Deaths in May 2018

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The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2018.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

31

  • Ella Brennan, 92, American restaurateur.
  • Michael D. Ford, 90, English art director and set decorator (Raiders of the Lost ArkTitanicThe Empire Strikes Back), Oscar winner (1982, 1998).
  • Colin Forsyth, 70-71, English rugby league footballer.
  • Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar, 67, Indian politician, member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1978–1985) and Lok Sabha (1989–1998), heart attack.
  • Nairn MacEwan, 76, Scottish rugby union coach.
  • Joseíto Mateo (es), 98, Dominican Merengue singer.
  • Demba Nabé (de), 46, German musician (Seeed).
  • Roland Penner, 93, Canadian politician, MLA (1981–1988), complications of a broken ankle.
  • Aníbal Quijano, 90, Peruvian sociologist, developer of coloniality of power concept.
  • Étienne Sansonetti, 82, French footballer.

30

  • Audálio Dantas (pt), 88, Brazilian journalist, cancer.
  • Gabriel Gascon (fr), 91, Canadian actor (If I Were a SpyLa MenaceThe Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting).
  • Dan Kneen, 30, Manx motorcycle rider, race collision.
  • Ferenc Kovács, 84, Hungarian football player and coach, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).
  • Dawam Rahardjo (id), 75, Indonesian Islamic scholar and economist.
  • Madiha Yousri, 96, Egyptian actress.

29

  • Ray Barker, 82, American baseball player (New York Yankees).
  • Rosa Briceño Ortiz (es), 51, Venezuelan conductor.
  • Luciano José Cabral Duarte, 93, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Aracaju (1971–1998).
  • Yoseph Imry, 79, Israeli mesoscopic physicist.
  • Jürgen Marcus, 69, German singer (“Chansons pour ceux qui s’aiment”), COPD. (death announced on this date)
  • Ray Podloski, 52, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins), complications from a heart attack.
  • James Schaefer, 79, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (since 2011), UTV collision.
  • Muktha Srinivasan, 88, Indian film director and producer (MudhalaliPanchaaliNaalu Veli Nilam).
  • Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez, 96, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of San Luis Potosí (1987–1999).
  • René Yañez, 75, Mexican-born American artist, founder of Galería de la Raza, cancer.

28

Dick Quax, 70, Dutch-born New Zealand athlete, Olympic silver medalist (1976), cancer.

27

Jean Konan Banny, 88, Ivorian politician.
Gardner Dozois, 70, American Hall of Fame science fiction writer (Morning Child, Hunter’s Run) and editor (Asimov’s Science Fiction), Nebula Award winner (1984, 1985), infection.
Andy MacQueen, Australian bass guitarist (Exploding White Mice).
Madala Ranga Rao, 70, Indian actor and film producer (Yuvatharam Kadilindi).
Julio Ribera (fr), 91, Spanish comics artist and screenwriter.
Harald Bjarne Slettebø, 96, Norwegian politician.

26

Alan Bean, 86, American astronaut (Apollo 12, Skylab 3), fourth person to walk on the Moon.
Pierre Bellemare, 88, French writer and radio personality.
Clement Chang, 89, Taiwanese politician, Minister of Transportation and Communications (1989–1991).
Ted Dabney, 81, American electrical engineer, co-founder of Atari, esophageal cancer.
Herman D. Farrell Jr., 86, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1975–2017).
Pierre Hassner (fr), 85, Romanian-born French geopolitical philosopher.
Mazhar Kaleem, 75, Pakistani lawyer and novelist (Imran Series).
Geeta Kapoor, 57, Indian actress (Pakeezah).
Gerard Kerkum, 87, Dutch football player and manager (Feyenoord).
Fonda Metassa, 80, Australian rugby league footballer. (death announced on this date)
Roger Piantoni, 86, French footballer (Nancy, Stade de Reims, national team).
Svetlin Rusev, 84, Bulgarian artist.

25

Tsehaytu Beraki, 78, Eritrean krar player and independence activist.
Paul Bloch, 78, American publicist (Eddie Murphy, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone).
Dean Francis, 44, British boxer, cancer.
Gary Garfinkel, 55, American studio executive (Showtime).
Sergio Graziani (it), 87, Italian actor (The Five Days, Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen) and voice actor.
José Hawilla, 74, Brazilian journalist, convicted fraudster and informant, lung disease.
Brendan Ingle, 77, Irish boxing trainer (Naseem Hamed).
Piet Kee, 90, Dutch composer and organist.
Naser Malek Motiei, 88, Iranian actor (Mehdi in Black and Hot Mini Pants, And Then There Were None, Torkaman).
Bill Mallory, 82, American football coach (Indiana Hoosiers, Miami RedHawks, Colorado Buffaloes), fall.
Jim Phillips Sr., 87, American politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (1997–2001).
Hildegard Puwak, 69, Romanian politician, Minister of European Integration (2000–2003).

