Deaths in April 2017
The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2017.
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 (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
April 2017
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[edit]- Talaat al-Shayeb, 74, Egyptian author, translator and intellectual.[1]
- Sharon Ambrose, 77, American politician, member of the Council of the District of Columbia (1997–2007).[2]
- Alberto Assirelli, 80, Italian cyclist.[3]
- Gary Austin, 75, American theatre writer and director (The Groundlings), lung cancer.[4]
- Parv Bancil, 50, British playwright.[5]
- Lonnie Brooks, 83, American blues guitarist and singer.[6]
- Antonio Ciliberti, 82, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Locri-Gerace (1988–1993), Archbishop of Matera-Irsina (1993–2003) and Catanzaro-Squillace (2003–2011).[7]
- Bob Cunningham, 82, American jazz bassist.[8]
- Gösta Ekman, 77, Swedish actor and director (Jönssonligan, Martin Beck).[9]
- Nelson Elliott, 91, Canadian politician.[10]
- Darcus Howe, 74, Trinidadian-born British civil rights activist, member of the Mangrove Nine.[11]
- Ikutaro Kakehashi, 87, Japanese engineer and entrepreneur, founder of Ace Tone and Roland Corporation.[12]
- Kim Jong-gil, 90, South Korean poet.[13]
- Frederick Bernard Lacey, 96, American jurist, U.S. Attorney (1969–1971) and judge for the District Court for the District of New Jersey (1971–1986).[14]
- Antonio Lamela, 90, Spanish architect (Torres de Colón, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport).[15]
- Sir Peter Lawler, 96, Australian public servant and diplomat, Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services (1975–1983), Ambassador to the Holy See and Ireland.[16]
- Stuart Markland, 69, Scottish footballer (Berwick Rangers, Dundee United, Montrose).[17]
- Wycliffe Noble, 91, British architect and musician (The Joystrings).[18]
- Ray Pelfrey, 89, American football player (Green Bay Packers), complications from hip surgery.[19]
- William Pinch, 76, American mineralogist.[20]
- Louis Sarno, 62, American musicologist and author, liver disease.[21]
- Burton Watson, 91, American translator.[22]
- Yevgeny Yevtushenko, 84, Russian poet (Babi Yar).[23]
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[edit]- Sam Ard, 78, American racecar driver.[24]
- Stan Beal, 92, Australian football player.[25]
- Vivienne de Silva Boralessa, 86, Sri Lankan singer.[26]
- Ken Donnelly, 66, American politician, member of the Massachusetts State Senate (since 2009), complications from a brain tumor.[27]
- André Drouin, 70, Canadian politician, cancer.[28]
- Alma Delia Fuentes, 80, Mexican actress.[29]
- Hate Man, 80, American writer, heart failure.[30]
- Ravi Jayewardene, 80, Sri Lankan army officer and Olympic sports shooter (1964).[31]
- Rhubarb Jones, 65, American country disc jockey and professional wrestling ring announcer (WCW), heart attack.[32]
- Leonard Litwin, 102, American real estate developer.[33]
- Rafael Molina Morillo, 87, Dominican newspaper editor and diplomat.[34]
- Konrad Repgen, 93, German historian.[35]
- Michèle Rosier, 86, French fashion designer, film director, documentary maker and screenwriter.[36]
- Julio Rotemberg, 63, Argentine-born American economist, cancer.[37]
- Gerard Washnitzer, 90, American mathematician.[38]
- D. B. H. Wildish, 102, British Royal Navy vice admiral.[39]
- Jeremy Wilson, 72, British editor, publisher and writer.[40]
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[edit]- Kishori Amonkar, 84, Indian classical singer.[41]
- Michel Arrivé, 80, French linguist and novelist.[42]
- Bruno Burrini, 85, Italian Olympic alpine skier.[43]
- John Chrispinsson, 60, Swedish journalist, heart attack.[44]
- John Cockburn, 79, British test pilot.[45]
- Azim Daudpota, 83, Pakistani military officer and politician, Commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe (1983–1986), Governor of Sindh (1999–2000).[46]
- Abraham S. Fischler, 89, American academic, President of Nova Southeastern University (1970–1992).[47]
- Davuldena Gnanissara Thero, 101, Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, Supreme Mahanayaka of Amarapura Nikaya.[48]
- Sergio González Rodríguez, 67, Mexican journalist, heart attack.[49]
- Leif Klette, 89, Norwegian Olympic fencer (1952, 1960).[50]
- John T. Knox, 92, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1960–1980).[51]
- Denis Mahony, 88, Irish Gaelic footballer (Dublin).[52]
- Tomairangi Paki, 64, New Zealand Māori kapa haka leader.[53]
- Bruce Palmer, 81, New Zealand lawyer and jurist.[54]
- Enrico Quarantelli, 92, American sociologist.[55]
- Kathleen Ridder, 94, American philanthropist, educator, writer, and equality for women activist.[56]
- Roy Sievers, 90, American baseball player (St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox).[57]
- Thomas Tackaberry, 93, American military officer.[58]
- Gary W. Thomas, 79, American judge.[59]
- Bill Tinnock, 86, New Zealand Olympic rower (1952), British Empire Games silver medalist (1950, 1954).[60]
- Stella Turk, 92, British zoologist, naturalist, and conservationist.[61]
- Eva von Gamm, 84, German figure skater.[62]
- William Walaska, 71, American politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate (1995–2017), cancer.[63]
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[edit]- Tobias Barry, 92, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1960–1974).[64]
- Samir Farid, 73, Egyptian film critic.[65]
- Clóvis Frainer, 86, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Manaus (1985–1991) and Juiz de Fora (1991–2001).[66]
- George Mostow, 93, American mathematician.[67]
- Mária Pozsonec, 77, Slovenian politician, MP (1990–2008).[68]
- Raymond Reisser, 85, French racing cyclist.[69]
- Giovanni Sartori, 92, Italian political scientist and journalist (Corriere della Sera), throat cancer.[70]
- Frank Schepke, 81, German rower, Olympic champion (1960).[71]
- Karl Stotz, 90, Austrian football player and manager.[72]
- Fernand Tardy, 97, French soldier, politician, and author.[73]
- Mike Taylor, 82, British racing driver, cancer.[74]
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[edit]- Attilio Benfatto, 74, Italian bicycle racer, world championship bronze medalist (1966).[75]
- Arthur Bisguier, 87, American chess grandmaster and writer, respiratory failure.[76]
- John Chittick, 69, American HIV/AIDS activist.[77]
- Paul G. Comba, 91, Italian-American computer scientist and astronomer.[78]
- Walter de Camp, 70, Finnish writer.[79]
- David Gove, 38, American ice hockey player (Carolina Hurricanes) and coach (Wheeling Nailers), heroin overdose.[80]
- Huang Yi, 65, Hong Kong author, stroke.[81]
- Ryo Kagawa, 69, Japanese folk singer, leukemia.[82]
- Margaret Kenyatta, 89, Kenyan politician and diplomat, mayor of Nairobi (1970–1976).[83]
- Alma Soller McLay, 97, American stenographer (Nuremberg trials).[84]
- Bernard Millant, 87, French bow maker, archetier and luthier.[85]
- Hans Heinz Moser, 80, Swiss actor (Grounding).[86]
- Paul O'Neill, 61, American producer, composer and songwriter (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), prescription medication reaction.[87]
- Makoto Ōoka, 86, Japanese poet and literary critic.[88]
- María Luisa Ozaita, 77, Spanish composer.[89]
- Tim Parnell, 84, British racing driver (Formula One).[90]
- Memè Perlini, 69, Italian actor and director (A Fistful of Dynamite, The Grand Duel), suicide by defenestration.[91]
- Steve Sandor, 79, American actor (Fire and Ice, Stryker, Star Trek).[92]
- Atanase Sciotnic, 75, Romanian sprint canoeist, Olympic silver medalist (1972).[93]
- Ameer Bux Shar, 56, Pakistani author.[94]
- Dennis Shaw, 86, English cricketer (Warwickshire).[95]
- Ilkka Sinisalo, 58, Finnish ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers, HIFK, Los Angeles Kings), prostate cancer.[96]
- George Snyder, 88, American politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1959–1974).[97]
- Helen Szamuely, 66, Russian-born British political activist.[98]
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[edit]- Stan Anslow, 85, English footballer (Millwall).[99]
- Frank Attkisson, 61, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (2000–2008), Mayor of Kissimmee, Florida (1996–2000), traffic collision.[100]
- Gordon Carton, 95, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1963–1975).[101]
- Bob Cerv, 91, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics).[102]
- John Fraser, 82, British politician, MP (1966–1997).[103]
- Ronald Gatski, 82, American politician.[104]
- Armand Gatti, 93, Monégasque-born French playwright, poet and journalist.[105]
- Libuše Havelková, 92, Czech actress (Closely Watched Trains) and educator, Vice-Dean of Faculty of Theatre in Prague.[106]
- Newton Holanda Gurgel, 93, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Crato (1993–2001).[107]
- Imperial Commander, 16, Irish racehorse, heart attack.[108]
- Michael McPartland, 77, British Roman Catholic priest.[109]
- Bona Medeiros, 86, Brazilian politician, Governor of Piauí (1986–1987).[110]
- Hugh Montgomery, 93, American intelligence officer.[111]
- David Peel, 73, American singer and political activist, complications from a heart attack.[112]
