# Deaths in August 2017
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The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2017.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
* Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.

## August 2017
### 1

* Ana-Maria Avram, 55, Romanian composer.
* Sir Patrick Bateson, 79, English biologist, Provost of King's College, Cambridge (1987–2003).
* Pushpa Mittra Bhargava, 89, Indian scientist, writer, and administrator.
* Sir John Blelloch, 86, British civil servant, Permanent Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office (1988–1990).
* Jeffrey Brotman, 74, American businessman, co-founder of Costco, heart failure.
* Hans Fahsl, 75, German Olympic athlete.
* Ian Graham, 93, British Mayanist.
* Daniel James III, 71, American Lieutenant General, Director of the Air National Guard (2002–2006), heart failure.
* Jaroslav Konečný, 72, Czechoslovak Olympic handball player (1972).
* Alfie Lorenzo, 78, Filipino talent manager, heart failure.
* Mariann Mayberry, 52, American actress (War of the Worlds), ovarian cancer.
* Goldy McJohn, 72, Canadian keyboardist (Steppenwolf), heart attack.
* Harunur Rashid Khan Monno, 84, Bangladeshi industrialist and politician, MP (1991–2003).
* Bud Moore, 75, American racing driver (NASCAR).
* Phil Muntz, 83, Canadian-born American aerospace engineer, physicist and Canadian football player.
* Shōgorō Nishimura, 87, Japanese film director (Moeru Tairiku, Cruel Female Love Suicide, Apartment Wife: Affair In the Afternoon).
* John Reaves, 67, American football player (Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles).
* Diana Reynell, 83, English grotto designer.
* Patrick Thomas, 85, Australian conductor.
* Eric Zumbrunnen, 52, American film editor (Being John Malkovich, Her, Adaptation), cancer.

### 2

* Tore Bøgh, 93, Norwegian diplomat, Ambassador to Yugoslavia (1980–1988) and Portugal (1988–1992).
* David Caldwell, 85, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen F.C.).
* Wanda Chotomska, 87, Polish children's author and screenwriter (Jacek i Agatka).
* Tony Cohen, 60, Australian record producer (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds).
* Sir Alcon Copisarow, 97, British civil servant and management consultant.
* Santosh Mohan Dev, 83, Indian politician, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (2005–2009).
* Robin Eady, 76, British dermatologist.
* Alexander Gerasimenko, 71, Belarusian diplomat and politician, Mayor of Minsk (1991–1995).
* Marshall Goldman, 87, American economist.
* Sir John Graham, 82, New Zealand rugby union player (Canterbury, national team), sports administrator, and educator (Auckland Grammar School), cancer.
* Duke Harris, 75, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars), complications from heart surgery.
* David Ince, 96, British WWII RAF officer.
* Judith Jones, 93, American book editor (Alfred A. Knopf) and publishing proponent (Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Mastering the Art of French Cooking).
* Leonard H. Lavin, 97, American businessman (Alberto-Culver) and racehorse owner.
* Daniel Licht, 60, American soundtrack composer (Dexter, Thinner, Dishonored) and musician, sarcoma.
* Jim Marrs, 73, American journalist, author, and conspiracy theorist, heart attack.
* Rosemary Reed Miller, 78, American historian and boutique owner.
* Ara Parseghian, 94, American football player and coach (University of Notre Dame).
* Paul Renton, 54, New Zealand rugby union player (Manawatu, Mid Canterbury, Hawke's Bay), suicide.
* Erich Schwandt, 82, Canadian musician and musicologist.
* Shen Daren, 89, Chinese politician, Communist Party Chief of Ningxia (1986–1989) and Jiangsu (1989–1993).
* Ely Tacchella, 81, Swiss football player (national team).
* Graham Wiltshire, 86, English cricket player and coach (Gloucestershire).

### 3

* Émile Belcourt, 91, Canadian operatic tenor.
* Giovanni Benedetti, 100, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Foligno (1976–1992).
* David James Bowen, 91, Welsh academic (University of Wales, Aberystwyth).
* Claudia Pinza Bozzolla, 92, Argentine-born American opera singer and teacher.
* Kevin Carton, 83, Australian Olympic hockey player.
* Ladislav Čisárik, 63, Slovak heraldic artist, co-designed the national coat of arms and flag.
* Jacques Daoust, 69, Canadian politician, Québec Minister for Transport (2016) and MNA (2014–2016).
* Bonaventura Duda, 93, Croatian Franciscan friar and theologian.
* Richard Dudman, 99, American journalist (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Denver Post, Bangor Daily News).
* Hans Fahsl, 75, German Olympic athlete.
* Ty Hardin, 87, American actor (Bronco, Berserk!, Battle of the Bulge).
* Robert Hardy, 91, British actor (All Creatures Great and Small, Harry Potter, Sense and Sensibility).
* Julia Harrison, 97, American politician and activist, cancer.
* Garry Hart, Baron Hart of Chilton, 77, British life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2004), cancer.
* Dickie Hemric, 83, American basketball player (Boston Celtics, Wake Forest Demon Deacons).
* Souad Al-Humaidhi, 78, Kuwaiti businesswoman, banker and real estate developer (Bank Audi, Commercial Bank of Kuwait, Solidere).
* Eberhard von Koerber, 79, German manager, Chairman of World Organization of the Scout Movement (2003–2006) and Co-President of Club of Rome (2007–2012).
* Laurent Lavigne, 81, Canadian politician, MNA (1976–1985).
* Dejan Miladinović, 68, Serbian opera director.
* Ángel Nieto, 70, Spanish motorcycle racer, winner of 13 Grand Prix World Championships, cerebral edema.
* Iwao Ōtani, 98, Japanese film recording engineer.
* Alan Peckolick, 76, American graphic designer (Revlon).
* Ioan Popa, 64, Romanian Olympic fencer (1976, 1980).
* Çetin Şahiner, 82, Turkish Olympic hurdler.
* Chandra Sathe, 69, Indian cricket umpire.

