Deaths in March 2015
Appearance
The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2015.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
March 2015
[edit]1
[edit]- Bob Armstrong, 82, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1963–1971) and Commissioner of the General Land Office (1971–1983).[1]
- Malcolm Bennett, 56, British poet and author.[2]
- William Bowyer, 88, British painter.[3]
- John Clegg, 80, Australian archaeologist.[4]
- Deedee Corradini, 70, American politician, Mayor of Salt Lake City (1992–2000), lung cancer.[5]
- Suzanne Farrington, 81, British stage actress.[6]
- Joshua Fishman, 88, American linguist.[7]
- Orrin Keepnews, 91, American jazz record producer, executive and writer.[8]
- Georg Kreisel, 91, Austrian mathematical logician.[9]
- Anatoly Logunov, 88, Russian theoretical physicist and academician (Russian Academy of Sciences).
- Stuart McGrady, 29, Scottish footballer (Ayr United, Queen's Park).[10]
- Jeff McKnight, 52, American baseball player (New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles), leukemia.[11]
- Guram Minashvili, 79, Georgian basketball player, Olympic silver medalist (1960), three-time European champion (1957, 1959, 1963).[12]
- Minnie Miñoso, 89, Cuban baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians), pulmonary artery dissection.[13]
- Tony Reddin, 95, Irish hurler (Tipperary GAA).[14]
- Atul Tandon, 67, Indian academic, heart attack.[15]
- Raymond Toscanelli, 93, French footballer (Angers, Montpellier).[16]
- Carel Visser, 86, Dutch sculptor.[17]
- Daniel von Bargen, 64, American actor (Malcolm in the Middle, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Super Troopers).[18]
- Thomas Philip Watson, 81, American politician, member of the Oklahoma Senate (1972–1987).[19]
- Chris Welp, 51, German basketball player (Washington Huskies), heart attack.[20]
- Wolfram Wuttke, 53, German footballer, Olympic bronze medalist (1988), multiple organ failure.[21]
- Matthew Young, 70, British civil servant and executive (Panini Group).[22]
2
[edit]- Dennis Barker, 85, British journalist.[23]
- Tom Butters, 89, Canadian politician.[24]
- Leslie Chamberlain, 81, English rugby league player.[25]
- Desmond Daniel, 72, South African cricketer.[26]
- Francisco González Ledesma, 87, Spanish novelist, comics writer and journalist, complications of a stroke.[27]
- Bettina Graziani, 90, French fashion model.[28]
- Beverly Hall, 68, Jamaican-born American educator, breast cancer.[29]
- Dean Hess, 97, American minister and air force colonel.[30]
- Lavkumar Khachar, 84, Indian ornithologist, prostate cancer.[31]
- Joseph Kohnen, 74, Luxembourgian writer.[32]
- Dave Mackay, 80, Scottish football player and manager (Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County).[33]
- Jem Marsh, 84, British automotive engineer, co-founder of Marcos Engineering.[34]
- Jenna McMahon, 89, American television writer (The Carol Burnett Show, The Facts of Life, Mama's Family), heart failure.[35]
- Jay Morrish, 78, American golf course designer.[36]
- Mal Peet, 67, British author and illustrator, cancer.[37]
- Marc Taraskoff, 59, French illustrator and stamp designer.[38]
3
[edit]- Kerry Ashby, 86, New Zealand Olympic rower (1952).[39]
- Ernest Braun, 89, Austrian-born British academic and author.[40]
- André Brulé, 93, French racing cyclist.[41]
- Gilles Cistac, 53, French-born Mozambican human rights lawyer, shot.[42]
- Denis Coe, 86, British politician, MP for Middleton and Prestwich (1966–1970).[43]
- M. Stanton Evans, 80, American journalist, author and educator, pancreatic cancer.[44]
- Otto Kinne, 91, German marine biologist.[45]
- Roy McCrohan, 84, English footballer (Norwich City).[46]
- Octávio Mobiglia, 83, Brazilian Olympic swimmer (1952, 1956).[47]
- John Mockler, 73, American politician, California Secretary of Education (2000–2002), pancreatic cancer.[48]
- Joseph T. Palastra, Jr., 83, American army general.[49]
- Brett Young, 47, American CFL football player, kidney failure.[50]
4
[edit]- Stacey Arceneaux, 79, American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks).[51]
- Emory Bass, 89, American actor (Dark Shadows, 1776, Angie).[52]
- Dušan Bilandžić, 90, Croatian historian and politician.[53]
- Marguerite Dupire, 94, French ethnologist.[54]
- Terry Fearnley, 81, Australian rugby league player (Eastern Suburbs) and coach (national team), cancer.[55]
- George W. Grayson, 76, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 51st (1973–1981) and 97th (1983–2001) districts, heart attack.[56]
- Ray Hatton, 83, British-born American author.[57]
- Iwao Horiuchi, 63, Japanese wrestler, diabetes.[58]
- Karl-Alfred Jacobsson, 89, Swedish footballer (GAIS).[59]
- Jørgen Jensen, 68, Danish Olympic cyclist (1968).[60]
- William King, 90, American sculptor.[61]
- Ninan Koshy, 81, Indian academic.[62]
- Lothar Lutze, 87, Polish-born German scholar.[63]
- Laxminarayana Mudiraj, 86, Indian politician, Mayor of Hyderabad (1969–1970).[64]
- James Norick, 95, American politician, Mayor of Oklahoma City (1959–1963, 1967–1971).[65]
- Jim Rhodes, 69, English golf player.[66]
- Jam Sebastian, 28, Filipino webcast personality, lung cancer.[67]
- Steve Shea, 72, American baseball player (Houston Astros, Montreal Expos).[68]
- John Simopoulos, 91, British philosopher.[69]
- Jack Swanstrom, 53, American educator and film director.[70]
- Arthur Wyatt, 85, British diplomat, High Commissioner to Ghana (1986–1989).[71]
5
[edit]- Klaus Basikow, 77, German football player and manager.[72]
- Vlada Divljan, 56, Serbian musician (Idoli).[73]
- Edward Egan, 82, American Roman Catholic prelate, Cardinal, Bishop of Bridgeport (1988–2000), Archbishop of New York (2000–2009).[74]
- Evelyn Furtsch, 100, American sprinter, Olympic gold medalist (1932).[75]
- Katherine Godwin, 98, American teacher and educator, First Lady of Virginia (1966–1970, 1974–1978).[76]
- Maigore Kallon, 89, Sierra Leonean politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1965–1967, 1996).[77]
- John R. Keennan, 74, American baseball scout (Los Angeles Dodgers).[78]
- Karina Kraushaar, 43, German actress, multiple organ failure.[79]
- Fred Latremouille, 69, Canadian radio host.[80]
- Albert Maysles, 88, American documentary filmmaker (Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens).[81]
- Jim McCann, 70, Irish musician (The Dubliners).[82]
- Umarali Quvvatov, 46, Tajikistani opposition politician and leader of Group 24, shot.[83]
- ML Procise, 62, American sound engineer.[84]
- Erling Sandene, 93, Norwegian judge, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1984–1991), County Governor of Møre og Romsdal (1966–1972).[85]
- Dirk Shafer, 52, American model, actor and director (Man of the Year), drug intoxication.[86]
- Jerry Wilson, 78, American football player (Auburn Tigers, Philadelphia Eagles, Toronto Argonauts).[87]
6
[edit]- Lisa Bonchek Adams, 45, American breast cancer advocate and blogger, breast cancer.[88]
- Mick Clark, 78, English rugby league player (Leeds), Parkinson's disease.[89]
- Fred Craddock, 86, American Christian minister, Parkinson's disease.[90]
- Ram Sundar Das, 94, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Bihar (1979–1980).[91]
- Arthur Gratias, 94, American politician.[92]
- Paul John, 85, American tribal chief (Yupik peoples).[93]
- Edward L. Keenan, 79, American historian.[94]
- Ben Kingree, 80, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1967–1969).[95]
- Kishore Te, 36, Indian film editor (Aadukalam), blood clot.[96]
- Dan Lewis, 79, American football player (Detroit Lions), diabetes.[97]
- Vasilios Magginas, 66, Greek politician, Minister of Employment (2007).[98]
- Osi Rhys Osmond, 71, Welsh painter and television presenter, cancer.[99]
- Andrew Oung, 64, Taiwanese businessman and politician, heart attack.[100]
- Pheiroijam Parijat Singh, 72, Indian politician.[101]
- George Silvernail, 87, Puerto Rican Olympic sports shooter (1968).[102]
- Colin Stewart, 88, American Olympic skier.[103]
- Enrique "Coco" Vicéns, 88, Puerto Rican basketball player and politician.[104]
7
[edit]- Gregorio Bundio, 86, Argentine football player and coach (El Salvador national team).[105]
- Izola Curry, 98, American assailant, attempted to kill Martin Luther King Jr.[106]
- Sir Derek Day, 87, British diplomat, Ambassador to Ethiopia (1975–1978) and High Commissioner to Canada (1984–1987).[107]
- Ian Fraser, 93, British naval pilot and diplomat.[108]
- Trevor Griffin, 74, Australian politician, Attorney-General of South Australia (1979–1982, 1993–2001).[109]
- Ray Hefferlin, 85, American physicist.[110]
- G. Karthikeyan, 66, Indian politician, Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly (since 2011), liver cancer.[111]
- F. Ray Keyser, Jr., 87, American politician, Governor of Vermont (1961–1963).[112]
- Edmond Malinvaud, 91, French economist.[113]
- Reima Nummila, 72, Finnish footballer.[114]
- Shinji Ogawa, 74, Japanese voice actor (The Rose of Versailles, Fist of the North Star), pneumonia.[115]
- Glorianne Perrier, 85, American Olympic silver medallist (1964) sprint canoer.[116]
- Tomislav Radić, 74, Croatian film director.[117]
- Brian Sutton-Smith, 90, New Zealand writer and play theorist, Alzheimer's disease.[118]
- Yoshihiro Tatsumi, 79, Japanese manga author.[119]
- Ross Turnbull, 74, Australian rugby union player (national team), cancer.[120]
- Neil Young, 78, Canadian politician.[121]
8
[edit]- Inezita Barroso, 90, Brazilian folk singer.[122]
- Hans Bielenstein, 94, Swedish sinologist.[123]
- Francisco Cacharro, 78, Spanish politician, President of the Provincial Deputation of Lugo (1983–2007).[124]
- Brian Cahill, 84, Australian newsreader and politician.[125]
- Velayudhan Govindan, Indian cricketer.[126]
- Bengt Hägglund, 94, Swedish theologian.[127]
- Ernst Heincke, 83, German-born American Olympic sprint canoer (1968).[128]
- Pavlo Khudzik, 29, Ukrainian footballer (Lviv, Zorya), complications after traffic collision.[129]
- Maria Kryuchkova, 26, Russian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist (2004), embolism.[130]
