The following is a list of deaths in April 2009 .
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 2009
1
Arne Andersson , 91, Swedish middle distance runner and former world record holder (1500m).[ 1] Umberto Betti , 87, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Cardinal of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzio since 2007.[ 2] John Blankenchip , 89, American educator, theater director and designer, after short illness.[ 3] Paul Dean, Baron Dean of Harptree , 84, British politician, Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons (1982–1992).[ 4] Margreta Elkins , 78, Australian mezzo-soprano, cancer.[ 5] Duane Jarvis , 51, American guitarist and singer-songwriter, colon cancer.[ 6] Manfred Jessen-Klingenberg , 75, German historian.[ 7] Jan Kleyn , 83, Dutch sprinter.[ 8] Marsel Markulin , 72, Croatian Olympic gymnast.[ 9] Marcos Moshinsky , 88, Ukrainian-born Mexican physicist.[ 10] Daniel Joseph O'Hern , 78, American jurist, member of the New Jersey Supreme Court (1981–2000), melanoma.[ 11] Elaine Cancilla Orbach , 69, American actress, wife of Jerry Orbach , pneumonia.[ 12] Lou Perryman , 67, American actor (Poltergeist The Blues Brothers Boys Don't Cry [ 13] Miguel Ángel Suárez , 69, Puerto Rican actor, esophageal cancer.[ 14] Ian Tomlinson , 47, British pedestrian allegedly assaulted by police at 2009 G-20 London summit protests , abdominal haemorrhage.[ 15]
2
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch , 50, Pakistani politician.[ 16] Exotic Dancer , 9, French-bred British racehorse, heart attack after race.[ 17] Ev Faunce , 82, American football player and coach.[ 18] Guttorm Hansen , 88, Norwegian politician, President of Parliament (1973–1981).[ 19] Taj Muhammad Jamali , 70, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Balochistan (1990–1993).[ 20] Albert Sanschagrin , 97, Canadian Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (1967–1979).[ 21] Bud Shank , 82, American alto saxophonist, pulmonary failure.[ 22] Frank Springer , 79, American comic book artist (Dazzler Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. She-Hulk [ 23] Andrew Steiner , 100, Czechoslovak-American architect and Jewish resistance member during the Holocaust.[ 24]
3
Ken Anderson , 33, American football player (Chicago Bears ), heart attack.[ 25] James G. Boswell II , 86, American businessman, natural causes.[ 26] Tom Braden , 92, American journalist and author (Eight Is Enough [ 27] Eva Evdokimova , 60, Swiss-born American ballerina, complications of cancer.[ 28] Charlie Kennedy , 81, American alto saxophonist, pulmonary disease.[ 29] John King , 55, American ukulele player, heart attack.[ 30] Victor Millan , 89, American actor (Touch of Evil Scarface Giant [ 31] Alexei Parshchikov , 54, Russian poet.[ 32] Crodowaldo Pavan , 89, Brazilian biologist and geneticist, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and cancer.[ 33] Tom Smith , 88, British make-up artist (Gandhi Raiders of the Lost Ark Return of the Jedi [ 34] Jerome Waldie , 84, American politician, Representative from California (1966–1975).[ 35]
4
Trevor Bull , 64, British Olympic cyclist.[ 36] Jobie Dajka , 27, Australian track cyclist, 2002 Keirin world champion .[ 37] Adriano Directo Emperado , 82, American martial artist (kajukenbo ).[ 38] Maxine Cooper , 84, American actress (Kiss Me Deadly [ 39] Netherwood Hughes , 108, British fourth-to-last veteran of World War I.[ 40] Jody McCrea , 74, American actor, cardiac arrest.[ 41] Gonzalo Olave , 25, Chilean actor, motorcycle accident.[ 42] Herbert Scheinberg , 89, American physician, pneumonia.[ 43] Nelly Sindayen , 59, Filipino journalist, Manila correspondent for Time magazine[ 44] Cecil Skotnes , 82, South African artist, pneumonia.[ 45] Armand Tanny , 90, American bodybuilder, natural causes.[ 46] Marvin Webster , 56, American basketball player (Seattle SuperSonics ), natural causes.[ 47]