24

Ramiro Alves, 59, Brazilian journalist.
Zorawar Chand Bakhshi, 96, Indian army general, lung infection.
Jacky Buchmann, 86, Belgian politician, MP (1974–1977, 1978–1985), Flemish MP (1980–1995), Senator (1985–1995).
Cathy Clark, 69, American news anchor (KFMB), cancer.
Phil Emmanuel, 65, Australian guitarist, asthma attack.
Angelo Falcón, 66, Puerto Rican political scientist and journalist, founder of the National Institute for Latino Policy.
Adrien Giraud, 81, French politician, Senator for Mayotte Island (2004–2011).
Valentin Gonevski, Bulgarian TV director and cameraman.
Thomas Helgeland, 88, American singer and actor (42).
Cliff Jackson, 76, English footballer (Crystal Palace, Plymouth Argyle, Swindon Town).
Ivan Khristoforov (ru), 83, Russian singer.
Robin Miller, 66, American journalist and author.
Stephen Mindich, 74, American newspaper publisher (The Boston Phoenix), pancreatic cancer.
TotalBiscuit, 33, British gaming critic and commentator, bowel cancer.

23

Vinod Bhatt, 80, Indian humourist and biographer.
Antonio Horvath, 68, Chilean civil engineer and politician, Deputy (1990–1994) and Senator (1994–2018), lymphatic cancer.
Yuriy Kutsenko, 66, Russian Soviet-era athlete, Olympic silver medalist (1980).
Carlos Lozano Guillén (es), 68, Colombian activist and political leader, cancer.
Luis Posada Carriles, 90, Cuban exiled anti-Castro militant, CIA agent and convicted terrorist.
Daniel Robin, 74, French wrestler, Olympic double-silver medalist (1968).

22

Tazin Ahmed, 42, Bangladeshi actress, heart attack.
Michael Banton, 91, British social scientist.
Alberto Dines, 86, Brazilian journalist (Jornal do Brasil, Grupo Abril, Observatório da Imprensa), writer and professor (Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism).
Dave Garcia, 97, American baseball coach and manager (San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers).
Júlio Pomar, 92, Portuguese painter.
Sérgio Prosdócimo, 76, Brazilian businessman, president of Coritiba Foot Ball Club, cardiac arrest.
Philip Roth, 85, American writer (Goodbye, Columbus, American Pastoral, The Human Stain), Pulitzer Prize winner (1998), heart failure.
Hafiz Siddiqi, 87, Bangladeshi academic, vice-chancellor of North South University (2003–2010).

21

Hemu Adhikari, 81, Indian actor (Wajood, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Detective Naani).
Nara Almeida, 24, Brazilian model and YouTube personality, stomach cancer.
António Arnault, 82, Portuguese politician, poet and Grand Master of Grande Oriente Lusitano, Minister of Social Affairs (1978).
Aleksandr Askoldov, 85, Russian actor and film director (Commissar).
Camilo Diaz Gregorio, 78, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bacolod (1989–2000) and Prelate of Batanes (2003–2017).
Muhammad Fazil, 92, Pakistani Olympic sprinter (1952).
Anna Maria Ferrero, 84, Italian actress (The Violent Patriot, Bad Girls Don’t Cry, Love and Larceny).
David Hesselgrave, 94, American missiologist.
Aleksandr Ivankin (ru), 65, Russian documentary film director and writer.
Dovey Johnson Roundtree, 104, American civil rights activist and attorney (Keys v. Carolina Coach Co.).
Nobukazu Kuriki, 35, Japanese mountaineer, heart attack.
Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani, 78, Indian novelist.
Pedro Tenorio, 84, Northern Mariana Islander politician, Governor (1982–1990, 1998–2002).
Vasilis Triantafillidis, 78, Greek comedian and singer.
Clint Walker, 90, American actor (Cheyenne, The Dirty Dozen, Small Soldiers), heart failure.
Faith Whittlesey, 79, American politician and diplomat, ambassador to Switzerland (1985–1988), cancer.
Gina Zamparelli, 59, American concert promoter, glioblastoma.