### 4

* Émile Baffert, 92, French racing cyclist.
* Richard Bonney, 70, English historian and priest.
* Laurie Brokenshire, 64, English Royal Navy officer and magician, brain cancer.
* Erling Brøndum, 87, Danish journalist and politician, Minister of Defence (1973–1975).
* Gene Brown, 91, American professor emeritus.
* Raffaele Calabro, 77, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Andria (1988–2016).
* Bruno Canfora, 92, Italian jazz composer, conductor and music arranger.
* John Frame, 86, Canadian Anglican prelate, Bishop of Yukon⋅(1968–1980).
* Chuck Hay, 87, Scottish curler, world champion (1967).
* Angel G. Jordan, 86, Spanish-born American computer engineer.
* Walter Levin, 92, German-born American violinist (LaSalle Quartet).
* Luiz Melodia, 66, Brazilian actor, singer and songwriter, bone marrow cancer.
* Reijo Puiras, 65, Canadian Olympic cross-country skier (1976).
* Waldemar Schreckenberger, 87, German lawyer, jurist and politician, Minister of Justice (1981–1982) and Chancellery Chief of Staff (1982–1984).
* Jessy Serrata, 63, American Tejano musician, kidney cancer.
* Bogusław Wolniewicz, 89, Polish philosopher, professor and journalist (Radio Maryja).

### 5

* Dame Helen Alexander, 60, British businesswoman, President of CBI (2009–2011), Chairwoman of PLA (2010–2015) and Chancellor of University of Southampton (since 2011), cancer.
* Irina Berezhna, 36, Ukrainian politician, People's Deputy (2007–2014), traffic collision.
* Ralph Biasi, 69, Brazilian politician, Mayor of Americana (1973–1977) and Minister for Science and Technology (1988–1989).
* Lee Blakeley, 45, British opera and theatre director, heart attack.
* Patricia Bridges, 95, Australian golfer.
* Joe Cilia, 79, Maltese footballer (Valletta, Rabat Ajax, national team).
* Martin Clark, 78, British historian of Italy, complications of Parkinson's disease.
* Theodore Frankel, 88, American mathematician.
* Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann, 94, Dutch-born American art historian.
* Doug Insole, 91, English cricketer (Essex, England).
* Wojciech Krzemiński, 84, Polish astronomer.
* Roy Lunn, 92, American automotive engineer, stroke.
* Hélène Martini, 92, French nightclub owner (Folies Bergère).
* Christian Millau, 88, French food critic and author.
* Richard O'Brien, 60, American television director (Fox News), complications from injuries sustained in traffic collision.
* William S. Patout III, 84, American sugar executive.
* Marcelino Perelló Valls, 73, Mexican activist (Mexico 68) and journalist (Excélsior).
* Doug Shave, 70, Australian politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (1989–2001).
* George Bundy Smith, 80, American lawyer and judge, New York Supreme Court (1980–1992) and Court of Appeals (1992–2006).
* Dionigi Tettamanzi, 83, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Milan (2002–2011), Genoa (1995–2002), and Ancona-Osimo (1989–1991).
* Mark White, 77, American politician, Governor of Texas (1983–1987), Attorney General of Texas (1979–1983), heart attack.
* Ernst Zündel, 78, German Holocaust denial publisher and pamphleteer (Samisdat Publishers).

### 6

* Wolfgang H. Berger, 79, German-American oceanographer, geologist and micropaleontologist, emeritus professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
* Arthur Boyars, 92, British poet and musicologist.
* Nicole Bricq, 70, French politician, Deputy (1997–2002), Senator (2004–2012, since 2014), Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy (2012) and Foreign Trade (2012–2014), fall.
* Betty Cuthbert, 79, Australian Hall of Fame athlete, fourfold Olympic champion (1956 (3), 1964), complications from multiple sclerosis.
* Darren Daulton, 55, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Florida Marlins), World Series champion (1997), glioblastoma.
* Hugh Heclo, 74, American political scientist.
* Eugene Hlywa, 91, Ukrainian-born Australian psychologist.
* Tim Homer, 43, New Zealand radio host.
* Hinrich Lehmann-Grube, 84, German politician, Mayor of Leipzig (1990–1998), cancer.
* Li Shengjiao, 82, Chinese diplomat, international jurist, educator and bilingual author.
* Dick Locher, 88, American cartoonist (Dick Tracy), Pulitzer Prize winner (1983), Parkinson's disease.
* David Maslanka, 73, American composer, colon cancer.
* Daniel McKinnon, 90, American ice hockey player, Olympic silver medalist (1956).
* Kevin McNamara, 82, British politician, MP for Hull North (1966–1974, 1983–2005) and Hull Central (1974–1983), pancreatic cancer.
* Jack Rabinovitch, 87, Canadian real estate developer (Trizec Properties) and philanthropist, founder of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, fall.
* Martin Roth, 62, German museologist, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum (2011–2016).

### 7

* Vytautas Astrauskas, 86, Lithuanian politician, President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1987–1990).
* Don Baylor, 68, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, California Angels) and manager (Colorado Rockies), World Series champion (1987), multiple myeloma.
* Chantek, 39, American hybrid orangutan who learned American Sign Language, heart disease.
* Tor Røste Fossen, 77, Norwegian football player and manager (Rosenborg, Start, national team).
* David Heimbach, 78, American surgeon.
* Michael A. Lehman, 74, American politician, member of the Wisconsin Assembly (1989–2005).
* Haruo Nakajima, 88, Japanese actor (Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters, Seven Samurai), pneumonia.
* Sigmund Sobolewski, 94, Polish activist and Holocaust survivor, pneumonia.
* Ralf Stemmann, 59, German-born American record producer and musician.
* Patsy Ticer, 82, American politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1996–2011) and Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia (1991–1996), complications from a fall.
* Kjellfred Weum, 77, Norwegian Olympic hurdler (1968).