- Jack Pinoteau, 93, French film director.[113]
- Don Rickles, 90, American comedian and actor (Toy Story, Casino, Kelly's Heroes), kidney failure.[114]
- Rolf Sagen, 76, Norwegian author.[115]
- Peter Savaryn, 90, Ukrainian-born Canadian lawyer.[116]
- Clyde See, 75, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1974–1984).[117]
- Jerzy Vetulani, 81, Polish neuroscientist.[118]
7
[edit]- Alicia Agut, 87, Spanish actress, respiratory complications.[119]
- Robert B. Baldwin, 93, American vice admiral.[120]
- Joan Baker, 94, British painter.[121]
- Relja Bašić, 87, Croatian actor (One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away).[122]
- Arturo García Bustos, 90, Mexican painter.[123]
- Sir Andy Chande, 88, Tanzanian executive and Freemason.[124]
- Walter DeVerter, 81, American politician.[125]
- Bill DuBois Sr., 100, American farmer and lobbyist.[126]
- S. M. Ganapathy, 85, Indian temple architect and sculptor.[127]
- John Glick, 78, American pottery artist.[128]
- Marthe Gosteli, 99, Swiss women's rights activist, complications from a fall.[129]
- Ray Guillery, 87, German-born British neuroscientist.[130]
- Peter Isaacson, 96, Australian media publisher.[131]
- Derrick Jensen, 60, American football player (Oakland Raiders), Super Bowl champion (1980, 1983), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[132]
- Robin Kay, 97, New Zealand painter and historian.[133]
- Patricia McKissack, 72, American children's writer.[134]
- Christopher Morahan, 87, English stage and television director (The Jewel in the Crown).[135]
- Mary Mumford, 15th Lady Herries of Terregles, 76, Scottish peeress.[136]
- Glenn O'Brien, 70, American journalist and editor (Rolling Stone, Interview), complications from pneumonia.[137]
- Craig Payne, 55, American boxer.[138]
- Tim Pigott-Smith, 70, English actor (The Jewel in the Crown, Clash of the Titans, V for Vendetta), heart attack.[139]
- John Salmon, 86, British advertising executive.[140]
- Ben Speer, 86, American musician (Speer Family).[141]
- Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca, 75, Romanian historian and philologist.[142]
- Frans Widerberg, 82, Norwegian painter.[143]
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[edit]- Alicia Appleman-Jurman, 86, Polish-born Israeli-American memoirist.[144]
- Stephen Caracappa, 75, American NYPD police detective and organized crime operative, cancer.[145]
- Fishman, 66, Mexican professional wrestler (UWA, AAA, EMLL), heart attack.[146]
- Fabrizia Baduel Glorioso, 89, Italian politician and trade unionist, president of EESC (1978–1979), MEP (1979–1984).[147]
- Georgy Grechko, 85, Russian cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union, heart failure.[148]
- Eugene Lang, 98, American philanthropist.[149]
- Brian Matthew, 88, English TV and radio presenter (Saturday Club, Thank Your Lucky Stars, Sounds of the 60s).[150]
- Sir Douglas Myers, 78, New Zealand businessman (Lion Nathan), cancer.[151]
- Vasantha Obeysekera, 79, Sri Lankan filmmaker.[152]
- Rita Orlandi-Malaspina, 79, Italian opera singer.[153]
- Park Nam-ok, 94, South Korean film director.[154]
- David Perry, 79, English rugby union player.[155]
- Kim Plainfield, 63, American jazz drummer.[156]
- Mahmoodur Rahman, 75, Indian academic administrator, Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, cardiac arrest.[157]
- Donald Sarason, 84, American mathematician.[158]
- Anri Volokhonsky, 81, Russian poet.[159]
9
[edit]- Knut Borge, 67, Norwegian journalist and entertainer.[160]
- Carme Chacón, 46, Spanish politician, Minister of Housing (2007–2008) and Defence (2008–2011), heart illness.[161]
- John Clarke, 68, Australian-New Zealand satirist (Fred Dagg, The Games).[162]
- Jonny Forsström, 73, Swedish artist.[163]
- Richard Kenneth Fox, 91, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago (1977–1979).[164]
- Peter Hansen, 95, American actor (When Worlds Collide, General Hospital, Dragonfly).[165]
- Harry Huskey, 101, American computer scientist (ENIAC).[166]
- Margarita Isabel, 75, Mexican actress (Cronos), emphysema.[167]
- Kim Young-ae, 65, South Korean actress (The Attorney), pancreatic cancer.[168]
- Dieter Kottysch, 73, German light middleweight boxer, Olympic gold medalist (1972).[169]
- Édouard Le Jeune, 96, French Resistance member and senator.[170]
- Fouad Naffah, 92, Lebanese politician.[171]
- Peter Par Jiek, South Sudanese military officer, shot.[172]
- Jean Périmony, 86, French actor and theatre director.[173]
- Stan Robinson, 80, British jazz tenor saxophonist and flautist.[174]
- Giorgio Bàrberi Squarotti, 87, Italian literary critic.[175]
- Bill Sutherland, 82, Canadian ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets).[176]
- Bob Wootton, 75, American country guitarist (Johnny Cash, Tennessee Three).[177]
- Jean Worthley, 92, American naturalist and television presenter (Hodgepodge Lodge).[178]
10
[edit]- Jack Ahearn, 92, Australian motorcycle road racer.[179]
- Givi Berikashvili, 83, Georgian actor, respiratory failure.[180]
- Al Besselink, 93, American professional golfer.[181]
- Arthur James Boucot, 92, American paleontologist.[182]
- Raymond Chang, 77, Hong Kong-born American chemist.[183]
- Bab Christensen, 89, Norwegian actress.[184]
- Sir Arnold Clark, 89, Scottish businessman (Arnold Clark Group).[185]
- Spike Dykes, 79, American football coach (Texas Tech Red Raiders), heart attack.[186]
- Blossom Elfman, 91, American novelist.[187]
- Jan Faiks, 71, American politician, member of the Alaska Senate (1983–1991) and president (1987–1989), brain cancer.[188]
- Fred Furniss, 94, British footballer (Sheffield United F.C.).[189]
- Michael Gannon, 89, American historian and academic.[190]
- Linda Hopkins, 92, American actress (Purlie, Me and Bessie) and singer ("Shake a Hand"), Tony winner (1972).[191]
- Dennis F. Kinlaw, 94, American academic, president of Asbury University (1968–81, 1986–91).[192]
- Kirill Kovaldzhi, 87, Russian author.[193]
- Vuk Kulenovic, 70, Yugoslavian-born American composer.[194]
- David Parry-Jones, 83, Welsh TV presenter and writer (BBC), Alzheimer's disease.[195]
- Larry Reisbig, 77, American football player (Washington State Cougars) and coach (Long Beach State 49ers).[196]
- Carlo Riva, 95, Italian motorboat designer.[197]
- Larry Sharpe, 66, American professional wrestler (NWA) and trainer, liver disease.[198]
- Margaret Towner, 96, British actress (Derek, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace).[199]
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[edit]- Michael Ballhaus, 81, German cinematographer (Goodfellas, Air Force One, Broadcast News).[200]
- Martin J. Beckmann, 92, German economist.[201]
- Frederick H. Borsch, 81, American Episcopal prelate, Bishop of Los Angeles (1988–2002), myelodysplastic syndrome.[202]
- Edward Francis, 86, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Sivagangai (1987–2005).[203]
- Samir Frangieh, 71, Lebanese politician, MP (2005–2009), cancer.[204]
- J. Geils, 71, American guitarist (The J. Geils Band).[205]
- José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, 86, Spanish-born Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Huaraz (1987–1996) and Lurin (1996–2006).[206]
- Shantanu Kaiser, 62, Bangladeshi poet and essayist.[207]
- Dorothy Mengering, 95, American television personality (Late Night with David Letterman, Late Show with David Letterman).[208]
- Tom Modrak, 74, American sports executive (Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills), neurological disease.[209]
- Chaïm Nissim, 68, Israeli-born Swiss anti-nuclear activist and politician, assisted suicide.[210]
- Joyce Pipkin, 93, American football player.[211]
- Margit Schumann, 64, German luger, Olympic gold medalist (1976).[212]
- Toby Smith, 46, British keyboardist (Jamiroquai), cancer.[213]
- Mark Wainberg, 71, Canadian medical researcher, co-discoverer of lamivudine, asthma.[214]
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[edit]- Sheila Abdus-Salaam, 65, American judge, member of the New York Court of Appeals (since 2013), suicide by drowning.[215]
- Ramesh Chandra Agarwal, 72, Indian newspaper publisher (Dainik Bhaskar), heart attack.[216]
- Jean Bernabé, 75, French writer.[217]
- Kathleen Cassello, 58, American operatic soprano.[218]
- Tom Coyne, 62, American Grammy award-winning music engineer (21, 1989, 25), multiple myeloma.[219]
- Akhilesh Das, 56, Indian politician and sporting executive, member of the Rajya Sabha (1996–2014), mayor of Lucknow (1993–1995), heart attack.[220]
- Angel Espinosa, 50, Cuban Olympic boxer (1992), world amateur champion (1986).[221]
- Tony Figueira, 57, Angolan-born Namibian photographer, multiple myeloma.[222]
- William Norman Grigg, 54, American author, journalist, and libertarian activist, heart attack.[223]
- Geoff Grover, 73, Australian footballer (Port Melbourne).[224]
- Mufti Abdul Hannan, Bangladeshi terrorist, execution by hanging.[225]
- Wayne Hardin, 91, American college football player (Pacific) and coach (Navy, Temple), stroke.[226]
- Peggy Hayama, 83, Japanese singer, pneumonia.[227]
- Santiago Isasi, 80, Spanish footballer (Real Zaragoza).[228]