20

Antonio Annibale, 78, Italian footballer (Internazionale, Cesena, Pisa).
Jaroslav Brabec, 68, Czech shot putter and athletics coach.
Ramón Chao, 82, Spanish anti-Francoist journalist (Le Monde, La Voz de Galicia) and writer.
Bill Gold, 97, American film poster artist (Casablanca, The Exorcist, A Streetcar Named Desire), complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
Richard N. Goodwin, 86, American political writer, cancer.
Ali Hassanein, 93, Libyan politician, last foreign minister of Kingdom of Libya (1969).
Kim Min Seung, 47, South Korean actor.
Koo Bon-moo, 73, South Korean business executive, Chairman of LG Corporation, brain tumor.
Fernando MacDowell, 72, Brazilian engineer and politician, Deputy Mayor of Rio de Janeiro (since 2017), heart attack.
Carol Mann, 77, American Hall of Fame golfer (LPGA).
Patricia Morison, 103, American actress (Kiss Me, Kate, Dressed to Kill, The Song of Bernadette).
Colin Morris, 89, British Methodist minister.
John Morroni, 63, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1992–2000), leukemia.
Ernie Page, 83, Australian politician, MLA for Waverley (1981–91) and Coogee (1991–2003).
Rolf Sand, 98, Norwegian actor.
Dieter Schnebel, 88, German composer.
Yrsa Stenius, 73, Finnish-born Swedish journalist. (death announced on this date)

19

Zhengzhang Shangfang, 84, Chinese linguist.

18

Stephanie Adams, 47, American model (Playboy, Clairol, Venus Swimwear) and author, suicide by defenestration.
Stanislav Belikov (ru), 80, Russian football player and coach.
Sir John Carrick, 99, Australian politician, Minister for Education (1975–1979).
Darío Castrillón Hoyos, 88, Colombian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Bucaramanga (1992–1996), Prefect of the Clergy (1996–2006) and President of the Ecclesia Dei (2000–2009), liver disease.
Christopher Jones, 82, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Elphin (1994–2014).
Mumin Kanoat (ru), 86, Tajik poet.
Sun Fuling (zh), 96, Chinese politician, member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (1983–2003).
Troy Waters, 53, Australian middleweight boxer, Commonwealth champion (1987–1991), acute myeloid leukaemia.

17

Bret Bearup, 56, American basketball player (University of Kentucky).
Skip Finn, 69, American Ojibwe politician, member of the Minnesota Senate for the 4th district (1991–1996).
Nicole Fontaine, 76, French lawyer and politician, President of the European Parliament (1999-2002).
Yuriko Hoshi, 74, Japanese actress (Mothra vs. Godzilla; Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster).
Lawrence Jegen, 83, American legal scholar.
Lee Young-hee, 82, South Korean hanbok fashion designer, pneumonia.
Bill Longmore, 79, British civil servant, West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner (2012–2016), cancer.
Anthony Michael Milone, 85, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Great Falls-Billings (1988–2006), cancer and heart disease.
Richard Pipes, 94, Polish-born American historian.
Mait Riisman, 61, Estonian water polo player, Olympic gold medalist (1980).
Paweł Śpiewok (pl), 77, Polish ice hockey player.
Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, 82, Iranian politician, MP (1984–1988, 2004–2008), lung disease.

16

François Bréda, 62, Romanian writer and literary critic.
Joe Byrne, 64, Irish jump racing jockey, Champion Jockey (1979).
Joseph Campanella, 93, American actor (Mannix, Days of Our Lives, The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre), complications from Parkinson’s disease.
Nick Coleman, 67, American journalist (Star Tribune), stroke.
Nils Foss, 90, Danish civil engineer (Foss A/S), Parkinson’s disease.
Camille Gira, 59, Luxembourgish politician and ecologist, member of the Chamber of Deputies (since 1994), cardiac arrest.
Elena Gremina (ru), 61, Russian scriptwriter, director and playwright.
Miriam T. Griffin, 82, American academic (Somerville College).
Russell Jessop, 60, Australian footballer (Collingwood).
Gérard Jouannest, 85, French pianist.
Andy Johnson, 65, American football player (New England Patriots).
Eloísa Mafalda, 93, Brazilian actress.
Diana E. Murphy, 84, American judge.
Lucian Pintilie, 84, Romanian film director (The Reenactment, An Unforgettable Summer, Next Stop Paradise).
Hideki Saijo, 63, Japanese singer, heart failure.
Michael Slive, 77, American college athletics commissioner (Conference USA, Southeastern Conference).