### 8

* Merv Agars, 92, Australian footballer (West Adelaide).
* Arleta, 72, Greek singer, songwriter and book illustrator, stroke.
* Rosemary Balmford, 83, Australian jurist.
* Jean-Marie Berthier, 77, French poet, traffic collision.
* Blanche Blackwell, 104, Jamaican socialite.
* Julio César Bonino, 70, Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tacuarembó (since 1990).
* Eugene Burger, 78, American magician, cancer.
* Glen Campbell, 81, American singer ("Rhinestone Cowboy", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix") and actor (True Grit), Grammy winner (1967, 2015), Alzheimer's disease.
* Barbara Cook, 89, American singer and actress (The Music Man, Sondheim on Sondheim, Candide), respiratory failure.
* Roger Counsil, 82, American gymnastics coach.
* Max De Pree, 92, American businessman (Herman Miller), cancer and kidney failure.
* Mike Deakin, 83, English footballer (Crystal Palace).
* Hashem El Madani, 88–89, Lebanese photographer.
* Emerson H. Fly, 82, American academic administrator, president of the University of Tennessee system (2001–2002), Parkinson's disease.
* Arlene Gottfried, 66, American photographer, breast cancer.
* Pierre Jaubert, 88, French record producer.
* Ken Kaiser, 72, American baseball umpire, American League (1977–1999), complications from diabetes.
* Ke Jun, 100, Chinese metallurgist.
* Dick MacPherson, 86, American football coach (UMass, Syracuse, New England Patriots).
* Cathleen Synge Morawetz, 94, Canadian mathematician.
* Pēteris Plakidis, 70, Latvian composer and pianist.
* Rius, 83, Mexican intellectual, political cartoonist and writer.
* Ken Roberts, 79, British rugby league player (Swinton, Halifax, Great Britain).
* Gonzague Saint Bris, 69, French novelist and biographer, Prix Interallié winner (2002), traffic collision.
* Janet Seidel, 62, Australian cabaret singer, jazz vocalist, pianist and music teacher (Sydney Girls High School), Bell Awards winner (2006), ovarian cancer.
* Gyan Singh Sohanpal, 92, Indian politician, Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly (2011).
* Zeny Zabala, 80, Filipina actress (Sampaguita Pictures).
* Mattlan Zackhras, 47, Marshallese politician and diplomat, member of the Nitijela (since 2004), Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands (since 2016).
* Jorge Zorreguieta, 89, Argentine businessman and politician, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (1979–1981), leukemia.

### 9

* Thomas A. Bird, 98, British WWII army officer and architect.
* Jerry Campbell, 73, American football player (Ottawa Rough Riders, Calgary Stampeders), heart attack.
* Romdhan Chatta, 77, Tunisian actor.
* Ted Corbett, 82, English cricket writer (The Hindu).
* Aubyn Curtiss, 92, American politician, member of the Montana House of Representatives (1977–1983; 1995–2002).
* Patricio Echegaray, 70, Argentine politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Argentina (since 1986).
* Patricia Giles, 88, Australian women's rights activist and politician, Senator for Western Australia (1981–1993), dementia.
* Khine Htoo, 61, Burmese singer, pancreatic cancer.
* Sanwar Lal Jat, 62, Indian politician, MP for Ajmer (since 2014), Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (2014–2016), kidney failure.
* Beethoven Javier, 70, Uruguayan football player and coach.
* Johno Johnson, 87, Australian politician, President of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1978–1991).
* Tony Keady, 53, Irish hurler (Killimordaly), complications from a heart attack.
* Kerk Kim Hock, 61, Malaysian politician, MP (1986–2004), complications from deep vein thrombosis.
* Malle Leis, 77, Estonian painter.
* Al McCandless, 90, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 37th and 44th congressional districts (1983–1995).
* Raymond Damase Ngollo, 81, Congolese general.
* Marcel Rué, 90, Monegasque Olympic sports shooter.
* Robert Joseph Shaheen, 80, American Maronite clergyman, Eparch of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (2000–2013).
* Janie Shores, 85, American judge, Alabama Supreme Court (1974–1999), stroke.
* Marián Varga, 70, Slovak organist and composer.
* Danny Walton, 70, American baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins).
* Wang Xiuyun, 72, Singaporean actress.
* Peter Weibel, 66, German Olympic racing cyclist (1972, 1976), cancer.
* Mac Wilson, 103, Australian football player.

### 10

* Jim Chandler, 76, American author.
* Miroslav Ćurčić, 55, Serbian footballer (FK Vojvodina).
* Katalin Csőke, 60, Hungarian Olympic discus thrower (1980).
* Sam Dryden, 67, American food security expert, multiple systems atrophy.
* Alois Eisenträger, 90, German footballer.
* Don Gross, 86, American baseball player (Cincinnati Redlegs, Pittsburgh Pirates).
* Luciano Guerzoni, 82, Italian politician, President of Emilia-Romagna region (1987–1990) and Senator (1992–2006).
* Chris Hesketh, 73, English rugby league player (Wigan, Salford, national team).
* Inamul Haque Khan, 90, Pakistani air marshal and politician, Minister of Interior (1978), Housing and Works (1978–1982, 1997–1999), and Water and Power (1980–1981).
* Barry Myers, 78, American baseball college coach.
* Vijay Nambisan, 54, Indian poet.
* Sheila Natusch, 91, New Zealand naturalist, writer and illustrator.
* Jim Nevin, 86, Australian Olympic racing cyclist (1952, 1956).
* Patrick O'Connell, 83, Irish actor.
* Sitaram Panchal, 54, Indian actor (Peepli Live, Lajja, Slumdog Millionaire), kidney and lung cancer.
* Zygfryd Perlicki, 85, Polish Olympic sailor (1972), (Copernicus).
* Ruth Pfau, 87, German-Pakistani nun and physician.
* T. Jack Thompson, 74, British historian, cancer.

