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1
- Stuart Beck, 69, American diplomat, Ambassador to the United Nations for Palau (2003–2013), kidney cancer.
- Jean Miotte, 90, French abstract painter.
- Martha Wright, 92, American actress (South Pacific, The Sound of Music) and singer.
2
- Janusz Bolonek, 77, Polish Roman Catholic prelate and diplomat, Apostolic nuncio (1989–2013), cancer.
- Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, 83, German royal and art historian.
- Marion Patrick Jones, 85, Trinidadian writer, heart failure.
- Benoît Lacroix, 100, Canadian Dominican priest and historian, complications from pneumonia.
- Aubrey McClendon, 56, American energy and basketball executive, CEO of Chesapeake Energy, part-owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder, traffic collision.
- Paul Webley, 62, British educator, president of SOAS, University of London (2006–2015), cancer.
3
- Berta Cáceres, 42, Honduran indigenous leader, shot.
- Martin Crowe, 53, New Zealand cricketer (national team, Wellington Firebirds, Central Districts Stags), complications from lymphoma.
- Sophie Dessus, 60, French politician, member of the National Assembly for Corrèze's 1st Constituency (since 2012), cancer.
- Ashok Ghosh, 94, Indian politician, General Secretary of All India Forward Bloc (since 1946), multiple organ failure.
- Hayabusa, 47, Japanese professional wrestler (Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling), brain hemorrhage.
- Thanat Khoman, 102, Thai politician, Foreign Minister (1959–1971), respiratory failure.
- Natalia Krachkovskaya, 77, Russian actress (Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future), heart attack.
4
- Bud Collins, 86, American sports journalist.
- Pat Conroy, 70, American author (The Prince of Tides, The Great Santini), pancreatic cancer.
- Thomas G. Morris, 96, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives for New Mexico's at-large district (1959–1969); New Mexico House of Representatives (1953–1958).
- Morgan F. Murphy, 83, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd congressional district (1971–1981), prostate cancer.
- P. A. Sangma, 68, Indian politician, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1996–1998), heart attack.
- Abbas Vaez-Tabasi, 80, Iranian cleric, Grand Imam of Ali al-Ridha mosque (since 1979), respiratory failure.
5
- Hassan al-Turabi, 84, Sudanese Islamic spiritual leader, Secretary of the Popular Congress Party (1999-2016), figure in 1989 Sudanese coup d'état.
- James Douglas, 86, American actor (As the World Turns, Another World, One Life to Live).
- Nikolaus Harnoncourt, 86, Austrian conductor.
- Lester Menke, 97, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1973–1985), dementia.
- Ray Tomlinson, 74, American Hall of Fame computer programmer, invented email and chose @ symbol for usage, heart attack.
- Al Wistert, 95, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Michigan Wolverines), NFL Champion (1948, 1949).
6
- Elizabeth Garrett, 52, American educator, president of Cornell University (2015–2016), colon cancer.
- Znaur Gassiev, 90, South Ossetian politician, Head of State (1991-1992). (death announced on this date)
- Kalabhavan Mani, 45, Indian actor (Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum) and singer, liver disease.
- Nancy Reagan, 94, American actress (The Next Voice You Hear..., Hellcats of the Navy, Donovan's Brain), social activist (Just Say No), and First Lady (1981–1989), congestive heart failure.
- Paul Ryan, 66, American comic artist (Fantastic Four, Superman, Iron Man), cancer.
- Sheila Varian, 79, American horse breeder (Arabian horses), cancer.
7
- Adrian Hardiman, 65, Irish judge, member of the Supreme Court (since 2000), heart attack.
- Jean-Bernard Raimond, 90, French politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1986–1988).
- Michael White, 80, Scottish movie and theatre producer (Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Rocky Horror Picture Show), Tony Award-winner (1971, 1973), heart failure.
8
- Richard Davalos, 85, American actor (Cool Hand Luke, East of Eden, Kelly's Heroes).
- Aldo Ferrer, 88, Argentine economist, Minister of the Economy (1970-1971).
- David S. Johnson, 70, American computer scientist.