15

Aisha Abimbola, 46, Nigerian actress, breast cancer.
Balakumaran, 71, Indian writer.
Hopeful Christian, 92, Australian-born New Zealand evangelist and convicted sex offender, founder of Gloriavale Christian Community, cancer.
Amir Ganiel, 55, Israeli swimmer.
Gogon (id), 58, Indonesian comedian.
Wilson Chisala Kalumba, 53-54, Zambian politician, Mayor of Lusaka (since 2016), heart failure.
Dokdin Kanyamarn (th), 94, Thai film director and actor.
Jean-Claude Lamy, 76, French journalist.
José Lavat, 69, Mexican voice actor, renal failure.
Tom Murphy, 83, Irish playwright (A Whistle in the Dark, Conversations on a Homecoming).
Elyas Omar, 82, Malaysian politician, Mayor of Kuala Lumpur (1981–1992), heart disease.
Jlloyd Samuel, 37, Trinidadian footballer (Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers), traffic collision.
Georges Scandar, 91, Lebanese Maronite Catholic hierarch, Bishop of Baalbek and Zahleh (1977–1990) and Zahleh (1990–2002).
Ray Wilson, 83, English footballer (Huddersfield Town, Everton, national team), world champion (1966), Alzheimer’s disease.

14

Kalasala Babu, 68, Indian actor, complications from a stroke.
Howard Bayne, 75, American basketball player (Kentucky Colonels).
T. P. Burns, 94, Irish jockey.
Peter Byrne, 90, English actor (Dixon of Dock Green) and director.
Mike Drass, 57, American football coach (Wesley College), heart attack.
Elaine Edwards, 89, American politician, U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1972).
Abdulrahim Abby Farah, 98, Welsh-born Somali diplomat and politician.
Roberto Farias, 86, Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter (Pra Frente, Brasil), cancer.
Doug Ford, 95, American golfer, PGA (1955) and Masters champion (1957).
Vladimír Jirásek, 84, Czech slalom canoeist, multi-ICF world champion.
Dieter Kunzelmann, 78, German political activist.
María Elena Meneses Rocha, 56, Mexican journalist, technologist and academic (Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education).
Kamel Omrane, 67, Tunisian politician and academic, Minister of Religious Affairs (2010–2011).
Frank Quilici, 79, American baseball player, manager and commentator (Minnesota Twins), kidney disease.
Mani Shah, 51, Nepalese footballer.
E. C. George Sudarshan, 86, Indian theoretical physicist and professor (University of Texas at Austin).
William Vance, 82, Belgian comics artist (XIII, Bob Morane, Bruno Brazil), Parkinson’s disease.
Tom Wolfe, 88, American author (The Bonfire of the Vanities, The Right Stuff, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test) and journalist.
Jozef J. Zwislocki (pl), 96, Polish-born American neuroscientist.

13

Edgardo Angara, 83, Filipino politician, Senator (1987–1998, 2001–2013), Senate President (1993–1995) and Minister of Agriculture (1991–2005), heart attack.
Rajab Ali Khan Baloch, 48, Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly (since 2013), cancer.
Rogelio Blaín, 73, Cuban actor (Lucía).
Glenn Branca, 69, American avant-garde composer (The Ascension) and guitarist (Theoretical Girls), throat cancer.
Epitácio Cafeteira, 93, Brazilian politician, Senator from Maranhão (2007–2015) and Governor (1987–1990).
Beth Chatto, 94, British gardener (Beth Chatto Gardens) and writer.
Clare Drake, 89, Canadian ice hockey coach (Alberta Golden Bears, Edmonton Oilers).
Donald T. Farley, 84, American physicist and engineering scientist.
Steve Hogan, 69, American politician, Mayor of Aurora, Colorado (since 2011), member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1975–1976), cancer.
Hasan Junaid, 56, Pakistani journalist, brain haemorrhage.
Margot Kidder, 69, Canadian-American actress (Superman, Black Christmas, The Amityville Horror) and activist.
Baadur Tsuladze, 83, Georgian actor, film director, writer and broadcaster.
Lucien Villa, 95, French politician, Deputy (1967–1968, 1973–1981).
Gareth Powell Williams, 63, British rugby union player (Wales, British and Irish Lions).