- Lars Larsson, 52, Swedish footballer and coach, cancer.[131]
- Tjol Lategan, 89, South African rugby union player.[132]
- Vinod Mehta, 73, Indian magazine and newspaper editor (The Pioneer, Outlook), multiple organ failure.[133]
- Ivan Messmer, 83, Canadian politician.[134]
- Sam Simon, 59, American writer, producer and director (The Simpsons, Cheers, The Drew Carey Show), colorectal cancer.[135]
- Gerardo Sofovich, 77, Argentine actor, director and television presenter, heart failure.[136]
- Lew Soloff, 71, American jazz trumpeter (Blood, Sweat & Tears), heart attack.[137]
- Joy Tamblin, 89, British WRAF officer.[138]
- Thadeus Wierucki, 80, Belgian cyclist.[139]
9
[edit]- Rico Alaniz, 95, Mexican-born American actor (The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp).[140]
- H. H. ter Balkt, 76, Dutch poet.[141]
- Jon Bridgman, 84, American historian.[142]
- Jerry Brightman, 61, American pedal steel guitarist (Buck Owens).[143]
- Flabba, 38, South African rapper, stabbed.[144]
- David B. Frohnmayer, 74, American attorney, Oregon Attorney General (1981–1991), President of the University of Oregon (1994–2009), prostate cancer.[145]
- Gene Gene the Dancing Machine, 82, American stagehand and performer (The Gong Show), diabetes.[146]
- Jack Harte, 94, Irish politician, Senator (1973–1992).[147]
- Lu Houmin, 86, Chinese photographer, cancer.[citation needed]
- Paul Kalanithi, 37, Indian-born American neurosurgeon and writer (When Breath Becomes Air), lung cancer.[148]
- Wayne Kemp, 73, American country music singer and songwriter.[149]
- Otar Koberidze, 90, Georgian actor and film director.[150]
- P. A. Sampath Kumar, 63, Indian New Testament scholar.[151]
- Jiří Matoušek, 51, Czech mathematician.[152]
- Stanislav Melnyk, 53, Ukrainian politician, member of the Verkhovna Rada (2006–2012), suicide by gunshot.[153]
- Windell Middlebrooks, 36, American actor (Body of Proof, The Suite Life on Deck, Scrubs), pulmonary embolism.[154]
- James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, 94, Northern Irish politician, UK MP for South Antrim (1970–1983) and Lagan Valley (1983–1997), member of the House of Lords (since 1997), leader of UUP (1979–1995).[155]
- Jim Nelson, 77, Irish hurling manager (Antrim).[156]
- Juanita Morrow Nelson, 91, American civil rights activist.[157]
- Frei Otto, 89, German architect and structural engineer, winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize (2015).[158]
- Rigoberto Paredes, 67, Honduran poet and essayist.[159]
- Mukhammat Sabirov, 82, Russian engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Tatarstan (1991-1995).[160]
- Lou Silverstone, 90, American comedy writer (Mad, Cracked).[161]
- John Paskin Taylor, 86, British field hockey player, bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[162]
- Notable French people killed in the Villa Castelli helicopter collision:[163]
- Florence Arthaud, 57, sailor
- Camille Muffat, 25, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist (2012)
- Alexis Vastine, 28, boxer, Olympic bronze medalist (2008)
10
[edit]- Fred Fredericks, 85, American cartoonist (Mandrake the Magician).[164]
- Richard Glatzer, 63, American director, writer and producer (Still Alice, America's Next Top Model), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[165]
- Vic Harris, 69, British snooker player, pneumonia.[166]
- Harry A. Hoffner, 80, American hittitologist.[167]
- Mohammed Kaliel, Nigerian army officer and politician.[168]
- Ian MacDonald Lightbody, 93, Scottish-born Hong Kong civil servant.[169]
- Allan Lurie, 91, American voice actor (The Jetsons, Metal Gear Solid).[170]
- Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik, 80, Indian politician.[171]
- Tim Rucks, 54, American football player and coach (North Park, Carthage), heart attack.[172]
- Meena Shah, 78, Indian badminton player.[173]
- Claude Sitton, 89, American Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper reporter, heart failure.[174]
- Kenneth Smales, 87, British cricketer and football administrator.[175]
- R. Marthanda Varma, 93, Indian neurosurgeon.[176]
- Stuart Wagstaff, 90, British-born Australian entertainer, complications from pulmonary fibrosis.[177]
- John Howard Wilson, 85, Scottish rugby union player.[178]
11
[edit]- William Beckley, 85, American actor (Dynasty).[179]
- Walter Burkert, 84, German academic and author (Homo Necans).[180]
- Mayr Facci, 87, Brazilian Olympic basketball player.[181]
- Tony Fenton, 53, Irish radio presenter, prostate cancer.[182]
- Jimmy Greenspoon, 67, American keyboard player and composer (Three Dog Night), melanoma.[183]
- Marni Hodgkin, 97, American-born British book editor.[184]
- Martin H:son Holmdahl, 91, Swedish academic.[185]
- Gerald Hurst, 77, American chemist and fire investigator.[186]
- Georges Mamelonet, 60, Canadian politician, traffic collision.[187]
- Al McCann, 85, Canadian sports broadcaster (CFRN).[188]
- Don McLeod, 68, Canadian ice hockey player (Houston Aeros, Vancouver Blazers, Calgary Cowboys).[189]
- Christopher Morris, 72, English accountant.[190]
- Harri Pritchard Jones, 81, Welsh writer, critic and psychiatrist.[191]
- Janice Rebibo, 65, American-born Israeli poet, cancer.[192]
- Alejandro Rebollo Álvarez-Amandi, 80, Spanish lawyer, civil servant and politician, member of the Congress of Deputies (1986–1993).[193]
- Carlo Ubaldo Rossi, 56, Italian composer and music producer, traffic collision.[194]
- Inger Sitter, 85, Norwegian painter and graphic artist.[195]
- Ralph Taeger, 78, American actor (Hondo, Klondike, Acapulco).[196]
- Arthur Thrall, 88, American painter and printmaker.[197]
- Don Weeks, 76, American radio host (WGY).[198]
- Dell Williams, 92, American businesswoman and actress.[199]
12
[edit]- Harith al-Dhari, 74, Iraqi Sunni Arab cleric, chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars.[200]
- Bob Anderson, 79, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs).[201]
- Ray Arnett, 97, American choreographer and stage director (Liberace).[202]
- Willie Barrow, 90, American civil rights activist.[203]
- Dimitar Bobchev, 88, Bulgarian Olympic cyclist.[204]
- Erol Büyükburç, 79, Turkish composer and singer.[205]
- Geoff Coffin, 90, English footballer (Chester City).[206]
- Wolfgang Fikentscher, 86, German jurist.[207]
- Delfi Galbiati, 70, Uruguayan actor.[208]
- Michael Graves, 80, American architect.[209]
- Magda Guzmán, 83, Mexican actress, heart attack.[210]
- Eddie Hice, 85, American stuntman (Glory, Star Trek, Big Momma's House).[211]
- Ada Jafri, 90, Pakistani Urdu poet.[212]
- Oleksandr Peklushenko, 60, Ukrainian politician, governor of Zaporizhia Oblast.[213]
- Sir Terry Pratchett, 66, British author (Discworld), posterior cortical atrophy.[214]
- Ron Przybylinski, 61, American meteorologist, cancer.[215]
- Robert L. Saucy, 84, American theologian.[216]
- S. Siddalingaiah, 79, Indian film director (Bangaarada Manushya).[217]
- Alice Teichova, 94, Austrian-born British economic historian.[218]
- Sir Jerry Wiggin, 78, British politician, MP for Weston-super-Mare (1969–1997).[219]
13
[edit]- Daevid Allen, 77, Australian musician (Soft Machine, Gong).[220]
- Lilian Bader, 97, British WAAF aircraftwoman and teacher.[221]
- Frank Chauvin, 81, Canadian humanitarian, lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.[222]
- George Connell, 84, Canadian academic and biochemist, President of the University of Toronto (1984–1990).[223]
- Inge Eriksen, 79, Danish writer.[224]
- Irwin Hasen, 96, American cartoonist (Dondi).[225]
- Suzette Jordan, 40, Indian anti-rape campaigner, meningoencephalitis.[226]
- Gretchen Kafoury, 72, American civil servant and politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1977–1982).[227]
- Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, 89, Polish paleobiologist, winner of the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2005).[228]
- Adrian Malone, 78, British documentary filmmaker (The Ascent of Man).[229]
- Ismaïla Manga, 57, Senegalese painter.[230]
- Lance Mann, 84, Australian sprinter and football player.[231]
- Paddington Mhondoro, 28, Zimbabwean cricketer, traffic collision.[232]
- Meyera Oberndorf, 74, American politician, Mayor of Virginia Beach, Virginia (1988–2009), Alzheimer's disease.[233]
- Everett Osmond, 78, Canadian politician.[234]
- Martin Petzoldt, 68, German theologian.[235]
- Jeff Rees, 94, British WWII RAF officer and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient.[236]
- Al Rosen, 91, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians).[237]
- Jack Lund Schofield, 91, American politician, member of the Nevada Assembly (1970–1974) and Senate (1974–1978).[238]
- Lia van Leer, 90, Romanian-born Israeli film archive pioneer.[239]
- Maria Vicol, 79, Romanian foil fencer.[240]
- Vincent Wong, 87, British actor (Doctor Who, Die Another Day, Pink Floyd – The Wall).[241]
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[edit]- Graham Avery, 85, New Zealand track cyclist.[242]
- Helen Banks, 87, American animal welfare activist.[243]
- Rene Cailliet, 97, American physician.[244]
- L. S. Cousins, 72, British scholar in Buddhist studies.[245]
- Nino Cristofori, 85, Italian senator, Minister of Labor and Social Security.[246]
- Stuart Croft, 44, British filmmaker and educator, heart failure.[247]
- Rosalind Dallas, 66, British television graphic designer.[248]
- John C. Daniels, 78, American politician, Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut (1990–1993).[249]
- Ana María Giunta, 72, Argentine actress, respiratory disease.[250]
- Milton Huddart, 54, English rugby league footballer (Whitehaven), heart attack.[251]
- Bodys Isek Kingelez, 67, Congolese sculptor.[252]
- Liezl Martinez, 47, Filipino actress, breast cancer.[253]
- Ib Melchior, 97, Danish-born American author and screenwriter (Death Race 2000, Robinson Crusoe on Mars).[254]
- Ogygian, 31, American Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized after complications from colic.[255]
- Robert Plonsey, 90, American biomedical engineer.[256]
- Valentin Rasputin, 77, Russian writer.