5
Wouter Barendrecht , 43, Dutch film producer, heart failure.[ 48] Guy Brown , 72, Canadian politician, mayor of Springhill, Nova Scotia (2004–2008), after long illness.[ 49] Thomas R. Byrne , 86, American politician, Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota (1966–1970), cancer.[ 50] Tony D , 42, American hip hop DJ and musician, car accident.[ 51] David Eady , 84, British film director and producer.[ 52] Sir Michael Giddings , 88, British air marshal.[ 53] I. J. Good , 92, British mathematician, statistician and cryptographer, natural causes.[ 54] Sir Neil MacCormick , 67, British jurist and Scottish nationalist politician, cancer.[ 55] Alfredo Marcano , 62, Venezuelan former WBA world super featherweight (junior lightweight) champion boxer.[ 56] Rocco Morabito , 88, American Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer.[ 57] Nancy Overton , 83, American pop singer (The Chordettes ), esophageal cancer.[ 58] Constantine Papadakis , 63, Greek-born American president of Drexel University , complications from lung cancer.[ 59] William Tobin , 83, American journalist, esophageal cancer.[ 60] George Tribe , 88, Australian cricketer.[ 61] Ole Gabriel Ueland , 78, Norwegian politician.[ 62] David Wheatley , 59, British film and television director, after long illness.[ 63]
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A-Sun , 34, Taiwanese singer, breast cancer.[ 64] Steve Cannon , 81, American radio personality (WCCO ), cancer.[ 65] J. M. S. Careless , 90, Canadian historian.[ 66] Luigi Casola , 87, Italian cyclist.[ 67] Dwight Crandell , 86, American volcanologist, heart attack.[ 68] Dorothy Cullman , 91, American philanthropist, complications of brain injury.[ 69] Russell E. Dunham , 89, American war veteran, Medal of Honor recipient, heart failure.[ 70] Jacques Hustin , 69, Belgian singer-songwriter.[ 71] Shawn Mackay , 26, Australian rugby union player (Brumbies ), cardiac arrest following car accident.[ 72] Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri , 71, South African Minister of Communications (since 1999) and acting President (2008), natural causes.[ 73] Andrzej Stelmachowski , 84, Polish academic and politician.[ 74] Mari Trini , 61, Spanish pop singer and actress.[ 75] Svetlana Ulmasova , 56, Uzbekistani athlete.[ 76] Damouré Zika , 85, Nigerien film actor and traditional healer, after long illness.[ 77]
7
Dave Arneson , 61, American game designer, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons [ 78] Samuel Beer , 97, American academic, expert on British government.[ 79] Raja Chelliah , 86, Indian economist, founder of Madras School of Economics , after short illness.[ 80] Stanley Jaki , 84, Hungarian-born American theologian, heart attack.[ 81] Philip Moore, Baron Moore of Wolvercote , 88, British private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II (1977–1986).[ 82] Paddy O'Hanlon , 65, Irish politician and barrister, after short illness.[ 83] Leo Prieto , 88, Filipino sports executive, PBA Commissioner (1975–1982), stroke.[ 84] Gordon Slynn, Baron Slynn of Hadley , 79, British jurist, cancer.[ 85] Michael Stern , 98, American journalist and philanthropist, co-founder of Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum , pancreatic cancer.[ 86] Hyacinth Tungutalum , 62, Australian politician, heart attack.[ 87] Jack Wrangler , 62, American pornographic film actor, writer, and producer, emphysema.[ 88]