12

Mansoor Ahmed, 50, Pakistani field hockey player, Olympic bronze medalist (1992), heart failure.
Will Alsop, 70, British architect, Stirling Prize winner (2000).
Billy Brewer, 82, American football player and coach (Ole Miss, Southeastern Louisiana, Louisiana Tech).
Eufranio Eriguel, 59, Filipino physician and politician, shot.
Vaughn J. Featherstone, 87, American Mormon general authority.
Vern Harper, 85, Canadian Cree elder and indigenous rights activist.
Tessa Jowell, Baroness Jowell, 70, English politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2001–2007), MP (1992–2015) and peer (since 2015), brain cancer.
Chuck Knox, 86, American football coach (Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks), dementia.
Antonio Mercero, 82, Spanish film and television director (Verano azul, Farmacia de guardia, La cabina), Emmy (1972) and Goya (2010) winner, complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
Borislav Mikelić, 78, Serbian politician, Prime Minister of Serbian Krajina (1994–1995).
Dennis Nilsen, 72, Scottish serial killer.
Sam Nzima, 83, South African photographer.
Jack Sures, 83, Canadian artist.
Charles Thake, 90, Maltese actor (Agora, Treasure in Malta).
Joe Thomson, 70, Scottish legal scholar, Regius Professor of Law (Glasgow) (1991–2005).
Kevin Tierney, 67, Canadian film producer (Bon Cop, Bad Cop, The Trotsky) and journalist (Montreal Gazette), cancer.
Donald Gary Young, 68, American business executive, founder of Young Living, complications from multiple strokes.

11

Mikhail Alperin, 61, Ukrainian-born Norwegian jazz pianist.
Tony Beers, 55, Australian footballer (Collingwood, Claremont).
Zlatko Bourek, 89, Croatian filmmaker.
Bessie Camm, 113, British supercentenarian, oldest verified person in the United Kingdom.
Anita Das, 57, Indian actress, heart attack.
Clare Droesch, 36, American basketball player, cancer.
Gérard Genette, 87, French literary theorist.
Giraddi Govindraj, 79, Indian professor and poet, heart attack.
Josh Greenfeld, 90, American author and screenwriter (Harry and Tonto).
Hugo Guerra, 52, Uruguayan footballer (national team, Boca Juniors, Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), heart attack.
Tom E. Lewis, 59, Australian Yan-nhaŋu actor (The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Red Hill), heart attack.
Yvan Mainini (fr), 73, French basketball referee and executive, president of FIBA (2010–2014).
Matt Marks, 38, American composer and musician (Alarm Will Sound).
Peter Mayer, 82, American publisher (The Overlook Press, Penguin Books), complications from amyloidosis.
Bengt Nilsson, 84, Swedish high jumper.
Jose Francisco Oliveros, 71, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Malolos (since 2004).
Julio Pardo Padrós (es), 66, Spanish sports executive, President of RCD Espanyol (1989–1993).
Himanshu Roy, 54, Indian police officer, Director General of Police for Maharashtra, suicide by gunshot.
Ulla Sallert, 95, Swedish actress and singer.
Viktor Shamburkin, 86, Russian sport shooter, Olympic gold medalist (1960).

10

Graham Bunyard, 78, South African cricketer (Transvaal, Rhodesia).
Liz Chase, 68, Zimbabwean field hockey player, Olympic champion (1980).
David Goodall, 104, English-born Australian botanist, assisted suicide by lethal injection.
Emile Gumbs, 90, Anguillan politician, Chief Minister (1977–1980, 1984–1994).
Günther Haensch, 95, German linguist and lexicographer.
Ken Hodgkisson, 85, English footballer (Walsall, West Bromwich Albion).
Scott Hutchison, 36, Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist (Frightened Rabbit, Mastersystem, The Fruit Tree Foundation).
Kevin Kamenetz, 60, American politician, Baltimore County Executive (since 2010), cardiac arrest.
Graham Lovett, 70, English footballer (West Bromwich Albion).
Alfonso Lovo Cordero, 91, Nicaraguan politician, member of the Liberal-Conservative Junta (1972–1974).
R. Neelakantan, 83, Indian actor.
Adam Parfrey, 61, American writer, editor and publisher (Feral House).
Joseph Paul, 81, Pakistani Roman Catholic priest.
Maynard Troyer, 79, American race car driver and race chassis engineer.
Evgeni Vasiukov, 85, Russian chess Grandmaster.
The Wanderer, 60, Norwegian serial burglar.

9

Mario Agnes (it), 86, Italian journalist, President of Azione Cattolica (1973–1980) and Chief Editor of L’Osservatore Romano (1984–2007).
Poldine Carlo, 97, American writer and Koyukon elder.
Lolita Chatterjee, 81, Indian actress, stroke.
Omar Daoud, 35, Libyan footballer (Al Ahli SC, JS Kabylie, national team), traffic collision.
Arthur Fitzsimons, 88, Irish football player (Middlesbrough) and manager.
Tom Fletcher, 75, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers).
Delphine Gibson, 114, American supercentenarian, oldest verified person in the United States.
Ben Graves (es), 46, American drummer (Murderdolls), cancer.
Eunice Groark, 80, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (1991–1995).
Mustafa Nurul Islam, 91, Bangladeshi academic, National Professor (2011).
Per Kirkeby, 79, Danish artist.
Rajinder Pal, 80, Indian cricketer.
Carl Perkins, 59, New Zealand musician (House of Shem), bowel cancer.
Murai Shimako, 89, Japanese playwright.
Carlos Enrique Trinidad Gómez, 63, Guatemalan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of San Marcos (since 2014).
Duke Friedrich of Württemberg, 56, German aristocrat, traffic collision.

