Deaths in 2009 The following is a list of notable
deaths in 2009 . A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
December 2009 John Cushnie , 66, Irish gardening expert and radio presenter , heart attack . [1] Cahal Daly , 92, Irish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic church , Primate of All Ireland (1990–1996). [2] George M. Holmes , 80, American politician , member of the North Carolina General Assembly (1975–1977, 1979–2009). [3] Justin Keating , 79, Irish humanist and Labour Party politician (Minister for Industry and Commerce , 1973–1977). [4] Glauco Onorato , 73, Italian actor . [5] Bill Powell , 93, American golf course designer , stroke . [6] Paul Sapsford , 60, New Zealand rugby player, jetboating accident. [7] Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf , 69, Egyptian Chaldean Bishop of Cairo (since 1984). [8] Frans Seda , 83, Indonesian economist. [9] Ibrahim Shkupolli , 43, Kosovar spree killer , perpetrator of Sello mall shooting , suicide . [10] William Tuohy , 83, American journalist and Pulitzer Prize -winning foreign correspondent , following cardiac surgery . [11] Anthony A. Alaimo , 89, American federal judge (Southern District of Georgia ). [12] Peter Corren , 62, Canadian gay rights activist , cancer . [13] Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu , 86, Ugandan Roman Catholic Bishop of Masaka . [14] Rowland S. Howard , 50, Australian musician and songwriter (The Birthday Party ), liver cancer . [15] Nikos Kakaounakis , 71, Greek publisher and journalist , septicemia . [16] (Greek)Triantafyllos Koukoudis , 46, Greek Mayor of Pangaio , shot . [17] (Greek)Michelle Lang , 34, Canadian reporter (Calgary Herald IED explosion. [18] Ruth Lilly , 94, American philanthropist (Eli Lilly and Company ), heart failure . [19] Dermot Nally , 82, Irish civil servant . [20] Vasiliy Shandybin , 68, Russian politician . [21] (Russian)Peter Shirayanagi , 81, Japanese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic church . [22] Vishnuvardhan , 59, Indian Kannada actor , cardiac arrest . [23] Abdurrahman Wahid , 69, Indonesian politician , President (1999–2001), heart failure . [24] Ivan Zulueta , 66, Spanish designer and film director . [25] (French)Roberto Amadei , 76, Italian Roman Catholic monsignor , Bishop of Bergamo (1991–2009). [26] C. Aswath , 71, Indian Kannada singer , liver and renal failure . [27] David Levine , 83, American caricaturist (The New York Review of Books prostate cancer . [28] Akmal Shaikh , 53, Pakistani -born British drug trafficker , executed by lethal injection . [29] Steve Williams , 49, American professional wrestler , throat cancer . [30] Allen Batsford , 77, British football manager , heart attack . [31] Habib Bourguiba, Jr. , 82, Tunisian diplomat and politician , Minister of Foreign Affairs (1964–1970). [32] Zoltán Horváth , 30, Hungarian basketball player, car accident . [33] Peeter Künstler , 51, Estonian literary critic . [34] (Estonian)Terry Matte , 66, Canadian television news producer , cancer. [35] Galatea Saranti , 89, Greek author and academician . [36] (Greek)J. David Singer , 84, American political scientist . [37] James "The Rev" Sullivan , 28, American hard rock drummer (Avenged Sevenfold ). [38] Maryam Babangida , 61, Nigerian First Lady , wife of former President Ibrahim Babangida , ovarian cancer . [39] Terry L. Punt , 60, American politician , Pennsylvania State Senator (1989–2009) and State Representative (1979–1988). [40] Isaac Schwartz , 86, Russian composer (White Sun of the Desert [41] (Russian)Nikolay Sukoyan , 94, Russian architect . [42] (Russian)Dennis Brutus , 85, South African poet and anti-Apartheid activist . [43] Giuseppe Chiappella , 85, Italian football player and manager. [44] (Italian)David Diles , 78, American sportscaster and author . [45] Peder Lunde , 91, Norwegian Olympic silver medal-winning (1952 ) sailor . [46] (Norwegian)Arthur McIntyre , 91, British