- Toshio Matsumoto, 85, Japanese film director (Funeral Parade of Roses), intestinal obstruction.[229]
- Chimwala Munilall, 68, Guyanese cricketer.[230]
- Charlie Murphy, 57, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (Chappelle's Show, Norbit, The Boondocks), leukemia.[231]
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[edit]- Vic Barnhart, 94, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).[232]
- Zareh Baronian, 75, Armenian theologian and abbot.[233]
- K. S. Chandrasekharan, 96, Indian-Swiss mathematician.[234]
- José Miguel Class, 78, Puerto Rican singer.[235]
- Dennis Edwards Jr., 95, American judge (New York Supreme Court).[236]
- Fred Goldsmith, 84, Australian VFL footballer (South Melbourne).[237]
- Daniel Guice, 92, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1956–1960), mayor of Biloxi (1961–1973).[238]
- Roger Highfield, 95, English historian.[239]
- Nona Liddell, 89, British violinist.[240]
- Robert Marta, 73, American film camera operator (The Jerk, Poltergeist II: The Other Side, The Golden Child), President of the Society of Operating Cameramen.[241]
- David Mwiraria, 78, Kenyan politician, MP for North Imenti (1992–2007), Minister of Finance (2003–2006), bone cancer.[242]
- Eric Pringle, 81, British scriptwriter and author.[243]
- Vakhtang Rcheulishvili, 63, Georgian physicist, construction executive and politician, MP (1992–2003), cancer.[244]
- Georges Rol, 90, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Angouleme (1975–1993).[245]
- Dan Rooney, 84, American football executive and diplomat, Chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers (since 2003), Ambassador to Ireland (2009–2012), member of the Hall of Fame (2000).[246]
- Jim Scott, 78, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1991–2013), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[247]
- Norio Shioyama, 77, Japanese animation director (Inuyasha, Tiger Mask), fire.[248]
- Robert Taylor, 85, American computer scientist and internet pioneer, recipient of the National Medal of Technology and the Draper Prize, complications from Parkinson's disease.[249]
- Imre Tóth, 68, Hungarian Olympic boxer.[250]
- Ralph Votrian, 82, American actor.[251]
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[edit]- Robert H. Abel, 75, American author.[252]
- Carol Cuffy-Dowlat, 59, Trinidadian politician and radio host, Senator (1995–2000).[253]
- John Thomas Curtin, 95, American jurist, member of the U.S. District Court for Western New York (1967–1989).[254]
- Martín Elías, 26, Colombian vallenato singer, traffic collision.[255]
- Henry Hillman, 98, American venture capitalist and philanthropist.[256]
- George William Jones, 79, British political scientist and author.[257]
- Bruce Langhorne, 78, American folk musician (Bob Dylan) and film scorer (The Hired Hand), inspiration for "Mr. Tambourine Man", complications from a stroke.[258]
- Bill Mitchell, 65, British theatre director, cancer.[259]
- Hein-Direck Neu, 73, German Olympic discus thrower (1968, 1972, 1976).[260]
- Hugh Pitts, 83, American football player.[261]
- Wilhelm Sachsenmaier, 90, Austrian Olympic sports shooter (1952, 1960).[262]
- Girish Chandra Saxena, 89, Indian politician, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (1990–1993, 1998–2003).[263]
- James Smith, 97, Canadian politician, Commissioner of Yukon (1966–1976).[264]
- Patti Smith, 70, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (2001–2009).[265]
- John Woodburn, 80, British racing cyclist.[266]
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[edit]- David Brumbaugh, 56, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (since 2011).[267]
- Johnny Carlyle, 87, Scottish ice hockey player (Nottingham Panthers).[268]
- Alberto Carneiro, 79, Portuguese sculptor.[269]
- Dorothy Dorow, 86, English soprano.[270]
- Amílcar Henríquez, 33, Panamanian footballer (Árabe Unido, national team), shot.[271]
- Allan Holdsworth, 70, British guitarist and composer (Bruford, U.K., Soft Machine), heart attack.[272]
- Matt Holt, 39, American singer and musician (Nothingface).[273]
- Clifton James, 96, American actor (Live and Let Die, Cool Hand Luke, Eight Men Out), complications from diabetes.[274]
- Aref Lorestani, 45, Iranian actor, heart attack.[275]
- Emma Morano, 117, Italian supercentenarian, verified world's oldest living person, last-known surviving person born in the 1800s.[276]
- Sylvia Moy, 78, American songwriter ("Uptight (Everything's Alright)", "I Was Made to Love Her", "My Cherie Amour") and record producer.[277]
- Leonard Reiffel, 89, American physicist, inventor of telestrator.[278]
- Matt Stephens, 91, Australian politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (1971–1989).[279]
- Alfonso Yuchengco, 94, Filipino industrialist and diplomat.[280]
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[edit]- George Bălăiță, 81, Romanian author.[281]
- Michael Bogdanov, 78, British theatre director, heart attack.[282]
- Gianni Boncompagni, 84, Italian television and radio presenter (Discoring).[283]
- Rosemary Frankau, 84, British actress (Terry and June).[284]
- Robert Godwin, 74, American retiree, victim of random killing, shot.[285]
- Ed Havrot, 89, Canadian politician.[286]
- Satrio Budihardjo Joedono, 84, Indonesian economist, Chairman of the Audit Board (1998–2004).[287]
- Spartaco Landini, 73, Italian footballer (Inter Milan, Napoli).[288]
- Moses Paukan, 83, American Yup'ik politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1968–1971).[289]
17
[edit]- Guy Ébrard, 90, French politician.[290]
- Vimala Gowda, 63, Indian politician, member of Karnataka Legislative Council (2011–2014).[291]
- Claude Frioux, 85, French academic.[292]
- Robert B. Hibbs, 84, American Episcopal prelate, Bishop of West Texas.[293]
- Dawson Mathis, 76, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 2nd district (1971–1981).[294]
- Joe McCorquodale, 96, American politician, member (1959–1983) and speaker (1971–1983) of the Alabama House of Representatives.[295]
- Devineni Nehru, 65, Indian politician, member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1983–1999, 2004–2009), heart attack.[296]
- John T. Noonan Jr., 90, American jurist, member of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (since 1985).[297]
- Michael Perham, 69, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Gloucester (2004–2014).[298]
- Rosey, 47, Samoan-American professional wrestler (WWE, AJPW, FMW), heart failure.[299]
- Sean Scanlan, 68, Scottish actor.[300]
- Nicolle Van Den Broeck, 70, Belgian racing cyclist, Road Race World Champion (1973).[301]
- Trish Vradenburg, 70, American screenwriter (Designing Women, Kate & Allie, Family Ties), heart attack.[302]
- Shōichi Watanabe, 86, Japanese scholar and historical revisionist, heart failure.[303]
- Othman Wok, 92, Singaporean politician, Minister for Social Affairs (1963–1977).[304]
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[edit]- Vic Albury, 69, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins).[305]
- Bill Anderson, 80, American football player (Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers) and broadcaster (Vol Network).[306]
- David Ball, 90, American Episcopal prelate, Bishop of Albany (1984–1998).[307]
- Amedeo Benedetti, 62, Italian author.[308]
- Augustin Bubník, 88, Czech Olympic ice hockey player, silver medallist (1948), coach and politician, MP (1998–2002).[309]
- David Chandler, 72, American physical chemist.[310]
- Frank Dostal, 71, German music producer and songwriter (Yes Sir, I Can Boogie).[311]
- Raymond Han, 85, American painter.[312]
- Barkley L. Hendricks, 72, American painter.[313]
- Dorrance Hill Hamilton, 88, American philanthropist, heiress of Campbell Soup Company.[314]
- Gordon Langford, 86, English composer.[315]
- Li Yih-yuan, 85, Taiwanese anthropologist, complications of pneumonia.[316]
- Mihalj Mesaroš, 81, Serbian footballer (Partizan, San Diego Toros).[317]
- Jean Miot, 77, French journalist.[318]
- Ron Moeser, 74, Canadian politician, lymphoma.[319]
- Yvonne Monlaur, 77, French actress (Three Strangers in Rome, Circus of Horrors, The Brides of Dracula).[320]
- Jaak Panksepp, 73, Estonian-born American neuroscientist, cancer.[321]
- Diego Rafecas, 46, Argentine actor and film director.[322]
- David H. Rodgers, 93, American politician, Mayor of Spokane, Washington (1967–1978).[323]
- J. C. Spink, 45, American producer (A History of Violence, The Hangover, The Butterfly Effect), accidental drug overdose.[324]
- Digby Taylor, 75, New Zealand sailor.[325]
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[edit]- Jill Amos, 89, New Zealand politician and community leader.[326]
- Nikolay Andrushchenko, 73, Russian journalist, injuries sustained in a beating.[327]
- Antun Bogetić, 94, Croatian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Poreč-Pula (1984–1997).[328]
- Farouk Chanchoun, 61, Iraqi Olympic boxer.[329]
- Dick Contino, 87, American accordionist.[330]
- Delbert Daisey, 89, American waterfowl decoy maker.[331]
- Tom Fleming, 65, American long-distance runner, heart attack.[332]
- Phil Gray, 69, Australian politician.[333]
- Aaron Hernandez, 27, American football player (New England Patriots) and convicted murderer, suicide by hanging.[334]