8

Oleg Belous (ru), 66, Russian diplomat, ambassador to Portugal (since 2013).
Big Bully Busick, 63, American professional wrestler (WWF), spinal fluid cancer.
Anne V. Coates, 92, British film editor (Lawrence of Arabia, The Elephant Man, Fifty Shades of Grey), Oscar winner (1963).
George Deukmejian, 89, American politician, Governor of California (1983–1991).
Peter Fehlner, 86, American Roman Catholic priest and theologian.
Julio López Hernández (es), 88, Spanish sculptor.
Ernest Medina, 81, American army officer, commander of unit responsible for the My Lai Massacre.
Irena Orlov, 76, Soviet-born American piano teacher, complications from heart surgery.
Lara Saint Paul, 73, Eritrean-born Italian singer, cancer.
James Scott, 71, American light-heavyweight boxer and convicted murderer.
Al Stanek, 74, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants).
Jonathan Sternberg, 98, American conductor and musical director, heart failure.
Rauf Talyshinski, 61, Azerbaijani journalist and editor (Echo).

7

Big T, 52, American rapper (“Wanna Be a Baller”), heart attack.
Antonio Fernández Valenzuela (es), 71, Spanish businessman and politician, President of Province of Alicante (1983–1991), heart attack.
Mikhail German, 85, Russian writer.
Thomas Hempel, 76, Swedish radio journalist (Dagens Eko).
Søren Hyldgaard, 55, Danish composer (Red), diabetes.
Jesús Kumate Rodríguez, 93, Mexican physician and politician, Secretary of Health (1988–1994).
Maurane, 57, Belgian singer and actress.
Russell McPhedran, 82, Australian news photographer.
Salih Mirzabeyoğlu, 66, Turkish writer and Islamist leader (Great Eastern Islamic Raiders’ Front), brain hemorrhage.
Miki Muster, 92, Slovenian artist.
César Paredes Canto, 76, Peruvian academic and politician, Vice President (1995–2000), heart attack.
Isyaku Rabiu, 92, Nigerian businessman and Islamic scholar.
Charlie Russell, 76, Canadian naturalist.
Jeremy D. Safran, 66, Canadian-born American psychotherapist, beaten and stabbed.
Crosbie E. Saint, 81, American military officer.
Gayle Shepherd, 81, American singer (Shepherd Sisters), dementia.
Roman Toi, 101, Estonian-Canadian composer, choir conductor and organist.
Tore Torell, 76, Norwegian magician, esophageal cancer.
Miroslav Vardić, 73, Serbian footballer (Hajduk Split, Helmond Sport).
Oleksandr Vozianov (uk), 79, Ukrainian physician.

6

Sam Aanestad, 71, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1998–2002) and Senate (2002–2010).
Cirilo Bautista, 76, Filipino writer and poet.
Herbert E. Brekle, 82, German typographer and linguist.
Jack Chamangwana, 61, Malawian football player and coach.
Daniel Cohen, 82, American writer, sepsis.
Ivan Dagnin, 80, South African cricketer.
Jean-Claude Decagny, 78, French politician, MP (1993–2010), Mayor of Maubeuge (1984–1989, 1995–2001).
Leonard Faulkner, 91, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Adelaide (1985–2001).
Paolo Ferrari, 89, Belgian-born Italian actor (Susanna Whipped Cream, White Voices, Lo scippo).
Andreas Findig, 56, Austrian author.
Eric Geboers, 55, Belgian motocross racer, five-time world champion, drowned.
Tarcisio Gitti, 82, Italian politician, President of Brescia province (1972–1975) and deputy (1979–1994).
Gurukrushna Goswami, 84, Indian lyricist.
Billy Gustafsson, 70, Swedish politician, MP (since 2002).
Lai Meng, 90, Malaysian actress (Dance Dance Dragon, Taxi! Taxi!).
David Mitchell, 84, Australian lawyer and missionary.
Josef Mladý (cs), 63, Czech conferencier, actor and entrepreneur.
Khaled Mohieddin, 95, Egyptian military officer, member of the Revolutionary Command Council.
Jamal Naji, 63, Jordanian novelist, stroke.
Vladimir Sapunov (ru), 65, Russian band manager (Mashina Vremeni, Voskreseniye).
Charles W. Steger, 70, American academic, President of Virginia Tech (2000–2014).
Brad Steiger, 82, American author and paranormal researcher.
Ray Szmanda, 91, American radio personality and Menards spokesman (1976–2002).