8
Lennie Bennett , 70, British comedian and game show host (Lucky Ladders [ 89] Jane Bryan , 90, American actress, after long illness.[ 90] Willard Fuller , 93, American faith healer.[ 91] Henri Meschonnic , 76, French poet, linguist, translator and theoretician.[ 92] Dan Miller , 67, American television journalist (WSMV , KCBS ), heart attack.[ 93] Piotr Morawski , 32, Polish mountain climber, mountaineering accident.[ 94] Marat Nyýazow , 75, Turkmen-born Soviet sport shooter, Olympic silver medalist (1960 ).[ 95] Jean Overton Fuller , 94, British writer and painter.[ 96] Tam Paton , 70, Scottish music manager and spokesperson for the Bay City Rollers , suspected heart attack.[ 97] Tori Stafford , 8, Canadian murder victim, blunt trauma.[ 98] David Winans , 74, American gospel singer, heart attack.[ 99]
9
Nick Adenhart , 22, American baseball pitcher (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ), car accident.[ 100] Edgar Buchwalder , 92, Swiss Olympic cyclist and silver medalist.[ 101] Randy Cain , 63, American singer (The Delfonics ).[ 102] Mike Casey , 60, American college basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats ) (1967–1971), heart disease.[ 103] Colin Jordan , 85, British politician and Neo-Nazi activist.[ 104] Ernest Manirumva , Burundian anti-corruption activist (OLUCOME ), stabbed.[ 105] Shakti Samanta , 83, Indian film director and producer, cardiac arrest.[ 106] Dale Swann , 61, American character actor, complications of stroke.[ 107]
10
Richard Arnell , 91, English composer.[ 108] John Spoor Broome , 91, American rancher and philanthropist.[ 109] Richard Cartwright , 95, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Plymouth (1972–1982).[ 110] Blake Chanslor , 88, American businessman, founder of Blake's Lotaburger .[ 111] Deborah Digges , 59, American poet, apparent suicide by jumping.[ 112] Rocky Hill , 62, American blues guitarist, singer, and bassist.[ 113] Frank Morris , 85, Canadian football player and executive, after long illness.[ 114] Naum Olev , 70, Russian lyricist.[ 115] Yevgeny Vesnik , 86, Russian actor, stroke.[ 116]
11
Aida Abdullayeva , 86, Azerbaijani harpist.[ 117] Jim Brodie , 88, New Zealand geologist, oceanographer and geophysicist.[ 118] Mickey Cafagna , 65, American politician, mayor of Poway, California , complications from kidney cancer.[ 119] Simon Channing Williams , 63, British film producer, cancer.[ 120] Albert Chernenko , 74, Russian philosopher, son of Konstantin Chernenko .[ 121] Rob Dickson , 45, Australian football player, winner of Australian Survivor [ 122] Gerda Gilboe , 94, Danish actress.[ 123] [ 124] B. M. Idinabba , 88, Indian poet and activist, physical disorders.[ 125] Judith Krug , 69, American librarian, founder of Banned Books Week , stomach cancer.[ 126] René Monory , 85, French politician, President of the Senate (1992–1998).[ 127] Tita Muñoz , 82, Filipino actress, after long illness.[ 128] Jimmy Neighbour , 58, British footballer (Norwich City , Tottenham Hotspur ), heart attack.[ 129] Vishnu Prabhakar , 97, Indian writer, after long illness.[ 130] Johnny Roadhouse , 88, British saxophonist.[ 131] Al Rosenbaum , 82, American sculptor, co-founder of the Virginia Holocaust Museum .[ 132] Corín Tellado , 81, Spanish novelist, heart failure.[ 133] Zeke Zarchy , 93, American swing music jazz trumpeter.[ 134]
12