### 11

* Abdulhussain Abdulredha, 78, Kuwaiti actor and writer.
* Luiz Vicente Bernetti, 83, Italian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Apucarana (2005–2009).
* Susan Brown, 79, British mathematician.
* Segun Bucknor, 71, Nigerian musician, complications from multiple strokes.
* Neil Chayet, 78, American lawyer and radio personality (WBZ), cancer.
* Richard Gordon, 95, English physician and author (Doctor).
* Yisrael Kristal, 113, Polish-Israeli supercentenarian and Holocaust survivor, world's oldest living man.
* Jerry Janes, 82, Canadian football player (BC Lions).
* Kent Lee, 94, American naval officer, Vice Admiral of the U.S. Navy.
* Terele Pávez, 78, Spanish actress (Witching & Bitching, La Celestina, The Bar), Goya winner (2013), stroke.
* Eugenio Polgovsky, 40, Mexican filmmaker.
* Daisy Sweeney, 97, Canadian music teacher.
* Kim Wall, 30, Swedish journalist (The New York Times, The Guardian, Time), homicide.

### 12

* Nils G. Åsling, 89, Swedish entrepreneur, politician and farmer, Minister of Industry (1976–1978, 1979–1982).
* Christopher Buxton, 88, English property developer.
* Paul Casanova, 75, Cuban baseball player (Washington Senators, Atlanta Braves), cardiorespiratory complications.
* Zdravko Hebel, 74, Croatian water polo player, Olympic champion (1968) and President of Croatian Olympic Committee (2000–2002).
* Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim, 84, Sudanese writer and feminist.
* Leo Kieffer, 86, American politician, member of the Maine Senate (1992–2000).
* Bryan Murray, 74, Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager (Ottawa Senators, Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings), colon cancer.
* Don Pettie, 90, Canadian Olympic sprinter.
* Tudor Postelnicu, 85, Romanian politician, police officer and criminal, head of the Securitate (1978–1987), Minister of Internal Affairs (1987–1989).
* John F. Russo, 84, American politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1974–1992), President of the Senate (1986–1990), esophageal cancer.

### 13

* Aung Shwe, 99, Burmese politician and army general.
* Harry Beitzel, 90, Australian football umpire and broadcaster.
* Joseph Bologna, 82, American actor (Blame It on Rio, My Favorite Year, The Big Bus), pancreatic cancer.
* Shobha Sen, 93, Indian actress, natural causes.
* Reinhard Breymayer, 73, German philologist.
* Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo, 92, Italian-Chilean Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Puerto Montt (1988–2001).
* Stephen Keynes, 89, English banker.
* Sylvester Li Jian-tang, 91, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Taiyuan (1994–2013).
* Nick Mantis, 81, American basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers, St. Louis Hawks, Chicago Zephyrs).
* Basilio Martín Patino, 86, Spanish film and documentary director (Canciones para después de una guerra, Caudillo).
* Victor Pemberton, 85, British writer and television producer (Doctor Who, Fraggle Rock, The Adventures of Black Beauty).
* Paul Xie Ting-zhe, 86, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Xinjiang-Urumqi.

### 14

* Leonard E. Baum, 85, American mathematician.
* Andrzej Blumenfeld, 66, Polish actor (The Pianist, Delivery Man, The Witcher).
* Frank Broyles, 92, American college football coach and athletic director (Arkansas Razorbacks), Alzheimer's disease.
* Franklin Cleckley, 77, American state judge, member of the Supreme Court of West Virginia (1994–1996).
* Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad, 41, Iranian weightlifter, World champion (2003), kidney infection.
* Abdelkrim Ghallab, 97, Moroccan politician and writer.
* Winston Green, 58, Jamaican dentist and politician, MP (since 2016).
* Joi Harris, 40, American motorcycle racer and stuntwoman (Deadpool 2), motorcycle stunt accident.
* Allan Hay, 88, Canadian chemist.
* Benard Ighner, 72, American musician, record producer (Who Is This Bitch, Anyway?) and songwriter, lung cancer.
* Robert Millman, 77, American physician.
* Nubar Ozanyan, 61, Turkish Armenian militant, shot.
* J. S. Parker, 72, New Zealand painter, lung cancer.
* Lateef Raji, 54, Nigerian politician.
* Thomas L. Saaty, 91, American mathematician.
* Neil Smyth, 89, Australian cricketer.
* Robert B. Stobaugh, 89, American economics writer.
* Stephen Wooldridge, 39, Australian Olympic cyclist (2004) and world champion (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006), suicide.
* Bhakti Yadav, 91, Indian doctor.