- Johan Chr. Schønheyder, 100, Norwegian orienteer and sports official.[257]
- Joseph H. Young, 92, American federal judge.[258]
- Therezinha Zerbini, 86, Brazilian attorney and activist.[259]
15
[edit]- Antonio Betancort, 78, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid, national team).[260]
- Daniel Caldwell, 79, American actor and drama teacher, Alzheimer's disease.[261]
- Collins Chabane, 54, South African politician, Minister of Public Service and Administration (since 2014), traffic collision.[262]
- Robert Clatworthy, 87, British sculptor.[263]
- Narayan Desai, 90, Indian Gandhian and writer.[264]
- Luciano Ercoli, 85, Italian producer and film director (La morte accarezza a mezzanotte, The Police Can't Move).[265]
- Sally Forrest, 86, American dancer and actress (Rawhide), cancer.[266]
- Curtis Gans, 77, American activist and writer, lung cancer.[267]
- Krishna Kalle, 74, Indian playback singer.[268]
- Daryl McClure, 68, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Bendigo (1973–1982).[269]
- Norman Minnaar, 57, South African cricketer.[270]
- Mike Moroney, 81, Australian Olympic athlete.[271]
- Bob Parlocha, 76, American jazz radio personality, heart attack.[272]
- Mike Porcaro, 59, American bassist (Toto), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[273]
- Rallabandi Kavitha Prasad, 53, Indian poet and civil servant, heart and renal failure.[274]
- Eusebiu Ștefănescu, 70, Romanian actor, brain cancer.[275]
- Bob Toneff, 84, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins).[276]
- Fritz Wegner, 90, Austrian-born British illustrator.[277]
- Xu Caihou, 71, Chinese general, Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission, bladder cancer.[278]
- Eric Yeo, 78, Singaporean Olympic water polo player.[279]
16
[edit]- Bruce Crump, 57, American rock drummer (Molly Hatchet).[280]
- Eric Denham, 85, British Olympic sailor.[281]
- Miguel Donoso Pareja, 82, Ecuadorian writer, Parkinson's disease.[282]
- Buddy Elias, 89, German-born Swiss actor (Sunshine, The Monuments Men).[283]
- William B. Ewald, Jr., 89, American speechwriter (Dwight Eisenhower) and historian, respiratory failure.[284]
- Andy Fraser, 62, British musician (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Free) and songwriter ("All Right Now", "Every Kinda People"), heart attack.[285]
- Chet Giermak, 86, American basketball player (William & Mary), stroke.[286]
- Jack Haley, 51, American basketball player (Chicago Bulls), heart disease.[287]
- Jean Hardisty, 69, American political scientist, lymphoma.[288]
- Arthur A. Hartman, 89, American diplomat, Ambassador to France (1977–1981) and the Soviet Union (1981–1987), complications after leg surgery.[289]
- Norman Johnston, 96, American architect.[290]
- Lev Kuznetsov, 84, Russian Soviet Olympic fencer.[291]
- Marcella Leach, 89, American victim's rights activist.[292]
- Jackson Kasanga Mulwa, 72–73, Kenyan judge and politician, MP for Makueni (1969–1983).[293]
- D. K. Ravi, 35, Indian IAS officer, suicide by hanging.[294]
- Herbert Rigg, 91, Australian cricketer.[295]
- Don Robertson, 92, American songwriter.[296]
- Allan Rowe, 58, Canadian politician, MLA for Dartmouth South (since 2013), aneurysm.[297]
- Gustavo Selva, 88, Italian journalist and politician.[298]
- Braydon Smith, 23, Australian boxer, WBC youth silver featherweight champion, brain haemorrhage following bout.[299]
- Janet Taylor Spence, 91, American psychologist.[300]
- Max Stenbeck, 30, American-born Swedish financier and businessman, complications from diabetes.[301]
- Nazmi Yükselen, 89, Turkish folk singer.[302]
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[edit]- Ashley Adams, 59, Australian Paralympic shooter, traffic collision.[303]
- Moustapha Alassane, 73, Nigerien film director.[304]
- Ameerjan, 73, Indian film director.[305]
- Bob Appleyard, 90, English cricketer (Yorkshire, national team).[306]
- Deacon Chiu, 90, Hong Kong entrepreneur, founded Far East Bank.[307]
- Pat Eatock, 77, Australian indigenous rights activist.[308]
- Fang Ziyi, 98, Chinese major general.[309]
- Raymond D. Fowler, 84, American psychologist.[310]
- Antonio Dorado Soto, 83, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Guadix (1970–1973), Cádiz y Ceuta (1973–1993) and Málaga (1993–2008).[311]
- Marguerite Harbert, 91, American billionaire and philanthropist.[312]
- Kuniyoshi Kaneko, 78, Japanese painter, illustrator and photographer, heart failure.[313]
- Frank Perris, 83, Canadian motorcycle road racer.[314]
- Alan Richardson, 74, Australian VFL footballer (Richmond, South Melbourne).[315]
- Shaw Taylor, 90, British actor and TV presenter.[316]
- Guido Zappa, 99, Italian mathematician.[317]
18
[edit]- Ramesh Chandra Bhanja, 76, Indian Oriya poet.[318]
- David Bird, 55, American financial journalist, drowned.[319] (body found on this date)
- Samuel Charters, 85, American music historian and musician, myelodysplastic syndrome.[320]
- Chiang Chung-ling, 92, Taiwanese general and politician, Minister of Defense (1994–1999), heart failure.[321]
- Roy Doty, 92, American cartoonist and illustrator.[322]
- Raymond Gilloz, 83, French Olympic speed skater.[323]
- Richard Gruenther, 90, American Olympic modern pentathlete (1948).[324]
- Harry Heijnen, 74, Dutch footballer (ADO, national team).[325]
- Thomas Hopko, 75, American Eastern Orthodox priest and theologian.[326]
- Ciro Imparato, 52, Italian voice actor and writer.[327]
- Richard Impola, 91, Finnish-born American translator.[328]
- H. Allen Jerkens, 85, American horse trainer.[329]
- Abdel Karim al-Khaiwani, 50, Yemeni politician and journalist, murdered.[330]
- Grace Ogot, 84, Kenyan writer and politician.[331]
- Providencia Paredes, 90, Dominican Republic-born American personal assistant of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.[332]
- Roberto Parga, 78, Uruguayan judge, member of the Supreme Court (2000–2007).[333]
- Sir Don Rowlands, 88, New Zealand rower.[334]
- Oleg Sakirkin, 49, Kazakh Olympic triple jumper (2000).[335]
- Lyle E. Schaller, 91, American church consultant and writer.[336]
- Bernice Steadman, 89, American aviator, member of Mercury 13 team, co-founder of the International Women's Air & Space Museum.[337]
- Zhao Dayu, 54, Chinese footballer (Guangzhou, national team), liver cancer.[338]
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[edit]- Michel Albert, 85, French economist.[339]
- Margarete Bagshaw, 50, American artist, brain tumor.[340]
- Carlos Mijares Bracho, 84, Mexican architect.[341]
- Yosef Ben-Jochannan, 96, American writer and historian.[342]
- Michael Brown, 65, American musician (The Left Banke) and songwriter ("Walk Away Renée"), heart failure.[343]
- Marilyn Durham, 84, American author.[344]
- Gus Douglass, 88, American politician, West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture (1965–1989, 1993–2013), fall.[345]
- David Harrison, 88, English zoologist (Harrison Institute).[346]
- Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, 91, Dutch sprint athlete, Olympic gold medalist (1948).[347]
- Peter Katin, 84, British pianist.[348]
- Leandra Becerra Lumbreras, 127?, Mexican longevity claimant, unverified oldest living person.[349]
- Steve Mokone, 82, South African footballer (Heracles Almelo).[350]
- Ken Owen, 80, South African journalist and editor.[351]
- Irma Palmieri, 83, Venezuelan film and television actress.[352]
- Safet Plakalo, 65, Bosnian playwright and poet.[353]
- Stanislav Prýl, 72, Czech Olympic bronze medallist ice hockey player (1964).[354]
- Mordecai Roshwald, 93, Polish-born American author (Level 7).[355]
- Danny Schechter, 72, American journalist and filmmaker, pancreatic cancer.[356]
- Leslie Stanbridge, 94, British Anglican priest, Archdeacon of York (1972–1988).[357]
- Vernon Treweeke, 76, Australian painter.[358]
- Eino Uusitalo, 90, Finnish politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1979–1982).[359]
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[edit]- Arabi Awwad, 87, Palestinian politician.[360]
- Jim Berry, 83, American cartoonist (Berry's World).[361]
- Eva Burrows, 85, Australian Salvation Army General (1986–1993).[362]
- María del Socorro Bustamante, 60, Colombian lawyer and politician, Senator (1994–2002).[363]
- Cincinnati Red, 40, American professional wrestler (EWF), heart attack.[364]
- A. James Clark, 87, American billionaire engineer, heart failure.[365]
- Mary Clarke, 91, British dance critic.[366]