Sitara Achakzai , 52, Afghan women's rights activist and politician, shot.[ 135] Javier de Bengoechea , 89, Spanish poet.[ 136] Danny Cameron , 85, Canadian politician, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (1991–1995).[ 137] Marilyn Chambers , 56, American pornographic film actress (Behind the Green Door [ 138] Kent Douglas , 73, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs ), cancer[ 139] Robin Guthrie , 71, British teacher.[ 140] Gene Handley , 94, American baseball player.[ 141] Mike Keen , 69, British footballer, after short illness.[ 142] Hans Kleppen , 102, Norwegian ski jumper.[ 143] Sir Kirby Laing , 92, British civil engineer.[ 144] Louis Leysen , 77, Belgian footballer.[ 145] Sir John Maddox , 83, British science writer, editor (Nature [ 146] Stephen Minarik , 49, American politician, chairman of the New York Republican State Committee (2004–2006), heart attack.[ 147] Ephraim Obot , 72, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Idah since 1977.[ 148] Franklin Rosemont , 65, American surrealist poet, labor historian and co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group .[ 149] Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick , 58, American writer and critical theorist, pioneer of queer studies , breast cancer.[ 150] Ishaq Shahryar , 73, Afghan-born American scientist and ambassador.[ 151] Derek Weiler , 40, Canadian editor and writer.[ 152]
13
John Armitage , 88, Australian politician, MP (1961–1963, 1969–1983).[ 153] Björn Borg , 89, Swedish Olympic swimmer.[ 154] Stefan Brecht , 84, German poet, son of Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel , after long illness.[ 155] Frank Costigan , 78, Australian lawyer and royal commissioner, head of the Costigan Commission .[ 156] Tony Eckstein , 85, American politician and veterinarian.[ 157] Mark Fidrych , 54, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers ), suffocation.[ 158] Jack D. Hunter , 87, American author, cancer.[ 159] Harry Kalas , 73, American sportscaster, heart attack.[ 160] Ossie Lambert , 82, Australian cricketer.[ 161] Ángel Miguel , 79, Spanish professional golfer.[ 162] Bruce Snyder , 69, American football coach, melanoma.[ 163] Alfred Swift , 77, South African Olympic cyclist.[ 164] Teo Usuelli , 78, Italian film score composer.[ 165] Kevin Walton , 90, British winner of the Albert Medal .[ 166] Zhu Min , 83, Chinese professor and daughter of Zhu De .[ 167]
14
Richard Baker , 62, American surf apparel executive (Ocean Pacific ), cancer.[ 168] Maurice Druon , 90, French novelist, Dean of the Académie française (French Academy), and French Resistance fighter.[ 169] Fuyuko Kamisaka , 78, Japanese historian, author and critic, cancer.[ 170] Les Keiter , 89, American sportscaster, natural causes.[ 171] Max Lake , 84, Australian winemaker, fall.[ 172] Marcus Loane , 97, Australian Anglican Primate (1978–1982), Archbishop of Sydney (1966–1982), after short illness.[ 173] Peter Rogers , 95, British film producer (Carry On series[ 174] Royce Ryton , 84, British playwright.[ 175]
15
Ed Blake , 83, American baseball player, after long illness.[ 176] Sir Clement Freud , 84, German-born British writer, broadcaster and politician, MP (1973–1987).[ 177] Merle Harmon , 82, American sportscaster, pneumonia.[ 178] Wisdom Siziba , 28, Zimbabwean cricketer, heart failure.[ 179] László Tisza , 101, Hungarian-born American physicist.[ 180]
16
Patty Costello , 61, American ten-pin bowler, pancreatic cancer.[ 181] Michael Martin Dwyer , 24, Irish security guard, shot.[ 182] Sal Guarriello , 90, American politician, after short illness.[ 183] Tengiz Gudava , 55, Georgian-born Soviet dissident and journalist (RFE/RL ).[ 184] Timothy J. Holst , 61, American circus ringmaster, after short illness.[ 185] James D. Houston , 75, American author, cancer.[ 186] Jim Lange , 82, American editorial cartoonist (The Oklahoman [ 187] Svein Longva , 65, Norwegian economist, State Conciliator (2005–2009).[ 188] Michel Mondésert , 92, French Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Grenoble .[ 189] Abdel Halim Muhammad , 99, Sudanese doctor, President of the CAF (1968–1972), member of Committee of Sovereignty of The Sudan (1964–1965).[ 190] Viktor Paskov , 59, Bulgarian writer, lung cancer.[ 191] Eduardo Rózsa-Flores , 49, Hungarian journalist, writer, actor and soldier, shot.[ 192] Saensak Muangsurin , 58, Thai former WBC light welterweight champion boxer (fastest ever pro champion), intestinal complications.[ 193]