### 15

* Abdirahman Barre, 79, Somali politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1987–1991), Minister of Finance (1987–1991) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989–1990).
* Gunnar Birkerts, 92, Latvian-born American architect, heart failure.
* Liam Devaney, 82, Irish hurler (Tipperary GAA).
* Pavel Egorov, 69, Russian pianist, cancer.
* Vern Ehlers, 83, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd congressional district (1993–2011).
* Tui Flower, 91, New Zealand food writer.
* Brian Gibson, 80, Australian politician, Senator for Tasmania (1993–2002), cancer.
* Roger Hendrix, 74, American biologist.
* Eberhard Jäckel, 88, German historian.
* Kasatka, 41, American orca, euthanized.
* Joe McGurn, 52, Scottish footballer (St Johnstone, Alloa Athletic, Stenhousemuir), cancer.
* Mark Merlis, 67, American writer (An Arrow's Flight), pneumonia.
* Paul Oliver, 90, British architecture and blues historian.
* Diane Pearson, 85, British book editor (Transworld Publishers) and author.
* Shanmugasundaram, 77, Indian actor (Karagattakaran).
* Zhu Jian'er, 94, Chinese composer.

### 16

* Peter Bird, 82, British computer scientist.
* Jennifer Daniel, 81, Welsh actress (The Reptile, Kiss of the Vampire).
* Vera Glagoleva, 61, Russian actress, People's Artist (2011), cancer.
* Kira Golovko, 98, Russian actress, People's Artist (1957).
* Tom Hawkins, 80, American basketball player (Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Los Angeles Lakers, Cincinnati Royals).
* Mike Hennessey, 89, English music journalist and jazz pianist.
* Ross Johnson, 77, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1978–1995) and Senate (1995–2004), cancer.
* William Jones, 88, Canadian Olympic sport shooter.
* Bill Lasseter, 76, Canadian football player (BC Lions).
* Wayne Lotter, 51, South African elephant conservationist and anti-poaching activist, shot.
* Peter Milward, 91, British Jesuit priest and literary scholar.
* Patrick O'Flaherty, 78, Canadian historian and author.
* John Ogston, 78, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen).
* Nelia Penman, 101, British barrister and political activist.
* Roger Pinto, 57, Bolivian politician, plane crash.
* Jon Shepodd, 89, American actor (Lassie, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?).
* David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort, 89, British peer, member of the House of Lords (1984–1999).
* Vicente Sota, 93, Chilean politician, Deputy (1965–1969, 1990–1998) and President of the Chamber of Deputies (1994–1995).
* John E. Tapscott, 87, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1967–1971) and Senate (1971–1973).
* Michael Twomey, 83, Irish actor.
* Bill Weick, 85, American wrestler and coach.
* Lester Williams, 58, American football player (New England Patriots).

### 17

* John Books, 76, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Parramatta (1988–1991).
* Peter Byrne, 81, Canadian Olympic sailor.
* Francis X. DiLorenzo, 75, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Honolulu (1994–2004) and Richmond (since 2004).
* Joseph Grimberg, 84, Singaporean lawyer and judge.
* Jim Hargrove, 72, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Cardinals), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
* Sonny Landham, 76, American actor (Predator, 48 Hrs., Lock Up), heart failure.
* M. T. Liggett, 86, American folk sculptor.
* Parker MacDonald, 84, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars).
* John Nderu, 71, Kenyan Olympic boxer.
* Mohamed Refaat El-Saeed, 84, Egyptian politician and scholar.
* Sirkka Selja, 97, Finnish poet.
* Paulo Silvino, 78, Brazilian actor and humorist (A Praça É Nossa, Zorra Total), stomach cancer.
* Fadwa Souleimane, 47, Syrian actress and activist, cancer.
* Halwa Vasu, 54, Indian comic actor (Amaidhi Padai), liver failure.

### 18

* Pertti Alaja, 65, Finnish footballer (Malmö), President of Football Association of Finland (since 2012), cancer.
* Alfonso Azpiri, 70, Spanish videogame cover and comic artist.
* Sonny Burgess, 88, American rockabilly guitarist, singer and songwriter.
* Duncan Bush, 71, Welsh author.
* Dave Creighton, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs).
* Arthur J. Finkelstein, 72, American political consultant, lung cancer.
* Sir Bruce Forsyth, 89, English television presenter (The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, Strictly Come Dancing) and entertainer, bronchial pneumonia.
* Vicente Iturat, 88, Spanish racing cyclist.
* William Kretschmar, 84, American lawyer and politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1973–1998, 2000–2017).
* Zoe Laskari, 72, Greek actress and beauty pageant winner (Miss Hellas 1959).
* Mirosława Litmanowicz, 89, Polish chess player.
* Liz MacKean, 52, British broadcast journalist (Newsnight), stroke.
* Venero Mangano, 95, American bookmaker, racketeer and extortionist (Genovese crime family).
* Roger D. McKellips, 94, American politician, member of the South Dakota Senate (1977–1978, 1981–1994).
* Lívia Mossóczy, 81, Hungarian table tennis player, World champion (1957).
* Tadayoshi Nagashima, 66, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (since 2005), mayor of Yamakoshi, Niigata (2000–2005).
* Duncan Russell, 59, English football manager (Mansfield Town), cancer.
* Don Shepherd, 90, Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan).
* Sergio Zaniboni, 80, Italian comics artist (Diabolik).

### 19

* Brian Aldiss, 92, British science fiction writer (Helliconia, Greybeard, Supertoys Last All Summer Long) and editor.
* Charles R. Bentley, 87, American glaciologist.
* Len Bracko, 73, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1993–1997).
* Mario Roberto Cassari, 73, Italian Roman Catholic prelate and diplomat, Apostolic Nuncio to Malta (2015–2016) and South Africa (2012–2015).
* Pyotr Deynekin, 79, Russian military officer, commander of the Russian Air Force (1992–1998), Hero of the Russian Federation (1997).
* Salif Diallo, 60, Burkinabé politician, President of the National Assembly (since 2015).
* Gérard Férey, 76, French chemist.
* Janusz Głowacki, 78, Polish-American playwright, screenwriter and essayist.
* Karl Otto Götz, 103, German artist, filmmaker, and writer.
* Dick Gregory, 84, American comedian and civil rights activist, heart failure.
* Gary O'Callaghan, 83, Australian radio broadcaster (2UE, 2SM).
* Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat, 72, Cuban-born American politician and judge, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1994–1998) and the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court (2011–2017).
* Alan Sayers, 101, New Zealand athlete, journalist and writer, British Empire Games bronze medalist (1938).
* Ed Sharockman, 77, American football player (Minnesota Vikings), heart failure.
* Shane Sieg, 34, American racing driver (NASCAR).
* Concha Valdés Miranda, 89, Cuban composer.
* Bea Wain, 100, American singer, heart failure.