- Lisa Colagrossi, 49, American news anchor (WABC), brain aneurysm.[367]
- Ellen Conford, 73, American children's writer, heart ailment.[368]
- Daniel Donahue, 91, American baseball team owner (Atlanta Braves).[369]
- Charles T. Epps, Jr., 70, American politician, heart attack.[370]
- Malcolm Fraser, 84, Australian politician, Prime Minister (1975–1983).[371]
- Walter Grauman, 93, American director (633 Squadron, Murder, She Wrote).[372]
- Harley Hisner, 88, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox).[373]
- Bud Ings, 89, Canadian politician (Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island).[374]
- Paul Jeffrey, 81, American jazz saxophonist.[375]
- Robert Kastenmeier, 91, American politician, member of United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin (1959–1991), heart failure.[376]
- Josef Mikoláš, 77, Czech ice hockey player, world championship silver medalist (1961).[377]
- Eddie Mulheron, 72, Scottish footballer (Clyde, Durban United).[378]
- Joe O'Malley, 83, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers).[379]
- A. J. Pero, 55, American drummer (Twisted Sister, Adrenaline Mob), heart attack.[380]
- Sir Russell Pettigrew, 94, New Zealand businessman and sports administrator.[381]
- Shahir Krishnarao Sable, 92, Indian Marathi folk singer-songwriter.[382]
- Zoltán Szilárd, 84, Hungarian swimmer.[383]
- John Virgil Singleton, Jr., 97, American federal judge.[384]
- Petr Vopěnka, 79, Czech mathematician and politician.[385]
- Gregory Walcott, 87, American actor (Plan 9 from Outer Space, Norma Rae, Every Which Way but Loose).[386]
- Gerald Lee Warren, 84, American journalist, White House deputy press secretary.[387]
- Viktor Viktorovych Yanukovych, 33, Ukrainian politician, People's Deputy (2006–2014), drowned.[388]
21
[edit]- Perro Aguayo Jr., 35, Mexican professional wrestler (AAA), stroke from vertebral artery dissection.[389]
- Ishaya Bakut, 67, Nigerian military Governor of Benue State (1986–1987).[390]
- Chuck Bednarik, 89, American NFL Hall of Fame football player (Philadelphia Eagles).[391]
- Miriam Bienstock, 92, American record company executive (Atlantic Records).[392]
- James C. Binnicker, 76, American air force officer, Chief Master Sergeant (1986–1990).[393]
- Betty Brey, 83, American Olympic swimmer (1956), heart attack.[394]
- Roland Clement, 102, American conservationist, anti-DDT advocate, Vice President of the National Audubon Society (1967–1977).[395]
- Milen Dobrev, 35, Bulgarian weightlifter, Olympic gold medalist (2004), heart attack.[396]
- John Dymoke, 88, British noble, Queen's Champion.[397]
- Hans Erni, 106, Swiss painter, designer and sculptor.[398]
- Jack Ford, 67, American politician, Mayor of Toledo, Ohio (2002–2005).[399]
- Malachy John Goltok, 49, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bauchi (since 2011).[400]
- Jørgen Ingmann, 89, Danish musician ("Apache"), 1963 Eurovision Song Contest winner.[401]
- Yusufali Kechery, 81, Indian poet and film producer.[402]
- Vince Kendrick, 63, American football player (Atlanta Falcons), cancer.[403]
- Arnošt Klimčík, 69, Czechoslovak Olympic silver medallist handball player (1972).[404]
- John Walter Guerrier Lund, 102, English psychologist.[405]
- Hector Macpherson, Jr., 96, American politician, member of the Oregon Senate (1971–1974).[406]
- Ralph McGill, 64, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints).[407]
- Sir Hal Miller, 86, British politician, MP for Bromsgrove and Redditch (1974–1983) and Bromsgrove (1983–1992).[408]
- Jack Peltason, 91, American scholar, President of the University of California (1992–1995), Parkinson's disease.[409]
- Thomas Scallen, 89, American businessman.[410]
- Sir James Spicer, 89, British politician, MP for West Dorset (1974–1997).[411]
- Divaldo Suruagy, 78, Brazilian politician, Governor of Alagoas (1975–1978, 1983–1986, 1995–1997).[412]
- Sharon Tandy, 71, South African singer.[413]
- Jackie Trent, 74, English singer-songwriter and actress.[414]
- Alberta Watson, 60, Canadian actress (La Femme Nikita, 24, The Prince and Me), cancer.[415]
- Robert Williams, 89, English chemist.[416]
- Warren Womble, 95, American basketball coach.[417]
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[edit]- Arkady Arkanov, 81, Russian writer and satirist.[418]
- Petar Hadzi Boskov, 86, Macedonian sculptor.[419]
- Horst Buhtz, 91, German football player (Torino) and manager.[420]
- William Campbell, 79, American politician, member of the California Senate (1976–1990) and Assembly (1966–1974).[421]
- Derek Chinnery, 89, English radio controller (BBC Radio 1).[422]
- Sir Anthony Garner, 88, British political organiser.[423]
- Lyle Gramley, 88, American economist.[424]
- Tom Koch, 89, American comedy writer (Mad).[425]
- Bernadett Kőszegi, 56, Hungarian Olympic volleyball player.[426]
- Helen Landis, 92, English singer and actress.[427]
- Peter Pišťanek, 54, Slovak writer, suicide by drug overdose.[428]
- Norman Scribner, 79, American choral conductor.[429]
- Julieta Marín Torres, 71, Mexican politician, MP for Puebla (2009–2012), lung cancer.[430]
- J. Terry Williams, 84, American film editor (The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, Family Plot, Raise the Titanic).[431]
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[edit]- Tahira Mazhar Ali, 91, Pakistani women's rights activist.[432]
- Günter Asser, 89, German mathematician.[433]
- Gian Vittorio Baldi, 84, Italian director and producer.[434]
- Roy Douglas, 107, British composer.[435]
- Earl Harris, 73, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (since 1982).[436]
- Herberto Hélder, 84, Portuguese poet.[437]
- Søren Kam, 93, Danish Nazi war criminal.[438]
- Lee Kuan Yew, 91, Singaporean politician, Prime Minister (1959–1990), pneumonia.[439]
- Ted Lester, 92, English cricketer (Yorkshire).[440]
- Lil' Chris, 24, British singer-songwriter, actor and television personality, suicide by hanging.[441]
- Michael Laurence, 80, Australian actor and television producer (Return to Eden).[442]
- Bobby Lowther, 91, American basketball player and athlete (LSU Tigers), All-American (1946).[443]
- Carla Macelloni, 78, Italian actress (Anna of Brooklyn).[444]
- Lajos Molnár, 68, Hungarian physician, Minister of Health (2006–2007).[445]
- Ivan Nagy, 77, Hungarian-born American director.[446]
- Nick Peters, 75, American journalist (Sacramento Bee) and baseball beat writer (San Francisco Giants), recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award (2009).[447]
- Alan Seymour, 87, Australian playwright (The One Day of the Year).[448]
- Steven Smith, 65, American tea company founder, liver cancer.[449]
- LaVern Torgeson, 86, American football player (Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins).[450]
- Frans Tumbuan, 76, Indonesian actor.[451]
- Geoff Tunbridge, 82, Australian VFL football player (Melbourne).[452]
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[edit]- Augusto Arenas, 86, Chilean footballer.[453]
- Yehuda Avner, 86, Israeli diplomat, Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland (1983–1988), and Australia (1992–1996), cancer.[454]
- Malli Mastan Babu, 40, Indian mountain climber, climbing incident.[455]
- Nico Baracchi, 57, Swiss bobsledder.[456]
- Bryan Bartley, 86, New Zealand engineer and inventor.[457]
- Richard Butson, 92, Canadian explorer and physician, recipient of the George Cross.[458]
- Allan Charleston, 81, Australian water polo player.[459]
- Otto Frello, 90, Danish artist and illustrator.[460]
- R. Geraint Gruffydd, 86, Welsh celtist.[461]
- Jeff Hennessy, 85, American trampoline coach.[462]
- Ian Isles, 96, British WWII army officer and actuary.[463]
- Wladimir Jan Kochanski, 79, American pianist.[464]
- Samuli Mansikka, 36, Finnish mountaineer, fall.[465]
- Roger Mayer, 88, American film industry executive.[466]
- Albert Probst, 83, German politician.[467]
- Louis Renner, 88, American Jesuit priest, historian and academic (University of Alaska Fairbanks), specialist in Catholic history in Alaska.[468]
- Moncef Ben Salem, 62, Tunisian politician.[469]
- Slamet Abdul Sjukur, 79, Indonesian musician and composer.[470]
- Peter Stichbury, 91, New Zealand potter.[471]
- Robert Folger Thorne, 94, American botanist.[472]
- Kees van Vugt, 85, Dutch Olympic rower.[473]
- Notable German people killed in the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525:[474]
- Oleg Bryjak, 54, Kazakh-born opera singer.
- Maria Radner, 33, opera singer.