17
Sir Martin Garrod , 73, British army general, Commandant General Royal Marines (1987–1990).[ 194] Väinö Hakkarainen , 76, Finnish Olympic wrestler.[ 195] Momtaj Iqbal , Bangladeshi politician.[ 196] Carmen Leggio , 82, American jazz tenor saxophonist.[ 197] Midge Miller , 86, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1971–1985), cancer.[ 198] Honoré Desmond Sharrer , 88, American artist.[ 199]
18
Tissa Abeysekara , 69, Sri Lankan film director, writer and actor, brain haemorrhage.[ 200] Yvon Bourges , 87, French politician and colonial administrator, Governor-General of French Equatorial Africa .[ 201] Toi Aukuso Cain , 50, Samoan politician and murderer, liver cancer.[ 202] Peter Dennis , 75, British actor (Sideways Hadleigh Shrek [ 203] Edward George, Baron George , 70, British public official, Governor of the Bank of England (1993–2003), lung cancer.[ 204] Vernon Malone , 77, American politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (2003–2009), natural causes.[ 205] Bill Orton , 60, American politician, member of the US House of Representatives from Utah (1991–1997), ATV accident.[ 206] Stephanie Parker , 22, British actress (Belonging ) , apparent suicide by hanging.[ 207] Charles Peebler , 72, American advertising executive, progressive supranuclear palsy.[ 208] Whitelaw Reid , 95, American journalist, complications of lung and heart failure.[ 209] Kiril Vajarov , 21, Bulgarian ice hockey goaltender, member of the national team (2006–2009), stabbed.[ 210] Elías Wessin y Wessin , 84, Dominican politician and general, cardiac arrest.[ 211]
19
Hirmis Aboona , 69, Iraqi historian.[ 212] J. G. Ballard , 78, British novelist, prostate cancer.[ 213] Doc Blanchard , 84, American college football player (Army ), Heisman Trophy winner (1945), pneumonia.[ 214] Tilahun Gessesse , 68, Ethiopian singer.[ 215] Robert Gillis , 82, American football coach.[ 216] Tony Kett , 57, Irish politician, cancer.[ 217] Božo Kos , 77, Slovenian illustrator and caricaturist.[ 218] Kaimar-ud-Din bin Maidin , 66, Malaysian Olympic athlete.[ 219] Tharon Musser , 84, American lighting designer, after long illness.[ 220] Dicky Robinson , 82, British footballer (Middlesbrough ), after long illness.[ 221] Terrell Starr , 82, American politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (1968–2006), heart failure.[ 222]
20
Beata Asimakopoulou , 77, Greek actress, cancer.[ 223] Thomas Hill , 81, American actor (The NeverEnding Story Newhart McCabe & Mrs. Miller [ 224] Qian Lingxi , 92, Chinese physicist and civil engineer, President of Dalian University of Technology .[ 225] Franco Rotella , 42, Italian footballer, melanoma.[ 226]
21
Iqbal Bano , 74, Indian-born Pakistani singer, after short illness.[ 227] Paul Ebert , 76, American college baseball and basketball player and surgeon, myocardial infarction.[ 228] Robin Gillett , 83, British Lord Mayor of London (1976–1977).[ 229] Jack Jones , 96, British trade union leader, veteran of the International Brigades .[ 230] H. S. S. Lawrence , 85, Indian educationalist.[ 231] Vivian Maier , 83, American street photographer.[ 232] James Byron Moran , 78, American jurist (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ), after long illness.[ 233] Santha Rama Rau , 86, Indian-born American writer, cardiac arrest.[ 234]
