Deaths in June 2019

The following is a list of **deaths that should be noted in June 2019**. Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

## June
### 1
*Leah Chase, 96, American Creole chef and civil rights activist.
*John Myers, 60, British radio executive (GMG Radio, Radio Academy) and presenter.
*José Antonio Reyes, 35, Spanish footballer (Sevilla, Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, national team), car accident.
*Michel Serres, 88, French philosopher, theorist and writer, member of the Académie française (since 1990).
*Ani Yudhoyono, 66, Indonesian socialite, First Lady (2004–2014), leukaemia.

### 2
*Momtazuddin Ahmed, 84, Bangladeshi dramatist and educator.
*Alistair Browning, 65, New Zealand actor (*The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*, *The Return of the King*), cancer.
*Donald M. Fraser, 95, American politician, Mayor of Minneapolis (1980–1994) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th congressional district (1963–1979). 
*Queen Harish, 39, Indian folk dancer. 
*Barry Hughes, 81, Welsh football manager (Go Ahead Eagles, Sparta Rotterdam, HFC Haarlem).
*Alexey Kazannik, 77, Russian lawyer and politician, Prosecutor General (1993–1994) and Deputy Governor of Omsk Oblast (1995–2003).
*Mart Nutt, 57, Estonian politician and historian, MP (since 1992).
*Maciej Parowski, 72, Polish science fiction writer and editor (*Nowa Fantastyka*).

### 3
*Atsushi Aoki, 41, Japanese professional wrestler (AJPW, NOAH), motorcycle crash.
*Javier Barreda Jara, 52, Peruvian politician, Minister of Labor and Promotion of Employment (2018), heart attack.
*David Bergland, 83, American politician, Chair of the Libertarian National Committee (1977–1981, 1998–2000) and 1984 presidential candidate, prostate cancer.
*Paul Darrow, 78, English actor (''Blake's 7*, *Doctor Who*), problems caused by an aortic aneurysm.
*Evangelina García Prince, 84, Venezuelan women rights activist, politician and academic, Senator (1988–1991, 1994–1996) and member of the Comisión para la Reforma del Estado.
*Jurica Jerković, 69, Croatian footballer (Hajduk Split, Zürich, Yugoslavia national team).
*Ken Matthews, 84, English Hall of Fame athlete, Olympic champion (1964). (death announced on this date)
*Stanley Tigerman, 88, American architect (Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center), problems caused by COPD.

### 4
*Keith Birdsong, 59, American illustrator (*Star Trek*, *Shadowrun*), car crash.
*Linda Collins-Smith, 57, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (2011–2013) and Senate (2015–2019), shot. (body discovered on this date)
*George Darwin, 87, English footballer (Derby County). (death announced on this date)
*Billy Gabor, 97, American basketball player (Syracuse Orangemen, Syracuse Nationals), pneumonia.
*Robin Herd, 80, British engineer, designer and businessman, co-founder of March Engineering.
*Lennart Johansson, 89, Swedish sports official, President of UEFA (1990–2007).
*Lawrie Leslie, 84, Scottish footballer (Hibernian, Stoke City, national team).
*Zakaria Ben Mustapha, 93, Tunisian politician, Governor of Gabès (1967–1969), Mayor of Tunis (1980–1986) and Minister of Culture (1986–1988).
*Nechama Rivlin, 73, Israeli socialite, First Lady (since 2014), problems caused by lung transplant.
*Geevarghese Mar Timotheos, 91, Indian Eastern Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tiruvalla (1988–2003).

### 5
*Alejandro Jadresic, 62, Chilean engineer and politician, Minister of Energy (1994–1998), brain cancer.
*Jan Karwecki, 70, Polish footballer (Lech Poznań, Szombierki Bytom, national team).
*Max Kay, 82, Scottish-born Australian entertainer and manager (Andy Stewart), pneumonia caused by cancer.
*Jonathan Nichols, 53, American politician, member of the Oklahoma Senate (2001–2013), shot.
*Lloyd John Ogilvie, 88, American Presbyterian minister, Chaplain of the U.S. Senate (1995–2003).
*Albert Rohan, 83, Austrian diplomat, Permanent Secretary of the Austrian Foreign Minister (1996–2001).
*Elio Sgreccia, 90, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, President of Pontifical Academy for Life (2005–2008).
*Peter Toogood, 89, Australian amateur golfer.