- Eddie Macon, 90, American football player (Chicago Bears, Oakland Raiders).[335]
- Carl Manner, 87, Austrian businessman (Manner confectionery).[336]
- Sven Pettersson, 89, Swedish Olympic ski jumper (1956).[337]
- Lyda Ann Thomas, 80, American politician, Mayor of Galveston, Texas (2004–2010).[338]
- Yip Kai Foon, 55, Hong Kong gangster, cancer.[339]
- Bohdan Zip, 88, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1982–1986).[340]
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[edit]- Magdalena Abakanowicz, 86, Polish sculptor.[341]
- Alexander Bílek, 76, Czech Olympic racewalker.[342]
- William F. Clayton, 93, American politician and attorney.[343]
- Jay Dickey, 77, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th congressional district (1993–2001).[344]
- David Dougherty, 50, New Zealand man wrongfully convicted of rape and abduction.[345]
- Vic Elmes, 69, British musician (Christie).[346]
- Sir Ewen Fergusson, 84, British diplomat, Ambassador to South Africa (1982–1984) and France (1987–1992).[347]
- Roberto Ferreiro, 81, Argentine footballer (Independiente, River Plate, national team) and manager.[348]
- John Freely, 90, American author and physics professor.[349]
- Cuba Gooding Sr., 72, American soul singer (The Main Ingredient).[350]
- Craufurd Goodwin, 82, Canadian-born American economist and historian.[351]
- Paul Hébert, 92, Canadian actor and theatre director.[352]
- Jari Helle, 54, Finnish ice hockey player and coach (HC Bolzano).[353]
- Lawrence Hogan, 88, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th congressional district (1969–1975).[354]
- Sir Geoffrey Holland, 78, British civil servant.[355]
- Trustin Howard, 93, American singer, actor and writer (The Joey Bishop Show, This Is Your Life), complications from a fall.[356]
- Eric Ingham, 72, British rugby league player.[357]
- Jang Deok-jin, 82, South Korean politician, Minister of Agriculture.[358]
- Philip Kgosana, 80, South African anti-apartheid activist.[359]
- Kojo Laing, 70, Ghanaian novelist.[360]
- Ledell Lee, 51, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.[361]
- Fernand Leischen, 97, Luxembourgian Olympic fencer (1948, 1952, 1956).[362]
- Germaine Mason, 34, Jamaican-born British high jumper, Olympic silver medalist (2008), traffic collision.[363]
- John McMillan, 78, Australian footballer (St Kilda).[364]
- Sandy McNicol, 72, New Zealand rugby union player (Wanganui, national team).[365]
- Marlys Millhiser, 78, American writer.[366]
- Skeeter Swift, 70, American basketball player (New Orleans Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Condors, San Antonio Spurs) and coach (Liberty Flames).[367]
- Robin Thorne, 87, S. African cricketer.[368]
- Anicetus Andrew Wang Chong-yi, 97, Chinese Patriotic Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Guiyang (1988–2014).[369]
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[edit]- Lucky Akhand, 60, Bangladeshi singer-composer, lung cancer.[370]
- Cecilia Alvear, 77, Ecuadorian-born American journalist (NBC News), breast cancer.[371]
- Phillip Ayeni, 68, Nigerian military officer, administrator of Bayelsa State (1996–1997).[372]
- Eric Barnard, 92, Australian politician.[373]
- Alexei Bolshakov, 77, Russian politician.[374]
- Danzel Becker, 69, South African cricketer and umpire.[375]
- Carl Christ, 93, American economist.[376]
- Cape Cross, 23, Irish-bred racehorse and sire, euthanized.[377]
- Ugo Ehiogu, 44, English football player (Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, national team) and coach, heart attack.[378]
- Maria Zhorella Fedorova, 101, Austrian-born American opera singer and teacher.[379]
- Wolfgang Fürniß, 72, German politician.[380]
- Sandy Gallin, 76, American talent agent (Michael Jackson) and producer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Father of the Bride), multiple myeloma.[381]
- John Grinold, 81, American college athletic director (Northeastern University).[382]
- Kristine Jepson, 54, American mezzo-soprano, cancer.[383]
- Gerry Jones, 84, Australian politician.[384]
- Sean McEniff, 81, Irish politician and businessman.[385]
- Enrico Medioli, 92, Italian screenwriter (Once Upon a Time in America, The Damned, The Leopard).[386]
- Onuora Nzekwu, 89, Nigerian writer.[387]
- Stathis Psaltis, 66, Greek comedian, lung cancer.[388]
- Robert H. Shaffer, 101, American academic.[389]
- Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin, 80, Tibetan Lama, 103rd Ganden Tripa.[390]
22
[edit]- Miguel Abensour, 78, French philosopher.[391]
- Hector Acebes, 96, American photographer.[392]
- Jeff Butler, 83, English football manager (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa national team).[393]
- Hubert Dreyfus, 87, American philosopher, cancer.[394]
- Henning Eichberg, 74, German sociologist.[395]
- Bjarte Eikeset, 80, Norwegian lawyer, judge and politician, traffic collision.[396]
- Olga Hegedus, 96, British cellist.[397]
- Götz Heidelberg, 94, German engineer.[398]
- William Hjortsberg, 76, American novelist and screenwriter (Legend, Falling Angel), pancreatic cancer.[399]
- Vladimir Kamirski, 74, Polish-Australian conductor.[400]
- Jess Kersey, 76, American basketball official (ABA, NBA), cancer.[401]
- Ian Kirkwood, Lord Kirkwood, 84, Scottish jurist, Senator of the College of Justice.[402]
- Alvin H. Kukuk, 79, American politician.[403]
- Lee Chi-chun, 74, Taiwanese radio presenter.[404]
- Sophie Lefranc-Duvillard, 46, French Olympic alpine skier (1992, 1994, 1998).[405]
- Cleber Leite, 47, Brazilian Olympic rower.[406]
- Erin Moran, 56, American actress (Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi, Galaxy of Terror), tonsil cancer.[407]
- Peter Moss, 78, British colonial administrator, park ranger, and pioneer of eco-tourism.[408]
- Hiroshi Nakai, 74, Japanese politician, stomach cancer.[409]
- Attilio Nicora, 80, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Bishop of Verona (1992–1997), President of Patrimony of the Apostolic See (2002–2011).[410]
- Sir Julian Priestley, 66, British civil servant, Secretary General of the European Parliament (1997–2007), cancer.[411]
- Witold Pyrkosz, 90, Polish actor (M jak miłość, Janosik, Czterej pancerni i pies).[412]
- Gustavo Rojo, 93, Uruguayan actor (Tarzan and the Mermaids, The Evil Forest, The Valley of Gwangi).[413]
- Hans-Heinrich Sander, 72, German politician.[414]
- Michele Scarponi, 37, Italian racing cyclist, 2011 Giro d'Italia winner, traffic collision.[415]
- Pere Tàpias, 70, Spanish food writer and radio presenter.[416]
- Peter Wells, 80, British medical physicist.[417]
23
[edit]- Isiaka Adeleke, 62, Nigerian politician, Governor of Osun State (1992–1993), heart attack.[418]
- Jerry Adriani, 70, Brazilian singer and actor, cancer.[419]
- Inga Ålenius, 78, Swedish actress (Hem till byn, Fanny and Alexander, In Bed with Santa).[420]
- Leo Baxendale, 86, British comics artist (The Bash Street Kids, Minnie the Minx, Little Plum).[421]
- Chris Bearde, 80, Australian comedy writer and producer (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, The Gong Show), heart attack.[422]
- Jaynne Bittner, 91, American baseball player (Grand Rapids Chicks, Fort Wayne Daisies).[423]
- Anne Pippin Burnett, 91, American classics scholar.[424]
- Henry Chung, 98, Chinese-American diplomat.[425]
- Kathleen Crowley, 87, American actress (Robert Montgomery Presents, Maverick, Downhill Racer).[426]
- Ana Delfosse, 85, Chilean-born American race-car driver and mechanic.[427]
- Mickey Dewar, 61, Australian historian, motor neuron disease.[428]
- Imre Földi, 78, Hungarian weightlifter, Olympic champion (1972).[429]
- Charles Foster, 94, English-born Canadian writer and publicist.[430]
- Noritoshi Kanai, 94, Japanese-born American executive.[431]
- Adalbert Korponai, 51, Ukrainian footballer (Kremin Kremenchuk, Metalist Kharkiv), colon cancer.[432]
- Kate O'Beirne, 67, American political columnist, editor (National Review), and commentator (Capital Gang), lung cancer.[433]
- Eva Picardi, 69, Italian philosopher.[434]
- František Rajtoral, 31, Czech footballer (Baník Ostrava, Viktoria Plzeň, national team), suicide by hanging.[435]
- Luis Pércovich Roca, 85, Peruvian politician, Prime Minister (1984–1985).[436]
- Johnny Roe, 79, Irish jockey.[437]
- Ken Sears, 83, American basketball player (New York Knicks, San Francisco Warriors).[438]
- Erdoğan Teziç, 81, Turkish academic.[439]
- Chriet Titulaer, 73, Dutch astronomer, television presenter, and science and technology writer.[440]
- Michael Williams, Baron Williams of Baglan, 67, British peer and diplomat, pancreatic cancer.[441]
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[edit]- Glory Annen, 64, Canadian actress (Felicity).[442]
- Benjamin Barber, 77, American political theorist and author (Jihad vs. McWorld), pancreatic cancer.[443]
- František Brůna, 72, Czech handball player (national team), Olympic silver medalist (1972).[444]
- Xavier Corberó, 81, Spanish sculptor.[445]
- Agustín Edwards Eastman, 89, French-born Chilean newspaper publisher, owner of El Mercurio.[446]
- Phil Edwards, 67, British Olympic racing cyclist (1972).[447]
- Agnes Giebel, 95, German soprano.[448]
- Don Gordon, 90, American actor (Bullitt, Papillon, The Towering Inferno).[449]