22
Ken Annakin , 94, British film director (The Longest Day Battle of the Bulge Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines [ 235] Jack Cardiff , 94, British cinematographer (A Matter Of Life And Death Black Narcissus The African Queen Oscar winner (1948 ).[ 236] Ron Cash , 59, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers ).[ 237] Marilyn Cooper , 74, American actress (Woman of the Year The Thorns Family Business Tony winner (1981 ).[ 238] Bill Disney , 77, American Olympic silver medal-winning (1960 ) speed skater, emphysema.[ 239] Bob Hamm , 74, American writer and Cajun humorist, complications related to cancer.[ 240] David Kellermann , 41, American businessman, CFO of Freddie Mac since 2008, suicide by hanging.[ 241] George Rawlings , 87, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1964–1969).[ 242] Heinz Schröder , 80, German puppeteer.[ 243] Dudley Thornton , 89, British army officer.[ 244] Kim Weiskopf , 62, American television producer and writer (Married... with Children Full House Three's Company [ 245]
23
William F. Barnes , 91, American football coach (UCLA ), complications from pneumonia.[ 246] Kenneth Paul Block , 84, American fashion illustrator.[ 247] Sir Brian Corby , 79, British businessman, President of the CBI .[ 248] Gordon Gair , 92, Canadian lacrosse player.[ 249] Lam Sheung Yee , 74, Hong Kong footballer, coach, announcer and actor.[ 250] Ivan Madray , 74, Guyanese cricketer, hypertension.[ 251] Felipe Solís Olguín , 64, Mexican archaeologist, curator of the National Anthropology Museum , cardiac arrest.[ 252]
24
Irving D. Chais , 83, American businessman, owner of the New York Doll Hospital, after long illness.[ 253] Tim Curry , 70, American attorney, District Attorney for Tarrant County, Texas , (1972–2009), lung cancer.[ 254] Margaret Gelling , 84, British toponymist.[ 255] Bo Leuf , 56, Swedish technology writer.[citation needed John Michell , 76, British author, cancer.[ 256] Sixto Palavecino , 94, Argentine poet and musician.[ 257] Michael Parsons , 48, Australian footballer, brain tumour.[ 258] Orville Howard Phillips , 85, Canadian politician, member of the Senate of Canada (1963–1999), stroke.[ 259] Franciszek Sobczak , 69, Polish Olympic fencer.[ 260] Timothy Wright , 61, American pastor and gospel singer, car accident.[ 261]
25
Bea Arthur , 86, American actress (Maude The Golden Girls Mame Emmy winner (1977 , 1988 ), cancer.[ 262] Yamil Chade , 88, Lebanese-born Puerto Rican sports team owner and manager.[ 263] Hassan Hathout , 84, Egyptian-born American physician and interfaith campaigner.[ 264] Germán Martínez Hidalgo , 79, Mexican scientist.[ 265] John Marchi , 87, American politician, member of the New York State Senate (1957–2006), complications from pneumonia.[ 266] William Schmidt , 83, American composer.[ 267] Jock Scott , 61, American politician.[ 268]
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James Addy , 69, Ghanaian athlete.[ 269] Salamo Arouch , 86, Greek-born Israeli boxer and Holocaust survivor.[ 270] Barbara Birdfeather , 69, American DJ.[ 271] Alan Bristow , 84, British businessman.[ 272] Hans Holzer , 89, Austrian-born American paranormal investigator and author, after long illness.[ 273] Geir Hovig , 64, Norwegian radio host, after short illness.[ 274] Danny Kladis , 92, American racecar driver.[ 275] Levan Mikeladze , 52, Georgian diplomat and politician, heart attack.[ 276] Dominic Motikoe , Lesotho politician, shot.[ 277] Colwyn Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids , 70, British aristocrat and politician.[ 278] Sir Pupuke Robati , 84, Cook Islands politician and doctor, Prime Minister (1987–1989).[ 279] Perez Zagorin , 88, American historian.[ 280]