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[edit]- Indra Bania, 73, Indian actor.[475]
- Dick Bond, 93, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1975–1987).[476]
- George Fischbeck, 92, American television weatherman (KABC).[477]
- Ivo Garrani, 91, Italian actor (Black Sunday, Hercules, Caliber 9).[478]
- Martyn Goff, 91, British bookseller, administrator of the Man Booker Prize.[479]
- Tommy Maher, 92, Irish hurler.[480]
- Jimmy McGill, 68, Scottish footballer (Huddersfield Town, Hull City).[481]
- Richard O. Moore, 95, American poet and filmmaker (Louisiana Diary).[482]
- Jeannette Obstoj, 65, British lyricist (Break Every Rule).[483]
- Jim Phillips, 79, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings).[484]
- Pedro Reyes, 53, Spanish comedian, humorist and actor, heart attack.[485]
- Bill Slayback, 67, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers).[486]
- Allen Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere, 82, British industrialist and politician.[487]
- Smart Strike, 23, Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized.[488]
- Ron Suart, 94, English football player and manager (Chelsea).[489]
- Joris Van Hauthem, 51, Belgian politician (Vlaams Belang), colorectal cancer.[490]
- Loy Young, 92, American college football (Dickinson State) and basketball (Chadron State) coach.[491]
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[edit]- Ennio Appignanesi, 89, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo (1993–2001).[492]
- Anne Bannister, 78, British psychotherapist.[493]
- Friedrich L. Bauer, 90, German computer scientist.[494]
- Concern, 24, American Thoroughbred racehorse.[495] (death announced on this date)
- Dinkha IV, 79, Iraqi Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East (since 1976).[496]
- Albert Irvin, 92, British abstract artist.[497]
- Hermann Knoll, 83, Austrian Olympic hockey player (1952) and Olympic ice hockey player (1956, 1964).[498]
- Paty Ripple Kyndiah, 86, Indian politician.[499]
- Alonso Llano Ruiz, 83, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Istmina-Tadó (1993–2010), leukemia.[500]
- Karl Moik, 76, Austrian television presenter (Musikantenstadl).[501]
- Ian Moir, 71, Scottish footballer (Manchester United, Wrexham), cancer.[502]
- John Renbourn, 70, British guitarist (Pentangle), heart attack.[503]
- Fred Robsahm, 71, Norwegian actor (Flashback).[504]
- Luís Miguel Rocha, 39, Portuguese author, cancer.[505]
- John D. States, 89, American doctor and automotive safety advocate, heart failure.[506]
- J. Karen Thomas, 50, American actress (Drop Dead Diva, Nashville, Sunset Beach), multiple myeloma.[507]
- Tomas Tranströmer, 83, Swedish poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (2011), stroke.[508]
- Naomi Weisstein, 76, American psychologist and writer.[509]
27
[edit]- Craft Akard, 98, American politician.[510]
- Daundre Barnaby, 24, Jamaican-born Canadian Olympic runner (2012), drowning.[511]
- Rik Battaglia, 88, Italian actor (Duck, You Sucker!).[512]
- Pauline Brockless, 85, English opera singer.[513]
- Josefino Cenizal, 95, Filipino composer, director and actor.[514]
- B.J. Crosby, 62, American singer and actress (Smokey Joe's Cafe), complications from diabetes and a stroke.[515]
- Neville Denton, 80, New Zealand rugby league player.[516]
- Claus Dunne, 70, Irish hurler (Kilkenny).[517]
- Akpanoluo Ikpong Ikpong Ette, Nigerian physicist.[518]
- Carlos Falchi, 70, Brazilian-born American accessories designer.[519]
- William W. Hallo, 87, German-born American professor of Assyriology and Babylonian literature.[520]
- Johnny Helms, 80, American jazz trumpet player and bandleader.[521]
- Hot Rod Hundley, 80, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers) and television broadcaster (Utah Jazz), Alzheimer's disease.[522]
- Annelise Høegh, 66, Norwegian politician, MP for Oslo (1985–2001).[523]
- Yusuf Mohamed Ismail, 56, Somali diplomat, Ambassador to Switzerland (since 2008), permanent representative to the United Nations (since 2008), shot.[524]
- Bob Lewis, 90, American politician, member of the Washington Senate (1973–1981).[525]
- Fillie Lyckow, 80, Swedish actress (Du är inte klok Madicken, Varuhuset).[526]
- Janet L. Norwood, 91, American statistician, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (1979–1991), Alzheimer's disease.[527]
- Michael Rush, 65, American museum director, pancreatic cancer.[528]
- T. Sailo, 93, Indian brigadier and politician, Chief Minister of Mizoram (1978, 1979–1984), heart failure.[529]
- Sarbi, 12, Australian war canine, brain cancer.[530]
- Walter Schuck, 94, German WWII fighter ace.[531]
- Anthony Scrivener, 79, British lawyer, complications from Parkinson's disease.[532]
- Gertrud Sigurdsen, 92, Swedish politician, Minister of Social Affairs (1985–1989).[533]
- Amaro Silva, 57, Canadian politician.[534]
- Olga Syahputra, 32, Indonesian actor, comedian, singer and television host, meningitis.[535]
- Mate Trojanović, 84, Croatian rower, Olympic gold medalist (1952).[536]
- George Wang, 96, Taiwanese actor and producer, heart failure.[537]
- Lincoln Wolfenstein, 92, American particle physicist, cancer.[538]
- Susumu Yokota, 54, Japanese musician and composer.[539]
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[edit]- Richard L. Bare, 101, American director and producer (Green Acres, Maverick).[540]
- Leon Bass, 90, American educator and WWII soldier.[541]
- Sarla Birla, 91, Indian educationalist.[542]
- Chuck Brayton, 89, American Collegiate Hall of Fame baseball player and coach (Washington State Cougars).[543]
- Joseph Cassidy, 60, Canadian-born British Anglican priest and academic, Principal of St Chad's College, heart attack.[544]
- Denis Eadie, 98, British WWII army officer and Military Cross recipient.[545]
- Jim Fairburn, 87, Canadian ice hockey player.[546]
- Amos Ford, 98, Belizean-born British forester.[547]
- Gerry Hardstaff, 75, English cricketer, cancer.[548]
- Akhil Mehta, 27, Indian comedian, suicide by jumping.[549]
- Dick Mills, 70, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), melanoma.[550]
- Albert Norak, 86, Estonian politician, complications from Parkinson's disease.[551]
- Miroslav Ondříček, 80, Czech cinematographer (Amadeus, Ragtime, A League of Their Own).[552]
- Jerzy Orłowski, 90, Polish footballer.[553]
- Gene Saks, 93, American stage and film director (The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park, Brighton Beach Memoirs), pneumonia.[554]
- Ronald Stevenson, 87, Scottish composer and pianist.[555]
- Tuti Yusupova, 134?, Uzbekistani longevity claimant, unverified world's oldest person.[556]
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[edit]- Ayla Arslancan, 78, Turkish actress, lung cancer.[557]
- Romany Bain, 91, British show business journalist.[558]
- William Delafield Cook, 79, Australian artist.[559]
- Carmen Lozano Dumler, 93, Puerto Rican United States Army officer.[560]
- Jim LaRue, 89, American football player and coach (Arizona Wildcats).[561]
- Juan Carlos Maccarone, 74, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Chascomús (1996–1999) and Santiago del Estero (1999–2005).[562]
- David Macklin, 86, British Olympic rower (1952) and local government executive.[563]
- Jim Robison, 87, Australian VFL football player (Hawthorn).[564]
- John Sheppard, 93, British car designer.[565]
- Peter Tarsey, 77, British Olympic diver (1956), shot.[566]
- Paul Torgersen, 83, American educator, President of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1993–2000).[567]
- Mike Watt, 78, New Zealand Olympic sport shooter (1972).[568]
- Anne Woods, 67, British world gurning champion.[569]
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[edit]- Aleck Che-Mponda, 79, Tanzanian politician and academic.[570]
- Helmut Dietl, 70, German film director (Schtonk!), lung cancer.[571]
- Messias Pereira Donato, 93, Brazilian jurist and academic.[572]
- John Elliott, 83, Jamaican Olympic boxer (1964).[573]
- Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, 93, German-born Dutch astronomer.[574]
- Joan Kagezi, 47, Ugandan lawyer and prosecutor, shot.[575]
- Phyllis R. Klotman, 90, American film theorist and archivist.[576]
- Štěpán Kodeda, 27, Czech orienteering competitor, complications after traffic collision.[577]
- John H. Makin, 71, American economist, cancer.[578]
- Aniceto Molina, 75, Colombian cumbia musician, lung failure.[579]
- Preston Ritter, 65, American drummer (The Electric Prunes), kidney problems.[580]
- Roger Slifer, 60, American comic book author (Lobo) and writer (Transformers).[581]
- Basil Soda, 47, Lebanese fashion designer, cancer.[582]
- Trevor Williams, 76, British plant geneticist.[583]
- Leon Wouters, 84, Belgian football player and coach.[584]
- Robert Z'Dar, 64, American film actor and producer (Maniac Cop, Tango & Cash, Samurai Cop).[585]
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[edit]- Albino Bernardini, 97, Italian author and pedagogue.[586]
- Billy Butler, 69, American soul singer.[587]
- Betty Churcher, 84, Australian arts administrator and curator, director of the National Gallery of Australia (1990–1997), cancer.[588]
- T. W. Edwards, Jr., 85, American politician.[589]
- Cocoa Fujiwara, 31, Japanese manga author.[590]
- Lada Galina, 81, Bulgarian writer.[591]
- Lalo García, 43, Spanish basketball player (CB Valladolid, national team).[592] (body discovered on this date)
- Carlos Gaviria Díaz, 77, Colombian lawyer and politician, Magistrate of the Constitutional Court (1993–2001), Senator (2006–2010), presidential candidate (2006), respiratory infection.[593]
- Andrew Getty, 47, American heir, intestinal bleeding.[594]
- Riccardo Ingram, 48, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins), brain cancer.[595]
- Ricky Marsh, 88, British journalist.[596]
- Roland Mortier, 94, Belgian scientist.[597]
- Park Hee-jin, 83, South Korean poet.[598]
- Hanns Peters, 85, German Olympic rower.[599]
- Philip Potter, 93, Dominica Methodist church leader, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (1972–1984).[600]
- Roy Ralph, 94, British cricketer (Essex).[601]
- Anthony Saxton, 80, British advertising executive.[602]
- Michel Scheuer, 87, German sprint canoer, Olympic gold medallist (1956).[603]
- Sharp Humor, 12, American thoroughbred racehorse, complications from paddock accident.[604]
- Ralph Sharon, 91, British-born American pianist and bandleader (Tony Bennett).[605]
- Klaus Tschira, 74, German physicist and entrepreneur, co-founder of SAP.[606]
- Dalibor Vesely, 79, Czech-born British architectural historian.[607]
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- ^ Yoshihiro Tatsumi Passes Away, Aged 79
- ^ "Former Wallaby Ross Turnbull, 74, dies after battle with cancer". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "YOUNG, Neil Young - Obituary". Archived from the original on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ Morre em SP, aos 90 anos, a dama da música caipira, Inezita Barroso (in Portuguese)
- ^ HANS BIELENSTEIN Obituary
- ^ Muere Francisco Cacharro Pardo, histórico ex presidente de la Diputación (in Spanish)
- ^ Channel 7's first Brisbane newsreader Brian Cahill passes away
- ^ Velayudhan Govindan
- ^ Bengt Hägglund – en av de store i nordisk teologi (in Norwegian)
- ^ In Memory of Ernst August Heincke
- ^ Пішов з життя Павло Худзік (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Russians Mourns Loss of Bobrova, Kryuchkova
- ^ Lasse Larsson 1962–2015 (in Swedish) Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ex-Springbok Tjol Lategan dies
- ^ Veteran journalist Vinod Mehta passes away in Delhi
- ^ "Former Penticton mayor Ivan Messmer dies". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Sam Simon, Co-Creator of ‘The Simpsons,’ Dies at 59
- ^ Argentine TV legend Gerardo Sofovich dies Archived 2015-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Passings Lew Soloff, Jazz & Blood, Sweat & Tears Trumpeter (1944 - 2015)
- ^ Tamblin
- ^ Thadeus Wierucki
- ^ "RIP Rico Alaniz". Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ H.H. ter Balkt overleden Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- ^ Jon Jack Marshall Bridgman
- ^ Buck Owens and the Buckaroos Pedal Steel Player Jerry Brightman Dead at 61
- ^ Nkululeko "Flabba" Habedi Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dave Frohnmayer, former UO president and Oregon attorney general, dies at 74
- ^ Gene Patton, Gene Gene the Dancing Machine From 'The Gong Show,' Dies at 82
- ^ Former Labour Senator Jack Harte dies
- ^ Paul Kalanithi, writer and neurosurgeon, dies at 37
- ^ Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Wayne Kemp dies
- ^ "Otar Koberidze passes away". Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Rev. Fr. P.A. Sampath Kumar Passed Away
- ^ "Obituary". Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Former Party of Regions deputy and Rinat Akhmetov's top manager committed suicide.