- Jack Harold Jones, 52, American serial killer, execution by lethal injection.[450]
- Dagmar Lerchová, 86, Czech Olympic figure skater (1948).[451]
- Michael Mantenuto, 35, American actor (Miracle) and military officer, suicide by gunshot.[452]
- Robert M. Pirsig, 88, American writer and philosopher (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance).[453]
- Osmund Reynolds, 84, British paediatrician.[454]
- Bradley Sack, 81, American researcher, aneurysm.[455]
- Nicholas Sand, 75, American chemist, heart attack.[456]
- Evangelina Villegas, 92, Mexican biochemist.[457]
25
[edit]- Adolf Bachura, 84, Austrian Olympic ice hockey player (1964).[458]
- Calep Emphrey Jr., 67, American drummer (B.B. King).[459]
- Rolf Fjeldvær, 91, Norwegian politician, MP (1965–1981).[460]
- Hsieh Chin-ting, 81, Taiwanese politician, Miaoli County Magistrate (1981–1989).[461]
- Chris Gollon, 64, British painter.[462]
- Amol Jichkar, 38, Indian cricketer.[463]
- Sasha Lakovic, 45, Canadian ice hockey player (New Jersey Devils), brain cancer.[464]
- Erik Martin, 81, German songwriter and editor (Muschelhaufen).[465]
- Philippe Mestre, 89, French media executive and politician, member of the National Assembly (1981–1993), Minister of Veteran Affairs and War Victims (1993–1995).[466]
- Aina Rado, 70, Spanish teacher and politician, president of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands (2010–2011).[467]
- Elena Rzhevskaya, 97, Belarusian-born Russian writer.[468]
- Issa Samb, 71, Senegalese artist.[469]
- Munyua Waiyaki, 90, Kenyan politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (1974–1979).[470]
26
[edit]- Moïse Brou Apanga, 35, Ivorian-born Gabonese footballer, heart attack.[471]
- Raj Bagri, Baron Bagri, 86, Indian-born British businessman (London Metal Exchange).[472]
- Prince Bartholomew, 77, Trinidadian cricketer (national team).[473]
- Babalola Borishade, 71, Nigerian politician, lung and heart disease.[474]
- Jonathan Demme, 73, American film director (The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married), Oscar winner (1992), complications from esophageal cancer and heart disease.[475]
- Charles Eugster, 97, British Masters athlete.[476]
- Tom Forkner, 98, American businessman and lawyer, co-founder of Waffle House.[477]
- Andrew G. Frommelt, 95, American politician.[478]
- James Knoll Gardner, 76, American jurist, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (since 2002).[479]
- Robert Hilder, 67, American jurist, esophageal cancer.[480]
- Chet Kalm, 91, American artist, pneumonia.[481]
- Dennis Karjala, 77, American law professor.[482]
- William L. Kirk, 84, American air force general.[483]
- Daniel Francis Merriam, 90, American geologist.[484]
- Bill Page, 91, American reed player and band leader.[485]
- Margit Pörtner, 45, Danish curler, European champion (1994), Olympic silver medalist (1998).[486]
- Harold Van Heuvelen, 98, American composer and teacher.[487]
- Andreas von der Meden, 74, German actor, voice actor and musician.[488]
- Peter Venables, 94, British psychologist.[489]
- Ronald Karslake Starr Wood, 98, British plant pathologist.[490]
27
[edit]- Vito Acconci, 77, American artist and architectural designer, stroke.[491]
- Amberleigh House, 25, Irish racehorse, winner of 2004 Grand National, complications from colic.[492]
- Nikolai Arefyev, 37, Russian footballer.[493]
- Eduard Brunner, 77, Swiss clarinetist.[494]
- Vinu Chakravarthy, 71, Indian actor.[495]
- Chen Tingru, 103, Chinese WWII army officer.[496]
- Luis Dogliotti, 79, Uruguayan footballer.[497]
- Jan Flinik, 84, Polish Olympic field hockey player (1952, 1960).[498]
- Peter George, 75, Canadian economist, President of McMaster University (1995–2010).[499]
- Vitaliy Kalynychenko, 79, Soviet-born American human rights activist (Ukrainian Helsinki Group).[500]
- Vinod Khanna, 70, Indian actor (Mere Apne, Amar Akbar Anthony, Suryaa: An Awakening) and politician, member of the Lok Sabha for Gurdaspur (1997–2009; since 2014), bladder cancer.[501]
- Joe Leonard, 84, American motorcycle racer and racecar driver.[502]
- Lin Yi-han, 26, Taiwanese novelist, suicide by hanging.[503]
- Robin Millhouse, 87, Australian judge and politician.[504]
- Alexia Pickering, 86, New Zealand disabilities rights campaigner.[505]
- Yameen Rasheed, 29, Maldivian liberal blogger, stabbed.[506]
- Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, 79, Japanese sumo wrestler, pneumonia.[507]
- Peter Spier, 89, Dutch-born American illustrator and children's writer.[508]
- Kenneth Williams, 38, American serial killer, execution by lethal injection.[509]
- Julius Youngner, 96, American virologist.[510]
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[edit]- Lothar Beckert, 85, German Olympic long-distance runner (1956, 1960).[511]
- Brazo de Oro, 57, Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL, UWA, NWA), heart attack.[512]
- Joanna Brouk, 68, American electronic musician and composer.[513]
- Ken Breitenbach, 62, Canadian ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres), cancer.[514]
- Ion Degen, 91, Ukrainian-born Israeli writer, doctor and medical scientist.[515]
- Mariano Gagnon, 87, American missionary.[516]
- Richard Haynes, 90, American lawyer.[517]
- Danny Killeen, 84, American Olympic sailor.[518]
- Janelle Kirtley, 73, American water skier, world champion (1961).[519]
- Maurice Lauze, 94, French racing cyclist (1948 Tour de France).[520]
- Edouard Mathos, 68, Central African Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bambari (since 2004).[521]
- Luis Olmo, 97, Puerto Rican baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers), double pneumonia and complications from Alzheimer's disease.[522]
- Billy Scott, 68, American race car driver.[523]
- John Shifflett, 64, American jazz musician, pancreatic cancer.[524]
- Donie Shine, 65, Irish football player (Clann na nGael, Roscommon) and manager.[525]
- Patrick Thaddeus, 84, American astronomer.[526]
- Francis Travis, 95, American-born Swiss orchestral conductor.[527]
- Andrew Tyler, 70, British animal rights campaigner and music journalist.[528]
- Sir John Whitmore, 79, British racing driver and executive coach.[529]
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[edit]- Diego Natale Bona, 90, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1985–1994) and Saluzzo (1994–2003).[530]
- Sonika Chauhan, 27, Indian actress and model, car crash.[531]
- Jonathan Dele, 70, Nigerian Olympic boxer (1968).[532]
- Jordan Edwards, 15, American victim of police shooting, shot.[533]
- George Genyk, 78, American college football player (University of Michigan) and coach, cancer.[534]
- Vehid Gunić, 76, Bosnian journalist.[535]
- William M. Hoffman, 78, American playwright (As Is).[536]
- Saeed Karimian, 45, Iranian media activist, director-general of GEM TV, shot.[537]
- Ernie Kell, 88, American politician, Mayor of Long Beach (1984–1994), cancer.[538]
- Herbert Nkabiti, 36, Botswanan welterweight boxer, head injuries sustained in a fight.[539]
- Lidia Pitteri, 83, Italian Olympic gymnast (1952).[540]
- R. Vidyasagar Rao, 77, Indian irrigation engineer, bladder cancer.[541]
- Mátyás Usztics, 68, Hungarian actor.[542]
- Edward D. White Jr., 92, American architect.[543]
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[edit]- Leone Bagnall, 83, Canadian politician.[544]
- Belchior, 70, Brazilian singer and composer.[545]
- Clifford Brewer, 104, British surgeon.[546]
- Anna Lee Carroll, 86, American actress (Not of This Earth, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Marlowe).[547]
- Mbah Gotho, 146 (claimed), Indonesian longevity claimant, oldest unverified living person, heart failure.[548]
- Lorna Gray, 99, American actress (O, My Darling Clementine, Captain America, Oh! Susanna).[549]
- Howard Hart, 76, American CIA officer.[550]
- Esad Hećimović, 53, Bosnian investigative journalist.[551]
- Preston Henn, 86, American entrepreneur (Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop) and racing driver.[552]
- Jayson Hinder, 51, Australian politician, member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly (2016), traffic collision.[553]
- Jack Imel, 84, American entertainer.[554]
- Jidéhem, 81, Belgian comics artist (Sophie).[555]
- Archduke Joseph Árpád of Austria, 84, Austro-Hungarian royal, Captain General of the Order of Vitéz (since 1977).[556]
- Ray Kogovsek, 75, American politician, member of the Colorado Senate (1970–1978) and the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 3rd congressional district (1979–1985).[557]
- Borys Oliynyk, 81, Ukrainian author, poet, translator and politician, member of Verkhovna Rada (1992–2006).[558]
- Anders Omholt, 90, Norwegian physicist.[559]
- Tam Spiva, 84, American television writer (The Brady Bunch).[560]
- Ueli Steck, 40, Swiss rock climber and mountaineer, climbing fall.[561]
- Jean Stein, 83, American author and editor (The Paris Review), suicide by jumping.[562]
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- ^ Wir trauern um Karl Stotz (in German)
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- ^ Kunstner Frans Widerberg er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ Shalom!