- George Martin, 90, British record producer (The Beatles), composer, arranger and engineer.
- Alfred E. Senn, 83, American historian and academic, awarded Order of Vytautas the Great for service to Lithuania.
9
- Sergio Arellano Stark, 94, Chilean military officer, leader of the Caravan of Death, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- Jon English, 66, Australian musician and actor (Against the Wind), complications from surgery.
- Ray Griff, 75, Canadian country music singer ("If I Let Her Come In") and songwriter ("Canadian Pacific"), pneumonia.
- Robert Horton, 91, American actor (Wagon Train).
- Naná Vasconcelos, 71, Brazilian jazz percussionist and vocalist, eight-time Grammy Award winner, lung cancer.
- Bill Wade, 85, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Bears), NFL Champion (1963).
10
- Sir Ken Adam, 95, British production designer (Dr. Strangelove, James Bond, The Madness of King George), Oscar winner (1975, 1994).
- Ernestine Anderson, 87, American jazz and blues singer.
- Anita Brookner, 87, British novelist (Hotel du Lac) and art historian, Man Booker Prize winner (1984).
- Keith Emerson, 71, English progressive rock and rock keyboardist (The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer), suicide by gunshot.
- Claude Estier, 90, French politician and journalist, member of the National Assembly for Paris (1967–1968, 1981–1986), MEP for France (1979–1981).
- Bill Gadsby, 88, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers).
- Gogi Grant, 91, American pop singer ("The Wayward Wind").
- Roberto Perfumo, 73, Argentine footballer (Racing Club, Cruzeiro, national team), fall.
- Jovito Salonga, 95, Filipino politician, Senate President (1987–1992), cardiac arrest.
11
- Iolanda Balaș, 79, Romanian high jumper, Olympic champion (1960, 1964), director of the FRA (1988–2005), complications from a gastric disorder.
- Rómulo Macció, 84, Argentine painter.
- Doreen Massey, 72, British geographer, pancreatic cancer.
- Louis Meyers, 60, American festival organizer, co-founder of South by Southwest, director of Folk Alliance International, suspected heart attack.
- Dragan Nikolić, 72, Serbian actor (Kad budem mrtav i beo), cancer.
- Lawrence Van Gelder, 83, American newspaper journalist (The New York Times), cancer.
12
- Rafiq Azad, 74, Bangladeshi poet, stroke.
- Erik Duval, 50, Belgian computer scientist, lymphoma.
- Lloyd Shapley, 92, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize in Economics (2012), complications of a broken hip.
13
- Adrienne Corri, 84, British actress (A Clockwork Orange), coronary artery disease.
- Hilary Putnam, 89, American philosopher, mathematician and computer scientist, mesothelioma.
- Martin Olav Sabo, 78, American politician, U.S. Representative from Minnesota (1979–2007), respiratory failure.
- József Verebes, 74, Hungarian football player (Ferencvárosi TC) and coach (Győri ETO FC, MTK Budapest FC, national team), complications from a stroke.
14
- John W. Cahn, 88, American metallurgist, awarded National Medal of Science (1998), namesake of Cahn–Hilliard equation, leukemia.
- Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, 81, English composer and conductor, Master of the Queen's Music (2004–2014), leukemia.
- Riccardo Garrone, 89, Italian actor (La Dolce Vita, The Yellow Rolls-Royce, Swordsman of Siena), heart failure.
- Suranimala Rajapaksha, 67, Sri Lankan politician and minister, MP (1994–2004), renal failure.
- Davy Walsh, 92, Irish footballer (Limerick F.C., Aston Villa F.C., national team), pneumonia. (death announced on this date)
15
- Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs, 94, British historian, codebreaker and life peer.
- Tamara Grigsby, 41, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2004–2012), cancer. (death announced on this date)
- Ralph C. Johnson, 62, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (since 2015), complications from a stroke.
- Earline W. Parmon, 72, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (2002–2012) and Senate (2012–2015).
- Seru Rabeni, 37, Fijian rugby union player (national team), heart attack.
- Lyubka Rondova, 79, Bulgarian folk singer.