cricketer . [47] Yves Rocher , 79, French entrepreneur and mayor of La Gacilly , founder of Yves Rocher Cosmetics . [48] Percy Sutton , 89, American civil rights activist , politician and attorney , Manhattan Borough President (1966–1977). [49] Jacques Sylla , 63, Malagasy politician , Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002–2007), after long illness. [50] (French)David Taylor , 63, British politician , MP for North West Leicestershire (since 1997), heart attack . [51] Charles Capps , 84, American politician , member of Mississippi House of Representatives (1972–2005). [52] Asheem Chakravarty , 50, Indian jazz fusion musician (Indian Ocean ), heart attack . [53] Esther Chávez , 76, Mexican human rights activist , authority on femicide , cancer . [54] Vic Chesnutt , 45, American folk rock musician , muscle relaxant overdose . [55] Rusty Dedrick , 91, American swing and bebop jazz trumpeter . [56] Lamidi Olonade Fakeye , 71, Nigerian wood sculptor , complications from prostate cancer surgery. [57] Knut Haugland , 92, Norwegian explorer and World War II veteran, last surviving member of the Kon-Tiki expedition. [58] Rick Kane , 55, American football player (Detroit Lions ), pneumonia . [59] Ariffin Ngah , 70, Malaysian novelist . [60] Ants Ruusmann , 74, Estonian historian and politician . [61] (Estonian)Carlo Sgorlon , 79, Italian writer . [62] (Italian)Rachel Wetzsteon , 42, American poet , suicide . [63] Marcus Bakker , 86, Dutch politician , party leader of the Communist Party of the Netherlands (1963–1982). [64] (Dutch)Stan Benjamin , 95, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies ) and scout (Houston Astros ). [65] Giulio Bosetti , 79, Italian actor and film director , cancer . [66] Rafael Caldera , 93, Venezuelan politician , President (1969–1974; 1994–1999). [67] George Cowling , 89, British weatherman . [68] Tim Hart , 61, British musician (Steeleye Span ), lung cancer . [69] Terry Lawless , 76, British boxing manager and trainer. [70] Henry van Lieshout , 77, Dutch -born Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic Bishop of Lae (1966–2007). [71] Derek Loux , 37, American Christian music singer, car accident . [72] George Michael , 70, American sportscaster and disc jockey , chronic lymphocytic leukemia . [73] Masahiko Shimura , 29, Japanese singer and musician , co-founder of the rock band Fujifabric . [74] Lucas Abadamloora , 71, Ghanaian Roman Catholic Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga (1994–2009). [75] Ike Aronowicz , 86, Israeli captain of the SS Exodus . [76] .Grigory Baklanov , 86, Russian novelist . [77] Charles Bullen , 90, American politician , Utah House of Representatives (1971–1977) and Senate (1977–1985). [78] Robert L. Howard , 70, American soldier , Medal of Honor recipient (1971), pancreatic cancer . [79] Judy Kreston , 76, American cabaret singer , cancer . [80] Micah H. Naftalin , 76, American advocate for Soviet Jews . [81] Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme , 99, Chinese politician , Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (1964–1968; 1981–1983). [82] Edward Schillebeeckx , 95, Belgian theologian . [83] (Dutch)Aavo Savitsch , 47, Estonian political figure. [84] (Estonian)Rainer Zepperitz , 79, Indonesian -born German double bassist . [85] (German)Al Bernardin , 81, American restaurateur , inventor of the Quarter Pounder , stroke . [86] Mick Cocks , Australian musician (Rose Tattoo ), liver cancer . [87] Luis Francisco Cuéllar , 69, Colombian politician , Governor of Caqueta , assassination by cut throat . [88] Michael Currie , 81, American actor (Dark Shadows Sudden Impact [89] Bernhard Droog , 88, Dutch actor , pneumonia . [90] (Dutch)Milena Dvorská , 71, Czech actress . [91] (Czech)Duncan Paterson , 66, Scottish rugby union player and administrator. [92] Sir Bob Phillis , 64, British media executive , cancer . [93] Albert Scanlon , 74, English footballer (Manchester