- ^ Stephen Caracappa, one of ‘Mafia cops’ dies in prison at 75
- ^ Falleció el legendario luchador Fishman (in Spanish)
- ^ Fabrizia Baduel Glorioso 1927 – 2017
- ^ Дочь космонавта Гречко назвала причину смерти отца (in Russian)
- ^ Eugene Lang, Investor Who Made College Dreams a Reality, Dies at 98
- ^ Brian Matthew: BBC Radio 2 broadcaster dies at 88
- ^ Top NZ businessman Douglas Myers dies, aged 78
- ^ Veteran film director Wasantha Obeysekara passes away
- ^ La soprano italiana Rita Orlandi Malaspina falleció el pasado 8 de abril (in Spanish)
- ^ "Korea's First Female Director Park Nam Ok Passes Away". Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ David Perry: Former England and Bedford captain dies aged 79
- ^ In Memory Of Kim Plainfield
- ^ Mahmoodur Rahman, former AMU Vice Chancellor dead – Obituary
- ^ Donald E. Sarason
- ^ Умер поэт и переводчик Анри Волохонский (in Russian)
- ^ Knut Borge er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ Carme Chacón, Spain’s First Female Defense Minister, Dies at 46
- ^ Renowned satirist John Clarke dead at 68
- ^ Jonny Forsström har gått ur tiden (in Swedish)
- ^ Richard Fox Jr.
- ^ Peter Franklin Hansen
- ^ Computer pioneer Harry Huskey dies at age 101
- ^ Muere la actriz Margarita Isabel (in Spanish)
- ^ 배우 김영애, 췌장암 투병 중 별세. 향년 66세 (in Korean)
- ^ Box-Olympiasieger Dieter Kottysch gestorben (in German)
- ^ Dinéault. Décès d’Édouard Le Jeune, figure politique du Finistère (in French)
- ^ فؤاد نفاع... صفحة سياسية مشرقة انطوت (in Arabic)
- ^ Machar rebels kill two SPLA Generals
- ^ Disparition du grand professeur d'art dramatique Jean Périmony Archived April 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ RIP Stan Robinson (1936–2017)
- ^ Morto l’italianista Bàrberi Squarotti (in Italian)
- ^ Flyers mourn the passing of Bill Sutherland
- ^ Johnny Cash Guitarist Bob Wootton Dead at 75
- ^ "Jean Reese Worthley: 1925 – 2017". Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Vale Jack Ahearn October 8 1924 – April 10 2017
- ^ "Legendary Georgian actor Givi Berikashvili dies at 83". Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Albert Cornelius Besselink
- ^ Arthur James Boucot died on 10 April 2017
- ^ The Passing of Professor Raymond Chang
- ^ Skuespiller Bab Christensen er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Billionaire Motoring Tycoon Sir Arnold Clark Dies". Archived from the original on April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Former Tech coach Spike Dykes dies at 79
- ^ Blossom “Clare” Elfman: Nov 4, 1925 – April 10, 2017.
- ^ Jan Faiks, first woman to preside over Alaska Senate, has died
- ^ "Sheffield United legend Fred Furniss passes away, aged 94". Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Michael Gannon, Eminent UF History Professor, Dies at 89
- ^ Tony Award Winner Linda Hopkins Dead at 92
- ^ Dennis Kinlaw, twice president of Asbury University, dies at 94
- ^ Поэт Кирилл Ковальджи скончался на 88 году жизни (in Russian)
- ^ In Memoriam: Vuk Kulenovic
- ^ Veteran BBC broadcaster David Parry-Jones dies aged 83
- ^ Hall of Fame Coach Larry Reisbig Passes Away
- ^ Ferretti Group leads tributes to Carlo Riva (1922–2017)
- ^ Larry 'Sharpe' Weil Passes Away
- ^ Margaret Towner, veteran actress who appeared in Star Wars franchise – obituary
- ^ 'Goodfellas' Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus Dies at 81
- ^ Martin J. Beckmann (in German)
- ^ Former Episcopal Bishop Frederick Borsch dies at 81; early LGBTQ advocate pushed for living wage in L.A.
- ^ Bishop Edward Francis
- ^ Ex-MP Samir Frangieh dies at 71
- ^ J. Geils, Whose Band’s Catchy Pop Hits Colored the 1980s, Dies at 71
- ^ Bishop José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B.
- ^ "Poet Shantanu Kaiser no more". Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Dorothy Mengering, David Letterman's Mom and 'Late Show' Personality, Dies at 95
- ^ Former Buffalo Bills personnel executive Tom Modrak dies
- ^ Chaïm Nissim, qui avait tiré à la roquette sur Creys-Malville, est décédé (in French)
- ^ Joyce Clarence Pipkin
- ^ Olympic Champion Margit Schumann passes away
- ^ Toby Smith, Jamiroquai keyboardist, dies
- ^ Montreal pioneer in HIV/AIDS research died of asthma attack while swimming
- ^ First African-American woman on New York’s highest court, Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, found dead on Hudson River shore
- ^ Ramesh Chandra Agarwal, chairman of Dainik Bhaskar Group, dies at 72
- ^ Jean Bernabé, militant de la langue créole, s'est éteint (in French)
- ^ Obituary: Kathleen Cassello Passes Away At 58
- ^ Grammy-winning mastering engineer Tom Coyne dies aged 62
- ^ Congress leader Akhilesh Das Gupta passes away
- ^ Muere en Miami el ex boxeador cubano y campeón mundial Ángel Espinosa Capó (in Spanish)
- ^ "Acclaimed photographer Tony Figueira dies". Archived from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Will Grigg Was a Mighty Voice for Justice and Liberty
- ^ Grover, Geoff
- ^ Huji militant chief Hannan, 2 aides hanged
- ^ Wayne Hardin, former Temple, Navy football coach, dies at 91
- ^ Singer Peggy Hayama, known for performing Japanese version of 'Do-Re-Mi,' dies at 83
- ^ Fallece el Magnífico Isasi a los 80 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Pioneering film director Toshio Matsumoto dies
- ^ "Munilall, one of the leading batsmen of his time has passed away". April 27, 2017.
- ^ Comedian Charlie Murphy dies from leukemia at age 57
- ^ Victor D Barnhart | 1922–2017 | Obituary
- ^ A trecut la Domnul IPC Arhimandrit Dr. Zareh Baronian Archived May 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
- ^ Komaravolu Chandrasekharan (in German)
- ^ Fallece El Gallito de Manatí (in Spanish)
- ^ Dennis Edwards, Judge Who Presided Over Trial of Lennon’s Killer, Dies at 95
- ^ Vale Fred Goldsmith: Brownlow winner dies at 84
- ^ Former Biloxi Mayor Danny Guice dies
- ^ Dr Roger Highfield 1922–2017
- ^ Violinist Nona Liddell has died aged 89
- ^ Robert D. Marta
- ^ Former Finance minister David Mwiraria dies at Karen Hospital
- ^ Eric Pringle: 1935–2017
- ^ Center Point founder Vakhtang Rcheulishvili dies[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bishop Georges Rol
- ^ Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney Dies At Age 84
- ^ Former Del. Jim Scott Dies from Alzheimer Complications at Age 78
- ^ Armored Trooper Votoms Character Designer Norio Shioyama Passes Away
- ^ Robert Taylor, Innovator Who Shaped Modern Computing, Dies at 85
- ^ Imre Tóth
- ^ Ralph Votrian
- ^ Robert H. Abel Jr. (1941–2017) Obituary
- ^ Carol Cuffy-Dowlat has died
- ^ John T. Curtin, federal judge who desegregated Buffalo schools, dies at 95
- ^ Fonseca, Juanes & More Mourn the Death of Colombian Singer Martin Elias
- ^ Pittsburgh Businessman, Philanthropist Henry L. Hillman Dies At 98
- ^ Professor George Jones
- ^ Bruce Langhorne, legendary folk musician and 'Mr. Tambourine Man' inspiration, has died
- ^ Bill Mitchell, Wildwork's critically-acclaimed artistic director, dies aged 65[permanent dead link]
- ^ Früherer Diskus-Olympiastarter Hein-Direck Neu gestorben Archived April 18, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ In Memory Of Hugh Lynn Pitts Sr.
- ^ Prof. Wilhelm Sachsenmaier (in German)
- ^ Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Girish ‘Gary’ Saxena dies
- ^ "Longtime Yukon commissioner James Smith dies at the age of 97". Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Patti Smith's life defined by adventure, assisting others
- ^ John Woodburn, 1936–2017: A unique, record-breaking rider
- ^ State Rep. David Brumbaugh dies
- ^ "Obituary: Johnny Carlyle 1929–2017". Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Morreu o escultor Alberto Carneiro (in Portuguese)
- ^ Dorothy Dorow, soprano – obituary
- ^ Amilcar Henriquez dead: Panama international footballer after being shot multiple times
- ^ Allan Holdsworth, Virtuoso Guitarist Who Amazed His Peers, Dies at 70
- ^ Nothingface Singer Matt Holt Dead at 39
- ^ Clifton James, sheriff in James Bond films, dies at 96 Archived April 17, 2017, at archive.today
- ^ "Renowned Iranian actor Aref Lorestani dies at 45 due to heart attack". Archived from the original on May 22, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ World's oldest person, Emma Morano, dies at age of 117
- ^ Legendary Motown Records writer, producer Sylvia Moy dies
- ^ Leonard Reiffel, Who Studied Lunar Nuclear Bomb, Dies at 89
- ^ "Matthew Ernest Stephens". Parliament of Western Australia.