### 6
*Dr. John, 77, American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter ("I Walk on Guilded Splinters", "Right Place, Wrong Time", "Down in New Orleans"), heart attack.
*Alexander Kuznetsov, 59, Russian-born American actor (*The Alaska Kid*, *The Peacemaker*, *Space Cowboys*).
*Rolf Maurer, 81, Swiss road racing cyclist.
*Bolesław Pylak, 97, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop and Archbishop of Lublin (1975–1997).
*Johnny Robinson, 83, English footballer (Bury, Oldham Athletic). (death announced on this date)

### 7
*Noémi Ban, 96, Hungarian-born American public speaker and Holocaust survivor.
*Ryszard Bugajski, 76, Polish movie director (*Interrogation*, *Clearcut*, *Generał Nil*).
*Nonnie Griffin, 85, Canadian actress (*The Believers*, *Good Fences*, *If You Could See What I Hear*) and voice actress, ruptured aortic aneurysm.
*Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, 83, Uruguayan-born Spanish movie director (*The House That Screamed*, *Who Can Kill a Child?*, *Historias para no dormir*), urinary tract infection.
*Noel Lloyd, 72, Welsh academic, vice-chancellor of Aberystwyth University (2004–2011).
*Julie Payne, 78, American actress (*Honeymoon Hotel*, *Island of the Blue Dolphins*, *Don't Make Waves*), problems caused by COPD.
*Tony Rodham, 64, American businessman and political consultant, brother of Hillary Clinton.

### 8
*Milan Asadurov, 69, Bulgarian science fiction writer.
*Lucho Avilés, 81, Uruguayan-born Argentine entertainment journalist (*Crónica*), heart attack.
*Spencer Bohren, 69, American roots guitarist, prostate cancer.
*Jorge Brovetto, 86, Uruguayan engineer, academic and politician, President of Broad Front (2004–2012) and Minister of Education and Culture (2005–2008).
*Norman Dewis, 98, British racing driver and engineer (Jaguar Cars).
*Justin Edinburgh, 49, English football player (Tottenham Hotspur) and manager (Leyton Orient), cardiac arrest.
*Karl Hurm, 88, German painter.
*Frank Lucchesi, 92, American baseball player, coach (Texas Rangers) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies).
*Andre Matos, 47, Brazilian heavy metal vocalist and musician (Viper, Angra, Shaman), heart attack.

### 9
*Wim Betz, 76, Belgian physician.
*Bushwick Bill, 52, Jamaican-American rap artist (Geto Boys), pancreatic cancer.
*Juhani Wahlsten, 81, Finnish ice hockey player (SM-sarja, KalPa, Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi).
*William D. Wittliff, 79, American screenwriter (*Lonesome Dove*, *Legends of the Fall*, *The Perfect Storm*), heart attack.

### 10
*Chuck Glaser, 83, American country singer (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers).
*Erich Iltgen, 78, German politician, President of the Landtag of Saxony (1990–2009).
*Girish Karnad, 81, Indian actor (*Iqbal*, *Ek Tha Tiger*), writer (*Taledanda*) and director (*Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane*), multiple organ failure.
*Lee Hee-ho, 96, South Korean socialite, First Lady (1998–2003), liver cancer.
*Crazy Mohan, 66, Indian comedian, actor (*Vasool Raja MBBS*) and screenwriter (*Panchatanthiram*, *Jerry''), heart attack.
*Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal, 75, American zydeco and blues guitarist and singer-songwriter.
*Michel Sitjar, 76, French rugby player (Sporting Union Agenais, XIII Catalan, national team), suicide.
*Wang Jun, 78, Chinese business executive, Chairman of the Poly Group and the CITIC Group.

### 11
*Carl Bertelsen, 81, Danish footballer (Esbjerg, Kilmarnock, national team), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
*Domenico De Simone, 93, Italian politician, Mayor of Torremaggiore (1960–1976), Senator (1976–1979) and Deputy (1979–1983).
*Martin Feldstein, 79, American economist, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (1982–1984), cancer.
*Gabriele Grunewald, 32, American middle-distance runner, problems caused by salivary gland cancer.
*Billy McKee, 97, Irish republican, founding member and leader of the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
*Velvel Pasternak, 85, Canadian-born American musicologist.
*Valeria Valeri, 97, Italian actress (*Seasons of Our Love*, *Catherine and I*, *Un medico in famiglia*).