United ), survivor of Munich air disaster . [94] Suryakant Acharya , 80, Indian politician , natural causes . [95] Jaime Agudelo , 84, Colombian comedian , respiratory failure . [96] (Spanish)Ann Nixon Cooper , 107, American civil rights activist , mentioned in President Obama's election victory speech . [97] Jemal Gogitidze , 48, Georgian politician , heart attack . [98] Rick Hube , 62, American politician , member of the Vermont House of Representatives (since 1998). [99] David Isaacs , 63, Jamaican singer (The Itals ). [100] Pete King , 80, British saxophonist , co-founder of Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club , after long illness. [101] Edwin G. Krebs , 91, American Nobel Prize -winning biochemist . [102] Christos Lambrakis , 75, Greek businessman , publisher and journalist , multiple organ failure . [103] Lee Sigelman , American political scientist , former editor of the American Political Science Review , colon cancer . [104] Marianne Stone , 87, British character actress (Carry On [105] Joan Brosnan Walsh , Irish actress (Fair City motor neurone disease . [106] Jack Brownsword , 86, British footballer (Scunthorpe United ). [107] Neil Farrington , 38, British drummer (Cerebral Fix , Warlord UK ). [108] Erik Gates , 47, American electrician and model rocket expert (MythBusters ), injuries from a fall . [109] James Gurley , 69, American guitarist (Big Brother and the Holding Company ), heart attack . [110] Jack Hixon , 88, British football scout . [111] Toomas Liiv , 62, Estonian poet . [112] (Estonian)Peter Moore , 70, British actor, official London town crier (1978–2009), heart attack . [113] Yiannis Moralis , 93, Greek visual artist . [114] Brittany Murphy , 32, American actress (Clueless King of the Hill 8 Mile cardiac arrest . [115] Lester Rodney , 98, American sports journalist . [116] Arnold Stang , 91, American actor (Top Cat It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World pneumonia . [117] Ira Trombley , 57, American politician , member of the Vermont House of Representatives (since 2002), natural causes . [118] Charles Birch , 91, Australian geneticist , after short illness. [119] Tony Bukovich , 94, American ice hockey player. [120] Lincoln Gordon , 96, American diplomat and academic , Ambassador to Brazil (1961–1966), President of JHU (1967–1971). [121] Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri , 87, Iranian cleric and dissident , natural causes . [122] Zeki Ökten , 68, Turkish film director , heart disease . [123] Kim Peek , 58, American savant , inspiration for Rain Man heart attack . [124] Donald Pickering , 76, British actor . [125] Roger Rawson , 70, American politician , former majority leader of the Utah House of Representatives , liver disease . [126] Loren Singer , 86, American novelist (The Parallax View [127] Charlie Balun , 61, American artist and journalist , cancer . [128] José Bardina , 70, Venezuelan actor , bladder cancer . [129] John Henry Fischer , 99, American educator , President of Teachers College, Columbia University (1962–1974), heart failure . [130] Connie Hines , 78, American actress (Mister Ed heart failure . [131] Emina Hrenovica , 53, Bosnian journalist , illness. [132] (Bosnian)Harold Lundrigan , 81, Canadian businessman . [133] Joasaph (McLellan) , 47, American Head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem of the ROCOR , cancer . [134] László Nagy , 88, Hungarian -born Swiss Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (1968–1988). [135] Job (Osacky) , 63, American Archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America . [136] Mike Simpson , 47, American politician , Michigan state Representative (since 2006), heart attack . [137] Del St. John , 78, Canadian -born Austrian ice hockey player. [138] (German)Bob Willoughby , 82, American photographer , cancer . [139] Robin Wood , 78, British film critic . [140] Rex Yetman , 76, Canadian bluegrass musician . [141] Jack Zilly , 88, American football player (Los Angeles Rams ). [142] Amin al-Hafiz , 88, Syrian politician , President (1963–1966). [143] P.R. Anthonis , 98, Sri Lankan surgeon . [144] Fred Baden , 75, American politician , Mayor of Pineville, Louisiana (1970–1998), complications from a fall . [145] Paolo Barlera , 27, Liberian -born Italian basketball player, leukemia . [146] (Italian)Alaina Reed Hall , 63, American actress (Sesame Street , 227breast cancer . [147] Chris Henry , 26, American football player (Cincinnati Bengals ), blunt force trauma after fall from vehicle. [148] Jennifer Jones , 90, American Academy Award -winning actress (The Song of Bernadette natural causes . [149] Miljenko Mihić , 75, Serbian football coach. [150] (Serbian)Dan O'Bannon , 63, American screenwriter , director and actor , Crohn's disease . [151] Albert Ràfols-Casamada , 86, Spanish artist . [152] (Spanish)Marcos Arturo Beltrán-Leyva , 48, Mexican drug lord , shot . [153] Arthur Cores , 52, American businessman , founder of Boston Market , esophageal cancer . [154] Drexell R. Davis , 88, American politician , Kentucky Secretary of State and state treasurer . [155] Roy E. Disney , 79, American entertainment executive (The Walt Disney Company ), nephew of Walt Disney , stomach cancer . [156] Yegor Gaidar , 53, Russian politician , acting Prime Minister (1992), thrombus . [157] Fred Honsberger , 58, American radio personality . [158] Kelly Kwalik , Indonesian West Papua separatist leader and commander (Free Papua Movement ), shot . [159] Dame Victoire Bennett, Lady Ridsdale , 88, British politician , World War II intelligence agent , inspiration for Miss Moneypenny . [160] Manto Tshabalala-Msimang , 69, South African politician , Minister of Health (1999–2008), complications from a liver transplant . [161] Vladimir Turchinsky , 46, Russian actor , bodybuilder and showman , heart attack . [162] Josef Voß , 72, German Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Munster , Titular Bishop of Thisiduo (since 1988). [163] Bob Waldmire , 64, American Route 66 artist , cancer . [164] Courtlandt Bryan , 73, American author (Friendly Fire ), cancer . [165] Arnaldo Ribeiro , 79, Brazilian Roman Catholic Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (1988–2006). [166] Oral Roberts , 91, American evangelist , founder of Oral Roberts University , complications from pneumonia . [167] James Rossant , 81, American architect , designer of Reston, Virginia , leukemia . [168] Alan A'Court , 75, British footballer (Liverpool F.C. ), cancer . [169] Dennis deLeon , 61, American human rights commissioner and AIDS activist , heart failure . [170] Jack Denham , 85, Australian horse trainer , winner of 1997 Caulfield and Melbourne Cup (Might and Power ), after long illness. [171] Chris Feinstein , 42, American bassist (The Cardinals ). [172] Conard Fowkes , 76, American actor (Dark Shadows [173] David Pecaut , 54, Canadian municipal entrepreneur, colorectal cancer . [174] Daniel Piscopo , 89, Maltese politician . [175] Sol Price , 93, American businessman , founder of Price Club , natural causes . [176] Dan Barton , 88, American actor and voice-over actor , heart failure and kidney disease . [177] Julio Bravo Ducal , 83, Spanish track and field athletics trainer and pioneer. [178] (Spanish)Felix Rafael Curbelo del Valle , 68, Cuban politician , theologian and philosopher . [179] Moyra Fraser , 86, Australian -born British actress (As Time Goes By [180] Yvonne King , 89, American singer (The King Sisters ). [181] Arne Næss , 84, Norwegian politician , Mayor of Bergen . [182] (Norwegian)Piergiorgio Nesti , 78, Italian Roman Catholic Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche . [183] (Italian)Paul Samuelson , 94, American economist , Nobel Prize winner (1970), after short illness. [184] Thomas F. Stroock , 84, American politician , Ambassador to Guatemala (1989–1992), after long illness. [185] Larry