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Ernie Barnes , 70, American neo-mannerist artist and football player, after short illness.[ 281] John Crispo , 75, Canadian economist and educator, prostate cancer.[ 282] Tom Deitz , 57, American science fiction author, heart failure.[ 283] Miroslav Filip , 80, Czech chess player.[ 284] Frank Gansz , 70, American football coach (Kansas City Chiefs ), complications from knee replacement surgery.[ 285] Glen Gondrezick , 53, American basketball player, complications following heart transplant.[ 286] Tomohiko Ikoma , 76, Japanese football player and manager.[ 287] Feroz Khan , 69, Indian actor, cancer.[ 288] Frankie Manning , 94, American dancer and choreographer, pneumonia.[ 289] Edwin McClellan , 83, British Japanologist.[ 290] Evgeniya Miroshnichenko , 77, Ukrainian opera and chamber singer.[ 291] Karl Mullen , 82, Irish rugby union player.[ 292] Greg Page , 50, American boxer, complications from brain injury.[ 293] Paraluman , 85, Filipina actress.[ 294] Robley Rex , 107, American World War I-era veteran.[ 295] Woo Seung-yeon , 25, South Korean actress and model, suicide by hanging.[ 296]
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Bill Bailey , 75, British surfer.[ 297] Lota Delgado , 90, Filipina actress.[ 298] U. A. Fanthorpe , 79, British poet.[ 299] Fritz Gödicke , 89, German football player and manager.[ 300] Vern Gosdin , 74, American country music singer, complications from a stroke.[ 301] Ekaterina Maximova , 70, Russian ballet dancer.[ 302] Steinar Lem , 57, Norwegian environmentalist and anti-consumerism activist, cancer.[ 303] Richard Pratt , 74, Australian businessman, prostate cancer.[ 304] Valeria Peter Predescu , 62, Romanian singer, heart attack.[ 305] Ted Reynolds , 84, Canadian sportscaster (CBC Television ).[ 306] Buddy Rose , 56, American professional wrestler.[ 307] Bruno Scolari , 48, Italian Olympic equestrian.[ 308] Pearse Wyse , 81, Irish politician.[ 309]
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Günther Bahr , 87, German Luftwaffe fighter pilot.[ 310] Jack Lohrke , 85, American baseball player, stroke.[ 311] Tom McGrath , 68, British poet and playwright, liver cancer.[ 312] William A. Price , 94, American journalist.[ 313] Charles L. Young Sr. , 77, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, heart attack.[ 314]
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Amparo Arozamena , 92, Mexican actress, heart attack.[ 315] Venetia Burney , 90, British teacher who named Pluto .[ 316] Maxime de la Falaise , 86, British model, socialite, fashion designer, cookbook writer and gastronome, natural causes.[ 317] Harold Fischer , 83, American Air Force officer, Korean War fighter ace and noted PoW, complications from surgery.[ 318] Mallory Horne , 84, American politician, member of Florida House of Representatives, President of Florida Senate, lung cancer.[ 319] Mark I. Levy , 59, American lawyer, apparent suicide.[ 320] Maurice Lindsay , 90, British poet and broadcaster.[ 321] McCoy McLemore , 67, American basketball player and television color analyst, cancer.[ 322] Henk Nijdam , 73, Dutch road bicycle racer , track pursuit world champion (1962).[ 323] David Picão , 85, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Santos (1996–2000).[ 324] Ron Richards , 80, British record producer.[ 325] Raymond J. Saulnier , 100, American economist.[ 326]
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