- ^ Windell Middlebrooks Dies: ‘Body Of Proof’, Miller Beer Ads Actor Was 36
- ^ James Molyneaux: Former UUP leader dies age 94
- ^ Antrim's 1989 All-Ireland final manager Jim Nelson has passed away
- ^ Pioneering activist for peace, civil rights and local farming Juanita Nelson dies at 91.
- ^ Star architect dies day after winning top prize
- ^ Fallece hondureño Rigoberto Paredes, reconocido hombre de letras Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Mukhammat Sabirov bid farewell in Kazan Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lou Silverstone Obituary
- ^ Le Carnet Du Jour (in French)
- ^ Three French sports personalities die in Argentina helicopter crash
- ^ Remembering Fred Fredericks
- ^ Still Alice Director Richard Glatzer Dies
- ^ "Snooker world pays tribute as Romford great Vic Harris dies". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Harry Hoffner, scholar on ancient Hittite civilization, dies at 80
- ^ The Late Brigadier Kaliel, One Of Nigeria's Finest Officers – Buhari
- ^ Lightbody, Ian MacDonald
- ^ Allan Lurie
- ^ Former MP Sadashivarao Mandlik passes away aged 80
- ^ Ex-Carthage football coach Rucks dies
- ^ Mourners’ merry memories of Meena Shah
- ^ Claude Sitton, Times Reporter Lauded for Civil Rights Coverage, Dies at 89
- ^ Ken Smales passes away aged 87
- ^ Dr R Marthanda Varma, Pioneer in Neuroscience, Passed Away
- ^ Entertainer Stuart Wagstaff dies aged 90
- ^ "John Howard Wilson Obituary". Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ http://www.sagaftra.org/files/sag-aftra_summer2015_public.pdf%7C[permanent dead link ] SAGA-AFTRA Magazine - Summer 2015
- ^ Walter Burkert: Classical scholar whose fascinating books on Greek mythology and religion were packed with fresh insight
- ^ Mayr Facci
- ^ Today FM presenter Tony Fenton has died following cancer battle
- ^ Jimmy Greenspoon of Three Dog Night died from cancer at 67
- ^ Marni Hodgkin obituary
- ^ Former Vice-Chancellor Martin H:son Holmdahl has passed away
- ^ In Memoriam Dr. Gerald Hurst
- ^ Former Liberal MNA Mamelonet dies in motor bike accident
- ^ CFRN's Al McCann was 'one of the real good guys' Archived 2015-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Obituary – McLeod, Don
- ^ Christopher Morris, liquidator - obituary
- ^ Writer Harri Pritchard Jones dies aged 81
- ^ Janice Silverman Rebibo, American-born Israeli poet, dies at 65
- ^ Fallece a los 80 años el político asturiano Alejandro Rebollo (in Spanish)
- ^ Addio a Carlo Ubaldo Rossi, musicista “dietro i bottoni” (in Italian)
- ^ Artists hail the late Inger Sitter
- ^ Ralph Taeger, Star of the 1960s TV series 'Hondo,' Dies at 78
- ^ Arthur Thrall 1926–2015 Earned international acclaim for his painting, printmaking
- ^ Legendary WGY radio host Don Weeks dies at 76
- ^ Dell Williams, Founder of Sex Boutique, Dies at 92
- ^ "Chairman of Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq passes away". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Death notices for March 15
- ^ Choreographer Ray Arnett, Best Known for Work With Liberace, Dies at 97
- ^ Civil Rights Leader Rev. Willie Barrow Dies
- ^ Почина легендата Димитър Бобчев Archived 2015-12-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Turkish pop star found dead
- ^ Chester FC Geoff Coffin obituary
- ^ Wolfgang Fikentscher, Traueranzeige, Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German)
- ^ Falleció el actor uruguayo Delfi Galbiati (in Spanish)
- ^ Architect Michael Graves Dies
- ^ Magda Guzmán Dies: Mexican Actress Dead At 83 Following Heart Attack
- ^ Remembering Actor & Stuntman Eddie Hice
- ^ 'Honto pay kbhi un k mery naam hi aeay’ fame poetess Ada Jafri passes away
- ^ Бывший губернатор Запорожской области застрелился (in Russian)
- ^ Fantasy author Pratchett dies aged 66
- ^ Ron Przybylinski
- ^ "University Grieves the Passing of Professor Robert Saucy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ Veteran Kannada film director Siddalingaiah dies
- ^ Alice Teichova obituary
- ^ WIGGIN
- ^ Gong founder Daevid Allen has died, aged 77
- ^ Leading Aircraftwoman in the WAAF and one of the first black women to join the British Armed Forces
- ^ Windsor humanitarian Frank Chauvin dies
- ^ Former U of T president George Connell dead at 84
- ^ Forfatteren Inge Eriksen er død (in Danish)
- ^ DC Comic artist Irwin Hasen, creator of Dondi and the Wildcat, is dead at 96
- ^ Suzette Jordan India anti-rape campaigner dies after illness
- ^ "City, county and state public servant, Gretchen Kafoury dies at 72". Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Zmarła prof. Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, wybitna paleontolożka. Niewielu polskich uczonych osiągnęło tyle, co ona (in Polish)
- ^ Adrian Malone obituary
- ^ DECES DE L’ARTISTE PEINTRE ISMAÏLA MANGA (in French)
- ^ Vale Lance Mann
- ^ "Chegutu cricketer dies in road accident". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "Meyera Oberndorf dies after Alzheimer's battle". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "Woody Point community leaders die days apart". Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
- ^ In memoriam Martin Petzoldt (13. April 1946 – 13. März 2015)
- ^ Squadron Leader Jeff Rees - obituary
- ^ "Rosen, 1953 MVP and four-time All-Star, dies at 91". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Ex-Nevada legislator, Regent Jack Schofield dies at 91
- ^ Lia Van Leer, pioneering figure in Israeli film industry, dies at 90
- ^ A încetat din viață Maria Vicol! (in Romanian)
- ^ "Vivian Warren Chen: 04/02/1928 - 13/03/2015". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ^ Graham Avery obituary
- ^ Helen Banks, 87, founder of Second Chance for Greyhounds
- ^ "Last SCPMG Founding Partner Rene Cailliet, MD, Dies at 97". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- ^ Lance Cousins Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ E' morto Nino Cristofori, ex ministro e braccio destro di Andreotti (in Italian)
- ^ Stuart Croft Obituary
- ^ Rosalind Dallas: BBC graphic designer who worked on such programmes as 'Elizabeth R', 'Testament of Youth' and 'Hot Shoe Shuffle'
- ^ Former New Haven Mayor John Daniels dies
- ^ Murió Ana María Giunta (in Spanish)
- ^ Ex-Whitehaven legend dies aged 54 Archived 2015-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ L’artiste congolais Bodys Isek Kingelez est mort (in French)
- ^ Actress Liezl Martinez passes away at 47
- ^ Ib Melchior, Screenwriter on 'Robinson Crusoe on Mars,' Dies at 97
- ^ Multiple G1 Winner Ogygian Dies At 32
- ^ "Obituary Robert Plonsey". Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- ^ Johan Christian Schønheyder – idrettsleder Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Joseph H. Young
- ^ Therezinha Godoy Zerbini (1928-2015) - Fundou o Movimento Feminino pela Anistia (in Portuguese)
- ^ Real legend Antonio Betancort dies
- ^ Visionary Tam High drama teacher Dan Caldwell dies at 79
- ^ Collins Chabane killed in car crash
- ^ Robert Clatworthy, sculptor - obituary
- ^ Narayan Desai passes away
- ^ "Luciano Ercoli 1929 - 2015". Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ Sally Forrest, Ida Lupino Protégée, Dies at 86
- ^ Activist, voter turnout expert Curtis Gans dies at 77
- ^ Marathi playback singer Krishna Kalle no more
- ^ Parliament of Victoria
- ^ Norman Minnaar
- ^ Mike Moroney
- ^ Jazz Radio Host Bob Parlocha Dies at 76 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Toto Bassist Mike Porcaro Dead at 59
- ^ Rallabandi Kavitha Prasad passes away
- ^ Eusebiu Ştefănescu a murit. Actorul avea 70 de ani (in Romanian)
- ^ Bob Toneff Obituary
- ^ Fritz Wegner obituary
- ^ Ex-top China military official, facing bribery probe, dies