Sultan , 63, American photographer , cancer . [186] Joseph Tierney , 68, American politician , five-time president of Boston City Council , cancer . [187] Wilton Cezar Xavier , 62, Brazilian footballer . [188] (Portuguese)Val Avery , 85, American actor (The Killing of a Chinese Bookie )[189] Klavdiya Boyarskikh , 70, Russian cross-country skier , Olympic gold medalist (1964). [190] (Russian)Charles Davis , 84, Irish -born American actor , heart attack . [191] Robert G. Heft , 67, American designer of the 50-star American flag . [192] Eugene van Tamelen , 84, American chemist , cancer . [193] Garland Adair , 111, American supercentenarian . [194] Brindley Benn , 86, Guyanese politician , Deputy Prime Minister, natural causes . [195] Francisco Piquer Chanza , 87, Spanish actor . [196] (Spanish)Mike Cinqmars , 31, American freestyle motocross racing pioneer and X-Games medalist. [197] D'Arcy D'Souza , 96, Pakistani Roman Catholic priest . [198] Jean-Robert Gauthier , 80, Canadian MP for Ottawa East (1972–74), Ottawa—Vanier (1974–94); Senator (1994–2004), stroke . [199] Jamil Haddad , 83, Brazilian politician , Mayor of Rio de Janeiro (1983) and Health Minister , heart attack . [200] (Portuguese)Colin Clement Walter James , 83, British Anglican prelate , Bishop of Winchester (1985–1995), chest infection . [201] Ciarán Mac Mathúna , 84, Irish radio presenter and music collector. [202] Mohammed Majid Al Muhairi , 34, Emirati offshore powerboat racing driver, race crash . [203] Jean-Marc Sanchez , 48, French offshore powerboat racing throttleman, race crash . [204] Sultan bin Saqr , 63, Emirati son of Ras al-Khaimah sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi . [205] Eric Wrinkles , 49, American murderer , execution by lethal injection . [206] Najeeb Ahmed , 48, Pakistani journalist , cardiac arrest . [207] John Berry , 89, British artist and illustrator (Esso tiger). [208] Dilip Chitre , 70, Indian poet , cancer . [209] Kenny Dino , 67, American pop singer . [210] Sir John Gingell , 84, British Air Chief Marshal and Black Rod (1985–1992). [211] Thomas Hoving , 78, American director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1967–1977), lung cancer . [212] József Kóczián , 83, Hungarian table tennis player. [213] (Hungarian)William L. Reilly , 94, American Jesuit and philosophy professor , President of Le Moyne College (1964–1976). [214] Roy Shatzko , 69, Canadian football player. [215] Luiz Carlos Alborghetti , 64, Brazilian television presenter and politician , lung cancer . [216] (Portuguese)Gene Barry , 90, American actor (Burke's Law Bat Masterson heart failure . [217] Francis Blanchard , 93, French civil servant , Director-General of the International Labour Organization (1974–1989). [218] Nasim Jamil , 54, Pakistani -born British radio presenter , murdered . [219] Sa'ad Khair , 56, Jordanian secret service chief, heart attack . [220] Petr Kocman , 39, Czech football player , traffic collision . [221] (Czech)Piotr Krzywicki , 45, Polish politician , pancreatic cancer . [222] (Polish)Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García , 79, Guatemalan President (1974–1978), complications of cancer . [223] Rodrigo Carazo Odio , 82, Costa Rican politician , President (1978–1982), heart failure . [224] Faramarz Payvar , 77, Iranian composer and santur player, brain damage . [225] Onofre Cândido Rosa , 85, Brazilian Roman Catholic Bishop of Jardim (1981–1999). [226] Goldie Semple , 56, Canadian stage actor , breast cancer . [227] Luther Smith , 89, American pilot , member of the Tuskegee Airmen , heart attack . [228] Kathryn Waldo , 33, American ice hockey player (Northeastern University Huskies ), lung and kidney failure . [229] Håkan Wickberg , 66, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player. [230] (Swedish)James Bingham , 84, British artist . [231] Kenneth Biros , 51, American murderer , execution by lethal injection . [232] Louis Blondel , 