- ^ Taipan Yuchengco passes away
- ^ In Memoriam George Bălăiță (in Romanian)
- ^ Theatre director Michael Bogdanov dies aged 78
- ^ È morto Gianni Boncompagni, il rivoluzionario della tv italiana (in Italian)
- ^ Obituary: Rosemary Frankau
- ^ Hunt for Facebook Killer Ends With McDonald’s Sighting and a Suicide
- ^ Edward Havrot
- ^ Mantan Ketua BPK Satrio Budihardjo Joedono Meninggal Dunia (in Indonesian)
- ^ E' morto Spartaco Landini: fu difensore dell'Inter di Herrera (in Italian)
- ^ Former State Representative and School Board Member Moses Paukan, Sr. Passes Away
- ^ Guy Ebrard, ancien député et maire d’Oloron, est décédé ce lundi (in French)
- ^ Vimala Gowda passes away
- ^ Mort de l’universitaire Claude Frioux (in French)
- ^ Rev. Robert B. Hibbs
- ^ Former U.S. congressman and WALB anchor passes away at 76
- ^ Former House Speaker McCorquodale dies at age 96[permanent dead link]
- ^ Former Andhra minister Devineni Nehru passes away
- ^ 9th Circuit Judge John Noonan Dies at 90
- ^ Former Bishop of Gloucester Michael Perham dies
- ^ Matt Anoa'i – Rosey and Kimo of Three Minute Warning – dead at 47
- ^ Obituary – Sean Scanlan, leading actor in Scottish television and theatre
- ^ Nicole Van den Broeck, ancienne championne du monde de cyclisme sur route, est décédée (in French)
- ^ "Trish Vradenburg, Sitcom Writer and Advocate in Fight Against Alzheimer's, Dies at 70". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Conservative English scholar Shoichi Watanabe dies at 86
- ^ "Othman Wok: A man whose courage and convictions made a difference to Singapore". Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Vic Albury
- ^ Former NFL player, Tennessee broadcaster Bill Anderson dies
- ^ David Ball, Episcopal Diocese of Albany's 7th bishop, dies
- ^ Addio ad Amedeo Benedetti, scrittore e ricercatore storico (in Italian)
- ^ Zemřel legendární hokejista Augustin Bubník, "tragický" mistr světa z roku 1949 (in Czech)
- ^ David Chandler
- ^ Trauer um Hamburger Liedtexter Frank Dostal (in German)
- ^ Raymond Han
- ^ Painter Barkley L. Hendricks Dies at 72
- ^ 'Dodo' Hamilton, 88, leading philanthropist and 'a woman of vision'
- ^ Passing of Gordon Langford
- ^ Anthropologist Li Yih-yuan dies at age 86
- ^ Umro Mihalj Mesaroš – legendarno krilo Partizana (in Bosnian)
- ^ Mort de Jean Miot, le dernier baron de la presse (in French)
- ^ Toronto Councillor Ron Moeser was a quiet but effective representative
- ^ In Memoriam (in French)
- ^ Rat-tickling neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp dies at 73
- ^ Muere el cineasta argentino Diego Rafecas a los 46 años (in Spanish)
- ^ David Rodgers, mayor who ‘taught Spokane to dream big,’ dies at 93
- ^ JC Spink, ‘The Hangover’ Producer, Dies at 45
- ^ Twice Whitbread Round the World Race skipper Digby Taylor dies
- ^ Jill Edwina Amos
- ^ Russian journalist dies after severe beating
- ^ Preminuo mons. Antun Bogetić Archived April 20, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
- ^ وفاة الملاكم الدولي السابق فاروق جنجون (in Arabic)
- ^ Famed accordionist, Fresno native, Dick Contino has died
- ^ Delbert Lee "Cigar" Daisey
- ^ Tom Fleming, 65, New York City Marathon Winner, Dies
- ^ Former state Gaven MP and Labor Party figure Phil Gray dead at 69 following long illness
- ^ Aaron Hernandez Hanged Himself in Prison, Officials Say
- ^ "First black player in Bears history dies". Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Carl Manner im Alter von 87 Jahren verstorben (in German)
- ^ Sven Pettersson (in Swedish)
- ^ Former Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas dies at 80
- ^ Notorious Hong Kong gangster Yip Kai-foon, who inspired hit film Trivisa, dies in hospital
- ^ Bohdan Zip[permanent dead link]
- ^ Magdalena Abakanowicz, Sculptor of Brooding Forms, Dies at 86
- ^ Alexander Bílek
- ^ William F. Clayton
- ^ Former Arkansas Congressman Passes Away At 77
- ^ David Dougherty, wrongly convicted of rape and abduction, dies after long illness
- ^ Christie – Vic Interview
- ^ "Fergusson". Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Dolor en Independiente: falleció Roberto "Pipo" Ferreiro Archived July 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ ‘Memory of Istanbul,’ author and professor John Freely passes away at 90
- ^ Soul Singer Cuba Gooding Sr. Found Dead in His Car
- ^ Economist Craufurd Goodwin, Former Graduate School Dean, Dies at Age 82
- ^ Quebec theatre icon Paul Hébert dies at age 92
- ^ Trauer um ehemaligen Eishockey-Coach Jari Helle Archived April 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ Lawrence J. Hogan Sr., Md. Republican who called for Nixon's impeachment, dies at 88
- ^ Sir Geoffrey Holland KCB
- ^ Trustin Howard, Singer, Actor and 'Joey Bishop Show' Writer, Dies at 93
- ^ Eric Ingham, rugby league player and club chairman
- ^ Former agriculture minister passes away
- ^ Former PAC leader Philip Kgosana dies
- ^ Writers pay tribute to Kojo Laing: ‘Africa’s best novelist, by far’ – Binyavanga Wainaina
- ^ Arkansas Executes Ledell Lee, State’s First Inmate Put to Death Since 2005
- ^ Fernand Leischen Archived December 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ Germaine Mason dead: Great Britain Olympic medalist killed in motorbike crash
- ^ McMillan, John William
- ^ Former All Black takes his own life
- ^ Marlys Millhiser
- ^ ETSU great “Skeeter” Swift dies at the age of 70
- ^ "Robin Thorne profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
- ^ Archbishop Anicetus Andrew Wang Chong-yi (王充一)
- ^ Bangladesh legendary singer Lucky Akhand no more
- ^ Pioneering Journalist Cecilia Alvear Pushed For More Latinos in Newsrooms
- ^ Commodore Ayeni, Former Bayelsa MILAD, Dead At 68
- ^ Barnard, Eric Walter
- ^ "In St. Petersburg died former Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Bolshakov". Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ "CSA pays tribute to Danny Becker". Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Longtime Johns Hopkins economist Carl F. Christ dies at 93
- ^ Godolphin sire Cape Cross euthanized at 23
- ^ Ugo Ehiogu dies: Tributes paid to former Aston Villa and England defender and Tottenham coach
- ^ MARIA ZHORELLA Obituary
- ^ Nach langer Krankheit: Wolfgang Fürniß ist tot Archived April 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ Sandy Gallin Dead at 76
- ^ "Longtime sports information director at Northeastern dies". Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Obituary: Remembering Mezzo-Soprano Kristine Jepson
- ^ Senate, 10 May 2017
- ^ McMahon, Cathal (April 21, 2017). "Ireland's longest serving councillor dies in hospital, six months after holiday accident". Irish Independent.
- ^ È morto Enrico Medioli, sceneggiatore di Visconti, Leone e Zurlini (in Italian)
- ^ First general manager of NAN Onuorah Nzekwu dies at 89
- ^ Greece’s tireless king of slapstick comedy dies at 66
- ^ Robert Howard Shaffer (1915–2017)
- ^ "103rd Gaden Tripa Kyabje Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche Passes Away". Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Miguel Abensour, fin de l'utopie Archived June 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Biography
- ^ Kaizer Chiefs hail late 'football legend' Jeff Butler
- ^ Hubert Dreyfus, preeminent philosopher and AI critic, dies at 87
- ^ Mindeord over Henning Eichberg (in Danish)
- ^ Tidligere statssekretær døde etter kollisjon (in Norwegian)
- ^ British cellist Olga Hegedus has died aged 96
- ^ Götz Heidelberg
- ^ "Local writer William 'Gatz' Hjortsberg dies at 76". Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Website
- ^ "Peninsula icon, former NBA referee Jess Kersey remembered for 'magnetic personality'". Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "Lord Kirkwood". Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Former state lawmaker and Macomb Twp. supervisor Alvin Kukuk dead at 79". Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Radio presenter Lee Chi-chun dies at 74
- ^ Sophie Lefranc-Duvillard est morte (in French)
- ^ "Nota de pesar - Cléber Fabiano Ferraz - Flamengo".
- ^ Erin Moran's Husband Reveals She Died of Throat Cancer in Heartfelt Post
- ^ Peter Moss, pioneer of the 'ecosafari' – obituary (subscription required)
- ^ "Former Diet member Hiroshi Nakai dies at age 74". Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Lutto. Morto il cardinale Attilio Nicora, pastore e insigne giurista (in Italian)
- ^ Former European Parliament secretary-general Julian Priestley dies
- ^ Witold Pyrkosz nie żyje. Wybitny aktor miał 90 lat (in Polish)
- ^ Muere el actor Gustavo Rojo (in Spanish)
- ^ Ex-Umweltminister Sander ist gestorben Archived April 24, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ Michele Scarponi killed in training
- ^ Mor Pere Tapias als 70 anys (in Catalan)
- ^ Professor Peter Wells CBE (1936–2017)
- ^ Senator Isiaka Adeleke Is Dead
- ^ Jerry Adriani morre aos 70 anos no Rio (in Portuguese)
- ^ Skådespelaren Inga Ålenius är död (in Swedish)
- ^ Bash Street Kids creator Leo Baxendale dies
- ^ Chris Bearde, Writer on 'Laugh-In' and Creator of 'The Gong Show,' Dies at 80
- ^ Jaynne Bittner
- ^ In Memoriam: Anne Pippin Burnett
- ^ Henry Chung, Hunanese culinary pioneer, dies at 99
- ^ Kathleen Crowley
- ^ Race car driver Ana Delfosse, who broke speed records and social barriers, remembered by Ashland friends (photos)
- ^ Prominent local NT historian Mickey Dewar dies aged 61
- ^ Meghalt Földi Imre, a Nemzet Sportolója (in Hungarian)
- ^ Charles Foster
- ^ OBITUARY: Noritoshi Kanai, 94; Chairman of Mutual Trading Co.