- ^ Eric Yeo
- ^ Molly Hatchet's Bruce Crump dies
- ^ Eric Denham. Biographical information
- ^ Fallece el escritor ecuatoriano Miguel Donoso Pareja (in Spanish)
- ^ Anne Frank's cousin Buddy Elias dies at 89
- ^ William B. Ewald Jr., Eisenhower Aide and Revisionist Author, Dies at 89
- ^ Free bassist Andy Fraser dead at 62
- ^ Basketball star Giermak passes away at age 87
- ^ Former Chicago Bull Jack Haley dies at age 51
- ^ Longtime political activist Jean Hardisty dies
- ^ Arthur A. Hartman, U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, Dies at 89
- ^ Remembering architect, author, critic Norman Johnston, 1918 – 2015
- ^ Ушел из жизни Лев Федорович Кузнецов Archived 2016-06-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Pioneering victims’ rights advocate Marcella Leach dies at age 85
- ^ Retired Top Judge Jackson Kasanga Mulwa Passes on
- ^ Bandh, massive protest in Karnataka after IAS officer D K Ravi who 'exposed tax frauds' found dead
- ^ Herbert Rigg
- ^ Don Robertson (1922 - 2015) Obituary
- ^ Nova Scotia Liberal MLA Allan Rowe dies
- ^ E' morto Gustavo Selva (in Italian)
- ^ Boxer, 23, dies two days after finishing 10-round fight
- ^ Janet Taylor Spence (1923-2015) Archived 2015-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Max Stenbeck är död – avled i New York (in Swedish)
- ^ Nazmi Yükselen hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ^ APC mourns passing of Paralympic shooter Archived 2015-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mort de Moustapha Alassane (in French)
- ^ "Director Ameerjan Passes Away". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- ^ Death of Yorkshire cricket legend Bob Appleyard
- ^ Former ATV boss Deacon Chiu dies, aged 90
- ^ Aunty Pat Eatock passes away quietly after a lifetime of glorious noise making
- ^ 98岁开国将军方子翼逝世 曾率部击落击伤88架美军机 (in Chinese)
- ^ APA Mourns Passing of Raymond D. Fowler, PhD, Former Association President, CEO
- ^ Bishop Antonio Dorado Soto
- ^ Marguerite Harbert, Alabama's only billionaire, dies at 91
- ^ 画家の金子國義さん 死去 (cache) (in Japanese)
- ^ Frank Perris
- ^ Vale ‘Bull’ Richardson
- ^ Shaw Taylor, television presenter - obituary
- ^ Addio a Guido Zappa, gigante napoletano della Matematica (in Italian)
- ^ Renowned Children's Writer, noted teacher, educationist, and Eminent Linguist Ramesh Chandra Bhanja passed away
- ^ Body found in Long Hill ID'd as David Bird, reporter missing for 14 months
- ^ Samuel Charters, Foundational Scholar of the Blues, Dies at 85
- ^ Former Defense Minister Chiang Chung-ling dies at 93
- ^ Roy Doty, 1922–2015
- ^ Monsieur Raymond Gilloz (in French)
- ^ In Memory of Richard L. Gruenther: December 14, 1924 - March 18, 2015
- ^ ADO-icoon Heijnen overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko
- ^ Elogio in memoria di Ciro Imparato (in Italian)
- ^ Richard A. Impola Obituary
- ^ Training great Allen Jerkens dies at age 86
- ^ Prominent Yemeni journalist-politician killed in drive-by shooting
- ^ Ex-Assistant Minister and author Grace Ogot dies
- ^ Providencia Paredes – the woman behind Jackie Kennedy – dies at 90
- ^ Falleció el ex ministro de la Suprema Corte Dr. Roberto Parga Lista (in Spanish)
- ^ Rowing legend Sir Don Rowlands dies
- ^ Ушел из жизни звезда советского и казахстанского спорта Олег Сакиркин (in Kazakh)
- ^ Lyle Schaller, Preeminent Church Consultant, Dies at 91
- ^ Pioneer female aviator, member of Mercury 13 astronauts, Bernice Steadman dies at 89
- ^ Yi Zhao Dayu former Gold partner: He proved that all can play
- ^ Mort de Michel Albert (in French)
- ^ Santa Fe artist Margarete Bagshaw dies at age 50
- ^ Fallece el arquitecto mexicano Carlos Mijares Bracho (in Spanish)
- ^ Dr. Ben joins the ancestors
- ^ Michael Brown, the Left Banke's brilliant baroque-pop leader, dies at 65
- ^ Marilyn Durham
- ^ Longtime WV Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass dies at 88
- ^ David Harrison, zoologist - obituary
- ^ Olympisch kampioene Van der Kade-Koudijs overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Peter Katin, pianist - obituary
- ^ Fallece mujer de 127 años de edad en Zapopan, Jalisco Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Steve Mokone
- ^ Ken Owen SA's Last Great White Editor
- ^ Falleció la actriz Irma Palmieri (in Spanish)
- ^ Preminuo Safet Plakalo Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Bosnian)
- ^ Hokejový svět opustili brankář Mikoláš a útočník Prýl (in Czech)
- ^ Washington-area obituaries of note
- ^ RIP Danny Schechter, "The News Dissector," Author, TV Producer, Made Six Films on Nelson Mandela
- ^ The Ven. Leslie Cyril Stanbridge
- ^ Tribute to Vernon Treweeke
- ^ Ministeri Eino Uusitalo on kuollut (in Finnish)
- ^ الحزب الشيوعي الفلسطيني الثوري ينعى أمينه العام عربي موسى عواد (in Arabic)
- ^ James O. Berry, 1932–2015
- ^ Salvation Army leader General Eva Burrows dies, aged 85
- ^ Falleció en Medellín, María del Socorro Bustamante (in Spanish)
- ^ OBIT Report - SoCal independent wrestler Cincinnati Red dies at 40
- ^ A. James Clark, who built empire of concrete and glass, dies at 87
- ^ Mary Clarke obituary
- ^ ABC anchor dies after suffering aneurysm while on assignment
- ^ Ellen Conford, children's writer, dies at 73
- ^ "Daniel J. Donahue". Chicago Suburban Daily Herald – via Legacy.com.
- ^ Community members share fond memories of Charles T. Epps at his funeral
- ^ Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser dead at 84
- ^ Director Walter Grauman dies at 93
- ^ Local baseball legend Parnell Hisner dies Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bud Ings dead at 89
- ^ Duke Flags Lowered: Saxophonist, Composer Paul Jeffrey Dies
- ^ Robert Kastenmeier, Liberal Voice in House for 32 Years, Dies at 91
- ^ Zemřel hokejista Josef Mikoláš, vítkovická gólmanská legenda (in Czech)
- ^ Eddie Mulheron.
- ^ Local football legend Joe O'Malley dies Archived March 29, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Twisted Sister drummer AJ Pero died of heart attack, say band
- ^ Sir Russell Pettigrew, Freightways founder, former NZRFU president dies
- ^ Bard of Maharashtra Shahir Krishnarao Sable passes away
- ^ Zoltán Szilárd
- ^ U.S. judge remembered as champion of downtrodden
- ^ Zemřel polistopadový ministr školství, významný matematik Vopěnka (in Czech)
- ^ Gregory Walcott, ‘Plan 9 From Outer Space’ Star, Dies at 87
- ^ Former Nixon aide, Union editor Jerry Warren dies
- ^ Son of former Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych dies in accident in Russia
- ^ Perro Aguayo Jr.'s cause of death confirmed as cardiac arrest caused by cervical spine trauma
- ^ Former Military Governor Of Benue State Dies At 67
- ^ Eagles Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik passes at age 89
- ^ Miriam Bienstock, Co-Founder of Atlantic Records, Dies at 92
- ^ Former CMSAF Binnicker passes away at 76
- ^ Mike Brey's mother dies before game
- ^ Roland C. Clement, 1912–2015
- ^ "Weightlifting-Bulgaria's 2004 Olympic champion Dobrev dies at 35". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Lieutenant Colonel John Dymoke, Queen's Champion - obituary
- ^ Hans Erni mit 106 Jahren gestorben (in German)
- ^ "Former Toledo Mayor Jack Ford dies". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Bishop Malachy John Goltok
- ^ Eurovision winner Jørgen Ingmann died
- ^ Renowned Malayalam poet Yusufali Kechery passes away
- ^ "Vince Kendrick dies at age 63, scored first Bucs' TD". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Zemřel házenkářský mistr světa Klimčík (in Czech)
- ^ Dr John Walter Guerrier Lund CBE FRS
- ^ "Oregon land use pioneer dies at 86". Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Ralph McGill Sr.