70, French Roman Catholic priest and missionary of the White Fathers . [233] Rupert Cherry , 100, British sports journalist , rugby union correspondent for the Daily Telegraph . [234] Su Cruickshank , 63, Australian jazz singer and actress (Young Einstein heart and kidney failure . [235] Luis Días , 57, Dominican musician and song writer , heart attack . [236] .John Givens , 83, American basketball coach (Kentucky Colonels , 1967). [237] Arthur Glasser , 95, American missionary and theologian . [238] Elza Medeiros , 88, Brazilian nurse , World War II veteran . [239] (Portuguese)Anthony Sanusi , 98, Nigerian Roman Catholic Bishop of Ijebu-Ode (1969–1990). [240] Sir Philip Watson , 90, British admiral . [241] Yang Yanming , 51, Chinese securities trader, executed . [242] Yosef Haim Yerushalmi , 77, American scholar , emphysema . [243] Nur Akbar , 56, Afghan Al-Qaeda terrorist , airstrike . [244] (German)Frank M. Coffin , 90, American politician , Representative from Maine (1957–1961), complications of aortic aneurysm surgery. [245] Royden G. Derrick , 94, American general authority of the LDS Church , natural causes . [246] Al Dorow , 80, American football player (Washington Redskins , New York Titans ), bone cancer . [247] Shunkichi Hamada , 99, Japanese Olympic silver medal-winning (1932 ) field hockey player. [248] (Japanese)Rose Kaufman , 70, American screenwriter , cancer . [249] William C. McInnes , 86, American Jesuit , president of Fairfield University (1964–1973); USF (1973–1976), after long illness. [250] Lorenzo Ochoa Salas , Mexican archeologist . [251] . (Spanish)Grady Patterson , 85, American politician , South Carolina state Treasurer (1966–1995; 1999–2007), natural causes . [252] Mark Ritts , 63, American actor and puppeteer (Beakman's World kidney cancer . [253] Pyotr Vail , 60, Russian essayist and journalist . [254] Pedro Altares , 74, Spanish journalist , after long illness. [255] (Spanish)Dennis P. Collins , 85, American politician , Mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey (1974-1990), multiple health problems. [256] Rupprecht Geiger , 101, German painter . [257] (German)Uno Mereste , 81, Estonian economist . [258] (Estonian)Gul Mola , 46, Pakistani Al-Qaeda terrorist , airstrike . [259] Dermott Monteith , 66, Irish cricketer , after short illness. [260] John Pittenger , 79, American politician , Pennsylvania Secretary of Education (1972–1976), Parkinson's disease . [261] Bina Rai , 78, Indian actress (Anarkali heart attack . [262] Daouda Sow , 76, Senegalese politician , President of National Assembly (1984-1998). [263] (French)Jerry Birn , 86, American television writer . [264] Nina Fishman , 63, British historian and political activist , cancer . [265] Alfred Hrdlicka , 81, Austrian architect and draughtsman . [266] Otto Graf Lambsdorff , 82, German politician , Minister of Economics (1977–1982; 1982–1984). [267] Kálmán Markovits , 78, Hungarian Olympic gold (1952 , 1956 ) and bronze (1960 ) medalist in water polo , after long illness. [268] Tim "Barrel Man" McKernan , 69, American fan of the Denver Broncos , lung failure . [269] Garfield Morgan , 78, British actor (The Sweeney cancer . [270] Malcolm Perry , 80, American attending physician to President John F. Kennedy after his assassination , lung cancer . [271] Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal , 78, Spanish diplomat . [272] (German)Jim Rohn , 79, American entrepreneur , author and motivational speaker , pulmonary fibrosis . [273] Jack Rose , 38, American guitarist , heart attack . [274] Hans-Jürgen Simon , 70, German football player and official. [275] (German)Princess Vimolchatra of Thailand , 88, Thai royal , cousin of King Bhumibol Adulyadej , renal failure . [276] (Thai)William A. Wilson , 95, American Ambassador to the Holy See (1984–1986). [277] Richard T. Antoun , 77, American anthropologist and professor , stabbed . [278] Harold Bell , 90, American television