### 12
*Armand De Decker, 70, Belgian lawyer and politician, President of the Senate (1999–2004, 2007–2010) and Mayor of Uccle (until 2017).
*Léon Kalenga Badikebele, 62, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina (since 2018) and Archbishop of Magnetum (since 2008).
*Chang Liyi, 89, Taiwanese pilot (ROCAF), member of the Black Cat Squadron, heart attack.
*Philomena Lynott, 88, Irish author (*My Boy*) and businesswoman, mother of Phil Lynott, lung cancer.
*Sylvia Miles, 94, American actress (*Midnight Cowboy*, *Farewell, My Lovely*, *She-Devil*), respiratory failure caused by anemia.
*Elfriede Ott, 94, Austrian actress (*Hallo – Hotel Sacher ... Portier!*, *The Unintentional Kidnapping of Mrs. Elfriede Ott*) and singer.
*Igor Solopov, 58, Russian-born Estonian Olympic table tennis player (1992), European championship bronze medalist (1978).

### 13
*Pat Bowlen, 75, American Hall of Fame sports executive, majority owner of the Denver Broncos (since 1984), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
*Nature Ganganbaigal, 29, Chinese musician (Tengger Cavalry) and composer.
*Edith González, 54, Mexican actress (*Sí, mi amor*, *Bianca Vidal*, *Doña Bárbara*) and dancer, ovarian cancer.
*Şeref Has, 82, Turkish footballer (Fenerbahçe, national team).
*Geoff Lees, 85, English footballer (Barnsley, Bradford City). (death announced on this date)
*Heinrich Reichert, 69, Swiss neurobiologist.
*Wilhelm Wieben, 84, German journalist (*Tagesschau*), actor and author.

### 14
*Roger Béteille, 97, French aeronautical engineer (Airbus) and businessman.
*George E. Felton, 98, British computer scientist, developer of GEORGE operating system.
*Bernard M. Judge, 79, American newspaper editor (*Chicago Sun-Times*), pancreatic cancer.
*Ricardo Migliorisi, 71, Paraguayan painter and designer.
*Ebert Van Buren, 94, Honduran-born American football player (Philadelphia Eagles).
*James Wyngaarden, 94, American physician and academic administrator, director of the National Institutes of Health (1982–1989).

### 15
*Daniel Colin, 85, French politician, Deputy (1986–1997).
*David Esterly, 75, American woodcarver, problems caused by ALS.
*Marta Harnecker, 82, Chilean sociologist, political scientist, journalist and activist.
*Wilhelm Holzbauer, 88, Austrian architect.
*Kevin Killian, 66, American poet.
*Aldo Pignanelli, 69, Argentine accountant and politician, President of the Central Bank (2002), prostate cancer.
*Charles A. Reich, 91, American scholar and writer (*The Greening of America*).
*Josl Rieder, 86, Austrian Olympic alpine skier (1956), world champion (1958).
*Franco Zeffirelli, 96, Italian movie director (*Romeo and Juliet*, *Jesus of Nazareth*, *The Taming of the Shrew*) and politician, Senator (1994–2001).

### 16
*Frederick Andermann, 88, Ukrainian-born Canadian neurologist and epileptologist.
*Bishop Bullwinkle, 70, American singer ("Hell to the Naw Naw") and comedian, heart attack.
*Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles, 94, Hungarian gymnast, Olympic champion (1956), silver medallist (1948, 1952, 1956) and bronze medallist (1952).
*Frank LaMere, 69, American Winnebago activist, bile duct cancer.
*Simona Mafai De Pasquale, 90, Italian politician, Senator (1976–1979), stroke.
*Sergey Ostroumov, 53, Russian drummer (Mashina Vremeni).
*Charles Wyrsch, 98, Swiss artist.

### 17
*Philipp Bobkov, 93, Russian intelligence officer (KGB).
*Jerome Ch'en, 99, Chinese-Canadian historian.
*Friederike de Haas, 74, German politician, member of the Landtag of Saxony (1990–2009).
*Darwin Hindman, 86, American politician, Mayor of Columbia, Missouri (1995–2010), lung disease.
*Jean-Marie Hullot, 65, French computer scientist and programmer (Apple Inc.).
*Mohamed Morsi, 67, Egyptian politician, President (2012–2013), heart attack.
*Salvatore Senese, 84, Italian magistrate and politician, Deputy (1992–1994) and Senator (1994–2001).
*Gloria Vanderbilt, 95, American socialite, artist and fashion designer, stomach cancer.
*Jean Vanderpump, 84, English socialite, mother of Mark and Lisa, deep vein thrombosis.