5

Randy Alexander, 69, American drag racing driver (NHRA), race collision.
Michele Castoro, 66, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-S.Giovanni Rotondo (since 2009), cancer.
Klaus Dede, 81, German writer and journalist.
Peter Duhan (cs), 71, Czech journalist and manager, Czech Radio director (2010–2015).
Frederic H. Dustin, 88, American businessman and philanthropist.
Stanley Falkow, 84, American microbiologist.
Wilson Frost, 92, American politician, member of the Chicago City Council (1967–1987).
Ludwig Harig (de), 90, German writer.
Arjun Hingorani, 92, Indian film producer and director (Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere, Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?, Katilon Ke Kaatil).
José María Íñigo, 75, Spanish journalist (RTVE) and commentator (Eurovision Song Contest), cancer.
Adolfo Lastretti (it), 80, Italian actor (Massacre in Rome, Borsalino & Co., Four of the Apocalypse), heart failure.
Robbie Little, 73, British film producer (The Prophecy II, Tsotsi, An American Haunting).
Lambert Maassen, 76, Dutch footballer (PSV Eindhoven, ADO Den Haag).
Ermanno Olmi, 86, Italian film director and screenwriter (Il Posto, The Tree of Wooden Clogs, The Legend of the Holy Drinker), complications from Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Aaron D. Panken, 53, American rabbi, President of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (since 2014), plane crash.
Fuad Poladov, 69, Azerbaijani actor.
Pierre Rissient (fr), 81, French film director and producer.
P. N. Sathya, 46, Indian actor and director (Majestic).
Rosemarie Schuder, 89, German writer.
Lawrence Simbarashe, 69, Zimbabwean actor and comedian (Cry Freedom, Jit, Flame).
Norma Vermeulen (es), 87, Argentine human rights activist.
Dick Williams, 91, American singer (The Williams Brothers).
Roy Wright, 84, American baseball player (New York Giants).

4

John Altamura, American actor (The Toxic Avenger Part II, The Toxic Avenger Part III- The Last Temptation of Toxie), heart attack.
Paul Bloodgood, 58, American artist, Alzheimer’s disease.
Edwin G. Burrows, 74, American historian.
Naser Cheshm Azar, 68, Iranian composer, heart attack.
Steve Coy (it), 56, British musician (Dead or Alive).
Renate Dorrestein, 64, Dutch writer and journalist, esophageal cancer.
Billy Fourquet, 57, Puerto Rican radio host and film actor, liver cancer.
Cathy Godbold, 43, Australian actress (The Saddle Club, Home and Away), brain cancer.
Bobbie Louise Hawkins, 87, American poet and author.
Larry Hunter, 68, American college basketball coach (Wittenberg Tigers, Ohio Bobcats, Western Carolina Catamounts), complications from a stroke.
Katie Kelly, 81, American entertainment reporter (Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show), Alzheimer’s disease.
Lionel Lamy, 74, French footballer.
Patricia Lascelles, Countess of Harewood, 91, Australian-British violinist and fashion model.
André Le Dissez, 88, French racing cyclist.
Bill MacGowan, 66, New Zealand sports administrator (Auckland Warriors, New Zealand Football).
Juan Morano, 76, Spanish politician, member of the Congress of Deputies (2004–2015), mayor of León (1979–1987, 1989–1995).
Jimmy Nickerson, 68, American stunt performer (Rocky, Raging Bull, Lethal Weapon).
Luyanda Ntshangase, 21, South African footballer (Maritzburg United), lightning strike.
Abi Ofarim, 80, Israeli musician (“Cinderella Rockefella”) and dancer.
Tony Steel, 76, New Zealand rugby union player (national team) and politician, MP for Hamilton East (1990–1993, 1996–2002).
Alexander Tschäppät, 66, Swiss politician, National Councillor (1979–1991, 2011–2018), Mayor of Bern (2005–2016), cancer.

