (2010), car crash. [251] (Spanish)

3

Marvin Bass, 91, American college football player and coach. [252]
Hugues Cuénod, 108, Swiss tenor. [253]
Marcel Flückiger, 81, Swiss footballer. [254] (German) (death announced on this date)
King Curtis Iaukea, 73, American professional wrestler, after long illness. [255]
Phil Jasner, 68, American sportswriter, cancer. [256]
Elaine Kaufman, 81, American restaurateur, founder of Elaine's, emphysema and pulmonary hypertension. [257]
José Ramos Delgado, 75, Argentine footballer and coach, Alzheimer's disease. [258] (Spanish)
Skip Young, 59, American professional wrestler. [259]

2

Michael Bunluen Mansap, 81, Thai Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani (1976–2006). [260]
Abu Bakarr Gaye, 56, Gambian politician, Minister of Health (since 2009). [261]
John Bowring, 87, British air force officer. [262]
Michele Giordano, 80, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Naples (1987–2006). [263]
Chane't Johnson, 34, American actress, heart attack. [264]
Lee Huan, 93, Taiwanese politician, Premier of the Republic of China (1989–1990), cardiopulmonary failure. [265]
Ernâni Lopes, 68, Portuguese politician, Minister of Finance (1983–1985). [266] (German)
Juan de Jesús Madrid Deras, 35, Honduran politician, shot. [267] (Spanish)
Ron Santo, 70, American baseball player and broadcaster (Chicago Cubs), complications from diabetes and bladder cancer. [268]

1

Adriaan Blaauw, 96, Dutch astronomer. [269] (Dutch)
Helen Boatwright, 94, American soprano, complications from a fall. [270]
Hillard Elkins, 81, American talent manager and film producer (Alice's Restaurant, Richard Pryor: Live in Concert), heart attack. [271]
Ioannis Fourakis, 73, Greek author, journalist, researcher and philosopher, stroke. [272] (Greek)
Shahla Jahed, 39, convicted Iranian murderer, executed by strangulation by hanging. [273]
Reeta Jones, 112, American supercentenarian, oldest person in Tennessee, stroke. [274]
Charles N. Millican, 94, American academic, founding president of the University of Central Florida. [275]
Richard P. Myers, 62, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1995–2010), prostate cancer. [276]
Alojz Srebotnjak, 79, Slovenian composer. [277] (Slovenian)