### 20

* Karin Bang, 88, Norwegian writer.
* Velichko Cholakov, 35, Bulgarian weightlifter, European champion (2004), Olympic bronze medalist (2004).
* Radoš Čubrić, 83, Serbian Yugoslav Olympic cyclist (1972).
* Bernard Dunstan, 97, British artist.
* Olivia Gant, 7, American child, starvation.
* Harry Haureliuk, 70, Australian bodybuilder.
* Margot Hielscher, 97, German singer and film actress.
* Wilhelm Killmayer, 89, German composer, conductor and lecturer.
* Fredell Lack, 95, American violinist.
* Jerzy Leśniak, 60, Polish journalist and historian, heart attack.
* Jerry Lewis, 91, American comedian (Martin and Lewis), actor (The Nutty Professor) and humanitarian (The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon), cardiomyopathy.
* Sir Colin Meads, 81, New Zealand rugby union player, coach and manager (King Country, national team, Cavaliers), pancreatic cancer.
* Nati Mistral, 88, Spanish actress and singer (Currito of the Cross, Cabaret, Mis tres amores).
* Gary West, 57, Australian Olympic cyclist and cycling coach, motor neurone disease.
* Gordon Williams, 83, Scottish writer (The Siege of Trencher's Farm).

### 21

* Arturo Corcuera, 81, Peruvian poet.
* Dianne de Las Casas, 47, Filipino-born American author, house fire.
* Josip Despot, 64, Croatian Olympic rower.
* Réjean Ducharme, 76, Canadian novelist and playwright.
* Greg Evers, 62, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (2001–2010) and Senate (2010–2016), traffic collision.
* Roberto Gottardi, 90, Italian architect.
* Bill Green, 66, English football player (Hartlepool United, Chesterfield) and manager (Scunthorpe United).
* Helmut Hofmann, 91, German Olympic boxer (1952).
* Thomas Meehan, 88, American playwright (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray), Tony winner (1977), cancer.
* Don Nichols, 92, American motorsport team owner.
* Rikard Olsvik, 87, Norwegian politician, MP (1981–1993).
* Helmut Piirimäe, 86, Estonian historian.
* P. V. R. K. Prasad, 77, Indian civil servant.
* Ron Previte, 73, American gangster.
* Felo Ramírez, 94, Cuban-American sports broadcaster (Miami Marlins), complications from a fall.
* Abdur Razzak, 75, Bangladeshi actor (Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo), five-time winner of National Film Award for Best Actor.
* Bajram Rexhepi, 63, Kosovar politician, Prime Minister (2002–2004), stroke.
* Seija Simola, 72, Finnish singer.
* Boris Spremo, 81, Yugoslav-born Canadian photojournalist (Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail), complications from multiple myeloma.
* Dame Margaret Turner-Warwick, 92, British physician and thoracic specialist, first female president of the Royal College of Physicians.
* Perch Zeytuntsyan, 79, Egyptian-born Armenian playwright, Minister of Culture (1990–1991).

### 22

* John Abercrombie, 72, American jazz guitarist, heart failure.
* Nestor Assogba, 88, Beninese Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Parakou (1976–1999) and Cotonou (1999–2005).
* Alain Berbérian, 63, French film director and writer.
* Feyyaz Berker, 91, Turkish executive (Tekfen Construction and Installation).
* Thomas W. Blackwell, 58, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2005–2008).
* Jim Blount, 82, American newspaper editor (Hamilton Journal-News) and historian.
* Tim Bruxner, 94, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Tenterfield (1962–1981).
* Attilio Cantoni, 86, Italian Olympic rower.
* Tony deBrum, 72, Marshallese politician, Foreign Minister (1979–1987, 2008–2009, 2014–2016).
* Gertrude Goodrich, 102, American painter and writer.
* Michael J. C. Gordon, 69, British computer scientist.
* Carol Hanson, 83, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1982–1994), Mayor of Boca Raton, Florida (1995–2001).
* Rishang Keishing, 96, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Manipur (1980–1981, 1994–1997), multiple organ failure.
* Matthew Kia Yen-wen, 92, Taiwanese Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Taipei (1978–1989), Bishop of Kiayi (1970–1974) and Hwalien (1974–1978).
* Aloys Kontarsky, 86, German pianist, complications from a stroke.
* Mario Milita, 94, Italian voice actor.
* Pedro Pedrossian, 89, Brazilian politician, Governor of Mato Grosso (1966–1971) and Mato Grosso do Sul (1980–1983, 1991–1995).
* Tim Poston, 72, English mathematician.
* Tom Pritchard, 100, New Zealand cricketer (Wellington, Warwickshire, Kent).
* Fejat Sejdić, 76, Serbian brass band leader.
* Jim Whelan, 68, American politician, Mayor of Atlantic City (1990–2002), member of the New Jersey General Assembly (2006–2008) and Senate (since 2008), heart attack.