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Jim Argue, 66, American politician, member of the Arkansas Senate (1996–2008), kidney cancer.
Monica Barnes, 82, Irish politician, Teachta Dála (1982–1992, 1997–2002), Senator (1982).
Carlos Carvalho, 47, South African filmmaker, struck by giraffe.
John Innes Clarke, 89, British geographer.
Doina Cornea, 88, Romanian human rights activist and professor.
Afonso Dhlakama, 65, Mozambican politician and opposition leader (RENAMO), heart attack.
Luiz Antonio Gasparetto (pt), 68, Brazilian writer, psychologist and TV presenter, lung cancer.
Dan Grimm, 77, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons), Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
Tony Kinman, 62, American rock singer and bass guitarist (Rank and File, The Dils).
Maria Paris (it), 85, Italian singer.
David Pines, 93, American physicist.
Bob Prewitt, 93, American college basketball coach (SMU Mustangs).
Junior Rodriguez, 82, American politician.
Joe Scannella, 89, American football coach (Oakland Raiders, Montreal Alouettes, Cleveland Browns).
Paolo Signorelli, 79, Italian footballer.
Ivan Steblin-Kamenskiy (ru), 72, Soviet-born Russian linguist.
Demetrio Túpac Yupanqui, 94, Peruvian academic and Quechua translator.
Marcello Verziera (it), 83, Italian actor and stuntman (It Can Be Done Amigo, … All the Way, Boys!, Squadra antitruffa).

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Javier Aller, 46, Spanish actor (El robo más grande jamás contado, La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón, El milagro de P. Tinto), complications from diabetes.
Gord Brown, 57, Canadian politician, MP (since 2004), heart attack.
Tony Cucchiara, 80, Italian singer and songwriter.
Paul Dick, 77, Canadian politician, heart attack.
Dick Edell, 74, American lacrosse coach (Maryland Terrapins), pneumonia.
Takayuki Inoue, 77, Japanese musician (The Spiders).
János Juszkó, 78, Hungarian racing cyclist.
Tania Khanna, 26, Indian radio presenter, traffic collision.
Herman Krebbers, 94, Dutch violinist.
Antonín Líman (cs), 86, Canadian-Czech japanologist and translator.
Hauwa Maina, 48, Nigerian actress.
Tokay Mammadov, 90, Azerbaijani sculptor.
Vadim Mulerman, 79, Soviet singer, cancer.
Eugenio de Nora (es), 94, Spanish poet.
Katherine O’Regan, 71, New Zealand politician, MP for Waipa (1984–1996), list MP (1996–1999), cancer.
Elisabeth Pfluger (de), 98, Swiss writer.
Kottayam Pushpanath, 80, Indian author.
Harald Range, 70, German jurist, Attorney General (2011–2015).
James Thorp, 81, American electrical engineer.
Bill Torrey, 83, Canadian ice hockey executive (New York Islanders, Florida Panthers).
Wolfgang Völz, 87, German actor.
Chris Walsh, 66, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (since 2010), lymphoma.
Wang Danfeng, 93, Chinese actress.
Cliff Watson, 78, English rugby league footballer (St Helens, Cronulla-Sutherland, national team), cancer.
Sir Keith Williamson, 90, British air force commander, Chief of the Air Staff (1982–1985).

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Elmar Altvater, 79, German political scientist.
Arthur Barnard, 89, American sprinter.
Florence Berman, 92, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Superdawg.
Max Berrú, 74, Ecuadorian-Chilean musician (Inti Illimani).
Dennis Claridge, 76, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons), bladder cancer.
Ninalee Craig, 90, American-born Canadian teacher and photograph subject, complications from lung cancer.
Carl W. Duckworth, 63, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1999–2008), bone cancer.
Raymond D. Dzendzel, 96, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1955–1958) and Senate (1959–1970).
Reg Gadney, 77, British artist and screenwriter.
Stu Boy King, 64, American drummer (The Dictators), pancreatic cancer.
Harry Lavington, 91, Welsh-born New Zealand actor (Close to Home).
Chuck Missler, 83, American evangelist and author.
Ashok Mitra, 90, Indian economist and politician.
Constantin Olteanu (de), 90, Romanian general and politician.
Pavel Pergl, 40, Czech footballer (Sparta Prague), suicide.
Bozor Sobir, 79, Tajik poet, laureate of the Rudaki Prize, People’s Poet.
John “Jabo” Starks, 79, American drummer (James Brown, The J.B.’s).
Charlie Stone, 67, English rugby league footballer (Hull, Featherstone Rovers).
Sun Yueh, 87, Chinese-born Taiwanese actor (Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing), sepsis.
Peter Temple-Morris, 80, British politician and life peer, MP for Leominster (1974–2001).
Universo 2000, 55, Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL, AAA, IWRG).
Milena Vecková-Blahoutová (cs), 85, Czech Hall of fame basketball and handball player.
Wanda Wiłkomirska, 89, Polish violinist and teacher.
Bob Woffinden, 70, British journalist and author, mesothelioma.

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