- ^ Sir Hal Miller, Tory MP - obituary
- ^ Jack W. Peltason, former president of UC system, dies at 91
- ^ The unsinkable Thomas Scallen: Old-school showman and dealmaker dies at 89
- ^ Sir James Spicer
- ^ Com honras militares, corpo de Divaldo Suruagy é sepultado (in Portuguese)
- ^ Sharon Tandy
- ^ Singer-songwriter Jackie Trent dies, aged 74
- ^ Canadian actress Alberta Watson dies at 60
- ^ "Bob Williams". Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ John Warren Womble Jr., 95 Archived 2015-03-25 at archive.today
- ^ Famous Russian satirist Arkanov dies
- ^ Почина бардот на современата македонска скулптура Петар Хаџи Бошков Archived 2015-05-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Macedonian)
- ^ Früherer Fußballtrainer: Wuppertaler SV trauert um Horst Buhtz (in German)
- ^ Sen. William Campbell dies at 79; longtime state lawmaker
- ^ Tributes paid to Radio 1s Derek Chinnery
- ^ Sir Anthony Garner, political organiser - obituary
- ^ Lyle Gramley, 88, Inflation Tamer in White House and at the Fed, Dies
- ^ Thomas Freeman Koch Obituary
- ^ Bernadett KÅszegi
- ^ Obituary: Helen Landis
- ^ Slovenský spisovatel Pišťanek spáchal sebevraždu (in Czech)
- ^ Choral Arts' Norman Scribner: 1936–2015
- ^ Fallece Julieta, hermana del exgobernador Mario Marín (in Spanish)
- ^ J. Terry Williams[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Tahira Mazhar Ali: Women's rights campaigner who was the mother of Tariq Ali and acted as mentor to Benazir Bhutto
- ^ "Guenter Asser (1926-2015)". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ E' morto Gian Vittorio Baldi (in Italian)
- ^ Roy Douglas, composer - obituary
- ^ Rep. Earl Harris dies after extended illness
- ^ Décès du poète portugais Herberto Helder (in French)
- ^ Danish Knight's Cross Bearer Sören Kam Passed Away
- ^ Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's Founding Father, Dies at 91
- ^ Lester to be sorely missed at Yorkshire
- ^ Rock School star Lil' Chris found dead in Lowestoft
- ^ Rare gift for making successful TV
- ^ Bobby Lowther, LSU's lone two-sport All-American, dies
- ^ Addio a Carla Macelloni, sbarazzina della tv Archived 2015-05-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- ^ Elhunyt a volt egészségügyi miniszter (in Hungarian)
- ^ Ivan Nagy Obituary
- ^ Longtime baseball writer Nick Peters dies at 75
- ^ Alan Seymour, playwright and screenwriter, dies aged 87
- ^ Steven Smith, a ‘Marco Polo’ of American Tea, Dies at 65
- ^ "Remembering LaVern 'Torgy' Torgeson's Redskins Career". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Obituary: Actor, restaurateur Frans Tumbuan dies at 76
- ^ Melbourne triple premiership player Geoff Tunbridge dies at 82
- ^ "Augusto Arenas". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Lewis, Avi. "Yehuda Avner, diplomat and political icon, dies at 86". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Mountaineer From India Found Dead in the Andes
- ^ Ehemaliger Skeleton- und Bobfahrer Nico Baracchi gestorben (in German) Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bryan Bartley passes
- ^ Richard Butson, GC - obituary
- ^ Minutes of the Annual Meeting
- ^ Maleren Otto Frello er død Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
- ^ Emeritus Professor R Geraint Gruffydd
- ^ Worldwide trampoline legend Hennessy dies
- ^ Obituary: Ian Isles, MC FFA, actuary
- ^ Wladimir Jan Kochanski
- ^ A comprehensive account of the events on Annapurna
- ^ Roger L. Mayer, Pioneer of Film Preservation, Dies at 88
- ^ Albert Probst: Ein großer Garchinger ist gegangen (in German)
- ^ Louis Renner, 'Alaskana Catholica' historian, priest, dies at 88
- ^ Moncef Ben Salem n'est plus Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ In memoriam Slamet Abdul Sjukur Silence or music
- ^ Peter Stichbury 1924 – 2015
- ^ In Memory of Bob Thorne Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kees van Vugt
- ^ Germanwings Airbus A320 plane crash: First pictures of opera singers Maria Radner and Oleg Bryjak among 150 dead
- ^ Indra Bania laid to rest with full state honours
- ^ Feisty GOP legislator Dick Bond dies at 93
- ^ Dr. George Fischbeck, longtime KABC weatherman, dies
- ^ Addio a Ivo Garrani dal “Gattopardo” a “Un posto al sole” (in Italian)
- ^ Martyn Goff obituary
- ^ Death of Former Kilkenny manager Fr Tommy Maher at 92
- ^ Former Huddersfield Town star Jimmy McGill dies aged 68
- ^ RIP Richard O. Moore
- ^ Jeannette – Thérèse Obstoj
- ^ Auburn All-American, NFL All-Pro Jimmy 'Red' Phillips dies
- ^ El humorista Pedro Reyes muere a los 53 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Ex-Tiger, songwriter Bill Slayback dies at 67
- ^ "London First: Lord Sheppard of Didgemere (1932 – 2015)". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Champion Sire Smart Strike Euthanized
- ^ Chelsea mourn death of former manager Ron Suart aged 94
- ^ Oud-parlementslid Joris Van Hauthem overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ "Recently Honored Ex-CSC Coach Dies". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Archbishop Ennio Appignanesi
- ^ Anne Bannister obituary
- ^ Die Last eintöniger geistiger Tätigkeit bekämpfen - zum Tode des Informatik-Pioniers Friedrich L. Bauer (in German)
- ^ Concern, the classic winner, dies at 24
- ^ Holy Synod Announcement: Passing of Catholicos- Patriarch Archived 2015-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "English Abstract Expressionist Albert Henry Thomas Irvin OBE, Dies Aged 92". Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Hermann Knoll
- ^ Congress leader Paty Ripple Kyndiah passes away at 87
- ^ "Falleció monseñor Alonso Llano Ruiz" (in Spanish)
- ^ Karl Moik ist tot Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ Pool winger Moir dies at 71
- ^ Guitarist Renbourn dies aged 70
- ^ Natural Born Star (in Norwegian)
- ^ Muere el escritor portugués Luis Miguel Rocha, autor de «El último Papa» (in Spanish)
- ^ John D. States, Doctor Who Helped Create New York's Seatbelt Law, Dies at 89
- ^ Nashville-based actress and singer J. Karen Thomas Dies at 50 Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sweden's Tomas Transtromer, Nobel prize-winning poet, dies at 83
- ^ NAOMI WEISSTEIN Obituary
- ^ "J. Craft 'Lefty' Akard Jr., BRISTOL, Tenn". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ "Canadian 400m champion Daundre Barnaby dies in accident". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Rik Battaglia († 88) stirbt an Herzversagen (in German)
- ^ Pauline Brockless, soprano - obituary
- ^ "Composer-filmmaker Josefino Cenizal passed away..." Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ Singer/Actress B.J. Crosby Dies at 63
- ^ RIP Neville Denton Archived 2015-04-04 at archive.today
- ^ Cats mourn passing of two time All-Ireland winner
- ^ Akpanoluo Etteh
- ^ Carlos Falchi Dies at 70, Fashion Community Mourns Designer
- ^ In Memoriam: William W. Hallo, expert on ancient Near East
- ^ John N. "Johnny" Helms Obituary
- ^ Legendary Utah Jazz announcer ‘Hot Rod’ Hundley dies
- ^ Annelise Høegh (66) er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ Somalia hotel siege ends; U.N. diplomat, 19 others killed
- ^ R.H. Bob Lewis, former state senator and Olympia-area resident, dies at 90 Archived 2015-04-04 at archive.today
- ^ Skådespelerskan Fillie Lyckow död (in Swedish)
- ^ Janet Norwood Dies at 91; Led Labor Statistics Bureau
- ^ Founding Director of Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum dies
- ^ "Former Mizoram chief minister Brigadier Sailo dies at 93". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Australian war hero dog Sarbi dies, aged 12
- ^ Oblt. Walter Schuck (in German)
- ^ Anthony Scrivener QC obituary
- ^ Gertrud Sigurdsen död (in Swedish)
- ^ Amaro Silva, former Winnipeg city councillor, dies
- ^ Comedian Olga Syahputra passes away in Singapore
- ^ Preminuo zlatni Gusarov olimpijac Mate Trojanović (in Croatian)
- ^ George Wang (1918-2015)
- ^ Obituary Lincoln Wolfenstein / Internationally known physicist who taught at CMU
- ^ Influential ambient musician Susumu Yokota has died aged 54
- ^ Richard L. Bare, ‘Green Acres’ Director, Dies at 101
- ^ Leon Bass, 90, educator forever changed by the Holocaust
- ^ Sarala Birla passes away
- ^ Hall of Fame baseball coach Brayton dies
- ^ St Chad's Principal passes away
- ^ Obituary Denis Sheldon McGregor Eadie MC
- ^ Gentleman Jim Fairburn, one of the original Vees, dies
- ^ Amos Ford, forester - obituary
- ^ Cricket Tributes paid to former Cheshire all-rounder Gerry Hardstaff
- ^ Twitter handle admin of @aapChutiyeHain Akhil Mehta allegedly committed suicide
- ^ Mills family statement
- ^ Suri endine ENSV riigitegelane Albert Norak (in Estonian)
- ^ Czech Oscar-nominated cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek dies
- ^ Zmarł Jerzy Orłowski (in Polish)
- ^ Gene Saks, Tony-Winning Director of Neil Simon Hits, Dies at 93
- ^ Obituary: Ronald Stevenson, composer and pianist
- ^ Tuti Yusupova: Woman who claims to be the real world's oldest person died this week aged 134, government officials say
- ^ Ünlü tiyatrocu Ayla Arslancan hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ^ Romany Bain Show-business interviewer who charmed Richard Burton and later worked for Larry Lamb at 'The Sun'
- ^ Australian artist William Delafield Cook dies
- ^ CARMEN MARIA DUMLER
- ^ Former Arizona football coach LaRue dies
- ^ Bishop Juan Carlos Maccarone †
- ^ "A celebration of the life of David Macklin CBE DL (1947)". Archived from the original on 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ "James Macfarlane (Jim) ROBISON". Archived from the original on 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ John Sheppard, car designer - obituary
- ^ British couple found shot dead at their home in Spain
- ^ Former Va. Tech President Paul Torgersen dies at 83
- ^ Mike Watt
- ^ Anne Woods: Winner of the women's world gurning title at the Egremont Crab Fair in Cumbria a record 28 times
- ^ Dr Che-Mponda is dead Archived 2016-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Helmut Dietl, film director - obituary
- ^ Nota de falecimento (30/03/2015) Archived 2016-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ John Elliott
- ^ Leidse sterrenkundige Ingrid van Houten overleden (21 oktober 1921–30 maart 2015) (in Dutch)
- ^ Motorcycle gunmen kill Ugandan prosecutor
- ^ Phyllis R. Klotman, Archivist of African-American Cinema, Dies at 90
- ^ Zemřel Štěpán Kodeda (in Czech)
- ^ John Makin, Economics Scholar at AEI, Dies of Cancer at 71
- ^ Fallece Aniceto Molina tras una complicación pulmonar (in Spanish)
- ^ Preston Ritter, Electric Prunes Drummer, Dies at 65
- ^ Lobo co-creator Roger Slifer passes away
- ^ Renowned Lebanese fashion designer Basil Soda dies from illness
- ^ Trevor Williams, plant geneticist - obituary
- ^ Ex-Antwerpspeler uit Wechelderzande overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Cult actor Robert Z'Dar dies in Pensacola
- ^ Addio al maestro per eccellenza, è morto Albino Bernardini Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- ^ Soul singer Billy Butler dies at age 69
- ^ Remembering Betty Churcher
- ^ Former state lawmaker Thomas Walter 'T.W.' Edwards dies
- ^ Inu X Boku Secret Service Manga Creator Cocoa Fujiwara Passes Away
- ^ Ganka S. Gabrovska, Bulgarian author
- ^ Encuentran el cuerpo de Lalo García en el río Pisuerga (in Spanish)
- ^ Leftist Colombian jurist Carlos Gaviria dies at 77
- ^ J. Paul Getty Grandson: Massive Blood Loss Before Death, Ulcer Suspected
- ^ Twins minor league instructor Riccardo Ingram dies at 48
- ^ Ricky Marsh, foreign editor - obituary
- ^ Roland Mortier (in French)
- ^ 원로시인 박희진 노환으로 별세 (in Korean)
- ^ Hanns Peters
- ^ World Council of Churches lauds Philip Potter, one of its most famed leaders
- ^ Louis Henry Roy Ralph (1920–2015) Archived September 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Anthony Saxton, head-hunter - obituary
- ^ Bertasee trauert um Olympiasieger Michel Scheuer Archived 2015-04-26 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ Stallion Sharp Humor dies in South Korea[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Ralph S. Sharon, bandleader for Tony Bennett". Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Heidelberg: Klaus Tschira tot (in German)
- ^ Obituary Dalibor Vesely (1934 – 2015)