### 18
*Stephen Blaire, 77, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Stockton (1999–2018).
*Pavel Chihaia, 97, Romanian novelist and political dissident.
*Molara Ogundipe, 78, Nigerian writer and women's rights activist.

### 19
*Etika, 29, American internet personality, suicide by drowning.
*Peng Xiaolian, 65, Chinese movie director (*Once Upon a Time in Shanghai*, *Shanghai Story*, *Shanghai Rumba*).
*Rafael de la Sierra, 70, Spanish politician, President of the Parliament of Cantabria (1999–2003) and Minister of the Presidency and Justice of Cantabria (2015–2019).
*Dmytro Tymchuk, 46, Ukrainian politician, military expert and blogger, member of the Verkhovna Rada (since 2014), accidental gunshot.
*Ioannis Veryvakis, 88, Greek Army general, Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (1990–1993).

### 20
*Wibke Bruhns, 80, German television journalist (*heute*). 
*Dumitru Focșeneanu, 83, Romanian Olympic bobsledder (1972), stroke.
*Eddie Garcia, 90, Filipino actor (*Beast of the Yellow Night*, ''Rainbow's Sunset*, *FPJ's Ang Probinsyano*), director and television personality, problems caused by a fall.
*Gunther Kress, 78, Austrian-born British semiotician, heart failure.
*Peter Matić, 82, Austrian actor (*I Learned It from Father*, *Everyone Dies Alone*, *Wahnfried*).
*Rubén Suñé, 72, Argentine footballer (Boca Juniors, Huracán, national team).
*Mark Warawa, 69, Canadian politician, MP (since 2004), pancreatic cancer.

### 21
*Susan Bernard, 71, American actress (*Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'') and model (Playboy), heart attack.
*Ralph Brill, 83, American legal scholar.
*Demetris Christofias, 72, Cypriot politician, President (2008–2013), respiratory failure.
*Bubba Green, 61, American football player (Baltimore Colts), cancer.
*Eugene V. Lux, 92, American politician, member of the Washington State Senate (1973, 1988) and State House of Representatives (1975–1988).
*Jan Meyers, 90, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd congressional district (1985–1997), problems caused by heart disease.

### 22
*Miguel Ángel Falasca, 46, Argentine-born Spanish volleyball player (Pòrtol, Skra Bełchatów, national team) and coach, heart attack.
*Judith Krantz, 91, American author (*Scruples*, *Princess Daisy*, *Till We Meet Again*).
*Leevi Lehto, 68, Finnish poet, translator and programmer, problems caused by MSA.
*Se'are Mekonnen, Ethiopian army officer, Chief of General Staff (since 2018), shot.
*Zdeněk Remsa, 90, Czech Olympic ski jumper (1948) and coach. 
*Stepan Shakaryan, 84, Azerbaijani-born Armenian composer.

### 23
*Peter Ball, 87, English Anglican cleric and convicted sex offender, Bishop of Lewes (1977–1992) and Gloucester (1992–1993).
*Dave Bartholomew, 100, American Hall of Fame musician, bandleader and songwriter ("Ain't That a Shame", "I Hear You Knocking", "I'm Walkin'"), heart failure.
*Andrey Kharitonov, 59, Russian actor (*The Gadfly*, *The Invisible Man*, ''The Devil's Flower*), stomach cancer.
*Fernando Roldán, 97, Chilean footballer (CD Universidad Católica, national team).
*George Rosenkranz, 102, Hungarian-born Mexican chemist, developed the birth control pill.
*Abdul Sattar, 88, Pakistani political scientist and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993, 1999-2002).

### 24
*Jeff Austin, 45, American mandolinist and singer (Yonder Mountain String Band).
*Graham Barnett, 83, English footballer (Port Vale, Halifax Town) and manager (South Coast United). (death announced on this date)
*Billy Drago, 73, American actor (*The Untouchables*, *Pale Rider*, *The Hills Have Eyes*), problems caused by a stroke.
*Steve Dunleavy, 81, Australian-born American journalist (*New York Post*).
*Jonás Gómez Gallo, 95, Chilean businessman and politician, Senator (1961–1969) and Deputy (1957–1961).
*José Huerta, 71, Peruvian politician, Minister of Defense (since 2018), heart attack.
*Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina, 93, Russian military doctor.
*Jörg Stübner, 53, German footballer (Dynamo Dresden, Sachsen Leipzig, East Germany national team).