- ^ Відійшов у вічність відомий футболіст Адальберт Корпонай (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Kate Walsh O'Beirne R.I.P.
- ^ Eva Picardi, 1948–2017
- ^ Gaziantepspor’s Czech striker Rajtoral commits suicide by hanging
- ^ HONDO PESAR POR EL FALLECIMIENTO DE EX PREMIER LUIS PÉRCOVICH ROCA Archived August 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Johnny Roe, former Irish champion jockey, passes away
- ^ Former Santa Clara, NBA forward Ken Sears dies at 83
- ^ Son dakika: Erdoğan Teziç hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ^ Sterrenkundige Chriet Titulaer (73) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Former UN Lebanon coordinator dies at 67
- ^ Lentz, Harris III (July 2017). "Obituaries: Glory Annen, 64". Classic Images (505): 49.
- ^ Benjamin R. Barber, Author of ‘Jihad vs. McWorld,’ Dies at 77
- ^ Odešla další sportovní legenda. Zemřel olympionik a mistr světa (in Czech)
- ^ Fallece Xavier Corberó, diseñador de las medallas de Barcelona’92 (in Spanish)
- ^ Agustín Edwards Eastman dead; Chilean publisher who backed Pinochet
- ^ Former British champion Phil Edwards dies aged 67
- ^ Deutsche Sopranistin Agnes Giebel gestorben (in German)
- ^ Don Gordon, Top-Notch Character Actor and Pal of Steve McQueen, Dies at 90
- ^ Arkansas executes murderers Jack Jones and Marcel Williams
- ^ Smutná zpráva (in Czech)
- ^ 'Miracle' actor Michael Mantenuto dies at 35
- ^ Robert Pirsig, author of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," dies at 88
- ^ Osmund Reynolds obituary
- ^ "Dr. R. Bradley Sack, professor at the Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health, dies". Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ Psymposia: Nick Sand, Orange Sunshine LSD Chemist, Dies at 75
- ^ "Tribute to Evangelina Villegas, co-creator of Quality-Protein Maize, 2000 World Food Prize laureate". Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Adolf Bachura
- ^ "Calep Emphrey Jr., longtime drummer for BB King, dies". Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Æresprisvinner og stortingsmann Rolf Fjeldvær er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20170428000590-260107 苗栗前縣長謝金汀辭世 享壽82歲] (in Chinese)
- ^ Chris Gollon
- ^ "Former Ranji cricketer Amol Jichkar commits suicide | Nagpur News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ Sasha 'Pit Bull' Lakovic dead at age 45
- ^ Nachruf auf „mac“ Erik Martin (in German)
- ^ Vendée. Le décès de Philippe Mestre, ancien ministre (in French)
- ^ Fallece la expresidenta del Parlament balear Aina Rado (in Spanish)
- ^ Умерла военный писатель Елена Ржевская (in Russian)
- ^ Celebrated Senegalese Artist, Issa Samb, Has Passed Away
- ^ Former minister Munyua Waiyaki dies at 91 Archived April 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gabon : l’ancien capitaine des Panthères, Moïse Apanga Brou décède lors d’un entrainement Archived April 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Former London Metal Exchange Chairman and Member of House of Lords Bagri Dies at 86
- ^ "Local cricket fraternity mourns the 'Prince's' passing". Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Babalola Borishade, former Minister dies at 71
- ^ Jonathan Demme, ‘Silence of the Lambs’ director, dead at 73
- ^ Record-breaking veteran sprints sensation Charles Eugster dies aged 97
- ^ Waffle House Co-Founder Tom Forkner dies at 98
- ^ Andrew G. Frommelt
- ^ Longtime Lehigh County, federal judge James Knoll Gardner dies at 76
- ^ Summit County Attorney Robert Hilder dies of cancer
- ^ Chet Kalm
- ^ In Memory of Dennis S. Karjala
- ^ William L. Kirk (1932–2017) Obituary
- ^ In Memory Of Daniel Francis Merriam
- ^ Musical Family Bios 5
- ^ Margit Elisabeth Pörtner : Dødsfald (in Danish)
- ^ Harold Van Heuvelen
- ^ "Andreas von der Meden ist tot". focus.de. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ Professor Peter H. Venables 1923–2017
- ^ Professor Ronald Wood
- ^ Vito Acconci, Performance Artist and Uncommon Architect, Dies at 77
- ^ Grand National winner Amberleigh House dies aged 25
- ^ Nikolai Arefiev a fost ucis. Fostul internațional rus de minifotbal a fost incinerat duminică! (in Romanian)
- ^ Eduard Brunner verstorben (in German)
- ^ "Vinu Chakravarthy leaves Kollywood in tears". Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ 抗战老兵陈廷儒逝世[permanent dead link] (in Chinese)
- ^ "Luis Dogliotti".
- ^ Zmarł były hokeista na trawie Jan Flinik, dwukrotny uczestnik igrzysk (in Polish)
- ^ "Mac's longest-serving president, Peter George, 'bled maroon and grey'". Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ З Україною в серці... (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Actor-politician Vinod Khanna passes away at 70
- ^ Indy car, motorcycle champion Joe Leonard dies
- ^ Promising writer dies at 26 from apparent suicide
- ^ Former SA judge and attorney-general Robin Millhouse passes away, aged 87
- ^ Alexia Pickering
- ^ President sends message of condolence to Yameen Rasheed’s family
- ^ Former yokozuna Sadanoyama dies at 79
- ^ Obituary: Peter Spier
- ^ Arkansas Execution of Kenneth Williams 'Horrifying': Lawyer
- ^ Obituary: Julius Youngner | Last surviving member of Salk vaccine team
- ^ Lothar Beckert (in German)
- ^ Falleció el Brazo de Oro (in Spanish)
- ^ Joanna Brouk, New Age Composer, Dead at 68
- ^ Kenneth Breitenbach
- ^ Умер Ион Деген – поэт, врач, легендарный танкист Второй мировой (in Russian)
- ^ Mariano Gagnon[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
- ^ Famed Houston attorney Richard "Racehorse" Haynes dies at 90
- ^ "Olympedia – Danny Killeen".
- ^ Jane Ellen "Janelle" (Kirtley) Godfrey (1943–2017)
- ^ "Monsieur Maurice Lauze". Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ Bishop Edouard Mathos
- ^ Murió el pelotero Luis Rodriguez Olmo, primer boricua en una serie mundial (in Spanish)
- ^ "Crew member-turned-Indy 500 starter Billy Scott dies". Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ John Shifflett, popular San Jose jazz musician and teacher, dies at age 64
- ^ "Glowing tributes to Roscommon GAA legend". Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Patrick Thaddeus (1932–2017)[permanent dead link]
- ^ Trauerfall Travis Francis (in German)
- ^ Andrew Tyler obituary
- ^ "Obituary: Godfather of coaching, Sir John Whitmore is no more". Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Si è spento a Roma Monsignor Diego Natale Bona: fu vescovo di Saluzzo dal 1994 al 2003 (in Italian)
- ^ Model Sonika Chauhan killed in car accident, actor Vikram Chatterjee injured
- ^ Dele Jonathan
- ^ Jordan Edwards shooting: Texas police officer fired
- ^ "Report: Former Michigan football captain George Genyk dead at 78". Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Odlazak Velikog Meraklije | Umro ugledni bh. novinar i pisac Vehid Gunić (in Bosnian)
- ^ Playwright William M. Hoffman Passes Away Age 78
- ^ Iranian TV executive shot dead in Istanbul, Turkish media report
- ^ Ernie Kell, Long Beach’s first elected mayor, dies
- ^ Botswana boxer Herbert Nkabiti has died
- ^ Lidia Pitteri
- ^ Vidyasagar Rao passes away in Hyderabad
- ^ Meghalt Usztics Mátyás színművész (in Hungarian)
- ^ Ed White, designer of Denver Botanic Gardens conservatory and friend to Jack Kerouac, has died at age 92
- ^ "P.E.I.'s Leone Bagnall remembered as political pioneer, community person". Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ Cantor Belchior morre aos 70 anos no Rio Grande do Sul (in Portuguese)
- ^ Clifford Brewer
- ^ Alabama actress Boots Carroll dies; she had role in 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter'
- ^ 'Oldest human' dies in Indonesia 'aged 146'
- ^ Adrian Booth (1917–2017)
- ^ Howard Hart, legendary figure in CIA clandestine service, dies at 76
- ^ U 50. godini života / Preminuo novinar Esad Hećimović (in Croatian)
- ^ Swap Shop entrepreneur Preston Henn dies at 86
- ^ Former ACT parliamentarian Jayson Hinder dies in motorcycle crash
- ^ Entertainer, Portland native Imel dies at 84
- ^ Décès de Jidéhem, auteur belge de BD et pilier du journal "Spirou" (in French)
- ^ archiduc Joseph-Arpad de Habsbourg-Lorraine, chef de la Maison palatine de Hongrie (1933–2017) Archived May 18, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Former U.S. congressman and proud Puebloan Ray Kogovsek dies at 75
- ^ Пішов з життя видатний український поет Борис Олійник (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Nekrolog: Anders Omholt (in Norwegian)
- ^ Tam Spiva was a TV writer from the last golden age
- ^ 'Swiss Machine’ Ueli Steck killed in Mt Everest accident
- ^ Jean Stein, Author of 'Edie' and 'West of Eden,' Dies at 83
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