16
- Sylvia Anderson, 88, British television producer and voice actress (Thunderbirds). (death announced on this date)
- Alexander Esenin-Volpin, 91, American poet and mathematician.
- Cliff Michelmore, 96, British television presenter (BBC) and producer.
- Frank Sinatra, Jr., 72, American singer ("That Face!") and actor (The Dean Martin Show, Hollywood Homicide, Family Guy), cardiac arrest.
17
- Shozo Awazu, 92, Japanese judoka.
- Meir Dagan, 71, Israeli military officer and intelligence official, Director of the Mossad (2002–2011), liver cancer.
- Paul Daniels, 77, British magician (The Paul Daniels Magic Show), brain tumour.
- Larry Drake, 66, American actor (L.A. Law, Johnny Bravo, Darkman), Emmy winner (1988, 1989), heart attack.
- Zoltán Kamondi, 55, Hungarian movie director (Paths of Death and Angels).
- Marian Kociniak, 80, Polish actor (How I Unleashed World War II), heart attack.
- Solomon Marcus, 91, Romanian mathematician, heart failure.
18
- Miguel Hernández Agosto, 88, Puerto Rican politician, President of the Senate (1981-1992).
- Jan Němec, 79, Czech movie director (A Report on the Party and the Guests) and screenwriter, heart attack.
- Joe Santos, 84, American actor (The Rockford Files, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, The Last Boy Scout), heart attack.
- Lothar Späth, 78, German politician, Minister President of Baden-Württemberg (1978–1991), Alzheimer's disease.
- Les Tanyuk, 77, Ukrainian theatre and movie director and politician, MP (1990–2012).
- Tray Walker, 23, American football player (Baltimore Ravens), dirt bike accident.
- Guido Westerwelle, 54, German politician, Foreign Minister (2009–2013) and Vice-Chancellor (2009–2011), leukemia.
19
- Roger Agnelli, 56, Brazilian businessman, CEO of Vale S.A. (2001–2011), plane crash.
- José Artetxe, 85, Spanish footballer (Athletic Bilbao, national team), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- Léonie Geisendorf, 101, Swedish architect.
- Jack Mansell, 88, British football player (England B, Brighton, Portsmouth) and coach (Israel, Reading, Rotherham United).
20
- Robert J. Healey, 58, American politician, political activist and attorney, suspected heart attack. (body found on this date)
- Anker Jørgensen, 93, Danish politician, Prime Minister (1972–1973, 1975–1982).
21
- Peter Brown, 80, American actor (Lawman, Laredo, Foxy Brown), complications from Parkinson's disease.
- Andrew Grove, 79, American business executive, CEO and Chairman of Intel Corporation, complications from Parkinson's disease.
- Joseph Mercieca, 87, Maltese Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Malta (1976–2006).
- Carolyn Squires, 75, American politician, member of the Montana Senate (2002–2010) and House of Representatives (since 2010), colorectal cancer.
22
- Richard Bradford, 82, American actor (Man in a Suitcase, The Untouchables, Cagney & Lacey).
- Leon Charney, 77, American real estate tycoon and talk show host. (death announced on this date)
- Glen Dawson, 103, American rock climber and mountaineer.
- Phife Dawg, 45, American rap musician (A Tribe Called Quest), complications from diabetes.
- Santiago J. Erevia, 70, American soldier (Vietnam War), Medal of Honor recipient.
- Rob Ford, 46, Canadian politician, Mayor of Toronto (2010–2014), liposarcoma.
- Rita Gam, 88, American actress (The Thief, King of Kings, No Exit) and filmmaker, respiratory failure.
23
- Joe Garagiola, Sr., 90, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates) and sportscaster (MLB GOTW), World Series Champion (1946).
- Ken Howard, 71, American actor (1776, The White Shadow) and union executive, president of the SAG/SAG-AFTRA (2009–2016), Emmy Award winner (2009), Tony Award winner (1970).
- Jimmy Riley, 61, Jamaican reggae musician (The Uniques), cancer.
24
- Maggie Blye, 73, American actress (The Italian Job), cancer.