producer , creator of Woodsy Owl . [279] Liam Clancy , 74, Irish folk singer (The Clancy Brothers ), pulmonary fibrosis . [280] Tim Costello , 64, American labor and anti-globalization advocate, pancreatic cancer . [281] Eddie Fatu , 36, American professional wrestler , heart attack . [282] Matthew Luo Duxi , 90, Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Jiading . [283] Jérôme-Michel-Francis Martin , 68, French Roman Catholic Bishop of Berbérati (1987–1991). [284] Bryan O'Byrne , 78, American character actor . [285] Spyridon , 83, Greek Metropolitan Bishop of Lagkadas , after long illness. [286] (Greek)Vyacheslav Tikhonov , 81, Russian actor (Seventeen Moments of Spring [287] (Russian)Stephen Toulmin , 87, British philosopher and author , heart failure . [288] Jordi Solé Tura , 79, Spanish politician and lawyer , Minister of Culture (1991–1993). [289] (Spanish)Mall Vaasma , 64, Estonian mycologist . [290] (Estonian)Mary Curtis Verna , 88, American operatic soprano (Metropolitan Opera ), complications from a broken hip . [291] Ibrahim Hassan Addou , Somali Higher Education Minister , bombing . [292] Qamar Aden Ali , Somali Health Minister , bombing . [293] Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar , 92, Brazilian Roman Catholic Bishop of Uberlândia (1978–1992). [294] Paula Hawkins , 82, American politician , Senator from Florida (1981–1987), complications from a fall . [295] Leila Lopes , 40, Brazilian actress , suicide . [296] (Portuguese)Curtis Nkondo , 81, South African politician , activist and diplomat , after long illness. [297] Sam Salt , 69, British rear admiral , captain of HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War . [298] Peter R. Scanlon , 78, American accountant and chairman (Coopers & Lybrand ), cancer . [299] Valbjörn Þorláksson , 75, Icelandic decathlete . [300] (Icelandic)Richard Todd , 90, Irish -born British Academy Award -nominated actor (The Hasty Heart The Dam Busters cancer . [301] Ahmed Abdulahi Waayeel , Somali Education Minister , bombing . [302] Bobby Wayne Woods , 44, American rapist , kidnapper and murderer , execution by lethal injection . [303] Torrie Zito , 76, American pianist and arranger , emphysema . [304] Harold Arnold Ackerman , 81, American federal judge , natural causes . [305] Luis María Bandrés , 65, Spanish leader of Basque Nationalist Party , after long illness. [306] (Spanish)Foge Fazio , 71, American football coach , leukemia . [307] Ikuo Hirayama , 79, Japanese painter , stroke . [308] Maggie Jones , 75, British actress (Coronation Street [309] Jozo Križanović , 65, Bosnian politician , Croat member of the Presidency (2001–2002), complications from surgery . [310] (Bosnian)Luiz Lombardi Neto , 69, Brazilian announcer (Silvio Santos stroke . [311] (Portuguese)Aaron Schroeder , 83, American songwriter , Alzheimer's disease . [312] Vjekoslav Šutej , 58, Croatian conductor , leukemia . [313] (Croatian)Eric Woolfson , 64, Scottish singer and keyboardist (The Alan Parsons Project ), cancer . [314] Christoph Budde , 46, German football player (Borussia Mönchengladbach ), swine flu . [315] (German)Maurice Clemmons , 37, American felon , suspected of Lakewood police officer shooting , shot . [316] Neil Dougall , 88, British footballer (Plymouth Argyle ), after long illness. [317] Tommy Henrich , 96, American baseball player (New York Yankees ). [318] Bill Lister , 86, American honky tonk singer, after short illness. [319] Alberto Martínez , 59, Uruguayan football player (FK Austria Wien ), heart failure . [320] (German)Ramses Shaffy , 76, Dutch singer and actor , esophageal cancer . [321] (Dutch)Shilendra Kumar Singh , 77, Indian politician , Governor of Rajasthan (2007–2009), after short illness. [322] Éva Szörényi , 92, Hungarian actress , Kossuth Prize winner. [323] (Hungarian)Donald Washington, Sr. , 79, American jazz tenor saxophonist , lung cancer . [324]
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