### 25
*Ken Behring, 91, American real estate developer and businessman, owner of the Seattle Seahawks.
*Kevin McKenna, 75, Irish politician, Chief of Staff of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (1983–1997).
*Astrid North, 45, German soul singer-songwriter (Cultured Pearls, Soulounge), pancreatic cancer.
*Edgardo Mesa, 81, Argentine radio journalist (Entre Ríos) and actor (*Los reyes del sablazo*, *Galería del terror*), emphysema.
*Sascha Pohflepp, 41, German artist. (death announced on this date) 
*Alla Pokrovskaya, 81, Russian actress (*July Rain*, *Take Aim*, *Fox Hunting*) and educator, sepsis caused by liver disease.
*Isabel Sarli, 89, Argentine actress (*Thunder Among the Leaves*) and glamour model, Miss Argentina (1955).

### 26
*Georges Brossard, 79, Canadian entomologist, founder of the Montreal Insectarium, lung cancer.
*Beth Chapman, 51, American bounty hunter and reality television personality (*Dog the Bounty Hunter*), throat cancer.
*Douglas Fielding, 73, British actor (*Z-Cars*, *EastEnders*) and narrator (*Nightfall in Middle-Earth*).
*Gerald McCann, 87, British fashion designer.
*Manuel Real, 95, American lawyer and politician, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1966–2018).
*Andrey Nikolayevich Sakharov, 89, Soviet-born Russian historian, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 1991).
*Édith Scob, 81, French actress (*Eyes Without a Face*, *Summer Hours*, *Holy Motors*).
*Max Wright, 75, American actor (*ALF*, *Reds*, *All That Jazz*), lymphoma.

### 27
*Gualberto Castro, 84, Mexican singer (Los Hermanos Castro), actor (*West Side Story*) and television personality (*La Carabina de Ambrosio*), lung infection caused by bladder cancer.
*David Golomb, 86, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1968–1969, 1977–1981).
*Hartmut Nickel, 74, German Olympic ice hockey player (1968).
*Justin Raimondo, 67, American author, co-founder and editorial director of Antiwar.com, lung cancer.

### 28
*František Čuba, 83, Czech agronomist and politician, Senator (2014–2018), received Medal of Merit (2013).
*Willie Frazer, 58, Northern Irish loyalist activist and victims advocate, multiple organ failure.
*Lisa Martinek, 47, German actress (*Blankenese*, *The Old Fox*, *Der Kriminalist*), swimming accident.

### 29
*Yevheniya Dembska, 98, Ukrainian actress (*White Acacia*).
*Gary Duncan, 72, American rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), problems caused by a fall and seizure.
*Dieter Enders, 73, German chemist.
*Jeon Mi-seon, 48, South Korean actress (*Moon Embracing the Sun*, *Hide and Seek*, *Love Is a Crazy Thing*), suicide by hanging.
*Ilkka Nummisto, 75, Finnish Olympic sprint canoer (1964, 1968, 1972, 1976).
*Gunilla Pontén, 90, Swedish fashion designer.
*Whitney North Seymour Jr., 95, American attorney and politician, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1970–1973) and member of the New York State Senate (1966–1968).

### 30
*Sebastián Alarcón, 70, Chilean movie director and screenwriter (*Night Over Chile*), cancer.
*David Binder, 88, American journalist (*The New York Times*), kidney disease.
*Momir Bulatović, 62, Montenegrin politician, President of the Republic of Montenegro (1990–1998) and Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1998–2000), heart attack.
*Mitchell Feigenbaum, 74, American physicist, discoverer of Feigenbaum constants.
*David Koloane, 81, South African artist and political writer.
*Guillermo Mordillo, 86, Argentine cartoonist.
*Borka Pavićević, 72, Serbian dramaturge and newspaper columnist.
*Noel White, 89, British businessman and football club chairman (Liverpool).

## References
## Other websites
**The Guardian*, UK obituaries
**The Telegraph* obituaries
*Obituaries, *Chicago Tribune*
*Obituaries, *Los Angeles Times*
**The New York Times*, US obituaries
**The Washington Post* obituaries
**The Sydney Morning Herald'', Australian obituaries