### 23

* Eduardo Angeloz, 85, Argentine politician, Governor of Córdoba (1983–1995) and Senator (1973–1976, 1995–2001).
* Tjitze Baarda, 85, Dutch theologian.
* Yossi Beinart, 61, Israeli economist, CEO of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (since 2014).
* Binh Pho, 61, Vietnamese artist in wood.
* Kevin Curran, 88, Zimbabwean cricketer.
* Michael Dauncey, 97, British Army brigadier.
* Viola Harris, 91, American actress (Deconstructing Harry, The Other Guys, Sex and the City 2).
* Engelbert Jarek, 82, Polish footballer (Odra Opole).
* George A. Keyworth II, 77, American physicist, prostate cancer.
* Joe Klein, 75, American baseball executive (Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers), complications from heart surgery.
* Ronan Leprohon, 78, French Breton nationalist politician.
* Izak Parviz Nazarian, 88, Iranian-American businessman (Omninet).
* Sean O'Callaghan, 63, Irish IRA member, informant and writer.
* John Petty, 82, English Anglican priest.
* Fiona Richardson, 50, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Northcote (since 2006), breast cancer.
* Jack Rosenthal, 82, Israeli-born American journalist.
* Jeannie Rousseau, 98, French Allied spy.
* Ramananda Sengupta, 101, Indian cinematographer.
* Francis Thompson, 92, British economic and social historian.
* Susan Vreeland, 71, American author, complications from heart surgery.

### 24

* Cecil Andrus, 85, American politician, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1977–1981), Governor of Idaho (1971–1977, 1987–1995), lung cancer.
* Mark Asay, 53, American white supremacist and spree killer, execution by lethal injection.
* Michael Dougall Bell, 73, Canadian diplomat, Ambassador to Israel (1990–1992, 1999–2003), liver cancer.
* Axel Bernstein, 43, German politician, accidental fall.
* Alan Boswell, 74, English footballer (Shrewsbury Town, Bolton Wanderers).
* J. D. Disalvatore, 51, American LGBT film producer (Shelter), breast cancer.
* Thomas Docking, 63, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Kansas (1983–1987), cancer.
* Doug Everingham, 94, Australian politician and minister, Minister for Health and Aged Care (1972–1975) and MP (1967–1975, 1977–1984).
* Pete Kuykendall, 79, American bluegrass musician.
* Kai Linnilä, 75, Finnish writer and editor.
* Larry Marshall, 75, Jamaican reggae singer, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
* Mary Montgomery, 60, American Olympic swimmer (1972).
* Michael Quinn, 71, British chef (The Ritz).
* Houssenaly Zahid Raza, Malaysian honorary consul, shot.
* Charlie Robertson, 83, American politician, mayor of York, Pennsylvania (1994–2002).
* Jay Thomas, 69, American actor (Cheers, Murphy Brown, Love & War) and radio talk show host, Emmy winner (1990, 1991), cancer.
* Amelyn Veloso, 43, Filipino journalist and broadcaster (CNN Philippines), breast cancer.

### 25

* Martin Biles, 98, American Olympic javelin thrower (1948).
* Enzo Dara, 78, Italian opera singer.
* Sharry Konopski, 49, American model and actress, pneumonia.
* Ed McGaa, 81, American air force pilot and author, complications of cancer.
* Drew Morphett, 69, Australian sports broadcaster (ABC).
* Margaret Moser, 63, American journalist, colon cancer.
* Rich Piana, 46, American bodybuilder and Internet personality, complications from a heart attack and brain trauma.

### 26

* Dagobert Banzio, 60, Ivorian politician.
* Dave Bumpstead, 81, English football player (Millwall, Bristol Rovers) and manager (Chelmsford City).
* Christie Davies, 75, British sociologist.
* Harry Dinnel, 76, American basketball player and coach (Anaheim Amigos).
* Dámaso González, 68, Spanish bullfighter, pancreatic cancer.
* Tobe Hooper, 74, American film director (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist, Salem's Lot).
* Muzaffer İzgü, 83, Turkish children's writer and teacher, cancer.
* Howard Kaminsky, 77, American publisher (Random House), heart attack.
* Tomasz Konina, 45, Polish theatre and opera director and stage designer.
* Léonard Lévesque, 82, Canadian politician, MNA (1976–1985).
* Grzegorz Miecugow, 61, Polish newscaster (Wiadomości, Fakty TVN) and columnist (Szkło kontaktowe), cancer.
* Josef Musil, 85, Czech volleyball player, Olympic silver (1964) and bronze (1968) medalist.
* Wilson das Neves, 81, Brazilian percussionist and singer, cancer.
* Bernard Pomerance, 76, American playwright (The Elephant Man), cancer.
* Lacey Putney, 89, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1962–2014).
* Alan Root, 80, British-born Kenyan filmmaker, glioblastoma.
* Peter Ryalls, 79, British cyclist.
* Larry Sherman, 94, American actor (Law & Order) and publicist (Donald Trump, New Jersey Generals).
* Rick Sowieta, 63, Belgian-born Canadian football player, cancer.
* Horacio White, 90, Argentine Olympic swimmer (1948).
* Adam Wójcik, 47, Polish basketball player (Śląsk Wrocław), leukemia.

### 27

* Martin Azonhiho, Beninese politician, Minister for Defence (2006).
* Ahmed Khan, 90, Indian Olympic footballer (1948, 1952).
* Khalid Kharal, 78, Pakistani politician.
* Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte, 89, Martinican Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Saint-Pierre and Fort-de-France (1972–2004).
* James Dickson Phillips Jr., 94, American federal judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1978–1994).
* José Maria Pires, 98, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Araçuaí (1957–1965) and Archbishop of Paraíba (1965–1995), pneumonia.
* Yitzhak Pundak, 104, Polish-born Israeli military officer and diplomat.
* Syd Silverman, 85, American publisher (Variety).
* Helli Stehle, 109, Swiss actress and radio presenter.
* Chris Winn, 90, English cricketer (Sussex, Oxford University).
* Ebrahim Yazdi, 85, Iranian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1979), Deputy Prime Minister (1979), pancreatic cancer.
* M. A. Zaher, 85, Bangladeshi geologist.