- Roger Cicero, 45, German jazz and pop musician, stroke.
- Johan Cruyff, 68, Dutch football player and manager (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, national team), lung cancer.
- Earl Hamner, Jr., 92, American television writer and producer (Falcon Crest, The Waltons, The Twilight Zone), cancer.
- Esther Herlitz, 94, Israeli diplomat and politician.
- Marie-Claire Kirkland, 91, Canadian politician and judge, first woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
- Tibor R. Machan, 77, Hungarian-born American philosopher and journalist.
- Garry Shandling, 66, American comedian, actor (The Larry Sanders Show, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Emmy Award-winning television writer (Sanford and Son, Welcome Back, Kotter), heart attack.
- Leonard L. Northrup Jr., 98, American engineer.
25
- Abu Ala al-Afri, 57/58, Iraqi militant, leading member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, bombing.
- Clodomir Santos de Morais, 87, Brazilian sociologist, heart failure.
- Paolo Poli, 86, Italian theater actor (Gulliver's Travels).
- Imre Pozsgay, 82, Hungarian Communist politician, Minister of Education (1980-1982).
- David Snellgrove, 95, British Tibetologist.
- Adam Żurowski, 86, Polish geodesist.
26
- David Baker, 84, American jazz musician.
- Norm Hadley, 51, Canadian rugby union player (London Wasps).⋅
- Jim Harrison, 78, American author and screenwriter (Legends of the Fall, Wolf), heart attack.
- Igor Pashkevich, 44, Soviet-born Russian Olympic figure skater (1994, 1998), World Juniors champion (1990).
27
- Mother Angelica, 92, American Franciscan nun, founder of the Eternal Word Television Network, complications from a stroke.
- Vince Boryla, 89, American basketball player and coach (New York Knicks), and general manager (Denver Nuggets), Olympic champion (1948), complications from pneumonia.
- Alain Decaux, 90, French historian, member of the Académie française.
- Antoine Demoitié, 25, Belgian cyclist, race collision.
- Anatoly Savin, 95, Soviet-born Russian weapons designer, Hero of Socialist Labour.
28
- Daan Myngheer, 22, Belgian professional cyclist, heart attack.
- James Noble, 94, American actor (Benson, 10, Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again), complications from a stroke.
29
- Jean-Pierre Coffe, 78, French television presenter and food critic.
- Patty Duke, 69, American actress (The Miracle Worker, The Patty Duke Show, Valley of the Dolls), President of SAG (1985–1988), Oscar winner (1963), sepsis.
30
- Anne Aasheim, 53, Norwegian newspaper editor (Dagbladet), lung cancer.
- Howard Cable, 95, Canadian conductor, composer and arranger, complications from pneumonia.
- Shirley Hufstedler, 90, American lawyer and judge, Secretary of Education (1979–1981), cerebrovascular disease.
- Bernard Lamarre, 84, Canadian soil mechanics engineer and businessman, CEO of Lavalin (1962–1991).
- Bill Rosendahl, 70, American politician, member of the Los Angeles City Council (2005–2013), ureteral cancer.
- Gianmaria Testa, 57, Italian singer-songwriter.
31
- Béla Biszku, 94, Hungarian politician, Minister of the Interior (1957–1961).
- Ronnie Corbett, 85, British comedian (The Two Ronnies, The Frost Report) and actor (Casino Royale), motor neurone disease.
- Georges Cottier, 93, Swiss Roman Catholic cardinal.
- Hans-Dietrich Genscher, 89, German politician, Minister of the Interior (1969–1974), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1974–1982; 1982–1992) and Vice Chancellor (1974–1982; 1982–1992), heart failure.
- Dame Zaha Hadid, 65, Iraqi-born British architect, heart attack.
- Imre Kertész, 86, Hungarian writer, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (2002), complications from Parkinson's disease.
- Denise Robertson, 83, British writer and television broadcaster (This Morning), pancreatic cancer.
- Khuzaima Qutbuddin, 75, Indian Islamic leader, cancer.
- Douglas Wilmer, 96, English actor (Sherlock Holmes, Octopussy, Jason and the Argonauts).