### 28

* Ainul Haque, 69, Bangladeshi footballer (Mohammedan, Shadhin Bangla).
* Melissa Bell, 53, English singer (Soul II Soul).
* Bobby Boyd, 79, American football player (Baltimore Colts).
* Bruce Collingwood, 64, Canadian politician.
* Muhammad Dandamayev, 88, Russian Babylon historian.
* Mireille Darc, 79, French actress (Week End, The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, Icy Breasts) and model.
* Willie Duggan, 67, Irish rugby union player (Blackrock College, national team, British and Irish Lions).
* Tore Frängsmyr, 79, Swedish historian.
* Jack Geddes, 92, Canadian curler.
* Tsutomu Hata, 82, Japanese politician, Prime Minister (1994).
* Jud Heathcote, 90, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Michigan State Spartans, Montana Grizzlies), national champion (1979).
* Gulzar Khan, Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly (since 2013).
* Narendra Kumar, 77, Indian physicist.
* Kirti Kumari, 50, Indian politician, MLA (since 2013), swine flu.
* Angélica Mendoza de Ascarza, 87, Peruvian human rights activist.
* Dean Mercer, 47, Australian ironman, four-time national champion (1989, 1995–1997), heart attack.
* David Torrence, 31, Peruvian-American Olympic athlete (2016).

### 29

* Adnan Abu Amjad, 39–40, Syrian military officer.
* Senarath Attanayake, 51, Sri Lankan politician.
* A. H. M. Azwer, 80, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2010–2015).
* Mahmud Kanti Bello, 72, Nigerian politician, Senator (2003–2011).
* Evdokia Bobyleva, 98, Russian teacher.
* Janine Charrat, 93, French ballerina and dance choreographer.
* Kurt Dahlmann, 99, German pilot and journalist.
* Larry Elgart, 95, American jazz bandleader.
* Carlos Gereda y de Borbón, 70, Spanish aristocrat.
* Harold Hurley, 87, Canadian ice hockey player, Olympic silver medalist (1960).
* Otto Kandler, 96, German botanist and microbiologist.
* Léon Konan Koffi, 88, Ivorian politician.
* Dmitri Kogan, 38, Russian violinist, lymphoma.
* Soledad Saieh, 45, Chilean businesswoman, film producer, and cultural manager, pulmonary edema.
* Sir David Tang, 63, Hong Kong businessman (Shanghai Tang), liver cancer.

### 30

* Elmer Acevedo, 68, Salvadoran Olympic footballer (1968), (C.D. FAS).
* Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara, 70, Mauritanian politician, Prime Minister (1980–1981).
* Marjorie Boulton, 93, British author and poet.
* Alan Cassell, 85, Australian actor (Special Squad).
* Richard Sui On Chang, 75, American Episcopal prelate, bishop of Hawaii (1997–2006).
* Jennie Darlington, 93, Canadian polar explorer, heart illness.
* Peter Diamondstone, 82, American lawyer and politician.
* Hato Hasbún, 71, Salvadoran politician, heart attack.
* Louise Hay, 90, American motivational author (You Can Heal Your Life).
* Tessa Holyoake, 54, Scottish haematologist, cancer.
* Abdul Jabbar, 79, Bangladeshi singer.
* Efrain Loza, 78, Mexican Olympic footballer.
* Alan MacDonald, 61, British production designer (The Queen, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Philomena).
* Károly Makk, 91, Hungarian film director and screenwriter.
* Rollie Massimino, 82, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Villanova Wildcats, UNLV Runnin' Rebels, Cleveland State Vikings), national champion (1985).
* Tim Mickelson, 68, American rower, Olympic silver medalist (1972), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
* Sam Pivnik, 90, Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor, author and memoirist.
* Skip Prokop, 73, Canadian drummer (Lighthouse, The Paupers) and disc jockey (CFNY-FM).
* L. N. Shastri, 46, Indian playback singer, intestinal cancer.
* Sumiteru Taniguchi, 88, Japanese anti-nuclear weapons activist, cancer.

### 31

* Richard Anderson, 91, American actor (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Forbidden Planet).
* William Beik, 76, American historian.
* John Bourchier, 87, Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives for Bendigo (1972–1983).
* Christopher Byworth, 78, British Anglican priest.
* Janne Carlsson, 80, Swedish actor (Repmånad, Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?) and drummer (Hansson & Karlsson), liver cancer.
* Mike Cockerill, 56, Australian soccer journalist, cancer.
* Sir Edward du Cann, 93, British politician, MP for Taunton (1956–1987).
* Marco Ferraro, 62, Canadian curler, brain cancer.
* Egon Günther, 90, German film director and writer (Lotte in Weimar, Morenga, Her Third).
* Dirk Hafemeister, 59, German equestrian, Olympic champion (1988), heart attack.
* William Ives, 73, British executive.
* Ann Jellicoe, 90, British dramatist.
* Bernie Katz, 49, British night club manager (Groucho Club).
* Norbert Kückelmann, 87, German film director (Man Under Suspicion).
* Barry Liebmann, 63, American comedy writer (Mad), liver cancer.
* Tormod MacGill-Eain, 80, Scottish comedian and singer.
* Novella Nelson, 77, American actress and singer (A Perfect Murder, Birth, Antwone Fisher).
* Jan Romare, 81, Swedish diplomat and comics artist.
* Tamara Tchinarova, 98, French ballet dancer.